Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/COVID-19)

[Masked Bandit]

Has anyone been to a sit down restaurant this weekend in Calgary? They bylaw excludes while eating/ drinking but does that mean masks while walking in, being seated, waiting for the drinks to hit the table and then masks off until you leave or what's happening there?

[adam c]

Still seeing quite a few people without masks, they have a smug look about them like they’re proud not to wear it

[Masked Bandit]

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Still seeing quite a few people without masks, they have a smug look about them like they’re proud not to wear it

Curious as to where you're seeing this. I had to go to two businesses yesterday and mask usage was 100% at both HOWEVER customer count was less well less than half of normal. One location I was in & out in five minutes so I may have just had lucky timing but the other one was concerning as at this time of year, ESPECIALLY on a long weekend this business is PACKED, probably 30 - 40 people in the store at any given time. I was in there for about an hour and there was easily less than 10 customers in total.

[Disoblige]

I was at EQ3 where a lady would come in with a mask and then immediately put it under her chin as she walked around. I think someone had to get her to put it back on lol.

Then at Five Guys, most people come in with masks and wore them when they were in "public space". Then only had them off at their table. When they had to get back up to go get something, they would put the mask back on. Seemed to make sense. Only thing that did not make sense was people not following the signage and still refilling their fountain drink with the same cup they used to drink out of

[adam c]

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Curious as to where you're seeing this. I had to go to two businesses yesterday and mask usage was 100% at both HOWEVER customer count was less well less than half of normal. One location I was in & out in five minutes so I may have just had lucky timing but the other one was concerning as at this time of year, ESPECIALLY on a long weekend this business is PACKED, probably 30 - 40 people in the store at any given time. I was in there for about an hour and there was easily less than 10 customers in total.

Canadian tire and dollar store

[ZenOps]

Yes, fine all the people who do not cover their face and let looters take Gucci bags. Don't try to change the universe on our dimensional plane, change it from its real source - the projection of existence onto our plane of existence. Change the lightbulb, not the wall its projected onto.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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I was in Alberta, now I'm in BC. Keep up bud.

Fine. I will move your appointments around.

[pheoxs]

Not surprising, back home (rural AB, north of Edmonton) they never shutdown. Even March/April there was still rodeos happening with hundreds of people every second weekend they were just kept quiet and word of mouth. Lots of them still think it's all just a hoax.

The upside is most of them are the people that will refuse to come to Calgary now because of the mask requirements ... Which is good because they can stay the fuck out of the city

[killramos]

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Not surprising, back home (rural AB, north of Edmonton) they never shutdown. Even March/April there was still rodeos happening with hundreds of people every second weekend they were just kept quiet and word of mouth. Lots of them still think it's all just a hoax.

[Nakadah]

What the mask argument has accomplished is further divide society...

[Masked Bandit]

So I had to answer my own question. Went out for dinner tonight with the family, it was the same as it was last week and for many weeks before with staff masked, no customers masked.

[danno]

It’s a difficult thing, how many people are needlessly going to die from this?? It’s not looking like many, but you don’t know. So play it safe seems like the best solution.

So I go to my gym I mask from the door to the locker room, 50’ max. Then while I workout no mask, touching sweaty things, hopefully that are cleaned, And it seems most are. Then I mask and leave. Is any logical person going to say that mask is going to fix anything in that situation. Restaurants are very similar In that respect. I don’t see the point.

[ExtraSlow]

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It’s a difficult thing, how many people are needlessly going to die from this?? It’s not looking like many, but you don’t know. So play it safe seems like the best solution.

So I go to my gym I mask from the door to the locker room, 50’ max. Then while I workout no mask, touching sweaty things, hopefully that are cleaned, And it seems most are. Then I mask and leave. Is any logical person going to say that mask is going to fix anything in that situation. Restaurants are very similar In that respect. I don’t see the point.

Absolutely yes. If you want to lower your risk significantly, you avoid those extremely optional places. If you don't care, keep going.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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Absolutely yes. If you want to lower your risk significantly, you avoid those extremely optional places. If you don't care, keep going.

Can't get swole working out in nature. Must need expensive gym membership to get some reps on the grunts.

[jutes]

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Can't get swole working out in nature. Must need expensive gym membership to get some reps on the grunts.

What if gym access is free and staying strong and healthy strengthens your immune system?

[killramos]

I think that brings up a valid point. We should all try and yuge so we can physically fight covid.

[max_boost]

Obese ppl have a tougher time with Covid but one of the benefits of Covid is you will lose a lot of weight so not all is lost

[Kloubek]

I am glad that with a couple exceptions that most people on Beyond seem pretty level headed about all this. That includes the virus itself as well as the government's rules in response.

I am on a couple local Facebook groups in particular and some people are fucking fanatical about their rights and how Trudeau is a traitor and running a communist government etc etc etc. Their words border on violent, and it's almost like they are fighting a battle that doesn't really exist except in their minds. And either you are with them or you are the enemy.

These are the ones who of course refuse to listen to government guidance and fight vehemently for their right to choose. It would be not so frightening if there were just a few crazies out there but the following appears FAR stronger than I imagined. It's like a whole subculture. A dangerous one.

I think we are all well educated about this virus. The people who aren't doing what they are asked are making a statement about who they are, and I would venture to guess the vast majority of those people are part of that group I mentioned above.

We cannot knock out this virus while such a large portion of citizens continue to act like this isn't a big deal. I love our country but we have gotten so soft we simply don't have the control of our public required to properly respond the way we need to.

And after schools reopen and those little bastards are gonna be speaking moistly in each other's faces?

Fuckin hell.

[A790]

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I am glad that with a couple exceptions that most people on Beyond seem pretty level headed about all this. That includes the virus itself as well as the government's rules in response.

I am on a couple local Facebook groups in particular and some people are fucking fanatical about their rights and how Trudeau is a traitor and running a communist government etc etc etc. Their words border on violent, and it's almost like they are fighting a battle that doesn't really exist except in their minds. And either you are with them or you are the enemy.

These are the ones who of course refuse to listen to government guidance and fight vehemently for their right to choose. It would be not so frightening if there were just a few crazies out there but the following appears FAR stronger than I imagined. It's like a whole subculture. A dangerous one.

I think we are all well educated about this virus. The people who aren't doing what they are asked are making a statement about who they are, and I would venture to guess the vast majority of those people are part of that group I mentioned above.

We cannot knock out this virus while such a large portion of citizens continue to act like this isn't a big deal. I love our country but we have gotten so soft we simply don't have the control of our public required to properly respond the way we need to.

And after schools reopen and those little bastards are gonna be speaking moistly in each other's faces?

Fuckin hell.

Everything you are speaking to is a direct byproduct of social media. The barrier to entry for having a global voice should be much higher than it is.

[Kloubek]

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Everything you are speaking to is a direct byproduct of social media. The barrier to entry for having a global voice should be much higher than it is.

Truth.