Permanent Industry Changes in the Post-COVID World

[kbroderick]

Theres a big difference between wearing your mask on a city street when you’re popping in and out of shops and wearing a mask to mow your lawn or go for a walk. I live right by the ADKs and the amount of people who wear a mask hiking or on a boat is still significant. Which in my opinion is borderline insane if you follow any data.

I'll be wearing one of my better cloth masks mowing the lawn from here on out. Not particularly concerned about the grass giving me covid (duh), but there's a huge difference for me in allergy symptoms afterwards (or lack thereof wearing a mask).

I'm also of the mind that the data suggests that as a vaccinated individual, my risk in brief encounters indoors is limited at most and a cloth or surgical mask isn't changing much, but my wife feels like there's a worthwhile benefit, and wearing a mask into the store is far, far easier than fighting that battle.

 

[djd66]

If you want to wear a mask outside,… go for it! For me, it’s just plain stupid. I’m vax’d and will wear one where it’s require - BUT, hopefully, we will not go back to masked outside at the ski areas.

 

[cdskier]

Theres a big difference between wearing your mask on a city street when you’re popping in and out of shops and wearing a mask to mow your lawn or go for a walk. I live right by the ADKs and the amount of people who wear a mask hiking or on a boat is still significant. Which in my opinion is borderline insane if you follow any data.

Just got back from spending a week in the Finger Lakes on vacation. The number of people wearing a mask while hiking in the state parks I visited was certainly a little surprising.

 

[abc]

I'll be wearing one of my better cloth masks mowing the lawn from here on out. Not particularly concerned about the grass giving me covid (duh), but there's a huge difference for me in allergy symptoms afterwards (or lack thereof wearing a mask).

+1

As much as I dislike wearing mask for extended period of time, I also suffer from seasonal allergy. Last year was the first time I tried hiking/biking with a mask during the peak of the allergy season. Before mask wearing was acceptable, I took pills to control my symptoms. With mask widely accepted, I tried it. It's trading one devil with another. And I actually like the mask better than drugs.

In the "new normal" post-pandemic, I was hoping mask wearing will be accepted as an individual choice. However, judging from the judgmental posts I'm seeing here, I'm afraid it won't last. Mask will NOT be tolerated once the pandemic is declared "over". Baby will be thrown out with the bath water, per usual.

 

[2Planker]

Depends where you are....

Mask wearing has been very visible for Boston's Chinatown since Avian Flu in 2008/9...

I don't know if it will ever go away 100% in places like Chinatown

 

[skiur]

I don't understand why people care if someone has a mask on? I personally hate wearing a mask and since getting fully vaccinated in the spring rarely have had one on, but if someone else has one on, who cares. Why would I care if you want to wear a mask? I don't like to wear hats either but again someone else wearing one has absolutely 0% effect on my life.

 

[snoseek]

I don't understand why people care if someone has a mask on? I personally hate wearing a mask and since getting fully vaccinated in the spring rarely have had one on, but if someone else has one on, who cares. Why would I care if you want to wear a mask? I don't like to wear hats either but again someone else wearing one has absolutely 0% effect on my life.

I'm with you it's non issue, petty and small minded to judge. I'll forever fly with one going forward and if somebody doesn't like it they can get fucked.

 

[Kingslug20]

You have to wear a mask at the Stamford dump...its outside....

 

[deadheadskier]

I was in Boston today in several different neighborhoods and I'd say the outdoor mask wearing is still about 60%

 

[2Planker]

I was in Boston today in several different neighborhoods and I'd say the outdoor mask wearing is still about 60%

Agreed. Our Boston condo bldg is 100% Vacc. (110 residents) and I'd say 60-75% are still wearing their masks.
Downtown neighborhoods near Tufts, BMC, MGH and BI everyone is masked 24/7

 

[mikec142]

Maybe people have become more conscious of their dental issues...

 

[djd66]

Maybe people have become more conscious of their dental issues...

and bad breath

 

[Edd]

Agreed. Our Boston condo bldg is 100% Vacc. (110 residents) and I'd say 60-75% are still wearing their masks.
Downtown neighborhoods near Tufts, BMC, MGH and BI everyone is masked 24/7

A couple friends went to a Sunday night game at Fenway a few weeks ago. Stayed in a hotel. They said a ton of restaurants around there weren’t open and the area had a very dead feel. Surprised me.

 

[deadheadskier]

Likely staffing shortages

 

[snoseek]

The staffing shortages will be the nail in the coffin for the restaurant industry. Was reading and article about the owner of the former craigie on main having enough and getting out. If I was an owner I would probably be rooting for a recession or at least economic slow down from where it is. Alot of places will be done at this pace in the coming months

 

[drjeff]

A couple friends went to a Sunday night game at Fenway a few weeks ago. Stayed in a hotel. They said a ton of restaurants around there weren’t open and the area had a very dead feel. Surprised me.

Staffing issues is the likely cause of that. And very likely one that we will be seeing at/around some of our favorite ski areas this Winter as well unfortunately

 

[Riverveteran]

Went to game #3 Sox and Astros, almost no masks, no Vaxx check, almost no mention of COVID

COVID is over...folks can't seem to get past it.

 

[Edd]

Going to a show tonight in Portsmouth, NH and a vaccine card is required. First place around here I’ve seen with that rule.

 

[snoseek]

Going to a show tonight in Portsmouth, NH and a vaccine card is required. First place around here I’ve seen with that rule.

At the new jazz place?

 

[abc]

Went to game #3 Sox and Astros, almost no masks, no Vaxx check, almost no mention of COVID

COVID is over...folks can't seem to get past it.

What "folks"?

Covid is over for those who're vaccinated. Those who aren't? They've already made up their mind to take their chances. It's their choice what to do with their body.

The hope to impose government "protection" over folks who don't want to be so protected is a losing battle. Covid is fast becoming the new prohibition or war on drugs. All those are government attempts to "protect" folks from whatever seemingly harmful behavior.