I popped into the supermarket today without wearing a mask, and even though there was a sign at the entrance saying that vaccinated people did not need to wear a mask I was definitely in the minority. And then I read a headline this evening saying that Snohomish County (where I live, which is not King County where Seattle lies) is introducing a new indoor mask mandate for every resident over 5 years old. So beginning Thursday, all indoor public spaces (including restaurants and retail shops) are once again going to require that everyone wears a mask. Apparently our county is not doing so well with COVID-19 cases right now - the number of cases has doubled and the number of hospitalizations has tripled in recent weeks. Hmmm, I guess that explains why so many people were wearing masks in the supermarket today - I just thought that it was a random overabundance of unvaccinated shoppers at lunchtime.
You've chosen wisely (Snohomish), at least half (the southern 50%) of King County is in direct risk of being wiped out by a major lahar when Mount Rainier next goes bang.
ReplyDeleteOverdue an' all !! (Like the "Big One" down south).