So I live here in Texas, I went today to a mechanic shop to get a routine vehicle inspection. I came in without a mask after leaving my car with them to get inspected to get an ETA on when it would be finished.
As soon as I walk in the bitch at the counter (and yes, it is ALWAYS a woman on purpose to enforce these rules) starts going "mask, mask! sir, you can't be in here without a mask"
I tell her I'm just asking about my car that I see they are inspecting in the garage. She then continues "I can give you a mask, everyone must wear a mask in here"
I tell her I don't care and that I will not wear the mask. She tells me to wait outside until it is done. I wait 10 minutes, they take my card from the bench outside. I call the girl behind the counter and ask for an apology as soon as I get home. She doubles down and says she won't apologize for "doing her job" I let her know that you'll never worry about seeing me again and have lost my business forever and hang up on her as she stammers and attempts to fake apologize.
I just want to say that I can't stand seeing people wearing these masks anymore. It's about to be 2021.Trump won my county here in Texas and yet I'll be one of about 3 people (if I'm lucky) at the store not wearing a mask and basically the only person anywhere else not wearing the mask. If 74 million people or more voted for Trump why are we continuing to comply everywhere with these rules?? I should see people everywhere in theory without the mask.
I'm so frustrated because I know people just want peace but the mask alone (fuck all the other shit) is ruining society. I've never felt more cut off from society than now. I'm a sociable and kind person and have experienced this behavior at least 4 or 5 times now. I've switched gyms, switched restaurants and now mechanics.
We are losing the battle of the mask. Sorry to sound like a doomer, someone give me a hope about this. Are we really going to go to civil war if we are afraid of the consequences of not wearing a mask in public? I'm not so sure...
Thanks for hearing me out. 8 more years of Trump please God!!
North Texan here, too. Recently cancelled my gym membership b/c they kept changing their mask policy. I went the longest time without, and then they started bothering me about it in early November. Since then, I’ve built my own hone gym and now workout at home without a damn mask. Nothing is more aggravating to me than seeing people workout with a mask on.
If you don't have the home gym filled out, check rogue for Christmas deals. Made in USA. A lot of their stuff has been on backorder though.
Trust me, most of my Christmas list is Rogue workout equipment and gear.😉
Sweet. I bought a setup a couple years ago on a black Friday deal. R3 rack 500# weight and a good bar. Built an 8'x8' platform like artofmanliness website has and never looked back. < $2k total.
I don't understand how the hell you can lift in gloves? The knurling will fuck up the glove immediately if the gym has even halfway decent bars.