9 Hours in Colville. Masks Coming Off.
May. 14th, 2021 09:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerInland Empire Travelog #2
Colville, WA - Fri, 14 May 2021. 8:30am.
It's 8:30am in Colville, Washington. We've been in this tiny town of about 5,000 population for almost 9 hours. ...Not that it's bad it's tiny. Aside from driving through town on our way up from Spokane last night and me running to the grocery store next door this morning for breakfast food, we've spent almost all of these 9 hours inside our hotel room.
One thing I've noticed over these 9 hours is a change in masking. Just a day or two ago Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CDC hit us with new recommendations on when to wear— or when there's no need to wear— face masks. The new guidance is that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks indoors except among extreme crowds... or where still required by law, such as aboard transit and in airports, train stations, etc.
When we checked in to the hotel near midnight masking wearing was a bit north of 50%. Signs on the door still said masks were required, but people obviously believe those walls are crumblin' down. "Does the hotel still require masks?" I asked the night manager, who was wearing a mask. "I'm wearing one, but you don't have to," she answered. In the morning almost nobody was wearing a mask— including the day manager as she walked in and out of the breakfast room with a clear "MASK REQUIRED TO ENTER" sign next to the entry.
Colville, WA - Fri, 14 May 2021. 8:30am.
It's 8:30am in Colville, Washington. We've been in this tiny town of about 5,000 population for almost 9 hours. ...Not that it's bad it's tiny. Aside from driving through town on our way up from Spokane last night and me running to the grocery store next door this morning for breakfast food, we've spent almost all of these 9 hours inside our hotel room.
One thing I've noticed over these 9 hours is a change in masking. Just a day or two ago Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CDC hit us with new recommendations on when to wear— or when there's no need to wear— face masks. The new guidance is that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks indoors except among extreme crowds... or where still required by law, such as aboard transit and in airports, train stations, etc.
When we checked in to the hotel near midnight masking wearing was a bit north of 50%. Signs on the door still said masks were required, but people obviously believe those walls are crumblin' down. "Does the hotel still require masks?" I asked the night manager, who was wearing a mask. "I'm wearing one, but you don't have to," she answered. In the morning almost nobody was wearing a mask— including the day manager as she walked in and out of the breakfast room with a clear "MASK REQUIRED TO ENTER" sign next to the entry.
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Date: 2021-05-15 07:52 pm (UTC)But while the Market itself still had all their signage up, they obviously weren't controlling numbers anymore.