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Inland 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.


Date: 2021-05-15 07:52 pm (UTC)
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I went to Detroit's Eastern Market this morning and I'd say there was about 50% mask wearing, even though everything is nominally outside (the sheds had all their stall doors open). It was extremely crowded and difficult to maintain any spacing, but some were trying. My vaccinated self was wearing a mask and trying my damnest to maintain some spacing.

But while the Market itself still had all their signage up, they obviously weren't controlling numbers anymore.

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