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Common decency

Fri., Aug. 7, 2020

The last two times I have been at Fred Meyers on Third I have seen many customers wearing masks but NOT covering their nose … even some employees at the checkout stand. This is sooooooooo wrong and not the the mask-wearing protocols advised by health authorities.

Clearly people don’t get it. It makes me crazy and they are not protecting me — a senior citizen. It’s incredibly important to cover your nose when wearing a mask. I know it’s icky and uncomfortable. I hate it too, but …

“There’s no question of heroism in all this. It’s a matter of common decency. That’s an idea which may

make some people smile, but the only means of fighting a plague is — common decency.” Albert Camus, “The Plague”

Claudia Craven

Spokane

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