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Be considerate - wear a mask
What is so hard to understand? The science is clear. If you are in public and you sneeze, cough or speak, you are putting droplets in the air. If you have the virus, symptoms or not, your droplets are spreading the virus.
Hello! Can’t you understand this simple fact? Citizens that believe all people in public contact should be wearing masks need to take action. If you enter a store where employees are not wearing masks, leave the store after notifying management the reason you are leaving and let them know you will not return. If the store does not require all people entering to wear masks, leave the store after notifying management the reason you are leaving and that you will not return.
If entering is absolutely necessary, as for groceries, shop as safely as you can. Do not confront or comment to those not wearing masks because these are very selfish and not very bright people. Stores’ managements need to know that many people will boycott their stores until they require all people in the stores to wear masks.
Wearing masks is such a simple act that there is really no excuse in not wearing them.
Ronald Garrett
Spokane