Another Cranky Post
I just
figured out why I have not been posting very often these days.
In order to
post you should have something to say.
In order to have something to say, you need to be part of the world
where things are happening that might inspire comment.
When you
only leave the house to get the mail or bowl with a bunch of other people who
only leave the house to get the mail or bowl once a week, you do not find much
to write about.
I have pretty much run out of posts about TV, a topic that actually makes many readers angry. “I haven’t watched TV since ‘I love Lucy’ was taken off the air.’ Or ‘TV, there is nothing on but trash, I only watch PBS or read Time magazine!’” Anyway, I have no TV posts in me.
I could post on Mrs. C, but Mrs. C has run out of new reasons to call me a Jerk.
Well, today
I went to the bank to get some money so I can pay for my bowling this Monday
and (To quote our President) “Son of a bitch” I have something to write about…actually
something to rant about.
In New
Jersey, mask wearing is not mandated, at least not by the State, but all
establishments require wearing a mask if you want to go into their store.
Now I am not
completely convinced that mask wearing is effective at stopping Covid. I say that because 99% of the people in New
Jersey wear masks when outside the home and yet we still have rather high
numbers of new cases every day.
Still, how
hard is it to wear a friggin mask? We
even wear them while bowling. Just point
me to the pins and I can still bowl with my fogged-up mask wearing
glasses.
No big deal.
So here is
my rant.
Today I
waited for the ATM machine, which is outside, but protected from the wind. The guy at the machine was wearing his mask
around his neck. It looked
uncomfortable, unprotective of me or him, and almost as importantly it looked
really STUPID!!
If you don’t
want to wear the damn mask fine. I’ll
just hold my breath and or avoid you. If
you want to start an argument with store personnel who demand you wear a mask,
that is your issue…you are a pain in the ass, but still not my problem. I can almost respect someone who refuses to
wear a mask. It is still a free country…mostly.
But, if you
are going to wear a mask, why do you wear it around your chin? Even worse are those who wear it under their
nose! You may as well have a stamp on
your forehead that says “I AM A DUMB SHIT!!”
I even heard
someone complain that the mask interferes with their breathing. Hmmm, pretty sure that is the point.
Anyway, I
did not say anything to the ATM mask idiot.
Not sure why.
I’d have no problem
advising someone that they are supposed to wear a mask, maybe they have been
living under a rock and don’t know.
Why is it
hard to point out to a person wearing a mask around their chin or under their
nose that they are NOT REALLY WEARING A MASK? Why am I hesitant to point out to a stranger
that they are stupider than dirt?
Maybe I have
been indoctrinated into the concept that diversity is always good. Maybe idiots add to the collective societal
diversity and we need more idiots.
Perhaps I
should just go back to my isolation for a bit longer.
Bonus
rant:
Why does
some fool tell me every day on a TV public service announcement to get tested
for Covid OFTEN?
I almost
never leave the house, should I get tested every time I do? Wouldn’t getting
tested put me at risk more than just staying home? How OFTEN is “getting tested OFTEN”? Every day?
Twice a week?
Could I get
the virus while leaving the testing site and walking to my car? Maybe I should just go back and get tested
again.
Please experts,
I want to follow the science…define OFTEN!
End of bonus
rant.
Stay safe
everyone!
