If masks become compulsory in shops (Vol. 2)

[Jasandjules]

Thank goodness this was all over in just three weeks, that was what Boris needed to flatten the curve after all.

[stevensdrs]

nonsequitur said:

stevensdrs said:

Today I saw a queue of about 12 people standing outside M&S food shop in the pouring rain, all wearing masks! Inside of Aldi, there were more people not wearing the mask than i normally see. I also saw more people in the car park wearing the mask and more than usual driving with a mask on. It seems mask use outside is on the increase while inside it is reducing. Why that would be I have no idea.

I believe that it is compulsory to wear a mask when waiting to enter a M&S food store. No mask, no entry, no quinoa.

M&S might hold that opinion but it is hardly enforceable as there is no law to back it up. I might go down on a dry day and put it to the test.

[bad company]

nonsequitur said:

stevensdrs said:

Today I saw a queue of about 12 people standing outside M&S food shop in the pouring rain, all wearing masks! Inside of Aldi, there were more people not wearing the mask than i normally see. I also saw more people in the car park wearing the mask and more than usual driving with a mask on. It seems mask use outside is on the increase while inside it is reducing. Why that would be I have no idea.

I believe that it is compulsory to wear a mask when waiting to enter a M&S food store. No mask, no entry, no quinoa.

They can’t enforce what you do outside of their premises.

[pquinn]

nonsequitur said:

I believe that it is compulsory to wear a mask when waiting to enter a M&S food store. No mask, no entry, no quinoa.

Surprised M&S can afford to even think about turning away customers.

[Vanden Saab]

bad company said:

nonsequitur said:

stevensdrs said:

Today I saw a queue of about 12 people standing outside M&S food shop in the pouring rain, all wearing masks! Inside of Aldi, there were more people not wearing the mask than i normally see. I also saw more people in the car park wearing the mask and more than usual driving with a mask on. It seems mask use outside is on the increase while inside it is reducing. Why that would be I have no idea.

I believe that it is compulsory to wear a mask when waiting to enter a M&S food store. No mask, no entry, no quinoa.

They can’t enforce what you do outside of their premises.

I think what he meant was that people who shop in M&S would by demographic wear a mask at all times.

[Hugo a Gogo]

talking about wearing masks while driving, which people must do when sharing a car/driving lessons/etc it seems, it's actually illegal to wear a mask when driving here in Germany (so they can recognise the driver on a speed camera etc) but this is being ignored at the moment

[Alucidnation]

We have just returned from a pre booked meal out at a branch of a national chain of pub/restaurants.

Yes, we had to wear a mask as we entered and left or got up from the table but it was certainly nothing to bother about, and it was very busy.

All in all, a very pleasant evening out!

[Dr Murdoch]

markyb_lcy said:

Apologies, I misread.

Easy fix for those not wanting to wear masks ... wait outside the gates.

So parents huddle together next to the gate, blocking it for others trying to get in (whilst maintaining social distancing), rather than social distance within the playground or picking up area?

I'm sure there is logic in there somewhere

Its outside FFS, everyone can social distance so why the rule in the first place?

Btw I picked up today, so many mums with masks leaning into to each other to have a conversation! Thats ok, that scarf will protect you, apparently. Social distance? "Nah, I got a mask on!". (Btw I say mums, as the dads always stand on their own being miserable buggers, myself included )

[Dr Murdoch]

Alucidnation said:

We have just returned from a pre booked meal out at a branch of a national chain of pub/restaurants.

Yes, we had to wear a mask as we entered and left or got up from the table but it was certainly nothing to bother about, and it was very busy.

All in all, a very pleasant evening out!

I've just returned from a chain pub/restaurant, the staff moral was on the floor. I spoke to the manager and a waitress, and with the place 95% empty, the writing appears to be on the wall.

Tier 2 is going to leave a lot of people unemployed in this sector. I feel sorry for them, hence trying to nip out on a Tuesday to do my bit (use it or lose it). But the experience left me cold, in many ways.

[Dr Murdoch]

Dr Murdoch said:

I've just returned from a chain pub/restaurant, the staff moral was on the floor. I spoke to the manager and a waitress, and with the place 95% empty, the writing appears to be on the wall.

Tier 2 is going to leave a lot of people unemployed in this sector. I feel sorry for them, hence trying to nip out on a Tuesday to do my bit (use it or lose it). But the experience left me cold, in many ways.

And thats not to mention the 'wet' pubs.

[anonymous-user]

Dr Murdoch said:

Alucidnation said:

We have just returned from a pre booked meal out at a branch of a national chain of pub/restaurants.

Yes, we had to wear a mask as we entered and left or got up from the table but it was certainly nothing to bother about, and it was very busy.

All in all, a very pleasant evening out!

I've just returned from a chain pub/restaurant, the staff moral was on the floor. I spoke to the manager and a waitress, and with the place 95% empty, the writing appears to be on the wall.

Tier 2 is going to leave a lot of people unemployed in this sector. I feel sorry for them, hence trying to nip out on a Tuesday to do my bit (use it or lose it). But the experience left me cold, in many ways.

This is Alucidnation.




I've been to hotels and bars / restaurants on a handful of business trips since the first lockdown ended. Absolutely dreadful. I used to love a bit of travel, sitting in a bar, having a bar meal and a few beers whilst watching he world go by, but recent experiences have seen me buying a few beers at the off-licence and retreating to my room with room service.

[Alucidnation]

Landcrab_Six said:

Dr Murdoch said:

Alucidnation said:

We have just returned from a pre booked meal out at a branch of a national chain of pub/restaurants.

Yes, we had to wear a mask as we entered and left or got up from the table but it was certainly nothing to bother about, and it was very busy.

All in all, a very pleasant evening out!

I've just returned from a chain pub/restaurant, the staff moral was on the floor. I spoke to the manager and a waitress, and with the place 95% empty, the writing appears to be on the wall.

Tier 2 is going to leave a lot of people unemployed in this sector. I feel sorry for them, hence trying to nip out on a Tuesday to do my bit (use it or lose it). But the experience left me cold, in many ways.

This is Alucidnation.

Just reporting back on my findings.

[rich888]

nonsequitur said:

stevensdrs said:

Today I saw a queue of about 12 people standing outside M&S food shop in the pouring rain, all wearing masks! Inside of Aldi, there were more people not wearing the mask than i normally see. I also saw more people in the car park wearing the mask and more than usual driving with a mask on. It seems mask use outside is on the increase while inside it is reducing. Why that would be I have no idea.

I believe that it is compulsory to wear a mask when waiting to enter a M&S food store. No mask, no entry, no quinoa.

That's not true, I walked into M&S store last week with the wife, who dragged me all the way through the store to the food hall whereupon she bought a load of very tasty nibbles if I might say so myself, and no one approached me or said anything, even though I had forgotten to put the lanyard on when I walked in.

It's not the job of the shop or store to enforce the silly regulations, that is the job for the police and council jobsworths to enforce. Shops need to understand that they exist to serve us, not the other way around, and if they want our money they had better damn well be nice to us, or we will walk out of the door and buy from a rival, or from that big elephant trampling the high-street called Amazon - Dunelm are you listening?

[Seattaken]

stevensdrs said:

M&S might hold that opinion but it is hardly enforceable as there is no law to back it up. I might go down on a dry day and put it to the test.

Be sure to post your findings afterwards.

[toastybase]

I was shopping on New Bond Street yesterday and all shop keepers said I didn’t need to wear a mask

[Douglas Quaid]

Gary29 said:

Douglas Quaid said:

Why do you wear a mask outside? Totally pointless apart from the fact that none of the kids or staff have any level of protection from anything while they’re working so anything that will spread will spread regardless.

Totally pointless, I agree 100%, but it is nursery protocol, so I comply for the path of least resistance. Completely illogical, a little part of me dies inside every time.

My kids nursery sent an email asking parents to do it. This was after reopening after all the staff had covid and they had closed the nursery down for a couple of weeks so very much a case of closing the gate after the horse has bolted/virtue signalling. I don’t do it of course. Wearing a mask outside is pointless. You don’t have to do it either.

If you disagree with something, don’t do it. If you do something because of ‘path of least resistance’, you’re endorsing it.

Edited by Douglas Quaid on Wednesday 9th December 18:48

[Thin White Duke]

Laurence Fox has a New Years resolution.

https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/13367000434500...

[grumbledoak]

Masks explained. A rational explanation from California -



https://twitter.com/Dierenbach/status/133675191742...

[Dr Murdoch]

grumbledoak said:

Masks explained. A rational explanation from California -



https://twitter.com/Dierenbach/status/133675191742...

Hold on. in the UK mandatory wearing of masks resulted in social distancing going out the window, and cases going up

[anonymoususer]

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