Friend got ridiculed for wearing a mask
 

Not sure people are taking this serious enough. A friend of mine stopped in at Skelley's to buy gas. There were many cars at the pumps so he decided to go inside to get something to eat. While wearing his mask several people at the gas pumps chuckled and ridiculed him. He went inside to get something to eat. It happened again inside the store. The clerk behind the counter laughed. The the individual pointed to the cashier and both started to laugh. Really!! Come on folks. Are people not taking this seriously. Now I haven't seen his mask. It may look like a clown. Or the young employees just didn't care and haven't been educated that there is this bug going around and people should try to protect themselves and others. He did say there were six cars at the gas pumps and five were out of state. We are in Florida and need to stay here a few more weeks. But hopefully when we return and in quarantine for 2 weeks we won't be ridiculed ourselves. Obviously, he decided not to buy gas there. Should not the management of Skelley's talk to their employees and educate them. And maybe they have and this never did happen. Although the event was posted on social media. It should be an interesting Summer.

In Mass there was a definite swing a couple of weeks ago. Until early April, you looked a tad paranoid with a mask. If people weren't laughing, they were politely smiling to themselves. Now, in many places, you're kind of a jerk without one.

Ignorance is bliss...or is it?
 

That sort of ridicule shouldn’t happen, but some people are just plain rude....and stupid! I guess if you disagree with someone, it’s fine to make fun of them...very sad. There was a story recently about a pastor who made light of the Coronavirus and went ahead with church services. He was among those listed on the obituary page shortly thereafter. This is serious stuff and needs to be treated as such, mask or no mask.

You should have verified first
 

Believe nothing you read on social media. You should have verified with Skelley's if this happened or not. They are very good folks. Just food for thought.

Yes, of course. What was the original source.

Have not seen or heard of any comments positive or negative about masks.

My mask is homemade. I do wear it in most stores out of respect to the employees/cashiers and other customers if any.

I think that I may have already had coronavirus after flying to a trade show in late January. Upon returning I got the worst "cold" that I have had in 40 years.

Note that the first death reported in the USA is now dated February 6, 2020.

"Because neither of the Santa Clara victims had a recent history of travel or contact with COVID-19 patients, the new discovery indicates the virus was likely circulating in the U.S. earlier than thought, at least by early January."

LINK

Or I just had a real bad "cold". Yes, I do get an annual flu shot.

But back to the masks. I see or hear of no comments of disdain for those wearing a mask.

Friend got ridiculed for wearing a mask
 

Just left Shaw’s. Good number customers wearing masks. All employees wearing them. Honestly, it is the only place the wife and I will wear them. Most other stores you have enough room to distance yourself if needed


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I have yet to come across anyone who started laughing at me or someone else for wearing a mask, we might all feel silly wearing one but it's the world we live in right now. If anything, I get death stares if I don't have a mask on because, I forget to grab one before leaving the house sometimes.

This is surprising, given the handwritten note on their door about the seriousness. I will see if I can direct Chip Skelley to this thread.

Employee maks?
 

And ask why the employees don't have masks.

I sent him a link to the thread.

Just curious if you know for a fact the employees don't have masks or taking the word of the OP? Have you been there to witness for yourself? Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Where I am now...Baghdad-by-the-Bay, Calicornucopia...
 

The police will give you a $400 ticket for not wearing a mask. You can't get into any store, bank, etc. without one.

My electrician's sister got hit with a $400 fine for talking to her neighbor, from her front yard, without a mask.

A lamp repair shop, in my neighborhood, was fined $500, although he had a "closed" sign on his door, his door was unlocked and the police saw someone exiting with a repaired lamp...How do I know? He repaired my lamp the next day and I went through his unlocked door with the "closed" sign on it.

I had a friend sitting on a beach and a woman confronted her screaming that she needed to be home, the police were called and they made her leave the beach and go home...My question?

What was the other woman doing out?

I went to True Value in Center Harbor last weekend.

A sign on the door stated, please wear a mask for the safety of our employees.

Sounded reasonable so I went back to my car and got a mask. I put it on and went inside. Not one employee was wearing a mask!

I thought to myself, what about the safety of your customers!

Did you contact this business/True Value and report what you witnessed?

Strange city, Gary. The sea lion s take over the marina, it's OK to defecate and throw old needles in the street, but $400 for not wearing a mask? How do the homeless, for which SF is so famous, pay $400?

The OP has never...
 

(Insert derogatory interjection here) 1. The OP has never been untruthful to me before. 2. If the employees were wearing masks nobody could see them smirking and laughing, nor would they have reason to laugh.

The OP has no first hand knowledge...
 

So bottom line is this, the OP has no first hand knowledge if this happened nor do you or I for that matter. Interesting how a business can get a black eye from he said she said post's.

Indeed...I agree...since talked to my friend to confirm. Called Skelly's couldn't get an answer

In mid March, just as everyone was waking up to the reality of the crisis, I stepped aside to let a customer exit the dollar store, giving her 6 feet of space. She thought that was pretty funny. She made a scary face, wiggled her fingers at me, and said, "I'm going to GET you!!" and passed close to me. Her intent clearly was to make fun of me for thinking there was some kind of crisis going on. Sometimes you just have to ignore ignorance.

I also know the person who originally posted on social media. He is as honest as the day is long so why would he make this up? Has he done work for you chasedawg? He does an awesome job.

Since the hotels are empty, SF is going to "rent" the rooms to house the homeless...Mark Hopkins and The Fairmont have very nice views...Although the leaning Millenniam Tower blocks the southerly vistas. I assume the addicts will be getting room service.

Another absurdity is that The City Dept.of-Morons, just forced a 200-bed homeless shelter on one of the best neighborhoods in the WORLD and on one of the most expensive pieces of property anywhere. The neighborhood fought it like hell and lost.

It's now being evacuated because of the Wuhan Virus spread.

“Sometimes you just have to ignore ignorance.” Ain’t that the truth? A few days ago we were picking up a few things at Ollie’s, Sarasota’s answer to Ocean State, and out of nowhere, the cashier announced in a loud, authoritative voice that “this virus thing is a total hoax. I should know because I was a biology major.” Huh? I guess we should have all recognized the voice of authority. As they say....you can’t fix stupid.

I find it curious that he took that social media post down, wonder why?

Now that you mention it, I can't find it either. Very curious....

I hear ya. I just hope a great local business was not given a black eye from a he said she said post that started all this. I hope the owner can give his side.

This situation could very well be true, but the biggest issue in buying gas these days is the Virus on the Keyboard and metal dispenser handle for those that pay with a Debit or Credit Card while standing at the pump.

With that said, ALWAYS be sure to either use wipes and/or disposable gloves when using the self service pumps (metal dispenser handles and keyboards).

Dispose of those gloves directly onsite at the time you are 100% done filling your vehicle with fuel. DO NOT take the gloves back into your vehicle as they could be contaminated.

Paying with cash? Think twice as cash is VERY DIRTY and China has claimed that the spending money has been spreading Covid-19. Personally, I believe the credit/debit card "may be" cleaner.

Stay safe and stay healthy to all.....

If you can’t understand a bit of social sarcasm with a stranger passing you in a store entry, you have a deeper problem...it’s called being human.

Some of life's situations call for responses best figured later on.

With 20/20 hindsight...

"If you don't like my mask, I can take it off and cough on you..."



Oppression works best with the complicity of family, neighbors and strangers who wish to "rat out" others for their noncompliance.

The mayor of NYC just tried out a tip line for his citizens to use.

If you google "NYC tip line" you will see how it was received.

In England, the phenomenon is apparent when one contrasts the city-people with the villagers.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/202...tl-ldn-vpx.cnn

Amazing. Simply amazing.

I am so sorry...
 

To the City of SF....

I called it a "homeless shelter"

I do apologize...I know it is a "Navigation Center"

Please do not send the police!

I will never, ever refer to it as an "homeless shelter" again!

It's now an empty building on a multi-gazillion $ property ..half-way between the Bay Bridge and AT&T Park on the Embarcadero...Bay front views...With no occupants

I know this is not a Lakes Region issue...But it is a piece of universal knowledge that should be learned from planet lunatic...

Of course I don't know what happened but Skelley's owner is defending her/himself saying this didn't happen.

I delivered product to Skellys yesterday at high noon. Holy crap! There must have been a minimum of 20 people in that store and not one had a mask and everyone was less than a foot apart waiting in line!

I want to say first off, that I am a big fan of Skelly's. Great people, great food. Been going there for years.
However, since this has begun, I have really avoided going in there. I rarely go out anyway. However, if I do need to get something, I really need to gauge how crowded it is, and it has been crowded lately(which is good for business, I know). I get particularly concerned and will not go in there if I notice an out of state plate in the parking lot. I have never been laughed at for wearing a mask. I am however in the minority in wearing a mask, I have not see any employee wearing a mask either. They also check people out side by side sometime which is uncomfortable. After that happened to me I happen to notice the guy I was just standing a few feet from jump in his mini van with CT plates. So since that happened a few weeks ago, I have not been back. I will return again at some point, its a great store.
As I said before I generally don't leave my property. I do my grocery shopping once a week, other than that I rarely leave the house and have very little face to face human interaction. I am 35, healthy, but, I have seen this virus kill relatively healthy young people, so I am going to my best to limit my exposure. Once cases drop dramatically in NH and surrounding states, I will modify my behavior. Until than I treat everyone including family members as if they are carriers of the disease.
So If someone Skelly's is watching, I would suggest employee's wear face mask, no checking out side by side, and there may come I time when you need to limit the amount of people in the store.
That is my 5 cents..

Social ridicule goes both ways. Many folks opting not to wear a mask, instead keeping 6'+ away have also experienced ridicule.

Bullying is as old as time. Just do what you think is best, leave others the heck alone, and don't give an ounce of weight to what strangers think of you.

Obviously, someone at Skelly’s is not getting the message.

For the paranoid....a NH license is no guarantee that it is not an out of stater spreading disease.

Also, NH license could also be a stater returning from FL. Beware.

This is true but tongue-in-cheek.

As Pogo says “we have met the enemy and it is us”

Just an FYI, it is not just Skelley's where people and employees are not wearing facemasks and staying 6 feet from each other. I was at Hunters in Wolfeboro a few days ago and no employees were wearing masks, approx. only 1/3rd of shoppers were wearing masks, and no one was staying 6 feet from one another.

And unfortunately, the longer people keep acting like everything is back to normal, the longer it will take to get things back to normal.

Did anyone read the Laconia Daily Sun today? There’s an article in there about restaurants and the tourist season that is pretty eye-opening. People in the industry do not see how this can be a normal season.

I'm not sure that many realize how abnormal this summer will be. I read today that close to 50% of people have cancelled their summer vacation plans, many knowingly losing deposits.