Kyle Field will be packed with no masks by September.

Book it

Honestly if the south doesn't have state remove the mandate by summer people are just going to stop wearing them since it is so hot. But I know a lot of people recently that were in places with very strict mask mandates and still got it. My 2.5 year old daughter got it from her teacher who has to wear a mask and change their gloves like every 30 minutes. Likely she passed it to her brother and we will find out about me.

With the majority of the spreading happening in homes it appears that unless you have a N95 on at all times this thing just needs to run its course. Doctor today said everyone in the house needs to wear a N95, goggles, and gloves to prevent the spread. I am not making my 2.5 wear all that because 3 minutes later all will be off. Plus she had symptoms for 4 hours.

Open everything up without mask and if you want to go out then go out, if you want to wear a mask wear one. Vaccinations for most will happen in the next few months if you want one. Mandating kids getting vaccinations with a large portion of them already getting it is insane and a waste of shots.

If you look at the rate of the vaccine, roughly 25 million people inoculated so far and we are about a month in. Assume they get somewhat better with vaccinations where we can do 35-40 million per month, that means roughly 200 million will be vaccinated by summer. At that point herd immunity should take over.

The J&J Vaccine is a game changer, because it requires only one shot and basically makes the virus like a cold, you get it but minimal issues. We will be back to "normal" by summer if it gets approved shortly.

Normal may mean a booster vaccination once a year, but otherwise normal.

This thing escaped a level 4 biolab. Consider the amount of PPE and precautions they take.

Cheap masks do nothing.

Texas: May
Rest of Country: July/August
New York: who knows

I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

I wouldn't enjoy wearing a bra either

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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because they are 100% dehumanizing. If I cannot see your facial expressions nor can you see mine we both become monotone robots. That isn't living, that is imprisonment.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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No you don't. I wear one 45+ hours a week at work, they suck. I tend to sip coffee and/or snack throughout the day rather than eat a big lunch. In addition they take any humanity out of things. All expressions, all emotions. It's just completely unnatural

Couldn't disagree more with those that say they aren't a big deal. They suck something awful.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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I will never understand why people are so anti freedom. Just try freedom all the time and you get used to it. Now leave me the hell alone.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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I'd rather set those puppies free if we're being honest.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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Well, for starters, they are an obstruction to verbal and non-verbal communication, which we have relied on as a species for 20,000 years.

They have been marketed as "protecting others, not the wearer" which isn't my job.

Anything other than a disposable mask changed every hour is just gross and dirty.

I could go on, but that seems like reason enough right there.

Our grand kids will not be vaccinated, period. That's idiotic.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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No.

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It's going to take what amounts to a mass revolt.

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I'm in for this and can honestly say I never wear one.

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I think it is more likely at some point in late spring or early summer that they encourage at-risk groups to continue to mask up and maybe even encourage the public at large to mask up but remove the mandates, especially for those who are vaccinated. That goes for fed, state, and local.

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Why would the at risk group need to protect the rest of us? Haven't you heard, masks don't protect the wearer, just the people around the wearer. That's why we all need to do our part. /s

If you can't see the writing on the wall that masks aren't going away then you aren't paying attention. It only stops when people refuse to wear them. I'm doing my part.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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They are uncomfortable, especially when the weather starts to heat up again. And on a personal note, anytime we go out with our baby, she reacts completely differently to us when we're wearing our masks. I'm tired of seeing my child confused because she can't read our facial expressions.

I think one of the worst things about masks (and I hate wearing them so much) is what it is likely doing to babies and young children. It just can't be good for them, and those formative years are SO important.

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I think one of the worst things about masks (and I hate wearing them so much) is what it is likely doing to babies and young children. It just can't be good for them, and those formative years are SO important.

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Italy just ended masks in schools.

3rd Generation Ag said:

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I will never understand why people are so anti mask. Wear one all the time and you get used to it. Like wearing a bra.

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what's the limiting principle?

are masks to be worn into perpetuity?

flu kills people every year. same with RSV. if we can save those lives via masking, why wouldn't it be a moral imperative?

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I've had both doses of the vaccine but will keep wearing one until there are unused doses of the vaccine without an arm to go in. The moment that happens I am done with masks and will purposely not wear one anywhere unless asked. If everyone does that the stores and other businesses will just stop enforcing it and masks will be done. My guess is that time is coming by June.

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Here in Collin County most stores don't enforce the mandate. I am sure other areas of the state are the opposite, but here, my friends who don't mask tell me no one really bothers them. I think most retail stores would just rather avoid the drama of trying to enforce the mandate and it's honestly above most of these workers' paygrade. So here the transition will very easy and smooth. Austin might be another story. The city and many of my Austin friends are much more invested in the mandate. I see this taking longer in those communities. I do think that once the state drops their mandate, the counties will not be aloud to enforce their own, as I thought the Governor stated that any state level trumps the county and city level. So if the state declares there is no need to mask, a county cannot override that. I could be VERY wrong on this though.

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In the small town where I live and in surrounding small towns I visit (all under 10,000 in population) mask wearing has been declining for several months now. Even in some of the places that got all serious at first and put up the plexiglass shields not a single employee, behind the shield or not, wears a mask anymore. Despite county and city required signage, one restaurant has a larger sign that says "masks are suggested." I would guess I see about 20% to 30% of people wearing one, depending on where I am at the time, and half of them are not wearing them properly. Since this began, I have seen zero enforcement. Even those in city and county government who came up with the mask orders or ordinances don't comply.

I also know way more people who have gotten covid in the past 4 to 6 weeks. Most feel bad a couple of days, have to quarantine from work, but the only effect seems to be a temporary loss of smell and taste.

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In Junction no one's wears them except maybe a few in the grocery store. Thats it. The cigarette smoke in the ahardware store there will probably kill Covid.