Hello All,

Today marked "day 1" of the beginning of the lifting of the  
"stay at home" order in Ontario.  Being in a tourist town that  
serves as a gateway to cottage destinations, *and* being a  
Friday, my town was jam-packed with vehicles pouring through  
all day.

I operate a small bookshop along the main street.  After  
several months of just languishing at the shop and just waiting  
for closing time in the months prior, today seemed like the  
first day I had to actually do any work, such as being civil to  
strangers.

What I found most interesting though.. is that many of those  
strangers were not wearing masks.   I did not mind that myself;  
legally I cannot extricate/remove someone if they choose to not  
wear a mask, and still want to browse or purchase something.   
But it is interesting that most people are treating this "day  
1" as a kind of "covid days are over" thing and there is a  
general sense of freedom regained.


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