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The day is finally here 鈥� we DO NOT have to wear masks, except where we do!

At church Saturday evening, masks were suddenly optional, no problem. But at the show we attended Sunday afternoon, masks were still mandatory, AND they were still checking vaccination cards 鈥� even though the proof-of-vaccination mandate was lifted two weeks ago.

The Seattle Times reported that, at the Seattle Aquarium, masks are optional, but about two-thirds of the visitors Saturday opted to wear them anyway.

At the health club I go to, masks are now optional but the staff will continue to wear them. The as of Monday is that masks are optional both indoors and outdoors for adults and children at school buildings and on the yellow school buses, but are still required for students who ride King County Metro buses.

So, what I鈥檓 sensing is that even though the mask mandate is lifted, I have to carry one anyway, just in case.

And when in doubt, I will probably put it on, because I would rather be told, 鈥淗ey, no problem, you can take your mask off,鈥� than be told, 鈥淗ey, pal, where鈥檚 your mask?鈥�

I just hope this will finally end some of the negativity.

Because we are now free to unmask in most places 鈥� and, in case you forgot, we are ALSO free not to wear a bicycle helmet in King County 鈥� because the mandatory helmet law ended a month ago. So we are free to get infected and concussed if we choose.

And, as long as we are talking about freedom, as I mentioned last week, we are also free to pay less for gas by driving slower. And in that spirit, on Saturday, I tried out my gas-saving strategy of obeying the speed limit 鈥� keeping it between 55-60 and sticking to the right lane 鈥� all the way from Eastgate to Lynnwood and back, and I am happy to report that other drivers did not seem too annoyed.

And that, in a few cases, the other drivers even let me set the pace! Usually because they were getting off at the next exit, but there were no honks and no one-finger salutes.

Although I did have the sense that people were giving me the side-eye as they drove past. But then 鈥� that鈥檚 just one more reason to keep the mask handy.

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