‘Hero’ Costco Worker Hailed After Showdown With Irate Shopper Over Mask Policy Twitter users are praising Tison for how he handled the angry mask-less shopper. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/costco-worker-mask-tison_n_5ec4bb70c5b60cee79a377b6 A worker at a Costco store is being praised on social media for calmly deescalating a battle with an angry customer who refused to wear a mask while shopping in the store. Costco requires all employees and customers to wear a face covering while inside its retail locations. But the customer filmed himself waiting in the checkout line without a mask and berating a worker named Tison who asked him to put one on. “I’m not doing it because I woke up in a free country,” the customer said after threatening to put the Costco worker on his “3,000-follower Instagram feed.” Tison greeted the man’s Instagram followers, politely told him to have a great day and walked away ― taking the customer’s shopping cart of goods with him. “You’re no longer welcome here in our warehouse,” Tison said. “You need to leave, thank you very much.” Realizing his error, the customer quickly suggested that his partner ― who was wearing a mask ― take his card to pay for the goods while he leaves the store. But was too late. Tison was gone and so was the shopping cart full of toilet paper, detergent and other items. (More including video at above url)
All I can say is that my costco has signs up about membership and that it can be revoked. I don't have any problem with the requirement of wearing the mask inside. Not really worried about me, but I think it's a sign of respect toward the people who are working there and interacting with hundreds of people every day. Plus, I have actually seen "Hoarders" and those people are waaaaaaaaaay more scary to me. And those people have absolutely no problem living in filth and spreading their germs EVERYWHERE. You just never know.
In North Carolina the amusing thing is that nearly all the "Re-open" leaders are now sick with COVID-19 and can't come outside to lead the "movement". It started with one sick "Re-open" leader, now it is many more.
A cluster of coronavirus cases was reported in Arkansas after a swim party https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/arkansas-swim-party-coronavirus/index.html