We are being "encouraged" to wear a mask

Of course things will get better than they are now. Rates of infection are very high currently but they won't always be. I am remaining pretty cautious as rates where I am are approaching 500 per 100k and I only had my 2nd jab last Thursday. Once we're through this wave, infection rates are lower and more people are double vaccinated then I'll be less cautious.

Feels a bit Groundhog Day on this subject but the NHS is feeling the pinch to say the least.  Anyone who is convinced that the pandemic is over is, sadly, very very mistaken.  I say that with a very heavy heart as no-one wants a return to 'normality' more than myself.

Personally I think the decision around the whole 'Freedom Day' is ridiculous.  At the point when cases are rising, hospital admissions and pressures on the NHS are increasing we shouldn't be taking our eye off the ball, I'm not just including the wearing of masks either.  But that's not the point, the point is that the decision was made that rules are relaxed.  

What absolutely astounds me is that the club are saying, quite clearly "IT'S UP TO YOU!" yet it still upsets people.  Almost to the point that I'm not sure if these same people want the club to come out and openly say masks are banned.  

If you don't want to wear a mask yet see someone wearing one and find it genuinely offends you, then I despair.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Feels a bit Groundhog Day on this subject but the NHS is feeling the pinch to say the least.  Anyone who is convinced that the pandemic is over is, sadly, very very mistaken.  I say that with a very heavy heart as no-one wants a return to 'normality' more than myself.

Personally I think the decision around the whole 'Freedom Day' is ridiculous.  At the point when cases are rising, hospital admissions and pressures on the NHS are increasing we shouldn't be taking our eye off the ball, I'm not just including the wearing of masks either.  But that's not the point, the point is that the decision was made that rules are relaxed.  

What absolutely astounds me is that the club are saying, quite clearly "IT'S UP TO YOU!" yet it still upsets people.  Almost to the point that I'm not sure if these same people want the club to come out and openly say masks are banned.  

If you don't want to wear a mask yet see someone wearing one and find it genuinely offends you, then I despair.

I agree with your last comment but I’ve seen more people bemoaning those who are choosing not to wear one. A woman literally stood and tutted and moaned that people were just wandering in to Morrisons yesterday without a care in the world…works both ways.

I’m not arsed, I’ll be in my seat, watching football at a place I’ve missed…

Very fair point.  It was based on the majority of the comments I'd seen were from people slating any wearing of the mask.

It works both ways.  My personal (and limited) experience of the last few days is that most people are still choosing to wear masks (myself included).

I have just been in a supermarket and some people were wearing masks and some people weren't and nobody seemed to be judging anyone else. Pretty dull but there you go.

I had to laugh as on Monday the so called freedom day Boris announces everyone must be double jabbed to attend large events from September.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Of course things will get better than they are now. Rates of infection are very high currently but they won't always be. I am remaining pretty cautious as rates where I am are approaching 500 per 100k and I only had my 2nd jab last Thursday. Once we're through this wave, infection rates are lower and more people are double vaccinated then I'll be less cautious.

If vaccinating 70% of the population hasn't slowed down the spread, which it doesn't really seem to have, plus people being infected twice and post vaccination, then I'm not sure how infection rates will ever drop. Best we can hope for is that it just becomes a flu type illness now that we've got exposure to it and can carry on as normal.

The NHS needs a lot of money pumping into it to deal with the backlog and increased demand from covid. Taxes need to rise, but nobody will be happy with that.

Quoted from pen penfras

If vaccinating 70% of the population hasn't slowed down the spread, which it doesn't really seem to have, plus people being infected twice and post vaccination, then I'm not sure how infection rates will ever drop. Best we can hope for is that it just becomes a flu type illness now that we've got exposure to it and can carry on as normal.

The NHS needs a lot of money pumping into it to deal with the backlog and increased demand from covid. Taxes need to rise, but nobody will be happy with that.

They found 37bn for a system that’s never worked properly…I’m
Sure if they really wanted to fund the NHS properly they could without the need for rising taxes…

I'm happy to be given the option, it makes it my choice and decision either way which feels right.

It may have been mentioned earlier on in the thread but having mask wearing as an option could provide our former Board members with the opportunity to attend games, not even they would have the front to turn up undisguised, or maybe they would.  

Quoted from HertsGTFC

I'm happy to be given the option, it makes it my choice and decision either way which feels right.

It may have been mentioned earlier on in the thread but having mask wearing as an option could provide our former Board members with the opportunity to attend games, not even they would have the front to turn up undisguised, or maybe they would.  

Joking aside…are you expecting any of them to attend a town game again, especially now there’s no free excrement on offer…