I walked onto this place by sheer accident while passing time waiting for my car to be serviced. I kinda outside patio caught my attention.
At around 11:20am it wasn't busy and I thought, great, I won't be as harassed about not wearing a mask.
The door was wide open and there was a sign on the side saying: Masks Mandatory, NO EXCEPTIONS as per BC Health Authority.
I have a medical mask exemption, so I walk in and waited for the one customer to be served and done.
I approached the counter and I asked if I would be able to just buy a cup of coffee and sit outside, the masked lady behind the Plexiglas says, yes, grabs a cup and pours me a coffee. The cook lady comes out and says something to her, she then says you need a mask as there are NO EXEMPTIONS in here, I say, I have a medical exemption, she says well, come Monday you can't go anywhere.
She hands me cream for the coffee and a spoon, I give her a tip (to get out of business - no, just kidding) she puts into the Tip jar.
I take my coffee and I am ready to walk outside, she comes around the corner and continues the Mask fear BS, I say calmly and nicely, I have a medical condition, she says, well, that is even more reason to wear a mask, I say, no it isn't, but thank you, she keeps it up, she says the mask protects you especially if you have a hard time breathing. No thank you I say again, I love to breath in oxygen and I finally escape her claws.
Outside, it just started to rain, so I am looking around, there is one table where I could sit and be under the canopy, the two young men took that instead, there goes the "ladies first" or let an older person sit down, nope, that generation with manners doesn't exist anymore.
But, there was a couple sitting at the one table totally covered, they are offering me to sit with them, how about that? Wow, I said, thank you several times for letting me sit there, so we got to talk. I am not going into details, but these lovely folks were on a similar level than I am, so let's leave it at that.
The coffee I think was great, since I can't taste or smell it seemed good to me, so that is the only plus I give this "Bistro".
The fear mongering gets a fail, how in Health Name would an older waitress know what my body needs to keep the germs out?
The paranoia is sickening, if this "virus" was so deadly, I should already be dead and rotting 6 feet under.
When has a politician a paid crook ever in your life be telling the truth and cares about You & Me? NEVER.
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