After 1.5 years of forced face-covering in public, health dictators have ended (part of) the mask mandate here in British Columbia! They will remain mandatory in healthcare settings, and most other Covid mandates and restrictions are still in place, but it's a start! The dreaded "vaccine passports" (Beast System) will be shelved in April if things continue to go well, whatever that means. But for now, we're celebrating, because tomorrow masks are not required!
I personally have not worn a mask over these 2 years of the pandemic, and neither has my wife. We have vocally advocated against mask use, spoken to numerous business owners, and protested against mask mandates regularly for more than a year now. We have lead by example, even when it was hard, even when we faced ridicule, scorn, and threats. We have remained healthy, as has our little unvaccinated toddler, despite being around hundreds of likeminded people (without any distancing whatsoever) every Saturday at the local rallies.
I have shown in numerous posts evidence from experts (mostly censored in the mainstream) proving masks do far more harm than good, in almost every possible setting. The exception may be nightclubs and operating rooms, but the jury is still out.
Even though Covid ended 2 months ago here, restrictions and mandates have become even more strict. Today is the very first sign of anything easing. Even those of us who have not complied with anything are still ready for it to end. It has been hard and stressful on literally everyone. Government involvement in our lives is never a good thing. This is a small step in the right direction!
Midnight is moments away. I wonder, will the "fully vaccinated" nightclub patrons rip off their masks at exactly 12:01? How silly this whole thing has been. The weirdest part to me is that a lot of people don't seem to realize how stupid their behaviour has been.
The tree
I've taken a photograph of the berry tree in my backyard every month since masks started getting forced on us. The tree has been through a lot in that amount of time!
March:
Symbolic, I suppose! New life, new chances, another year ahead of us, springtime, promise, hope. Something like that.
I didn't bother making a post for it, but I also grabbed a photo back in Feburary:
It was very cold, barren, and bright in February, but spring began to show signs in the second half of the month.
Back in January, one evening there was a 360o sunset - pink and orange to every horizon. I got a photo of the tree with that backdrop:
Here are the previous months, going backward in time:
December:
November:
October:
September:
August:
July:
June:
May:
April:
March:
Feb:
Jan:
December:
November:
October:
September:
August:
I'm going to enjoy seeing people's faces again. I hope this is the start of many positive chances here.
One last photo (from that amazing evening in January) to close out the post:
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