Yes! I’ve seen the headlines every year for a good decade screeching the panic porn of raging “seasonal” flu. Hospitals and icus are filled most winters. But was I ever asked to wear a mask to live outside my house? 2018 was a particularly bad year. I paid no attention to the flu as I do every year. My immune system at 74 is working great because I work at staying healthy. I’m attending a small (6) group lunch at a local restaurant that is very big but usually has only a couple of tables occupied. A friend is wearing her mask. Sit with us and take her lunch home. She had coffee with some of us yesterday and sipped it through a straw poked under the mask she held out a bit with her fingers. She is so afraid she barely goes anywhere. It’s sad.