Wearing A Mask? Cafe Charges $5 Extra

Yesterday I mentioned a promoter charging $999 for tickets to a punk concert for those who couldn’t prove vaccination. Today

California Cafe Charges Patrons $5 for Wearing Masks: ‘It’s Their Choice’

Patrons are free to say what they wish at a California cafe, but doing so while wearing a mask will cost them $5.

On Sunday, Fiddleheads Cafe in Mendocino put up a sign stating the fee for those who wear a mask while ordering, NBC News reported Friday.

In March, the establishment announced a 50 percent discount for people who threw their masks in the garbage, according to owner Chris Castleman.

“I don’t think $5 to charity is too much to ask from mask wearing customers who claim to care so much about the community they live in,” he told the outlet in an email.

The proceeds will be given to Project Sanctuary, a domestic abuse organization, for two weeks before another nonprofit is put into the rotation, according to Castleman.

“It’s about time that the proponents of these ineffective government measures start paying for the collateral damage they have collectively caused,” the owner continued.

As you can guess, the masked people were shocked and angry and Outraged, but, a few did pay the $5. The question is, is this necessary? I understand the point Castleman is making, but, look, some people feel more comfortable wearing the mask. I have a few coworkers that still do, one because they worry about catching it, even though vaccinated, causing problems for his kids as a single parent. I respect the choice. I doubt the masks make much of a difference, however, it’s an individual choice. Let them do their thing if it makes them feel safer. Of course, if they’re CovidVirtue Signaling, that’s a different story, like those voluntarily wearing a mask but leaving their mouth uncovered.

It is a private business, though, and Castleman can do this if he wants. But, he might start a trend where other businesses start doing this for those who don’t wear a mask. And, being California, I would not be surprised if Government comes to have a chat with him.

Speaking of choices, here’s a bad one

Demonstrators gather outside Nashville hat store that offered ‘not vaccinated’ yellow Star of David badges

The owner of a Nashville hat store is being accused of anti-Semitism after announcing the sale of yellow Star of David badges, similar to the ones Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust, which read “NOT VACCINATED.”

Nashville’s hatWRKS posted a photo on Instagram on Friday announcing the sale of a Star of David patch that says “NOT VACCINATED,” according to CNN affiliates WZTV and WSMV. The post has since been removed.

The caption on the post read: “patches are here!! they turned out great. $5ea. strong adhesive back …. we’ll be offering trucker caps soon.”

After the post was removed, another hatWRKS post from Friday said, “people are so outraged by my post? but are you outraged with the tyranny the world is experiencing? if you don’t understand what is happening, that is on you, not me.”

This was really in poor taste. What point was hatWRKS trying to make? Pro-vaccine? Anti-vaccine? You can make a guess either way, based on the info in the 2nd and 4th paragraphs. Whatever the reason, it was really dumb, and there are lots of protesters protesting, and Stetson, the maker of lots of western apparel, especially their hats, will no longer allow the shop to sell their products. That’s some serious cash.