//People in shops not wearing a mask should just not be served, and there should be a huge sign to that effect at the entrance, so no eejits can moan about it at the till.//
So does that include those who are either exempt or have a “reasonable excuse”? Or are they just among those whom you describe as “eejits”?
//You are moaning about having to wear a face covering for the time it takes you to do some shopping and yet you expect a shop assistant to wear one for eight hours.Shame on you.//
So let’s have a think about that, Danny. It is not disputed that wearing a face mask does little or nothing to protect the wearer. The benefit is to those around them. So I, as a potential plague carrier, but someone who goes out, gets his shopping and returns home asap (shopping being a most unpleasant experience at the best of times and more so at the moment) must wear a face mask to protect the few shopworkers I might encounter. They, on the other hand, who spend eight hours a day mixing with all and sundry in their shop and who are far more likely to contract an infection than me, do not have to wear one for my benefit. So where does the “shame” you mention propely lie?
//From the gov.uk site
Shop and supermarket staff
Face coverings are not required for employees in shops, supermarkets or indoor shopping centres. This also applies to banks, building societies and post office staff.
This is because there will be times when screens or visors are in use, or when a staff member is not in close proximity to people they do not normally meet, and so it will not be necessary for staff to wear a face covering.//
And thereby is perfectly demonstrated the folly of such a rule. The only people I encounter in supermarkets (apart from the person running the till who now and probably forever more, sits protected behind a screen) are those filling the shelves who often barge in front of me as I am picking my goods. It is perfectly true: there are times “…when a staff member is not in close proximity to people they do not normally meet,”. But there are quite a few times when they are. But that seems to have been overlooked or dismissed.
More abject nonsense.