Mask mandate in Seattle finally repealed today. Still, half of people are wearing masks.

Why would this be surprising to anyone? The virus didn't suddenly disappear. It is just starting to go away enough that govt feels it is getting safer to not wear a mask indoors. There are still several hundred Americans dying every single day of Covid (occasionally still over a thousand a day) and tens of thousands of Americans getting Covid every day. Of course anyone concerned about getting the deadly virus that is still very much going around is going to keep wearing a mask for a time. Smart people don't wear masks because they are told to, they wear masks to keep themselves and others safe. Only anti-maskers (people who don't give a damn about the well-being of others) don't understand this common sense logic. Anti-maskers are engaged in a culture war of stupidity, meanwhile everyone else is just living their lives trying to respect their own lives and the lives of others.

I'm out every day. But I don't think I have been in a restaurant in several years. That has nothing to do with the pandemic. My wife and I and our friends like to cook so we get together at each other's houses.