Dining Out

A friend took me out to dinner at Baker Street this evening.  I was so excited to be going out in the evening that I wore a dress, for the first time in months and months.  It was a lovely dinner.  I had crabcakes and they tasted delicious.  Of course I've been eating my own cooking for so long that anything made by someone else would probably taste good.  I enjoyed the evening but I still have mixed feelings about it.  I wore my mask when I wasn't eating. All of the servers and hosts wore masks.  Everything seemed very clean and the tables were well spaced out, and yet, there were a lot of people there.  Some wearing masks, some not.  My friend thinks that we're at the point where people know all of the hazards of the Coronavirus.  He thinks sporting events, restaurants, schools, churches, stores, etc. should fully open for business and let people decide if they want to take the risk of being in large groups. Participate or don't. It's up to you.  I have very mixed feelings about that.  If you could depend on everyone to wear masks it might work for most.  While it sounds good to give people free choice, if your free choice brings the virus home to others is that right?  If someone chooses to drive drunk, even though he knows the risks, and kills someone on the way home, is that right?  And yet it's so tempting to get back out in the world.