Top 5 Reasons Why Wearing A Mask In Kokomo Is The Worst
You’ve heard the debates. You’ve seen the memes. You’ve watched the videos. The topic of face masks has been all over the Internet and every other form of communication in the last few months. The thing about this debate is that everyone can agree on one thing, wearing a mask is the worst. And before you attack me in the comments, Karen, I’m well aware that getting the virus or giving the virus to someone who is vulnerable is the actual worst. It’s called exaggerating. I live in Kokomo, but honestly wearing a mask in Kokomo is horrible. Here’s why:
It makes eating a tenderloin sandwich at Cook McDoogals really hard.
Photo from Cook McDoogals Facebook page.
Yes, Cooks is easily my favorite place to eat a tenderloin in town. We can debate later on what your favorite is, but what we CAN agree on is that eating that delicious sandwich with a mask is not fun. It almost ruins the whole experience.
2. Makes it difficult to drink beer from Tin Man Brewery
Photo from Tin Man Brewing Kokomo’s Facebook page.
There are few things better for me than a Summer evening on the patio at Tin Man. Close your eyes and imagine the sounds of Summer in the background, the feeling of a cold pint glass in your hand full of beer made locally. You pull the glass up to your mouth to take a sip and your mask is waiting there to tell you, “NO BEER FOR YOU” and the beer spills down your shirt. Not fun. The worst.
3. A muffled version of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” at a Jackrabbits game
Photo from the Kokomo Jackrabbits Facebook page
We all love going to a Jackrabbits game in the Summer, right? Well we all live for that 7th inning stretch where all our work singing in the mirror at home is about to finally pay off. Well, that dream is ruined with a mask. Say goodbye to those big notes you’ve been working on during the off season because now they just will sound like a muffled mess.
Photo from Ko-Ko-Go Free Ride’s Facebook page
4. Suffocation problems while riding your Ko-Ko-Go Bike on the trails
Last year was the first for the new quality of life feature in Kokomo, Ko-Ko-Go Free Ride! If you’ve been living under a rock and you don’t know what I’m talking about, Ko-Ko-Go Free is a 100% free bike rental program The City Of Kokomo is now offering downtown. It’s a great way to test out the trail system in Kokomo. But riding a bike in 80-90 degree weather with piece of thick cloth over your face sounds like something Lance Armstrong would do, not me.
5. You can’t show off your Midwestern smile
You might now know this if you’ve lived in the midwest for most or all of your life, but in other places around our country and world it’s kind of a weird thing to just smile at someone you walk by or drive by. In fact, outside of the midwest a lot of people find it really weird. However, in the midwest we love it. It’s common. Actually if you don’t smile at a stranger you’re looked at as rude. Well, get ready because if we’re all wearing masks how are we supposed to know if people are smiling at us!? We’re losing our Hoosier hospitality!
OK, OK, OK all jokes aside. We are all aware of how horrible it is to be wearing a mask right now. They are hot, itchy, and fog up your glasses. However, when you put that mask on, look at it as you are putting on your shield because you could potentially be saving lives. And no I’m not exaggerating with that one, Karen.
Stay safe, Kokomo. This time will pass.
What do you think about wearing a face mask in Kokomo?
