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Wearing a face mask

A little bit of a rant tbh I’ve been exempt rom wearing a mask due to current health conditions normally when I go places I sometimes get asked have u got your mask etc which doesn’t annoy me in the slightest as with everything going on and government guidelines and normally when I reply I exempt nothing else gets said
well yesterday I visited my local McDonald’s to be greeted by a staff member who was quite upherslf to tell me straight away I had come through the wrong entrance to which I apologised...then the next words out her mouth was do you have a face mask!!!
my response was no I’m exempt...
the lovely reply I got was can u prove your exempt...
To which I lifted the side of my shirt up showed her I have Nephrostomy drain as I have only one kidney and struggle with breathing difficulties and all I got was well that’s good enough for me
I left feeling quite sad ☹️ that I should have to prove my illness to someone I have seen for all of 2 seconds
well yesterday I visited my local McDonald’s to be greeted by a staff member who was quite upherslf to tell me straight away I had come through the wrong entrance to which I apologised...then the next words out her mouth was do you have a face mask!!!
my response was no I’m exempt...
the lovely reply I got was can u prove your exempt...
To which I lifted the side of my shirt up showed her I have Nephrostomy drain as I have only one kidney and struggle with breathing difficulties and all I got was well that’s good enough for me
I left feeling quite sad ☹️ that I should have to prove my illness to someone I have seen for all of 2 seconds
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I am so sorry you experienced this. The government's webpage on facemask exemptions states:
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Sometimes the employees have not been given the correct advice from their employers oj how to deal with this sort of situation and remember it is all new to them too.
But that doesnt excuse rudeness and lack of empathy
Maybe wear one of the lanyards that show your exemption then you may not get asked
normally when asked if I have a mask I’ll reply I’m exempt I don’t expect to be questioned like I’m a liar
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I hope that you have more positive experiences in the future
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Have you tried getting hold of a sunflower Lanyard which indicates you need extra help and may indicate you do not need a Face covering?
The Bus Company Arriva have been issuing cards which can be downloaded and printed to show you cannot wear one on Public Transport. Here are the links where you can download the cards for both Assistance and Exemption from wearing a Face Mask.
https://cdn1-originals.webdamdb.com/13953_108179404?cache=1594043422&response-content-disposition=inline;filename%3DJourney Assistance Cards A4 - UPDATE2020.pdf&response-content-type=application/pdf&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cCo6Ly9jZG4xLW9yaWdpbmFscy53ZWJkYW1kYi5jb20vMTM5NTNfMTA4MTc5NDA0P2NhY2hlPTE1OTQwNDM0MjImcmVzcG9uc2UtY29udGVudC1kaXNwb3NpdGlvbj1pbmxpbmU7ZmlsZW5hbWUlMjUzREpvdXJuZXklMjBBc3Npc3RhbmNlJTIwQ2FyZHMlMjBBNCUyMC0lMjBVUERBVEUyMDIwLnBkZiZyZXNwb25zZS1jb250ZW50LXR5cGU9YXBwbGljYXRpb24vcGRmIiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoyMTQ3NDE0NDAwfX19XX0_&Signature=icnx8yxKOe5fwbrhyjcM14XlJLCGz0Nd671nVE1v9iS~c4hiNNTiQprR0eh3xCkas6421QvH4N1z5bhp7KC36SYycqouFbjp04KlRWYj~RlzhgK~kn9khnWdE8FVwBXamjOb3arbxiCwN-zPZyY9kdKV-0hs2-RDkpxnpZHV4TjeD1slc4jXeHvl74ewJ9SRJ4lNUBq64MeQvFzaqrdC1O5RjD2FSckBENRBADHwSAvi67gFCdjUQpzwDjL-UAMS~Ty~oRUtI2rQ6xo~-dq4b1gWwciHvxZnCIcLMPKkvaapz0XBwM55ZwG1vxFxMn5jOPtgQiOEZqjV5LSiqP5IPw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAI2ASI2IOLRFF2RHA
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@cupcake88 I'm sorry to hear you've been through a similar experience
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I have no problem with being asked if I have to wear a mask as I get anybody could just turn round and say they are exempt it was more annoying when I was asked to prove this as if I was standing there lieing about my condition
I did write a complaint to McDonald’s as I felt I had been unfairly treated and just got a generic response saying there staff are still training
I suppose because they see a yonng lady who doesn’t like there is anything wrong with her they are going to question it that’s what upset me more I suppose as people look at you and think there is nothing wrong with you I had the same disapproving looks when I was looking at mobility cars as to say she carnt be entitled to the higher rate 🙄