DECEMBER 22 UPATE

People are carrying on, masked and unmasked alike. The business owners are masked, but are pleasant and cordial and greeting everyone equally - the masked and the unmasked...its great.
The season is going well and no one seems to care what the resident is saying...no one believes him or pays attention to him. More and more want assurance that 45 will be returning. It's my job to reassure them of that.