In a doctor's waiting room in Lehighton

 This morning I spent two hours in a doctor’s waiting room in Lehighton.  I took a legal thriller along to read, but nearby a woman was telling a second woman about high school libraries and how they contained pornographic books in special sections only available to children if their parents consented.  I butted into the conversation to ask where this was; she said in the Lehighton School library, and she heard it from a school board member.  She also said a website from Florida said the same thing.  I then calmly yet firmly told her that any group could put anything on a website, and I didn’t believe high school librarians shelved porn.  She said they did and some of it involved bestiality.  I don’t think I made much headway, but the second woman listened to me, so I may have prevented some misinformation from spreading.

About five minutes after the porno lady left, another couple came in.  The woman was wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” T-shirt.  I put the book down, looked at the shirt, and politely asked, “What does your shirt mean?”  She told me, kind of sheepishly, that it meant, as she phrased it, “F-word Joe Biden.”  I said, somewhat incredulously, “So you are wearing a shirt that means “Fuck Joe Biden?”  I will say she seemed somewhat embarrassed.  Then the guy proceeded to tell me all about a NASCAR race with a whole background story.  I went back to reading, and neither of them said another word.

Later, the television station was playing “The View.”  I could hear Whoopi Goldberg talking about the insurrection.  At this point another woman got up and asked that the channel be changed.  I don’t know what channel she picked; I didn’t even turn around.  

I let that one go without comment, since even I find “The View” somewhat annoying.  However, my new policy seems to be working.  I will confront people who do or say things I find rude or simply wrong.  So far it seems to be working ok.