Direction of movement, distance, wearing a compulsory mask, barrier gestures. Impossible to set foot on the fairground of the Place de la République without noticing the signs recalling the prefectural instructions. As much prevention as cure: until September 6, the municipal police will take care of the grain. Both for the fairgrounds and the public.
“As long as everyone respects the rules, there is no fear. We trust the fairgrounds, otherwise we wouldn’t be there, ”smile Monique and Lucien behind their masks. The retired couple came especially from Thionville to offer their little girls a few rides. So reassured.
“Madam, please, you must put on your mask!” In his cabin protected by plexiglass, Vincent calls a stunned mother to order. “People sometimes have trouble understanding,” blows the fairground. Originally from Haute-Marne, disembarking from the Soissons fair, this is the first time that she has set up her arena in Metz. Too happy to resume the course of a “fairly normal” life.
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At the La Boutique de Caroline stand, Anthony Fornara concedes: “The instructions are binding, but we are so happy to be there, to see people again, even if they are less relaxed than usual and they pass less time on the fair. At least that’s what we noticed in Strasbourg and Mulhouse ”. On its stand, hydroalcoholic gel is available. Ditto with Lisa. After losing six months of operation, the boss of the Cow-Boys stand has planned everything to reassure her customers. “I have my stock of masks to help out, but also gloves soaked in hydroalcoholic gel and wipes. I also bought back tokens so as not to be taken by surprise because I put them aside as I went along before disinfecting them and putting them back in the circuit. In short, we try to do the best … “
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On a walk, Lesly came to have fun with a friend. “It’s ch…, but we have no choice,” breathes the Naborian while sweating under his mask. Around him, not many people on this first day of the fair. But above all an observation. The supposedly obligatory mask is not on all paperclips. We will therefore have to reread the signs and repeat the instructions! Otherwise, with an additional fine, the ride may cost more than expected.
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