Denton

Sign at Denton Restaurant Threatens to Charge $50 ‘If I Have to Explain Why Masks Are Mandatory'

The sign is mostly a joke, though owner Wayne LaCombe says he isn't afraid to use it

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Wayne LaCombe

Customers at Legends Diner in Denton are met with a new pink sign on the door when they visit the breakfast spot: "Our new surcharge," the sign says: "$50 if I have to explain why masks are mandatory" and "$75 if I have to hear why you disagree…"

Co-owners Wayne and Kat LaCombe are asking their customers and employees to continue to wear masks even though the mask mandate lifted in Texas on March 10.

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"I just can't afford to get the virus. We'd have to shut our business down," said Wayne LaCombe, a 41-year resident of Denton. His wife, Kat, is a retired nurse. She is now the chef and co-owner of Legends, and she makes what her husband says is "the best patty melt in town."

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