Why You Shouldn't Wear a Mask
mullanphylane
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What is/are your reason(s) for resisting mask wearing as a means of reducing Covid-19 transmission?
Not trying to start an argument. I am, honestly, interested in why people don't want to, or won't, wear a mask during the pandemic. I ask that those who disagree with anti-maskers not comment on or judge their reasons.
If you are opposed, tells us why. No need for long-winded rants, but religious, political, and personal reasons accepted.
I'll start:
Jump right in there and let us know why. Inquiring minds want to know.
Not trying to start an argument. I am, honestly, interested in why people don't want to, or won't, wear a mask during the pandemic. I ask that those who disagree with anti-maskers not comment on or judge their reasons.
If you are opposed, tells us why. No need for long-winded rants, but religious, political, and personal reasons accepted.
I'll start:
- They're expensive (some masks cost more than a 12 pack of my favorite beer!)
- They're inconvenient - you have remember to take one or more with you everywhere you go
- They make breathing uncomfortable, sometimes difficult, because I have COPD
Jump right in there and let us know why. Inquiring minds want to know.
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I wear it whenever I'm in public. Does it kinda suck? Yes. But if there's even a 1% chance that it MIGHT keep someone else safe, I will happily wear it.29
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mullanphylane wrote: »What is/are your reason(s) for resisting mask wearing as a means of reducing Covid-19 transmission?
Not trying to start an argument. I am, honestly, interested in why people don't want to, or won't, wear a mask during the pandemic. I ask that those who disagree with anti-maskers not comment on or judge their reasons.
If you are opposed, tells us why. No need for long-winded rants, but religious, political, and personal reasons accepted.
I'll start:- They're expensive (some masks cost more than a 12 pack of my favorite beer!)
- They're inconvenient - you have remember to take one or more with you everywhere you go
- They make breathing uncomfortable, sometimes difficult, because I have COPD
Jump right in there and let us know why. Inquiring minds want to know.
You had me at 'Beer'.
.... just clowning, beer is a ghetto drug.8 -
Because you are subject to your own halitosis?11
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i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.10 -
I used to be someone resistant at first, and in some applications I still am. I started looking into things more and talking with several family members who are in the health care profession as well as my GP to get a better understanding of what masks do and don't do, but why they are important to slowing spread.
They absolutely do not give one 100% protection from the virus, nor do they give others 100% protection from you...but they do give some protection namely in the form of reducing viral load and reducing the distance droplets can travel.
I tried a little experiment with my vape pen and took a hit without a mask on and then expelled it as I normally would. The stream of vapor went out about 6 feet and started to disperse as it went out, but was still fairly concentrated at 6 feet out to the point where my wife could still inhale small but still significant amount of vaport.
I then did the same thing with my cloth mask on...there was virtually no stream coming from the mask and most everything was dispersed from the top, bottom, and sides of the mask to a minimal cloud that was then quickly further dispersed by the air around me (outdoors)...nothing got remotely close to my wife sitting 6 feet away from me. I did this with a paper disposable mask as well which resulted in a stream, but it was more quickly dispersed by the elements than no mask at all...about 3 feet or so and there was no cloud remaining.
Viral load is something that is being studied more and more and seems to be a contributor to how sick you get or not...ie large viral load, the greater chances of worse symptoms and risk of potential hospitalization...the less viral load exposure, the less the symptoms or even no symptoms even though you are a host. Talking to my family in health care and my physician, this seems to be the biggest aspect of wearing a mask...decrease the viral load. I wear my mask when I'm indoors in a confined space shopping and the like...that's about it. As far as carrying it on me, I don't find it particularly inconvenient as I hang it from my rear view mirror in the car, so it's always there and I have a backup disposable in a ziplock bag in my glove compartment in case I've taken my cloth mask out to wash and forget to put it back in the car.
One area for which I am still resistant is being outdoors on my bike or going for a walk. Exceptions would be recreational areas with high concentrations of people, which I avoided anyway even before all of this...it's hard to get a good ride in when you're constantly dodging other people, so I just don't bother with those areas and trails. Where I ride I might see 5-10 people in all of a 15-20 mile ride. IMO, if I'm passing someone at 18 mph for which I still usually give 3 to 4 feet of leeway, the risk of either contracting the virus from them or they contracting from me are minuscule to virtually non existent.
That said, I live in a semi rural area outside of a metro area...I don't like crowds to begin with and avoid them as much as I can even in the best of times...I live out here for a reason
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i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I think with all the "OMG wash your hands" propoganda that hit the stage prior to CDC recommendation to wear a mask has us forgetting, this virus primarily transmits as an aerosol. Washing hands and cleaning surfaces is great practice, but it's not the primary form of transmission.7 -
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A close friend of a family member died in March from Covid-19. Triathlete, Iron Man in his 40s. He died at home because he could not get tested because he had no travel to China and no known contact with someone with the virus. He lived alone and a friend went to check on him after he didn't answer his phone for a few days. I have been wearing a mask in public since March. Wear the mask, protect those around you. A little inconvenience won't kill you. Covid-19 might.22
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PlentyofProtein00 wrote: »
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kristingjertsen wrote: »A close friend of a family member died in March from Covid-19. Triathlete, Iron Man in his 40s. He died at home because he could not get tested because he had no travel to China and no known contact with someone with the virus. He lived alone and a friend went to check on him after he didn't answer his phone for a few days. I have been wearing a mask in public since March. Wear the mask, protect those around you. A little inconvenience won't kill you. Covid-19 might.
You get hugs from me: both an old family friend (really nice guy my mother worked with) and our old family doctor passed away from Covid-19 in May.
Our family had already (mostly) been practicing the recommendations, even though our states at the time were not in lock-down nor did they have mask mandates, but it has been really disheartening to see so many folks around here not give a damn. It's not about protecting yourself, it's about protecting everyone, as a community. A mask is uncomfortable, sure.. but it won't kill you and you'd be doing a good deed/service for your community.
What's become obvious is that some people really don't give a *kitten* about anyone but themselves. And as a person who has to live, breathe and share space with those people, I am both depressed and infuriated.8 -
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FeelinFooFoo wrote: »
Bad hygiene there, even without COVID19!!0 -
Please wear a mask when needed but don't get one of those with a set of lips printed on it. It makes the wearer look very creepily like the blow up sex doll a friend received as a gag gift at a bachelor party years ago.3
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Theoldguy1 wrote: »Please wear a mask when needed but don't get one of those with a set of lips printed on it. It makes the wearer look very creepily like the blow up sex doll a friend received as a gag gift at a bachelor party years ago.
Don't be a dollist. There's nothing wrong with looking like a blow up sex doll, no matter how it was acquired. Celebrate diversity!7 -
i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)5 -
i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)
To me it would seem that the mishandling of them is really only a direct threat to you. I'm not saying it's OK to do or advocating in any way. But even if you're sick or wearing a dirty mask it still does the job of stifling the payload. Just a highdea, no science behind it. I'm gonna go look it up now.1 -
I will not wear a mask as long as I determine it safe for myself to do so. I am responsible for myself, my health, and everyone else should be too. Feel free to wear a mask if you wish.
A document signed by a governor does not give them absolute authority over us.
Our community has not shut down. We don’t wear masks. And we’re doing fine. Although locally rural nearly everyone commutes to a very populated district for work.
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I will not wear a mask as long as I determine it safe for myself to do so. I am responsible for myself, my health, and everyone else should be too. Feel free to wear a mask if you wish.
A document signed by a governor does not give them absolute authority over us.
Our community has not shut down. We don’t wear masks. And we’re doing fine. Although locally rural nearly everyone commutes to a very populated district for work.
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Under the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment and U.S. Supreme Court decisions over nearly 200 years, state governments have the primary authority to control the spread of dangerous diseases within their jurisdictions. The 10th Amendment, which gives states all powers not specifically given to the federal government, allows them the authority to take public health emergency actions, such as setting quarantines and business restrictions.
Ordering protective face coverings in public space is far from absolute authority
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Yeah that's kind of how this thing gets its legs fella.
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will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)
To me it would seem that the mishandling of them is really only a direct threat to you. I'm not saying it's OK to do or advocating in any way. But even if you're sick or wearing a dirty mask it still does the job of stifling the payload. Just a highdea, no science behind it. I'm gonna go look it up now.
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will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)
To me it would seem that the mishandling of them is really only a direct threat to you. I'm not saying it's OK to do or advocating in any way. But even if you're sick or wearing a dirty mask it still does the job of stifling the payload. Just a highdea, no science behind it. I'm gonna go look it up now.
Yes, agree 100%
Been wondering about my "symptoms" and trying to figure some sense out of it.
I was also wondering if coughing into your own mask is "ok"?
Its all so new, and the ideas come as after thought sometimes...like what is wrong with me? (because I am being physically affected) except these new behaviours?
...anyway I think I'm gonna go for another covid test (for peace of mind) + chest x-ray if dr recommends2 -
will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)
To me it would seem that the mishandling of them is really only a direct threat to you. I'm not saying it's OK to do or advocating in any way. But even if you're sick or wearing a dirty mask it still does the job of stifling the payload. Just a highdea, no science behind it. I'm gonna go look it up now.
Yes, agree 100%
Been wondering about my "symptoms" and trying to figure some sense out of it.
Its all so new, and the ideas come as after thought sometimes...like what is wrong with me? (because I am being physically affected) except these new behaviours?
this has to be maddening, especially after testing negative. I know the last place I want to go right now is a Dr's office.1 -
will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »will_it_go_round_in_circles wrote: »i wear mine if im going into the store or something obviously.
it ain't the person at the door's fault and i ain't about to take it out on them.
personally- i think in a perfect bubble at least, masks work great. if you *wear it properly* one time only and toss it or disinfect it properly after storing it in a ziploc like the CDC says. all without touching the front of the mask or anything but the ear loops.
in practical usage, i'm not confident they don't make things worse.
if the virus is in your spit and saliva and runny nose, and you're wearing a mask all day and/or multiple times without washing it, then the virus is all over the damp nasty mask.
then you go into walmart, you put the mask on, you adjust it, you fiddle with it to get it comfortable.
by that point the virus is potentially all over your hands and you're walking through walmart touching things and spreading it across the store where others will be exposed.
not to mention if you pay with card at the checkout, you're spreading the virus all over the same credit card machine we all use when you type in your PIN or tap OK or whatever
i'm sure some walmarts are still out there cleaning up properly after each customer but all the ones i've been into abandoned that after about the first 3 weeks.
basically i guess i'm saying that all the masks in the world with 100% compliance won't do as much good as strict and proper cleaning and disinfecting would, and i really wish there was a much bigger focus on that instead of masks.
place i work for just spent about $100k on masks for everyone. but yet we only have 2 of those automatic hand sanitizer stations for the entire building.
I wear a mask, and have since the start - I've been working in public the whole time, and we started as a "public courtesy" gesture (I think) or "illusion of safety precautions"
I have to admit my co workers and I don't have the most sanitary approach to wearing and handling them - I've been observing and thinking about it for a while. And trying to be more conscientious myself.
We pull them on and off between dealing with clients, shove them in our pockets, pull them down around our necks. Some people leave them laying around on counters. In theory when we are in close contact with one another with a mask hanging around our neck, then put it back on our face...we may as well all just swapping them around with each other for all the germs, "droplets", we are directly putting up close to our breathing holes.
Ya, I wear a mask...note - I've also had a strange respiratory problem/infection/allergy? going on for the last month. (Not covid - been tested)
To me it would seem that the mishandling of them is really only a direct threat to you. I'm not saying it's OK to do or advocating in any way. But even if you're sick or wearing a dirty mask it still does the job of stifling the payload. Just a highdea, no science behind it. I'm gonna go look it up now.
Yes, agree 100%
Been wondering about my "symptoms" and trying to figure some sense out of it.
Its all so new, and the ideas come as after thought sometimes...like what is wrong with me? (because I am being physically affected) except these new behaviours?
this has to be maddening, especially after testing negative. I know the last place I want to go right now is a Dr's office.
Its been a month I think, since I first started feeling "off" ... in different ways. Anyways I kinda feel like its a public "decency"? for me to test again (the closest test center is like a 2 minute drive for me and its "free")
...this may be the new normal - if you are socially responsible (and testing is "free")
(I say "free" b/c ... ... ... taxes where I live)
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I told The TrophyWife: " I'm feeling a little weird. "
She replied: " How would we ever know? "8 -
I expected more Halloween tips2
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Reckoner69_lmao wrote: »I expected more Halloween tips
Avoid the Butterfinger Bars; their oxalate count is thru the roof.3 -
Note- not everything has to be Covid. We can get all types of virus’s all year round. I work in Healthcare, specifically with children. Normal things with kids are going around, same as adults.
Yes....please wear mask!3 -
My mask is black and i like how it temporarily makes me feel like a ninja.4
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I wear a mask out in public, but I admit there are a few reasons why I kind of dread the moment I need to pull those elastics over my ears and cover my mouth and nose (for only a short amount of time, I digress).
My top two reasons are:- (as mentioned in the original post) the lack of ventilation makes breathing more challenging
- I can't see lickity-split when I am also wearing my prescription lenses
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Cant find where it is but there was a post from mods (after this thread which I see is a few months old) saying Mask wearing is not to be debated and nobody is to promote non mask wearing when such has been recomended by US health authorities - or words to that effect.
Just saying
(yes, I realise posters are from all over the world and some places are Covid free enough that mask wearing is not required)5
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