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I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
Yeah I noticed my neighbour across the street now wears a mask when he cuts his grass or does yard work in his own yard and works in his garage. I am thinking maybe he has allergies and I just never noticed that he wore a mask before? If he is doing it for COVID then I don’t get it at all.3 -
I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
Maybe she is not vaccinated or can't be vaccinated. Maybe she has allergies and wants more protection, or she has a cold.
Or maybe she is like me and prefer to hide her wrinkles...
My first thought was allergies also. I think a lot of people have discovered that side benefit of masking up.
There could be any number of valid reasons to wear a mask, so why assume it's covid?10 -
I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
Or, maybe she and the dog are going from one place she needs a mask to another place she needs a mask, isn't bothered by wearing the mask, and it's easier to leave it on vs. mess around with it? I've seen people on Facebook and whatnot railing about how stupid it is for a person to wear a mask alone in their car, but I do it semi-frequently . . . did it today, in fact, driving from one store to another.
Frankly if I gave it mind share every time I see someone doing something that doesn't make sense to me, that I wouldn't do personally, but that's of no harm to me, I'd be wasting a lot of potentially better-used cognitive bandwidth. For example, why do men wear caps backwards, and squint, when it's sunny or raining? Why does anyone wear high heeled shoes, or (especially) why do people wear high heeled boots when it's icy? And so forth. 😆
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Yeah, if someone else wants to wear a mask in situations where I personally wouldn't, it's not really my concern. Doesn't annoy me at all. I don't think it's ridiculous either.
A co-worker of mine always wore a mask in public after he got his transplant. A family member of mine was told to wear a mask for months during chemo. A mask can help with outdoor allergens, especially if they are asthma triggers. Lots of reasons for individuals to wear masks in any given situations.21 -
Frankly if I gave it mind share every time I see someone doing something that doesn't make sense to me, that I wouldn't do personally, but that's of no harm to me, I'd be wasting a lot of potentially better-used cognitive bandwidth. For example, why do men wear caps backwards, and squint, when it's sunny or raining? Why does anyone wear high heeled shoes, or (especially) why do people wear high heeled boots when it's icy? And so forth. 😆
Because they work like ice picks (it's true! I'm one of those people).
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Yeah, if someone else wants to wear a mask in situations where I personally wouldn't, it's not really my concern. Doesn't annoy me at all. I don't think it's ridiculous either.
A co-worker of mine always wore a mask in public after he got his transplant. A family member of mine was told to wear a mask for months during chemo. A mask can help with outdoor allergens, especially if they are asthma triggers. Lots of reasons for individuals to wear masks in any given situations.
I wear mine all the time when I leave the house. You never know when you're going to run into people, so it's easier to just put it on straight away.
The lack of allergies and colds is a nice side effect - I used to roll my eyes when tourists came to my city and wore masks - but over the last year, they've become completely normal to me.
I haven't been vaccinated yet, and I know I could still catch and pass on Covid, so it's masks indefinitely for me. Not everyone can get vaccinated, and I feel a personal responsibility to those people. It must be terrifying not being able to get the jab for clinical reasons and instead relying on people around you to be considerate.13 -
I support anyone wearing a mask who wants to,
but today I shopped at Costco without my mask.
It was a weird feeling since most others were masked up.
(Costco doesn't require masks if vaccinated)8 -
Our Costco was about half & half today.3
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it is interesting to me that on a site where people work so hard to learn skills to take care of their own selves, how people have time/energy to wonder about why other random people wear masks.
my free time is planning meals/workouts and logging food. if someone wears jeans, I don't notice. If someone wears makeup, I don't care. If someone wears a mask, I assume they have a reason that is sufficient to their own self.
I don't know, I am at a weight loss plateau and my hunger rises each day so my brain is occupied on my own self.16 -
I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
I go walking, jogging,in a park near us in Central Rome early every morning, and have been doing so since October. I missed perhaps 7 times for poring rain. Masks are required here, and I wear one as soon as I'm out the door. Once I'm in the street or park and there's no one around, or at a distance, my mask is down around my neck. As soon as I'm close to someone it goes up, and then down again when they pass.
I also prefer not to wear a mask, and some runners passing me don't have one (however some do), so I protect myself from them. I go around 7 in the morning because I encounter fewer people.
Masking is just good sense. I will finally get my 1st dose of Pfizer Saturday. I've managed to avoid COVID up to now and don't want to get it before my vax (as happened to 2 of my brothers in Minnesota---a week or two before their appointments they got it).
Luckily our numbers in Italy are plummeting. I hope this keeps up and we can take off the masks. Up until I feel safe I won't though.11 -
I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
Or, maybe she and the dog are going from one place she needs a mask to another place she needs a mask, isn't bothered by wearing the mask, and it's easier to leave it on vs. mess around with it? I've seen people on Facebook and whatnot railing about how stupid it is for a person to wear a mask alone in their car, but I do it semi-frequently . . . did it today, in fact, driving from one store to another.
Frankly if I gave it mind share every time I see someone doing something that doesn't make sense to me, that I wouldn't do personally, but that's of no harm to me, I'd be wasting a lot of potentially better-used cognitive bandwidth. For example, why do men wear caps backwards, and squint, when it's sunny or raining? Why does anyone wear high heeled shoes, or (especially) why do people wear high heeled boots when it's icy? And so forth. 😆
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When you see women wearing spike heels on a cobbled street in Downtown Rome, and the the heel gets caught in a hole,---- that makes me scratch my head. It's so elegant hopping around on one foot trying to get your shoe unstuck (I've seen this).8 -
https://www.studyfinds.org/mild-covid-19-antibody-for-life/
I am glad the former confusion is getting cleared up.1 -
I get the differences in opinion on masks but can we all agree that some are just being silly. I was just driving my car and I am in an area were street are 25 feet wide and both cars and people are not frequent. It is a quiet area. Despite that, when I was out driving I passed a woman walking a dog. No other humans in sight and she was wearing a mask. Those are the people I don’t understand.
Maybe she knows she's sick and was just being extra careful. Maybe her mask is comfortable and it wasn't bothering her (I have one that I forget I'm wearing sometimes). It's a face covering, I'm not even sure why we'd expect someone to justify wearing something that isn't hurting anyone at all.17 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »https://www.studyfinds.org/mild-covid-19-antibody-for-life/
I am glad the former confusion is getting cleared up.
I'd caution that this is one study of 77 patients and they don't extrapolate to explain how the fact that there are still antibodies and means of antibody production after close to a year leads them to conclude "forever". And it's documented that's it's not unheard of for people to get covid multiple times. But the fact that this kind of data is starting to come in is a great sign! They can start to compare and see what factors determine how long you are immune and what type of immunity you have.9 -
Just doing a general response. Remember I put this in context. I did not bring up any of the other individuals where their mask choice may have not been mine, but I could figure out a scenario where it made sense.
This woman was in a neighborhood where no destination walks go on in this area. Streets are super wide. I began walking them myself last fall and have been never come closer than the 25 ft width of the street (yes, due to action and choice but still never close). So, from a COVID point of view, the choice this woman made happens to not make sense to me. Though, I had not thought of the point of view of allergies or pollen and that may be the case. From a contagion point of view, in this scenario as outlined, it made no sense. And yes, I can agree it is her choice, but I am also allowed to think it is illogical. I have done nothing to harm or shame her so these thoughts that I have have done nothing to hurt her either.
@galehawkins thanks for sharing that. Something I wonder though is does that change the expected or required vaccination actions of those with previously diagnosed COVID cases.8 -
I think it's important to remember that not everyone is annoyed by wearing a mask, and there are more reasons to wear a mask than just "I'm scared if covid 19". I walk out of stores and keep my mask on until I'm in the car because wearing it is a habit, I forget it's on, so I don't think to rip it off like I'm being freed from a jail cell. It's quite possible other people are judging me somehow that I'm wearing my mask outside I guess.
I've heard lots of people with spring allergies who were amazed at how few symptoms they had this spring and attribute it to masks. People going through cancer treatments or many other medical processes that can tamp down your immune system are recommended to wear a mask in public. Some introverts or people with social anxiety have found masking to be a bit of a security blanket and may hang onto it as long as they can. I could go on, but I'd love it if we'd normalize people choosing to wear a mask in public places for all kinds of reasons, where it doesn't phase us if a person is or isn't wearing a mask. Except people who come to the office sick and breathe all over everything - I will judge them lol.
ETA: @SModa61 we posted at the same time, so I apologize if something in my post sounds like beating a dead horse after your post!15 -
I think it's important to remember that not everyone is annoyed by wearing a mask, and there are more reasons to wear a mask than just "I'm scared if covid 19". I walk out of stores and keep my mask on until I'm in the car because wearing it is a habit, I forget it's on, so I don't think to rip it off like I'm being freed from a jail cell. It's quite possible other people are judging me somehow that I'm wearing my mask outside I guess.
I've heard lots of people with spring allergies who were amazed at how few symptoms they had this spring and attribute it to masks. People going through cancer treatments or many other medical processes that can tamp down your immune system are recommended to wear a mask in public. Some introverts or people with social anxiety have found masking to be a bit of a security blanket and may hang onto it as long as they can. I could go on, but I'd love it if we'd normalize people choosing to wear a mask in public places for all kinds of reasons, where it doesn't phase us if a person is or isn't wearing a mask. Except people who come to the office sick and breathe all over everything - I will judge them lol.
I walk to do a lot of my errands and I'll often just wear a mask between stops because it's easier than putting it on, taking it off, putting it on again a few minutes later, taking it off, etc. When I see someone wearing a mask in a situation where I might not, I just default to assuming that they have sufficient justification FOR THEM to wear it, which may or may not be sufficient for me. But that's how I approach a lot of things. If I see someone doing something I don't necessarily understand, I assume they DO understand it. They don't really need for me to understand it, it's their business.7 -
@kimny72 I am assuming your response relates to my latest comment. I keep saying that my comment was in context. I would ask you that if you had no allergies and you were in your private backyard with no one in sight, would YOU where a mask in that situation? I wear mine in all public settings and often it is still on when I get to the car. I don't rip my mask off either and am always respectful of the mask wearing - even the ones who wear it and wear it wrong. I embarrass no one. I am shocked that I am getting such blowback given it was a specific scenario that I was addressing and describing.7
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@kimny72 I am assuming your response relates to my latest comment. I keep saying that my comment was in context. I would ask you that if you had no allergies and you were in your private backyard with no one in sight, would YOU where a mask in that situation? I wear mine in all public settings and often it is still on when I get to the car. I don't rip my mask off either and am always respectful of the mask wearing - even the ones who wear it and wear it wrong. I embarrass no one. I am shocked that I am getting such blowback given it was a specific scenario that I was addressing and describing.
I personally had a strong response to the "some are just being silly," because really you don't know if she just finds it easier to leave it on or if she forgot she had it on or if maybe she has allergies. It just seemed like a harsh judgment for a completely harmless activity -- wearing a mask in a situation where you personally wouldn't.
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@kimny72 I am assuming your response relates to my latest comment. I keep saying that my comment was in context. I would ask you that if you had no allergies and you were in your private backyard with no one in sight, would YOU where a mask in that situation? I wear mine in all public settings and often it is still on when I get to the car. I don't rip my mask off either and am always respectful of the mask wearing - even the ones who wear it and wear it wrong. I embarrass no one. I am shocked that I am getting such blowback given it was a specific scenario that I was addressing and describing.
You mustve replied while I was adding the ETA to my response. We posted at the same time so I hadnt seen your post.4
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