To mask or not to mask....That is the question. Part II

[Sylvain]

It might not be the mask...

Good point.

I should start wearing pants outside.

 

[bobzilla]

Good point.

I should start wearing pants outside.

I had heard that pants are optional in France. Underwear strictly forbidden though.

 

[KLB]

Those that were high risk are the ones that we should have made the focus on. Everyone else, not so much. Even then, "high risk" was still a 50/50 chance of it being bad. My wife was/is high risk but made it through fine.

And if she took extra precautions with her mail or groceries, I would not judge her either.

 

[bobzilla]

And if she took extra precautions with her mail or groceries, I would not judge her either.

Nope. She's who she is and that's why I love her.

 

[Ingomike]

I will not judge those that are at high risk, which the ones I remember saying that said they were.

No but I judge those that misinform the people that masks work for the wuwho f…

 

[Flash-hider]

I was one of the very first to wear a surgical mask, at the grocery store, at the beginning of the pandemic.
Before people even made their own with fabric or before we had masks mandates in place.

I had some weird looks from people back then.

Perhaps the weird looks weren't that you were wearing a mask, the weird looks were where you were wearing your mask.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Perhaps the weird looks weren't that you were wearing a mask, the weird looks were where you were wearing your mask.

He did mention something about not wearing pants.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

If masks work why don’t they work?

 

[jamil]

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I had heard that pants are optional in France. Underwear strictly forbidden though.

e you saying LT6 is French?

 

[Shadow01]

When dealing with covid and mask mandate karens, you only need to remember this statement…

“I’m sorry, you have made the false assumption that you and your opinion matter. Have a nice day.”

 

[BugI02]

Exactly!

I utilize a different version that goes "I'm sorry, you've obviously mistaken me for someone who [cares] what you think"

In less polite company [cares] can be replaced with [gives a dry ****]

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Just a reminder.

 

[actaeon277]

Just a reminder.

Those business only do it, because they can get employees that follow.
If no one came in to work, they'd either go under, or change.

 

[chipbennett]

I have also seen an uptick in mask wearing at the grocery store, and it has been overwhelmingly black people by about 3:1. They are wearing N95s or KN95s, so they are doing the best they can

I don't know, but I was thinking they may not have as good a health insurance plan as others or may be taking care of others who are elderly at a higher rate than others or may have more limited means to ride out the financial costs of an illness (or all of the above). There are a myriad of possible reasons that do not involve a wool coat. I give them the benefit of the doubt and try not to crowd them. No one from that group has ever tried to insist that I should wear a mask

On the other hand, Karen and Ken do proselytize and need to be burnt down at every opportunity

An N95, not worn properly, is as useless as a surgical mask. A proper seal can be a challenge when otherwise worn properly, much less when worn below the nose, worn with beard stubble, worn all day, etc.

 

[actaeon277]

So, I was looking at info on the Feast of the Hunter's Moon in Lafayette.
Page says there is a shuttle bus from a parking lot to it, but that MASKS ARE REQUIRED due to a federal rule.
I looked it up, and as far as I can tell, it was a DOT rule, and it was rescinded before 2022.

So... B.S.
As is usual, people claim stuff, and don't bother to look it up.
Or, I could be wrong.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So, I was looking at info on the Feast of the Hunter's Moon in Lafayette.
Page says there is a shuttle bus from a parking lot to it, but that MASKS ARE REQUIRED due to a federal rule.
I looked it up, and as far as I can tell, it was a DOT rule, and it was rescinded before 2022.

So... B.S.
As is usual, people claim stuff, and don't bother to look it up.
Or, I could be wrong.

Probably laziness. Could be they just never revised their website.

 

[jamil]

An N95, not worn properly, is as useless as a surgical mask. A proper seal can be a challenge when otherwise worn properly, much less when worn below the nose, worn with beard stubble, worn all day, etc.

I see, often enough, old guys with long beards wearing masks. Why? It’s not helping.

There’s a lot of homeless people around the UofL campus. Every time I go to the campus I see them wearing disposable surgical masks, usually around their chins. The masks look filthy, so they’ve probably been wearing the same ones for days or weeks.

People act like they believe these masks magically protect them from covid. Even if worn correctly they don’t. And wearing the same mask like that, for whatever negligible benefit there is, causes more harm from bacteria and whatnot. They’re deluded.

 

[Shadow01]

So, I was looking at info on the Feast of the Hunter's Moon in Lafayette.
Page says there is a shuttle bus from a parking lot to it, but that MASKS ARE REQUIRED due to a federal rule.
I looked it up, and as far as I can tell, it was a DOT rule, and it was rescinded before 2022.

So... B.S.
As is usual, people claim stuff, and don't bother to look it up.
Or, I could be wrong.

Doesn’t a mask take away from the authenticity of the event?

 

[bobzilla]

I see, often enough, old guys with long beards wearing masks. Why? It’s not helping.

There’s a lot of homeless people around the UofL campus. Every time I go to the campus I see them wearing disposable surgical masks, usually around their chins. The masks look filthy, so they’ve probably been wearing the same ones for days or weeks.

People act like they believe these masks magically protect them from covid. Even if worn correctly they don’t. And wearing the same mask like that, for whatever negligible benefit there is, causes more harm from bacteria and whatnot. They’re deluded.

Heaven forbid you say that out loud. People lose their frickin **** over it.

 

[chipbennett]

Heaven forbid you say that out loud. People lose their frickin **** over it.

I consider it a good opportunity to practice my "live and let live" philosophy. Their mask-wearing choice is none of my business and has no effect on my life.