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Do you wear a mask (or something similar) when you go out in public?

Do you wear a mask (or something similar) when you go out in public?

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Just curious.
 
X Factor said:
Just curious.
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People go out in public?

I have one on order from Amazon. I think right now it is kinda just proper courtesy to wear a mask out in public.
 
when i go to the grocery store and doctor's office, yes. when the dog takes me for a walk in the park, no
 
I never go out in public anyway, so all I need is my bathroom sink (when the cat is not in it).
 
I rarely go out, and it's only for critical stuff every coupla' weeks. Since "critical stuff" essentially means food or pharmacy, I wear both a mask & gloves.
 
No and I work on the front lines. I always wear gloves because they are your principle protection.
 
X Factor said:
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Yes, I wear a spare N95 mask that I had left over from a house painting job. Nitrile gloves too. Now apparently, unless you know the proper medical procedure for putting N95 masks on so that they have a good seal, they are not effective at stopping you from inhaling the coronavirus. Also, the virus can be contracted through absorption through the membranes of your eyes, and I don't have a face shield to prevent that. However, the masks are apparently great at preventing you from exhaling the airborne virus or coughing it onto other people. And that is why I wear it. If I have it and I am asymptomatic, I won't be spreading it as quickly and easily to my friends and neighbors. And if everyone wore a mask and gloves when they went out into public, the rate of infection would probably drop through the floor.
 
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For some reason, people shy away from mine.
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I have no need or desire to go out in public really but I had to pick up prescriptions today at Costco. So I decided I was 'all in' and shop too. Mostly just needed snacks and alcohol and hot sauces...shows how spoiled I am and also how prepared I was.

So I did wear a mask. It was about 50-50 people who did and didnt.
 
X Factor said:
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I have only made brief trips to a nearby convenience store and drugstore but tomorrow I have to go to the post office and a hardware store. My wife has asthma and my doctor advised me to wear a mask and glasses. Fortunately, my wife has a good supply of N95 masks that she uses when she cuts the grass or tends to her horses' stalls. So I will do that tomorrow.
 
No, because I'm not a clown.
 
X Factor said:
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I wear one constantly at work. I'll re-use it for going out in public after work . Otherwise I think its fine to wear something you make at home, but I am very conscious of the need to save the surgical masks for sale, for health care workers. If the nursing home/ memory care/ hospital doesn't get their shipment in or runs out , they will be rushing to buy out the supply at Walmarts etc. I leave those on the shelves.
 
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I wear cotton gloves I change all the time and wash. I must have about 50 pair. It keeps me from touching my face by accident until I can wash my hands thoroughly.

Unfortunately I am shopping or running errands almost every day. I do it mostly for people that are over 80 and very sickly so they don't have to go out. I used to go shopping for them before this or would take them to the store. I am cautious and keep my distance but to be truthful I am not all that concerned about getting it. I see the same people day in and day out working at the post office, drugstore, grocery store, etc. that I have been going to for years now. Strange all these people working every day in this pandemic and nobody I know and see has gotten sick.

My brother caught it and said it wasn't that bad. Of course he has to work with people from all over the world and travel. He told me he most likely would get back in December. A risk of the job he does. A minor risk compared to the normal risks he takes in the job he does.
 
Started a few days ago. Wear one when I get groceries or any other store I have to go to. When I go for a walk, nope. I just keep my distance. Rarely see anyone when I am on my walk.
 
dex4974 said:
No, because I'm not a clown.
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Nothing is less clown-like than getting coronavirus, becoming an asymptomatic carrier, and then spreading it to the elderly and immunocompromised.
 
Felis Leo said:
Nothing is less clown-like than getting coronavirus, becoming an asymptomatic carrier, and then spreading it to the elderly and immunocompromised.
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Wash your hands. Don’t cough on people. People at risk need to manage that themselves, like staying home.
 
Aberration said:
Wash your hands. Don’t cough on people. People at risk need to manage that themselves, like staying home.
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I certainly do all that, Aberration. But apparently it does not spread just through coughing. If you have caught COVID-19 but are not yet showing symptoms (it can take days or weeks for symptoms to manifest) you can spread it simply by breathing near people. A mask helps to catch the moisture you exhale from your lungs which the virus travels through. That is why wearing a mask is imperative if you do not know whether or not you have contracted the virus. I certainly do not wear it as a fashion statement.
 
Aberration said:
Wash your hands. Don’t cough on people. People at risk need to manage that themselves, like staying home.
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And forcing all their family members to do the same? Millions of at risk people living with their families...multiply that by their families...people that will still need to stay home? Those kids cant go to school (if they reopen), adults cant go to work....huh, not that different from now. Many of us have at-risk people in our homes that you suggest 'manage themselves'...an impossible task with family that go out in public.

Right? Or did I misrepresent the situation for millions of at-risk people and millions more that live with them?
 
Aberration said:
Wash your hands. Don’t cough on people. People at risk need to manage that themselves, like staying home.
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No, we don't need to stay home if we are able to tend to our own needs. Wear a mask and take responsibility out in public for yourself and others who are in high risk groups.
 
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