Poll of the Day > Do you wear a mask when you go outside now?

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toipic

when i go to the supermarket, yes. otherwise, no, ok?

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I don't go outside, ok?

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LOL, poll is asking like there are actually masks for sale in the stores

I'd love to, but don't have that luxury

It might not be a bad idea to wear one going for groceries, but it's not like they're readily available at this point, and any I could get my hands on would be better donated to hospitals because they're horribly under-supplied. I'd also have to take my beard off to get any actual use out of one.

Nope. I have to shave to use one properly.

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streamofthesky posted...

LOL, poll is asking like there are actually masks for sale in the stores

I'd love to, but don't have that luxury

i made my own, ok?

there are tons of templates and ways to make them online, ok?

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I wore one yesterday when I went to Walmart and the post office

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Nope.


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No. Just make some sort of effort to avoid being right in others' faces and it's fine.

A number of markets that I've been to are already enforcing that "six feet" rule at the checkouts, which is good enough.

only to the bank
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I work at a grocery and don't use one. They don't help unless you have it. Otherwise your eyes are still exposed and there is no airtight seal.

Those masks are meant for surgery, aka preventing crap from leaving your body.

To be fair they probably do help, if I look it up I see some doctors saying they do and some saying they don't.

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I've been wearing one for the last two weeks basically any time I've been around other people in the interest of keeping my germs to myself. I think I started wearing it about a week too late to prevent myself from getting sick this week, but I feel better that I at least did something to prevent myself from spreading it before I had any symptoms (I've stayed home since I started getting a sore throat at work on Tuesday)

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Yellow posted...

Those masks are meant for surgery, aka preventing crap from leaving your body.

why do people keep spreading misinformation like this

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Mead posted...

why do people keep spreading misinformation like this

I mean, its yellow.

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No but instead of a mask, I've thought about getting a hockey mask and if I do that I might as well change my name to Jason Voorhees.

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No, but then again, I don't go outside much.

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Judgmenl posted...

I don't go outside, ok?

I eat ass on the first date

I'm not scared of Corona

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Mead posted...

why do people keep spreading misinformation like this

Literally read the first sentence and tell me who the Facebook Karen spreading misinformation is

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_mask

EvilMegas posted...

I mean, its yellow.

Name one thing I was wrong about without admitting it.

I am wrong sometimes, but if I am I'll own up to it.

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Fuck those shitty masks. I came fully prepared ^_^

Yellow posted...

Literally read the first sentence and tell me who the Facebook Karen spreading misinformation is

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_mask

those arent the masks I see most people around here wearing but those absolutely do block a large percentage of particles from being inhaled. Theyre a lot better than nothing and even better than a scarf or bandana which is what a lot of people are using

those masks are literally the exact PPE used in hospitals when interacting with patients that are under droplet contagious precautions, so the idea that they exist only to prevent particles from infecting others is downright inane

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Yellow posted...

Those masks are meant for surgery, aka preventing crap from leaving your body.

To be fair they probably do help, if I look it up I see some doctors saying they do and some saying they don't.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_mask

A surgical mask, also known as a procedure mask, medical mask or simply as a face mask,[1][2] is intended to be worn by health professionals during surgery and during nursing to catch the bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose. They are not designed to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne bacteria or virus particles and are less effective than respirators, such as N95 or FFP masks, which provide better protection due to their material, shape and tight seal.

Mead posted...

those masks are literally the exact PPE used in hospitals when interacting with patients that are under droplet contagious precautions, so the idea that they exist only to prevent particles from infecting others is downright inane

Listen, name one thing I said that doesn't line up word for word with the wikipedia article for face masks. People have no business wearing them unless they're taking care of coronavirus infected people or if they have coronavirus. The CDC does not recommend promote or condone walking around in public with a face mask.

Otherwise get off your fucking soap box and stop spreading misinformation.



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I want one of those old plague doctor bird masks.


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Yellow posted...

wikipedia article

didnt realize you were such an expert on PPE, how many years would you say youve worked in an actual healthcare setting?

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The masks aren't to stop YOU from getting infected, they're to reduce the risk to OTHERS if you're already infected and don't know it. Just about anything that will reduce the travel of airborne particles will help. It's not 100% effective, but even a partial reduction will slow the rate of infection substantially.

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Mead posted...

didnt realize you were such an expert on PPE, how many years would you say youve worked in an actual healthcare setting?

stop.

I don't even know what you're trying to argue. Just total nonsense. I think you're on team "face mask good"

Well guess what? Face mask bad.

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Yellow posted...

stop.

I don't even know what you're trying to argue. Just total nonsense. I think you're on team "face mask good"

yeah because obviously something that filters particles in the air wont stop particles when you inhale, only when you exhale

if people have face coverings, they should use them

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Oh and guess what? Just today the CDC did announce today that face masks are recommended by random people walking around, whereas the who does not.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

Great thanks for telling me mead. Really cleared that up. But I'm still on team face mask bad.

It's almost as if I was correct in saying the experts are giving conflicting opinions and your hipster ass attacked me for some dumb reason anyway.

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Of course a face covering is better than nothing that is basic common sense dude. Nobody is claiming any kind of PPE is gonna make you immune to anything but the fact is that most people cant get an N95 mask, dont know how to wear it correctly, and theyre difficult for most people to wear while even mildly active or for an extended period of time.

A surgical mask isnt gonna stop as many droplet particles as an actual respirator but its gonna do a lot more than just a scarf or bandana.

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Mead posted...

Of course a face covering is better than nothing that is basic common sense dude. Nobody is claiming any kind of PPE is gonna make you immune to anything but the fact is that most people cant get an N95 mask, dont know how to wear it correctly, and theyre difficult for most people to wear while even mildly active or for an extended period of time.

A surgical mask isnt gonna stop as many droplet particles as an actual respirator but its gonna do a lot more than just a scarf or bandana.

Dude you did not read my post. Just read it again. I'm not even mad.

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Yellow posted...

I'm not even mad.

Dude

Im even more not mad than you are.

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Then why are you accusing me of claiming that masks don't prevent diseases

I don't think that

Yellow posted...

I work at a grocery and don't use one. They don't help unless you have it. Otherwise your eyes are still exposed and there is no airtight seal.

Those masks are meant for surgery, aka preventing crap from leaving your body.

To be fair they probably do help, if I look it up I see some doctors saying they do and some saying they don't.

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You're literally melting down because you can't read.

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Yellow posted...

Then why are you accusing me of claiming that masks don't prevent diseases

I don't think that

okay, my bad there sorry man

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Mead posted...

okay, my bad there sorry man

Well now I just feel bad. Next time I'll make sure I clarify what I meant instead of getting into a slap fight. But I do love a good slap fight.

+1 respect Mead

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They dont do anything.

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zebatov posted...

They dont do anything.

Nah CDC came out today and said they're better than nothing, which does make sense.

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I started wearing one the other day.

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I saw a dude walking into Walmart today with one of those drywall dust masks on but it was upside down lol

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No. Though, they want us to wear them at work. Hope they supply them, then. Because I dont think Ill be able to buy them. The doomdays preppers and scalpers probably already have them all...
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When just out in the yard or going for a walk in the neighborhod? No. Grocery run or going to work? Yep.

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