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Originally Posted by Scorpyo
Exactly. Some say, "You should complain to the employee or manager". Yeah right. I wonder what else would wind up in your food. I appreciate knowing that some businesses are trying to take precautions. The jury is still out on whether masks work or not. If you want to believe they don't I'm sure there's plenty of opinions on the internet to support your belief. Conversely, if you believe they do work, the internet will give you plenty of opinions to support that belief as well. Simply put, as others have said, surgery staff all wear masks for a reason. Maybe it's simply to hide the confused look on their face. For me, if a mask prevents even a very small chance of giving or contracting the virus I'll go with it. As for 5 Guys, if they can't even give the impression that they're concern for my welfare (whether or not they are) then I'm not concerned with supporting their jobs and business by giving them some of my money.
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A mask is like a window screen. Air passes in and out. The tighter the weave the less that can pass through, like dust, pollen, germs and viruses. Any screen/mask is better than none IMHO.
As to expert advice, I remember when the Surgeon General first announced the potential for harm from tobacco. Smokers didn't want to believe it. Tobacco firms paid "experts" and doctors big money to deny the truth. The smokers clung to the tobacco companies propaganda and denied the truth, many to their great sorrow. Today the virus and the effectiveness of masks is the disagreement. Some say they live on planet "reality" (presumably in another solar system) and apparently see themselves as invulnerable rebels denying any evidence contrary to what they want to believe. I and many others live on planet Earth where a pandemic has been acknowledged world wide. Certainly there are some who are terrified. Others are cautious and concerned and trying to practice some level of social responsibility to protect themselves and others. But society will always have it's denier's (IE: Flat earth society).