Originally Posted by nututv (Post 1786536)

Masks are to keep hospitals etc from being overwhelmed. I heard that here from a TOTV PHD/MD/BS lol. Remove 300,000 annually from ER's and hospitals in general and you've removed a major headache. And I agree it isn't contagious but have you ever seen a skinny kid who had obese parents? Some of the biggest kids I taught in scouts had mom's and dad's that were seriously wide. It runs in families. McDonald genes we called them.
Let's see, 40% of the population is obese. You don't think that to produce what is required to create and sustain all that doesn't create millions of tons of 'stuff' that's potentially fatal to others.

It's not my job! That is by far, the saddest thing I can remember reading. It sure the heck is, it's everyone's job. Do you have kids or grand kids? Better show them all the wildlife you can while you can. We're killing them with cruelty and pollution faster than the poor animals can multiply.
Then I guess it's my job. I've seen this first hand, it's repulsive.
This whale had more than 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach when it died.

Maybe Covid is a blessing in disguise. Maybe there are just too many of us and Mother Nature really is winning.

Originally Posted by Dayeight99 (Post 1784906)

No they don’t. The virus is a microbe. If you can get air through a mask you can get the virus. It can penetrate the mask just as air can. Only useful in clinical environments to prevent hairs, spittle, etc, from entering an open wound or an open mouth.

Originally Posted by ALadysMom (Post 1786524)

I appreciate your admission but there are more than just a few loopholes 😷 (get it? LOL) in your sanitization procedure. Sorry. Not touching the inside is a great attempt at cleanliness but the world is a huge microbial soup and your damp mask inside that plastic bag in Floridian heat is a growth vector for mold, bacteria and, yes, viruses. The chemical residues of soap, fabric softener, etc. from the laundry and the dyes, microfibers and other things from the fabric are being inhaled with every breath you take. There are good reasons why medical masks are sterile, made from specialty paper and single use/disposable.

Staying home is so relaxing by comparison.

Originally Posted by Dayeight99 (Post 1786449)

Then wear it everyday for the rest of your life because there’s always “something going around”. Seasonal flu, colds, etc. They’re all contagious. Please, never take it off or you’re a hypocrite.

Originally Posted by nututv (Post 1786536)

Masks are to keep hospitals etc from being overwhelmed. I heard that here from a TOTV PHD/MD/BS lol. Remove 300,000 annually from ER's and hospitals in general and you've removed a major headache. And I agree it isn't contagious but have you ever seen a skinny kid who had obese parents? Some of the biggest kids I taught in scouts had mom's and dad's that were seriously wide. It runs in families. McDonald genes we called them.
Let's see, 40% of the population is obese. You don't think that to produce what is required to create and sustain all that doesn't create millions of tons of 'stuff' that's potentially fatal to others.

It's not my job! That is by far, the saddest thing I can remember reading. It sure the heck is, it's everyone's job. Do you have kids or grand kids? Better show them all the wildlife you can while you can. We're killing them with cruelty and pollution faster than the poor animals can multiply.
Then I guess it's my job. I've seen this first hand, it's repulsive.
This whale had more than 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach when it died.

Maybe Covid is a blessing in disguise. Maybe there are just too many of us and Mother Nature really is winning.

Originally Posted by sallybowron (Post 1786548)

I was told that using a very thin layer of chiffon inside your mask will prevent the droplets from going through a mask.

Originally Posted by nututv (Post 1786536)

Masks are to keep hospitals etc from being overwhelmed ... Snipped .... Maybe Covid is a blessing in disguise.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1786889)

I don't think these masks protect me much at all but that is not the reason for wearing home made masks.

Originally Posted by nututv (Post 1786536)

Maybe Covid is a blessing in disguise. Maybe there are just too many of us and Mother Nature really is winning.

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1786933)

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1786933)

Originally Posted by cleanwater (Post 1787275)

mgmt that allows their staff to flaunt their recommendations?

Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 1786986)

I would not underestimate the level of protection, every little bit helps reduce risk..

There was a Missouri hair salon where the stylists and all of their clients wore face masks. Two hairstylists with coronavirus ended up not infecting any of their 140 clients.
One stylist treated 84 clients and the other worked with 56, and six co-workers were also exposed. Forty-six of them pursued testing and all tested negative, while the rest were quarantined for a 14-day period, according to the health department.

Additionally, there were no cases of coronavirus out of the more than 400 other people who were in the Great Clips location during the shifts by the two affected stylist.

Missouri Great Clips hairstylists with coronavirus did not infect 140 clients

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1788288)

Masks do slow the spread of this virus but some folks out there will not believe the evidence.