The mask is primarily to remind you not to touch your face and to protect others from you sneezing. If you are outside getting the mail the likelihood of someone sneezing on you is quite minimal.

Are you aware that we have a population of about 130,000 and very few cases? Are you aware of how well we are doing here in TV?

Glad you feel safe wearing your mask. If you are so worried about what everyone else is doing it might be better to stay away from people.

I approve these stolen thoughts:

1. I don't wear a facemask because...It's the perfect breeding ground for bacteria that can end up in your mouth and down into your lungs (hello upper respiratory infection anyone!?)

2. I don't wear gloves because... I have enough brains to realize I'd have to change gloves everytime I touched something else, otherwise it's just cross contamination with the same gloves...

3. I do social distancing because...I respect others personal space, but not because I'm afraid of my fellow Americans or neighbors. In fact, I'll happily hug someone right now in public if it was a mutual feeling. Hugging also releases endorphins which uplifts mood and relieves stress...there's a bunch of stress going on right now.

4. I don't get the flu vaccine because...(in regards to coronavirus) I don't want to increase my chances of getting an upper respiratory illness including 4 strains of coronavirus by 36%.

5. I won't get tested even if I show symptoms because...I already know they will label it Covid19 without an actual test and I'll be added to the jaded numbers increasing panic over something I may or may not truly have...plus they'll just tell me to go home and walk it off...but rest assured I have brains enough to stay home and away from people when sick or have symptoms of being sick.

6. I wash my hands with soap and water because...well, that's just common sense.

7. I WILL NOT GET THE COVID19 VACCINE! The gov has never mandated a vaccine and I'll be damned if they make me put something in my body, that was created in less than 2 weeks of this "outbreak". I'm not a sheep and will not be manipulated by the gov into thinking they have our best interest.

8. I will not live in fear. If you want to stay in your house and never go out because you are "doing the right thing" that's fine, that's you. But I'm not going to let the media scare me into mass panic. That's what they want, to shut this country down and they’re doing it right in front of your face. I will continue to go out and support locals as much as possible. I will not live in fear!
Start researching...you have all the time in the world. Turn off the news and start researching from sources that have NO financial gain or conflict of interest...you will learn quite a bit, and you will realize you've been lied to and manipulated.

*copied and pasted, feel free to do the same!*

Thank you! The best post; I agree with all of these.

I went to Aldi’s yesterday and not one person in there was wearing a N95 mask including the employees. Unless you are wearing a properly fitted N95 mask or better you are doing yourself and others little good if any. It’s time to get back to living our lives.

Quick, call the cops, someone just walked by my mailbox not wearing a mask. Get a life people!

DITTO! Well said. Why would anyone believe “the news” anymore. We’ve been lied to for years. I don’t think they are telling us the truth now. When the dust finally settles on this virus, it will prove to be much less deadly than many other outbreaks. And we will wonder why we shut our economy down.

... :ohdear:

Cases are still rising

What? It is deadly! And if all would wear masks outside...no matter where...we’d be a lot better off and safer until we can get the vaccine. Why not be extra cautious and care about others?

It is not about you.
 

Mask wearing is not about you. It is to protect others. Healthline.com explained it well. “As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the CDC is recommending that everyone wear a cloth mask when they go out in public.
Experts say the homemade masks won’t protect someone from getting sick, but they can help prevent the spread of the disease by those with the virus.“
The mask is to reduce the spread of the virus from you, even if you have it but have no symptoms. You wear a mask in consideration of others. It shows that you care about the safety of others.

Are you saying people should be wearing masks OUTSIDE when social distancing is easy to maintain? I have not heard that at all. I will NEVER wear a mask outside when I can easily social distance. I do, however, always wear a mask while indoors in a public space.

Regarding the "quick interaction"....The experts have said you need to have sustained close interaction to contract the virus or have someone cough or sneeze directly in your face. If you want to think of my "close interaction" statement as a "5 second rule", you are correct.

I agree it’s still with us but as long as you try to stay 6 feet away from someone I heard you don’t have to wear a mask outside.

Unless you remove your mask so you can sneeze into your hand. On this forum, I read about a woman who did just that recently in a local Publix. YIKES! How clueless was that woman? Where was her common sense?

Only wear masks if you want to live in fear. The Spanish Flu died off in just over a year because the entire country was exposed to it and you either died or developed immunity. We need to do that here we can't drag this out for years and years living in fear. Yes 2.3 million will die but that's only .00655 of our population. And one good thing about the Chinese coronavirus it mainly kills the sick and the old where the Spanish flu killed people of all ages.