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Whitelight1 said:
I don't wear masks. Yesterday I went to Lowes, Home Depot, Target, a gardening store, and a carpeting store. The workers at Home Depot don't wear them in the garden center. People don't wear them at the smaller self owned stores like the gardening store or the carpeting store, but they have one handy in case someone is wearing one when they come in to make them feel better. I am going to work at the office (attorney) in a few hours to do some paperwork for some people, we never wear masks. We always shake hands. We go about our lives and all those stores I mentioned never have even asked me to wear a mask.

The latest crap they are feeding us I saw 3 days ago....except it was finally true. Wearing masks long periods will give you upper respiratory illnesses (like wearing a cpap) and also mask mouth (similar to meth mouth but from your mask drying out your mouth and rotting your teeth).

So even though it is mandated in my county to wear one, when I pass another no mask wearing person we smile, knowing the truth about the entire control the population issue and walk on by. My best friend has Covid and she has not left her house in weeks. We're all going to get Covid. it's just when.
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bykfixer said:
I'm noticing the words "dust mask" on a lot of packaging lately. Then the obligitory fine print "does not prevent spread of disease" or similar.

At my local Food Lion they have a (Mrs Fixer term) mask nazi assigned at the entrance. I call them "the hall monitor" or "safety patrol" my grade school days.
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Call them what you will, they have a tough job to do. Dealing with one, obnoxious, selfish piece of humanity who if he or she lived in a different country, might find himself in handcuffs being tossed into a cage for a significant length of time like they do in Qatar.

Also, considering what the actual Nazis did, it's more than a bit offensive that there are others who refer to these employees as such.

Helped an INFJ with deformed genitals and an Oliver Hardy moustache to murder millions of innocent people vs. Politely reminding customers to please do the right thing. Yeah, I just don't see the similarities. Maybe that's just me though.
 
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I will wear a scuba suit if it would keep others safe
 
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I just returned from shopping at a local Albertsons. Upon entering the building another male shopper with his mask underneath his chin, greeted me with a smile and said - "Take your off your mask, man!"

I replied - "I know, I hate wearing one, but it's not the hill worth dying on." He smiled again and said - "Yeah, I guess not."
 
Looks like we'll be flying to visit my daughter and family for Christmas and was wondering what mask type would be best for air travel. I typically wear an N95 in risky environments but this wouldn't be suitable for extended use on the plane (although I will wear it in the airport).
 
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SCEMan said:
Looks like we'll be flying to visit my daughter and family for Christmas and was wondering what mask type would be best for air travel. I typically wear an N95 in risky environments but this wouldn't be suitable for extended use on the plane (although I will wear it in the airport).
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The softer material KN95 masks protect just as well as an N95, and are great for extended use. Unfortunately, you do have to watch out for fakes. Thankfully there is an easy test to tell the real thing from the fakes. Order a pack of 5 or 10. Take one out of the pack. Hold it carefully by the ear-loops. Get someone to pour a bit of water inside of it. Keep holding it. After literally a minute or two, if you see water droplets forming and falling from the mask, yours are fake. The real ones won't leak at all.

Also, get another one that's dry, cut it open. You should see something that looks a bit like brand new parchment paper. Nice and white. It'll appear to be one piece. But in reality will be two very thin layers. That's the melt material. Take a lighter and apply it to the material. It should simply melt. If it flames up like an ordinary piece of paper, the mask is fake. Only ways to tell if you got real ones or if you got tricked into buying fakes. Yeah, you ruin the tested masks. Small price to pay to know for certain though.

Also, sorry for a bit of a late reply. Awhile back I did a video on YouTube demonstrating this method in a bit more detail. My mask videos are the most popular ones on my channel. I've been busy fielding questions from anxious individuals. Including one very unfortunate case of a teacher who tested his KN95 mask after finding my video. However, this was after he spent hours in a crowded setting teaching others. His mask leaked, even though he mentioned being very careful with it. I could tell he wanted some reassurance and comfort. It's gut-wrenching when you have none to give. I don't sugar-coat anything that important. I told him to no longer use the KN95s he got as part of the same pack, and that he needed to get himself tested immediately. When you have real ones, they're great protection and they feel very comfortable even with hours of continued wear. Speaking from experience.

Best bet will be any online, legitimate, medical supply warehouse. A general online search is a good idea. Even then, best to still test out the ones you get. Really hope this helped.
 
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Monocrom said:
The softer material KN95 masks protect just as well as an N95, and are great for extended use. Unfortunately, you do have to watch out for fakes. Thankfully there is an easy test to tell the real thing from the fakes. Order a pack of 5 or 10. Take one out of the pack. Hold it carefully by the ear-loops. Get someone to pour a bit of water inside of it. Keep holding it. After literally a minute or two, if you see water droplets forming and falling from the mask, yours are fake. The real ones won't leak at all.

Also, get another one that's dry, cut it open. You should see something that looks a bit like brand new parchment paper. Nice and white. It'll appear to be one piece. But in reality will be two very thin layers. That's the melt material. Take a lighter and apply it to the material. It should simply melt. If it flames up like an ordinary piece of paper, the mask is fake. Only ways to tell if you got real ones or if you got tricked into buying fakes. Yeah, you ruin the tested masks. Small price to pay to know for certain though.

Also, sorry for a bit of a late reply. Awhile back I did a video on YouTube demonstrating this method in a bit more detail. My mask videos are the most popular ones on my channel. I've been busy fielding questions from anxious individuals. Including one very unfortunate case of a teacher who tested his KN95 mask after finding my video. However, this was after he spent hours in a crowded setting teaching others. His mask leaked, even though he mentioned being very careful with it. I could tell he wanted some reassurance and comfort. It's gut-wrenching when you have none to give. I don't sugar-coat anything that important. I told him to no longer use the KN95s he got as part of the same pack, and that he needed to get himself tested immediately. When you have real ones, they're great protection and they feel very comfortable even with hours of continued wear. Speaking from experience.

Best bet will be any online, legitimate, medical supply warehouse. A general online search is a good idea. Even then, best to still test out the ones you get. Really hope this helped.
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Thanks for the detailed response. Much appreciated.
 
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Monocrom said:
Also, considering what the actual Nazis did, it's more than a bit offensive that there are others who refer to these employees as such.
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I personally don't see the big issue that some people have wearing masks. Even the asthmatic friends of mine are very happy to wear masks to protect themselves and others, it's really a non issue for most people I've talked to because they feel it's the right thing to do and at most is a mild inconvenience for them.

Although before I was born my home town was devastated by Nazi bombing, and I have to say that being asked to wear a mask by a individual at a shop door who is tasked with customer safety isn't exactly a big inconvenience at all. :) Stopping a car for red traffic lights is a greater inconvenience isn't it? Yet few people make a fuss over them these days.


Monocrom said:
...to murder millions of innocent people vs. Politely reminding customers to please do the right thing. Yeah, I just don't see the similarities. Maybe that's just me though.
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It isn't just you.
 
Monocrom said:
The softer material KN95 masks protect just as well as an N95, and are great for extended use. Unfortunately, you do have to watch out for fakes. Thankfully there is an easy test to tell the real thing from the fakes. Order a pack of 5 or 10. Take one out of the pack. Hold it carefully by the ear-loops. Get someone to pour a bit of water inside of it. Keep holding it. After literally a minute or two, if you see water droplets forming and falling from the mask, yours are fake. The real ones won't leak at all.

Also, get another one that's dry, cut it open. You should see something that looks a bit like brand new parchment paper. Nice and white. It'll appear to be one piece. But in reality will be two very thin layers. That's the melt material. Take a lighter and apply it to the material. It should simply melt. If it flames up like an ordinary piece of paper, the mask is fake. Only ways to tell if you got real ones or if you got tricked into buying fakes. Yeah, you ruin the tested masks. Small price to pay to know for certain though.
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It's pretty simple to do this with one mask - water test first with a small quantity of water, then if it passes cut a sample from the dry upper portion of the mask to perform the flame test.

I've procured KN95s 3 times. Two appear to be genuine (tested one lot) and one I'm so sure is fake I'm not going to bother testing them.
 
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Well.... Literally just got off the phone with my best friend of 30 years.

Give you guys one guess why I'm making a personal post in this thread.

His boss knew that a certain employee who works with my best friend and others, was infected. But kept his mouth shut because he's one of those individuals who thinks Covid-19 is a joke. Yeah, no one at that place of business is laughing now. Both my best friend and his wife have a couple of pre-existing health conditions.

I'm going to end this post now, because otherwise I'm very likely to post something far from Family Friendly if I keep going.
 
Monocrom said:
Well.... Literally just got off the phone with my best friend of 30 years.

Give you guys one guess why I'm making a personal post in this thread.

His boss knew that a certain employee who works with my best friend and others, was infected. But kept his mouth shut because he's one of those individuals who thinks Covid-19 is a joke. Yeah, no one at that place of business is laughing now. Both my best friend and his wife have a couple of pre-existing health conditions.

I'm going to end this post now, because otherwise I'm very likely to post something far from Family Friendly if I keep going.
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Serious question and not stirring the pot. Did this business not require masks? I’ll keep your friends in my thoughts.
 
Things will be better now . science can fix this so someday mask will only be worn in Madre gras or halloween
 
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