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On Sat, 30 May 2020 06:30:53 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
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On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 8:28:38 AM UTC-4, John H wrote:
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On Fri, 29 May 2020 17:22:26 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 5/29/2020 4:26 PM, John wrote:
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 17:25:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
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On 5/27/2020 4:41 PM, wrote:


https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1342


Good grief Greg. You are *still* hung up on *blocking* the virus
with a cloth or non-N-95 mask.

That is *not* the purpose of wearing a mask ... homemade or
of the non-surgical type.

"coughing into a petri dish"? Of course the virus will
land there.

Have the person holding the petri dish stand 6-10 feet
away from the person coughing. Test wearing a mask
and without a mask. Let us know the results.

Just don't stand next to people who are coughing.

Or talking, or singing, or breathing. Right?

That is what the 6 feet is all about.

If you can. That's not always possible. Go visit your local Costco and you'll
see what I mean.

You're starting to sound very silly.

Why not? I have really only been in Costco once in the last couple
months but they limit the number of people in there, they stopped
giving out free food and they cleared out the aisles so you are not
bunched up. Walmart is the same way. It is easy to keep a reasonable
distance. If you read the current guess, they also say the problem is
prolonged contact, not just walking past someone.
When you look at the recent outbreaks, that seems to be true too. They
are people who were sitting in pews together or at a big party,
probably passing a joint around among other things.

Greg, don't wear a mask. If I see you in a store or other place of business,
I'll think you don't give a **** about others.



Me and the other 30 or 40%, including the employees who are improperly
wearing their masks or not wearing one at all.

Went to Costco and Safeway today. Both had many customers and employees in the
store. I saw not one person without a mask. Not one. I suppose we were all
'mindlessly following silly rules'. Bull****.

You're either bull****ting the troops or you've got a bunch of uncaring assholes
running around down there.


The President and CEO of Costco (Craig Jelinek) *mandated* that all
Costco employees and members (customers) must wear a mask in the
store. Only exceptions are children under 2 years old. This mandate
was issued back on May 4th.

It's working. Also at our local Safeway.

Costco is the only place I ever go that requires a mask (HQ in the
first virus hot spot state, WA, may have something to do with it) and
Publix is even loosening up on the employees. No Safeway here.
I think that they are starting to question how effective a mask that
gets worn all day, removed when they take a break and put back on,
really can be.

Don't ask me, ask your doctor, what is the protocol on masks in his
office? Do they reuse masks between patients? How long will they wear
one mask? How do they dispose of the old ones?
Get back to me.

If your doctor says they used a T shirt scrap wrapped around their
face that they reuse all day long, run, don't walk out of there.

I've been to my doctor once since this started. Everyone, including me, wore a
mask. I didn't question them on their protocol. I figure they know more than
me...or you, for that matter.

Like I say, you're sounding very silly.
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Freedom Isn't Free!

Doctors and nurses wear masks for a different reason that someone would while in Costco.

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That's true but either way I feel safer. In the case of Costco they
have made it store policy so that both employees and customers feel
safer. That's not a bad thing in my opinion. I really don't
understand this rebel without a cause attitude that some seem to have.
It's unfortunate that the issue has become politicized.


Costco probably has the best protocol I have seen, assuming it hasn't
slipped in the last month or so. They are serious about distancing and
they wipe down the checkout area after every customer. That doesn't do
anything about surface contamination in the rest of the store but if
someone comes down with the virus, they have plausible deniability
that you got it there.

Greg is right that procedures are less than optimal and would not pass
muster in an operating room, but anything is better than nothing in my
opinion.

Better than nothing is a pretty weak argument. That is particularly
true when people are doing exactly the opposite of proper protocols in
most cases.

Raising awareness is good also. If people don't like store
policy they can always shop elsewhere.

So it is just a symbol that you care.
Why not just wear a
"Covid Sucks, Get away from me"
hat?

(or write it on your forehead with a Sharpie).