On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 1:07:14 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

The problem with that logic is that you, personally, can do all the right things, and still be infected by some idiot who refuses to wear a mask. Most of those folks seem to think this virus isn't real.

It is. And that was the moral of my story.

On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 05:31:30 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 1:07:14 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

The problem with that logic is that you, personally, can do all the right things, and still be infected by some idiot who refuses to wear a mask. Most of those folks seem to think this virus isn't real.

It is. And that was the moral of my story.

I am still not convinced masks do much. You can blame anyone you want
tho.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.
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On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 7:59:27 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit..

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.

His wife works as a Safety Engineer at a nuclear power plant, and trains incoming hires. She has a bit of exposure, and we wonder if she didn't bring it home to him. He's a good guy, Navy EOD and such, but didn't believe in a mask. He is retired and is at home, but they continued to go to the physical church most of the time even when other churches were doing the virtual thing. That's the majority of his exposure.

This **** is real.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:59:26 -0400, John wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.

NBC-2 here is leading the charge about masks, they are mask bigots and
still 2 of their anchors came down with it.
This is a virus about 0.1 micron in size and your mask would be lucky
to stop 5% of 0.3 micron particles The size used to rate masks.

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 12:02:50 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:59:26 -0400, John wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 06:02:15 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 12:02:50 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:59:26 -0400, John wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.

NBC-2 here is leading the charge about masks, they are mask bigots and
still 2 of their anchors came down with it.

Someone around them probably wasn't wearing a mask.

This is a virus about 0.1 micron in size and your mask would be lucky
to stop 5% of 0.3 micron particles The size used to rate masks.

The virus is encased in water droplets when exhaled. Much larger than 0.1 micron. That's why the masks are effective at reducing that exhaled spray.

That story worked until they started warning us about aerosols.
Anything bigger than about 0.3 microns falls right away according to
OSHA.

My biggest problem with all of this is how much they are guessing
about. The story seems to change every day. I think this mask thing is
a feel good story and a way to justify reopening. The truth will be
revealed if masks are universal and round 2 of reopening causes
another spike.

On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:53:38 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 06:02:15 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 12:02:50 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:59:26 -0400, John wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.

NBC-2 here is leading the charge about masks, they are mask bigots and
still 2 of their anchors came down with it.

Someone around them probably wasn't wearing a mask.

This is a virus about 0.1 micron in size and your mask would be lucky
to stop 5% of 0.3 micron particles The size used to rate masks.

The virus is encased in water droplets when exhaled. Much larger than 0.1 micron. That's why the masks are effective at reducing that exhaled spray.

That story worked until they started warning us about aerosols.
Anything bigger than about 0.3 microns falls right away according to
OSHA.

My biggest problem with all of this is how much they are guessing
about. The story seems to change every day. I think this mask thing is
a feel good story and a way to justify reopening. The truth will be
revealed if masks are universal and round 2 of reopening causes
another spike.

===

You're entitled to your opinion of course, but I'd ask you this: If
masks are ineffective, why have surgeons and ER nurses been wearing
them for over 75 years? My dental surgeon wears two masks at the same
time plus a face shield.

I think anything that reduces the chances of spreading the infection,
even if only by a small amount, is worth doing. Sooner or later we'll
have better treatments and/or vaccines but we've got to stay alive
until that happens. It should be clear to everyone by now that this
thing is no hoax.

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On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:45:28 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:53:38 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 06:02:15 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 12:02:50 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:59:26 -0400, John wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:06:26 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 20:49:50 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Got the confirmation from testing that my brother-in-law has COVID. He was denying that COVID was a problem, not wearing a mask, refusing to distance. He's now sick with flu-like symptoms and vomiting with a fever, but no breathing problems (yet?). He's 56.

Hoping for the best for him. It just seems that some people won't believe it until it hits them or someone close to them. Wear your mask, dammit.

The problem with that logic is they tell us the mask is to protect
others, it won't save you, particularly a do rag tied across your
mouth. If he was that sloppy, he probably got it from his hands
anyway.

He was likely hanging with others who were maskless and not keeping his
distance.

NBC-2 here is leading the charge about masks, they are mask bigots and
still 2 of their anchors came down with it.

Someone around them probably wasn't wearing a mask.

This is a virus about 0.1 micron in size and your mask would be lucky
to stop 5% of 0.3 micron particles The size used to rate masks.

The virus is encased in water droplets when exhaled. Much larger than 0.1 micron. That's why the masks are effective at reducing that exhaled spray.

That story worked until they started warning us about aerosols.
Anything bigger than about 0.3 microns falls right away according to
OSHA.

My biggest problem with all of this is how much they are guessing
about. The story seems to change every day. I think this mask thing is
a feel good story and a way to justify reopening. The truth will be
revealed if masks are universal and round 2 of reopening causes
another spike.

===

You're entitled to your opinion of course, but I'd ask you this: If
masks are ineffective, why have surgeons and ER nurses been wearing
them for over 75 years? My dental surgeon wears two masks at the same
time plus a face shield.

I think anything that reduces the chances of spreading the infection,
even if only by a small amount, is worth doing. Sooner or later we'll
have better treatments and/or vaccines but we've got to stay alive
until that happens. It should be clear to everyone by now that this
thing is no hoax.

Yup!
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Freedom Isn't Free!