Wearing a Mask

[justjess]

wonder what the reaction would be to wearing a halloween mask, its a mask, ones i own, the mouth and nose are covered with material, i'd definitely wear my masks, go all slipknot

My husband has gone food shopping a couple times in a Jason mask. No one bats an eyelash lol

 

[elsbet]

wonder what the reaction would be to wearing a halloween mask, its a mask, ones i own, the mouth and nose are covered with material, i'd definitely wear my masks, go all slipknot

I was thinking more along the lines of a bandana-- gunslinger style.

 

[elsbet]

My husband has gone food shopping a couple times in a Jason mask. No one bats an eyelash lol

I like you a little more every day.

 

[Lurker]

My husband has gone food shopping a couple times in a Jason mask. No one bats an eyelash lol

Didn't get a good look but from a distance I saw a guy in a Boba Fett-ish helmet.

 

[Lurker]

I was thinking more along the lines of a bandana-- gunslinger style.

seen that one a lot.

 

[sim hae]

I'm someone who is not allowed to develop a fever, ever.
I've mentioned on this forum in the past that anaesthesia and pain reducing medications don't have an effect on me. Those pain reducing pills are usually also fever reducing. In case I get a fever there's no help for me at this moment. Thankfully developing a fever almost never happens to me, I'm not prone to it.
The last time I had fever was because of a surgery years ago and it lasted close to a week. My memory has never been the same after that trial. I usually have extremely bad short term memory, which has become even worse with the passing of time and made life kind of difficult.
The only reason that fever eventually went down is because I took a quadruple dose of a very strong fever reducing medication. It was a very dangerous choice to make, having had several stomach ulcers in the past, but it was the only medication that could slightly reduce my fever if taken in a dangerously high dose. At the moment I can't even take that, because the ulcer problem has only got worse, thus I would more than likely hemorrhage after ingesting that now.

But since this particular virus is even in mild cases often accompanied by a fever, then if I do get one of the strains I'm very likely to get a fever as well, and then it's bye bye brain or possibly goodbye life, in the case I choose to risk my stomach in favour of my brain and things go south from there.

But it warms my heart to see how many of you care for people like me, advising us to wear a mask and not go out of our houses, blah, blah. It's kind of impossible to not go out when you live alone though. But who cares.
Wearing a mask is supposed to minimise the likelihood of a sick person spreading a virus at full strength in the air, not to protect a healthy person wearing one from inhaling it from the air in the room. The less particles there are in the air, and the smaller they are, the least likely it is for another person to contract this virus.
All over Asia people have been wearing masks whenever they get the flu to protect those around them for many years, they don't expect the ones who don't want to catch the bug to wear the mask while they walk around without one... and guess what, they haven't dropped dead because of wearing masks in all these years.

 

[justjess]

I'm someone who is not allowed to develop a fever, ever.
I've mentioned on this forum in the past that anaesthesia and pain reducing medications don't have an effect on me. Those pain reducing pills are usually also fever reducing. In case I get a fever there's no help for me at this moment. Thankfully developing a fever almost never happens to me, I'm not prone to it.
The last time I had fever was because of a surgery years ago and it lasted close to a week. My memory has never been the same after that trial. I usually have extremely bad short term memory, which has become even worse with the passing of time and made life kind of difficult.
The only reason that fever eventually went down is because I took a quadruple dose of a very strong fever reducing medication. It was a very dangerous choice to make, having had several stomach ulcers in the past, but it was the only medication that could slightly reduce my fever if taken in a dangerously high dose. At the moment I can't even take that, because the ulcer problem has only got worse, thus I would more than likely hemorrhage after ingesting that now.

But since this particular virus is even in mild cases often accompanied by a fever, then if I do get one of the strains I'm very likely to get a fever as well, and then it's bye bye brain or possibly goodbye life, in the case I choose to risk my stomach in favour of my brain and things go south from there.

But it warms my heart to see how many of you care for people like me, advising us to wear a mask and not go out of our houses, blah, blah. It's kind of impossible to not go out when you live alone though. But who cares.
Wearing a mask is supposed to minimise the likelihood of a sick person spreading a virus at full strength in the air, not to protect a healthy person wearing one from inhaling it from the air in the room. The less particles there are in the air, and the smaller they are, the least likely it is for another person to contract this virus.
All over Asia people have been wearing masks whenever they get the flu to protect those around them for many years, they don't expect the ones who don't want to catch the bug to wear the mask while they walk around without one... and guess what, they haven't dropped dead because of wearing masks in all these years.

I’m wearing mine. So is my family or at least some version of it.

It bothers me that people think it’s so easy for vulnerable people to just lock themselves in their homes too.. it’s not and I’m sorry your going through this.

 

[polymoog]

But it warms my heart to see how many of you care for people like me, advising us to wear a mask and not go out of our houses, blah, blah. It's kind of impossible to not go out when you live alone though. But who cares.

the practicality/value of wearing a mask has been beaten to death on this thread, so i wont address it.

i like you, sim, but its not practical to cage in the entire population. had this been handled intelligently, the "at risk" would be quarantined and cared for by 99+% with plenty of funding from a thriving economy, not to mention millions in charitable donations from religious organizations and such (think post- 9/11, globally). you would probably have people knocking on your door all day, leaving food and groceries for you.
anyway, i would stand by my statement whether or not i was at risk, by the way.

 

[Maes17]

Wear a mask if you want.
If you don’t want to wear a mask. Don’t

That simple. If the government requires you to wear a mask. I can speak for Albuquerque although required, the cops are not enforcing it as there are bigger crimes to respond to than if someone is wearing a mask.

Don’t over complicate it folks.
Do your research on the corona and absolutely draw your conclusions to what you feel best suits you and/or family/friends/community

 

[justjess]

the practicality/value of wearing a mask has been beaten to death on this thread, so i wont address it.

i like you, sim, but its not practical to cage in the entire population. had this been handled intelligently, the "at risk" would be quarantined and cared for by 99+% with plenty of funding from a thriving economy, not to mention millions in charitable donations from religious organizations and such (think post- 9/11, globally). you would probably have people knocking on your door all day, leaving food and groceries for you.
anyway, i would stand by my statement whether or not i was at risk, by the way.

We don’t live in an ideal world or anything close to it, unfortunately. As it stands the vulnerable are being sent back to work without masks lol.

 

[Maes17]

the practicality/value of wearing a mask has been beaten to death on this thread, so i wont address it.

i like you, sim, but its not practical to cage in the entire population. had this been handled intelligently, the "at risk" would be quarantined and cared for by 99+% with plenty of funding from a thriving economy, not to mention millions in charitable donations from religious organizations and such (think post- 9/11, globally). you would probably have people knocking on your door all day, leaving food and groceries for you.
anyway, i would stand by my statement whether or not i was at risk, by the way.

Yeah, the thing is we panicked upon first reaction.
That panic overloaded the medical system because people were going to the hospital for any little symptom. The fact that the flu and pneumonia was running wild as well. It’s a situation ripe for the media, government and finger pointing politics to take advantage of.

 

[elsbet]

seen that one a lot.

I haven't... only the wasp-y grocery requires masks, at this time.

 

[Hon33]

I'm someone who is not allowed to develop a fever, ever.
I've mentioned on this forum in the past that anaesthesia and pain reducing medications don't have an effect on me. Those pain reducing pills are usually also fever reducing. In case I get a fever there's no help for me at this moment. Thankfully developing a fever almost never happens to me, I'm not prone to it.
The last time I had fever was because of a surgery years ago and it lasted close to a week. My memory has never been the same after that trial. I usually have extremely bad short term memory, which has become even worse with the passing of time and made life kind of difficult.
The only reason that fever eventually went down is because I took a quadruple dose of a very strong fever reducing medication. It was a very dangerous choice to make, having had several stomach ulcers in the past, but it was the only medication that could slightly reduce my fever if taken in a dangerously high dose. At the moment I can't even take that, because the ulcer problem has only got worse, thus I would more than likely hemorrhage after ingesting that now.

But since this particular virus is even in mild cases often accompanied by a fever, then if I do get one of the strains I'm very likely to get a fever as well, and then it's bye bye brain or possibly goodbye life, in the case I choose to risk my stomach in favour of my brain and things go south from there.

But it warms my heart to see how many of you care for people like me, advising us to wear a mask and not go out of our houses, blah, blah. It's kind of impossible to not go out when you live alone though. But who cares.
Wearing a mask is supposed to minimise the likelihood of a sick person spreading a virus at full strength in the air, not to protect a healthy person wearing one from inhaling it from the air in the room. The less particles there are in the air, and the smaller they are, the least likely it is for another person to contract this virus.
All over Asia people have been wearing masks whenever they get the flu to protect those around them for many years, they don't expect the ones who don't want to catch the bug to wear the mask while they walk around without one... and guess what, they haven't dropped dead because of wearing masks in all these years.

Do other methods of reducing your fever not work?
I had a subarachnoid haemorrhage last year very close to the brain stem. The temperature control centre in the hypothalamus was affected.
It was very difficult to control my elevated temperature but they were able to do so using a variety of techniques. I wouldn’t ever recommend taking a quadruple dose of medication unless your doctor prescribes it. You should talk to your doctor about exploring all possible methods of reducing fevers.
I hope you stay well at this time.

 

[polymoog]

We don’t live in an ideal world or anything close to it, unfortunately.

of course.

As it stands the vulnerable are being sent back to work without masks lol.

"sent back to work"... theres a case to be made that we are debt slaves, but the <0.4%* are free to continue to quarantine themselves if they wish and find a new profession or work remotely from home. and no one would stop them from wearing masks or diving goggles if they want. i would be very angry to hear that people are being denied their right to wear it if they wish in this social climate.

*that 0.4% is comprised mostly elderly people who are retired. keep that in mind as well.

 

[Maes17]

Stay healthy out there @sim hae

 

[Lil axe]

My husband has gone food shopping a couple times in a Jason mask. No one bats an eyelash lol

awesome

 

[sim hae]

the practicality/value of wearing a mask has been beaten to death on this thread, so i wont address it.

i like you, sim, but its not practical to cage in the entire population. had this been handled intelligently, the "at risk" would be quarantined and cared for by 99+% with plenty of funding from a thriving economy, not to mention millions in charitable donations from religious organizations and such (think post- 9/11, globally). you would probably have people knocking on your door all day, leaving food and groceries for you.
anyway, i would stand by my statement whether or not i was at risk, by the way.

Has no one here ever lived in Asia? Why do you guys make such a big deal out of a mask? A cage, lol.
Being caged in is having to remain closed in your home for who knows how many months or years from now on, because those who don't fear this virus don't care about reducing the spread of Covid as much as possible to a wide population by wearing a mask, so that those who are at risk could leave their homes every once in a while and not be forced to become imprisoned in their homes possibly for the rest of their days because of how widespread this would become in the population.

But you're right, staying home from hereafter makes life definitely worth living if I would just have groceries left at my door. No soul in sight for months or years, but groceries at my door for the rest of this virus' life = the stuff dreams are made of. Whereas wearing a mask is just too much for any person's well being and sanity.
If the majority of my country gets this virus how would I avoid getting it too though, even if I stay indoors ALL OF THE TIME, if my food is being made and handled by people who would most likely be carriers of it?

Just to make it clear for everyone, if I'll get Covid, I'll die BECAUSE of Covid, I won't die WITH Covid.
I don't have any life threatening pre-existing diseases. Being immune to anaesthesia, pain killers, fever medication, Valium, etc isn't making my life unbearable, nor shortening my life span, nor is it a disease, it's just a rare gene and I'm in my early 30s, so if I die, I die from Covid, not with Covid. Period
But I'm just a number. Lurking in these kinds of forums this year has really enlightened me about people.

 

[sim hae]

Do other methods of reducing your fever not work?
I had a subarachnoid haemorrhage last year very close to the brain stem. The temperature control centre in the hypothalamus was affected.
It was very difficult to control my elevated temperature but they were able to do so using a variety of techniques. I wouldn’t ever recommend taking a quadruple dose of medication unless your doctor prescribes it. You should talk to your doctor about exploring all possible methods of reducing fevers.
I hope you stay well at this time.

If it's injected, it doesn't work, tried it. Or do you mean home remedies?

 

[Lurker]

Being immune to anaesthesia, pain killers, fever medication, Valium, etc isn't making my life unbearable, nor shortening my life span, nor is it a disease, it's just a rare gene and I'm in my early 30s, so if I die, I die from Covid, not with Covid. Period

So if you get a fever and die from strep throat, you died FROM strep throat?

 

[sim hae]

So if you get a fever and die from strep throat, you died FROM strep throat?

You people are really something.