Serious question. Do you wear a mask when out in public such as the supermarket.

[Mason Michaels]

This Bug barely ever effects kids.

Did this fact escape you?

That doesn't mean they won't get sick,or be spreading it as carriers!
Did those facts escape you?

[Hawkeye10]

That doesn't mean they won't get sick,or be spreading it as carriers!
Did those facts escape you?

If we dont get a vaccine this bug will get to about 82% of us, it is just a question of exactly are going to be the 18% who dont get it....it makes no sense to be hyper vigilant about healthy kids, it is the one who are at risk of dying that you should be paying attention to.

This aint rocket science.

[Mason Michaels]

If we dont get a vaccine this bug will get to about 82% of us, it is just a question of exactly are going to be the 18% who dont get it....it makes no sense to be hyper vigilant about healthy kids, it is the one who are at risk of dying that you should be paying attention to.

This aint rocket science.

The more people who get it,the more it spreads the more people die.

[Gamewell45]

No I dont.

And here is another serious question, all kidding aside I am really interested to know..........


How many of you wore masks everywhere you went during the deadly H1N1 outbreak? How many of you wear masks during the yearly flu outbreaks that routinely kill tens of thousands of people each and every year?

The way I look at it, if people don't want to wear a mask, that's their business. They get sick with the virus, that's their problem and not mine.

[Hawkeye10]

The more people who get it,the more it spreads the more people die.

If 82% of the people are going to get it and the young are very unlikely to have serious problems with it but the old and the not healthy do then there is a great moral argument to first making sure that those who are mostly likely to die dont get it.

This goes double when the health Care System is as close to collapse as ours is.

The system can not handle much, it is too weak.

[Eagle_Eye]

I think I would tell them give me oxygen and crank it,and refuse the ventilator.

Remember back in the 50's instead of ventilators they had oxygen tents. Unless you have trouble inhaling why wouldn't that work? No I'm not endorsing going back to the 50's medically.

[Doc Dutch]

Do you wear a mask in public places?
If so why?
If not why?

Yes.

Common courtesy like not sneezing on people or pissing in the parking lot.

[Doc Dutch]

I think I would tell them give me oxygen and crank it,and refuse the ventilator.

Since you are a well-known liar and bullshitter, I suspect you'd rip a ventilator off an old woman to save your own fat ass.

[Eagle_Eye]

I wear a mask in stores when the store requires it. I think it's dumb, but I respect the rights of business owners.

Well as one who doesn't want to catch the virus I thank you. Don't be offended if I give you a wide berth when you are unmasked.

[Stone]

Yes.

Common courtesy like not sneezing on people or pissing in the parking lot.

I mean,.... who among us hasnt pissed in a parking lot or two ......

[Doc Dutch]

I mean,.... who among us hasnt pissed in a parking lot or two ......

In broad daylight while waving at little old ladies leaving Walmart? Never. At closing time in the darkness outside a bar? More than I can count.

[Stone]

In broad daylight while waving at little old ladies leaving Walmart? Never. At closing time in the darkness outside a bar? More than I can count.

Exactly!

[Doc Dutch]

Exactly!

Remember how some people complained about homeless shitting in the streets of Seattle?

[Althea]

The usual masks worn by the public are pretty ineffective, but they are better than nothing. They only stop coughs and sneezes certainly not viruses, that's akin to using a submarine net to catch a tennis ball!

The only types of mask that can stop a virus are tight fitting N95 ones with activated charcoal filters. Washing hands frequently is far more effective. Over here everyone wears a mask but that's part of Asian culture these days since SARS and avian flu. The one measure that is definitely effective is checking everybody's temperature before you can go into a shop. Many people have their own temperature monitors to be on the safe side.

The issue is keeping the distance that the saliva particles can travel, to a minimum. It's not about 100% effectiveness. Any face covering will limit the distance, and absorb much of the moisture in a cough/sneeze.

[Life is Golden]

Since you are a well-known liar and bullshitter, I suspect you'd rip a ventilator off an old woman to save your own fat ass.