Advice going forward into my mid-60s
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I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Saw this on Twitter - made me laugh
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I have yet to see N95 masks for sale where we live. I've seen photos of them, so I know what they look like. Of course, it was eight months after they first told us to stay home and to wear a mask if you go out, that we saw the first masks in the stores. And those were pieces of shit that fell apart when you tried to put them on. Eventually we got paper masks that look like surgical masks but have a warning that they are not. And then the stores started selling cloth masks, that we use because it's what we can get, even though we have heard cloth is not the best. At least they can be laundered. Recently got some black polypropylene masks that say they are for one-time use and also warn they they are not personal protective equipment. Seems like stores are happy to sell you stuff, but not so anxious to get you real protection.
Most of the state is about 60% fully vaccinated, but there is one nearby county that remains stuck at about 20%. An embarrassment. The unmasked and improperly masked (unless covid is spread through your chin) outnumber the masked many places.
I googled "Project N95" but it sits and spins and no page ever opens.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Here ya go, Alan
https://www.projectn95.org/
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Thanks, Jerol.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
My wife and I just bought N95 masks. I have been wearing one that I already have now. I can't recall the vaccination rate in Ontario right now but it's interesting that Quebec (second largest province in Canada) sitting around 90%. Quebec just announced hefty fines to all unvaccinated. Pretty controversial but popular with the general public.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
While in the car, my wife had Howard Stern on. One of the staff was going through a list of vaccine deniers who were on social media spouting conspiracy theories/blatant misinformation and THEN caught COVID and died. There's been quite a few. Howard and company were less than sympathetic.
My wife is going to get a routine colonoscopy next week. The prep has indeed been streamlined but she still has to pound down a gallon of clear fluid.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I spent years in college studying science. I can sympathize with people who are ignorant through no fault of their own, but people who are belligerently, intentionally, whiningly stupid and spout lies that get people killed? Nope. Karma can't catch up to them too soon.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
They are immortalized here https://www.reddit.com/r/HermanCainAwards/
I bought some KN-95 masks on amazon. They appear to be plentiful.
I still have KN95 masks from the start of the pandemic. When I was vaxxed, and the pandemic started easing, I switched to surgical masks....saving my KN95 supply.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
I mostly use the surgical masks and some cloth ones. I haven't gotten sick once.
^ I used to be the same way, Vic, but have you seen the recent data on transmission times for Covid, depending on which type of mask you are wearing? It's startling.
Ours just came in today. Just in time for a memorial service with strangers. Luckily, the family had a sign outside requiring masks.
One guy was without a mask. A son of the deceased.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
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