What kind of PPE you guys wearing now a days?
Muddy
USA
Now that it seems to be cooling I’ve scaled back somewhat. I’m currently doing only two pairs of gloves, regular blue mask under my N-95 resperitor and my visor/helmet ofcourse. I’m going for a blend of hunting for E.T. with an everyman sensibility sort of thing going on right now.
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But at least they stay away.
Just that one day...
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I work with a few people who have compromised immune systems or other conditions that make it a little more dangerous if they get sick (from Covid or anything else). One of the few benefits from Covid is that it normalized mask wearing for those who probably should have been wearing a mask even before Covid. So, those people are no longer self conscious about wearing a mask in public. Of those people, there's a percentage who ask that others wear masks if they have them, usually for meetings or other gatherings in enclosed spaces. Others do not. It's not a big deal for me to keep a mask in my shirt pocket, just in case.
I haven't encountered a shop that continues to require masks. If I did, I'd put one on. It's less than a couple of ounces of fabric on my face. Of course, if someone opts to not go into that shop, that's fine. I don't get worked up over it either way.
Nevertheless, I do keep a few cloth masks in my truck in case I go someplace where it is required. We also require masks at work because, like Ishmael, we work with many autoimmune diseases and immune compromised people.
Otherwise, fuck no and fuck you if you don't like it.
I feel sorry for those people that are too scared or too ignorant to wear masks out doors or driving their cars. SMH!
I'm not, although I'm not seeing a lot of that. In parts of Asia, mask wearing wasn't uncommon in a lot of areas even before Covid. This is particularly true in places where there's a lot of pollution along with higher population densities. There are people out there who, even if they don't have compromised immune systems, prefer to not get sick as often. So, they're choosing to wear a mask. It's fine; it's a personal choice.
And yeah, there are people who I think are a bit paranoid about it all. Regarding drivers, though, I had a conversation with friends where several admitted that they sometimes forgot to take off their mask after they got in the car. Others stated that if they were making several stops in a row in a short distance, they just left their masks on rather than repeatedly take it on or off. So, I'm not sure that everyone you see driving with a mask on is by default overly fearful.
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