Conavirus......

[Tybee]

Yppej, we figure masks are going to be mandatory through at least the spring, so we're trying different masks to see if we can't find one that is more comfortable for me to wear. Right now, I definitely cut every activity short, and I'd like to find one that is more comfortable so I don't start panicking and have to leave the store. (We really have stopped doing anything else, mainly because of the masks.). So I am putting effort into that. You might want to consider doing the same thing, so that you could be more comfortable. I don't want to be unhappy for the next six-twelve months, however long we are stuck with this.

I get where you are coming from, I really do. But the requirements are not going away, and I'm working to adjust so that I can deal with the requirements.

And you have my complete sympathies, as you are an essential worker and having to be out all day long wearing a mask. Thank you for doing that!

[herbgeek]

we're trying different masks to see if we can't find one that is more comfortable for me to wear

Here's a larger than usual mask- intended for singers or people who like to open their mouths wide (as in laughing)- this is from a company that I purchase a lot of bags from: https://www.tombihn.com/collections/...32762416988223

[Tybee]

Thank you for that suggestion!

[Yppej]

You are right Tybee, we will probably be stuck with masks for a long time since Biden and his Uncle Sam knows best cohorts have been elected. I can see a scenario where the most vulnerable people such as nursing home residents have all been vaccinated and we still have a mandate, even where everyone who feels comfortable with the vaccine has gotten it but to try to force anti-vaccers onboard the government refuses to lift a national mask mandate or allow certain businesses to reopen until people who don't want the vaccine knuckle under.

ETA already my governor is forcing people to get the flu vaccine. Imagine how much more coercion will come with covid which is a more serious threat.

[bae]

I can see a flock of lawn flamingoes in the forest outside my window, and they make me imagine many things. Most of them are silly.

[frugal-one]

Early on purchased bamboo masks.... happy so far.

[rosarugosa]

This reminds me of something I was considering recently. A few months ago, I got sucked in by an online ad for masks that had the most amazing graphics. They took forever to get here and were from somewhere in Asia. They were basically not OK for me because they didn't have the wire piece on top and so fogged up my glasses, but I also noticed more recently that these masks really do make me feel like someone has a hand over my face and is smothering me. I think they ship from a company called AlyCandy or something similar.
Most of our masks are from Prefix Masks in Los Angeles. Those have the wires and they are a stiffer fabric, so they don't plaster themselves to your nostrils when you inhale. I give them a big thumbs up.
I now also have some disposable surgical-type masks, and these are the lightest and easiest for carrying on a conversation. I use these when I visit my mother since she seems to have more trouble understanding me when I'm wearing a mask.
It occurred to me that if I only had AlyCandy masks, I would be a lot less receptive to the whole mask wearing concept, so as mentioned upthread, it's important to have a good mask.

[pinkytoe]

Ironic that so many masks are made in China.

[jp1]

Ironic that so many masks are made in China.

Actually not really. Asians have been wearing masks when sick for years.

[JaneV2.0]

Fashionista that I am (ha!), I just ordered a buffalo plaid flannel mask from Beau Ties of Vermont*. I'm happy with their product

*Just in case I should leave the house some day and interact with people...