Conavirus......

[bae]

I will continue wearing an N95 mask when in proximity with other humans. Especially outsiders in congested spaces. Not to protect others, but to protect me, because, well, there's a whole lot of stupidity going on right now.

I can't imagine what the utility is/was for masking requirements for people who are outdoors and distanced. I've got ~6000 acres right out my back door with >100 miles of trails, and I can hike there all day long without seeing anyone closer than 100 meters if I want. What purpose would a mask serve?

[jp1]

I suppose the importance of masks differs whether one is hiking on an empty trail far from others or is in a hurricane shelter for hours/days with a combination of vaxxed amd unvaxxed people.

I also suspect people will be bummed/dead if they get turned away from a hospital because they’ve been injured/made sick from a hurricane because selfish unvaxxed people are taking up all the beds. But we live in America. We have the freedom to be selfish assholes. Thank you Ronald Reagan!

[iris lilies]

I will continue wearing an N95 mask when in proximity with other humans. Especially outsiders in congested spaces. Not to protect others, but to protect me, because, well, there's a whole lot of stupidity going on right now.

I can't imagine what the utility is/was for masking requirements for people who are outdoors and distanced. I've got ~6000 acres right out my back door with >100 miles of trails, and I can hike there all day long without seeing anyone closer than 100 meters if I want. What purpose would a mask serve?

Our current city masking requirement is for a mask in any indoor public place, and that is fine with me.

I’m pretty sure The mandate from a year ago was more stringent, some thing about when you step outside of your house or off your property or something like that. Maybe I’m making that up but it just seemed more stringent to me.

[ToomuchStuff]

What purpose would a mask serve?

Let the animals know, you are trying to protect them and not bigfoot?

[Yppej]

I also suspect people will be bummed/dead if they get turned away from a hospital because they’ve been injured/made sick from a hurricane because selfish unvaxxed people are taking up all the beds. But we live in America. We have the freedom to be selfish assholes. Thank you Ronald Reagan!

If they are injured or made sick by a hurricane because they refused to evacuate are they still selfish assholes?

Are people who hike mountains during avalanche season selfish assholes?

Are people who get too close to large wildlife to photograph them and get gored selfish assholes? What if it's a near miss and they don't get injured?

Are people who drive above the speed limit selfish assholes? What about jaywalkers? People who do recreational flying on a crowded airplane during a pandemic (given the flimsy masks worn haphazardly by many)?

What if you plan a 700 person birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard during a pandemic with people flown in from around the country and only cancel it when the governor of Massachusetts shames you into it? Thank you Barack Obama!

[jp1]

If they are injured or made sick by a hurricane because they refused to evacuate are they still selfish assholes?

Are people who hike mountains during avalanche season selfish assholes?

Are people who get too close to large wildlife to photograph them and get gored selfish assholes? What if it's a near miss and they don't get injured?

Are people who drive above the speed limit selfish assholes? What about jaywalkers? People who do recreational flying on a crowded airplane during a pandemic (given the flimsy masks worn haphazardly by many)?

What if you plan a 700 person birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard during a pandemic with people flown in from around the country and only cancel it when the governor of Massachusetts shames you into it? Thank you Barack Obama!

Some peopp think they all deserve to die. Yeah Americuh.

[ApatheticNoMore]

The farmer's market requires masks. They police the entrance. Of course it's outdoors. Is it a bit silly and annoying? Yes. Is it hot? It's in the 90s. Do I do it? Fresh vegetables at the height of the season, I can't even describe how good the tomatoes and bell peppers are now. Of course I do. The lure is far stronger than the annoyance.

It will just be a cloth mask, sometimes I'll wear KN95s now if the situation is just a grocery store, but it's hard other places.

[LDAHL]

What if you plan a 700 person birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard during a pandemic with people flown in from around the country and only cancel it when the governor of Massachusetts shames you into it? Thank you Barack Obama!

Not cancelled, but scaled back to a couple of hundred. I doubt any Wagyu beef went to waste.

[Yppej]

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Face the Nation today said the two best ways to protect students are twice weekly testing and keeping students in pods rather than letting them intermingle with everyone in the school. No, masks are not in the first tier of defense - sorry to disappoint all of you who think masks are a cure-all.

[Yppej]

Not cancelled, but scaled back to a couple of hundred. I doubt any Wagyu beef went to waste.

You are correct.