Why are y'all still wearing masks?

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Have never put one on.

Nice having someone do all your shopping for you.

That's for lazy people

 

[konradv]

Have never put one on.

Nice having someone do all your shopping for you.

That's for lazy people

Shopping is for lazy people? WTF?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Have never put one on.

Nice having someone do all your shopping for you.

That's for lazy people

Shopping is for lazy people? WTF?

Someone else shopping FOR YOU is the epitome of LAZY

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

If a business requires a mask i shop elsewhere

 

[Asclepias]

Because the sheep under the control of governors and mayors demand it? What about the riots/lootings/marchings/funeral masses for Floyd? Most are bumper to bumper with shoulders, and no masks as if a piddly mask would stop a virus in those conditions. So I ask...if you wear a mask..WHY do you wear it to go to the grocery store or while driving in your car? Unless of course you enjoy looking like a bandit.

I wear one because it helps prevent me from spreading it to anyone that will die because of it. I also wear one out of respect to other people that would rather not catch it.

 

[konradv]

Have never put one on.

Nice having someone do all your shopping for you.

That's for lazy people

Shopping is for lazy people? WTF?

Someone else shopping FOR YOU is the epitome of LAZY

So, get off your a** and quit being so lazy.

 

[Dick Foster]

Because the sheep under the control of governors and mayors demand it? What about the riots/lootings/marchings/funeral masses for Floyd? Most are bumper to bumper with shoulders, and no masks as if a piddly mask would stop a virus in those conditions. So I ask...if you wear a mask..WHY do you wear it to go to the grocery store or while driving in your car? Unless of course you enjoy looking like a bandit.

Leave the sheele alone. Those masks are a handy why to tell the idiots from a distance. I can see the masks from way further off than I can their tattoos.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Have never put one on.

Nice having someone do all your shopping for you.

That's for lazy people

Shopping is for lazy people? WTF?

Someone else shopping FOR YOU is the epitome of LAZY

So, get off your a** and quit being so lazy.

WTF are you blabbering about???

I go out EVERY DAY. I shop in various places EVERY DAY. I don't wear a mask at any of them.

If you fear me because I don't wear a mask keep your chicken shit ass at home. Meanwhile I will keep living life.

 

[BlueGin]

I take one out with me but I don’t wear it and so far no one has asked me to.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Because the sheep under the control of governors and mayors demand it? What about the riots/lootings/marchings/funeral masses for Floyd? Most are bumper to bumper with shoulders, and no masks as if a piddly mask would stop a virus in those conditions. So I ask...if you wear a mask..WHY do you wear it to go to the grocery store or while driving in your car? Unless of course you enjoy looking like a bandit.

1. Contrary to original assumptions, various studies have shown that there is no evidence of the virus spreading through aerosols (i.e. tiny particles floating in the air) or through smear infections (e.g. on door handles or smartphones). The main modes of transmission are direct contact and droplets produced when coughing or sneezing.
2. There is also no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of face masks in healthy or asymptomatic individuals. On the contrary, experts warn that such masks interfere with normal breathing and may become “germ carriers”. Leading doctors called them a “media hype” and “ridiculous”.

LINK for dozens more like this

Oh my ...'Studies" .... There are 'studies' that show pedophiles are normal, and studies that show killing babies up to two years old is no different than aborting them at two months old, studies that show all kinds of stuff. And, there are 'LINKS' to them too! They must be true, then! They're by experts!

You didn't read them...

This why you remain ignorant.

I read them all; that's how I know you're just cherry picking rubbish, because it's the PC Thing with your treehouse.

Suuuuure you did, but zero counter to the article I posted has showed up, thus stands unchallenged.

You are all words and no substance.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Because the sheep under the control of governors and mayors demand it? What about the riots/lootings/marchings/funeral masses for Floyd? Most are bumper to bumper with shoulders, and no masks as if a piddly mask would stop a virus in those conditions. So I ask...if you wear a mask..WHY do you wear it to go to the grocery store or while driving in your car? Unless of course you enjoy looking like a bandit.

I wear one because a killer virus is in our midst and wearing a mask improves your chances of not being infected by it. Are you really that stupid?

That mask will stop covid19 like underwear stops a fart.

 

[danielpalos]

I don't mind if women in masks "harass me for sex" and all I can is ask, who was that masked woman.

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Not wearing a mask (except when I was forced to for a haircut) and I don't intend to start.
No one I know has come down with the Covid virus therefor it's reasonable to assume I'm not infecting
anyone and I have zero symptoms.
I'm not required to in this state, which shocks me, and I refuse to be a pawn in a political stunt.

Let people get back to a normal life. Stop the games. Mother nature wins every single year and people
succumb to seasonal viruses. Wake up, simpletons.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Anyone who attended any of the sardine packed BLM marches, whether wearing a mask or not, need to just stfu !

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

All the hypocrites who excused all BLM marchers, and SJW drones, for not wearing masks, need to shut up
and go away somewhere.

It's clear their political allegiances are more important than the phony scientific drivel they spout.

Btw, still waiting for the drastic death totals from Spring Breakers, Ozark hillbilly swimmers and California beach goers. That bullshit don't cut it.

 

[MisterBeale]

COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data

COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data

www.cidrap.umn.edu

Filed Under:
COVID-19
Lisa M Brosseau, ScD, and Margaret Sietsema, PhD
|
Apr 01, 2020


Dr. Brosseau is a national expert on respiratory protection and infectious diseases and professor (retired), University of Illinois at Chicago.
Dr. Sietsema is also an expert on respiratory protection and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

". . . Data lacking to recommend broad mask use
We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness to routinely wear cloth or surgical masks because:

• There is no scientific evidence they are effective in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
• Their use may result in those wearing the masks to relax other distancing efforts because they have a sense of protection
• We need to preserve the supply of surgical masks for at-risk healthcare workers.

Sweeping mask recommendations—as many have proposed—will not reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, as evidenced by the widespread practice of wearing such masks in Hubei province, China, before and during its mass COVID-19 transmission experience earlier this year. Our review of relevant studies indicates that cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, whether worn as source control or as PPE.

Surgical masks likely have some utility as source control (meaning the wearer limits virus dispersal to another person) from a symptomatic patient in a healthcare setting to stop the spread of large cough particles and limit the lateral dispersion of cough particles. They may also have very limited utility as source control or PPE in households.. . . "

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[my2¢]

At first I was holding out until the White House public tours resumed but the protests nullifies that holding any significance. So I guess it'll be easy enough to use my doctors office's website as my guide.

 

[airplanemechanic]

I'm not wearing any shit anymore.No masks here.

I'm not.

i wear a mask in public,because I am old,had cancer once,a heart attack and stent,asthma and I want to protect myself

From what?

A mask protects you from coronavirus like underwear protects you from a fart. If you can still smell a skunk if he sprays you when wearing the mask then its doing nothing to protect you from the virus as the skunk smell particles are larger than coronavirus particles are.

 

[jc456]

Because the sheep under the control of governors and mayors demand it? What about the riots/lootings/marchings/funeral masses for Floyd? Most are bumper to bumper with shoulders, and no masks as if a piddly mask would stop a virus in those conditions. So I ask...if you wear a mask..WHY do you wear it to go to the grocery store or while driving in your car? Unless of course you enjoy looking like a bandit.

I wear one because a killer virus is in our midst and wearing a mask improves your chances of not being infected by it. Are you really that stupid?

all viruses are killers. why do you care now?

 

[jc456]

QUOTE="airplanemechanic, post: 24907303, member: 52154"]

I'm not wearing any shit anymore.No masks here.

I'm not.

i wear a mask in public,because I am old,had cancer once,a heart attack and stent,asthma and I want to protect myself

From what?

A mask protects you from coronavirus like underwear protects you from a fart. If you can still smell a skunk if he sprays you when wearing the mask then its doing nothing to protect you from the virus as the skunk smell particles are larger than coronavirus particles are.
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