Masks in Public

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11:13a, 2/17/25
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I was at the Medical Clinic of Houston last week.

They still have their COVID-19 signage up. Lots of folks in there wearing masks, including physicians. Mostly old folks otherwise, but still.

It was like a rewind to April 2020.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 11:15a, 2/17/25
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BMX Bandit said:
BadMoonRisin said:
i would be banned for saying what i think of people that wear masks, in their cars, completely alone.


So brave
why did fauci get a pardon?

and why from Jan 1, 2014 onward?
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In reply to BadMoonRisin • 11:18a, 2/17/25
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Why do you think?
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No Spin Ag
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In reply to aggiepanic95 • 11:20a, 2/17/25
aggiepanic95 said:
That they're an idiot.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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In reply to Slicer97 • 11:31a, 2/17/25
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Slicer97 said:
Why do you think?
Because he funded gain of function research in and contributed to creating a biological weapon, in concert with the chinese communist party that were studying how to get a bat-coronavirus to infect human beings.

and then, somehow, it "got out".

And then he lied about pretty much everything possible to lie about, while trying to pass himself off as an "expert"
My pronouns are AFUERA/AHORA!
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 11:32a, 2/17/25
I fly a ton for work, I wish people hacking up a lung on a plane would wear one.
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11:34a, 2/17/25
Unless they are old or feeble looking I have to suppress a giggle and sometimes don't succeed. I feel of small amount of disdain for the loser because I'm 99% sure he/she was all in on the Covid tyranny of '20-'22.
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11:42a, 2/17/25
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The other day I heard the term "quademic".
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In reply to aggierogue • 11:46a, 2/17/25
aggierogue said:
Seeing more and more people out in public (grocery stores and such) wearing masks. Seeing my custiodian where I work and a few others wearing masks.

What do you think when you see someone wearing a mask?


I don't think about it because I don't care they are wearing one

Stop caring about those people wearing one.
I have to wear them right now. It isn't optional
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In reply to Kaiser von Wilhelm • 11:49a, 2/17/25
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Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.


Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.
No, I don't care what CNN or MSNBC said this time
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In reply to aggierogue • 11:51a, 2/17/25
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aggierogue said:
Seeing more and more people out in public (grocery stores and such) wearing masks. Seeing my custiodian where I work and a few others wearing masks.

What do you think when you see someone wearing a mask?


If they are Chinese then I assume it is what they are used to so no big deal.

If it is just about anyone else I assume they are going through chemo and are trying to take every available precaution to protect their immune system, even if it has been proven to provide no benefit.

If it is someone with blue, green or purple hair I keep my concealed carry ready because they more than likely have a mental illness.
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 11:52a, 2/17/25
TexAgs91 said:
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.


Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.



Not like I have major issues with my health right now.


Feel better because you ban people wearing a mask.
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 11:54a, 2/17/25
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flown-the-coop said:
Asian folks have worn masks pretty consistently during flu season since at least the SARS fiasco.
Asians took to mask wearing because their workaholic culture frowns on missing work or school, even when sick. Covid only exacerbated the habit.

Quote:
I prefer someone who is coughing a lot to wear a mask stay the **** home.
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11:54a, 2/17/25
My family has gone to a few amusement parks over the years and we have noticed that amusement parks must be considered a safe place for the non-traditional individual. Lots of lint lickers, trannies, mask wearers.....

Just got back from Sea World this weekend and the verbiage typed above is again confirmed. And by the way, the Killer Whale show is outstanding. The show was emotional without the politics.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 11:55a, 2/17/25
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Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.



Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.



Not like I have major issues with my health right now.


Feel better because you ban people wearing a mask.


Put your feathers down I was joking
No, I don't care what CNN or MSNBC said this time
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12:02p, 2/17/25
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Flu going around
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In reply to TexAgs91 • 12:11p, 2/17/25
TexAgs91 said:
Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.



Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.



Not like I have major issues with my health right now.


Feel better because you ban people wearing a mask.


Put your feathers down I was joking



No

I am literally dying.
Being told I am stupid for wearing a mask in the hospital is asinine
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In reply to Logos Stick • 12:12p, 2/17/25
Logos Stick said:
Numbers on flu:

The flu running amok right now has nothing to do with mRNA.

It happens every single time this year. Some years are worse than others. It puts a lot of people in the hospital and it kills thousands and was doing so long before 2021.
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill
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In reply to Ellis Wyatt • 12:17p, 2/17/25
Ellis Wyatt said:
They're ignorant.
Medical personal still wear masks. They work, if they are clean, unused and changed frequently. A good mask will absorb water that a virus structure or bacteria needs to stay in its natural infectious state.
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In reply to aggierogue • 12:18p, 2/17/25
aggierogue said:
SunrayAg said:
It's flu season. People who don't want the flu have worn masks in flu season for many years before chinavirus existed.

I don't, but I know elderly and immunocompromised people who do.
I never saw masks before Covid. Maybe a rare occasion. But let's not act like this was common before 2020.
God forbid people learn and adopt practices to help themselves and those around them. I know that's going too far for conservatives now that they've decided being a complete dickwad to everyone is the new MO. If you're not trollin' your not tryin', right?


It's flu season and we are getting nailed with every respiratory illness under the sun right now at work. If I was sick and just had to go to work or the store, I'd consider a mask out of respect for those I'm about to be around.

If I was immunocompromised right now or elderly, I'd probably be masked in public, especially right now. Walking pneumonia has been a big one, speaking of the elder.



Save your "mAsks DonT work" bull*****

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12:26p, 2/17/25
Masks dont work its been proven
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 12:27p, 2/17/25
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Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.



Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.



Not like I have major issues with my health right now.


Feel better because you ban people wearing a mask.


Put your feathers down I was joking



No

I am literally dying.
Being told I am stupid for wearing a mask in the hospital is asinine

If you think that, why are you worried about what you're told?

And its the act thats stupid, not necessarily the person. Sort of like stuff me and my buddies (honor roll all of us) use to do with BB guns.
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In reply to aggiedent • 12:27p, 2/17/25
aggiedent said:
BigRobSA said:
SunrayAg said:
It's flu season. People who don't want the flu have worn masks in flu season for many years before chinavirus existed.

I don't, but I know elderly and immunocompromised people who do.


That's ignorant. They don't stop flu virions.


Let's go back over the facts for a minute.

People catch a cold or flu when reaching a certain viral load. Different for different people.
Masks don't stop viruses from being breathed in…….but they can reduce the number. The degree depends on the type of mask. From N95 to a useless bandana mask.

End result: if you're around someone with cold/flu, masks can delay you reaching the viral load, again, the degree to which depends on the type of mask.


Bull****

The BEST masks stop down to 3 microns.

Flu virions are .256 microns... Basically a quarter of 1 micron

COVID is half that.

Masks aren't stopping ***** They barely stop bacteria.
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In reply to Kaiser von Wilhelm • 12:31p, 2/17/25
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.


Worst idea I've seen on here today, especially if you love freedom.
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 12:32p, 2/17/25
BMX Bandit said:
Is all paranoia.

You only need a mask if driving alone.


In a Prius
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12:34p, 2/17/25
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I don't care. If people want to wear them ok. I don't. My thing is if you are going to wear one then wear a N95 correctly.
But I will say…… If I have to have surgery I would want all the folks in the OR to have one on. I don't want to end up with a hocker in my body.
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12:35p, 2/17/25
I think some of them are just idiots. I think some of them are just seeking attention just like those people who bring their dog to stores and restaurants.
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In reply to BigRobSA • 12:39p, 2/17/25
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BigRobSA said:
aggiedent said:
BigRobSA said:
SunrayAg said:
It's flu season. People who don't want the flu have worn masks in flu season for many years before chinavirus existed.

I don't, but I know elderly and immunocompromised people who do.
That's ignorant. They don't stop flu virions.
Let's go back over the facts for a minute.

People catch a cold or flu when reaching a certain viral load. Different for different people.
Masks don't stop viruses from being breathed in…….but they can reduce the number. The degree depends on the type of mask. From N95 to a useless bandana mask.

End result: if you're around someone with cold/flu, masks can delay you reaching the viral load, again, the degree to which depends on the type of mask.

Bull****

The BEST masks stop down to 3 microns.

Flu virions are .256 microns... Basically a quarter of 1 micron

COVID is half that.

Masks aren't stopping ***** They barely stop bacteria.
True. Which is why it's dumb for a person to wear a mask for fear of catching it airborne.

But when you cough/sneeze, those droplets are close to 100 microns. If someone has been sick, or is sick, it certainly would help prevent them from spreading it to me.

They do serve a purpose. Just not the one 95% of the people are wearing them for.
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12:40p, 2/17/25
They'll sometimes elicit a slight eye roll from me, but most of the time I don't care what other people do if it doesn't affect me.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 12:40p, 2/17/25
Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Tanya 93 said:
TexAgs91 said:
Kaiser von Wilhelm said:
Making state mask mandates illegal has recently been proposed by the Idaho government. Maybe we can try to get using masks in public illegal too.



Yeah, gotta make sure Big Brother has a clear view of your face for tracking.



Not like I have major issues with my health right now.


Feel better because you ban people wearing a mask.


Put your feathers down I was joking



No

I am literally dying.
Being told I am stupid for wearing a mask in the hospital is asinine
Many people are incapable of imagining any other scenario besides the one they currently exist in. It's assumptions and hatitudes for everything they see. Wearing a mask? Must be a liberal idiot! There are literally no other realities for these people.

It's honestly scary.

Sorry to hear about your health
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In reply to one safe place • 12:40p, 2/17/25
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Or the guy or girl with Tats all over, or nose rings, or colored hair, or the goofy hair designs of most college or nfl football players….need I go on?
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12:52p, 2/17/25
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I tell them all to stay safe as I walk past them. All the while thinking how much of an idiot they are with no functioning brain cells.
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12:54p, 2/17/25
What i find funny people wearing masks are usually are obese and probably have other major health issues, but think wearing w mask is helpings them
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1:02p, 2/17/25
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I don't really think twice if I see someone in public wearing a mask. It doesn't affect me at all.

Last week I was in CA with my daughter when she became very sick with the flu. I extended our trip for a couple days until she'd been fever free for 24 hours, but by then I was beginning to feel achy and feverish myself. We absolutely had to get home before I was fully sick, so we traveled wearing masks (first time I've worn a mask outside of a medical setting in years). I chose seats in the first row of the plane, made sure we boarded last so the whole plane didn't have to walk past us, and told the FAs we wouldn't need meal or beverage service. If someone looked at us wearing masks and thought we were crazy liberals, oh well. It was a difficult situation and I was just doing the best that I could to get us home without infecting too many others.
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In reply to one safe place • 1:04p, 2/17/25
one safe place said:
I think some of them are just idiots. I think some of them are just seeking attention just like those people who bring their dog to stores and restaurants.


This. Virtue signaling at its finest.
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