Maybe you should consider wearing a face mask and listen to other people's views rather than dismissing others as silly fanatics. Do you really consider people who wear face masks as silly fanatics?
Maybe you should consider wearing a face mask and listen to other people's views rather than dismissing others as silly fanatics. Do you really consider people who wear face masks as silly fanatics?There are people hell bent on making this chore as difficult as possible. "You're not wearing a face mask" - "where's your plastic gloves" etc I hear from silly fanatics who suddenly have become the self styled health guardians of the land.
Maybe you should consider wearing a face mask and listen to other people's views rather than dismissing others as silly fanatics. Do you really consider people who wear face masks as silly fanatics?
If I am infected with Covid-19 I would wear a face mask. This would prevent me from spreading the virus in the first twelve minutes of donning the mask. Otherwise, a face mask is almost useless in preventing infection coming in the other direction. Furthermore, to the untrained fanatic a face mask leads to one touching your face much more often adjusting strings etc.
I have a son who lives in Hong Kong. Everybody wears masks over there. They have had 4 deaths and about 1000 cases. They are containing this virus. Every little helps.
Unfortunately you calling other people fanatics because they wear a face mask would be typical of you all right. I see that in the country of your second home they will be distributing masks to their population. Will you be one of the people who wears a mask when you return or will you be one of the people who refuses to wear one because they are not compulsory?
"Security forces will distribute 10 million masks at public transport hubs in the coming days, Marlaska said, adding that their use was recommended but not compulsory."
But the Spanish government are handing these out to their citizens.....people working in health care (not just in hospitals) need such protection and I won't contribute to any scarcity.
and to answer your question I won't be wearing a face mask or plastic gloves mainly because (i) they are almost ineffective
Was walking on the beach today - there is a stretch of dry sand about 3-4 metres wide. A father and two young kids (7-8) coming in the opposite direction - all spread out, taking up almost the full width of the sand. No effort to move aside, move closer together etc. I actually stopped when I was a few metres from them to see if they would move over a bit - the father just glared at me, as if to say 'what's your problem', so I said "you could try and move over to leave some distance please" and he just laughed and said " why can't you stand aside"!!
Was walking on the beach today - there is a stretch of dry sand about 3-4 metres wide. A father and two young kids (7-8) coming in the opposite direction - all spread out, taking up almost the full width of the sand. No effort to move aside, move closer together etc. I actually stopped when I was a few metres from them to see if they would move over a bit - the father just glared at me, as if to say 'what's your problem', so I said "you could try and move over to leave some distance please" and he just laughed and said " why can't you stand aside"!!
If I knew where half of these idiots live I would send them a letter pointing out their selfishness or better still...send it in an open envelope addressed to The Householder but put his next door neighbours address on it.
....or else you'd look like a right tit?My wife has come up with an ingenious way of making a face mask and at nearly zero cost.[You don't believe me? Read on].
(i) Carefully cut the Port Cup from a bra.
(ii) Attach some elastic thread or a lace to fit.
(iii) Cut out the inside "stuffing."
(iv) Insert some kitchen paper (optional).
(v) Ensure you don't use the Starboard Cup.
Starboard is right; port is left.Baby boomer,
Would that not depend on which cup was used?!
Hi WaterWater,
I'm on your side here! Honest! But...………………….
……...would the proposed action have the desired effect?!
When walking near my home on Saturday a women walked toward me. She was probably in the 60's. I intended to move off the footpath onto the grass as we got close. When she was about 7 or 8 meters away she walked into the driveway of a house and glared at me angrily. I stopped and asked her if she was okay. She said that I wasn't going to move out of the way so she had to go into the driveway. I apologies, saying that it had been my intention to move when she was 4-5 meters away but it seemed she knew better. I then enquired if she knew the upcoming lotto numbers, smiled, put back on my headphones, and walked on.
I always have a soft spot for you Leper.There are times when I get a soft spot for the Purple One