Have you bought some face masks?

[Michael]

Bought some today at Lowe's. We're getting on an airplane on Monday and we'll bring them along. If anybody near us starts coughing we'll put them on. We also bought a pack of antibacterial wipes for various hard surfaces. I presume those will be more useful than the masks, but what the heck...

[NewtonMP2100]

.....the Man....in the......Iron.....Mask.......????

[RAMd®d]

They don't stop germs, do they?


Most limit the spread, for some germs.

I've got some black typical surgical type face masks for my walks in cold weather.

Other than that, I haven't bothered.

More valuable than wearing masks is washing your hands frequently, and not touching your face until they're clean.

My next purchase will be another Camelbak specifically for Purell. While its claims do not make the FDA happy, it's easier to goop up while out and about than using soap and hot water, until one is close to some.

And with my hands all goopy, nobody will want to touch me, or me touch them to your face.

[davester]

NewtonMP2100 wrote:
....but it has killed close to 3,000 people.....

Exactly...

"The CDC estimates that as many as 56,000 people die from the flu or flu-like illness each year."

[rjmacs]

No.

[Racer X]

decay wrote:


Plague Doctor mask, anyone?

Isn't he one of the Spy vs Spy celebrities?

[Racer X]

davester wrote:
[quote=NewtonMP2100]
....but it has killed close to 3,000 people.....

Exactly...

"The CDC estimates that as many as 56,000 people die from the flu or flu-like illness each year."
And a boatload from complications from the now weakened immune system.

My grandmother had the flu, admitted to the hospital because of pneumonia and bronchitis. She died.

and we have a number of N95 masks for when we are cutting and polishing rocks and minerals that are toxic, or even poisonous, as are some of the polishing compounds.

[NewtonMP2100]

....what about mud....masks.....???