No More Masks?

spectratg said:
Of course, we must keep his words in historical context. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, FDR helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted this through these words in his first Inaugural Address, 1933.
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I think it applies today! He recognized that American's sometimes need a little push, to suck it up, and get on with it!
 

HoneyNut said:
Just ordinary colds turn into bronchitis for me, and I hate having headaches and sore throat. But it would be a big relief afterwards if it wasn't too bad.
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I'm like you with the bronchitis. I'm almost terrified of just getting a cold because I know I'm in for 3 weeks of bronchitis symptoms...coughing, sore throat, sore chest muscles, etc. My daughter still doesn't understand why I ask if any of her kids have a cold before I come over (or they are going to visit me). She thinks I'm being paranoid...but she's never had bronchitis and doesn't understand what it's like.
 
Masks to me will come down to personal preference on when the need to wear them and when not to. Whatever ones comfortable with should be totally up to them. Just don't go and pass judgement on others and infringe on those others if they are wearing them or not wearing them.
 
CarolfromTX said:
We had to wear a mask on our Viking cruise except when we were eating or drinking. Dang, but I was thirsty on that trip! 😜 I hate wearing a mask. I’ll do it if absolutely required, but I think it’s pointless.
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I think that is how many feel ......
I wear them if required..... but in all honesty look around at the people with nose hanging out and or half off the mouth etc...people touching them all the time made them pointless.

Silent Rose said:
Masks to me will come down to personal preference on when the need to wear them and when not to. Whatever ones comfortable with should be totally up to them. Just don't go and pass judgement on others and infringe on those others if they are wearing them or not wearing them.
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I agree and if someone wants to wear one all the time ........it is not an issue for me......

I have not personally heard or seen anyone being harassed for their choice to continue to wear one ........... maybe it happens or maybe some feel awkward being a small group who continues to wear them...

but still to this day out in stores / public still hear gripes and complaints from mask wearers ...about those who choose to not wear one..... and wanting mandates to come back.
it is not helpful for someone (stranger) to approach me tell me "as an older person ... I am insane to go maskless" ...and proceed to school me on their perceived risks etc ... happened yesterday.....
 
Jeni said:
I think that is how many feel ......
I wear them if required..... but in all honesty look around at the people with nose hanging out and or half off the mouth etc...people touching them all the time made them pointless.


I agree and if someone wants to wear one all the time ........it is not an issue for me......

I have not personally heard or seen anyone being harassed for their choice to continue to wear one ........... maybe it happens or maybe some feel awkward being a small group who continues to wear them...

but still to this day out in stores / public still hear gripes and complaints from mask wearers ...about those who choose to not wear one..... and wanting mandates to come back.
it is not helpful for someone (stranger) to approach me tell me "as an older person ... I am insane to go maskless" ...and proceed to school me on their perceived risks etc ... happened yesterday.....
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I agree that it works both ways and you are correct it probably goes towards the people who chose not to wear the masks more than those who wear them. I have however seen in stores people in masks being approached by employees of the stores and I cannot say for sure because I cannot hear the conversation, but from observing the gestures of the conversation it looks to me that they are telling them they don't have to wear the mask in the store any more. I have seen that as well.

As for myself, I go by situation. If I am indoors and it is especially crowded and I know I will be in the store shopping for some period of time I will wear the mask. If not I will not wear one. Outside, unless it is an extremely crowded place I will not wear a mask any longer. Now if I have a cold or something the mask goes on in all circumstances. That is just my choice.
 
Silent Rose said:
I agree that it works both ways and you are correct it probably goes towards the people who chose not to wear the masks more than those who wear them. I have however seen in stores people in masks being approached by employees of the stores and I cannot say for sure because I cannot hear the conversation, but from observing the gestures of the conversation it looks to me that they are telling them they don't have to wear the mask in the store any more. I have seen that as well.
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I think for some the stores/ employees are letting people know in case they did not know that masks are optional.
No signs are put up some places did put masks optional up .... in our area the first few days my son did not realize the mandate was lifted and was surprised that no one else seemed to be wearing them.
 
Jeni said:
I think for some the stores/ employees are letting people know in case they did not know that masks are optional.
No signs are put up some places did put masks optional up .... in our area the first few days my son did not realize the mandate was lifted and was surprised that no one else seemed to be wearing them.
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In my area it seems like certain areas there are more people that seem to be wearing them still and then in other areas not so much.
 
I have a love/hate relationship with masks. I hated them at first, then a year later I realized I hadn't been sick at all during that year. The second year I still hated them but I still hadn't been sick except for my bout of bronchitis. I still hate them but I still haven't gotten sick. I wear one in what I call petri dish stores (which will remain nameless, but we all know which ones I'm talking about) but not in others. I guess I'm silly to wear it one store but not another, but it's psychological now. I wish my mind would make itself up! :unsure:
 
caroln said:
I have a love/hate relationship with masks. I hated them at first, then a year later I realized I hadn't been sick at all during that year. The second year I still hated them but I still hadn't been sick except for my bout of bronchitis. I still hate them but I still haven't gotten sick. I wear one in what I call petri dish stores (which will remain nameless, but we all know which ones I'm talking about) but not in others. I guess I'm silly to wear it one store but not another, but it's psychological now. I wish my mind would make itself up! :unsure:
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Give yourself time. :)
 
We spent a couple of days at the casinos in Kansas City, earlier this week, for the first time in about 4 months, and there were no more mask mandates, and almost no one wearing a mask. It was almost like going back a couple of years. However, I doubt that Covid is history, yet, and we will continue to carry our masks in the vehicles, and be ok with using them, if needed. Covid numbers are way down in this area, but this BA.2 variant will likely change that in coming weeks.
 
Don M. said:
We spent a couple of days at the casinos in Kansas City, earlier this week, for the first time in about 4 months, and there were no more mask mandates, and almost no one wearing a mask. It was almost like going back a couple of years. However, I doubt that Covid is history, yet, and we will continue to carry our masks in the vehicles, and be ok with using them, if needed. Covid numbers are way down in this area, but this BA.2 variant will likely change that in coming weeks.
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I am glad to hear the KC casinos have finally dropped the mask mandates! We do not believe the masks do much good. They give us a false since of security, when in fact they are minimally helpful and frequently increase the possibility of passing the virus along. Our improved numbers on Covid are based on a combination of natural immunity for those that have had Covid and some immunity from the vaccines, although I am reading that they are less than 50% stopping an infection of Covid. The newest strain, like the last one, is very contagious but has minimal health impacts, with many not having symptoms of minimal symptoms. Regardless, time to more on...I am not on the 'train' anymore!
 
It is all about the situation and not if the store or whatever has decided to lift the mask mandate or not. Never will the decision be made for me by someone else. I don't care if I am the only one in a crowded store that is wearing a mask. It comes down to my personal decision and not any one else's decision.
 
C50 said:
I'm in Ohio and went to the doctors this morning for my yearly physical and found they no longer require a mask. But the second I heard someone in the waiting room coughing I thought "sure would be nice if they had a mask on".
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I know what you mean. That cough could have a dozen different reasons...smoker cough, allergies, etc. but right away we think "Covid!" I'm not anti-mask, but sometimes I think we've all been brainwashed, mostly by the media.
 
Silent Rose said:
It is all about the situation and not if the store or whatever has decided to lift the mask mandate or not. Never will the decision be made for me by someone else. I don't care if I am the only one in a crowded store that is wearing a mask. It comes down to my personal decision and not any one else's decision.
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I really don't mind wearing a mask but in truth I wish everyone else would always wear a mask. There's a lot of icky people out there and I don't like their germs polluting my space.
 
caroln said:
I know what you mean. That cough could have a dozen different reasons...smoker cough, allergies, etc. but right away we think "Covid!" I'm not anti-mask, but sometimes I think we've all been brainwashed, mostly by the media.
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You are correct and I am glad I cannot hear coughs or sneezes, but I can see someone reacting as if they are coughing or sneezing. I am not anti- mask, I am just using my own common sense to the situation I am in to whether I decide to wear one or not.
 
C50 said:
I really don't mind wearing a mask but in truth I wish everyone else would always wear a mask. There's a lot of icky people out there and I don't like their germs polluting my space.
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You can always make that choice to move away from those people. That is what the 6 feet rule is supposed to be all about.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
Folks, do your own research masks do not stop viruses! That includes all forms of the flu and colds! I know the masks make everyone feel good, but, unless you are immune deficient, where any bacteria will infect you, masks are of little use!
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True... to some extent. Unless a person is wearing a "hazmat" suit and mask, they are at risk of catching whatever a nearby cough or sneeze aims in their direction. However, Any mask limits the amount and distance that such "sputum" travels. The cheap paper masks that some stores pass out for free offer minimum protection, but the more expensive N95 masks are much better. Virtually All masks act kind of like a "muffler", and slow down the distance and speed of whatever a person "ejects".

The "environment" a person finds themselves in is the most important factor. Anyone riding a crowded city bus or subway is at far more risk than someone faces if they are just doing some shopping at a local store with only a few customers present.

It all boils down to just being careful and observing the surroundings.
 
For one thing it says right on the package that it doesn't protect the wearer from viruses. 🤔

I, too, noticed that in the winter of 2021 when everyone was in a mask, even outdoors, I did not have so much as a sniffle.

Winter of 2022, most folks in my area quit mask wearing because our state had been so strict about it people were eager to get out of them. Again, I did not have a sniffle. So it wasn't mask wearing that kept me healthy after all.
 
C50 said:
I'm in Ohio and went to the doctors this morning for my yearly physical and found they no longer require a mask. But the second I heard someone in the waiting room coughing I thought "sure would be nice if they had a mask on".
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Here in Canada no one is going to be unmasked in any medical setting. Retail stores here are "mask optional " but all of the employees are wearing masks, as are nine out of ten of the customers. Same applies to public transit. Drivers are masked, and so are all the passengers. I carry masks in my car and in my coat pocket. Both my Wife and I have had our regular shots, plus 2 boosters, each. JimB.
 

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