Can't take a joke?

debodun said:
Well, I've heard over and over agian about how some people say they can't wear a mask because they can't breathe. This is %$@#&* BS. Air has no trouble passing in and out of a mask. I think it is a mild form of claustrophobia. I wear a cup mask that has a metal strip on top that one can pinch to get a good fit around the bridge of the nose much like the one in the attached photo (except mine is light blue). I am completely comfortable wearing it, in fact I sometimes forget I am wearing it. I do get a lot of stink eye stares in the store - most people have those homemade cloth ones.

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I've heard people say they can't breathe in the cloth masks and I have copd and asthma and i manage.
 
debodun said:
Well, I've heard over and over agian about how some people say they can't wear a mask because they can't breathe. This is %$@#&* BS. Air has no trouble passing in and out of a mask. I think it is a mild form of claustrophobia. I wear a cup mask that has a metal strip on top that one can pinch to get a good fit around the bridge of the nose much like the one in the attached photo (except mine is light blue). I am completely comfortable wearing it, in fact I sometimes forget I am wearing it. I do get a lot of stink eye stares in the store - most people have those homemade cloth ones.

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You do know that this type of mask offers no protection from covid don't you? The only style of that mask's that might work, and that is still being debated are the N-95 respirator mask or the N-100 respirator mask, both easily identified by the frontal filter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_mask

n95.jpgN-100.jpg
 
You better have a sense of humor if you’re in law enforcement. Over the years, I have heard some real doozies why people were speeding, running a light, passing in a no passing zone and more.

I once stopped a woman about 50 years old speeding. I never ask people why they were going over the allowed limit, but there are times when they will volunteer their reason. This 50 year old woman tells me that she has a roast in the oven and if it burns it will be my fault and her husband will be really mad at her. I told her that she better get going then, but not to exceed the speed limit. She looked at me like she had been put into a trance.
 
debodun said:
My question is not how protective a mask is, but that people claim they are suffocating wearing them. I appreciate your input, though.
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We're not suffocating, Deb .. just get steamed up glasses (and can't see without them). They do feel warm, which would be normal with something across your face.
 
Pinky said:
We're not suffocating, Deb .. just get steamed up glasses (and can't see without them). They do feel warm, which would be normal with something across your face.
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I have a co-worker that says she feels like she's smothering. I told her if she'd just try to relax and quit thinking about it all the time it would be better. I have anxiety too. First few days it freaked me out. I'm good now.
 
We know they're not suffocating, but, they could be very uncomfortable for sure. In fact, that is exactly what the health officials warm people. per CDC
N95 respirators should be fit-tested in order to be used appropriately. A poor seal can lead to leakage, lowering the respirator’s effectiveness.
Due to their tight fit, N95 respirators can become uncomfortable and stuffy, making them difficult to wear for extended periods of time.
 
People are more sensitive these days -- but with all the messaging and texting and socail media apps and so forth - it isn't alawys easy to tell when someone is kidding around or not.
 
debodun said:
The OP asked if everyone was wearing a mask when they went out in public. I posted a picture of a Halloween mask. Doesn't seem that offensive, it's just people have been over and over this countless times. I am getting a little sarcastic about it. I don't underdtand how she thought this was trolling as I didn't actively seek it out. It was right there on my time line.
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Some people are just crazy. I was in a forum for awhile and everyone seemed so nice until I put a funny picture in a political thread. A lot of the people in there who had always been friendly with me attacked me in the post and said that I must have ridden on the bus for dumb people when I was in school. I answered back and said that he must have been on the same bus. Some people can just not handle someone with a good sense of humour.
 
Sassy: you are so right, it seemed to me that people are getting meaner. I remember neighbors getting along back in the old days when they were Dems and Republicans...
 
When it comes to humor, there is no 'one size fits all'. We each have our own version, but most of us have one. I think humor, wit and sarcasm are the hardest emotions to transmit electronically. Emojis help but not all of us are quick to pick up on their meaning.
 

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