Masks wearing being reinstated

JonDouglas said:
I am not an anti-masker! What I try to do is point out the fact that they they're not the protection people think they are. If people want or feel they need to wear them for whatever reason, then fine. I am not one of those people and I try not to use things that mostly don't work and can cause harm. If you're going to mask up a lot, you might want to have your masks tested after some use to understand what's breeding in them..
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Oh I don't wear them long enough to have anything breeding in them that might harm me I'm sure.

Mostly disposables.. but my cloth masks are new and or washed in high temps as soon as I come home...

I'm not anti ..anti-maskers either, I feel that people should do what they feels is best for them but I have to protect myself against that... as best as I can.. (y)
 

hollydolly said:
yep I have masks in every bag, in my glove compartment .. I'll grab a new one out of the hall cupboard on the way out of the door and put it into my pocket for quick access to save me fumbling for one in my bag if I'm in a hurry etc...

I have Hand sanitiser in the car , and bags too...despite them saying it's not transferred through surfaces..I'm taking no chances...

I also have several different styles and types of masks.. from cloth with filters... to disposable, and I'm pedantic about disposing of a mask once I've used it ...
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I agree I have hand sanitizer in my purse and wipes in my car, they can not make up their minds on the transfer thing
 
hollydolly said:
I often double mask depending where I am..if I'm in a high risk area for example.... with a disposable mask, topped with a cloth mask with a filter...

I know you're an anti -masker Jon, but I've got lung issues and I haven't had the vaccine so I do my best to keep safe...
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But you had Covid so you have some protection at least
 

If things keep going the way they are, I expect another major surge of the virus by mid-August....and mandatory masks, etc., in most of the nation. The combination of people gathering in large numbers, and the reluctance of many to get vaccinated, is a sure indicator that this virus is FAR from being under control. Some of the hospitals in our area are already seeing numbers of patients approaching the peaks from months ago....and virtually NONE of them have been vaccinated.
 
Yesterday, I was in the bank and was trying to request money orders from the teller. The teller and the customer at the next window were laughing and having a loud outdoor type conversation about Covid and masks. Hello? Not everywhere is fit for a rally. Because of that, my teller couldn't hear me so I bent down and began yelling the amount I needed on the money orders under the plexiglass screen. The two next door quieted down then. I got my stuff and got out of there. Why was I bothering with money orders? Because stupid tax people won't take personal checks anymore. One money order was for effing 42 cents. At that point, if anyone would have said anything to me about masks...POW! Ya save it. I already ordered a new debit card grr.
 
jondouglas wrote"Noting that masks mostly don't work and can cause serious problems, I won't be masking up. Should stores I frequent start requiring masks, I will just quit patronizing them and get stuff online."

and then jondouglas wrote"I am not an anti-masker! " sure sounds like antimasking to me!!!
 
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Bonnie said:
This in the news headlines today .... https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...e-back-on-in-los-angeles-as-virus-cases-rise/
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Since the Delta variant can be transmitted so easily and within 5-10 seconds, isn't eating in a restaurant where you have to remove your mask rather risky? I'd avoid doing it.

The mask mandate article Bonnie posted states you have to wear a mask except while eating indoors.


https://www.theguardian.com/austral...eed-to-know-about-sydneys-delta-covid-variant
 
Becky1951 said:
Since the Delta variant can be transmitted so easily and within 5-10 seconds, isn't eating in a restaurant where you have to remove your mask rather risky? I'd avoid doing it.

The mask mandate article Bonnie posted states you have to wear a mask except while eating indoors.


https://www.theguardian.com/austral...eed-to-know-about-sydneys-delta-covid-variant
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I haven't read Bonnie's link yet.. but here in the UK until now , we've had to wear Masks in all indoor venues including restaurants and Pubs.. etc.. however once seated we can remove the mask while eating and drinking, but if we stand up to go to the loo.. or leave.. we must replace the mask immediately.

I know, it makes hardly any sense.. but of course no-one could eat wearing a mask.. that was the legal guidance.. but from Monday it will be up to the individual proprietor if he wishes his customers to wear a mask ..in restaurants and bars...The legal guidance as it stands today for Monday ( Freedom day).. is that none will be required except on public transport.. and hospitals..
 
cdestroyer said:
jondouglas wrote"Noting that masks mostly don't work and can cause serious problems, I won't be masking up. Should stores I frequent start requiring masks, I will just quit patronizing them and get stuff online."

and then jondouglas wrote"I am not an anti-masker! " sure sounds like antimasking to me!!!
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it's nowt to do with membership length, it's all to do with your post count... :giggle:..make more posts and your status will rise...
 
In BC, we don’t have to wear masks indoors now, never were required to outdoors. Any place I’ve gone has about 2/3 of us still wearing them. Most staff are.

Medical care places & public transport require masks. Restaurants are the same as @hollydolly said, only while dining can you have it off.

We have 80% with their first vaccine, 49% with second. Our positive cases have dropped radically. The areas with the lowest vaccine rates are the ones with the most cases.
 
chic said:
What it's going to come down to eventually is this, they will have to admit they don't have a solution to this virus and will end up doing what has always been done for millenia when dealing with a pandemic which is to allow people to live, work, etc and let the chips fall where they may.

This vaccine was experimental and they can hang any name on it they want with FDA approval. It doesn't mean a thing. It was an experiment and everyone who participated was sort of a guinea pig in said experiment. It failed. If fully vaccinated people are getting sick then what is the point of vaccinating the world?
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^^^ Reassuring to see that common sense still exists, despite any fear.
 
and to add those vaccinated catching the virus might not be the delta variant type but rather one of the later variants since there have now been 12 of them!!!! caused most likely by unvaccinated people which allows the virus to mutate into a new strain
 
Jules said:
Our positive cases have dropped radically. The areas with the lowest vaccine rates are the ones with the most cases.
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I'm just curious, do you have an influx of tourists and other travelers coming for family events, this season?

Our area does, plus local people are traveling to and from other places now, too, (near and far)
so I expect that will shift and add to the case numbers, here.
 
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Tried to drive today, a no go, can’t move my leg fast enough to get from the gas to the break. 😡 and it’s way too painful to do as I found out.
win231 said:
Uh, Aneeda......it's both the vaccinated and the non vaccinated that are catching the virus. Which indicates the vaccine's failure.
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Yes I know both are getting it. It’s not a failure, they said and said and said and said and then they said it all again repeatedly. 94 to 98 percent effective.

I assume you understood this @win231 So, uh, Win, This means even if you are vaccinated you can still get Covid especially the delta version. But you have a better chance of survival. But hey, glad to hear you now believe there is a virus.

They also said, several times, that NO VACCINE is 100% effective which is why you can get the flu shot and, wait for it, still get the flu 😂😂😂. Which is why my husband, who got the pneumonia vaccine, still got pneumonia, was hospitalized, and still had pneumonia for a month. He gets another recheck soon.

stay safe win.
 
Kaila said:
I'm just curious, do you have an influx of tourists and other travelers coming for family events, this season?

Our area does, plus local people are traveling to and from other places now, too, so I expect that will shift and add to the case numbers, here.
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Yes, we do. This is tourist country. The adjacent province has had dreadful numbers & lax rules and just like every summer, there’re lots of their plates. While our whole province was in three restricted zones for travel and no out-of-province people permitted, they still came.

So far, the border to the US isn’t open, either direction.
 
@Aneeda72
The poster had asked why a member who had joined long after they had,
now has a line, Senior Member, or something like that.
(And they don't.)

It isn't actually status-type status. 🙃🙂😆
 
Jules said:
So far, the border to the US isn’t open, either direction.
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The border between the US and Canada, is not open here either, on/near the East Coast,
but there are so many travelers, within the USA,
that are now not needing any prior requirements, that they'd had in place for about a year.
Thanks for your input. 🙂
 

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