People are boycotting Costco for requiring shoppers to wear masks in stores.

Robert59

Robert59

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Now I live in Tennesee. Did live in Michigan.
No Costco near me. I have a Sam's membership thanks to my sister. I seldom use it as I don't need to have that much stuff on hand. But I do like the free samples of different foods they serve there.
 

terry123 said:
No Costco near me. I have a Sam's membership thanks to my sister. I seldom use it as I don't need to have that much stuff on hand. But I do like the free samples of different foods they serve there.
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I got a COSTCO membership when I first moved to this rural location in 2010. I found I was buying bulk paks of stuff with no idea if it was really a bargain or not. I only made that one trip, then I let the membership expire.
 
terry123 said:
No Costco near me. I have a Sam's membership thanks to my sister. I seldom use it as I don't need to have that much stuff on hand. But I do like the free samples of different foods they serve there.
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terry123 said:
I should answer the question I guess! If Sam's requires mask, I will wear one. I would rather be safe than sorry.
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We went to Sam's and masks where required... (y) (y) (y)
 
Never wore a mask & never will. I have worn these kinds of masks while sanding vertical wood in the past when I was a home owner. I wear glasses & the masks would just steam up my lenses. Can't win there. Googles were better for my eyes but to cover my mouth & nose, how am I suppose to breath or see at the same time?
 
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Packerjohn said:
Never wore a mask & never will. Sue me!
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The mask isn't to protect you; wearing a mask does not keep you from breathing in contaminants. The mask is to protect others from what you exhale. Are you really that selfish and inconsiderate? You could be asymptomatic and breathing out the virus all around you. That's okay with you? That you could make someone else sick? Someone who could die or who could contract the virus, pass it along to someone who will die?

Have a care! The people you see when you're out who are wearing masks have in mind the safety of others. If you refuse to wear a mask, then stay home.
 
I recently lost my husband, not to Covid-19, but that was a concern, with his other health issues. I have 3 bandanas, and a pair of wrap around glasses that I use when I go out for groceries or into other public places. I see others out with nothing, and that is okay, for them. I also keep hand sanitizer in my car. These things just make me, personally, feel better having to go out. I have a home and 4 dogs to care for, so, protective gear is important to me.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
The mask isn't to protect you; wearing a mask does not keep you from breathing in contaminants. The mask is to protect others from what you exhale. Are you really that selfish and inconsiderate? You could be asymptomatic and breathing out the virus all around you. That's okay with you? That you could make someone else sick? Someone who could die or who could contract the virus, pass it along to someone who will die?

Have a care! The people you see when you're out who are wearing masks have in mind the safety of others. If you refuse to wear a mask, then stay home.
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Not correct. If you're wearing a proper mask, with the proper fit, you will, in FACT, be protected, fairly well, from viral pathogens that may be in the air, UNLESS you're right in someone's face, and they sneeze or cough directly at you.

CV19 pores are approximately 1.25 microns in diameter. N95 masks can filter out down to 3 microns, according to the last standards I read. However, for that tiny virus to penetrate a mask with pores larger than it, it needs to have force behind it and hit the surface at a perpendicular orientation. Otherwise, the many fibers in the mask should grab anything landing on its surfaces, with "should" being the operative word, here.

I worked in PPE for fifteen years. I never caught a cold, flu or any other maladies caused by airborne pathogens, from clients I worked on. I was obsessive with my precautionary measures.

With those whose pig-headed disregard for their fellow humans compels them to wander about without proper PPE, one can only hope they get what they so righteously deserve!

Save the nasty retorts: If they care not a fig about me, why should I care about them?
 
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treeguy64 said:
Not correct. If you're wearing a proper mask, with the proper fit, you will, in FACT, be protected, fairly well, from viral pathogens that may be in the air, UNLESS you're right in someone's face, and they sneeze or cough directly at you.

CV19 pores are approximately 1.25 microns in diameter. N95 masks can filter out down to 3 microns, according to the last standards I read. However, for that tiny virus to penetrate a mask with pores larger than it, it needs to have force behind it and hit the surface at a perpendicular orientation. Otherwise, the many fibers in the mask should grab anything landing on its surfaces, with "should" being the operative word, here.

I worked in PPE for fifteen years. I never caught a cold, flu or any other maladies caused by airborne pathogens, from clients I worked on. I was obsessive with my precautionary measures.

With those whose pig-headed disregard for their fellow humans compels them to wander about without proper PPE, one can only hope they get what they so righteously deserve!

Save the nasty retorts: If they care not a fig about me, why should I care about them?
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I wasn't referring to N95 masks or something similar. Most people don't have those or access to the kinds of PPE used by those in healthcare. I was talking about surgical or homemade masks.
 
But there is a loophole. It says that people are excused from wearing masks if they have a medical condition that precludes it. So all they have to do is say, "I have a medical condition." Or are they supposed to bring a note from their doctor?

How on earth could this ever be implemented?

Having said that, I have to add: The more obstacles people put up as barriers to fighting this illness, the longer the illness (and the rules and regulations) will go on. Maybe these people should just grow up, and stop venting their frustration in the wrong direction. If they are carrying the virus (and can be doing that with no symptoms) and cough or sneeze near somebody else, and they have no mask on, they are practically making sure that they are infecting that other person. Is it really worth doing that just to make some childish point about not being forced to wear a mask?

I say, let them stay home, or march around in the street demonstrating, which is what they seem to enjoy doing.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
The mask isn't to protect you; wearing a mask does not keep you from breathing in contaminants. The mask is to protect others from what you exhale. Are you really that selfish and inconsiderate? You could be asymptomatic and breathing out the virus all around you. That's okay with you? That you could make someone else sick? Someone who could die or who could contract the virus, pass it along to someone who will die?

Have a care! The people you see when you're out who are wearing masks have in mind the safety of others. If you refuse to wear a mask, then stay home.
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Instead of being a programmed robot, please think. The non-medical masks we're required to wear in stores are designed to protect construction workers from particles - sawdust, paint splatters, etc. I use mine when using my leaf blower. They do not stop microscopic viruses from coming in or being exhaled (unless the wearer stops breathing. And the virus enters through the mouth, nose, or eyes. That's why medical personnel wear snug-fitting eye protection.
What mask protects the eyes?
 
(y) - I wouldn't want to be around anyone who objects to wearing a mask so I fully support the boycott. My wife is doing our shopping and wears a mask everywhere. I am usually the one who goes out to get food to go and wear my mask when I do that. This makes me want to support Costco even more because they are protecting their workers and their shoppers.
 
win231 said:
What mask protects the eyes?
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They sell face shields of all sorts ...
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But wearing a mask and face shield in hot humid weather seems like it's own form of torture .. :sick: ... and death😰
 
If people visiting here behaved like they do in costco or walmart.
The mask would be a muzzle with an electric shock with a leash.
Also they would have to pay extra for a trainer while in the building.
Just a thought....😇😇
 

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