Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/18/2020 12:43:17 PM

If your governor reopens you state on 1 May, will you immediately resume your old patterns?  Will you wear a mask?  

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	Depends
Date:	4/18/2020 1:18:24 PM

If it were lifted today I would be at kowliga restaurant first in line.  Carry a few Clorox wipes.  But I go to Walmart once a week now and would feel safer at Kowliga, lol.  I would love to go to Mass and probably will due to fear factor will keep most away.

actually we had become a bunch of slobs and with basic hygiene of clean hands, don't touch face and don't get close enough to a sneeze or cough, the odds of getting are pretty slim.  I figure if I can survive trips to Walmart I can survive anywhere.  Self responsibility is a must.  Fear has become far worse than the virus.  My two cents.  

BTW move on to the next life is good, I look forward to it.  

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/18/2020 4:37:39 PM

Not immediately (if ever), and probably not.  Don't wear one now. 

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/18/2020 5:00:11 PM

wife & i have been 'social distancing' for 20 years--why stop now ??

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	fly, you are too funny
Date:	4/18/2020 5:14:56 PM

I hope the ole battle ax doesn't frequent this forum!  Lol.

Name:	lucky67 -	Reply
Subject:	Depends
Date:	4/19/2020 9:26:59 AM

Kowaliga Restaurant ?? really ? havent changed menu in 4 years

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	Depends on Alex Jonses's Lawyer
Date:	4/19/2020 10:12:17 PM

https://www.infowars.com/video-attorney-robert-barnes-threatens-lawsuits-against-tyrannical-democrat-governors/

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	Depends on Alex Jonses's Lawyer
Date:	4/19/2020 10:13:23 PM

See Fox interview.  Insanity, no?

https://www.infowars.com/video-attorney-robert-barnes-threatens-lawsuits-against-tyrannical-democrat-governors/

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/20/2020 8:47:56 AM

I would still practice social distancing and would keep up the personal hygiene measures but otherwise would go back to normal. 

As for the mask, I would not bother to wear one because it really doesn't provide much in the way of protection.  In our business we have to use respiratory protection on contaminated sites.  The only thing that works is a full face mask respirator with the correct cartridges for the contaminant.  In the case of viruses and bacteria it would be a minimum N95 but N100 would be even better.  And it would need to be fit tested to make sure it actually fits your face. 

People using dust masks are giving themselves a false sense of security as most of the transmission is not breathing the air but touching a surface that is contaminated and then touching your face.  If you have an itch under the mask most people are going to scratch it.  And people driving around by themselves in their cars wearing a mask are just being silly.  But if it makes them feel better then have at it but they provide very little protection for the average user.  You will notice medical personnel that are around Wuhan virus patients are wearing a plastic face mask over their surgical mask which provides more protection.  They also replace their masks regularly because they are difficult to decontaminate.

Name:	PTClakefan -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/20/2020 11:22:25 AM

I think that ordinary surgical or painting masks provide some protection in that they would keep vapor particles from a cough or sneeze from spreading in the air as far as they otherwise would without such protection.  As such, they actually offer some protection to those who are not wearing the masks when the wearer of the mask coughs or sneezes.  

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Question
Date:	4/20/2020 11:43:12 AM

Maybe so but I believe you would get the same level of protection if they just cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze.  My main objection to the masks is them giving people a false sense of security.  If they also observe all the other precautions they certainly do no harm......but may not do much good either.  To each his own but I am not going to bother with them unless they are mandated....assuming you can even get one these days.

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/20/2020 12:10:13 PM

I have not been wearing a mask. I’m not sure it is all that effective. That said, I have been conscientiously maintaining the “social distancing” especially in public places (e.g. food pantry volunteer work, grocery store, etc.) I’m thinking I’m going to make social distancing… in public… a lifetime affectation. I can easily give up hand-shaking and that damn man-hug crap.

I have no problem saluting men and women whom I respect. Guess what… most don’t have problems returning that salute! A firm and cheerful greeting is satisfactory for all others… most instinctively return the greeting.

The excessive hand washing/hand sanitizing is also something I might keep doing. It could very well keep me from getting colds. Like MM, I believe that keeping one’s hands clean and away from one’s face is the most valuable behavior. I keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer in each of our cars… in the door hand slot. I carry it with me into grocery stores.

I do get my annual flu shots. I’m sure there will be a vaccine in the fall or next winter. Besides, my GP is pretty tyrannical about my inoculations. She interrogates me about that at every annual physical. Though I am over 70, I am not at all overweight… I’m healthy… active… and on NO pharmaceuticals.

Name:	Carlson -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/20/2020 12:33:42 PM

I wonder if anyone can consciously or subconsciously NOT touch their face.  I tried and eventually catch myself scratching my nose or rubbing my eyes, etc.  my dermatologist once said to me about a rash I complained about, there was nothing he could do short of cutting my fingers off!  

but I agree that keeping ones hands clean is the trick.  I use several Clorox wipes in my hands all the way thru the grocery store.  

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/20/2020 12:56:20 PM

Here's an interesting tidbit that I read.  The average person touches their face around 40 times per hour.  That's of course when you're not thinking about it.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/21/2020 9:25:32 PM

I wear a mask when I go out to a public place (like Costco or the grocery store).  I have an N-95 and it makes me claustrophobic, so I down graded to some other masks.  It seems like a reasonable precaution to me.  I have hand sanitizer in the the car and I use it whenever I have touched a foreign surface - I wrap it around my finger to push buttons at the gas station or ATM.   Today I was in the grocery store and about 3/4 of the people were wearing masks; and then I had to go to Walmart and less than a quarter of the people were wearing them.

I see no reason to take a risk or pose a risk to my husband who is 8 years older than i am.  We're both pretty healthy, but I'm not willing to take a chance.  

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/22/2020 8:25:28 AM

Sounds reasonable to me.  I will tell you that unless you use N95 or above, the mask is about 5% effective....which is essentially worthless  But if it makes you feel better then by all means wear it.  Peace of mind is often more important than reality.  But don't get close to someone wearing a similarly ineffective mask because you are not protected and neither are they.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Behaviors after the WuHan Virus
Date:	4/22/2020 5:05:25 PM

Yes, you are correct, but the N-95 feeds my claustrophobic feeling and several times I had to talk myself down.  I actually have one of those clumsy respirator type masks, but I thought it is perhaps a bit much.  I do social distance so no one is getting much chance to breathe on me.  Mostly I stay home.