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LEW

(1,072 posts)
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 02:50 PM Jul 2021

Returning to wearing my mask, started today..

I live in southern Illinois, right across the river from Missouri. First stop the grocery store..saw several wearing a mask and made a comment to one lady; "you watch the news", she said yes...but not repeated at any other business, except for employees. Looks like it will be a slow start, but cases in my area have risen to the highest number we have had, this is just the beginning of Delta virus in Illinois...

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Returning to wearing my mask, started today.. (Original Post) LEW Jul 2021 OP
Same.. Tripper11 Jul 2021 #1
I also think a lockdown I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #9
I don't envision lockdowns, especially in red states. LisaL Jul 2021 #11
I'm in Florida. Started wearing N95 a couple weeks ago. Phoenix61 Jul 2021 #2
I ordered ten and they screwed up and sent me 100. LOL Since I go almost nowhere I need brewens Jul 2021 #3
Thank you! LEW Jul 2021 #4
I haven't stopped. (MD here.) NurseJackie Jul 2021 #5
Yup and no more restaurants. Take out only. mucifer Jul 2021 #6
Me, too. peacefreak2.0 Jul 2021 #7
We never stopped masking Meowmee Jul 2021 #8
I continued to wear my mask in public places, regardless of what CDC was claiming. LisaL Jul 2021 #10

Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
1. Same..
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 02:54 PM
Jul 2021

I was on and off for a little when things were opened up in our state, Washington. Bit now with all the delta and gamma variety news. Mask is back on anywhere I go in public
What I'm seeing is about 50/50 masks vs no mask in my area.
I honestly think we're all going to be going into some form of modified lock down within the next 2 months.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,452 posts)
9. I also think a lockdown
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:49 PM
Jul 2021

Will happen within 2 or 3 months or less.

Wear your damn masks everyone.

Even a cloth mask is better than no mask

LisaL

(44,962 posts)
11. I don't envision lockdowns, especially in red states.
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:55 PM
Jul 2021

We will just have to learn to live with it. Or die.

Phoenix61

(16,954 posts)
2. I'm in Florida. Started wearing N95 a couple weeks ago.
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 02:54 PM
Jul 2021

I’ve got about 30 of them. Hopefully plenty to get me through the worst of this.

brewens

(13,400 posts)
3. I ordered ten and they screwed up and sent me 100. LOL Since I go almost nowhere I need
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:08 PM
Jul 2021

a mask, those ten probably would have done it. Oh well, now I can give some away.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
8. We never stopped masking
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:45 PM
Jul 2021

My father and I are long haulers. His health is destroyed after a month hospitalization for covid in January. We mostly go to hospitals, docs etc. where it is required anyway. I do some shopping in person. We ordered loads of kn95, they are much cheaper now too. Don’t forget that these should not be reused, especially now with delta. They only last a few hours as well. Stock up now while the price is low.

LisaL

(44,962 posts)
10. I continued to wear my mask in public places, regardless of what CDC was claiming.
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 03:54 PM
Jul 2021

Now my county is back to substantial spread, so new CDC guidance is that people should be wearing masks again. But there are no mask mandates so not sure how many people would end up wearing masks.

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