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31. :) Gloves! Yes. We have a box of nitrile gloves in the car

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 01:22 PM

Jul 2020

and I need to remember to start using them every time. Such a nuisance, but they can be removed on opening the car, leaving clean hands for inside.

People going on rants don't worry me because I haven't seen any. It's the dumb and happy ones everywhere who do. And I told the local Winn-Dixie I wouldn't be returning due to their abysmally negligent practices -- including allowing a checker to wear her mask pulled below her nose, which to my mind is a passive-aggressive version of spitting at people.

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What is the benefit of wearing masks that are not medical masks? [View all] milestogo Jul 2020 OP

Both soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

It serves as a barrier, bolsters the social distancing precaution near as I can tell. Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #2

If you mean the cloth masks, they provide fairly significant protection against spreading ... dawg Jul 2020 #3

Wearing a mask incorrectly or an incorrect mask is worse than nothing... Moostache Jul 2020 #4

They may be less effective than other barriers, but I don't see how they are "worse than nothing." StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #46

It becomes worse than nothing when the person wearing it wrong also stops distancing... Moostache Jul 2020 #54

It's never been about wearing a mask to avoid distancing. The two were always mutually inclusive. Doremus Jul 2020 #64

That's not a mask problem. That's a stupid person problem. StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #66

Boom goes the dynamite! RiF Jul 2020 #70

When they were coming in to a place that requires masks and mahina Jul 2020 #61

That's not a problem caused by the mask. That's a problem caused by a stupid person StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #67

They offer partial protection in both directions. RockRaven Jul 2020 #5

Yes. Last report I heard was about 60% effectiveness The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #6

I Think That 60%... ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #15

Try this, as a way to see what a mask can do: bleedingulcers Jul 2020 #7

That's the best answer because it clearly demonstrates a mask's usefulness PSPS Jul 2020 #11

Can you blow out a candle from a foot away, frazzled Jul 2020 #45

The Candle Test RobinA Jul 2020 #63

Good example. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #43

Put On A Mask RobinA Jul 2020 #62

I can smell through an N95 it was fit tested for work it works. My coworkers can smell with N95s mucifer Jul 2020 #71

Thanks everyone. milestogo Jul 2020 #8

No more than wearing a raincoat may give a false sense of being waterproof. LanternWaste Jul 2020 #34

The best have inside pockets you can insert filter material. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #35

Thank you for this info fierywoman Jul 2020 #52

You're welcome. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #55

sewing is really easy, especially if you have a working machine. There's tons of info fierywoman Jul 2020 #72

I have a brand new machine I've never opened.... For two years....lol Nevilledog Jul 2020 #73

I was that way (for a few months) with my instant pot -- fierywoman Jul 2020 #75

Good idea! Nevilledog Jul 2020 #77

If you believe they are a "fashion," you've swallowed Trump et. al's propaganda Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #47

Don't put words in my mouth. milestogo Jul 2020 #69

Speaker Pelosi looks great in photos with her masks Cairycat Jul 2020 #76

I'm not putting words in your mouth Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #78

You have deliberately misinterpreted me. milestogo Jul 2020 #79

Just reacting to the ordinary meaning of the words you chose. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #80

It's been reported that surgical/layered cloth masks block 60-70% emissions... brush Jul 2020 #9

A significant benefit is supposed to be protecting wearers from Hortensis Jul 2020 #18

Wear glasses or even goggles. LisaL Jul 2020 #21

Yup. Sams Club is selling face shields, padded elastic band Hortensis Jul 2020 #28

Would this work? misanthrope Jul 2020 #36

Lol, never thought of it but only surprised we haven't seen it. Hortensis Jul 2020 #41

Nobody is going to mess with you in that getup. LisaL Jul 2020 #42

Yes. Gloves are good too. I try to get in and out as quick as possible. brush Jul 2020 #29

:) Gloves! Yes. We have a box of nitrile gloves in the car Hortensis Jul 2020 #31

gloves are only good MrsMatt Jul 2020 #37

Most people know to wash their hands after taking off the gloves. brush Jul 2020 #38

Most human beings can figure out how to wear gloves and take them off. LisaL Jul 2020 #44

Take a first aid training course MrsMatt Jul 2020 #51

I don't need first aid training course to put gloves on and take them off. LisaL Jul 2020 #53

Well, aren't you special. MrsMatt Jul 2020 #56

No more special than you are. LisaL Jul 2020 #57

I didn't have first aid training, so tell me moonscape Jul 2020 #74

This picture sums it up well, I think: AleksS Jul 2020 #10

Can you pee in a pool as long as you are wearing a bathing suit ? Asking for a friend MichMan Jul 2020 #26

Sure can. LisaL Jul 2020 #48

No to the pool, Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #50

I stand with Bill Nye!! handmade34 Jul 2020 #12

this is a pretty good article Kali Jul 2020 #13

remove the @ in the URL blogslut Jul 2020 #22

thanks! Kali Jul 2020 #24

Another video on the effectiveness of masks: sagesnow Jul 2020 #14

Here's why. Greybnk48 Jul 2020 #16

Non-medical masks are designed primarily to protect others from the wearer Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #17

Mostly to protect others from you if you are infected. LisaL Jul 2020 #19

The standard cloth mask offers others protection from your germs and catrose Jul 2020 #20

Both.... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2020 #23

I've read that 3 or 4 ply masks are better MyMission Jul 2020 #25

The valve you mean? Properly designed valve should only allow the exhaled air to not be LisaL Jul 2020 #32

we just purchased some new masks.... quickesst Jul 2020 #27

I've read that how many droplets you have been exposed to womanofthehills Jul 2020 #30

They look cool Polybius Jul 2020 #33

Great scientific video about it Nictuku Jul 2020 #39

Both, and it is very significant protection. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #40

If you were walking out of the desert, dying of thirst, and all I had was a half glass of water... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2020 #49

Yes to both. Caliman73 Jul 2020 #58

From PBS-- fascinating and informative Malikshah Jul 2020 #59

Recent article posted by University of California, San Francisco based on scientific evidence diva77 Jul 2020 #60

It helps everyone, including the wearer. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #65

Yes and Yes. Iggo Jul 2020 #68