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42. Planes are probably the safest place besides outdoors.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2022, 04:16 PM

Apr 2022

They now have excellent top-down air circulation, HEPA filters; & most air comes from outside. Turn on your overhead air jets for more outside air. EXCEPT when taxing or sitting still. I'll still wear a mask at those times but I feel safe when in the air.

You can see the explanations online about how an airliner processes its air.

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CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 OP

New meme: Florida Judge nilram Apr 2022 #1

FLAWrida peppertree Apr 2022 #9

Having Experience or Being Qualified Is a Disqualification TomCADem Apr 2022 #37

lol, that's a great paragraph. nilram Apr 2022 #38

Sadly Amy Barrett is not much more qualified TomCADem Apr 2022 #39

A Trump appointee. Nt spooky3 Apr 2022 #2

A "Mar-a-lago Momma". Florida is full of them. justhanginon Apr 2022 #18

What a crock of shit.... these right wingers would prefer to let the pandemic keep going. groundloop Apr 2022 #3

Viruses have rights. dchill Apr 2022 #13

Another ABA-not-qualified Trump judge LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #4

Unintended consequences: less people flying due to covid danger, cbabe Apr 2022 #5

Only if flights are canceled as a result DFW Apr 2022 #7

True. All those empty planes flying in Europe. Crew unions should object. cbabe Apr 2022 #11

Why would they object? DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2022 #27

Clarify: Work place hazard flying with the unmasked. cbabe Apr 2022 #29

Oh DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2022 #30

How Does Public Safety Exceed The CDC's Authority? GB_RN Apr 2022 #6

It expires in two weeks anyway Shrek Apr 2022 #8

No one should assume that the worst of Covid is over yet. n/t pnwmom Apr 2022 #10

That may be pnwmom, but this issue is much bigger than that. It is the old "state rights" issue JohnSJ Apr 2022 #17

No. It's not. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #26

That's true, but the origins of the OPPOSITION could be connected pnwmom Apr 2022 #32

Not neccessarily. But even if true - they need to take it up with the framers of the constitution - Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #34

+1 n/t area51 Apr 2022 #52

Not exactly brooklynite Apr 2022 #31

Only when the plane is in flight. Ms. Toad Apr 2022 #36

It exceeded the statutory authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Huh? ificandream Apr 2022 #12

so according to this "judge" (and I use that term very loosely) sdfernando Apr 2022 #14

Judge Mizelle, a Tampa-based Trump appointee rated by the AB as "not qualified" LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #15

So can a Florida judge over-rule the CDC? I would think not. Even though this mandate would JohnSJ Apr 2022 #16

This is a federal judge who is based out of FL. Ace Rothstein Apr 2022 #21

I am pretty sure it we go to the SC JohnSJ Apr 2022 #23

I'm pretty sure it will be appealed and a stay granted quite fast. Ace Rothstein Apr 2022 #33

I think it is a bigger issue than the mandate JohnSJ Apr 2022 #40

She's a federal judge, just based in Florida. Calista241 Apr 2022 #24

Sure, and she is ruling that the state can over rule the CDC. This will be appealed to the SC I JohnSJ Apr 2022 #25

No, she ruled that the CDC exceeded their constitutional authority. Calista241 Apr 2022 #28

Well they certainly did with the eviction order. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #46

It puts the administration in a tough position FBaggins Apr 2022 #65

Trump Revenge Appointment OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 2022 #19

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #20

I already flew the only place I had planned to go. appleannie1 Apr 2022 #22

The CDC order was set to expire by June anyway. MichMan Apr 2022 #35

Watch this video & go ahead and fly. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #45

A child sitting across the aisle in front of me was coughing appleannie1 Apr 2022 #60

Not the last word on this mandate. BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #41

I doubt there will be an appeal Shrek Apr 2022 #51

I suspect you are right... BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #54

like, the SC, which is also dominated by hacks? Skittles Apr 2022 #59

Planes are probably the safest place besides outdoors. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #42

I may never fly again. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #43

Sorry but you can still wear a mask LittleGirl Apr 2022 #47

I have a host of reasons for not wanting to fly gldstwmn Apr 2022 #55

Why am I not surprised at all this involved Florida? Initech Apr 2022 #44

Something needs to be done about these random federal judges' rulings... VarryOn Apr 2022 #48

This judge was rated as not qualified and put in after the 2020 election LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #49

This applies to ALL public transportation, including your local trains and busses greenjar_01 Apr 2022 #50

Yes and no FBaggins Apr 2022 #64

So masks are now required in all indoor spaces in Philadelphia but optional on public transportation dalton99a Apr 2022 #53

Welcome Your Newest Federal Judge, It's This Batsh*t 33-Year-Old Who Will Live Forever LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #56

Like much of airline safety Zeitghost Apr 2022 #57

I disagree because that's a trump hack. A trump hack that doesn't give shit about Americans rockfordfile Apr 2022 #63

federal judge? no, TRUMP HACK Skittles Apr 2022 #58

I agree that pos is a hack rockfordfile Apr 2022 #62

Further, I feel my "style" is cramped by stupid requirements ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2022 #61

A Federal judge deemed to be 'unqualified' to be a judge and appointed by Trump. nt Samrob Apr 2022 #66

Attorneys everywhere should have a field day appealing all decisions by this judge. Samrob Apr 2022 #67

Probably not FBaggins Apr 2022 #69

After reading your post, it seems like she would have open season to bluestarone Apr 2022 #71

A few things help there FBaggins Apr 2022 #72

This opinion is a piece of shit LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #68

what about that shoe thing - when is it getting struck down? Blues Heron Apr 2022 #70