@nessisonett 😂 actually one becomes his own worst enemy if he wears a mask and forgets to brush his teeth — that breath doesn’t escape anywhere. I much prefer the fresh scent of spearmint.
But I mean it about shaking hands. The whole act freaks me out now. Why would I want to touch some other person’s filthy mitts? 😛
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I work in the NHS so wearing one every day is second nature. I still wouldn’t dream of going shopping etc without taking a mask but that’s because it’s so ingrained in me now.
I still always take a mask out with me and wear it in supermarkets and shops. Lately though I've seen a load of places that have posters up saying that their preference is for customers to wear a mask yet most of the people in there aren't wearing one and neither are the employees. I'm not sure what the point is in them having the policy if they don't follow it themselves.
My local record shop has a strict mask only policy and recently managed to attract a significant amount of online hatred, mostly from people who live nowhere nearby or use the shop.
And they had one guy go in last week maskless with no intention of buying anything but to just kick off, claiming Queen’s Law or some other nonsense that they couldn’t tell him what to do.
Pretty amazing that a piece of fabric can cause such bizarre levels of vitriol from people.
@RogerRoger I get your point about the wearing one on a busy train but..
"Got on one near-empty train, where it was me and two other random people sitting half-a-dozen rows apart, and we still all wore our masks."
Is it really common sense for you to both be wearing masks in this scenario? By all means, be as cautious as you like and wear what you like but I don't think I'd have been fussed to put mine on in that case.
@RogerRoger@kyleforrester87
Yeah, the on-again-off-again nature of masking is more than an inconvenience — It’s a break in hygiene also. The more one touches the mask, the more pointless it becomes to be wearing it. The anti-maskers agree on this also — why wear a mask if you are constantly fidgeting with it with grubby hands that have touched all the handrails that people sneeze on, wipe their noses and touch, and scratch their bums then grab onto? You might as well lick the topside of the seats on your way out. 😜
If I put the mask on, it’s not only easier but also just more effective to leave it on and mess with it as little as possible. The first rule of thumb for this whole pandemic was avoid touching your face! 😄
I'm an NHS worker so masks are just second nature. I haven't been anyplace really busy indoors without one. Having said that I'm very tempted to go to the pub and watch the Scotland match Friday. Ive not really been anyplace for a drink since "vertical drinking" was reinstated. I've got a funny feeling copious amounts of alcohol will be needed.
@R1spam I did think it would take a while for me to get used to not wearing my mask less once I stopped wearing it at all times (pre-vaccine, during lockdowns etc.) but actually it took about... half a day.
@kyleforrester87 that's good to hear! I'm a pretty unsociable git but even I'm craving socialising a bit more. I've been out to venues outside without masks a fair bit but there's not as much chance for that now.
@R1spam the pandemic has messed everyone up.. people are finding their feet now. Everyones acting like a bit of an **s hole. Get out and let off some steam.
Someone in the office tested positive for covid-19 the other day. Luckily no else has yet and I will keep testing over the next few days just to be on the safe side.
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