30 Million Americans Vaccinated In 25 Days
01-23-2021, 09:20 AM
#541
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
I was amused when I was at a gas station, and the guy in front of me asked me to please step back for social distancing (we were both wearing the mask, by the way). I said, "Ok." He proceeded to walk to the cashier and ask for a carton of cigarettes.
01-23-2021, 09:37 AM
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Yes they are. We were advised countless times that masks were to be worn IN CASE YOU COULD NOT maintain social distancing. It's why even the CPO has lightened up and said if you are hanging out in the pilot lounges that you can take the mask off IF you can maintain six feet distancing.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
01-23-2021, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
Yes they are. We were advised countless times that masks were to be worn IN CASE YOU COULD NOT maintain social distancing. It's why even the CPO has lightened up and said if you are hanging out in the pilot lounges that you can take the mask off IF you can maintain six feet distancing.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
I don’t really feel that strongly about masks either way, but what’s the difference between a person who thinks something has to be true because it’s in the New York Times and someone who thinks something has to be false because it’s in the New York Times? You find the former ridiculous while embodying the latter. That doesn’t lend to your credibility.
01-23-2021, 09:48 AM
#544
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
Yes they are. We were advised countless times that masks were to be worn IN CASE YOU COULD NOT maintain social distancing. It's why even the CPO has lightened up and said if you are hanging out in the pilot lounges that you can take the mask off IF you can maintain six feet distancing.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
Let me guess. You'll be the first to adopt the two mask standard (after all the NY Times says we ought to so it must be true).
And in any case the real point of my post was to highlight the absurdity of someone worried about social distancing in the same moment he was ordering a carton of cancer sticks.
And I got your point about the cigs, the guy is more concerned about short term danger than long term danger.
01-23-2021, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
Not to be outdone by the masked masses, the ultra woke are going for double.
Double-Masking: Why Two Masks Are the New Masks - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Double-Masking: Why Two Masks Are the New Masks - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
01-23-2021, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by LumberJack
You might want to do a quick internet search before throwing out overly confident statements. We're over 90% right now... Nobody said masks would fix it, just that they help.
I have no doubt that Covid can transfer via respiratory droplets, but it just is a ridiculously rare occurrence.
01-23-2021, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The issue with masks is they should have ended the pandemic last spring. Even the flimsiest of masks blocks almost all small droplets both directions, and social distancing takes care of the rest. At an R0 of 1.1 to 1.4, you only need ~30% compliance to eradicate Covid; This is just a simple 5th grade math problem. However, in reality, Masks have no effect on R0, even though they block those infectious particles.
I have no doubt that Covid can transfer via respiratory droplets, but it just is a ridiculously rare occurrence.
I have no doubt that Covid can transfer via respiratory droplets, but it just is a ridiculously rare occurrence.
01-23-2021, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Nvrgofullretard
can’t we at least get to that point first before you start hypothetically coming up with things to be butt hurt about? Currently in Los Angeles County cases are still rising. You’re getting mad at something that hasnt even happened yet.
This all became a political football when our ex president decided he was too manly to wear a mask. Take the politics out of it. This thing sucks , everybody knows it, people are just trying to do the best they can.
The bottom line is, can you kill somebody by transmitting the virus. The answer is yes. Is it too much to ask to be aware of that and thus considerate of others. Or does that not fit into the strongman image?
people have died because other folks who don’t take this serious enough either go to work or travel or whatever whilst infected. That only heightens the fear, and makes the recovery worse.
This all became a political football when our ex president decided he was too manly to wear a mask. Take the politics out of it. This thing sucks , everybody knows it, people are just trying to do the best they can.
The bottom line is, can you kill somebody by transmitting the virus. The answer is yes. Is it too much to ask to be aware of that and thus considerate of others. Or does that not fit into the strongman image?
people have died because other folks who don’t take this serious enough either go to work or travel or whatever whilst infected. That only heightens the fear, and makes the recovery worse.
2. Vehemently disagree. This became an issue when Queen Gretch in Michigan banned people from gardening or traveling to a cabin all while her husband used his privilege to flout the rules. We've seen it in California, Colorado, New York, and other Dem strongholds where Democratic politicians did exactly whatever they wanted, all while telling us peons we had to follow their rules or else we'd kill grandma. And don't tell me that people should be forgiven or that they make mistakes. These are politicians you (certainly not me) elected to make decisions that should serve the common good. They made bad decisions, and I demand you condemn them.
3. I could kill someone in my car as well. I could kill someone with a grocery cart. So that's a ridiculous stupid dangerous argument. We live in a society, and that carries risk, some of which yes does include getting sick from other individuals. You want to stay at home because of a phantom virus that does very little damage? Fine. But I'm not afraid of this. If you are, frankly, you're a wuss.
01-23-2021, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The issue with masks is they should have ended the pandemic last spring. Even the flimsiest of masks blocks almost all small droplets both directions, and social distancing takes care of the rest. At an R0 of 1.1 to 1.4, you only need ~30% compliance to eradicate Covid; This is just a simple 5th grade math problem. However, in reality, Masks have no effect on R0, even though they block those infectious particles.
I have no doubt that Covid can transfer via respiratory droplets, but it just is a ridiculously rare occurrence.
I have no doubt that Covid can transfer via respiratory droplets, but it just is a ridiculously rare occurrence.
I’m confused as to how you think it is spreading.
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