Abouttime2fish

so not true. Go visit the smoke pit on any USMC base. Then go check all the officers desk drawers, I’d guess 33% will have spit bottles in them. And don’t even start about other countries. Your reality, just isn’t.

notEnuf

Ok, gotta admit I haven't checked any officer drawers lately. The enlistees I know are all about the oil vapes because they can use ANY oil and it all looks the same. I thought the discussion was U.S. centric, my bad.

JamesBond

When I was in college, a pack of smokes was $.65 in Tennessee. It was $.35 in KY, where I was from, and my instructors would have me mule them a few cartons back whenever I went home. Now it is significantly more, but I don't think out of line with inflation in most places. But from a health standpoint, vaping is no different. Still produces by the same blood suckers that made burnable cigs. Still full of toxic chemicals that kill the user in slow increments. And it is a fact (per the CDC) that 480,000 people every year die from smoking related illnesses. Those are facts, and if you want sources I will be happy to supply them.

But none of that is the point. The point is that it is about the money the clown show in DC gets from those companies and those lobbyists every year. Money. That money keeps them in office. Power. That is ALL they care about, on BOTH sides of the aisle. And WuFlu is exactly the same in numerous ways. Keep the population in line, and take their money. This is all about control of the populace.

notEnuf

I agree with you about the smoking/vaping. I'll with hold judgement on the WuFlu because there is no conscious choice to make to avoid the affects. The virus is a killer, not as much as we once thought but being careful for another 3-6 months until the vulnerable have had a choice by getting or refusing the vaccine is NBD.

herewego

And how soon before the face mask becomes the seatbelt and is mandatory for everyday use, year round and forever.
We're in the lightest flu season on record, so we're doing something right and we'll be seeing politicians in the near future pointing to the facemask as saving xx.xxx number of lives during the 2020-2021 flu season as justification for mandating it's use.
The facemask is the newest fashion accessory. A virtue signal to be worn when you're alone in your own car, and a huge money maker. Just look at the checkout lanes where candy and cigarettes used to be.

LumberJack

So you want to resist masks today to prevent masks when this is over? Where has that ever happened? Other countries have used masks and none of them required it outside a pandemic (to my knowledge, just basing this on personal visits to said countries).

As for the mask in the car, I've done that not even realizing I was still wearing it until I got home. I can assure you I wasn't trying to "virtue signal". Also, my wife leaves it on in the car because she would rather not fiddle with it between stops. If you get triggered when you see other drivers with a mask on, I'd suggest staying home.

Wolf424

I long for the days when Fight Attendant uniforms were the hot APC topic of discussion

block30

I dunno....sometimes laughter is the best medicine.

LumberJack

That would be clever it applied. Whats funny about my wife keeping it on because it doesn't bother her? I can just imagine you saying, "Looser!"

block30

Perhaps her mask is getting loose? Or perhaps its a matter of encouragement, like mouthing "hey .....you're alone in your vehicle....looser is OK!"

I too have forgot my mask was on...for very brief periods...and my wife does indeed laugh at me.