Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That’s it. Could do with a cattle prod or a taser tooAre you shitting us, or is that actually it?
Face masks
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No way. I don’t want to get spat on
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Too right, when someone talks the little flecks of spittle land on your eyes. Safety glasses might do, but best not to trust your mask alone to deal with incoming droplets.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
people are going to be yelling in my face when i tell them they won't be able to what they did before all of this, so it is definitely necessary IMO. It's not mandatory, it's optional, but I don't want to take any risks
Any recommendations for where to buy a black face mask online? I had a pack of the disposable ones but down to the last few. Had a look at amazon and Etsy but there are so many. Personal recommendations would be great.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
I bought my masks from Etsy. They were a bit expensive but they are washable and reusable ..
Aladdin
Well-Known Member
Finally the government here is advocating masks on public transport and indoors in confined areas where social distancing could be an issue.
But...schools and teachers are being told that there wont be masks for teachers and that social distancing of 1m let alone 2m will not be possible in classrooms and that there will be full reopening of schools to all students in late August.
But hey dont worry the government will hopefully employ panels of substitite teachers to throw at schools when teachers start getting sick and dying.
But...schools and teachers are being told that there wont be masks for teachers and that social distancing of 1m let alone 2m will not be possible in classrooms and that there will be full reopening of schools to all students in late August.
But hey dont worry the government will hopefully employ panels of substitite teachers to throw at schools when teachers start getting sick and dying.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I still really haven't nailed the mask thing because glasses. They don't just mist up, they fall off,and so does the mask. Anyone found a style that works for them? I'm probably going to make my own reusable ones.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
The mask makes your glasses fall off? Is it coming up too high? Also - if the mask is coming off have you tried the ones where the elastic goes around the back of your head?
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I’ve bought a number of fabric masks from Etsy. My best mask is (perhaps not coincidentally) the biggest. I have a huge head, and perhaps predictably this means I need XXL masks, just as I do with hats.
This supersize mask is more comfy and also less steamy for my glasses.
This supersize mask is more comfy and also less steamy for my glasses.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I think my ears just can't hold both mask and glasses. I do get on better with things that go all the way round the back of the head.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
I could probably write a bit of an essay on this - I now have a A4 file of all the different patterns I have made up.
Popular patterns are Craft Passion, the Olsen, the 3D Box/Octagon masks. I've been making a particularly fiddly mask for a local Facebook group but for friends and family, I mostly make a version of of the simple pleated mask. Most people find it comfortable and it fits most people now that I sew channels for adjustable elastic. I use Wilko garden wire for the nose wire, which is thin and may help with the glasses problem.
If you join the Mask Makers UK Facebook page, they have the most popular versions in the files section.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
This probably isn't a factor for most people who wear them, but a big advantage of a glove is that you can sanitise it with alcohol dozens of times without your skin falling off.
Not a lot of difference. Early advice did mention gloves would help but they do transmit the virus the same way as an ungloved hand will. If anything gloves are worst than a clean/sanitised hand because they make your interactions more clumsy so more 'contact' than an ungloved hand.
Sanitise hands before shop/pub/public then after and don't touch face/fanny/cock/arse
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
And there's always - gasp - the soap and water option. I hear that some people have been washing their hands this way, in some cases, for YEARSNot a lot of difference. Early advice did mention gloves would help but they do transmit the virus the same way as an ungloved hand will. If anything gloves are worst than a clean/sanitised hand because they make your interactions more clumsy so more 'contact' than an ungloved hand.
Sanitise hands before shop/pub/public then after and don't touch face/fanny/cock/arse
Mrs Miggins
It’s all happening tomorrow
You know, I don't say things like this often but I really hope stupid twats like her end up getting the virus.
Hopefully that goes without sayingAnd there's always - gasp - the soap and water option. I hear that some people have been washing their hands this way, in some cases, for YEARS
Always wash my hands (have done due to chef work since 14) before going out and immediately when coming home.
If you are outside a shop/supermarket there is no sink or facilities so sanitiser is all you can do.
Mrs Miggins
It’s all happening tomorrow
Given the job you do, I don't think that's overkill at all. You're face-to-face with members of the public all day. We're supposed to wear visors when we answer the door to patients as well. I haven't been doing because I make them stand back and have very little interaction with them but it's different for you. I do wear a mask though and I've got glasses.
Main thing is, wear what you feel safe wearing.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Completely agree, but there are a lot of people out there who seem just not to get it - it's all "oh, but the sanitiser hurts my hands", on the basis that somehow soap and water couldn't possibly be good enough...Hopefully that goes without saying
Always wash my hands (have done due to chef work since 14) before going out and immediately when coming home.
If you are outside a shop/supermarket there is no sink or facilities so sanitiser is all you can do.
Mrs Miggins
It’s all happening tomorrow
There are a lot of people who just don't want to take the suggested precautions. Don't want to wash or sanitise their hands, don't want to wear a mask etc. like that ridiculous woman upthread there. They think it's something to game.
I hate hand sanitiser - awful sticky stuff- but I'm using it now cos I don't want to get sick or infect others. Wearing a mask all day is awful but I'm doing it for the same reasons.
Given that a lot of people voted Brexit I think the government should be legislating this. A lot of the British public are self serving morons. Sad to say
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Given that our government seems to be made up of people who think a lot like those who voted Brexit, I think we'd all be better off holding our breath rather than waiting for any kind of sensible legislative approach to thisGiven that a lot of people voted Brexit I think the government should be legislating this. A lot of the British public are self serving morons. Sad to say
.And, you know, if they'd actually handled it sensibly in the first place, rather than sending out confusing (and confused) messages, and continually failing to practice what they preach, we might not even have needed legislation. We're where we are right now thanks in very large part to the clumsy and chaotic approach that the people paid to lead us chose - yes, chose - to take.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Not to mention that ordering girls seems likely to break several laws
As I said above and before this small inconvenience is very very much the least we can do.
Anyone not wearing a mask in busy places should be treated like a drink driver.
I get that there was misinformation from our governcunt but there should never have been a grey area here. It angers me that people (and a few posters here tbf) have been arguing against masks
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
The gloves thing is annoying, people wear them when they'd be much better off washing their hands. I think some people are quite confused, like they think the route is just touching it or something and then it goes through the skin. That or it's just psychological protection rather than any actual real protection.
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