Face masks

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yes, I am. It usually talks only about local events, art shows, the film festival etc. There’s no conspiracy lunacy.

Try harder, plenty of loons all over the world, certainly not unique to the UK.

 

[Pickman's model]

I‘ve not Seen or heard any flakiness around 5G, chipping, or government sinister conspiracy here. When it does pop up it is nearly always from Brits.

Why? What’s happening there that is making the U.K. so paranoid?

I can accept that the government there has, and continues to be, as sketchy as fuck over the issue, but where is the application of good sense from the people?

The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology

The future of wireless technology holds the promise of total connectivity. But it will also be especially susceptible to cyberattacks and surveillance.

www.newyorker.com

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Saturday, June 30, 2018, 6:01 p.m.

Associations of Neighbors of Madrid protested this Saturday in front of the Ministry of Health to request a moratorium on the implantation of the 5G technology because according to their statement the effects of electromagnetic waves on health are not proven.

The Regional Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Madrid (FRAVM) protested this Saturday before the Ministry of Health to request a moratorium on the implementation of 5G technology and compliance with the precautionary principle in the face of exposure to electromagnetic fields.

Speaking to Europa Press Television, the spokesman for the Association of Neighbors of Chamberí ‘El Organillo’, Santiago Salvador de León, requested “the protection of health against electromagnetic pollution.We want to legislate establishing limits of protection of people exposed to these emissions,” he stated.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Protesters targeted a number of cellular broadcasting towers throughout the Netherlands to oppose the new 5G telecommunications network, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Saturday.

Towers in Rotterdam, Liessel, Beesd and Nuenen were severely damaged by fire, Rob Bongelaar told the newspaper. Bongelaar is director of The Monet Foundation, an association that oversees the placement of cell towers and coordinates with state governments on behalf of network operators including KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone.

"The operators are doing their utmost to keep the mobile networks up and running in this difficult time," Bongelaar added. He said that the words, "F*** 5G" were written on the transmission box at one of the attack sites.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It’s a global plague of moron.

 

[DexterTCN]

 

[Badgers]

100% masked up in Waitrose earlier

 

[Marty1]

I’m liking people embracing funky pattern/patterned type masks.

 

[Badgers]

Forget cotton masks. The next generation of masks could be high-tech

As long as we're all wearing masks, they might as well do more than just keep us alive.

www.fastcompany.com

The C-Face is basically a plastic case that attaches on top of your soft, air-filtering mask. Its goal is something we can all relate to: to help people understand your muffled speech better. Connecting with your phone via Bluetooth, it somehow senses your face muscles to decipher your speech even when people nearby might not be able to, according to Reuters. (Presumably there’s a microphone inside, too.) An accompanying app converts your speech to text on your phone screen for others to read, or it seems that it can use the smartphone’s speaker to amplify your voice. The app also promises to take minutes in your meetings and translate what you said into one of eight languages, making it particularly useful for people who frequently travel.

 

[gentlegreen]

In the old days he could have pissed off his neighbours or workmates, perhaps acquired a bit of notoriety in the local rag, but now he wants people all over the world to know what a twat he is ...

 

[DexterTCN]

In the old days he could have pissed off his neighbours or workmates, perhaps acquired a bit of notoriety in the local rag, but now he wants people all over the world to know what a twat he is ...

I always check their bios...sometimes they say who they work for.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That’s awesome - I’m tempted.

Edit: it’s sold out

Just checked - it's in stock again.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

He sounds like a right dick - and he retweets James Dellingpole which is always a red flag of being a total knob.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Anyone has an online link for disposable masks they could recommend me.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Anyone has an online link for disposable masks they could recommend me.

I just get the blue ones from amazon. They're all the same, it's just a question of price and whether they're shipped from China or not.

 

[gentlegreen]

I bet the price has gone up recently ...

I may well never use them as I have washable alternatives and only need them for shopping once a week, but I got ten for £3 in Aldi yesterday.

 

[Badgers]

You can still pick up 100 surgical masks for a tenner on Amazon but shipping times are longer.

Loads of washable ones onlines.
Binge Designs are popular but a bit costly.
Check ebay or etsy or similar.

A Buff (like a Snood) is pretty affordable and cheap to wash.

If you need them in a hurry there are loads in shops. All the supermarkets plus places like B&M. Boots and chemist's all have stock but are a bit more expensive.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The last lot I bought was £15 for a pack of 50, shipped from the UK. They are identical to a UK pack of 50 I bought before that for £20.

 

[gentlegreen]

Ann Widdecombe proposes shopping hour for face mask protesters

STEVE ANGLESEY takes a look at the Brexiteers making the headlines for all of the wrong reasons.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

 

[existentialist]

Ann Widdecombe proposes shopping hour for face mask protesters

STEVE ANGLESEY takes a look at the Brexiteers making the headlines for all of the wrong reasons.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

She really is a hateful old bat. I suspect that, if the Government had banned mask wearing, she'd be whoring herself around the media trying to get some soundbites in about how we should be free to wear masks.

And this: " “Perhaps shops should allow certain hours when the mask dissenters can shop unmuzzled in the same way as they have allocated special times to the elderly,” - they're fucking DETERMINED to get "muzzle" going as a dog whistle for this anti-mask nonsense, aren't they?

 

[LDC]

She really is a hateful old bat. I suspect that, if the Government had banned mask wearing, she'd be whoring herself around the media trying to get some soundbites in about how we should be free to wear masks.

And this: " “Perhaps shops should allow certain hours when the mask dissenters can shop unmuzzled in the same way as they have allocated special times to the elderly,” - they're fucking DETERMINED to get "muzzle" going as a dog whistle for this anti-mask nonsense, aren't they?

There's something about that use of 'muzzle' that enrages and disgusts me in equal parts, it's a fucking horrendous use of the word.

 

[existentialist]

There's something about that use of 'muzzle' that enrages and disgusts me in equal parts, it's a fucking horrendous use of the word.

It can only - and so far as I can tell, is only - used to add an emotional aspect to the argument. I think it's offensive, and an insult to the intelligence. But the danger is that words like this gain currency very easily, and can rapidly become part of the narrative.

 

[LDC]

It can only - and so far as I can tell, is only - used to add an emotional aspect to the argument. I think it's offensive, and an insult to the intelligence. But the danger is that words like this gain currency very easily, and can rapidly become part of the narrative.

Spot on, my reaction to it is really emotional, it sends shudders down my spine. I'd be really hard pressed not to thump anyone that tells me I'm muzzled when I'm out wearing one.

 

[existentialist]

Spot on, my reaction to it is really emotional, it sends shudders down my spine. I'd be really hard pressed not to thump anyone that tells me I'm muzzled when I'm out wearing one.

I have my line rehearsed - anyone gives me gip about wearing a mask, and I'll be saying something along the lines of "It's not a 'muzzle': it's a cunt detector. And it is clearly working"

 

[LDC]

I have my line rehearsed - anyone gives me gip about wearing a mask, and I'll be saying something along the lines of "It's not a 'muzzle': it's a cunt detector. And it is clearly working"

For anything, like when people get too close and I ask them to move back a bit, I usually just tell people I work in the NHS with covid positive patients, so I'll use that, it's been very effective so far!

 

[Pickman's model]

She really is a hateful old bat. I suspect that, if the Government had banned mask wearing, she'd be whoring herself around the media trying to get some soundbites in about how we should be free to wear masks.

And this: " “Perhaps shops should allow certain hours when the mask dissenters can shop unmuzzled in the same way as they have allocated special times to the elderly,” - they're fucking DETERMINED to get "muzzle" going as a dog whistle for this anti-mask nonsense, aren't they?

an easy way to ensure others keep at least 2m away from you is to go shopping wearing an ann widdecombe mask

 

[bellaozzydog]

Went through Heathrow this morning, good as place as any to document flying in the time of Covid:

Loads of people milling around outside the terminal, when we get to the door it becomes clear, there is a person on the door asking what time your flight is, if you're too early you can't come in, limiting the numbers in the terminal.

The terminal was as busy as pre-Covid, but we were on an 0840 flight, so 0700-ish is always a busy time I guess. Everyone travelling was wearing a mask. A couple of travellers walked through the terminal in paper suits, the kind the police make you wear when you do a murder and they want to examine your clothes. Check in was as normal, but they make you remove your mask to match up your passport with your face. Security was as normal. We went to the BA business lounge, you are asked to take a seat and then not move except for the bog. There is a QR code on the table that is specific to that table, click it and a menu appears, they bring your food and drinks rather than self service, they have closed the Concorde Room, Galleries North and B gates lounge, meaning there's enough staff to do this table service, it was very slick. Masks off for the duration there once you are seated.

Boarding was last row on first, working up to the front rows, mostly worked. Cabin crew masked up too. They asked you to try to remain seated as much as possible, only use the lav if the green light was showing. Food and drink was paired down, but the booze still flowed. Masks off for food and drink, which for the people three rows behind us meant the whole flight as they were having some kind of celebration and the miniature champers keep heading their way all through the flight.

Just before landing they tell you to remain seated and not go to the overhead lockers once landed until they call your row number, they repeated that once we touched down and again when we reached the gate. Once the air-bridge was connected they asked rows 1-5 to sod off, so we did. Everyone stayed masked up until they left the terminal building.

Overall the whole thing felt as safe as it could be, and I feel I am a bit more nervous than average of the plague, so all in all, not too bad.


BB2 masked up...


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helpful info,cheers

 

[8ball]

Ann Widdecombe proposes shopping hour for face mask protesters

STEVE ANGLESEY takes a look at the Brexiteers making the headlines for all of the wrong reasons.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

Just bizarre. As if anti-maskers would only be consensually passing the virus amongst themselves.

 

[8ball]

Spot on, my reaction to it is really emotional, it sends shudders down my spine. I'd be really hard pressed not to thump anyone that tells me I'm muzzled when I'm out wearing one.

You'd just be proving their point. Unless you bite them...

 

[Pickman's model]

Spot on, my reaction to it is really emotional, it sends shudders down my spine. I'd be really hard pressed not to thump anyone that tells me I'm muzzled when I'm out wearing one.

bite them and prove you're not muzzled.