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In reply to the discussion: Ready to risk your life to stop a Trump dictatorship from destroying the U.S. & life on this planet? [View all]OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)58. Yes! Let's invent our PPE
HomeDepot has 55 gal clear trash bags. Head to toe protection
I invented this Retrofitted hat using a roll of this soft plastic sheeting. Bought my roll last fall at WalMart for a big project). This is the manufacturer
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Also Converted shower into a steam room using strong sticky backed magnets, painters tape in outside with flap that fits over door to the inside. Steam helpful if infected.
Link to tweet
Lastly I have two wide, long, self adhesive ace bandages to wrap around my nose & mouth to protect others. I cover wit bandana.
So be creative and share you inner McGuiver with us.
Just remember CV19 can permeate breathable materials and enter through your eyes. Example: A Doctor told me I need to cover the straw hat with plastic as well for impermeable protection. This is why we see first responders in other countries wresting hazmat suits with oxygen tanks
But plastic is impermeable!
McGuiver to the rescue
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Ready to risk your life to stop a Trump dictatorship from destroying the U.S. & life on this planet? [View all]
ElementaryPenguin
Apr 2020
OP
Great idea! We need a motto/slogan...something summing this up to go viral and create a movement
BComplex
Apr 2020
#59
There are worse reasons for me to go out, say, waiting to die from a pandemic, so yeah, I'm in.
ancianita
Apr 2020
#6
Yours, too, EP! Not many people entertain such exits for themselves, so you are a true standout.
ancianita
Apr 2020
#54
PPE for poll workers. Voter meets one or two worker. Workers meet hundreds of voters. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2020
#7
I think this why the idea of shutting down the postal service altogether
ElementaryPenguin
Apr 2020
#31
I'll vote. It will be a real joke when the rethugs try to delay elections for people's safety.
captain queeg
Apr 2020
#32
They only give a flying fuck about protecting Trump and their rich donors!!
ElementaryPenguin
Apr 2020
#53
Thanks for that info! Only 5 states have voting by mail for everything
ElementaryPenguin
Apr 2020
#61