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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
59. Yup... Stats show chance very small. But there is a chance and the fact
Thu May 13, 2021, 05:31 PM
May 2021

has always been that we don't know who that one person who could infect us is. I say if you don't care don't wear a mask. If you do, leave those who want to to do as they please?

That's exactly how I feel! forthemiddle May 2021 #1
My mask is in my pocket until I get to a business' door... VarryOn May 2021 #103
Vaccines are 94-95% effective & not enough data on variants to determine safety imo SheltieLover May 2021 #2
I'm with you on this. Marie Marie May 2021 #26
Same here. Treefrog May 2021 #27
Did any of them need to be hospitalized or die?????????????????????????????? beaglelover May 2021 #32
Yes, unfortunately- womanofthehills May 2021 #75
So according to that article..... beaglelover May 2021 #77
This is not good - CDC changing how they count breakthroughs womanofthehills May 2021 #105
Ty for sharing. SheltieLover May 2021 #119
Should we calculate the odds of that? CrackityJones75 May 2021 #83
You are exactly right. For the life of me I can't understand why people can't understand that. nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #49
Because we now have actual data. Not studies from the vaccine development period. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #55
Yup... Stats show chance very small. But there is a chance and the fact Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #59
I don't care if people continue to wear masks. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #62
I think there's residual mistrust from CDC, Fauci, trump, the Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author CrackityJones75 May 2021 #84
Okeydoke, but... consider_this May 2021 #115
me neither XanaDUer2 May 2021 #87
if the science says otherwise you'd be crazy not to cadoman May 2021 #97
Nobody is telling you that you cannot wear a mask. totodeinhere May 2021 #118
I hate wearing it and am so glad I no longer need to eissa May 2021 #3
I feel exactly the same way. smirkymonkey May 2021 #51
people are just gonna squabble and fight about this. doesn't bother me i want to be safe. Trueblue1968 May 2021 #81
I find it somewhat amusing that the public has found this to be so onerous and unacceptable... hlthe2b May 2021 #4
As far as I know there are still active health threats all across the country rurallib May 2021 #5
+1 SheltieLover May 2021 #7
Precisely where I am, when it comes to masks. Siwsan May 2021 #11
+100 Thanks! The mask has been just dandy as part of my Personal Protection for over a abqtommy May 2021 #44
A lot of people are wearing masks when they absolutely do not have to. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #6
When the CDC released the new guidelines last week for outside wear underpants May 2021 #13
We would escape to the coast during shutdown eissa May 2021 #22
There are people realizing that masking outside has helped their allergies. nt chowder66 May 2021 #23
I live 4 miles down a dry dirt road and discovered wearing a mask on a dirt road is a great thing womanofthehills May 2021 #106
That's great! I live in L.A. so it also helps with the smog. Sorry about your dollar store!!nt chowder66 May 2021 #112
That's exactly how I feel about it. llmart May 2021 #52
Bad decision with so many new variants heading our way womanofthehills May 2021 #80
Exactly. In my novice opinion we are only in a lull now. Stupid, naive Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #99
Bad decision with so many new Indian variants heading our way womanofthehills May 2021 #82
I'm vaccinated Elessar Zappa May 2021 #8
I understand people continuing to mask, to err on the side of caution Siwsan May 2021 #9
Funny it will feel odd not having one at some time. underpants May 2021 #17
I have a box of the blue paper masks. Siwsan May 2021 #18
I'm pretty sick of masks. Haggard Celine May 2021 #10
Trouble is there's no way to know if unvaccinated people go maskless, too. Liberty Belle May 2021 #12
Agree. Plus all the people who had covid... More seems to be Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #56
+1,000,000 Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #101
I like wearing it in the super market. rickford66 May 2021 #14
I think I will for a while. underpants May 2021 #16
Well, the mask makes my glasses fog up, so... no. (n/t) MissMillie May 2021 #15
This! CrackityJones75 May 2021 #85
I went to an eyeglass store where I bought anti-fogging spray... GReedDiamond May 2021 #89
Oh, that's good to know. I don't always need to wear my glasses, but part of the reason I don't is smirkymonkey May 2021 #92
Yer Welcome! GReedDiamond May 2021 #94
Such a wonderful country! snowybirdie May 2021 #19
I was attacked by a pro-masker! Tracer May 2021 #20
Good for you! You were nicer than I'm afraid I could've been... VarryOn May 2021 #104
I've switched to a lighter mask spinbaby May 2021 #21
Mandatory Post cinematicdiversions May 2021 #25
I'm actually a little pissed at the CDC right now. maxsolomon May 2021 #24
I lost faith in the CDC long ago. Treefrog May 2021 #28
That's really sad, isn't it? maxsolomon May 2021 #33
Yes, on both points! Treefrog May 2021 #35
A lot of this is common sense Deuxcents May 2021 #29
Nope, can't wait until I don't have to wear a mask. I'm fully vaccinated, I should not need to! beaglelover May 2021 #30
I'm definitely happy about this. I just wish I had an "I'm vaccinated" pin to put others at ease. Native May 2021 #31
You can get them. Easy peasy. maxsolomon May 2021 #36
I just ordered a pack of bright silicone wristbands! Native May 2021 #41
awesome, I might do the same and pass them out! maxsolomon May 2021 #42
Equating masks with burqas. How original. SMC22307 May 2021 #34
No... but saying you want to continue to wear a mask so you don't need to maintain personal cinematicdiversions May 2021 #38
So Burka or crazed killer mask? 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #121
No. I hate wearing them but they do have some advantages: CousinIT May 2021 #37
The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #39
Unless a facility requires one, I'm done with it. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #40
I started going to the gym...I get too hot with it on all the time... LeftInTX May 2021 #66
My gym still has a mask mandate, but most people on the cardio equipment pull it down while beaglelover May 2021 #70
The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #43
The people who never wore a mask, or were not vaccinated Chainfire May 2021 #45
I hate wearing masks but I plan on wearing them for a very very long time. Ka-Dinh Oy May 2021 #46
I never got a cold all winter, in fact I haven't had one in over a year FakeNoose May 2021 #47
Minor nitpick. Iggo May 2021 #48
Masks suck TheFarseer May 2021 #50
I am very much so....but.... Tripper11 May 2021 #53
No, there are probably others. N/T Foolacious May 2021 #54
Wearing a mask Doc_Technical May 2021 #57
LOL!!! LeftInTX May 2021 #68
That would be funny if it wasn't true Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #72
Am still wearing one indoors, though... Wounded Bear May 2021 #58
Is there any objective evidence, or even anecdotal experience you can specifically point to... LanternWaste May 2021 #60
There are entire posts chock fuil of people stating they will wear the mask because... cinematicdiversions May 2021 #63
You seem frustrated people are making benign choices that don't involve you without you. LanternWaste May 2021 #67
I am sorry I gave that impression cinematicdiversions May 2021 #73
Don't have much of an imagination do you? I have a 12 day old grandchild that I would like to see seaglass May 2021 #88
Risk mitigation is being shifted to the individual. Yavin4 May 2021 #61
This is a game changer ecstatic May 2021 #64
Tired of my glasses fogging up Shrek May 2021 #65
I'm delighted mcar May 2021 #69
I kind of like them Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #71
I will continue to wear a mask in public. Texaswitchy May 2021 #76
I'm right with you Calculating May 2021 #78
yes but that time isn't any time soon Skittles May 2021 #79
Take a look at public/sporting events in Japan BradAllison May 2021 #86
I lived in Japan 1960-63..they all wore masks back then LeftInTX May 2021 #91
Done with it outdoors. Will decide about wearing it indoors case by case Arazi May 2021 #90
I love this graphic LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #93
Not alone... I did my duty, but real Covid damage and old sinus scar tissue JCMach1 May 2021 #95
I wear it out of duty, but can't wait till we get 70% and can stop cadoman May 2021 #96
We used to be fun people? Like that :) Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #102
Only 45% of the people in my county are vaccinated. Ms. Toad May 2021 #98
I am no statistician... But my intuitive side says that this whole horror Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #100
The 95% doesn't change, but your risk does.. Ms. Toad May 2021 #109
Thank you! Let me re-phrase to see if I got it.. Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #110
Yup. You got it. N/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #111
And risk for those who have already been infected must follow Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #114
I will wear one as long as it's mandated.I didn't say I like to wear them though Norbert May 2021 #107
Yes, but I'll keep my masks for use later Silent3 May 2021 #108
You are not alone n/t Devil Child May 2021 #113
It is not about politics...flu is way down with mask wearing...personally, I hate the flu. Demsrule86 May 2021 #116
Personal opinion only. DiamondShark May 2021 #117
Not wearing a mask means you are pro vaccine, pro science at this point. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #120
When congress relaxes the rules regarding masks, then and only then, DiamondShark May 2021 #122
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