This whole mask thing... I'l tell ya, 4 months ago I was deeply concerned about this covid 19 thing, I felt that it was no joke and something to be taken very seriously, but today my views have completely shifted to where I just view this for exactly what it is, and that's yet another strain of the flu.
Today, we see how the percentage of deaths is actually quite low - as many here on T-Man predicted.
I'm very curious as to how many people who have other life threatening illness - such as kidney failure - pass away due to delays in getting proper treatment due to the hospitals and MRI/CAT scan centers taking in only a fraction of their normal capacity due to covid 19 fears and the resulting extra decontamination procedures, I mean - arean't these places sterile in normal circumstances ??
Two weeks ago my mother any myself brought my father to Bridgeport Hospital to be greeted by people in spaces suits who took my father away, the worst part of all was we could not even say goodbye.
Luckily he is back home, but the end is sadly near.
To be told that in his life threatening condition that he has to wait an extra week for a very important MRI to be taken due to covid 19 concerns is beyond disgusting.
If the death rates were sky high then I could see it, but it isn't - as many here on T-Man correctly stated the typical flu season is far deadlier - and there are no concerns about that, is there....
As for masks, only time I'll wear one is if I have to - and that's if I am near people - because I ain't taking any chances on catching something which I could possibly pass on to my elderly parents - but on the other hand, the masks - the important thing is they have to seal perfectly.
I see people at the plant wearing the - is it the N95 mask ?? - and I can see where there are gaps present, where the double layered cloth mask I wear - which have the ability to have filters installed - seal perfectly, although they are very funny looking [I swear, the gal making them has to be using ladies undies !!]
It's interesting to note that in many big cities protesting riots etc was ok, no mask required but god help you if your out with your kid in a row boat or in a park or in the woods, that's illegal
Sorry for the rant, but this whole mask/covid 19 thing has me very angry - because these days I feel that we are truly being lied to, and that this is being made a much bigger deal of than need be.
The sad thing is out here, people have come to accept the mask as part of their personal attire.
It's like, Islam 101 or something.................
I am just so sad that it has come to this.
In a local forum out here, an elderly lady who remembered - either small pox or maybe polio - I forget... she mentioned that the only thing that changed was the town pool was closed.
Granted, Connecticut was way more rural and county back then.... but this mask thing is going way too far now.