Where are you on mask mandates? reasonable precaution, or big government intrusion?
It is mainly safety theater that make people feel better that they are "doing something".
There has not been any large scale study on masks use related to the general public and if of how effective that usage may be. There have been mask studies related to medical professionals who know how to use them and are aware of sanitation, etc. And even those show mixed results.
I wear them when I have to to go into places...such as the grocery store. Their rules, so I don't really have much choice.
I have discovered that the virus only hangs out by the door in restaurants/bars. While you may think AZ shut those down again...here is what they have been doing for some time. Wear a mask to go in the door. Walk 10 ft to the bar...take off mask. Everyone in the bar and at the tables don't wear masks.
This article from UM kind of sums up what they know regarding masks. They support usage...but note the following.
"In summary, though we support mask wearing by the general public,
we continue to conclude that cloth masks and face coverings are likely to have limited impact on lowering COVID-19 transmission, because they have minimal ability to prevent the emission of small particles, offer limited personal protection with respect to small particle inhalation, and should not be recommended as a replacement for physical distancing or reducing time in enclosed spaces with many potentially infectious people. We are very concerned about messaging that suggests cloth masks or face coverings can replace physical distancing. We also worry that the public doesn't understand the limitations of cloth masks and face coverings when we observe how many people wear their mask under their nose or even under their mouth, remove their masks when talking to someone nearby, or fail to practice physical distancing when wearing a mask."
The reality is that while people wear a mask in one place because you have to in order to enter, then they are hanging out with friends at home or going out for dinner, or hanging out at the river together with many others...who in turn have been hanging out with many others...and not wearing masks.
That is why even if masks did have some affect in the spread...because people still constantly congregate in various private or outdoor settings without masks any benefit by wearing a mask in one place is negated by the fact we are hanging out together in another place without them.
Now on to other face mask stuff that I find humorous.
My bro in law is a paranoid person. I made a wager with my wife that when he and his wife came to our house from Cal they would be wearing a mask in their car the entire 5-6 hours. I won. I asked him if he wore a mask in his house. He said no. I said why did you wear one in your car? Didn't really get a good answer. I still chuckle about that one.
At Safeway. There is a lady that works there. Since the beginning she has been wearing a mask. Then later I noticed she is wearing 2 masks. That went on for more than a month. Lately she is wearing 2 masks and now has a face shield on. I am trying to figure out how to get a photo on the sly.
