If they ban those, they have to ban all types of masks that use valves to allow exhaled air to exit unfiltered -- pretty much every single mask that uses replaceable filters.

Simple solution: wear a bandana over your mask.

BTW, most of those valves have a cover that is designed to prevent particles from falling into and collecting in the valve -- i.e. the exhaust holes face down.

If someone coughs or sneezes in the mask, any droplets will either collect on the inside of the valve cover, or it will be directed downward, preventing the droplets from becoming airborne.

If they ban,
will you obey?
I won't.
This whole thing is horse shit.
I wear the useless masks to not upset the stupid
people I'm stuck with living with.
When nobody is watching we take them off.
and act like normal people.

.

If they ban,
will you obey?
I won't.
This whole thing is horse shit.
I wear the useless masks to not upset the stupid
people I'm stuck with living with.
When nobody is watching we take them off.
and act like normal people.

The 2 masks I wear have the valves -- one a soft mask, the other a half-face 3M with the dual cartridge filters.

I keep a bandana in my pocket, too, for whatever need arises. 

I'd put the bandana over the filter mask if stopped.  It'll be fun to hear the Cop complain that I have to remove the mask beneath it to be compliant.   

The 2 masks I wear have the valves -- one a soft mask, the other a half-face 3M with the dual cartridge filters.

I keep a bandana in my pocket, too, for whatever need arises. 

I'd put the bandana over the filter mask if stopped.  It'll be fun to hear the Cop complain that I have to remove the mask beneath it to be compliant.   

Dont give them ideas

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So, it's now a HATE CRIME to refer to the Chinese Coronavirus as "The Chinese Coronavirus."

Coronavirus: Ted Cruz says
San Antonio's ban on racist term
'Chinese virus' is 'nuts'

Calling the coronavirus the "Chinese virus" can be investigated as hate speech in the city of San Antonio,
Texas.

The San Antonio City Council voted 11-0 Thursday to classify terms like "Chinese virus" and "Kung Fu Virus"
as hate speech, and encouraged residents to report "any such antisemitic, discriminatory or racist incidents
to the proper authorities for investigation."

The resolution was introduced by the city's mayor, Ron Nirenberg, as a response to increased aggression
aimed at Asians and Jewish people in the city, stating "the safety and well-being of all community members,
including the Asian and Jewish communities, and in combating hate crimes targeting Asians, Jews and Pacific
Islanders."

According to Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales, a local Chinese restaurant had been the site of several racist
incidents rooted in coronavirus fears.

"It's been in operation for almost 90 years. They have been the victims of hate speech and hate crimes, with
vandalism and that sort of thing on their property," Ms Gonzales said.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/san-antonio-bans-racist-chinese-virus-ted-cruz-a9505881.html

So, basically, instead of catching and prosecuting the actual vandals and other criminals breaking actual laws, they want to make new criminals of people for using words which were already used in the official media to label the COVID-19 virus.

Too bad there's not a PC-Snowflake-Virus.

Outbreak is on netflix. Puts a good perspective on things. Writers did their homework seeing what were going thru with corona.

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Outbreak is on netflix. Puts a good perspective on things. Writers did their homework seeing what were going thru with corona.

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My favorite "who thought that was a good idea?" part of the film is when the two choppers chasing Cuba and Dustin almost collide head-on.  The sound effect is like something they stole from a Bugs Bunny cartoon!

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So we have seen the slope decline and we're all waiting for businesses to reopen.  People stayed at home and didn't fuss much due to it being for the greater good.  Lets see how much longer HI government can milk this to remain in control and other state governments.

My Da earned a BS degree in Microbiology
later in Life.  I helped him on his senior project,
growing Typhus.  I did most the cultures.
I was 8 or 9 years old.
I'm  not sure why a Lab Tech gets thousands of
dollars a year to grow stuff in a Petrie dish and
then make slides from the culture.
But that is Old school.

For the most part Carlin is right.
Except
You always wash after defecating.
You always wash after dealing with raw
foods and going on to something else.
Your mouth is the most filthy part of your body
wash after you floss.

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so if iPhones and Nikes are still being made isn't that a good pulse from China that thousands aren't dying as we thought?

so if iPhones and Nikes are still being made isn't that a good pulse from China that thousands aren't dying as we thought?

"Thousands" is a drop in the bucket with a country of 1.393 BILLION.

They are not suffering a shortage of workers.

So China says Wuhan has 6 new cases so they're going to test everyone, all 11 million people (specifically stated this number).  But the Mayor of Wuhan back in Jan before he resigned said half the city left prior to their lock down.  Their lockdown is full on style. Road blocks and no one in or out.  So did all 5.5 million residents return to Wuhan in the past 4 months?

I got money that there will be a "2nd" infection and the numbers will skyrocket because there is no way China can half as little deaths as they're claiming (4400 total deaths and 88K infected).  They're going to use the 2nd wave to increase the numbers ten fold.  They got caught in a lie.

I’m more wondering about accounting for folks who were in locked down areas of China that are not accounted for.

I’m more wondering about accounting for folks who were in locked down areas of China that are not accounted for.

Follow the cell phone usage...#rabithole

Follow the cell phone usage...#rabithole

#imnotahightechwabbit

I mean I'm no conspiracy theorist, but reports of whole provinces (not sure if that's the correct term) were locked down.  And some areas on outskirts of Wuhan were pretty rural and were essentially cut off from neighbors.  Some of those rural areas maybe not where cell phone usage ownership is as common as what we are used to, as well as starvation a pretty big concern in normal times.