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Originally Posted by pmax
Personally, I wear a simple loose fitting mask but am not convinced it isn't doing more harm than good. For one, I find myself talking louder so others can hear me and it's not even the multi layer mask tightly wrapped around the face, so I can't see how that's not increasing the risk to others, my point being it isn't always a win and this is only one example given there are other considerations like this.
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Before they started suggesting masks for Gen Pop, I was wearing a tight fitting mask ,double folded, I use to shield my face while hunting. I put a simple paper towel inside doubled up after my wife explained if you can blow out a match at 12" or less, the mask isn't adequate. My doubled up mask failed that test but with a paper towel as an added filter, I couldn't blow the match out at 6". Even the homemade cloth masks are better with a simple paper towel folded and inserted as a filter. This isn't a burdensome thing to do and if you consider the alternative of another shutdown, it's the least costly thing that EVERYONE should do to keep us moving forward.
There was a time when we, as Americans, would identify an enemy and do all we could to defeat that enemy. Well, the enemy has been identified and we're too busying arguing politics and other nonsense to attack this thing head on and defeat it.