What is your opinion on masks or respirators?

[Spectre]

I make a differentiation between masks (basic, surgical type) and ones with filters of some description. I'll call them masks and filtered masks.

Shopping in Newcastle, I'm used to seeing Far East Asians with masks (two universities and a Chinatown). I've been told that's to stop others catching their cold, or whatever. I haven't really noticed an increase lately.

I've been wearing a DeltaPlus filtered mask while in shops and on public transport. Had them for a while, from a project a couple of years back.



I have, and got the same for my dad, a JSP Force 8. Which I could do a decent Bane impression with.



I also have a WW2 gas mask that I could use to really keep people away from me. I think the ex-Soviet ones are far scarier though...

However... I was wondering what DW thought of stuff in the news. We were told not to buy the "surgical" masks because they "didn't work", then, it was said that we were told that because the health service needed them.

I can understand masks preventing outward transmission of a disease, such as catching droplets from a cough or whatever.

We've been told that they "don't protect you from contracting". This is the bit I ponder. Is a mask, or filtered mask, not capable of catching incoming droplets?

There seems to be some conflicting ideas floating about (pun intended). There is even a medical mask smilie.

 

[avid]

I think they definitely help because when wearing a mask you cannot touch your nose or mouth which is a good imo. The filtered masks should protect you even more from breathing in droplets imo.

 

[wiz569]

The filter masks won't stop you spreading droplets though as it's a one way valve out,no?

 

[Spectre]

The filter masks won't stop you spreading droplets though as it's a one way valve out,no?

This is true, many have valves.

 

[langland]

Get a visor mate they cost about £8.00 from toolstation or make your own using an Alice band and some thick see through plastic as used in binding brochures.

I made a couple for me and the Mrs

 

[chookey]

If social distancing is practised by everyone there would be no real need for the general public to wear one. The majority of people here I see wearing masks are the Indian and Nepalese community. Masks prevent them from spitting on the pavement so I'm all in favour of them wearing them, for some it should be compulsory.

What I have noticed though is that their masks appear to be identical to those worn by our hero NHS staff.

 

[avid]

I think the habit of touching your face can be problematic more so for key workers who may be touching things when travelling or in their place of work.
You probably touch your face on average 16 times hour so they say.

 

[D 8 RCS]

The use of the masks by the general public is fairly pointless, they do not stop you touching your face in fact for many it encourages it because they are not fitted right or are irritating and also to adjust their position and often to take them off to talk to people.
Then while wearing them they become warm and damp where you are breathing into them, this is the perfect conditions for germs to thrive, you may say what about the nurses and doctors wearing them, well they change their masks and gloves between each job or patient (this is one of the reasons that there is the NHS shortage, but it is one reason that cannot be changed). I often see people wearing gloves and masks while driving their cars and I just think WTF.
My son is a pharmacy manager in London and he and all his staff wear masks but they also make sure they change them on a regular basis and most crucially they ensure that social distancing is adhered to.

 

[joeblaze]

if i had one of the more serious ones that protected me properly i would wear it. i was given loads of the surgical ones but i just make sure the person im escorting who is doing the shopping wears it, because they are the ones touching the products and wheeling the trolley, at least that masks helps if they touch their faces after lifting a product contaminated with lergy.

 

[Spectre]

Hmm, how is this possible?

Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on Covid-19

 

[Ferret]

Hmm, how is this possible?

Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on Covid-19

Hmm, how is this possible?

Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on Covid-19

Very strange but so is the cv19 rash that children seem to develop and not us. Then the Asian communities seem to be more susceptible than others. Starting to side with this is man made and escaped from a lab personally.

 

[Spectre]

How do they know a "child under 10" hasn't passed it on?

 

[HibbyDave]

Me and the wife go a walk every evening just for a bit of exercise and she was saying we should maybe
think about getting some masks just as a precaution, I said no way am I wearing a mask as the neighbours
would think I've lost it but would get her one if it made her feel safer, so I ordered this one, should be here
soon.








What you think?

 

[avid]

Me and the wife go a walk every evening just for a bit of exercise and she was saying we should maybe
think about getting some masks just as a precaution, I said no way am I wearing a mask as the neighbours
would think I've lost it but would get her one if it made her feel safer, so I ordered this one, should be here
soon.




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What you think?

You just need these now and your sorted

 

[Spectre]

I have one of these, maybe it will stop people eating crisps next to me on the bus.

 

[avid]

I have one of these, maybe it will stop people eating crisps next to me on the bus.

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If anyone sits next to you eating , just take if off and have a bit of a coughing fit and a sniffle and they may just move.

 

[Spectre]

It might be more effective if I wear the ARP helmet too, I really do have both .

 

[chookey]

I hate the smell of rubber from them. When I worked underground we all had to carry a self-rescue kit on our belt. In case of gas it would filter it out for around 30 minutes, hopefully long enough to get the hell out of there, lol. No mask, just a snorkel type mouthpiece and noseclips.
We were tested every 12 months and your throat got really hot with it.

 

[chookey]

It might be more effective if I wear the ARP helmet too, I really do have both .

C'mon Rob.
You need to put them on and upload a picture of you shopping in Asda for example.

 

[cactikid]

We bought 2 of these and feel much safer in wearing them,tried the other masks which get in my eyes and so removed.

3M™ Reusable Full Face Mask 6000 Series