FabSwingers.com forum: Why won't you wear a mask?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago

Bristol

I wear one when inside with other people shops ect and pretty much ignore what the others are doing

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

My perception is that this has been happening for months hasn’t it? Definite change over the summer and I would say that mask wearing in shops etc is very much the minority where I live and in London. Probably slightly more wearing masks on public transport but I don’t think that has changed much since the restrictions have lifted.

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By *aunchy RaccoonsCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

The whole exemption thing is a complete waste of time. The majority who say it aren't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

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By *iss_Cali_xxCouple
over a year ago

Herne Bay

Exemption doesn't come into it, it's not compulsory to wear one any longer so people don't have to if they don't want to.

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt"
What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

Because they don't work, can you not see the evidence for yourself?

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

The whole idea of a mask is to stop you coughing crap on other people not filter the air you are breathing in, if you want one to stop you breathing in the virus laiden droplets that are coughed out by people not wearing masks then yes you would need either and n95 or ffp2/ffp3 mask that fits with a good seal to the face. But even a cheap fabric mask will reduce the amount of droplets that you actually expel into the enviroment."
So where is the evidence for what your saying ? Also in the real world have you not seen how people wear, store there masks ? There’s probably more germs on the average persons mask how good is that for you , thank God haven’t got to wear it anymore

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By *ickleOurFancyCouple
over a year ago

Nearby

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

Why does it matter what other people do?

Do you wear masks while fucking random people?

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ? "

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

It’s been two years now. People know this. Those that are pretending they don’t know this are doing so just for clout.

-Matt

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By *ob198XaMan
over a year ago

teleford

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ? "

There is very clear evidence that any form of face covering reduces the quantity and distance traveled of any droplets you cough or sneeze out. Masks are about protecting others not oneself, surgeons have worn them to protect patients for decades.

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Why does it matter what other people do?

Do you wear masks while fucking random people?

It matters what other people do as their actions affect others. They are only pretending they don’t understand and this after two years to use it just as an excuse to mask (pardon the pun) their own fecklessness.

-Matt

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Indeed they are more effective than cloth ones. You are using that as a logical fallacy to pretend that cloth masks are completely ineffective.

-Matt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always wear a surgical grade mask while out shopping or in indoor settings with strangers.

Sharing germs is quite impolite after all.

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By *lirty-CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Bexley

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt"

Yeah and do those studies look into the efficacy and even potential harm caused to the wearers of masks (by such things as fungal spores, bacteria,viruses and micro fibres) which aren't being worn/used/replaced in strict accordance with the instructions. So many people wandering around wearing filthy masks and bits of cloth around their faces, handling them frequently after going shopping and touching all sorts of contaminated surfaces, then putting them in their equally dirty pockets. Really healthy eh?

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By *ob198XaMan
over a year ago

teleford

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Well you can too we don’t have the same shortage as at the start of the pandemic. It’s a sliding scale of benefit though, not a sudden drop off in any benefit.. being in a different building is going to be better than being in a different room which is better than and surgical mask which is better than a less good face covering which is better than standing 6ft awat with no mask which is better than 1ft away unmasked which is better than spitting in someone’s throat...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2 years into a pandemic and people are still explaining masks like its a new thing

People aren't wearing them because they are told they dont have to. Simple as. When they are told to wear them ie in a hospital, they wear them. People by and large go for the easy option that requires no thinking on their part.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt

Is that right ?

People have been wearing scarves and facewarmers for centuries but death by cloth isn't a recognised thing as far as I'm aware ?

Maybe the one you quote isn't really factually correct then ?

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

The whole idea of a mask is to stop you coughing crap on other people not filter the air you are breathing in, if you want one to stop you breathing in the virus laiden droplets that are coughed out by people not wearing masks then yes you would need either and n95 or ffp2/ffp3 mask that fits with a good seal to the face. But even a cheap fabric mask will reduce the amount of droplets that you actually expel into the enviroment. So where is the evidence for what your saying ? Also in the real world have you not seen how people wear, store there masks ? There’s probably more germs on the average persons mask how good is that for you , thank God haven’t got to wear it anymore "

evidence? Do i really need to provide evidence to grown adults that placing a barrier of any kind infront of your face reduces the amount of droplets that make it out into the environment? If you would like to test it your self just sneeze I front of a mirror without anything to cover it then do the same with just a piece of loo roll over your face and see how much less snot make it to the mirror

as for the cleanliness of peoples masks that is something they have to deal with not me as mine are washed after use each day or if i am feeling lazy i let them fester for the week and wash six of them at the end of the week as i have 7. There is a saying much older than me that goes like this "coughs and sneezes spread diseases" I belive that was used in a medical campaign to teach people that you should cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing to reduce the spread of viruses and the such. It amazes me that we have a group of society that seem to think that masks do nothing to stop transmission of nasty stuff by catching it in either a piece of woven paper or fabric, if masks don't work to stop you spreading diseases why do surgeons bother to wear them in theatres why not just breath open mouthed over the patient who's chest you have open what's the worst that could happen anyway?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties."

Selfishness. Good answer.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I dont worry to much about what other people do or dont do. I wear mine..

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

It’s been two years now. People know this. Those that are pretending they don’t know this are doing so just for clout.

-Matt"

I think is more that they seem to fail to grasp simple concepts that have been know for years, it makes me sad that all of them are old enough to know better. Sadly I think common sense now needs to be can get to uncommon sense as there is apparently less and less of us that actually have it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer."

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

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not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties "

Or maybe you just don't understand the terms being used

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

Why aint people wearing masks.well if you managed to miss it,since mid summer people were told they dont have to wear them anymore,down to the individual now if they want to wear one or not,who would of guessed people actually allowed to make there own minds up about it,how very dare they

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Masks do stop as much projectile droplets yes, but that does not mean stopping overall infection means. One of the first studies was the Royal college of surgeons in 1981, a real life study. One mask function is to stop blood splatters to the surgeon, in a theatre, there is a state of the extraction system above the personnel's head.

Good manners and not coughing or sneezing in someone's space would better negate chance of infection that a mask that has been worn for hours.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Not worn one at all, complex PTSD thanks to three tours of Afghanistan. Wearing one gives me flashbacks of a 10 year old I shot wearing a face covering, or alternatively picking up my best mates body parts and putting them in a body bag (you had to wear gloves and mask) after he'd been blown apart by an IED.

I'm very open why I don't wear one and if ever challenged after saying exempt which I have been I tell them that above, and ask them if they'd like to discuss it with me as talking therapy is important.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties

Or maybe you just don't understand the terms being used"
oh no I understand but there are not being denied any civil liberties. Some are just being a little ott. Personally I think masks should have been left mandatory

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties

Or maybe you just don't understand the terms being used oh no I understand but there are not being denied any civil liberties. Some are just being a little ott. Personally I think masks should have been left mandatory "

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Exemption doesn't come into it, it's not compulsory to wear one any longer so people don't have to if they don't want to. "

I should have mentioned we are in Scotland where it is compulsory in shops and the like.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties

OTT lol, yeah what do we have to fear from handing over more and more control of our lives to the government. Were you smoking behind the bike shed when history lessons were on at school? The Nazis also blamed the Jews for spreading Typhus to help turn the population against them by the way. "
no actually studied and did well with history but intelligent enough to know that wearing a mask is a small way to help when living in a pandemic.

And cant really compare that with current events. There is no hidden agenda or attempts to turn people against other nations.

Its simple common sense to wash hands.. wear masks and keep away from others. I wear a mask for all of my shifts at work. So wearing it for the short time that I go shopping is hardly a hardship. Even my disabled daughter who could have an exemption wears one.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

They're screaming again that we need to not ruin Christmas. Wake up, it's happening again. (They also voted to dump shit in the sea yesterday, and attempted to distract from the corruption session by marching Johnson through a hospital with no mask on)

They scream about the evils of virtue signalling and wear the biggest reddest poppies that can eat faces. At least a barrier stops propelled objects, if you understand science at all. I'm not sure what the poppy achieves practically that can't be done without making a spectacle of yourself.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Why aint people wearing masks.well if you managed to miss it,since mid summer people were told they dont have to wear them anymore,down to the individual now if they want to wear one or not,who would of guessed people actually allowed to make there own minds up about it,how very dare they

Strange how some people thin England is the only country in the UK.. In Scotland it is different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

not sure anyone is being denied civil liberties

OTT lol, yeah what do we have to fear from handing over more and more control of our lives to the government. Were you smoking behind the bike shed when history lessons were on at school? The Nazis also blamed the Jews for spreading Typhus to help turn the population against them by the way. no actually studied and did well with history but intelligent enough to know that wearing a mask is a small way to help when living in a pandemic.

And cant really compare that with current events. There is no hidden agenda or attempts to turn people against other nations.

How did the pandemic start?

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

For those of you asking for the evidence that masks work, have a read through this but be warned it is a long read

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Strange how some people thin England is the only country in the UK.. In Scotland it is different"

Well quite. When I was in Edinburgh I was delighted to see that I wasn't in the minority

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

What's wrong with the poppy?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

What's wrong with the poppy? "

Nothing. But it's virtue signalling, is it not?

Look at me, I give money and care about the troops. My poppy is bigger, my virtue is bigger than yours.

Reflecting is silent. Donation is silent. The symbol is virtue signalling.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's wrong with the poppy?

Nothing. But it's virtue signalling, is it not?

Look at me, I give money and care about the troops. My poppy is bigger, my virtue is bigger than yours.

Reflecting is silent. Donation is silent. The symbol is virtue signalling."

Nope. When people criticise others for virtual signalling, the point is that it's inauthentic. Like the people calling themselves compassionate because they had the jabs to protect others and then 2 seconds later saying that they hope the unvaccinated all die of covid. I've never seen anyone display a poppy for inauthentic reasons.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

What's wrong with the poppy?

Nothing. But it's virtue signalling, is it not?

Look at me, I give money and care about the troops. My poppy is bigger, my virtue is bigger than yours.

Reflecting is silent. Donation is silent. The symbol is virtue signalling."

Disagree completely, it is a symbol of solidarity in remembrance of those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I see it and know that person cares about veterans and troops. As a veteran I take comfort in that.

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

What's wrong with the poppy?

Nothing. But it's virtue signalling, is it not?

Look at me, I give money and care about the troops. My poppy is bigger, my virtue is bigger than yours.

Reflecting is silent. Donation is silent. The symbol is virtue signalling.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I wear a mask because I don't trust the government and I've done my research.

What's wrong with the poppy?

Nothing. But it's virtue signalling, is it not?

Look at me, I give money and care about the troops. My poppy is bigger, my virtue is bigger than yours.

Reflecting is silent. Donation is silent. The symbol is virtue signalling.

And I show solidarity with medically vulnerable people by keeping my spittle to myself.

Glad we've cleared that up

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt

Wash your mask. Or replace it.

Sorry, you are here on a swingers site complaining you can’t follow basic hygiene measures?

-Matt

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt

Wash your mask. Or replace it.

Sorry, you are here on a swingers site complaining you can’t follow basic hygiene measures?

-Matt"

I'm not sure "don't wear a mask because some people don't know what soap is" is a glowing self recommendation, is it?

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

Is wearing a mask *really* that much of a difficulty for you? I mean seriously? You *actually* think that wearing a mask around others in public is an affront to your civil liberties? Are you really that feeble?

-Matt

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

Strange how some people thin England is the only country in the UK.. In Scotland it is different"
ooops didnt realise your in scotland,no idea what your rules are up there

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

-Matt"

I leg press multiples of my body weight with my mask on. There's nothing I want to do in public that I can't do without my mask on.

Again, not a glowing self recommendation *shrug*

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

The evidence does support cloth masks as helping reduce spread.

The issue is not evidence. The issue is people be arseholes. It really is as simple as that.

-Matt What evidence is there that non approved medical masks are any good ?

Plenty. Go look it up yourself. Most studies show that whilst cloth masks are less effective Ethan medical grade ones they do indeed help reduce spread.

Eg “ Efficacy of cloth face mask in prevention of novel coronavirus infection transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Sharma et al

-Matt

Wash your mask. Or replace it.

Sorry, you are here on a swingers site complaining you can’t follow basic hygiene measures?

-Matt

I'm not sure "don't wear a mask because some people don't know what soap is" is a glowing self recommendation, is it?

It is baffling.

-Matt

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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago

London

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

If you prefer to proclaim others are "shit scared", maybe you can help others to live their lives free of judgement by reducing the judgement going around

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

This is the problem. You mistake courtesy and wanting to protect others (and them you) as being “shit scared”. Yes, some people are rightfully scared of Covid as it really isn’t a fun thing to get and can have long lasting effects.

But you are right, we are not at war, and those that bleat on about “back in the war” and “civil liberties” are often those that seem to have the hardest time coping with simple measures to help reduce spread.

-Matt

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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago

London

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye"

Yes! Beware of the blowhards 12" from you when you next shop.

Reduce your risk and just let others get on.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt"

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Virtue signalling cancels out the science of propulsion slowed by barriers, and virtue signalling is bad. Except when it's a display they approve of, whose benefits can be performed without drawing attention to yourself.

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye

Yes! Beware of the blowhards 12" from you when you next shop.

Reduce your risk and just let others get on.

I guess you’ve never had to take public transport?

-Matt

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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago

London

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye

Yes! Beware of the blowhards 12" from you when you next shop.

Reduce your risk and just let others get on.

I guess you’ve never had to take public transport?

-Matt"

I don't own a car. I'll let you draw the conclusions there.

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By *oldswarriorMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

Because there is no requirement to wear one.

Getting bent out of shape and ranting on a swingers site won't do anything to solve the situation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Selfishness. Good answer.

There's nothing more selfish than denying someone else their civil liberties to give yourself the illusion of safety

-Matt"

That's not what I said was it. Have a re-read and see if you can figure it out without trying to put the least charitable interpretation into my mouth.

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By *ames WMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

youre right, there's hardly any mask wearing in town, perhaps one of the reasons why we have more cases here than during thelast lockdown

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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago

London

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance."

Cognitive dissonance? I haven't even mentioned the above which you cite.

Wear a mask if you want to.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

"I always wear a surgical grade mask while out shopping or in indoor settings with strangers.

Sharing germs is quite impolite after all. "

I take my hat off to you..

If surgical masks don't work as claimed by others here based on unproven or non existent evidence.

Why is it our local hospital staff are using them as PPE while in the presence of children and babies confirmed positive for COVID?

Grab a vape pen, exhale or continue a conversation and see how far smoke travels with and without a mask on.

Look after yourself, I have lost the ability to show sympathy for others without jabs or refusing to wear masks and suffering the consequences.

The number of unvaccinated pregnant mothers delivered early so they can be taken to ICU in this area, is astounding. 40% of them will never get to see their babies as they never made it out alive.

There is a lot to be said for Darwin theory.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance? I haven't even mentioned the above which you cite.

Wear a mask if you want to.

You said people who wear masks are shit scared. Then say we should judge less.

You first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why does it bother you? If your wearing one and your double jabbed mind your own business, let people live their lives how they see fit

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By *ames WMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

If the was a gas attack, I would and most other people would wear a proper full face gas mask that is proven to work. I'm sure the people who wear cloth masks and simular will have great peace of mind when they stick with their ones. I'm sure they will be remembered for being nice people.... "
I think youre missing the point a smidge. Wearing a mask is pretty inefectual in protecting the wearer, wearing a mask protects others from you. As such it is a reasonable courtesy.

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By *lex D.Man
over a year ago

London

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance? I haven't even mentioned the above which you cite.

Wear a mask if you want to.

You said people who wear masks are shit scared. Then say we should judge less.

You first

I did not.

I said to the OP that "if you're shit scared."

Thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance."

Some us remember the government literally telling us not to wear masks too. Dr Fauci even laughed at them. It takes some serious cognitive dissonance to say the science changed in those 6 months.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When the evidence supports the use of cloth masks and the like, you might start to get more support for wearing them.

If the was a gas attack, I would and most other people would wear a proper full face gas mask that is proven to work. I'm sure the people who wear cloth masks and simular will have great peace of mind when they stick with their ones. I'm sure they will be remembered for being nice people.... I think youre missing the point a smidge. Wearing a mask is pretty inefectual in protecting the wearer, wearing a mask protects others from you. As such it is a reasonable courtesy.

Would you agree not coughing or sneezing in someone's space is reasonable courtesy?

Like many posters have said they wear the same mask all day or a "less effective" mask. Are they not having less courtesy? Maybe it's less visable though, after I haven't coughed or sneezed in someone's space you can't see that, but someone with a dirty old mask is visable.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance? I haven't even mentioned the above which you cite.

Wear a mask if you want to.

You said people who wear masks are shit scared. Then say we should judge less.

You first

I did not.

I said to the OP that "if you're shit scared."

Thank you.

You'll be aware exactly how what you wrote reads. I'll not insult your intelligence by pretending that you don't understand the way you write.

If you're a delicate flower who can't handle being called out on insulting others, maybe consider reciprocity before telling others to judge less. How might you appear to be less judgemental about others choices?

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By *rauntonbananaMan
over a year ago

Braunton

More to the point, maybe people should start minding their own business…

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still wear a mask. My vaccinated friends feel that they don’t need to as they’ve had the vaccine.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

"I still wear a mask. My vaccinated friends feel that they don’t need to as they’ve had the vaccine. "
I've had my booster and still wear a mask everywhere I would have previously

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I still wear a mask. My vaccinated friends feel that they don’t need to as they’ve had the vaccine. I've had my booster and still wear a mask everywhere I would have previously "

I'm not sure anecdotes on the internet prove a lot about the activities of broad categories of people, personally. It's hardly a slam dunk.

I won't even speculate on the vaccination status of the people who scream at me to take my fucking mask off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still wear a mask. My vaccinated friends feel that they don’t need to as they’ve had the vaccine. I've had my booster and still wear a mask everywhere I would have previously

I'm not sure anecdotes on the internet prove a lot about the activities of broad categories of people, personally. It's hardly a slam dunk.

I won't even speculate on the vaccination status of the people who scream at me to take my fucking mask off

Just talking about my personal experience.

I’ve never been screamed at to take my mask off either, it’s not even been commented on to be honest. Unfortunate if you have been.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I still wear a mask. My vaccinated friends feel that they don’t need to as they’ve had the vaccine. I've had my booster and still wear a mask everywhere I would have previously

I'm not sure anecdotes on the internet prove a lot about the activities of broad categories of people, personally. It's hardly a slam dunk.

I won't even speculate on the vaccination status of the people who scream at me to take my fucking mask off

Just talking about my personal experience.

I’ve never been screamed at to take my mask off either, it’s not even been commented on to be honest. Unfortunate if you have been.

About 20 times

The highlight was the repeated "take the fucking mask off, you dickhead, it's a beautiful day" during the peak of deaths last winter.

Excuse me for not wanting to touch my face between shops with no vaccine in sight for me for months, and at that stage thousands of people dying a day. I'm so dreadfully sorry that the weather is offended by my face being covered.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why won’t I?

Because I mitigate my risks in other ways.

I don’t use public transport.

I exercise in open air spaces, or use my gym at a time when nobody else is in, late at night.

I have all my material needs delivered home.

The one shop I use (supermarket), is visited at unsocial hours to avoid contact with muggles.

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Some us remember the government literally telling us not to wear masks too. Dr Fauci even laughed at them. It takes some serious cognitive dissonance to say the science changed in those 6 months."

They didn’t.

They told you not to use up all the N95 masks as they were in short supply and frontline medical staff needed them.

-Matt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Masks don’t work they do more harm than good

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Some us remember the government literally telling us not to wear masks too. Dr Fauci even laughed at them. It takes some serious cognitive dissonance to say the science changed in those 6 months.

They didn’t.

They told you not to use up all the N95 masks as they were in short supply and frontline medical staff needed them.

-Matt"

In the age of the internet, when the documentation is there for all to see, people keep proclaiming these lies as if others don't remember or can't check for themselves.

Shortage of PPE - ration for those who need it more. Unsure of benefit for lay people for awhile. Then the consensus shifted after awhile, particularly as supplies picked up and the thinking on the subject changed.

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

"Masks don’t work they do more harm than good"

Why

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

I work in a shop and can choose not to x

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"Masks don’t work they do more harm than good"
as asked of me, do you have actual hard scientific evidence of this claim?

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

"Masks don’t work they do more harm than good"
they dont do harm at all.

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By *luttTV/TS
over a year ago

Duns

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head "

And in which journal will you be publishing your cobbled-together opinion?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't worn a mask since the day the law changed! Not one person has confronted or questioned me... I have offered in several establishmets eg. Dentists/ doctors/ small shops but get the same responses every time... " YOUR choice/ only if it makes YOU feel comfortable/ we're not bothered!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

Everyone is exempt - it’s not law.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Some us remember the government literally telling us not to wear masks too. Dr Fauci even laughed at them. It takes some serious cognitive dissonance to say the science changed in those 6 months.

They didn’t.

They told you not to use up all the N95 masks as they were in short supply and frontline medical staff needed them.

-Matt"

No. The government said don’t use any masks. They said “there is no evidence that they prevent transmission”. This was the line they peddled for about a month.

We know the real reason they did it was because there was a PPE shortage and they didn’t want to amplify that. But yes they did say that masks - all kinds of masks - were not proven to work.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

-Matt

It's amazing the contradiction.

We should leave those not wearing masks alone, because judging is bad, while they judge us as being scared.

Mask wearing is disgusting, as claimed by people who think using soap is an above average skillset

Don't trust the government - government mock masks

Masks destroy strength and civil liberties - mask wearers are cry babies.

It's quite some cognitive dissonance.

Some us remember the government literally telling us not to wear masks too. Dr Fauci even laughed at them. It takes some serious cognitive dissonance to say the science changed in those 6 months.

They didn’t.

They told you not to use up all the N95 masks as they were in short supply and frontline medical staff needed them.

-Matt"

Flat out lie

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

I don't wear a mask because we d have to anymore. The government and their advisors say we don't have to.

I would rather listen to them than see then read the evidence from people on fab swingers.

Most of the people are double jabbed and are now receiving boosters. What's the point of this if we still have to wear mask to avoid catching Covid?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As i mentioned on a previous thread; it does seem that the vast majority of people having been double jabbed have returned to normal life. Certainly as far as central London is concerned with literally millions of people around, those wearing masks are in a very very small minority. Whatever your view on mask wearing the simple fact is people aren’t using them much if at all.

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By *urplechesterCouple
over a year ago

chester

I ‘claim’ to be exempt because I am genuinely medically exempt, I can’t and wouldn’t speak for everyone else who wears an official lanyard! Trust me if I could have worn a mask instead of enduring the daily disgusting abuse I’ve had to put up with over the last 18 months from some mask wearers, then I would have! The divide this has created in society is so sad, yet it continues! Miss pc

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By *ommenhimCouple
over a year ago

wigan

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye"

The air pressure created by your blowing…. Where does that go?

Now take a water pistol … shoot it straight forward, take the same pistol and shoot it into a bowl… what happens?

Masks to stop my cough or sneeze I believe aren’t so effective …. but then I’m not coughing or sneezing! The comments above suggest we’re all walking around coughing and spluttering everywhere… the majority simply are not!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Masks don’t work they do more harm than good"

Surgical facemasks offer a 6-fold reduction in virus inhalation.

N95/N99 respirators offer a 100-fold reduction in virus inhalation. HSE RR619 datsheet.

The sars-cov-2 virus does not 'float around in the air'. it is always contained within larger fragments of liquid/mucous etc. It is easily filtered-out by any respirator.

Local ICU staff wear P3R respirators and full face-shields. Some wear full-face protection with air provided from a portable air pump.

Masks work. Respirators work better.

Meanwhile, while all you armchair anti-mask warriors are clogging-up the hospitals beds, others care is falling further behind. Please make a living will explaining that you don't want any hospital care because you couldn't be bothered to wear simple protection. I may then actually get my cancer treatment resumed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I ‘claim’ to be exempt because I am genuinely medically exempt, I can’t and wouldn’t speak for everyone else who wears an official lanyard! Trust me if I could have worn a mask instead of enduring the daily disgusting abuse I’ve had to put up with over the last 18 months from some mask wearers, then I would have! The divide this has created in society is so sad, yet it continues! Miss pc "
. I find that very odd. Again talking about central London, i don’t see any divide whatsoever. Some wear masks, the vast majority don’t, but i’ve never been aware of any conflict on the subject and i spend my working life out and about all day.

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye

Yes! Beware of the blowhards 12" from you when you next shop.

Reduce your risk and just let others get on.

I guess you’ve never had to take public transport?

-Matt

I don't own a car. I'll let you draw the conclusions there."

That's probably a good thing

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

Masks don’t make any difference as we keep on seeing all over the world.

Many countries wear them and it hasn’t stopped the virus spreading.

Go figure.

Nobody seems to want to connect the dots.

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By *attoo manMan
over a year ago

Rhyl

I always wore a mask when robbing a bank.

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

"Masks don’t make any difference as we keep on seeing all over the world.

Many countries wear them and it hasn’t stopped the virus spreading.

Go figure.

Nobody seems to want to connect the dots.

That's because the "dot" don't connect when there are centuries of evidence that counters the crap theories that have only popped up in the past 2 years around masks not working

even during the black death they understood the need for masks as a barrier, it saddens me to think that even uneducated peasents in the 14th century where more sensible than many educated people in the present.

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

Not sure there is a need with cases and hospital admissions dropping seems to have little to no effect also had covid a couple of times it's not been bad the vaccine was far worse.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye"

Or just spit with your mask on.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Some people took the stupid Johnson 'freedom' day in July that they didn't need to take any more care.

My local supermarket has over 90% mask wearing, which is great

The plan B hasn't been introduced, which would focus people on taking action to reduce infection levels. It's the job of government to lead by setting standards and laws and the public to observe respect for others care and legal minimum adherence.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"Masks don’t make any difference as we keep on seeing all over the world.

Many countries wear them and it hasn’t stopped the virus spreading.

Go figure.

Nobody seems to want to connect the dots.

The evidence shows that's incorrect. Go o figure.

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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Why does it matter what other people do?

Do you wear masks while fucking random people?

No, I get them to wear a mask as some people on here a pug ugly.

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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then."

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like to breathe inhibited and smell my environment. I also know the importance and the psychological damage that can be inflicted to infants who require seeing facial expressions to not end up being disconnected to emotion. They are the future. X

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By *ungry CatCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

"Masks do stop as much projectile droplets yes, but that does not mean stopping overall infection means. One of the first studies was the Royal college of surgeons in 1981, a real life study. One mask function is to stop blood splatters to the surgeon, in a theatre, there is a state of the extraction system above the personnel's head.

Good manners and not coughing or sneezing in someone's space would better negate chance of infection that a mask that has been worn for hours. "

People who hold on to the idea of mask wearing as the sacred key to "protecting" others seem to have this crazy illusion that every single person who walks into a closed space starts uncontrollably coughing and sneezing all over the place.

Truth is - if tv would teach everyone how to simply bend an arm and sneeze/cough into your own elbow methinks it would be way more productive and would actually do so much more good without splitting the society into assholes who are "endangering lives" and assholes who are "saving lives" by losing their shit at ones who just live their lives and mind their own business.

If you have an elbow there's literally no excuse not to cough into it.

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By *rion7373Man
over a year ago

Hastings

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties."

Lol

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Lol"

This is the middle of cold and flu season. The masks help to lessen the spread of these perennial illnesses.

Coughs and sneezes...are part of my civil liberties???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don’t get why some on here are ranting on about mask wearing on an obscure forum with a couple of dozen contributors. Surely if you feel so passionate about the subject get out in the world and confront people. Tell them face to face, or mask to face exactly what you think of them…..or not maybe.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"I don’t get why some on here are ranting on about mask wearing on an obscure forum with a couple of dozen contributors. Surely if you feel so passionate about the subject get out in the world and confront people. Tell them face to face, or mask to face exactly what you think of them…..or not maybe. "

Had one person do that to me in Wickes DIY store last year, said exempt and she kept going at me. Unloaded on her Afghanistan, body parts, killing the whole lot like I was on a parade square shouting. Her husband just stood there as I called her a self entitled cunt didn't say a word didn't intervene.

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By *olymalelincsMan
over a year ago

southend

Good manners and not coughing or sneezing in someone's space would better negate chance of infection that a mask that has been worn for hours.

If you have an elbow there's literally no excuse not to cough into it.

Ok so let's rehash this coughing and sneezing business shall we, even as you exhale under normal conditions you will expel moisture, this moisture is trapped by the fabric of the mask hence they get wet and require washing after use so no it doesn't need to be a cough or sneeze that is just what people use as a simple example to easily demonstrate the effectiveness of masks. No they are not a sacred means of saving others they are a sensible mesure that reduces the spread of a highly infectious virus that is carried in the moisture expelled when breathing. As for television teaching people to cough into an elbow that's a start but if you simply wear a mask you don't have to worry about snot and phlegm all over the sleeve of your top it's all in a handy convenient piece of fabric that is covering your face to start with

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow, I bet you felt proud.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Wow, I bet you felt proud.

Yep I did actually someone judging someone else with no knowledge of what's going on with them, she picked the wrong person to challenge, and as she walked off tail between her legs hopefully she didn't do to anyone again. So yes shove your sarcasm perfectly proud thanks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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By *urplechesterCouple
over a year ago

chester

"I ‘claim’ to be exempt because I am genuinely medically exempt, I can’t and wouldn’t speak for everyone else who wears an official lanyard! Trust me if I could have worn a mask instead of enduring the daily disgusting abuse I’ve had to put up with over the last 18 months from some mask wearers, then I would have! The divide this has created in society is so sad, yet it continues! Miss pc . I find that very odd. Again talking about central London, i don’t see any divide whatsoever. Some wear masks, the vast majority don’t, but i’ve never been aware of any conflict on the subject and i spend my working life out and about all day. "

That’s great to hear tbh, hopefully there’s a lot more towns and villages that followed the London open minded approach! Sadly not up my way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow, I bet you felt proud.

Maybe one day you’ll understand sarcasm.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Wow, I bet you felt proud.

Maybe one day you’ll understand sarcasm.

Understand it perfectly fine thanks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

Lol

This is the middle of cold and flu season. The masks help to lessen the spread of these perennial illnesses.

Coughs and sneezes...are part of my civil liberties???"

You don't get to impose lockdowns, stop me travelling, fire people for refusing the vaccine and introduce vaccine passports - then expect my compliance on other matters

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By *oldswarriorMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

Its easier to project onto strangers from behind a screen with the comfort of anonymity.

Welcome to the virus forum.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow, I bet you felt proud.

Maybe one day you’ll understand sarcasm.

Understand it perfectly fine thanks. "

How about bullying?

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

How about bullying? "

You are labelling me the bully, rather than the person who asked where my ask was and after being told exempt continued to push? How dare you call me the bully if anything the other way round. People are awful brave in front of their screens as someone has said above.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about bullying?

“Unloaded on her…. “ not sure how else we’re supposed to respond to your comments on a forum, other than by a keyboard. Have a great evening

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

How about bullying?

“Unloaded on her…. “ not sure how else we’re supposed to respond to your comments on a forum, other than by a keyboard. Have a great evening

Please don't try playing semantics with me.

The fact is if the woman initiated the argument, how am I a bully by responding in kind? Unloading is a fairly common term for getting everything out into the open, I did exactly that.

The truth is that those that want to challenge and say we should all wear masks don't like it when they pick the wrong person, with the wrong background. They did so that day.

So that lady may think twice in the future before she bullies someone else into solely her way of thinking is correct.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I wear one because it doesn't increase my chances of catching covid, and may decrease my chances of spreading it.

Apologies to those for whom the multisyllabic words in the above represent a challenge....

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"I wear one because it doesn't increase my chances of catching covid, and may decrease my chances of spreading it.

Apologies to those for whom the multisyllabic words in the above represent a challenge...."

The first sentence was fine, why do you feel the need to insult people's intelligence?

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By *ocktail22Man
over a year ago

Anywhere you are

"The whole exemption thing is a complete waste of time. The majority who say it aren't."

Who are you to say they are not exempt? Are you the same type of person who says someone must not use a disabled toilet because they don't look like they need to use it?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

I did not think it would get the response it did and that is partly my fault. We are in Scotland where masks in shops and the like are compulsory. I forgot this particular forum covered the whole of the UK. I know people buy lanyards who have no medical problems and now they do now even bother wearing them.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnson and the government gave people the green light to basically do whatever they want. That's why so many people aren't bothering to wear masks.

The Tories also made a point of not wearing masks in the Commons.

Johnson was even recently pictured visiting a hospital, maskless. (Despite the fact you're given a mask and told to put it on the moment you enter a hospital.)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same old suspects with their judgy pants on again.

Most of us live in England.

Most of us (the MASSIVE MAJORITY) don't wear masks and haven't for months.

It's not mandatory.

It's not even encouraged. (despite the nonsense spouted, actions speak louder than words).

Move on, and stop starting these decisive and nonsense threads.

On here you may be (or pretend to be) the virtue signalling majority, but in the real world you are very much in the minority.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few."

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guys, you have to stop wearing masks at some point. Or not. Personal choice. You choose to wear one, I don’t. I am a healthcare professional and wear one at work because I have to. I don’t have to elsewhere. Stop making a thing of this.

Regarding efficacy, be careful. The studies involve using new masks regularly and sanitising hands when putting on and taking off. V v v few people do this. And even fewer boil wash their cloth masks. They’re probably more a germ reservoir than a face covering.

And if you wear glasses and you breathe out and your glasses steam up? Guess where that air is leaking out from? Oh yes, behind the mask.

At peak Covid Masks were probably beneficial overall but as the virus becomes endemic then there is no need for permanent mask usage. However, it’s personal choice. So if you don’t want me to call you a dick for wearing a filthy face covering then don’t call me a dick for choosing to not wear one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

I'm in Wales and it is still mandated in shops but security don't even ask and people don't wear lanyards. You can go to a concert in England and not wear a mask, so why would people bother on public transport or in shops? "
alough im exempt. Due to my asthma. I wear one in shops or bus for respecting others who feel vunrable but also to protect me from the people who dont wear and cough without covering there mouth

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By *iffyjeffMan
over a year ago

I'll go to town

I think only mask I could possibly see my self waring is one with a gag on .. hence to many people are sheep and should consider other people's beliefs... ive been doubled jabbed

Doesn't mean shit .. point proven with the cases among the jabbed hence why was I a bastard sheep ohhh yea its because I forgot my mask

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't be bothered to read the many, many posts. I'll just assume there are loads of cases of "I don't have to wear a mask, so I won't." And a fair few "I'll do what I want, me. None of your business! It's got nothing to do with you!" Possibly a few "Masks don't work! They actually hurt you!"

To answer those likely posts:

-You don't have to wear a mask, but you should when indoors and close to others. It reduces any viral load you'd transmit to others.

-Sadly, you not wearing a mask is my business if you infect me by not wearing a mask.

-Masks do help. There is ample evidence. Look up a reputable scientific source and stop believing social media bollocks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I work in hospitality and we have found it harder and harder to get people to follow any covid protocol. Masks are the worst.

Trying to get people to wear a mask usually ends up in an argument, complaint and I’ve been threatened and assaulted for demanding people follow the rules. I won’t put my staff in that position so we have to basically let people follow the rules or not. It’s extremely frustrating.

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over a year ago

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over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

SARS-COV2 is not a gas and we are not at war.

Continue to wear a mask if you prefer and keep your 2m distance from others if you're shit scared.

In the meantime, best we let others live their lives free of judgement.

Could not agree more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

I'm in Wales and it is still mandated in shops but security don't even ask and people don't wear lanyards. You can go to a concert in England and not wear a mask, so why would people bother on public transport or in shops? alough im exempt. Due to my asthma. I wear one in shops or bus for respecting others who feel vunrable but also to protect me from the people who dont wear and cough without covering there mouth "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties."

oh dear, do you not wear a condom because the bloke down the pub said they dont work.

how can somethin that stops you breathing on others be a bad thing?

this is why we are facing another wave, people who think that protecting themselves and others is below them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

I'm in Wales and it is still mandated in shops but security don't even ask and people don't wear lanyards. You can go to a concert in England and not wear a mask, so why would people bother on public transport or in shops? alough im exempt. Due to my asthma. I wear one in shops or bus for respecting others who feel vunrable but also to protect me from the people who dont wear and cough without covering there mouth

If you can wear a mask you are not and never have been exempt. There is no list of conditions or exemption list absolutely none. You are only exempt if you physically cannot put a face covering on or take one off, Doing so would cause severe distress or physical harm. "
. I don’t see the point in these comments, there is no legal obligation to wear a mask anyway, and the vast majority of people don’t.

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

I'm in Wales and it is still mandated in shops but security don't even ask and people don't wear lanyards. You can go to a concert in England and not wear a mask, so why would people bother on public transport or in shops? alough im exempt. Due to my asthma. I wear one in shops or bus for respecting others who feel vunrable but also to protect me from the people who dont wear and cough without covering there mouth

If you can wear a mask you are not and never have been exempt. There is no list of conditions or exemption list absolutely none. You are only exempt if you physically cannot put a face covering on or take one off, Doing so would cause severe distress or physical harm. . I don’t see the point in these comments, there is no legal obligation to wear a mask anyway, and the vast majority of people don’t. "
And that is true , us in England do not have to wear masks and the vast majority of us do not

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Good to see the mask debate still covers the same old ground since 2020.

I do love a in time of war comparison though. Had that the other day when I was complaining about a wine shortage.

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By *andb69Couple
over a year ago

leeds

"Mask wearing where we live has virtually gone thank goodness, in our humble opinion wearing a non approved mask ie n95 is as good as useless might as wear a paper hat on your head

The whole idea of a mask is to stop you coughing crap on other people not filter the air you are breathing in, if you want one to stop you breathing in the virus laiden droplets that are coughed out by people not wearing masks then yes you would need either and n95 or ffp2/ffp3 mask that fits with a good seal to the face. But even a cheap fabric mask will reduce the amount of droplets that you actually expel into the enviroment. So where is the evidence for what your saying ? Also in the real world have you not seen how people wear, store there masks ? There’s probably more germs on the average persons mask how good is that for you , thank God haven’t got to wear it anymore "

The evidence is in the recent studies published in peer reviewed scientific journals (eg Science, Nature, BMJ, Lancet etc). Take the trouble to look and you'll find it. Anything, even a simple cloth mask dramatically reduces the number of virus laden droplets you breath onto other people. Why do you think the infection and death rates are now so much lower in other European countries where masks are still compulsory?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don't know what is happening but more and more people are not wearing masks around others in shops and the like.

I wonder how many of them who claim to be exempt would be the first to want to wear a mask in the event of a war with gas being used. The lanyards would not help much then.

Go on, honestly.

Did you put this post up so you can howl with laughter when reading the response.

Hornets nest springs to mind.

A lot claim they have medical exemptions but I suspect that is tosh. As I say, they would be the first to throw there lanyards away and grab a gas mask.

There are genuine cases but I suspect very, very few.

By your logic they would ditch the lanyard and grab a gas mask ... as most would if there was a genuine threat of a gas attack.

Masks though, they have been warn now for nearly 2 years, most people are nearly triple jabbed and have probably had covid by now anyway.

Ofcourse people are ditching their masks, most are just ready now to go back to how it was. If they felt threatened or scared like you said they would grab a mask, but most people don't now.

Because there are over a 1000 covid related deaths a week. Because you may save someone's life by doing so. A good reason to "Bother".

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By *andb69Couple
over a year ago

leeds

"Guys, you have to stop wearing masks at some point. Or not. Personal choice. You choose to wear one, I don’t. I am a healthcare professional and wear one at work because I have to. I don’t have to elsewhere. Stop making a thing of this.

And if you wear glasses and you breathe out and your glasses steam up? Guess where that air is leaking out from? Oh yes, behind the mask.

You are a dick.

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By *rouble1977Woman
over a year ago

Hull

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye"

Pmsl, wearing a mask does not stop you from getting the virus

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Because there are over a 1000 covid related deaths a week. Because you may save someone's life by doing so. A good reason to "Bother"."

No there is deaths where the person had COVID within the last 28 days, they are not COVID related deaths. Most European countries look significantly better than us as they use 14 days instead of 28.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Because there are over a 1000 covid related deaths a week. Because you may save someone's life by doing so. A good reason to "Bother".

No there is deaths where the person had COVID within the last 28 days, they are not COVID related deaths. Most European countries look significantly better than us as they use 14 days instead of 28. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about bullying?

“Unloaded on her…. “ not sure how else we’re supposed to respond to your comments on a forum, other than by a keyboard. Have a great evening

Please don't try playing semantics with me.

The fact is if the woman initiated the argument, how am I a bully by responding in kind? Unloading is a fairly common term for getting everything out into the open, I did exactly that.

The truth is that those that want to challenge and say we should all wear masks don't like it when they pick the wrong person, with the wrong background. They did so that day.

So that lady may think twice in the future before she bullies someone else into solely her way of thinking is correct. "

Have you tried anger management courses? They may help you

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By *aussageMan
over a year ago

Stalbridge

Mask mandates made absolutely no difference to covid numbers. Surgical and cloth masks simply don't work, and this should be no surprise because the issue has been looked at for years in medical professionals. The studies actually indicate that cloth masks are an infection risk because they get damp and quickly start growing pathogens, especially after people keep touching them. Masks are vital for the people in charge. A mask is a constant visual reminder there is even a pandemic at all. It's a psychological behaviour manipulation tool.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

How about bullying?

“Unloaded on her…. “ not sure how else we’re supposed to respond to your comments on a forum, other than by a keyboard. Have a great evening

Please don't try playing semantics with me.

The fact is if the woman initiated the argument, how am I a bully by responding in kind? Unloading is a fairly common term for getting everything out into the open, I did exactly that.

The truth is that those that want to challenge and say we should all wear masks don't like it when they pick the wrong person, with the wrong background. They did so that day.

So that lady may think twice in the future before she bullies someone else into solely her way of thinking is correct.

Have you tried anger management courses? They may help you

How about you just say sorry Dave we were wrong? You could do that, how about that for an idea?

I have no need for anger management courses thanks you very much, I have plenty of support and counselling for complex PTSD. If you pick a fight with an ex soldier expect a response.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Bottom line is if u want to wear one it's cool if u dont want to then that's cool ! X

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

1 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

2 blow as hard as you can

3 put on a simple face covering

4 hold your hand 12" in front of your mouth

5 blow as hard as you can

6 post below to admit face covering reduces the risk of spreading your viral load

Bye

Pmsl, wearing a mask does not stop you from getting the virus "

I wonder why NHS staff wear masks and wash their hands if it does no good.. should we ban masks in hospitals?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about bullying?

“Unloaded on her…. “ not sure how else we’re supposed to respond to your comments on a forum, other than by a keyboard. Have a great evening

Please don't try playing semantics with me.

The fact is if the woman initiated the argument, how am I a bully by responding in kind? Unloading is a fairly common term for getting everything out into the open, I did exactly that.

The truth is that those that want to challenge and say we should all wear masks don't like it when they pick the wrong person, with the wrong background. They did so that day.

So that lady may think twice in the future before she bullies someone else into solely her way of thinking is correct.

Have you tried anger management courses? They may help you

How about you just say sorry Dave we were wrong? You could do that, how about that for an idea?

I have no need for anger management courses thanks you very much, I have plenty of support and counselling for complex PTSD. If you pick a fight with an ex soldier expect a response. "

Point proven. Have a great day

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Point proven. Have a great day

No your point is not proven or otherwise. The fact is you've mouthed off without actually engaging brain first. Now pride won't allow you to actually say I got this one wrong.

Might I suggest that you put some thought before replying in future consider the variables and then ask what would I have done.

Beyond that we are in remembrance week show some damn respect to those that put their lives on the line so you can enjoy your freedoms including mouthing off on here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Why won't you wear a mask?"

Because I don't do favours for people who are systematically dismantling my civil liberties.

oh dear, do you not wear a condom because the bloke down the pub said they dont work.

how can somethin that stops you breathing on others be a bad thing?

this is why we are facing another wave, people who think that protecting themselves and others is below them"

Correct, im not lifting a finger for people like you who support lockdowns, mandatory vaccination and vaccine passports. You don't care about my rights. I don't care about your health.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

noted the other day in supermarket quite time (99% of our shop needs online) that more are not wearing masks and even more are giving you shitty, face ache looks and shitty sniggers and a few pretend to cough. I nearly went up to one couple and asked them outright are you taking the p - wifey stopped me thank goodness as I know you can't beat shit like that as you get shown up as well.

Wear a mask to protect others and yourself to a lesser extent in crowed and elnclosed spaces

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Point proven. Have a great day

No your point is not proven or otherwise. The fact is you've mouthed off without actually engaging brain first. Now pride won't allow you to actually say I got this one wrong.

Might I suggest that you put some thought before replying in future consider the variables and then ask what would I have done.

Beyond that we are in remembrance week show some damn respect to those that put their lives on the line so you can enjoy your freedoms including mouthing off on here. "

You have no idea what we do for a living, or how we commemorate Remembrance, so don’t presume. We’re not going to agree with each other so we shall leave it there. Farewell.

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Point proven. Have a great day

No your point is not proven or otherwise. The fact is you've mouthed off without actually engaging brain first. Now pride won't allow you to actually say I got this one wrong.

Might I suggest that you put some thought before replying in future consider the variables and then ask what would I have done.

Beyond that we are in remembrance week show some damn respect to those that put their lives on the line so you can enjoy your freedoms including mouthing off on here.

You have no idea what we do for a living, or how we commemorate Remembrance, so don’t presume. We’re not going to agree with each other so we shall leave it there. Farewell. "

Is it that difficult to accept you were wrong? Really? You don't put any valid argument and all you have done is call me a bully, when in reality I was the victim.

I know one thing you are not veterans and clearly have no idea of sacrifices made by people like me, instead you sit behind your screen providing criticism and judgement.

You are hypocrites, plain and simple.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Point proven. Have a great day

No your point is not proven or otherwise. The fact is you've mouthed off without actually engaging brain first. Now pride won't allow you to actually say I got this one wrong.

Might I suggest that you put some thought before replying in future consider the variables and then ask what would I have done.

Beyond that we are in remembrance week show some damn respect to those that put their lives on the line so you can enjoy your freedoms including mouthing off on here.

You have no idea what we do for a living, or how we commemorate Remembrance, so don’t presume. We’re not going to agree with each other so we shall leave it there. Farewell.

Is it that difficult to accept you were wrong? Really? You don't put any valid argument and all you have done is call me a bully, when in reality I was the victim.

I know one thing you are not veterans and clearly have no idea of sacrifices made by people like me, instead you sit behind your screen providing criticism and judgement.

You are hypocrites, plain and simple. "
. Mate i seriously, why bother yourself with the half baked opinions of half a dozen anonymous wind up merchants on this obsure site. Simple fact that nothing on here will change is the vast majority no longer wear masks, some do. It won’t change.

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By *traight_no_iceMan
over a year ago

Stoke

A couple of days ago I had the fortune or misfortune to attend an event at London Palladium (an evening with ex Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and David Dean).

It was a sold out event and apparently all the attendants were double vaccinated or tested.

It was packed with over 2000 people. No social distancing whatsoever. Maybe 100 people wearing masks… As majority of the attendants were fans, there was shouting and singing etc.

It was a great event but it felt very uncomfortable.

I have no idea why so few people were wearing masks. It was like rush hour in London tube pre-covid. During the interval and end people were standing, chatting to each other and could hardly move.

While still into a pandemic, this was madness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't wear a mask because I'm just plain and simply not interested anymore, genuinely couldn't care less about coronavirus and I'm fully of the opinion just let nature take its course now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont wear coz its pointless... ive already had covid and its not as bad as they saying... dont listen to tv and radio just listen to your brain... i bet if in tv theyd say that rubbing shit into face cure a covid 80% population would rub shit into face

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A couple of days ago I had the fortune or misfortune to attend an event at London Palladium (an evening with ex Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and David Dean).

It was a sold out event and apparently all the attendants were double vaccinated or tested.

It was packed with over 2000 people. No social distancing whatsoever. Maybe 100 people wearing masks… As majority of the attendants were fans, there was shouting and singing etc.

It was a great event but it felt very uncomfortable.

I have no idea why so few people were wearing masks. It was like rush hour in London tube pre-covid. During the interval and end people were standing, chatting to each other and could hardly move.

While still into a pandemic, this was madness."

But you stayed until the end?

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By *andb69Couple
over a year ago

leeds

Reading many of the comments on here is it really surprising that Britain is doing far worse at keeping infections and deaths down that almost all other countries in the world? Why bother taking medical advice when you know so much better because you've listened to social media and an incompetent government.

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By *traight_no_iceMan
over a year ago

Stoke

"A couple of days ago I had the fortune or misfortune to attend an event at London Palladium (an evening with ex Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and David Dean).

It was a sold out event and apparently all the attendants were double vaccinated or tested.

It was packed with over 2000 people. No social distancing whatsoever. Maybe 100 people wearing masks… As majority of the attendants were fans, there was shouting and singing etc.

It was a great event but it felt very uncomfortable.

I have no idea why so few people were wearing masks. It was like rush hour in London tube pre-covid. During the interval and end people were standing, chatting to each other and could hardly move.

While still into a pandemic, this was madness.

But you stayed until the end?"

I did…

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Reading many of the comments on here is it really surprising that Britain is doing far worse at keeping infections and deaths down that almost all other countries in the world? Why bother taking medical advice when you know so much better because you've listened to social media and an incompetent government."

So much

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By *DGF20Man
over a year ago

Dublin

If you want to wear mask do it, don't care about others...and glad to hear that less and less people wearing useless peace of rag

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