Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[xsnaggle]

I stopped wearing a mask when shopping about three weeks ago, but I think I’d still wear one on things like a packed train andI’ll probably still wear one for the doctor’s appointment I’ve got next week.

So you wear it to protect you from other people. But the purpose of them was to stop you unwittingly infecting others. Not the same thing.
The other morning I was coming down western Ave from Eastern Ave just near Tesco and there was a man walking along the pavement wearing a mask. He was perhaps 40 odd years old.
The thing was it was about 8:15 AM and there wasn't another pedestrian within 200 yds of him or anywhere on the street (I don't know what that is in metres, sorry!). Completely pointless!
It just shows how stupid and ill informed people can be.

[Organ Morgan.]

So you wear it to protect you from other people. But the purpose of them was to stop you unwittingly infecting others. Not the same thing.
The other morning I was coming down western Ave from Eastern Ave just near Tesco and there was a man walking along the pavement wearing a mask. He was perhaps 40 odd years old.
The thing was it was about 8:15 AM and there wasn't another pedestrian within 200 yds of him or anywhere on the street (I don't know what that is in metres, sorry!). Completely pointless!
It just shows how stupid and ill informed people can be.

Yes, the narrative pushed was wearing a mask did nothing to protect the wearer but helped to protect the health of everyone else.

From what I see visiting shopping areas, maybe as few as 10% continue to wear one inside enclosed spaces and 90% of those are 70+.

[the other bob wilson]

So you wear it to protect you from other people. But the purpose of them was to stop you unwittingly infecting others. Not the same thing.
The other morning I was coming down western Ave from Eastern Ave just near Tesco and there was a man walking along the pavement wearing a mask. He was perhaps 40 odd years old.
The thing was it was about 8:15 AM and there wasn't another pedestrian within 200 yds of him or anywhere on the street (I don't know what that is in metres, sorry!). Completely pointless!
It just shows how stupid and ill informed people can be.

No, I tend to do my shopping early in the mornings in supermarkets where, especially in these days where you can scan what you’re buying yourself, you barely come across anyone else when you’re in there - if I was going to the same branch of Tescos I tend to use at 6am at, say, 3pm, I think I’d probably wear a mask both for my protection and for others (it’s not the case that masks provide no protection for the wearer, but it is less than it does for those you come into contact with while wearing a mask).

As for what others wear, that for them to do what they feel most comfortable with. A month ago, I would have been wearing a mask wherever I was going, but I feel more confident now because the figures are a lot lower now than they were. However, if someone feels that they need to wear a mask even when there’s not anyone within 200 yards of them, that’s up to them, they’re not doing anyone any harm, whereas I’ll always believe that those, few, selfish people who insisted on not wearing masks in lockdowns in shops I visited were, potentially, harming themselves and others.

[splott parker]

So you wear it to protect you from other people. But the purpose of them was to stop you unwittingly infecting others. Not the same thing.
The other morning I was coming down western Ave from Eastern Ave just near Tesco and there was a man walking along the pavement wearing a mask. He was perhaps 40 odd years old.
The thing was it was about 8:15 AM and there wasn't another pedestrian within 200 yds of him or anywhere on the street (I don't know what that is in metres, sorry!). Completely pointless!
It just shows how stupid and ill informed people can be.

Perhaps he was cold, in this brisk wind it’s surprising how much a mask helps.

[nomad blue]

Perhaps he was cold, in this brisk wind it’s surprising how much a mask helps.

Or wanted to avoid breathing in exhaust fumes/air pollution.

[xsnaggle]

Or wanted to avoid breathing in exhaust fumes/air pollution.

It was a very quiet sunday morning and it wasn't cold. But some people will think of anything to not have to accept that wearing a mask like that is silly.

[nomad blue]

It was a very quiet sunday morning and it wasn't cold. But some people will think of anything to not have to accept that wearing a mask like that is silly.

Or he had a bit of a cold? I wouldn't ever go to Asia if I were you, those fools were wearing them even before covid was a thing.

[ToTaL ITK]

Or he had a bit of a cold? I wouldn't ever go to Asia if I were you, those fools were wearing them even before covid was a thing.

they were wearing them out of respect for others you dingo dongo...because they had a cold themselves

[delmbox]

So you wear it to protect you from other people. But the purpose of them was to stop you unwittingly infecting others. Not the same thing.
The other morning I was coming down western Ave from Eastern Ave just near Tesco and there was a man walking along the pavement wearing a mask. He was perhaps 40 odd years old.
The thing was it was about 8:15 AM and there wasn't another pedestrian within 200 yds of him or anywhere on the street (I don't know what that is in metres, sorry!). Completely pointless!
It just shows how stupid and ill informed people can be.

Maybe he'd forgotten to slip it down after leaving Tesco? I do that sometimes. Either way it caused you no harm so relax

[xsnaggle]

Maybe he'd forgotten to slip it down after leaving Tesco? I do that sometimes. Either way it caused you no harm so relax

I'm perfectly relaxed I just see these things and wonder how with all the guidance etc that has been pushed out that some people still don't understand.Oh and btw he was going towards Tesco's, which as a matter of interest was closed anyway

[delmbox]

I'm perfectly relaxed I just see these things and wonder how with all the guidance etc that has been pushed out that some people still don't understand.Oh and btw he was going towards Tesco's, which as a matter of interest was closed anyway

maybe he was a dentist

[xsnaggle]

maybe he was a dentist

lol whatever