JDEaston

Again I cant get into that but wearing the mask takes away certain rights.

It honestly doesn't seem any more convenient or practical to me. I've always wore a shirt when going into a business, now they want me to add a mask when my shirt can be used as a mask? That doesn't sound more convenient at all to me, just me being told to wear a mask.

What would that be? My shirt is made from the same material as my mask. If I feelna sneeze or cough coming on (haven't even had that happen yet) I can just pull my shirt over my face.

I can't get into that without violating bgp terms. There are a couple of reasons though, one of which you likely wouldn't want to lose your ability to do.

I'm just curious why I can't just use my shirt instead. Its monthly cloth, like my mask.

Or I can just wear my shirt over my nose. Why do I need to add the mask when I'm already wearing a shirt thats gonna be just as effective, maybe more depending on how thick the shirt is. Ahh I forgot, I need to because thats what I'm being told to do.

People that are sneezing and coughing uncontrollably shouldn't be in the business to begin with, stay at home if you have those symptoms. If by some chance I am in a business and I feel a random sneeze or cough coming on I can pull my shirt over my nose and accomplish the same result a cloth mask would provide.

Covid doesn't hang out in gas stations. Just like you're fine in a restaurant once you're sitting down. Even pro mask humans need not to worry in those two instances.

I don't encroach on other peoples space, whether I'm wearing a mask or not, so you are safe from me.

On which part?

I believe that's a Walmart rule, not a state law. They have the right to refuse business to anyone, just like any other business does. Their employees aren't trained to be bouncers though, so I'm curious about how they plan on enforcing it. Hopefully it goes over smoothly, again it's their business and they can rule it however they wish. I just hope it doesn't turn into a disaster.

I already know what the results will be, essentially the masks aren't effective in most ways. Particularly if you have a beard, do I have to shave my beard now too? Wait till the people making these "rules" figure that aspect of the mask out. We will all have to be clean shaven to go out in public.

Absolutely correct about the law. As far as masks go I'm not sure how my mask is more effective when other people in the store are wearing them as well, as opposed to just myself. If we're gonna get that serious about it then nothing in the store is safe due to the fact that someone had to package it, touch it at checkout, etc. The logic behind that just doesn't make sense to me. Either the mask works or it doesn't. Seems like it doesn't, especially the cloth masks that most people are wearing. I may as well just pull the neck of my shirt above my nose.

1. It's not a law. Until people understand that then there is no point in continuing the discussion. Its like beating on a dead horse.

Its not a law. Most businesses aren't going to enforce it for fear of losing business. So you'll likely be limited to shopping at Walmart in the near future if you wish not to shop anywhere that requires a mask. Besides if your mask works, why does everyone else need to wear one for you to feel comfortable in said store?

The CDC said this 3-4 weeks ago, though they didn't limit it to asymptomatic younger people. The gist of their statement was that they had discovered that asymptomatic people can transfer the virus but those cases are extremely rare.

The only time I've had flu like symptoms was when I got the shot for school. The flu vaccine has about a 50% chance of working and its been around for years. So a covid vaccine is less likely to hit that 50% margin, not to me tion that it won't even be here for fall sports unless thats the test run for it. So, fall sports are looking like they won't happen if we are relying on a vaccine or people wearing masks to play said sports.

It seems like most that want everyone to wear masks are concerned about whether football is going to be played more than the virus itself. Trust me I love football, have even spent some time writing on it, I generally love all sports. But it makes me question the reasoning behind why people (sports related sites in general) are so bent out of shape about people not wearing masks because it will it effect sports if you don't wear a mask. Is this about sports, masks, or the virus? If it's about the virus and people are scared to walk in a store without a mask on then fall sports should be completely out of the question. Because those kids won't be playing with masks on, they will be sweating on each other, touching each other, etc. All of which is against the "rules." So what I'm getting at is if this is about health and safety as far as masks go, why are sports even in the discussion? Because if its not safe to walk in a store without a mask on its surely not safe to play sports without a mask on.

The flu, yes. Covid-19, who knows? We were told that heat would kill/weaken it, that turns out to not be true. Of course unless the numbers are wrong hah. But it likely hasn't been here for a full year yet even if it was here well before we discovered it. So we really have no idea what it will be like in the fall, just like we don't what the real numbers are right now. Regardless I don't see fall sports happening this season.

Football is already done for this season in my opinion, masks or no masks. Until we quit being scared of this virus as a whole this is the new normal. At least until we destroy the economy to the point that we have no option ofther than opening things back up. There will not be a vaccine prior to football season and even if there was it wouldn't have time to be tested among the general public to see if it works or not. So yeah, football isn't happening whether I wear a mask tomorrow or not and it has nothing to do with the mask, its due to fear mongering.

Correct...

Those people are exposed to so many germs that make their way through the masks that they likely have a very strong immune system.

It would be hard to find much credible information on it because its never been forced upon large swaths of the population before, kinda like this virus, there isn't much credible information on it either. Hygiene should always be practiced so there is nothing wrong with kids washing their hands hah. When it is taken to an extreme it can become counter productive though. If kids never have a chance to build an immune system they're going to get sick more often. I'm not talking about constant exposure, just your average day to day exposure like we do with the flu, etc. Also a lot of people don't have the opportunity to only be spending an hour or two a day amongst the public unless they're retired.

You have the risk of getting sick one way or another every day. As cases rise with this virus we are learning that its no where near as deadly as we were told. So if I can build somewhat of an immunity to it by not wearing a mask everywhere then I'll choose to do that and hopefully fight it off if I do get it. I'd rather take that approach myself. This isn't going away anytime soon, if ever. Once there is a working vaccine, if there ever is, how effective will it be and how long will that take? So how long am I supposed to wear the mask and weaken my immune system? Until they tell me so? That doesn't work for me.

Your immune system strengthens itself over time from being exposed to germs, viruses, etc. Thats how flu shots, etc work, the flu is present in the shot and after getting the shot your body builds more antibodies to it. Take away exposure to all germs and viruses and you may as well live in a bubble or you're gonna get sick and your immune system may not be able to fight it. I don't get my news from social media, but do have several health professionals in my family. You start taking away germs and you're going to weaken your immune system over time.