Face masks with "N95" will be changing, if nothing more than the disavowing of protection. I have some unused masks left over from last year (two different kinds) that are rated at N95. (Both kinds are for use when we have colds, or pollen is heavy, or farm spraying is going on, or flu season - not for wood work or lawn mowing.) I was getting low on both kinds and have been looking for more since March. (Hey, Our family spent 25 years in Japan where masks are common for those with colds, allergies or those afraid of catching a cold/flu from others - which is 95% of them. So wearing a mask even in normal times is not out of the ordinary for us.)
With the COVID 19, I have been keeping my eye out for masks. Most places that sell them will not announce when they are getting them in, and when they do get them, they are gone in a few hours. This morning early, I got an advertisement of face masks - like the ones we used to get at CVS pharmacy with specifications on the box. When I got to the store (Ollies Bargain chain), I looked at the box and . . . basically on the outside it said they don't guarantee it against anything. I bought a box $32 for 50. In my car, I took the mask I wore yesterday and with some scissors cut it in two, and did the same with one of the new bargain brand. Stitching, shape, color, layers, thickness were all the same with the CVS one and the Bargain ones. I went in and bought another box for the pastor of my church (Who was VERY happy to get some.)
AS I looked at the two different "brands" - CVS vs generic, they were the same but it dawned on me that even the Name Brand legalese will probably change soon, if it hasn't already. I can see where some money seekers will sue a company for them getting the COVID 19 virus even though they wore a brand name mask "religiously". Kinda like lawn mower and saw companies that have to "cover their behinds" because of dumb people - or those that love to live by taking advantage of law suits in any way they can.
After I gave a box to my pastor, he discussed with me a conversation that I missed because I was 10 minutes late to a pastors conference this past week: Should we give out masks to all that come? A couple of pastors (including mine) replied "No". If we pass out masks instead of asking people to bring their own, there is an implied message that they will probably be protected if they wear the masks we hand out. "Liablity" falls on the church at that point. BTW, the discussion was on "re-opening" our churches and the practice of social distancing also.
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With the COVID 19, I have been keeping my eye out for masks. Most places that sell them will not announce when they are getting them in, and when they do get them, they are gone in a few hours. This morning early, I got an advertisement of face masks - like the ones we used to get at CVS pharmacy with specifications on the box. When I got to the store (Ollies Bargain chain), I looked at the box and . . . basically on the outside it said they don't guarantee it against anything. I bought a box $32 for 50. In my car, I took the mask I wore yesterday and with some scissors cut it in two, and did the same with one of the new bargain brand. Stitching, shape, color, layers, thickness were all the same with the CVS one and the Bargain ones. I went in and bought another box for the pastor of my church (Who was VERY happy to get some.)
AS I looked at the two different "brands" - CVS vs generic, they were the same but it dawned on me that even the Name Brand legalese will probably change soon, if it hasn't already. I can see where some money seekers will sue a company for them getting the COVID 19 virus even though they wore a brand name mask "religiously". Kinda like lawn mower and saw companies that have to "cover their behinds" because of dumb people - or those that love to live by taking advantage of law suits in any way they can.
After I gave a box to my pastor, he discussed with me a conversation that I missed because I was 10 minutes late to a pastors conference this past week: Should we give out masks to all that come? A couple of pastors (including mine) replied "No". If we pass out masks instead of asking people to bring their own, there is an implied message that they will probably be protected if they wear the masks we hand out. "Liablity" falls on the church at that point. BTW, the discussion was on "re-opening" our churches and the practice of social distancing also.
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