Anybody want a Corona?

[B]

[B]

Running with a mask on is a good way to pass out. It's fucking stupid. Just stay away from people. It's not hard. You don't have to run downtown. If particles still infect people socially distancing out fucking side there is zero point to any of these mitigation efforts.

I might get hot, but I can't believe passing out is a risk. I'm not gonna wear a gas mask.

It's 88 here today.

I'm gonna be clear here. I know the risk is low, and I'm not going to be judging people for running and biking without masks unless they're running up to people on the same path and panting on them.

[surfndestroy]

In a high-density area of Philly, if a runner is going down the sidewalk they're bound to pass right by a number of pedestrians, any of whom could be high risk--so the point of the mask would be to protect those people from any unanticipated cough/sneeze/etc.

If you’re high risk and not straying the fuck at home, you’d have to be an idiot to leave your house without an N95 or higher PPE. Expecting others to care more about your health than you do is asinine.

I'm going to push back on this. I don't think there are many high-risk people taking the stance of, "you people need to do more to protect me."

If you're not motivated to mask up more out of altruism, think of it this way, ... people are going to get COVID. Some of them are going to end up in the hospital and/or die. Would you want to find out later that you had COVID and one of those deaths occurred in a person who was at the grocery store with you, and you wanted to be free of the burden of a strip of cloth over your nose?

Your line of thinking leads to one place. Stay the fuck at home unless absolutely necessary.

(sorry to strip out the rest of your post) ...

Does it though? Do we have to follow all paths to the dead end? Can't we do the things that our states are letting us do, and just wear a mask while doing them because it's a minor inconvenience that carries a significant benefit?

My family wears helmets while riding their bikes because it's safer than not wearing a helmet. No one every says to me, "Hey your line of thinking leads to one place. Never ride a bike!"

Care to quantify This ‘significant benefit’?
You wear the helmet for your own safety not to protect others. Sounds like you are advocating for people to wear N95 or higher PPE to protect themselves rather than masks that lessen their risk to others. Glad you’ve come around.

[dimejinky99]

Ehhh lads

Check out what’s happening in the uk

Holy fuck
Boris is done for.

TLDR his special advisor who is basically on putins payroll has just fucked up so bad
It’s probably going to collapse this government

Or it would. In normality.

Popcornarama. Look it up.

[LetMeSleep]

Some amazing online responses to this utter shit show.

[B]

In a high-density area of Philly, if a runner is going down the sidewalk they're bound to pass right by a number of pedestrians, any of whom could be high risk--so the point of the mask would be to protect those people from any unanticipated cough/sneeze/etc.

If you’re high risk and not straying the fuck at home, you’d have to be an idiot to leave your house without an N95 or higher PPE. Expecting others to care more about your health than you do is asinine.

I'm going to push back on this. I don't think there are many high-risk people taking the stance of, "you people need to do more to protect me."

If you're not motivated to mask up more out of altruism, think of it this way, ... people are going to get COVID. Some of them are going to end up in the hospital and/or die. Would you want to find out later that you had COVID and one of those deaths occurred in a person who was at the grocery store with you, and you wanted to be free of the burden of a strip of cloth over your nose?

Your line of thinking leads to one place. Stay the fuck at home unless absolutely necessary.

(sorry to strip out the rest of your post) ...

Does it though? Do we have to follow all paths to the dead end? Can't we do the things that our states are letting us do, and just wear a mask while doing them because it's a minor inconvenience that carries a significant benefit?

My family wears helmets while riding their bikes because it's safer than not wearing a helmet. No one every says to me, "Hey your line of thinking leads to one place. Never ride a bike!"

Care to quantify This ‘significant benefit’?
You wear the helmet for your own safety not to protect others. Sounds like you are advocating for people to wear N95 or higher PPE to protect themselves rather than masks that lessen their risk to others. Glad you’ve come around.

I haven't dug through data, but I've seen claims that a cloth cover on the infected person reduces the risk of transmission by 70%. No clue how to quantify that into lives or dollars saved.

The direct reason for the mask is different than for the helmet, but the argument is the same. We can take modest steps for safer outcomes without proceeding to the zero risk option.

[Rangi Guy]

Ehhh lads

Check out what’s happening in the uk

Holy fuck
Boris is done for.

TLDR his special advisor who is basically on putins payroll has just fucked up so bad
It’s probably going to collapse this government

Or it would. In normality.

Popcornarama. Look it up.

Is this about Cummings?

[LetMeSleep]

Yeah. Praise for the press who stuck with the same question until Boris clearly contradicted himself.

[Rangi Guy]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

[LetMeSleep]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

[Rangi Guy]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

So how long you think before I can come over and visit?

[LetMeSleep]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

So how long you think before I can come over and visit?

Probably Spring. October at the latest depending on how shit goes.

[Rangi Guy]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

So how long you think before I can come over and visit?

Probably Spring. October at the latest depending on how shit goes.

Cool. If I'm not unemployed by then - might have to make it happen

[LetMeSleep]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

So how long you think before I can come over and visit?

Probably Spring. October at the latest depending on how shit goes.

Cool. If I'm not unemployed by then - might have to make it happen

I was talking to my wife about a trip over there one day soon.

[dimejinky99]

Ehhh lads

Check out what’s happening in the uk

Holy fuck
Boris is done for.

TLDR his special advisor who is basically on putins payroll has just fucked up so bad
It’s probably going to collapse this government

Or it would. In normality.

Popcornarama. Look it up.

Is this about Cummings?

Yep. Special advisor to the prime minister who is unelected has eviscerated the party of any members with any intelligence, and surrounded him with evil half wit lackeys aaaaaand hes also in putins pocket.

Sound familiar?

[verb_to_trust]

It's a cute little controversy compared to what we deal with daily in shithole USA

[Bammer]

I’d love to stick around and continue being educated Mickey but it is time for my death walk. Happy to say you have inspired me to make it a death jog. Gotta get my numbers up if Canada is ever going to compete with RMericans.

Enjoy your celebration today for tomorrow you should get preparing for Happy 200K Death Day that your reasonable and practical ways will have you celebrating before you know it.

!!!!!!

The pronunciation is RMicans

[96583UP]

this thread needs a lockdown

[Higgs]

We had pretty much the same thing happen over here with our health minister - twice, going mountain biking and taking his family to the beach

Yep here too.

So how long you think before I can come over and visit?

Probably Spring. October at the latest depending on how shit goes.

Cool. If I'm not unemployed by then - might have to make it happen

I was talking to my wife about a trip over there one day soon.

We'll soon be living in a south seas bubble peeps. That actually reminds me of a song!

Spoiler: show

[Birds in Hell]

Ehhh lads

Check out what’s happening in the uk

Holy fuck
Boris is done for.

TLDR his special advisor who is basically on putins payroll has just fucked up so bad
It’s probably going to collapse this government

Or it would. In normality.

Popcornarama. Look it up.

Is this about Cummings?

Yep. Special advisor to the prime minister who is unelected has eviscerated the party of any members with any intelligence, and surrounded him with evil half wit lackeys aaaaaand hes also in putins pocket.

Sound familiar?

Cummings should have been invited to resigned immediately. If he didn't, Johnson should've sacked him on the spot.

Not because what he did is wrong - I don't know enough about it but it seems like pretty small beer - but it's wildly damaging to the public standing of the government.

Mind-boggling that the response is to dig in and hope it all blows over.