If face masks are made mandatory...

[CathyandHeathcliff]

How long do people suspect they will be needed / kept mandatory?

@Armi

Just wear a fucking mask. There’s no need to make a massive bloody political and ideological screeching opera out of it - put a fucking mask (or scarf, bandanna whatever) on for the relatively few minutes you are in an enclosed space with other people to reduce the chance that they will become desperately ill. Stop bleating about yourself and your precious foibles and the outrages being committed against you because you have been asked to cover part of your face for a short period of time and think about other people. Just bloody do it.

Christ alive, you people piss me off.

well said.

Man/Woman the fuck up.

If there were gas air raids going on you'd put a mask on.

Some of these excuses are pathetic.

It will become mandatory. If you don't like it we'll see you sometime in 2021. Maybe

@SunflowerProsecco

Completely agree with the analogy of people complaining about wearing masks being like those who complain about wearing seatbelts. It's really a minor inconvenience to wear a mask. It's just something we need to get used to.

It is a minor inconvenience for some people, for others it's simply impossible.

Think it will be for the foreseeable future, was wearing one today (mandatory-Scotland) in BandQ for 45 minutes and my Fitbit recorded it as exercise as my heart rate had increased from normally 64bpm to 101bpm. Will definitely have an effect on my shopping habits, so much for saving the high street.

“It is a minor inconvenience for some people, for others it's simply impossible”

In which case they will fall into one of the exempt categories.

Wa fast moving thread.

It is very much a thing and masks really help stop the pollen particles going up your nose and in your throat, so there’s much less sneezing overall.

Yes I have wondered/ worried about that. But this year my hay fever is well controlled with antihistamine and Beconase. So it doesn’t have to be a problem. Just have to stay on top of the meds.

@Sunshinegirl82 Our local Boots is unbearable in the summer And thats without a mask. So will have to cross them off my list.

All this fuss reminds of a group of teenagers who just love the drama and being oppositional to anything out of their ordinary, right down to the arguing about "my rights!" nonsense. I'm sure some of you will know what I mean. Have you ever tried to tell a group of teens about an unscheduled change or tried to get them to do something they're not keen on and tried to manage them into reacting calmly and appropriately to it? I have - many times. There's usually maximum fuss and arguing and huffing and throwing themselves about just because they enjoy it mainly. I genuinely am reminded of them when I read these threads and people start rushing on to say why they can't possibly wear a mask.

other passengers will know without a shadow of doubt that you are exempted.

People may have a good reason for not wearing one but that doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone around them. I don’t know what the answer is here.

@PumpkinP

If they become mandatory I won’t be going out.

Think about it. So much more effective than banning going out. Reverse psychology.

All this fuss reminds of a group of teenagers who just love the drama and being oppositional to anything out of their ordinary, right down to the arguing about "my rights!" nonsense.

Excepting those with genuine health reasons, I agree some of the posts are rather pathetic. If they can wear them in hot and humid India and Brazil, we can wear them here.

I still think many of those who say they “can’t wear a mask” are thinking of full on ones that pinch to your face. Most face coverings typically worn are much lighter and much less constricting.

Will definitely have an effect on my shopping habits, so much for saving the high street.

I wonder how many people in Italy, Spain, (most countries actually) where masks have been worn for a while feel like this? I expect some did for a week or two as it felt a bit jarring, but then they just got on with it.

Refusing to go out because the Government has decided to take a health precaution measure applied in virtually every other country is really a rather pathetic teenage strop.

Refusing to go out because the Government has decided to take a health precaution measure applied in virtually every other country is really a rather pathetic teenage strop

Hang on i thought it was all about stopping the spread Not going out will ensure this in the best way possible unless...................................stopping the spread is not what its really about.

And some people cannot wear them. Its not just a case of wont Some cant.

I mean i dont want my impetigo back again and im sure many wouldnt want to catch it off me

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/162945

In northern Europe, northern America, and Canada, it is the most common bacterial skin infection in children, but it can happen at any age. It is more common where people live in confined environments, such as army barracks, or in warm, humid climates

Thank you for the Impetigo info @HeIenaDove .

Tbh I'm more concerned about Covid 19.

www.healthline.com/health/impetigo

The infection often begins in minor cuts, insect bites, or a rash such as eczema — any place where the skin is broken. But it can also occur on healthy skin.

It’s called primary impetigo when it infects healthy skin and secondary impetigo when it occurs in broken skin. It isn’t always easy or necessary to make this distinction.

Impetigo is an old disease. The name dates back to 14th-century England and comes from the Latin word impetere, meaning “to attack.” “Attack” seems a fitting description for this easily spread infection.

Bacteria thrive in hot, moist conditions. So impetigo tends to be seasonal, peaking in the summer and fall in northern climates. In warm and humid climates, it tends to occur year-round

An estimated 162 million childrenTrusted Source worldwide have impetigo at any one time. Impetigo is more common in developing countries and in poor areas of industrial countries. The highest numbers of cases are in areas like Oceania, which includes Australia, New Zealand, and several other

yes my son had it.

Causes
Impetigo is an infection caused by strains of staph or strep bacteria. These bacteria can get into your body through a break in the skin from a cut, scratch, insect bite, or rash. Then they can invade and colonize.

The condition can be contagious. You can catch these bacteria if you touch the sores of a person with impetigo or you touch items like towels, clothes, or sheets that the person used.

However, these bacteria are also common in our environment, and most people who come in contact with them won’t necessarily develop impetigo.

Some people normally carry staph bacteria on the inside of their nose. They may get infected if the bacteria spreads to their skin

Impetigo on adults
Although impetigo is more common in young children, adults can get it too. Because it’s so contagious, impetigo can spread through any close contact. Adults who play sports often catch it from skin-to-skin contact.

The symptoms of impetigo in adults are sores around the nose and mouth or other exposed areas of the body that break open, ooze, and then crust.

Generally, impetigo is a mild skin condition, but adults have a higher risk of complications than children. These include:

acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
cellulitis
lymphangitis
sepsis

sorry @HeIenaDove why are you posting the impetigo info?

Bacteria thrive in hot, moist conditions. So impetigo tends to be seasonal, peaking in the summer and fall in northern climates. In warm and humid climates, it tends to occur year-round

Some people normally carry staph bacteria on the inside of their nose. They may get infected if the bacteria spreads to their skin

Im one of them. Under a face mask in the summer = perfect breeding ground.

well i think you've clarified that for everyone.

Read the bits in bold over and over and over again until it sinks in.

Don't wear a mask @HeIenaDove . Ever.

Read the bits in bold over and over and over again until it sinks in.

What sinks in??

@saltycat

So many rebels, We are doomed,

Wear a mask FGS.

Exactly. Radio show LBC this morning, a woman from Japan explaining that they are worn to protect their communities, even through the flu season.

Just do it, and you can take it odd to smile at your baby outside or at home.

That adults are at much higher risk of complications from it like sepsis. I have had it 5 times as an adult but NEVER had it as a child. I was told by a doctor that humidity and stress were the causes. I was also told that it had colonized in my nose.