Wearing masks in the home

[Dontknowwhybut]

I don't understand why we don't wear masks at home. Given that it is the most likely place to pass it on, and associated witha lot of community transmission, wouldn't it make sense to do this? Obviously there would be issues with enforcing, but why protect strangers and not our families. (if they are protective)

Because sometimes quality of life trumps living at any cost.
Certainly in this house anyway.

Given that I sleep in the same bed as my husband, how would me wearing a mask help reduce our risk of passing the virus on to each other?

I’m not going to socially distance from my own household.

Nobody is stopping you wearing a mask at home if you want to.

Erm because I want to enjoy being at home and I like kissing my husband and child

You crack on. Don't police what other people do in their own private homes. Would you suggest I don't cuddle my children as well? Because that is bordering on abusive to upset small children.

I'd assume because it can't be worn 100% whilst at home , eating , drinking , sleeping etc .

Unless your whole household were going to remain in seperate rooms to eat and drink, and no-one shared a bedroom tou would still have to have time together with masks off.
Plus it would be a pretty miserable existance, and would constantly need to be on top of cleaning all touch points in the house and be certain everyone was removing and disposing of masks safely.
Cant see my kids managaing that

Is this a joke thread?

Because I like kissing and cuddling my children.... and more with my DH

Don't be bloody ridiculous.

FFS!!!!!!

Because we’re at low risk, in a low transmission area and it’s just not a dangerous enough virus that I feel that’s a sensible or proportionate response. Apart from anything else I’m still wiping bottoms and bathing and cuddling etc with my children and sleeping with my husband so at that level of intimacy I don’t think a mask makes any difference. If the choice was catch covid or wear a mask 24/7 for the next several months I’ll choose covid thanks.

We've carried on the shielding practices at home because of this - sleep in separate beds, eat separately, clean bathroom after each use.

I'm clinically extremely vulnerable and my husband is back working as normal now so going into customers homes, no PPE. It is very worrying that he could well catch it and bring it home.

Hahaha good joke OP

Well, you can if you want.

Cos I wouldn't be able to stick my tongue out behind the others backs.

Jesus. Christ.

We wear full NBC gear at all times, including gas masks. You can't be too careful. There is a 20m exclusion zone around the house. All food is bathed in bleach for 48hrs. We are considering an airtight dome over the garden, but worried it might be too far. In addition to their NBC gear, the children are wrapped in five layers or cotton wool.

Back in the real world... I know where DH and kids have been. I know DH is being as sensible as possible, although he has been out at work throughout. You just have to take what precautions you can without being silly.

Virus-wise I assume it is because you're touching everything anyway?

Life-wise it is going to be grim.

@Dontknowwhybut I wait with bated breath for your campaign on more spacious housing to be built including social housing. People who are having to live in shipping containers have obviously been struggling to social distance so need to move somewhere bigger. But im sure you have an answer right?

Jenricks new bonfire of red tape will mean more low quality shoebox housing being built making it even harder for ppl to social distance So why arent you getting your knickers in a knot over this OP.

If peoples health is what you really care about.

If masks reduce transmission we should wear them anytime we are indoors. And if the theory is we could all be asymptomatic carriers then we should do so at home. As well as in the pub and at school. There was a thread locally where everyone was discussing the plan to wear masks if you are standing, but not if you are sitting in a pub. Those refusing to wear one standing are viewed as socially irresponsible.

I notice you haven’t engaged with any of the people who’ve posted on your thread’s objections.

@Aroundtheworld if you are confident you are not spreading it in your household are you not also sure you are not spreading it around shops?

From what I can see the pressure to wear masks socially is because the law says you must. If people really thought they helped surely they would want to protect their family?

@Dontknowwhybut

If masks reduce transmission we should wear them anytime we are indoors. And if the theory is we could all be asymptomatic carriers then we should do so at home. As well as in the pub and at school. There was a thread locally where everyone was discussing the plan to wear masks if you are standing, but not if you are sitting in a pub. Those refusing to wear one standing are viewed as socially irresponsible.

Even if they made this law I wouldn't comply. We are big huggers and cuddlers in this family, I will not limit that. It would be cruel and inhumane to mandate zero human contact.