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Buying lanyards when not required

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Family1st2020 · 30/10/2020 00:27

Today I saw a friend and the mask wearing conversation came up. She said how she hates them and makes her sweaty and she would have to wear a lot for the activities she does with her dcs, soft play etc
She then said she's purchased a lanyard on ebay to stop people asking why she won't wear one.
I said oh I didn't know you were exempt too ( I am which she knows) she replied. I'm not. But if I can buy a lanyard why not saves having to wear them shitty things!

I felt really angered but I know if I was to say anything it would fall in deaf ears.

Fwiw I am exempt as i have panic attacks wearing one. Due to an ex repeatedly suffocating me with his hand across my mouth. However I can sometimes bear one for very short periods if I'm in an OK mindest and I do always try. ( in case anyone asks),

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Namechange30000000 · 30/10/2020 03:27

2 of my colleagues have lanyards when they aren’t exempt. It’s annoying. I have to wear a mask, visor and gloves all day or I wouldn’t be allowed to be with my seriously ill mum. Then got to work and be with people who can’t wear them as they get hot/ their glasses steam up Hmm.

yawnsvillex · 30/10/2020 03:35

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?

Castiel07 · 30/10/2020 09:12

Problem is the sunflower lanyards were supposed to be for people with hidden disabilities way before coronavirus, and now it seems people are just taking the piss and using them when not needed so it makes a mockery out of it.

PicsInRed · 30/10/2020 09:19

A notable minority of teens say "I'm exempt" and older adults walk around with their internet lanyard. Why aren't they wearing faceshieds then, if they truly can't wear a mask? Because they just don't want to.

General compliance is going to rapidly fall apart.

choosername1234 · 30/10/2020 09:22

@yawnsvillex

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?
Yes, all those surgeons who spend hours wearing masks while operating on people are known to be constantly ill. Maybe if you ever need an operation you will be happy for the surgeon to be breathing their germs into your open wound in the operating theatre as the masks are obviously pointless Angry
PlanDeRaccordement · 30/10/2020 09:23

@PicsInRed

A notable minority of teens say "I'm exempt" and older adults walk around with their internet lanyard. Why aren't they wearing faceshieds then, if they truly can't wear a mask? Because they just don't want to.

General compliance is going to rapidly fall apart.

To be fair, face shields do not do anything by themselves. They have to be worn with a mask to work. So there is no reason to wear one at all if one is mask exempt.
ToelessPobble · 30/10/2020 09:26

@yawnsvillex

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?
So instead you would rather risk making other people sick. I'm wondering how you get sick wearing one when you are just breathing the germs already in your body into it?
pastandpresent · 30/10/2020 09:30

The problem is, that the government says you don't need to wear one if you have a reason not to, and you don't need to explain why. There's a loophole. Of course people take advantage.
I am not an anti- masker. I wear one myself. But you can't really get angry for anyone not wearing it, though I can see why people who have legitimate reason getting annoyed by someone who abuse it.

I am foreign, and there was an article from my government why everyone, including people who has disability still need to wear them, including children.

I just think mask wearing won't work in England.

McFarts · 30/10/2020 09:31

Makes me absolutely sick! Its these selfish knobs who have caused those who genuinely are exempt, to be judged!

McFarts · 30/10/2020 09:32

@yawnsvillex

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?
Oh poor you! you get a cold... boo bloody hoo!

You are not expect, wear your mask, stop being a drama llama and crack on.

canigooutyet · 30/10/2020 09:34

Isn't the main reason why theatre staff wear masks is to protect them against any potential blood spray?

Tesco released the lanyards before CV for hidden disabilities. But just like anything accessible everyone feels they are entitled to use it because it suits them and screw the people who the whatever was designed for.

I'd be blunt and tell her I hope all these activities clock on and report her so she can be fined.

fantasmasgoria1 · 30/10/2020 09:34

It is definitely annoying. I have a card and lanyard because I have valid reasons not to wear a mask. It's mental health and trauma related. I spoke to my cpn again about it and she said that my reasons for not wearing a mask are very valid and my cause myself extreme distress. I see lots of people without masks who don't have a lanyard though.

ChaChaCha2012 · 30/10/2020 09:36

Its these selfish knobs who have caused those who genuinely are exempt, to be judged!

No, that's solely the fault of the person doing the judging. If they're incapable of understanding that a few people will break any rule, but you don't judge others because of that minority, then you can't be too bright.

AnneLovesGilbert · 30/10/2020 09:38

Since no one can ask her why she’s not wearing a mask, who’ll know she’s not exempt?

Loads of people don’t wear a mask. Some wear lanyards, some don’t. Some of their lanyards are for a reason, some aren’t. The risk is the same, to them and others around them, whether or not their reason is “valid”. Not sure why you’re so bothered. If you get it and pass it on it’s irrelevant that your reason is “real” and your friends isn’t.

canigooutyet · 30/10/2020 09:41

I don't have a lanyard or card because there is no requirement to have these.

Since the first day the masks came in I have been hassled by one couple who were told nicely to jog on by store staff. And since then if someone unofficial looks like they are going to approach me, I give them my fuck off glare. Took a bit of time perfecting it in front of the mirror.

I'm still anxious going out though, then I come back and laugh at myself until the next time I want to go out and it all starts again.

NailsNeedDoing · 30/10/2020 09:45

I can’t be too bothered about people doing this tbh, I think it’s right that people make their own choices about wearing masks or not. It’s sad that the sunflower lanyard scheme, which had the potential to become more widely known and helpful to people with hidden disabilities, has become hijacked by Covid mask wearing.

nether · 30/10/2020 09:52

Why aren't they wearing faceshieds then, if they truly can't wear a mask?

Because faceshields alone only protect the wearer for direct splatter to the face.

They do not offer community protection as masks do.

The people who pretend to be totally unable to wear masks are like anti-vaxxers - taking the protection of the majority without contributing to it.

Those who genuinely cannot wear masks are a whole different group, who by and large know they need to be more diligent about social distancing and avoiding crowded places and unnecessary indoors contacts where 2m minimum is impossible. Because they will know that the vulnerable (also covered by DDA, and at a time when shielding is paused) still need protection, and as they cannot use the standard measure of a mask they need to be rigorous in all the others.

For it would never be right for one person's adjustment to be another's risk of death - that is beyond reasonable, and is considerably less likely to occur when those who cannot wear a mask are utterly diligent about SD in all its other manifestations

yawnsvillex · 30/10/2020 09:52

@choosername1234 oh dear, maybe read up on why surgeons wear masks and the environment they are in, precautions that are already in place in a medical and sterile environment.

Waitrose is not the same Wink HTH

yawnsvillex · 30/10/2020 09:53

No thanks @McFarts !

I'll happily not wear one and FFS all these people I'm supposed to be killing by not wearing one seem to still be alive. Unbelievable.

Ijustcantcope · 30/10/2020 09:54

@yawnsvillex

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?
So you won’t wear one as it makes you ill so you say. But you’re happy to not wear one and make other people ill Confused This virus has certainly lowered my opinion of humans from its already low starting point.
PhilCornwall1 · 30/10/2020 10:16

Why aren't they wearing faceshieds then, if they truly can't wear a mask? Because they just don't want to.

There are conditions where it is not possible to wear a shield either.

Aragog · 30/10/2020 10:45

Masks don't work.

What scientific knowledge have you got that actual real experts and scientists don't yet know? Maybe you should be offering your services to Sage and Who?

CrunchyCarrot · 30/10/2020 11:27

Masks don't work. I've never been so ill since wearing one, constant bastard cold. So now I don't wear one as it makes me sick. Is that good enough or do you want proof?

Depends what type of mask you were wearing - did it have several layers? A filter? Did you wash it between uses? I'm asking because it matters, the effectiveness of some masks is nearly zero, which means you could have caught your cold whilst wearing such a mask. It's not a case of 'masks don't work', they do, but they do need to be the right type, and treated properly. You getting a cold doesn't prove that masks don't work.

Whirlwind14 · 30/10/2020 11:37

Selfish pricks