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I conducted a bit of a social experiment with this on Sunday.


I had to go to Lowe's and to the grocery store. I found a few N95 masks in my shed on Saturday, so I decided to try wearing one when I went out on Sunday. As soon as I walked into Lowe's, it was like I had suddenly become Moses and was parting the red Sea of customers - people scrambled to get out of my way like I was covered in COVID-19. I got plenty of funny looks, and everyone kept their distance from me the entire time I was in the store...which was nice, considering I had been there the day before and a guy in the hardware aisle kept getting right up beside me.

Then when I went to the grocery store, I decided to go in without the mask. This time hardly anyone even acknowledged my presence, and I got no funny looks...so my experience in Lowe's apparently didn't have anything to do with my ugly face. It was definitely interesting.

So now I'm torn on if I'll wear a mask next time I have to go back out. I figure it has to be better than nothing, and it does prevent you from touching a large portion of your own face. Plus, my wife is a nurse at a urology clinic, and while she's not interfacing with active COVID-19 patients, she's still going to work every day and is interacting with multiple people. Part of me feels that it would be more responsible of me to wear a mask out in public in case my wife unknowingly brings home the virus to us.

(In response to this post by Galenahokie)

Posted: 03/31/2020 at 12:31PM



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