SC (pop. 5M), VA (pop 8.6M) roughly the same no. of new cases -- KeithHokie89 12/22/2020 9:19PM It really is baffling to me how this is even a debate at this point. -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:38PMThe vast majority of masks out there offer minimal protection at best.
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SC (pop. 5M), VA (pop 8.6M) roughly the same no. of new cases -- KeithHokie89 12/22/2020 9:19PM It really is baffling to me how this is even a debate at this point. -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:38PM Working against a hoax? ** -- Brown Water 12/22/2020 8:41PM Well apparently cases are spiking since we went to the masks. Doesn't seem -- Hokiehouse7 12/22/2020 8:17PM The vast majority of masks out there offer minimal protection at best. -- GSOHokie01 12/22/2020 8:16PM The idea behind the paper masks and face covers is more to prevent you -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:32PM And there's fallacy afoot with that approach. -- GSOHokie01 12/22/2020 10:46PM It’s not a fallacy at all. No one is saying that a face cover is filtering -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 11:04PM You are assuming a stable atmosphere with zero air movement. -- GSOHokie01 12/22/2020 11:50PM “The volume of air is still released but not as far” sounds a lot like what -- AbsolutVT03 12/23/2020 12:11AM Inside airflow is 100% critical. -- GSOHokie01 12/23/2020 05:37AM Did I just time warp back April? I can’t believe this is even up for debate -- Gobble Gobble 12/23/2020 03:30AM As of now, SC has more deaths per million than VA** -- IB4TECH 12/22/2020 7:52PM I can't post data pics anymore. The charts are worth 1,000 beliefs.. -- ColoVT82 12/22/2020 6:47PM How we doing with that herd immunity you predicted back in... July was it? -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 6:54PM Hmmm..you seem to get in a lot of these. ** -- Hokiehouse7 12/22/2020 8:19PM You seem to be developing an obsession. ** -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:29PM You seem to be developing a lot of friendships. I didn't realize you had -- Hokiehouse7 12/22/2020 10:02PM I can’t help it if people randomly respond to my posts that have nothing to -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 11:11PM Didn't seek you out. Just noticed you get into a lot of petty arguments on -- Hokiehouse7 12/23/2020 08:00AM Not sure you want to get into talking about "petty arguments" here. Like I -- AbsolutVT03 12/23/2020 11:37AM Make sure you get the last word in...you have issues! ** -- Hokiehouse7 12/23/2020 8:28PM You misspelled "all". ** -- Nortazhokie 12/22/2020 8:22PM I can’t help it so many people are wrong so much. 😉 But you and the others -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:33PM Good Lord. Has anyone ever pointed out your propensity to argue? -- Coach McGuirk 12/22/2020 7:02PM +1 ** -- Burke Hokie 12/22/2020 7:23PM It's apparent you don't know the history here. That's fine but you should -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 7:05PM This is the lounge. Take it outside. Thanks! ** -- Coach McGuirk 12/22/2020 7:09PM Remember Coach the ignore function is on its way ** -- HokieNLot11 12/22/2020 7:49PM Nothing stopping him and others from ignoring right now. But I guess it’s -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:43PM I didn't start the topic. Nor did I reply to the original post. Also -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 7:14PM I can’t say for sure. I know subnet masks work. I use them at work. -- OrlandoHokie 12/22/2020 6:43PM Amazing how many people in this video aren't wearing masks -- lchoro 12/22/2020 6:39PM Probably helps some, but whatever -- VT Pops 12/22/2020 6:16PM U said Hell with this 💩????? 😷🖕🤬🤬😡😡🙄🤷♂️🤷� ** -- accfootballrules 12/22/2020 6:28PM You are the b-street of emojis. Also is the last one supposed to be a -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 7:17PM I think what he's saying is: angry angry mad mad sigh man shoulder shrug -- HokieGator 12/22/2020 8:56PM Why do we have mask mandates, but rely on hobbyists for our protection? -- RUHokie 12/22/2020 5:48PM Something about a world pandemic constraining manufacturing globally -- Hokie360 12/22/2020 6:24PM Very true. But perhaps government stimulus would be better used... -- MP4VT2004 12/22/2020 9:08PM Of course it helps, prob comes when people don’t wear them -- WestyHokie 12/22/2020 5:37PM Depends on the appetizer for me. I won’t share shrimp or jalapeño poppers. -- GreenvilleVT 12/22/2020 5:54PM Yep. Or like the wedding I went to where probably 2/3 of people wore masks -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 5:39PM Hard to get drunk with a mask on. ** -- GreenvilleVT 12/22/2020 6:05PM How many got sick? Hospitalized? Died? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 5:53PM No idea. I didn't do a follow up on every guest that attended. Not sure -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 5:56PM It’s very, very precisely relevant. Otherwise, it was -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 6:00PM No it's not. My point was that people wore masks outside and took them off -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 6:06PM There's no way to know unless there was an infectious people in attendance -- lchoro 12/22/2020 6:52PM Weren’t we discussing mask efficacy? And why do you -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 6:07PM No I was discussing the illogical behavior of wearing a mask outside and -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 6:10PM What a great exchange!! I’ve really missed these, haven’t you? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 6:14PM Not especially. Hence why I rarely reply to your posts. ** -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 6:16PM Golly, you’ve sure made up for lost time. Don’t be a stranger. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 6:18PM Here. I believe they would work if everyone complied. ** -- Stork 12/22/2020 5:31PM My pet peeve: going into a place of business and the sign or the door reads -- Hokie`79 12/22/2020 8:23PM I haven't been in a store in over 3 months and seen someone without a mask. ** -- Hokiehouse7 12/22/2020 8:20PM Pretty ambitious, if I might say so politely. -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 5:55PM As the elder statesman of The Lounge, you’d do well to obey. -- Stork 12/22/2020 5:58PM It’s a far, far better habit to be smart than to obey, mi amigo. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 6:01PM Sciemtist ** -- TheNuke 12/22/2020 5:26PM My strategy is just stay home, and wear a N95 while in the lounge ** -- Coach McGuirk 12/22/2020 5:14PM I wear an N95 everywhere except the Lounge. -- MP4VT2004 12/22/2020 5:46PM Covid is the least of my worries here. ** -- Stork 12/22/2020 5:32PM It’s theatre and fulfills a psychological need to feel like we’re doing -- RoswellGAHokie 12/22/2020 5:11PM Again (and again and again and again) “cases going up” -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 5:30PM Fair enough, but with hospitalizations and deaths increasing, it’s a safe -- RoswellGAHokie 12/22/2020 5:54PM Yeah cases alone aren't automatically bad but the more people infected -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 6:00PM What’s the correlation, actually, in terms of %-age -- PhotoHokieNC 12/22/2020 5:56PM I am. ** -- HokieNLot11 12/22/2020 5:05PM Not me. And most studies support that if you have a basic mask they aren't -- vt90 12/22/2020 4:51PM I'm not sure "most studies" support that at all. The concept isn't that -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 5:26PM Yup. The last two points are the key -- Beerman 12/22/2020 5:36PM Contract tracing in NY says 74% of the cases are from family gatherings. -- GreenvilleVT 12/22/2020 6:04PM Respect your opinion but we disagree on some of it and that is fine. -- vt90 12/22/2020 5:32PM That's gotta all come from mom. Jeff is one ugly son of a b. ** -- Hurley09 12/22/2020 8:33PM We’re well aware of your position. -- Stork 12/22/2020 5:34PM Yours as well. We Lizards don't hide our feelings. :) -- vt90 12/22/2020 5:35PM One question -- Nova Hokie 95 12/23/2020 12:42AM It is a mixed bag ... -- vt90 12/23/2020 08:52AM Reduces potential viral load, not 100% effective ** -- astrohokie 12/22/2020 4:41PM So unless u are N95 u are risking it?? ** -- accfootballrules 12/22/2020 4:47PM How is that what you got from that post? Nothing... masks, vaccines, -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 5:17PM Well, it's math right? 6 feet no mask, any mask same as four feet, N95 2ft -- `lag 12/22/2020 5:10PM Pretty much. Lots of factors that go into infection risks. One of the best -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 5:33PM Yep, just a a big math equation with lots of variables -- `lag 12/22/2020 11:04PM Of course, but it must be better than no mask ** -- astrohokie 12/22/2020 4:49PM Not exactly... ** -- ColoVT82 12/22/2020 6:49PM Chuckles ** -- AbsolutVT03 12/22/2020 9:41PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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