I decided I better get with the program and start wearing a mask in public places. Went into 4 stores today. Probably 1 in 15 were wearing masks. There were tourists in the grocery store with their kids. I wondered what the kids thought about people wearing masks. I noticed people don't seem to talk to someone wearing a mask. Plus it's hot and steams up my glasses. No young people wearing masks. I guess it won't seem so odd when more people start wearing them.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

my luck,someone could cough in my face,or french kiss me,and I would not get it. I'm here to be tortured to my dying day.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I was thinking the other day I had not seen any posts from you for a while. It is good to see you are alive and kicking!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

yes I self exiled myself to get my act together. My heart shrunk back to normal size now. Can mow at high speed,and can breathe.Less dripping sweat in 3 days one year since bypass. Wife on hold with shoulder repair. Can't cook no more, so I eat poop.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Just Read that viagra might be a corona killer. Seems nitric oxide,thats produced to swell open blood vessels, also cuts virus reproduction in half. Their thinking of having health workers breathe a mixture at end of shift.
Also those who have had mononucleosis, maybe imune,as virus almost the same, I had that in 81 its awful and hurts like hell,giant golfball size glands on neck.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Last time I was at the store (last month) I turned into the isle with noodles. Some big slob looking guy came in the other end coughing and sneezing into his elbow.

The shelves were kinda barren and I made the executive decision I didn't need noodles and turned around, then stayed well ahead of him isle wise and got out of the store as quickly as possible.

There is a great Japanese burger food truck where I walk my dog, was planning to get some food from them as I had done before, until I saw the owner coming out of the truck to talk to a customer without keeping 6ft distance...I slowly turned around.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Made my own masks, was told that two layers of the blue lint free shop towels are a good filtration filter when put in a mask. It works so well, I'm hyperventilating while shopping...

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Sitting here doing my taxes. The masks my neighbor made(very nice of her) are so thick I can't breathe through it. They are 3 layers thick-too much I think. I think I will lose a layer.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

Masks are best on people that have the infection. In combination with you also wearing one.


When there are enough available. All of a sudden we will be told by gung ho governments. To not leave home without one.


We are so old we do not even do our own grocery shopping. Risk is high there. For younger people most will survive. Yet in some cases it almost is not worth it. For most it is just a mild flu type thing to deal with.

I hang mask from mirror inside car with windows rolled up in the Georgia heat to kill the nasty germs.

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Jim

I dug through my hazmat bins. have some blister packs of N95 and goggles. And full face gear ( level B with air lines is highest I ever had to work in), smaller cartridge mask, and boxes of cartridges for the 2 types. Moon suits all types of gloves. Bunch of decon supplies but can't imagine the need for this. I'll probably never wear any of this for c19 unless things start looking scary around here, except N95 at the store.

My wife talked to a friend that got her all paranoid and now she want's to quarantine our grocerys or anything brought into the house from a store including clothing. From what I have read the virus does not survive on surfaces very well and is mostly transmitted by touch/respiratory. Lots of misinformation going around. I guess if one is high risk any precautions are not wasted effort but we are not in that category. I actually received a package from China in the last few days!(a Corona Beer sign). It probably was in a cargo container for a long time.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

My wife made me a mask. It is some clear plastic sheeting which wraps around my entire head and ties around the neck with a zip-tie. I'm a bit suspicious about its effectiveness but she guarantees it.

She keeps asking me about some guy named "Will".

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

Is it single or multiple use?

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT