On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 7:24:38 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> > They are the Chinese equivalent of N95 medical respirators, and
> > they cost $39.98 w/ free shipping. That's 40 cents each.
> That's an amazing price. Much less than the 3M N95 masks cost
> a few years ago when I bought some.
>
> We agree though, anytime you are around people, always wear
> a mask and hope the others do too.

The 3M respirators are vented, which you want for doing sanding and
such, but the vents, unless covered by at least a simple layer of cloth,
are not ideal to protect others. We should protect both ourselves and
others. You should buy and wear respirators, as opposed to just masks.
Yes, they are even more uncomfortable, but you can deal with that easily,
having worn them on jobs many times.

I tell you this, had any Republican President other than Trump faced this
pandemic (GW Bush, GHW Bush, Reagan, Ford, Nixon or Eisenhower),
they wouldn't have politicized mask wearing. Had John McCain or Mitt
Romney been elected, they wouldn't have politicized mask wearing. You
know that, as do many other voters. Wearing face coverings protects
America. It is patriotic. It allows us to more safely open our economy.

--Bryan