The good news is the Sahara Dust Storm should be here this week and there have been cases of West Nile Virus found in mosquitos in the Dallas area.

I wear a mask.

Get covid once, your opinion of masks will probably change. Mine did.

Sneaky is a friend of mine and I respect his decision. My wife has asthma and is a RN (retired, but keeps her license current! One daughter is an MD and treats Covid patients in downtown San Antonio. She is telling us to wear masks. The govenor says you should wear a mask. ("Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's...")

I spent a good portion of the day in San Angelo. I wore a mask into the cigar shop and Walmart. (I wasn't the only one at either stop.) I did not wear a mask into the John Deere dealer, Pepe's Cafe, or meeting Ramball36. Inconsistent I know, but hell, we're all trying to figure out what to do, and I'm quite certain we'll never know what was the right approach.

I don't think anyone that chooses to wear a mask at all times is fool. Nor do I think someone that never wears one is a fool. To quote the MD daughter - "Everyone's guessing."

I don't see the big deal with the whole wearing a 'mask' thing.

I wear one when sanding / shaping all sorts of materials, when grinding painted or rusty metals, sandblasting, grinding or sawing concrete, when cutting stone, rock, pavers or tile waterless.
I wear one in severe dust conditions like dry rock road work, around rock crushers, doing dirt work in dusty conditions using open station equipment, mowing with my ztr it throws more dust than grass clippings.
I wear one when doing anything with fiberglass from small repair work to insulation, and when spraying paints, stain, sealers. I wear one when mixing and or spraying various herbicides / pesticides.
I wear one when doing demo work like pulling old carpet removing walls & ceilings, using a jackhammer in an inclosed area or stripping vehicle interiors and any time there is evidence of past or present rodent/varmint invasion in inclosed spaces.

So wearing one when in close proximity to other people to protect them or myself isn't a big deal, to me.
Even if the level of protection is debatable, from little to none to just mediocre.

If you think it is an invasion of your rights, I support that.
I wear one when & where I feel necessary to do what I think best to prevent future respiratory illnesses, if there is an outside chance it helps with any other diseases, icing on the cake.

As someone previously said..."you don't live in the county Bill"

I’d like to know also.

And they say no news is good news!

Making a decision on your own ideas to wear a mask is not giving up your rights. It is a decision based on what you think is is best.
I wear a seat belt because I think it smart. I do recall those screaming that their rights were being infringed with the seat belt laws of years past.
As long as doctors are wearing masks and it is working, I think that is a pretty good idea.
Even those that speak out (including doctors) that it doesn't make much difference I bet they will not go into a Covid ward without a mask.

Oh, and by the way....



You don't live in the country Bill

I doubt it, since that makes absolutely no sense, to me.

If you had it once, what is the purpose of your mask? Just curious since most all experts say there is no proven case that anyone has gotten it a second time after they have the antibodies.

Interesting article on masks.


https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politi...e-serious-risk-to-healthy-people-n392431