Rompho Ray

Apparently. To what degree and for how long I'm not sure. I'm simply confident that the jimoke alone in a sealed car wearing an N95 pulled down under his nose is probably not qualified. https://ehs.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/N95-Respirator-Training-Handout.pdf ...and were willing to go through the time, expense and aggravation to wear them correctly every single time, probably. For a while.

Or you prefer to get wound up rather than chatting about this in a relaxed manner. I realize that it's not easy to be confronted with new information about things we thought we knew about, but we can minimize that by staying informed, which especially includes looking beyond governments and the LMSM, which the "Twitter files" show are increasingly intertwined, for information. It also involves making sure that we're not only seeking to confirm our priors, rather than honestly seeking information. (BTW, I take it you've heard about the "Twitter files"?) As I said earlier, I got the Janssen vaccine, because I previously believed it worked. It took a lot of statistical data, and later scientific data, to change my mind. I still believe in e.g. the polio vaccine, etc. The BSF "vaccines" though no, I've seen enough.

As I said. ...and always used exactly as directed by the manufacturer. That includes duration of wear, no touching of the mask, not repeatedly taking it off and on, and ESPECIALLY without facial hair or anything else that would violate the integrity of the seal. So, for normal, untrained and unqualified people in normal circumstances, practially speaking, no.

The "Bat Soup Flu" is what COVID 19 is called by people who don't need a sense of humor gland implant.

Yes and yes. There are three main types of masks: Cloth masks, paper surgical masks, and N95-style respirators. Cloth masks are almost totally ineffective no matter how they're worn due to the pore sizes involved. They have been dismissed as little more than "facial decorations". https://reason.com/2021/12/21/leana-wen-cloth-mask-facial-decorations-covid-cdc-guidance/ Paper surgical masks are ineffective because of the size of the pores, and also because they don't seal around the mouth and nose effectively. N95 masks can block BSF virus particles, but only if they're fitted correctly, and worn exactly in accordance with the manufacturer's directions, including for length of time, and taking the recommended handling precautions. We both know very well that the average person is not familiar with the correct use of N95 respirators, and would almost definitely violate their protective integrity rapidly. So, for different, practical reasons respectively, each type of mask doesn't work. So, masks don't work. QED Hopefully it does now. If not, google is your friend, but only if you use it to investigate my statements, rather than to try to confirm your priors.

That depends on your definition of a vaccine "working". Up until the Bat Soup Flu dem-panic ...err, pandemic, a vaccine was defined thus: Http://web.archive.Org/web/20120710132002/Https://Www.cdc.Gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.Htm Immunization: The process by which a person or animal becomes protected against a disease. This term is often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation. Vaccination: Injection of a killed or weakened infectious organism in order to prevent the disease. That is clearly not what was said in your quotation. The Bat Soup Flu "vaccines" don't prevent infection or spread, so they don't work by definition of a vaccine "working". It also doesn't help that the people in charge of promoting the "vaccines" during the dem-panic later admitted that they knew the vaccines didn't work, by that definition.

You answered your own question: One thing has nothing to do with the other. You answered that question yourself. I'll grant you that if you're sitting in a waiting room, and next to you is a table with a person on it who has been slit from neck to groin, it probably wouldn't be the worst idea in the world to wear a mask. I personally would leave instead but hey, each to his own. No, what makes them useless is the relative size of the pores in the masks vs. the size of the virus particles. Coronavirus virions are about the same size as smoke particles. Trying to block them with a paper mask is like trying to keep mosquitos out of your house with a chain-link fence. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-relative-size-of-particles/ Also, it's well known that untrained people don't fit masks correctly, don't change them when they should be changed, touch the surface of the mask, reuse them inappropriately etc. All of these things negate the effect of the masks, including N95 respirators.

Food looks nice.

Here's some information to consider on the subject of wearing masks to prevent spreading or catching the Bat Soup Flu (and other respiratory viruses for that matter; click through for sources of scientific and epidemiological data): https://www.city-journal.org/article/approximately-zero TL;DR: They don't work. In prior respiratory pandemics, the US CDC specifically recommended AGAINST mask wearing except in very specific circumstances, none of which included doctors' waiting rooms. I wonder why they changed their minds? Example: https://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/masks.htm#table1 This is not to say that anyone should cause a ruckus by refusing to wear a mask if it's required to go somewhere you want or need to go. It's also not to say that people shouldn't wear masks if it makes them more comfortable. It's just good to have an idea about the state of understanding about mask wearing, so we can make informed decisions, and understand why mask wearing is being demanded in various situations.

Seems somebody needs a sense of humor injection. Hard to take notice of what ain't around.

Been a pretty chilly/rainy spring here in South Carolina too. If the globe gets any warmer we're all gonna freeze to death!

Gotta keep 'em guessin'!

I read a report that he lost a battle with cancer. There seem to be conflicting reports though.

The sound of a steel hot-rolling mill turning 65 mm thick steel slabs into 4.5 mm steel sheets (1.25 m wide).

Heading to the gym. Probably onward to the bar afterward for some "carbo loading".

Should be chiseled onto a plaque.

Folly Beach South Carolina, yesterday. Did more drinkin' then photographin' I'm afraid!

I'm looking forward to Lady R.'s first trip home after being away for what will be 2.5 years, so I can see that same look of genuine joy on her face.

About to get ready for a trip over to a nearby beach resort town for an afternoon bar hop. P'raps a pic or two to follow...