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To: golfer72 who wrote (774718)	1/1/2023 1:34:23 PM
From: Neeka	5 Recommendations Recommended By DinoNavarre garrettjax isopatch jazzlover2 Stock Puppy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

In a general sense, I am simply speaking of the mask wearer's state of physical and mental health. Some people no doubt wear a mask because it makes them feel better psychologically. A person could be wearing a mask for several reasons. One being they have a lung disease and are extremely sensitive to air pollution. I really don't care.........it's none of my business. However, I care very much when the govt tells me I must wear a mask.

To: golfer72 who wrote (774718)	1/4/2023 4:48:12 PM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Recommended By 3bar pheilman_ Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

I like masks ... not actually masks, but air filtration. Masks also as disguise have a place. Also, they are good for sun protection. A rigid kevlar coated one would also make a good helmet extension for impact protection. The only thing wrong with covid masks is bad design. Many times I have needed breathing protection but did not have it. I have needed physical protection (bee sting, impact) And should have had sun protection. I don't recall a need for disguise but that would be handy no doubt. I bought activated charcoal full face breathing protection 25 years ago. But it was far too cumbersome for general use. It has deteriorated and died years ago. Living in London in the 1970s the air was foul. Buildings were black with soot apart from where the acidic rain eroded the limestone leaving bright white. Even in 1986, the air was still murky and if the wind was in the wrong direction I cancelled my evening run due to disgusting air. London air is now clean. Buildings clean. In Antwerp in the late 1980s leaves and everything were coated in soot. Half the cars were diesel fuelled. Oil was burned for home heating. Our BananaLada had bright yellow streaks where streams of dew or light rain washed soot off. Not everyone survived. Pollution is not good for immune systems. Lead was another pollutant that good air filtration would have stopped. Instead children got lead poisoned brains with average damage of about 0.25 IQ due to lead from petrol, aka gasoline (plus more from paint and other sources but my concern was fuel). Of course not using lead was better. Lead traps were not the best answer. I think lead in petrol was one of the huge blunders of the 20th century. In Beijing in 2003 the air was disgusting. So polluted that I watched the deep red sun set about 30 degrees above the horizon on a clear blue day. It actually vanished from sight as the light from it was fully blocked by muck in the air. There was also megatons of dust from the desert out west so it wasn't all human pollution. Let's normalise masks. They are also good for stopping disease transmission = if well designed. I would like to avoid disease from other people. Especially humanized H5N1. Imagine H5 N1 with an ACE2 receptors spike on it. 70% mortality. I guarantee Fauci military cronies have got that in a bottle, ready to launch. Covid 19 was just a test run. You have been warned. I recommend a well regulated militia inspect Fauci Facilities ( in Ukraine, Wuhan and everywhere else). When they release that genie from the bottle it won't go back in. But maybe they have a vaxx ready to defend the "good guys" leaving the rest of humanity to be eliminated = which would save the world from the CO2 Climate Emergency. I would like to have a collection of breathing protection to avoid being one of their victims. I avoided the covid experiment and the vaxx too. Mqurice