Montgomery- 5 more days and masks off.

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Anonymous wrote:Cannot wait.

+1 Wish the HS follow this.

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I’m vaccinated and I’m excited to not have to wear a mask when I run into the grocery store or Starbucks

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Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

I have a hard time gauging someone's mood. And sometimes I have trouble understanding them when they speak. Particularly if they have an accent. For some reason, being able to see their mouths move helps me understand people better. I don't have hearing loss (I just had it tested). But I do find the masks make it difficult to communicate in stores or worse, restaurants which are noisier.

I can't smile a greeting at people who otherwise can't hear me (at work, the security guard behind glass, for example). It just really puts a damper on a lot of the facial expressions I'm used to using with strangers to convey friendliness or greetings. It's fine as a temporary measure, but I hate it long term.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

I'm too beautiful to cover my face.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

I'm too beautiful to cover my face.

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Anonymous wrote:We are down to 47.1 cases per 100k and masks are off! (if you want mask, keep on). This is good news and means the wave is declining!

I hope so. MoCo has a 99.9% vaccination rate:

I always wonder when County leaders tell people to get vaccinated. They might as well be shouting at the clouds at this point -- there's barely any eligible person left!

That is only when assuming that only MD people got vaccinated in MD which we know is not true.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

It feels restricting to me. Like I’m breathing in gross hot air all the time and just my own breath. It’s harder for me to understand what people say. I wear a mask at work all day and when I step outside and take it off I instantly feel lighter and more free. I know it sounds weird but I notice the mask all the time and dislike it.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

I teach an ES grade. I have difficulty hearing some of the students. They are slower to react, or don’t react to me when I’m giving directions. It’s difficult to read aloud to the class.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

It feels restricting to me. Like I’m breathing in gross hot air all the time and just my own breath. It’s harder for me to understand what people say. I wear a mask at work all day and when I step outside and take it off I instantly feel lighter and more free. I know it sounds weird but I notice the mask all the time and dislike it.

Try giving a seminar for four hours in a mask. I can't says s or r by the end.

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Every once in a while something happens that I'm thankful I live in Fairfax County and not over the river.

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Really sad. I rarely shop except grocery shopping as its not worth the risk and now I will not even be able to do that.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

It feels restricting to me. Like I’m breathing in gross hot air all the time and just my own breath. It’s harder for me to understand what people say. I wear a mask at work all day and when I step outside and take it off I instantly feel lighter and more free. I know it sounds weird but I notice the mask all the time and dislike it.

I can't breath in them easily, I take tons of medications to try to make my breathing better and nothing works. Everyone hates them but you wear them for safety.

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Anonymous wrote:I know, that's why I am getting all in person shopping I need done in the next five days, since I have a chronic health condition and all. Have fun not wearing a mask after that!

You're still allowed to wear a mask even without a mask mandate. To see this in action, travel to any other county in MD except PG.

Duh. I know that. But it's not as protective for either party. Hence the shopping before all the other people's masks come off.

And, also why I don't shop in the other nearby counties. Went to a park near Frederick, and we when pick up some dinner to go, no one but us was wearing a mask. Our masks help, but it's not as effective.

Just pointing out that some of us with chronic illnesses will have to curtail activities so the antimaskers won't have a bother with wearing a mask. I am ok with it, saves me money, and hopefully business owners where I usually shop or pick up dinner will be ok with it as well.

Serious question: If you are vaccinated and wearing a mask, isn't the risk negligible? You aren't in a store for very long and you aren't particularly close to others.

This is correct, esp in areas (like this area) that have very high vaccination rates. However, risk assessment is notoriously hard for humans and there is a lot of emotional attachment to masks right now. (ps if you look at the science, the benefit that the cloth masks bring seem to be relatively negligible. surgical masks are bit different)

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what you hate about masks? I kind of like them. I work in a public building, and it's nice not to be sick all the time from other people's germs. And with masks, you don't have to worry about having salad stuck in your teeth after lunch.

I teach an ES grade. I have difficulty hearing some of the students. They are slower to react, or don’t react to me when I’m giving directions. It’s difficult to read aloud to the class.

You know what's even more important of why? Because you can still get and spread covid vaccinated. There was already a selfish teacher who spread it to her students. You really think that's the right choice given you could KILL one of your students?