Anonymous
Post 12/13/2023 06:32     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why people are saying no or claiming that no one who masks is flying these days. Yes its the minority, but there are absolutely still people flying with masks on.


I stand by my no answer. I don’t think OP was asking if I’ve ever seen a person in a mask on a plane, but rather what people are doing generally.

I’ve been flying 1-2 a month since spring. Very, very few people are masking.

I am not masking either, and I haven’t had covid in two years.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 23:37     Subject: Re:Masking on Planes
I never mask anymore unless I'm at an urgent care facility, or on a flight.

Urgent care facility- I think this goes without saying that I don't want to be packed into a waiting room with a bunch of people who have the flu, without wearing a good kn95 mask anymore. I think one benefit of the pandemic is that now kn95 masks are readily available and it is no longer considered weird to wear one in a doctor's office!

Flight- I just don't want to get sick on my way to my vacation. I used to get sick on flights EVERY TIME. Just so easy to pick up a silly cold virus or a stomach bug. And then it's an annoyance on vacation. So I wear a good quality mask and make my kids do the same, for our outgoing flight. For our flight home I don't bother masking or making the kids mask because I don't care nearly as much if we get a cold or some other bug on the return flight.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 23:25     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:I flew last weekend to and from London. I'd say maybe 5% of people wore masks. I did not get covid.


Well if you didn't, I'm sure no one got sick from traveling ever.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 23:24     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm flying tomorrow. I'm not wearing a mask. Flying is miserable enough. Y'all just seem to want to torture yourself. You do you, I guess


You will get sick. Watch.


The thing is, we all have stories of getting sick from being on a plane from BEFORE Covid. Being packed in like sardines, esp. at this time of year, it's common to pick something up from traveling. But before Covid, very few people were wearing masks. Now I'd wear one. Anyone who is bothered by it can F off. Doesn't impact them in the slightest.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 23:17     Subject: Masking on Planes
I flew last weekend to and from London. I'd say maybe 5% of people wore masks. I did not get covid.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 22:48     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why people are saying no or claiming that no one who masks is flying these days. Yes its the minority, but there are absolutely still people flying with masks on.


When 3, 4 or 5 out of 120 on a plane is masking it is about as close to no masking as you'll find in today's world. Going forward I don't doubt there will always be the 3, 4 or 5 masking, even 20 or 30 years from now.

Do it if you want. You will be in a very distinct and small minority.


You give the impression of being very insecure.


Perhaps the insecure are those who still mask upset by those who point out few people mask.

I agree with the PP that we will always see a few people masking on every flight for the rest of our lives, for whatever reasons. At the same time it's pretty clear most people (the vast, overwhelmingly majority, 95%?) have moved on from masking and don't see the benefits or advantages as worthwhile. That's just what it is. And life goes on. Do what you want.


The benefit is not to the wearer maybe, but to the immunocompromised people they will be on contact with. Older people , unvaccinated babies…
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 22:46     Subject: Masking on Planes
My dh got Covid twice- both time while flying/exposed in airport .
No masks.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 22:09     Subject: Masking on Planes
I had a few flights when people were masking when I didn’t get sick. (People were also wiping down their seats.). I often get sick traveling. I got sick domestically in Sept and wasn’t good about wearing my mask that trip. Do I know that made a difference? Of course not. But I had a few flights where I masked and didn’t get sick which is rare for me so I plan to mask again. Whatever I caught in Sept took me to Thanksgiving to get over, and even then it was with steroids and antibiotics, so I don’t want to do that again!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 18:27     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why people are saying no or claiming that no one who masks is flying these days. Yes its the minority, but there are absolutely still people flying with masks on.


When 3, 4 or 5 out of 120 on a plane is masking it is about as close to no masking as you'll find in today's world. Going forward I don't doubt there will always be the 3, 4 or 5 masking, even 20 or 30 years from now.

Do it if you want. You will be in a very distinct and small minority.


You give the impression of being very insecure.


Perhaps the insecure are those who still mask upset by those who point out few people mask.

I agree with the PP that we will always see a few people masking on every flight for the rest of our lives, for whatever reasons. At the same time it's pretty clear most people (the vast, overwhelmingly majority, 95%?) have moved on from masking and don't see the benefits or advantages as worthwhile. That's just what it is. And life goes on. Do what you want.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:50     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm flying tomorrow. I'm not wearing a mask. Flying is miserable enough. Y'all just seem to want to torture yourself. You do you, I guess


You will get sick. Watch.


And if I don’t? Then what? What happens when you get sick when you masked? How does that work? Explain plz.


When the masker gets sick after wearing the mask on the plane, they’ll come up with some other nonsense logic to explain it away that they didn’t get Covid on the plane, it was somewhere else. Any convoluted twisted logic that “proves” masking works.

Truth is, you will never know where you got it from. We are human and people get sick. Covid doesn’t care if you’re on a plane, train or bus, or at Target. So much wasted energy making your whole personality about avoiding a cold.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:45     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm flying tomorrow. I'm not wearing a mask. Flying is miserable enough. Y'all just seem to want to torture yourself. You do you, I guess


You will get sick. Watch.


And if I don’t? Then what? What happens when you get sick when you masked? How does that work? Explain plz.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:12     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just got back from Europe and I’d say 1 in 10 people were masking. I wore one and am glad I did, the guy next to me was sneezing and coughing. I used to get sick after travel but masking helps me.


I spent two weeks in Germany and Denmark over the Thanksgiving holidays and returned last weekend. I'd estimate in public no more than 1 out of 50 may still be masking and most were Asian tourists (and even most Asian tourists aren't masking). On planes it was maybe 2 or 3 people masking out of the entire flight. Four flights involved. None of the airline staff are masking. Fewer people are masking in Germany and Denmark than in Washington.

If none of the airline staff are masking that tells me wearing masks on planes doesn't make a difference in whether you get sick or not.


Because they have graduate degrees in public health?

And do you have any idea how many cabin crew had called in sick?

You aren’t that smart.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:09     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think all these "mask on planes" people don't fly much. Those of us that fly weekly or more know that you are all insane.


Have to agree. Airports and planes are packed with people and 99% aren't masking. People seem to think they get covid from flights rather than family right before the trip. Or elsewhere.


Right Bozo. But you are then strapped in, for six to nine hours, inches away from that person who got it at the wedding. What do you not get about that?
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:08     Subject: Masking on Planes
I flew internationally in October and November. Both trips there were maybe 5% of people masking (including my DH). I didn't on those trips because I didn't hear people coughing near me. Plus we weren't in economy so there was more space between passengers. I have masked on domestic flights when someone near me is coughing.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2023 17:05     Subject: Masking on Planes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:No. I assume anyone with a mask is sick.


I assume the opposite. More cautious people wear masks.


Same. I usually think the maskers are more cautious.

We always have them with us when flying. We didn't use them over the summer, but did in the fall when a lot of our acquaintances were sick. We'll probably wear them later this month. I don't like them, but can tolerate it for a few hours.

At this point, if they are wearing a mask, they are either physically ill or mentally ill. It is crazy. i was a huge masker for about 2 years (well, avoided the planes completely for a year first). But right now you are certifiable if you are wearing them while traveling if you don't wear them anywhere else.



Meh. I’m not that worried about getting sick at home, near my doctor and a Minute Clinic visit away from antibiotics or Paxlovid. If I’ve waited all year for international travel, I’m a lot more concerned about staying healthy. First, so I can enjoy the vacation. And second because is a lot harder to get medical care in a foreign country— even if all you need is a strep test and antibiotics or something similarly minor.

In the same vein, I do start to take masking in public crowded places and avoid eating in restaurants about a week before I leave.

Last month, my MaGA maskless 75 year old parents went on a cruise to Japan that was two years in the making. Got COVID symptoms day 3, tested positive, were not able to access Paxlovid. They ended up pretty sick and stuck in their cabin for most of the trip. And by the time they dealt with the jet lag coming home we’re half dead. That’s not how I plan to spend my vacation next month.


You are a refreshing reality check, amidst the macho deniers.