Who was that Masked Stranger?

[steepholm]

I still have a few masks that I brought back from Japan in 2016 as a souvenir. I bought a few more last month, thinking that if I, my daughter and her boyfriend were in Kyoto then it would makes sense to have some - not so much for protection as because three obvious foreigners not wearing them might draw glares in this febrile time, especially on

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[ron_broxted]

Wearing a mask outside as I deal primarily with two old folks who are paranoid. From Ireland (itself a bumbling jurisdiction) one sees that the UK adopts it "muddle through" system, that, plus arrests for buying non essential Easter eggs. Stay safe.

[steepholm]

Likewise!

[heleninwales]

I don't have any proper masks and so far I haven't seen anyone wearing one. The only thing I do have are the headbands I posted about recently which can also be worn as a bandana to cover the mouth and nose.

[sheldrake]

I tried, like a few other people I saw in the supermarket, pulling a scarf up over my mouth and nose, but it kept falling off and was incredibly annoying. I did find it kind of psychologically helpful when it stayed up, so I might try and make something a bit more practical, I'm sure there are patterns out there.

[persiflage_1]

I luckily have a long scarf so I wrap it all the way around my neck, with the ends dangling over my chest, then just tug the loop of scarf at the front up over my face - but I found it worked better if I had the scarf inside my coat. Don't know if that'd work for you, but I pass the suggestion on in case it will.

[sheldrake]

Thank you! I was trying something along those lines but I think maybe a different scarf might work better. Trial and error!

[persiflage_1]

It took me a little while to figure that trick out so happy to pass it on.

[strange_complex]

I wish I had a mask, and would definitely be wearing one if I did. I tried to buy one about a month ago, but it was already too late. I am wearing an old pair of blue latex gloves out of a hair-dye packet to go shopping in, though, and no-one bats an eyelid at those.

Actually, I just braved a Big Supermarket for the first time since all this started (I've been going on foot to my local medium-sized Sainsers so far), and probably about a quarter of the people I saw (both customers and staff) were wearing masks. I suspect more would be if we could get them!

[nightspore]

Make sure to wash the gloves thoroughly before you take them off!

[strange_complex]

That's a pretty mansplainy comment, mate. You might want to think about why you assumed I wasn't doing this already, and / or needed to be told what to do.

[nightspore]

In the US they're finally conceding that masks are better than no masks. but there are plenty of no masks and very few masks.

[nightspore]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-considering-recommending-general-public-wear-face-coverings-in-public/2020/03/30/6a3e495c-7280-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html

[steepholm]

Interesting!

[ashkitty]

Quite. Lots and lots of no masks here.