4 weeks ago we were seeing 40k new cases a day. Deaths lag, so deaths today should be reasonably accurate to compare to those cases. We've been about 950 deaths the last 2-3 days.

What can be derive from that? It would be two likely possible scenarios.
1) We are better at treating the virus now than we were in the Spring
2) More of the REPORTED cases are mild or asymptomatic

I have not seen much to indicate we've gotten much better at treating the virus, but someone correct me if I'm wrong, so it appears #2 is true. Either way we can conclude that if we had the testing abilities now in the Spring we would have seen many, many more reported cases. Cases do not tell the story. Deaths correlated with the cases 3-5 weeks before is a better indicator.

Either way, 1,000 a day is nothing to sneeze at. And if we maintain this level of social distancing and discredit mask wearing we are going to have to shut everything down this winter - or just allow 4,000 to 5,000 people a day to die.

ive worn two both sucked but maybe 40 min total so tollerable

Anti mask people are pillowbiters

Don't forget most of the country was on lockdown in the spring. I say the spike is a combination of better/more testing and people not maintaining social distancing. I like to knock back a few cold ones at my favorite watering hole, but if you pack the place and everyone is maskless (how do you drink beer weaing a mask?), of course the rate is going to go up.

Have you tried any of the tricks to keep your glasses from fogging up?

Use a soft cloth to apply some soapy water to the lenses. Shake the excess liquid off, then let the lenses air dry.

Or try some shaving cream. Just put a dab on each side of the lenses, and use a soft cloth to rub shaving cream in until lenses are clear.

Getting these
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2f0aca7bdc.jpg

I bought a few of these - https://robinplacefabrics.com/produc...ll-face-mask-2

Can breathe a lot easier with this compared to others I've worn, and my glasses don't steam up either

Pull your glasses OVER the top of the mask. It won't fog. Counter-intuitive, I know, but it works.

Is that velcro on the back? I'm kind of interested. And how accessible/expensive are the filters?

Tried that. Doesn't work well with trifocal lenses, not to mention my glasses want to fall off.

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I wear sunglasses a lot and in the morning they fog up, this is what i do to remedy it.

Works for me, though depending on the mask it may require you to push the glasses further down your nose to be effective. Might not work for some people.

yup , velcro

Replacement filters from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-A...0&s=hi&sr=1-12

Looks very similar to the one I purchased a while back. Replacement filters a readily available. I like the fact it has the breathing ports, doesnt get as steamy in there.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B084T...b_b_asin_image

The shut down deeply affected our operations so we have pivoted into the mask business. These will be on the market in the next 30 days with a fully US made N95 version out by early Fall. We were forced to use a KN95 because there is very little available production of the N95. We are fixing that by standing up a factory and making them. Several other versions coming out soon as well. Particularly a cloth version that is treated as well that will be good for up to 30 washes/uses.


***Sweepstakes*** First response to my post gets a free box (20) of the KN95 version. ~$80 value! (I will pay for shipping.)

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