(03-29-2020, 02:17 PM)magnus Wrote: Note, if you're not afraid of Chinese products, surgical masks are back in stock in Amazon. They are a little higher priced than normal, and will take at least 2 weeks to arrive...but we'll likely still be in the throes of this pandemic in 2 weeks and I guess, cross your fingers that you're not buying from a scammer.
Should I trust Alibaba?
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb...t=n95+mask
(03-29-2020, 09:46 PM)magnus Wrote: Didn't want to start a new thread and couldn't thread with a better fit, so I'll just use this loosely related thread.
I went to the grocery store today (reusing my surgical mask) and noticed a lady wearing a N95. Except she had both straps around her neck. That doesn't seem right to me.
I also saw a guy (maybe employee, but I wasn't looking too closely as he was across the produce section) who appeared to have an N95 (or some white cushion looking mask) but there was a visible gap between chin and mask bottom.
Hopefully the first lady was still able to get a seal and and the guy was using something makeshift. Otherwise, a bit of a waste for those N95s. Should have just used a homemade mask. =)
My wife gave me an N95 to use on the flight from DC back to the SFBA. One of the two straps broke when I picked it up. Sigh. It's 17 days later and I'm still here.
BTW, as I boarded, one of the first-class passengers jumped in front of me to ask whether I was sick or whether the mask was a precaution, clearly intent on blocking my way had I answered in the affirmative. That was fun.
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