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Tips on Minimizing Contact Without Sacrificing Social Interactio
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By: Steve Date: September 14, 2024, 2:43 pm
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Although the media wants to minimize our Covid-19 situation, the
significant risk for getting a Covid-19 infection is still with
all of us. For people who are considered older (age 65 and up),
immunocompromised, dealing with Long Covid, care for others who
are in those prior categories or are just concerned about your
own level of safety, the lack of media attention given to
Covid-19 at this point can be lacking.
It's still important as it was years ago to stay protected.
Layers of protection include wearing an N95 mask during
potential contact situations (such as indoors with strangers),
limiting your social contact opportunities and staying
vaccinated with the latest Covid-19 boosters.
Yet we've also learned, throughout these years, tips to perform
these activities as efficiently as possible. What are yours?
** Do you buy in bulk at warehouse stores in order to avoid
superficial trips to the grocery store?
** Perhaps you buy supplies online and avoid the stores
altogether?
** Do you go to the stores early in the morning or late in the
evening (to avoid the crowds, perhaps)?
** Have you used tele-health and other online video-conferencing
in substitute with going to certain places?
What are the tips and tricks that you've learned to keep you as
safe as you can? This topic is for that advice. While not
everyone can follow every piece of advice given here, simply
reading about that advice might spur creativity in modifying
your own activities to keep you safe as Covid-19 continues to
mutate and infect our communities.
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Re: Tips on Minimizing Contact Without Sacrificing Social Intera
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By: Masked Man Date: September 15, 2024, 1:20 pm
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This is an excellent topic!
I live with 76 year old immunocompromised significant other and
I am 53 years old with a childhood of allergy/asthma. We take
pandemic precautionary measures:
MASK:
We chose to wear masks.
We enjoy staying at home
We avoid maskless people for our own safety and theirs as well.
if we have to seek medical treatment() We call medical institute
in advance communicating our preference they wear masks.
I wear mask anyway while outside just to stay sharp and for
possible occasional encounter with uneducated maskless(I avoid
all encounters with maskless passerby’s I have a no trespassing
sign inside a car on the edge of my property and tree stumps
strategically placed in yard to discourage people from parking
on my property) … I have worn mask outside my door for four and
a half years with great health and success in all daily
activities and worn mask in strenuously athletic activities as
well.
OUTDOOR MASKING WAY OF LIFE: When I am outdoors I never
socialize or “play” .. I chose to do something that requires a
mask anyway. ThIs deters the maskless in my opinion. (Also, in
my opinion I find the freshest air is through the filter of my
mask.. people drink water through filters , people protect car
engine s with filters .. in today’s sick and polluted
environment why not breathe through a filter .. why take chances
when you can be in the safe side and simply mask? )
Since I always I couple masking with being outdoors I do
activities which are mask friendly.. for example lawn mowing is
great with mask because I don’t breathe in allergens while
mowing… my mask is a good thing and I associate it with pleasant
activities ..I do things that require masking anyway another
example ; outside the window, We have a big bird feeder on back
deck with birds, chipmunks , squirrels, it’s messy because of
all the animals so we might as well mask and wash our hands when
we go outside to take care of bird feeder. I figure why should I
risk being maskless around a place where all sorts of animals
visit and shed, graze upon, scat on etc. ..for fun here's a
music video where I sing "I put a s Spell on you" which consists
of many creatures at our bird feeder . I wear my mask around all
creatures great and small..here's footage of my backyard habitat
for animals only:
Masked Man's Wild Life Habitat"I Put A Spell On You" video:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Snc22tuIUIseLLW2LEE9GhelSlGM6nNC/view
We order everything in bulk from places online ( like
webstaurant) and I bring the shipments in my mask from the front
door to my private back door with a wheelbarrow to the back of
my house discreetly to unpackaged and clean before being going
through back door( often I listen to music or stories through
earbuds while cleaning stuff and throwing away packaging
material).
This ordering stuff in bulk saves us ton of money and time and
we eat better all home cooked!. I’d have done this long before
the pandemic began had I had known the benefits of simply
staying at home and ordering all goods.
For example Just one of the benefits of buying in bulk is that
ya wind up eating homade which is the best for ya and the
tastier than eating out... here's a video of me singing and of
my loved one making a homemade pizza...just pictures of Diana
baking Pizza while I sing Buddy Holly's.. I live like a king all
because I buy in bulk and wear my mask!:
"Not Fade Away":
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOyDoQ9lqFSGVhwCaz8z5AZpmqFM7Rwj/view
When you order your food and buy in bulk you can not only avoid
the maskless people, therefore avoiding getting sick, you also
eat well..it forces you to bake homemade food it's incredible
you'll never eat out again
.this masked way of life and buying in bulk will take all the
rambling out of you as seen IN THIS VIDEO:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/13DuRt6ASaw_r0fgBxHV9i_vBMMj7HEwQ/view
We also have a person deliver local farmers market vegetables to
our front door. We pay them by baking fresh bakery goods and
leaving them in a cooler for them to pickup off the front porch.
We have worked with Telehealth online medical care with much
success .
We have long-distant friends and family ( we share with one
another with our very voices via telephone or we share our
meaningful written words or thoughts online with one another
even sharing our pictures of videos with one another sharing our
love of life. I chose to space myself out from maskless family
and friends strategically as if we were perfectly planted as of
garden … if one plants things too close together those things
will suffocate and die in a garden. I plan my garden out and
space like plants out far enough from another so they will
survive.
It helps to have a partner who is of like mind when it comes to
pandemic survival and precautions and protective measures
It is helpful to have good writing skills, and being good on
phone and with online correspondence so that you can find and
online support system and get things done remotely instead of in
person.
It might be helpful for others to remember when adopting any new
difficult lifestyle or set of new skills to simply understand
and have faith in the nature of habit.. once one one gets into
the habit of anything it gets easier and is preferable. Habits
feel good and once one is in the habit of doing anything it
feels natural.
I live a far better life of quality and luxury now living in
this masked way of life because of strategies aforementioned
not to mention I have avoided the social pitfalls such as any
airborne diseases for four four and a half straight and that’s
nothing to sneeze at. I dare say I have adapted to the pandemic
and the numerous challenges our time is facing and actually am
better off and more healthy now than in pre-pandemic days . I’m
the happiest I have ever been in life thus far. :)
I hope my masked way of life and stratagems inspire and helps
others in their pursuit of happiness as it has helped mine. :)
We just got a cat from humane society .. a friend who agreed to
wear a mask brought the cat to us and we will bake a cake for
our masked friend as a reward. We are actually masking for the
new cat who is getting used to his new room for 10 days.
Ironically or not the new cat is naturally quarantined himself
as he is shy and comes out for food and water and night when we
aren’t around. This is natural for the cat to self isolate for
several days .. lol.. this animal is smart and so we mask for
the cat when we enter the cats room for 10 days .. it’s a
“purfect” system!
Insofar as masking in public, I too would like to hear how
others fit in or what other do to help themselves. I do find it
uncomfortable and consider it to be dangerous to be in public
especially if people are sick and don’t know it. I personally
find it better to simply perfect my own little spot in life
rather than venture too far from the nest.
These are hard and trying times for many people right now so
please share any experience and strategies for coping socially
while assuming protective or rather defensive health measures.
For exercise: my significant other and I often dance in the
living room in front of the TV set which might have other
dancers dancing… that’s what I am just about to do….
Have a great day!
I’ll be dancing with my loved one now..
Have a great day!
The Masked Man! :)
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Re: Tips on Minimizing Contact Without Sacrificing Social Intera
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By: Masked Man Date: September 22, 2024, 11:22 pm
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I’d like to share some good news about how my 76 year old
immunocompromised loved one and i recently adopted a cat safely
during the pandemic. We communicated to humane society about our
needs and that we stay at home but we still want a cat. The
humane society worked with us and allowed us to adopt the cat
remotely without leaving the safety of our home. We had a friend
whom was also a bakery client of ours wear a mask and deliver
the cat to us. (We baked some goods for the masked friend who
delivered the cat to our door from humane society). We kept the
cat in a nice big room with a giant sliding glass door window
and also the room has a skylight and tons of hiding space and we
masked upon entering the room just to be on the safe side for 10
days. This masking for a cat may seem extreme to some people but
such measures were agreed upon between me and my
immunocompromised loved one prior to adopting the cat. Cats can
contract covid. Humans can also give cats covid. This particular
cat comes from strangers. This cat I adopted came from a
facility filled with other animals including staff and people
who work closely with animals in the humane society… I prefer to
always be on the safe side and the measures we took like masking
upon entering the cat’s room for ten days makes sense to me and
made me feel safe and at same time I furnished the cat with
everything he needed to be safe and happy. We visited our new
cat daily in our masks for ten days.. it was easy and felt
natural as our new cat adapted to his new home…
…The cat was shy and came out to eat at night for awhile
preferring to isolate himself and get used to his surroundings
..it is natural for a cat in a new home to be shy and simply
hide out and observe people for awhile and that’s what he did…
it is not recommended to force s cat out of hiding. It is
recommended to simply let cat approach you on his own free will
and accord so Tonight I am pleased to announce After 10 days
Tigger our Maine coon cat
From the humane society Came out of hiding and warmed up to me!
I brought out the toys the previous owner had given us and
And jingled the toy and he took a little interest in it but then
his attention turned to me as I sat there he wove in and out
through my legs rubbing his chin on me and the coffee table
legs.. then I petted him and got up and showed him his food and
water dish and he ate while I still petted him and then I exited
the door door while he looked over his shoulder at me! He looks
great and is acting healthy and so Tigger is out of his shell
now and out of his self quarantining measures.because it’s been
10 days and he has emerged looking healthy and showing healthy
Interests in things Now we take off our masks as well and
perhaps open up the rest of the upstairs or open up another room
to him if we want. He’s Purfect !! :) so that’s the way we
adopted our new buddy Tigger the Cat! We stayed safe during the
pandemic used our masks , wore our masks around cat for ten days
and now we have a beautiful creature that brings joy to our
lives and I felt comfortable and safe through the whole process.
Stay safe and Best wishes,
From my family to yours,
The Masked Man, Diana, my little dog Scamp, and our new addition
to the family: “Tigger” the Cat! :)
P.S. as I type this I am extremely glad for all the masking
safety measures I have taken since the pandemic began. Today, as
I type this, Where I live in North Carolina the entire state is
recording extremely high levels of covid in wastewater sites.
That means many people around my area could very well be teeming
with covid. Wastewater sites don’t lie about covid.. I’m always
glad for my mask and safety precautions and protocols. Vitality
and good health is precious.
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Re: Tips on Minimizing Contact Without Sacrificing Social Intera
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By: Steve Date: September 28, 2024, 1:35 pm
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I suppose that there is considerable overlap for what would be
considered "traditional survivalism" with this topic in that
they both involve a heightened amount of self-reliance above and
beyond that of a typical citizen.
** Having adequate food & non-food supplies to survive
distribution disruption caused by any number of events is an
obvious goal. Every family is different; Every person is
different and so even a generalized list of what supplies may be
needed may not be entirely effective.
** Having the means to maintain your property through
non-motorized means would well be another obvious goal. Having a
bicycle (perhaps even a "storage bicycle" or simply a bicycle
plus a bicycle trailer) for emergency transportation needs. A
snow shovel instead of a snow blower (obviously only useful for
colder climates)... And so forth.
** Having a non-Internet means for long-distance communication
(HAM radio, perhaps? Meshtastic?) in the event of conventional
communication options being unavailable.
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Re: Tips on Minimizing Contact Without Sacrificing Social Intera
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By: Masked Man Date: September 29, 2024, 3:21 pm
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It’s ironic that I just got hit by the tail end hurricane Helene
here in western North Carolina.
Floods, strong winds, downed trees .. and people gathering.. we
are talking super spreader! People throw all caution to the wind
and totally forget all precautions calling upon each other for
help but not even thinking about covid…
Basically I was tested with all that has been mentioned.
Lost electricity for awhile.
Still don’t have Internet but I’m using cell phone data right
now…
Fortunately I was fairly prepared.
I was outside in my mask bent over a drainpipe when an unmasked
neighbor almost snuck on me… I was approached by a couple other
people but was able to keep my distance of of course my mask
repels the unmasked. I don’t affiliate with the unmasked and I
let some of them know from a distance I can’t help them while I
am masked and they aren’t. It’s kind of silly an unmasked
neighbor walking by asking if I need any help.. lol.. I’m
perfectly healthy.. she’s the one the one that’s gonnah need
help. It’s not the time to visit.. lol. I’m in a mask!! Lol I
just tell people I can’t help them and they usually get the
picture.
I must comment how crazy the aftermath is with a whole lot of
new faces wondering my little dead end street.. I can’t help but
feel the biblical proportions such as how floods and plagues
sort of belong together .. I just know all these stranded people
and their families are spreading covid like wildfire.. everybody
is displaced and all excited and groups of people flocking
together .. i just know we are going to see a major rise in
diseases due to this behavior.
I’m safe because of my long held habits and protocols and strict
masking .. also I was in a flood before so I sort of new what to
do like where it floods in my house and where to peel the carpet
back so i could mop the seepewge of watering entering fast
enough it didn’t spread.. still we were lucky that was close..
had some chimney leakage… I was lucky but also had some skills
from having been in a flood before. When the regular Internet
comes back on for me I’ll post some video of me in my mask
walking around the yard and flooded street. It’s somewhat
shocking and a very humbling experience watching that water
cover the road.
I protected myself from disease during the whole flood knowing
if one gets sick during an emergency like this they will be
worthless.
I can’t stress enough at least for myself that there’s not a
whole lot I can do against a hurricane and flood.. one is pretty
much powerless but one can protect ones own health .. I can
control whether I breathe in stuff or not .. I do have the power
to mask unlike other species .. with a mask I can can at least
eliminate the chances of breathing in stuff at the wrong place
and at the wrong time.. I can avoid getting a disease… I feel
one can stand to lose a lot and still manage to be happy but
health is not one of the things you can generally lose and still
be happy.. in other words as awful as it is to lose things, I
feel I will never be happy without a reasonable amount of
health. My body is the most sacred thing I know of.
The flood was horrible but I had my my mask and my health. Not
only that you don’t want to breathe in what comes with flooding.
There can be lots of stuff not to breathe in like sewage from
flood, wet stuff that molds after the flooding, mosquitoes..
there’s animals running around too .. the hurricane and floods
are bad but tons of danger afterwards occurs for a long time.
We were fine had lots of food because I buy in bulk. I Could
light the oven because it is a gas oven. We had fresh water but
that can run out real fast .. had battery headlamp so I could do
stuff in the dark hands free. The whole street was flooded for
awhile not that I go anywhere..
I must say because of all things I do in response to the
pandemic such staying home , buying in bulk, being stocked up
with things made surviving the aftermath of the flood easy . Im
already the master of avoiding people like the plague anyway.
The hurricane is bad enough we can’t control that but we can
control our behavior and reactions to it … the careless
maskless behavior of the victims and of those first responders
is not helpful… it’s a shame people are going to inadvertently
get sick trying to help one another. Covid is sneaky and
invisible and insidious to say the least.
This may not be the case, for everyone but For me while the
flood and hurricane is truly shocking and horrible, to me it’s
just a physical external threat and in my mind disease is far
worse in that a disease takes over the body sometimes forever
and that’s truly terrifying to me.
Speaking only for myself, hurricanes and floods haskilled a lot
of people done a lot horrendous and horrible damage.. while with
diseases we can actually do something to prevent and control …
in my opinion people should accept the things the things they
can’t change and control and protect what they can … too many
people pretending they can’t control diseases … if with my mask,
I can prevent a tragedy like my own hide getting a disease right
after getting hit by hurricane… that’s why I mask all the time…
I’m glad for my mask. I can control whether or not I get sick
with an airborne disease by simply wearing my mask like I’ve
doing anyway since the pandemic began.
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