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#Post#: 766--------------------------------------------------
What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?
By: Steve Date: April 30, 2023, 6:33 pm
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After three years of dealing with Covid, our governments are
transitioning away from the heightened state of preparedness
that citizens have grown accustomed to. Testing sites have long
since shut down and, soon, so too shall reports detailing Covid
activities.
However, this does not mean that individuals should not take
prudent measures to ensure their own continuity of function. We
need to be cognizant that Covid, in it's many forms (and, as of
this writing, XBB.1.5 & XBB.1.16), continues to harm our society
and it's future forms may have an even greater and unforeseen
impact.
In light of these developments, what should "endemic Covid"
preparedness resemble? No one should resort to the "panic
buying" of the past but, certainly, some prudent and practical
guidelines should be established in the event that a new variant
significantly disrupts supply chains again.
Certainly, an obvious candidate would be the purchase of N95
masks. Perhaps a proposed guideline would be to have, on hand,
the equivalent of two months' supply of the masks, based upon an
individual's own usage. Some people need to use more masks more
frequently while others have less demands.
It is an interesting question and I leave it up to others in the
forum to offer their own suggestions on this and other items
that should be stockpiled in order to avoid the supply chain
disruptions of the past.
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
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By: Masked Man Date: October 11, 2024, 11:11 pm
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What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?
lemme tell you this board/forum itself is like a syntopicon of
studies more than worthy of study by doctors and those in the
governing world and no doubt it educates and provides a layout
of important information and data to the layperson so that they
themselves can elevate themselves from the darkness and
ignorance of what is really going on.. This board/forum itself
is a great reference tool that sheds light statistically,
factually and gives us important numbers and percentages of
scientific things that are happening to the human condition in
its world...This board/forum provides an orderly syntopicon,
collection, and index of important up to date studies that is of
incredible service to all of us!Educating ourselves and taking
advantage of the studies available to us through boards/forums
such as this one should be part of "Endemic Covid" Preparedness!
.. as for this topic, This topic alone should be of interest to
multitudes The post itself is interesting, thought provoking,
extremely important and useful post concerning how we all should
react and behave with one another while dangerous microscopic
entities are at play, thriving , multiplying and even mutating
amongst the amply populated humans species ...definitely not a
post for the timid who might underestimate or scoff at the
invisible yet insidious microscopic entities that are indeed
upon all of us that dwell amongst one another in the mortal
world..
.. I think what currently lacks for me and my immunocompromised
loved one is stronger bonds with likeminded people. My loved one
has old long distance friends she talks online or over the
phone. They live far away and so they aren’t a threat in that if
they don’t mask or share the same precautions it isn’t a factor
in our lifestyle which contains a lot of precautions. These long
distance friends are important but it would be nice to have
friends and contacts who share more of the pandemic precautions
we do. I would like to develop that.. We have a small home
bakery and we do have a customer who has run an errand for us
and she wore a mask when delivering some goods to me ( I am a
hardcore mask user).. I guess to stick with topic i would say I
would like to meet more people on some level to work with or
socialize on certain levels that share or at least respect the
boundaries and precautions me and my loved one take insofar as
pandemic precautionary behavior goes.. so that’s one of my
dreams or goals in regards to "endemic Covid" preparedness is
to make more local friends/contacts to correspond with work with
and share with who are of the same mind as us in regards to
masking and not participating in public gatherings.
Just an idea but It might be the western cultures haven't
appreciated these challenges like some of the Eastern cultures
have insofar as accepting those who mask and adopt functioning
life-styles while still guarding themselves against the modern
disease dilemma ... Asian cultures might have more experience
than the western American culture has insofar as how they treat
one another in vulnerable times including how their doctors
treat their elderly..I don't know but it might be worth
understanding how other cultures deal with such
challenges...people are people and we can always learn from one
another regardless of differences in political agendas we all
have much to learn from different cultures and customs...
That prepandemic social ease that existed before 2020 is
impossible for me to achieve and of course not desirable but it
would be nice to simply sit outside in the back yard with
another masked person for a little while … its tricky but I
guess part of "endemic Covid" preparedness might consist of
creating one’s own pandemic support group .. this might involve
a lot of online preplanning and prep. It would prove useful and
simply feel good to make contact with and collaborate with
others that are either like minded or at least respect the
boundaries, plans, and lifestyle of those that indulge in
pandemic precautionary behavior that suits both parties without
endangering one another. When it is possible I always prefer to
collaborate with people who take a lot of care and are pandemic
savvy like myself. This pandemic support group or rather
network could serve as a sort of co-op and could be achieved
with great effectiveness through good communication and with
being able to talk on phone or discussing things online with one
another.
By the way, the more this happens; that is the more people
behave, collaborate and live as if there is a pandemic the more
likely healthcare and governments might also reform. This might
be occurring with many businesses that realize there are a whole
lot of people staying at home and that changes the market
places .. hopefully government and healthcare will wise up and
reinvent themselves like those of us who are not in denial of
the data and the covid pandemic and are savvy to the ways the
pandemic has already changed the human condition from hereon …
surely a business that protects its workers and clients from
covid and other viruses in an amply populated world will be more
successful and make more money than those who ignore the numbers
involved in today’s challenges including but not limited to the
pandemic concerns.
P.S. I use this term “pandemic savvy“ and pandemic precautions
somewhat loosely .. to me it really doesn’t matter whether
technically I’m in a pandemic or not.. even if covid is
eradicated I’ll probably continue my careful lifestyle.. I liken
the pandemic experience to being a flood or hurricane survivor..
you got risky people who stay in the flood zone and rebuild and
then you got the careful people who chose to move to higher
ground where it doesn’t flood before rebuilding because they
don’t want to take the risks of being flooded out again… that’s
like me I’m not risking this pandemic or the next one! I'm
certainly not going to put myself in the same favourable
conditions to catch covid nor will I emulate the behavior of
carrying on life normally as if no one gets covid or catches
diseases at this point in time... With all respect to those
infected with a novel disease of these modern times I simply
plan on behaving differently than those who have caught covid.
To me times have changed things are different than they were
over the decades of my life and the human condition is being
challenged by microscopic entities that raise the stakes
considerably higher than in the past for us mortal humans. I’m
playing it safe for health reasons from hereon and have adopted
a safer slightly modified more health conscientious way of
living that is actually efficient makes use of masking and
cleanliness and a certain way of remotely receiving goods and
collaborating and more long distance communicating with others.
My recent way of living (masking publicly and buying and trading
remotely in bulk, avoiding gatherings and staying at home
perfecting the spot I live in more locally)compared to my past
way of living is actually a more rewarding lifestyle and safer,
healthier and happier for me regardless of the pandemic. ;)
"What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?" is a very
good question indeed and I look forward to what others think as
well. Again, I can't help but believe this particular
forum/board supplies so many good studies and insights that it
surely helps to empower the individual with pertinent up to date
knowledge about our current human condition setting up the
reader to be in a great position to decide for themselves what
steps he/she should take in regards to their own "Endemic Covid"
Preparedness. The reasoning behind my statement that this site
is an indispensable tool for the laymen is that there has never
been another time in history during other times of pandemics or
plagues where such scientific studies could be collected and
presented online. This will be the first pandemic/time in
history one can peruse studies all over the world instantly
therefore this site is a tool and virtual smorgasbord of
important findings,facts, figures, and patterns pertinent to
todays challenges and we can utilize it in our way of life.
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
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By: Steve Date: October 14, 2024, 2:41 pm
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It goes without saying that wearing N95 masks has reduced the
spread of Covid-19 (and, indeed, other communicable diseases
such as the cold & influenza).
Yet how much face-to-face social interaction do we need? Can we
all but eliminate in-person shopping should we desire (or need)
to? People are already performing a lot of their shopping
online. Yet people still traditionally prefer in-person shopping
for things such as groceries. At our most Covid Cautious,
customers drive to the store and someone else comes out and
delivers the groceries to them.
Could we eliminate even this step? Could there be a return of
the "milkman" model where the store delivers to you just as it
would be for a package delivery service? Groceries can be big
and bulky - Would the entire food distribution service model
need to be changed in order to facilitate a majority of people
receiving their groceries by means of delivery? And how much
would people pay for that service?
Something to consider is that Americans need to reconsider
shelf-stable milk. Currently, the mass majority of milk sold in
the U.S. is pasteurized milk which requires refrigeration all
throughout its life cycle. Shelf-stable milk (UHT; Ultra High
Temperature) does not need this "cold chain" distribution
network and can 'sit on a shelf' unopened, much like canned
goods. More importantly, it can sit in a delivery van while it
is being delivered without needing refrigeration.
If we are going to have a society that attempts to efficiently
combat illness, we need to start thinking of food sources and
how they are delivered.
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
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By: Masked Man Date: October 15, 2024, 12:34 am
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Here's some of my successful experiment/experience with ordering
all my food from UPS or Fed Ex: I haven't gotten anything from a
grocery store in four and half years.. I order everything from
online stores or local farmer market(for most fresh vegetables)
"California farms" brand canned Evaporated milk is the way to go
for us! Tastes incredible. they also have California Farms
Sweetened Condensed Milk
We like ordering a lot of things from "webstaraunt"
We just got four bags of "cracked Up" powdered whole eggs (no
artificial ingredients) each bag makes 70 large eggs) tastes
just as good and is infinitely easier than handling regular
eggs.. they are regular eggs in powdered form... tastes great as
scrambled eggs or in omelet form or in baking.
(ironically canned evaporated milk taste fresher to me than cold
refrigerated grocery store milk probably because with canned
milk you can mix with water and/or put some ice cubes in it and
refrigerate it in a glass or metal container and that tastes
better than the plastic or laminated cardboard containers
refrigerated grocery store milk usually comes in and with the
canned milk, one also refrigerates smaller portions of the
canned milk therefore it stays fresher because one consumes all
of it sooner. Same goes with the eggs .. they never get
refrigerated to begin with so there are never any old eggs in
the fridge to go bad because its already in powder form and the
brand "cracked Up" powdered whole eggs just taste good to me.)
The trick to all this is finding the right brand and suppliers
(try ordering from where restaurants often order stuff)
...For most of my life I didn't think I could live without
cereal and cold milk.. but I found the cold milk in gallon
plastic jugs doesn't really taste that good after all and
instead of cereal I eat oatmeal from a fifty pound bag.
Like I said I like ordering all my food from companies like
Webstaraunt also because I can return the product if something
is wrong. These companies have great return policy whereas
grocery stores do not in my experience..also grocery stores
aren't that great at delivering their goods to a house often
damaging individual goods in trip and there's too many plastic
bags and stickers and then if something is wrong they often
won't send someone back to your house...that's why I like
companies that ship their goods in dedicated shipping box via
Ups and Fed Ex.. their boxes and packaging protects your items
for bumpier travel and also they are good at packing perishables
with dry ice when necessary. Basically you are buying whole sale
and the box goes straight to you rather than the box going to
the grocery store then cut up and placed on shelves, then to a
cashier. Its just an extra necessary step to order things from
grocery store and the goods will go through to many unnecessary
steps and hands.
Grocery store products in their tiny boxes gross me out now.
There's no way whatsoever can I eat produce which is left out
for people to thumb through... I can't eat anything anybody
might breathe on from grocery store or if it gets exchanged by
hands or put in a grocery store cart..I used to work at grocery
store and that's too many hands for me.. Its not just all in my
head I find it cheaper, safer to eat from a bulk supplier where
maybe just a farmer or two picked stuff and it sat in a sealed
box and comes off a truck. It just seems ridiculous to me now to
think I'd walk around browsing and waiting in line for something
to eat after all these years in life I know what I want to eat
so I can just order it being far more efficient instead.
Here's how crazy grocery stores are .. there are so many middle
men... managers, stockers, bathrooms... parking lot, the general
public..etc. .. here's how inefficient a grocery store is:
Basically a truck drops off tiny individually wrapped stuff to a
grocery store a stock person cuts open the box puts it on
shelves where the general public shares a dirty grocery store
cart which carries tons of germs ..then they puts it all on a
public conveyor belt where a cashier who handles money gives the
stuff to a bagger to stick in a plastic bag...
I bypass all that and simply cut open a box from a trucker who
left the box of bulk items on my front porch. These items are
wholesome and last more than just a few days .. often the items
last for months even a year or more and its all wholesome
because it tends to be home cooked...As for veggies I get them
dropped off from farmers market and then I wash them. Ive been
doing this four and half years maybe its been five years
straight now and its so efficient and so much more quality and
to me makes grocery store shopping like some sort of torture. I
don't miss the grocery store shopping at all..Because of the
pandemic, my desire to make no contact with the public combined
with my past experience in food service/industry and my own
conscientious precautions, practices & preferences in regards to
the conditions my food should be prepared, handled, and served;
it actually grosses me out now just thinking about what the
produce laying out there in the open and just the customers
gross me out and the workers too...that just feels too close to
food source for my comfort level considering the challenge our
modern society faces with covid and other diseases besides like
I said its like tiny little package of this and that that last
like a week or less from dangerous car trip every week.. I'll
never do that again as I am totally spoiled receiving all goods
from a truck onto my doorstep.
Sometimes I might order get a giant box or oranges or bananas
from afar probably from some company probably from one picker
and I just wash them and stick them in fridge...
I never get less than fifty pounds of "King Arthur" flour and
store it..
...You got fifty pound bag of flour and that means bread man!
get a bread machine and have the machine need the dough for you
then stick the needed dough into regular oven and presto you've
got homemade bread and you'll never eat that weird preservative
tangy tasting nasty loaves of bread you get from grocery store
again!
You might want to invest in a robust bakery mixer.. The brand we
use is from "kitchenaid " Now you can bake.. also I'm spoiled
and we have some sort of special metal bowl that leave in the
freezer so that its cold when we add ice cream mix to it.. the
cold bowl hooks up to the mixer allowing us to make homemade ice
cream!
You might find a cool corner in the house to dedicate as little
pantry area.. maybe get big plastic buckets with lids to store
some stuff... you might stack some boxes with large nice ziplock
bags of nuts and dried fruit .. you can get creative with how
you store that extra food.. its not as difficult as one would
think with some large containers maybe modify some of those
coolers with lids for some stuff. You might find a way to stack
your containers on top of one another in the little pantry
corner. Just make sure everything is sealed or airtight so
critters aren't attracted to your food.
Depending on each person's physical abilities and the way their
dwelling's driveways's and entrances are set up one can invest
in hand carts to help haul goods. I simply use a wheelbarrow and
am comfortable lifting heavy things but one could easily use a
hand cart and cut open the box and open its contents then
transport the contents in smaller vessals to where they want
into back yard or to indoor porch or garage... I encourage
people to get creative if they have challenges with heavy
objects to use the advent of the wheel and special tools and to
break down heavy objects so they are manageable for them.
In many ways our recent society needs to get out of the buying
things weekly rut because of a weekly paycheck and to not
minimizing your dwelling to not include food storage...in many
ways this is like getting back to the olden days of horse and
buggy when people made each trip count by buying huge sacks of
flour and giant burlap bags of potatoes...we will spend more
time preparing the food but it will be more quality food and we
will save an astronomical amount of time without the countless
frivolous trips for tiny packages shopping haphazardly. It is
not a new concept or new way of doing things and one can easily
modify their kitchens and apartments to store more food with
modern bins, shelves and modern airtight vessals and containers.
... just for the sake of one example, its silly not to order a
ton of toilet paper and toothpaste toothfloss(something you need
everyday and know you will need for the future) and have it
shipped to ya as compared to the weekly grocery gauntlet trips
of standing next to some family in line for like a week of
toilet paper!
I always remember The bigger in bulk I buy the more time I'll
save later. I also know that while it may appear to be somewhat
costly to order stuff it really isn't because of all little
costly trips for small items and all the hidden costs of going
out with a car... if you can fill a five gallon Lowes bucket
with a bag of flour or giant containers full of beans or walnuts
that's gonna last for months and if you got fifty pounds of
flour and you got canned milk and powdered eggs, then you get
dried fruit and a bunch of handy canned goods you will be
set!Add just a little basic baking skills and it will be healthy
tasty paradise...food we actually prefer!
To us, Its kind of like we are set up to have a small home
bakery for a weekend farmers market but instead we just live off
the little bakery. Instead of feeding other people all weekend
for a mere weekend we just feed ourselves all month or or even
all season with the same energy spent and everything we need and
all the ingredients are already in our little pantry area, in
the kitchen, or in part of the laundry room.
(P.S. just a political side note/remark: our government is very
out of touch with the needs of its people. Government officials
don't work from home offices like they could should during
pandemics working remotely and they don't stay at home and they
eat out all the time and so basically therein lies the challenge
to give people government supportive incentives to encourage
people to become more self-sufficient to live more in harmony
with the modern day challenges we live in such as how to survive
a pandemic or pandemic like occurrences.. governing people need
to recognize and support the values and common sense of buy in
bulk, stay at home work from home remotely etc. instead of
acting like a bunch of tourists eating out all the time ignoring
the peoples need to change their ways with the times...its as if
people in politics don't know how to be effective collaborating
remotely online through the written word with one another...
these governing people must be everywhere 'in persona' always on
the go 'on the run' therefore never writing anything down with
anything definitive in mind always doing everything orally..
hardly an environment conducive to introspection and
strategy..these politicians leading highly social lifestyle of
the rich and the famous these politicians are also known to to
come down with covid some being infected two and three times
with outbreaks occurring amongst their constituency ... hard to
tell how these bouts of covid affect their judgments and
reasoning powers in the long run they are hardly the role models
we need in todays trying times.
The individuals and communities that value and aim at being self
sufficient really make out well in the long haul because This
prudent buying in bulk, masking in public so as not to get sick,
and self sufficient ways of living helps one not just survive
the pandemic but all social strife including times of war,
economic strife and unequal distribution of goods, climate
disruption ...Currently my area of North Carolina and several
states are still dealing with surviving and eventually
rebuilding after hurricane Helene... I hear helicopters as I
type this.. There have been helicopters allay long and all week
long above my head distributing emergency goods to families in
need in the mountains near me.. from what I hear its pretty
awful having to leave the house to share the highway with all
those still in need and suffering.. once again I don't have to
go anywhere and its smart not to since buying in bulk, staying
at home trying to work from home, taking advantage of online
resources really pay off during these challenging times... I
advise politicians to do the same and learn to stay at home and
collaborate online with one another to get things done
strategically and thoughtfully. The pen and the internet is
mightier than the sword. ) while it is unfair to say all
politicians behave as if they are in a photo op, keep in mind I
wear a mask publicly and so I have the inability to get sick and
I am impervious to most diseases whereas most socially inclined
politicians are imprudently unmasked risking sound mind and
sound body as well as risking passing it to others, those
politicians that must seek public acknowledgment and draw crowds
every time they must speak and impart what they think is wisdom,
I think it unbecoming of politicians and even people to carry
on in public like there are no serious issues occurring in
today’s times me , I celebrate life in private at home through
music, the arts, I take advantage of being a musician, , the
arts and entertainment and education online … at my leisure. I
consider the populace has too many challenges and serious
things are going on in public so while I mask to avoid serious
illness and avoid much tentative frivolous social interaction in
public, I respect the serious nature of events occurring in
public, i still enjoy a healthy carefree time and couldn’t have
a happier life in private.
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
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By: Masked Man Date: October 23, 2024, 3:02 pm
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What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?
One answer is to buy in bulk and eat homemade!
We buy and order everything in bulk to our doorstep therefore we
are forced to bake and we stay at home resulting in more
wholesome tastier food: Here's my first attempt at a little
baking music video... Its real
sparse
just pictures of Diana baking Pizza while I sing Buddy Holly's
"Not Fade Away"
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOyDoQ9lqFSGVhwCaz8z5AZpmqFM7Rwj/view
& here is my Lots of food video (I sing Jerry Reed's "you took
all the Rambling out of me" song in this video..."Endemic Covid"
Preparedness should look and taste like this...
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/13DuRt6ASaw_r0fgBxHV9i_vBMMj7HEwQ/view
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
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By: Masked Man Date: October 23, 2024, 7:29 pm
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What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?
Well, people should have masks on. I would have to answer: To be
ready to face ones peer's(or so called peers) in a mask is a
prerequisite and requirement for surviving endemics and
pandemics.
For what it is worth, here is a rare glimpse into one masker's
mind as he prepares himself mentally, physically, and even
spiritually for a bicycle trip past the maskless...
Today there was a mix up at the HUB or local women's
agricultural center where a delivery guy picks up food for us in
exchange for some of our baked goods and drops them off at our
doorstep. Tomorrow morning I will face my peers(if you call them
that) with a mask. These are people affiliated with the local
farmer's market they handle food and are also around livestock
such as poultry and cattle and while they should wear masks for
covid because they are handling food and masks for bird flu
because many are farmers they probably won't be wearing them.
Many of them I have been affiliated with in the past as we had a
small bakery and used to be part of the Farmer's market prior to
when the pandemic began approx. in 2020. The first half year the
place where I pick up food to their credit had covid precautions
in place and many wore masks and they handled boxes of food
outside but now I don't think they kept those precautions in
place...
... so I will mask up, ride my 10 speed bicycle for a six mile
round trip to pick up one box of fresh farmers Market
vegetables. Ive got a big army backpack that will hold the box
of vegetables and I am an an avid bicyclist and Ive made the
trip before. I feel the most comfortable masked in public while
on my bicycle and I think that is because I’m being physically
active, blood and energy pumping through me and I’m the most
confident and feel the safest when active on bicycle.
I used to have a paper route and delivered newspapers on a
bicycle when I was a kid. I was 14 went to a garage counted out
like 40 papers and stuck them on my back and stomach in a bag
and delivered them seven days a week for a couple years rain
sleet or snow.. I can easily handle a box of vegetables on my
back. that's a joyride..I will be listening to music on my
headphones as I ride in my mask across town and back like Ive
done a million times.
Maybe These people used to be my friends but maybe they are new
..they probably won't have masks so I'll avoid all frivolous
encounters , be real business-like try to avoid getting too
close to anybody, swoop in and grab the box and pedal home.
I'll be in my mask .. the Masked Man doesn't mess around.
So anyway,
This is how I survives a pandemic: I recognize I could catch
covid and that’s why I’m masked I’ll keep minimum contact...
keepings thing strictly professional and then I get outta there
on my bicycle! (Another thing I do is always allow myself a
getaway response that is if I ever feel uncomfortable like the
crowd is too thick I can always abandoned mission if I feel
unsafe.)
Ive never had covid. I am quite skilled and experienced in my
mask. I'm not going to hang around and chat with maskless people
even if I know them because I am there on mission to grab a box
and ride on! I am quite comfortable riding my bicycle in mask. I
have riddin my bicycle masked for exercise a lot since the
pandemic. So for me this is a habitual thing. It will simply be
another glorious masked bicycle ride listening to music on
headphones for me.
Best Wishes,
The Masked Man
P.S. another requirement for endemic/pandemic survival besides
the willingness to be masked before peers/previous friends or
affiliates might be to cut off those who don’t have one’s best
interest at stake. I feel one must avoid contact with people
such as family members that are in denial of the dangers such as
covid. This will prove a great challenge to many but if one
takes precautions and others do not then others do not have
one’s best interest in mind and are a threat.
This nature of covid is a disease that penetrates and gets
exchanged amongst the herd and the flock.. one must behave as if
a lone wolf.. one must stand apart from the pack to survive a
disease one must not huddle in a herd of the maskless… we must
wear a mask to filter out the airborne disease and vapors of
breath. We are not above the other species of animals when it
comes to catching a disease. A mask should protect me from any
sick animals and after the close encounters are over throwing
clothes into washer and washing hands before taking off mask
should do the trick.
Update:
Masked bicycle 6 mile round trip to pick up box of farmer's
Market vegetables was successful and went pretty much as I had
planned! I will share with you how I felt as the only masked
person there taking endemic/pandemic precautions I felt safe
enough. The box was left outside for me off to the side. There
was a crowd/gathering munching on food together but they were
off to the side so I felt safe enough and was able to avoid any
personal encounters with all of them. I had an inner confidence
being on my bike and even though I was the only one masked I
felt smart. I felt defensive but I didn't feel challenged by any
maskless people during my trip. Everybody seemed to not
disrespect me and I was able to keep to myself. I will say I
felt somewhat like an authority figure or at least I felt in
control in that I had confidence and I was on a mission to get
my box and get out of there but at same time I had enough space
and was polite enough and nobody got into my masked face.
I wear a heavy duty mask as it is actually a respirator style
mask with heavy duty straps and two cartridge/filters and I tie
a bandana around it so once I put it on, I don't mess with it or
take it off...I am well conditioned and have been exercising on
my bike in mask for some time so there wasn't any awkward mask
slippage or anything about it that felt awkward for me as I felt
physically strong and to be honest the group of maskless people
looked kind of meek. I didn't feel weird standing off to the
side with my bicycle waiting to swoop in to get my box of
veggies. I felt strong and the box fit in my backpack pack and I
didn't even have to get off my bike and had a mist bottle of
alcohol for my hands and I was outta there.
I rode past the college. Everybody looked kind of outta place to
be honest just a bunch maskless people not very strong. This is
just the impression I got as I whistled through my mask
displaying a show of confidence , I listened to music on
headphones and darted through the traffic home. Sprayed my stuff
clean , threw my clothes in wash ..washed hands, took off mask
jumped in shower.. then got a nice glass of water.
Anyway I hope sharing how I felt helps someone in dodging covid
and other illnesses and helps the masked people in particular
feel good about themselves.
In this day and age I don't how those people can sleep at night
wondering if the chubby guy next to them munching on food
talking at the same time didn't make them sick. It was also
funny riding by a group of college kids all huddled together
listening to some college professor all unmasked give them a
lecture...(I would not recommend taking such a trip if it was in
the evening or if there were any evening party events in the
area where drinking might occur because drunken mobs of people
in party are quite reckless have low self esteems and will often
target masked individuals) many people are herd/flock animals
..sitting ducks that's for sure. that's no way to live or
survive an endemic/pandemic .. social butterflies and people
prone to peer pressure and people trying to do 'normal' things
with one another are bound to share germs just like regular
flock/herd animals .. I actually felt quite normal being
independent zipping around on my bike dodging crowds was easy in
my mask on that errand.
Here I am just got home from my 6 mile bicycle trip with box of
veggies tiny clip of video:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1arLAd6JY7CeENE7GQo0C8tG-MwSOMM43/view
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
?
By: Masked Man Date: October 25, 2024, 7:16 pm
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What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like?
Well, people should have masks on... I did it here! Here's my
cut down version of six mile round trip of me the Masked Man
bicycling and successfully bringing home a box of fresh
vegetables and I did it all in my mask and I'm even singing for
you in the video:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jI2xwRSffVxenwBQFs22SZ4NixP3MACM/view
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
?
By: Steve Date: December 14, 2024, 6:39 pm
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I was unceremoniously reminded the other day of what spoiled
milk tastes like. Yuck! This is just another reminder that the
usual pasteurization of milk has its shelf life limits.
I really need to start exploring the local grocery stores to see
if there are any local powdered milk / UHT alternatives. I know
that it is probably more expensive than conventional pasteurized
milk merely because of the economies of scale but it would be
nice to know that there is a more shelf-stable version.
I would like to think that the United States will eventually
adopt UHT milk but given that we still use Imperial
measurements... ???
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
?
By: Masked Man Date: December 14, 2024, 7:17 pm
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Regardless, just don't drink raw milk..lol
Kitten has no problem with canned milk although it's a special
formula from pet shop. Here's "the Kitten is not quite as
spoiled as Steve's milk" LINK:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDlraB-M_1bK8LL-e2Jw887YAJdCHomW/view
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Re: What Should "Endemic Covid" Preparedness Look Like
?
By: Masked Man Date: January 2, 2025, 9:56 pm
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Now I'm enjoying 12 fluid ounce can of "Nestle Carnation
Evaporated Milk with Vitamin D added" with some ice. I'm dipping
some grahm crackers in it to eat. You can water it down leave
it in fridge or just add more ice if its too strong. Tastes good
enough for me right now.. nice and rich and it definately
fulfills my milk craving! This might be tastier the last brand I
suggested.
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