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Masks...What Say You?

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Home Stager

Masks...What Say You?

 

When this whole thing began there seemed to be a larger concern for what we touched.  Wash your hands with soap and water. And that’s a good thing!

 

But what has become a concern for many is the reach of the virus as well as the length of its “hang time.”

 

So besides doing our best to physically distance ourselves from others, we are very much aware of the air we breathe and pass through. 

 

Masks are a bit like social media...to some extent they allow us to be semi-anonymous when we’re out in public...kind of like a masked ball. (I’m channeling Phantom of the Opera now)

 

Jeff Dowler, CRS  wrote an excellent post asking if we were masking our verbal communication.  

 

There are a handful of actors who can express a feeling by the mere movement of their eyebrows. (Sandra Oh comes to mind) But for the majority of us, we’re just two eyes peeking out from a mask, speaking in muffled tones. 

 

So...masks...what say you?  

 

Me? I have asthma, allergies and have had bronchitis more times than I want to count. I know what it feels like not to be able to catch a breath and have to head for your nebulizer. 

 

I’m wearing a mask. What about you?

 

 

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Kathy Streib
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Comments(36)

Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good afternoon Kathy Streib this is a time when knowing how to sew would come in handle.  Masks are on order from Amazon.

Apr 21, 2020 11:57 AM
Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

I'm kind of liking my mask for the same reasons as you Kathy... I suffer from allergies.  But, it is a little difficult to wear lipstick... lol 

Mel - The Masked Blogger

Apr 21, 2020 12:30 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Hi Kathy I'm not seeing many masks in my area.  Of course I'm making an effort not to go out much.  The story is out on masks and me.....don't know of any stores that require it.  The docs office took my temp and asked me if I wanted to wear a mask.  No thanks. Only one guy opted in on a mask.

Apr 21, 2020 12:51 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

What would happen right now if you went into a bank with a note in one hand, the other in your pocket, wearing a face mask?

Apr 21, 2020 12:52 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Cute Barbara Todaro Hey, I'll show you mine if you show me yours!!!! 

Oh Sham Reddy CRS that's disgusting!!!

Good for you Wayne Martin I am still appalled at the people we see walking who practice no physical distancing whatsoever. 

Apr 21, 2020 12:52 PM
Barbara Todaro

LMAO.... funny girl....

Apr 21, 2020 02:07 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS I don't mind it as long as it keeps the virus that's in the air from me and anything I might have from them!!!  We may have to learn sign language. 

Donald Urschalitz where in the heck do you find these cute photos???!!!

Apr 21, 2020 12:54 PM
Donald Urschalitz

I can't tell you but I have more.

Apr 22, 2020 04:28 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Michael Jacobs And for thieves, they're already prepared when they go into a bank to rob it. And...no one can describe the perp! Just kidding. 

Nina Hollander I don't like anything on my face either except for when I need to wear sunglasses. 

Dusty Rhoton SRS, MRES, ABR, SRES, GRI it's hard but I don't mind going into the stores with it. If it keeps the virus away from me, I'm ok with it.  But I rip it off as soon as I'm back in the car. 

 

Apr 21, 2020 12:59 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I've been wearing a mask for a few weeks now when I go out, which isn't very often.  I have noted folks seem to be increasingly masking up, and that's a good thing for now!

Apr 21, 2020 01:03 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sharon Lee I keep our in our car but so far I've worn it when I went into Target. 

Hi Ron and Alexandra Seigel oh yes...so many different theories it's hard to know what to do. I wear it when going into a store (which I rarely do now) and of course, the constant hand washing. I've decided not to go overboard when I bring items into the house though. You can do just so much. 

Apr 21, 2020 01:06 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Joan Cox I can only wear them long enough to go into a store and then I can't wait to get back to the car to remove it. 

Brian England I think the problem can come when we touch our faces because the mask is bothering us. We still need to not touch our faces and keep our hands clean. My concern has been the studies that show how far the virus can travel and how long it can linger in the air. 

Apr 21, 2020 01:09 PM
Joan Cox

Me too, they are hard to breathe with while on!   I see some wearing them riding bikes and running, and wonder how they are breathing.

Apr 22, 2020 01:48 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

All I know Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 is that there will be an abundance of food and lots of talking. 

Same here Beth Atalay not something I like but you do what you have to do. 

Liz and Bill Spear I'm in Texas...guess what the topic is all about!!!

Apr 21, 2020 01:14 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy,

Since I read your post this morning, I have querying the mask wearers, those who can carry two daily and change them mid-day.  Those with the vents, change them weekly, but spray alcohol in them when they get home.  Just a report, LOL A

Apr 21, 2020 01:15 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® We have a handful of the N-95 masks but not using them. I also keep some bandanas in the car just in case we don't have our masks. I had to mail a package the other day and I'm glad I had them in the car because they did require masks. 

Apr 21, 2020 01:17 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy people use to get arrested for wearing a bandanna ....... LOL

CT is requiring face coverings until May 20th, and the face masks I ordered have not come in, so I have been wearing a bandanna as well.

The next time I go to the grocery store, I should tell them, this is a stick up give me all your toilet paper ...... LOL

Apr 21, 2020 02:27 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

They do protect other people from you as far as projecting particles onto other people from what I can tell

Apr 21, 2020 09:37 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Wearing a bandanna is tricky for people of color because of stereotypes but it’s additional masks seem to work very well.

Apr 21, 2020 09:39 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Thanks for the mention, Kathy.

It's taken some getting used to about wearing a mask - and seeing so many others in them. I enjoy the variety!

Jeff

Apr 21, 2020 10:17 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Kathy.

If it were left up to me, no mask.  However, my wife is paranoid about it, so I wear one.

Apr 22, 2020 12:35 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

I loved your Patriotic Mask how funny two months ago if you wore any of them People would have called the police that you are about to do something bad... now if you do not wear them people will call the police on you:))Endre

Apr 22, 2020 11:12 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I've made a couple of masks for us...one is more layers and not as pleasant to wear. Lucky for me I haven't had to wear one yet. I don't go anywhere. I get very anxious when I put one on. Don't like it at all, but if I do have to go out in public you can rest assured I will be wearing mine.

Apr 28, 2020 01:43 PM