Half-masked, aka half-a***d

Yes, it's Thursday.  That dreaded day.  It feels a bit different since it's a short, holiday week, but it's still a long drudge till that exciting TGIF!  Rah!

It's been a few days, both because I've been busy and because I've had nothing I thought worthy to say.

But today, I've got one.

What the eff is it with people and wearing a mask, but wearing it under their nose?!?!?

This morning I went to the local bagel shop (which is a good place, quite a local boon), where they went to the whole "wear a mask, no eating inside, stand six feet apart" rules weeks ago.

But this morning at least 3 of the workers had their masks on BENEATH THEIR NOSES!!!

Just in case, I checked, because I thought "maybe they know something I don't."  But here -- wearing it under your nose is "don't #1" !!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/well/live/coronavirus-face-mask-mistakes.html

So, WTF are you doing, people??!!?!?

This morning wasn't the only phenomenon of this.  I saw it yesterday at Lowe's (I said I'd been busy, right?) -- you have to wear a mask to get in (I suppose that person near the entry door is there to stop you if you don't have a mask), but I guess covering your nose with it isn't really what people think. 

I also saw this at the grocery store earlier this week, and earlier.  Mask, but under your nose.

I know wearing it over your mouth and nose isn't all that comfortable, but what's the point of wearing one at all if you are doing it in a way that makes it less efficacious?

Do they think that covid doesn't come out or in your nose? Really?!?!!?

Or are you just stupid? 

Remember, you're not wearing it for you.  You're wearing it for everyone around you!  You don't know you don't have it -- you can be asymptomatic (did we know this word 10 weeks ago?) many days before feeling sick -- if you ever feel sick.  But you can still pass it on. 

If you've missed this, they wore masks for the Spanish Flu pandemic a hundred years ago.  A hundred years ago.  And millions of them died.

A hundred years later, we should be able to get THIS right!

Wear the damned mask right!!!

That's today's harangue.  Look forward to tomorrow's.