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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/31/2020 at 19:18 • Filed to: N95

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I just found a package of three of these in my garage. I bought them years ago, no idea what I was buying. I don’t even remember what I bought them for. They’re still in the unopened package.

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:23

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I saw some people selling them online for up to 40 bucks a piece on my university Facebook group. 

SpecsGTP > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:23

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Nice find! I bought a respirator to do Some insulation work a few month back. Boy am I happy that I did!

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:33

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Check to make sure the elastic band is still pliable, but you can Jerry rig it with rubber bands if it's not.  Just need a tight seal around the edges. 

lone_liberal > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:39

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I found a package of P95 3M masks left over from painting down in the utility room the other day. I left them there but it’s nice to know we have a couple if we need them. And I guess the difference between N95 and P95 is that the P95 is resistant to oil. I learned something today!

ttyymmnn > lone_liberal 03/31/2020 at 19:44

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As an asthmatic, this makes me feel much better about going out, even though it’s not all that bad here. Yet.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:46

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The CDC is starting to fess up that a mask might be a good thing.

I have a couple in my garage as well. They are for dust and particulate, I’m not sure if they have small enough pore sizes for a virus. I think I would want a proper respirator with a HEPA filter for that.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:50

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Remember us in the Thunderdome

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/31/2020 at 19:51

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The CDC is starting to fess up that a mask might be a good thing.

How long has that taken them?

I imagine that anything is better than nothing.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:53

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Yes anything is better than nothing. Proper use is just as import ant as having the gear tho.

PS9 > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 19:57

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You know what happens when you say anything bad about the toddler-in-chief, even when it isn’t even aimed at him. Ego over human life and all that.   

arl > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 20:00

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Same. I’ve got a few I’m going to start wearing when I go to the grocery store. I’ll bet we’re going to start seeing them used more often. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 20:04

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I went to storage today for some stuff and I knew I had a bag of the vent style ones so I grabbed them. I saw a donation thing last weekend. I just read Facebook donated a 100k to Marin County medical so I don’t know if it’s a huge priority here anymore. But they might give them to SF. I kept three and tied the bag up again. I do have a 3M paint booth mask but it would need new filters, I have the socks that go over the filters too for the large paint particulates. 

Sovande > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 20:07

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I found five a couple days ago. Right next to my huge box of nitrile gloves. 

InFierority Complex > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 20:16

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There’s already such a shortage that requiring anyone out to wear a face covering would be pretty tough for the general population. Hell, work has moved to having us reuse one disposable mask for a up to a week right now.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 20:24

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I found a stash of N95s  the other day. The securing bands are OK, but the padding around the nose bridge is deteriorating. I brushed most of it off, but not well enough as a few pieces were inhaled. The other problem was that my glasses kept fogging up. Not to much of a problem, just don't wear them whilst driving...

ttyymmnn > Sovande 03/31/2020 at 21:40

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I’ve only got plain old cheap plastic gloves, but I suppose it’s better than nothing. What them in the store, take them off in the car and hit the hand sanitizer, then wash as soon as I get home. 

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/31/2020 at 22:13

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I find those style of masks always fog up on me when woodworking. Instead I've found my respirator to work much better.

Only Vespas... > ttyymmnn 03/31/2020 at 22:35

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That’s so crazy...I found one tonight in my workshop tool chest in that “other stuff” drawer. It smells like sawdust, but I k ind of like that smell.