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It’s not my job to help you find N95 masks, they’re available from most hardware stores and definitely from Amazon. I just looked and there’s at least one type

by hnarn 6y ago

It’s not my job to help you find N95 masks, they’re available from most hardware stores and definitely from Amazon. I just looked and there’s at least one type available on Amazon that’s not 3M in addition to full respirator masks and everything in between, and it’s easy to find other stores through Google that sell 3M disposable masks if that happens to be the only one you trust. In addition to that, loose particle filters as spare parts are not uncommon and you can literally strap any filter on a fan, close your windows and start forcing indoor air through it to improve the ambient air quality.

carabiner 6y ago
> they’re available from most hardware stores Home Depot, Lowes etc. have been sold out of or have been donating their N95's since this all started. So you're wrong there. Try searching again, like I did. > definitely from Amazon I said genuine. Many of these have been found to be counterfeit. They may not be, but neither you nor I really know. Essential workers have been given priority everywhere in the US for 3M ones. Maybe they're not giving them the KN95's for a reason, or maybe they're mistaken and that they're actually fine. > loose particle filters as spare parts are not uncommon and you can literally strap any filter on a fan, close your windows and start forcing indoor air through it to improve the ambient air quality. ...which don't do anything for smoke unless they're MERV8-ish or so or above. Which are all sold out until next week. These are all the state of things regardless of how you "refuse to believe" or how much you "doubt." I, like every single person on the west coast, have been trying to track these down and this is what I've experienced.
- hnarn 6y ago
  I’m not going to Google for you but I found an online store selling 3M disposable masks out of San Diego in a few minutes. Not that it matters, since you’ve already decided that “everything” in the entire global economy is sold out, and anything that isn’t is probably fake anyway. I hope you and other people like you take these unprecedented fires as an indication that waiting to buy particle filters until during a fire probably isn’t optimal in the future. Good luck.
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- olyjohn 6y ago
  If you have a furnace, you have a filter. Take the filter out of it and stick it on your box fan. Even if it's a little dirty, it's better than nothing.

by hnarn 6y ago

carabiner 6y ago

> they’re available from most hardware stores Home Depot, Lowes etc. have been sold out of or have been donating their N95's since this all started. So you're wrong there. Try searching again, like I did. > definitely from Amazon I said genuine. Many of these have been found to be counterfeit. They may not be, but neither you nor I really know. Essential workers have been given priority everywhere in the US for 3M ones. Maybe they're not giving them the KN95's for a reason, or maybe they're mistaken and that they're actually fine. > loose particle filters as spare parts are not uncommon and you can literally strap any filter on a fan, close your windows and start forcing indoor air through it to improve the ambient air quality. ...which don't do anything for smoke unless they're MERV8-ish or so or above. Which are all sold out until next week. These are all the state of things regardless of how you "refuse to believe" or how much you "doubt." I, like every single person on the west coast, have been trying to track these down and this is what I've experienced.

hnarn 6y ago
I’m not going to Google for you but I found an online store selling 3M disposable masks out of San Diego in a few minutes. Not that it matters, since you’ve already decided that “everything” in the entire global economy is sold out, and anything that isn’t is probably fake anyway. I hope you and other people like you take these unprecedented fires as an indication that waiting to buy particle filters until during a fire probably isn’t optimal in the future. Good luck.
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olyjohn 6y ago
If you have a furnace, you have a filter. Take the filter out of it and stick it on your box fan. Even if it's a little dirty, it's better than nothing.