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I saw someone driving alone in their car wearing a mask two days ago. I live in Kansas.

by wincy 3y ago

floren 3y ago
Oh that's daily around here still. Absolutely baffling to me, I could handle wearing a mask when I needed to but you bet your ass I was removing it as soon as I got outside because it's really quite unpleasant. I've got a neighbor who wears a mask to move his trash can the 20 feet from the inside of his garage to the pavement just outside. He also wears the mask when driving alone in his car. COVID definitely broke some brains.
- MyHypatia 3y ago
  Sometimes I wear a mask to keep the sun off my face or if there is a lot of pollen or dust outside.
  - myko 3y ago
    I wear my respirator to mow the lawn when my allergies are bothering me. Gets some funny looks occasionally.
  - vxNsr 3y ago
    Just curious to understand how does a mask over your mouth keep the sun off of your face (presumably the eyes)?
    - accoil 3y ago
      Could be to stop sunburn. Hat with brim protects the top half, and keeps it out of the eyes. Mask protects the lower half.
      - MyHypatia 3y ago
        Yep, I wear a hat and a mask. Keeps the sun off of most of my face. Sometimes I forget the hat or the mask and then I just wear one.
RC_ITR 3y ago
Usually that person is an Uber driver between fares.
- wincy 3y ago
  Maybe! I haven’t driven with an Uber driver in the last year that was wearing a mask. Then again the only places I’ve been to in the last year are Florida and Kansas so it’s for sure not representative of the nation as a whole.
gumby 3y ago
They could be an uber driver, or someone moving their car a short distance while shopping. Otherwise, I do find that weird and I am an ardent masker. Actually, come to think of it, the other day I drove home that way because I just forgot to take it off when I left the supermarket. So there are non-weird explanations. I doubt they account for all the cases.
- local_crmdgeon 3y ago
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  - fredsmith219 3y ago
    Not the poster, but I am immunocompromised. So I mask.
    - ianai 3y ago
      I just plum read too much about immunology and pathogens during the pandemic. Plus being able to opt out of pollen and flu season is just a duh, why not. Yes our bodies are good at fighting off stuff. Doesn’t mean I need to roll the dice with everything all the time.
  - gumby 3y ago
    I’m fully vaccinated but Covid cases are still widespread (I’ve never had it). There’s no need to risk the ans yet not understood sequelae. Plus I don’t get colds any more
irrational 3y ago
Probably either forgot or it wasn’t worth the trouble since they were on a short drive between locations.
- dwringer 3y ago
  I would regularly leave my mask on in the car just from being too lazy to take it off and put it back on again in the span of 15 minutes. I definitely had a couple of instances where people who saw me drive by yelled something at me in anger about how I had it on. I am kinda surprised to see a similar complaint crop up in a thread on HN. I'd usually forget I had it on anyway. I guess some people count down the seconds until they can rip it off and have what they perceive as "freedom"?
  - wincy 3y ago
    I’m not yelling at people. I’m just pointing out something that seems abnormal. I personally think normalizing voluntarily wearing masks is great as it makes it acceptable to wear them on airplanes, and service workers who want are free to mask up where you would have been seen as a crazy person pre pandemic. It makes sense to wear a mask when you’re on an airplane or if you’re a service worker in constant contact with the general public. Now for me personally wearing a mask was almost impossible to ignore because I wear glasses, so my glasses were constantly fogging up and it was a huge hassle and nearly unbearable over the course of a day, so in my mind it’s extra surprising to see people wearing masks when they’re alone and in my mind it doesn’t make much logical sense to do so.
drdec 3y ago
I used to do that when I masked because when I took the mask off, my facial hair would get activated and itchy. So if I weren't at a place where I could wash my hands, I just kept the mask on as it was easier to keep my hands off my face that way.
netcraft 3y ago
They could be thinking ahead so they dont forget it when they get to their destination. They could have forgotten it when they got in the vehicle from their last destination. There may be a kid in the back seat you couldn't see that they are trying to protect (or protect themselves from). I personally don't understand why this is remarkable. In no way are they hurting or affecting you. Why does it matter to you if they mask?

I saw someone driving alone in their car wearing a mask two days ago. I live in Kansas.

by wincy 3y ago

I saw someone driving alone in their car wearing a mask two days ago. I live in Kansas.

Oh that's daily around here still. Absolutely baffling to me, I could handle wearing a mask when I needed to but you bet your ass I was removing it as soon as I got outside because it's really quite unpleasant. I've got a neighbor who wears a mask to move his trash can the 20 feet from the inside of his garage to the pavement just outside. He also wears the mask when driving alone in his car. COVID definitely broke some brains.

MyHypatia 3y ago
Sometimes I wear a mask to keep the sun off my face or if there is a lot of pollen or dust outside.
- myko 3y ago
  I wear my respirator to mow the lawn when my allergies are bothering me. Gets some funny looks occasionally.
- vxNsr 3y ago
  Just curious to understand how does a mask over your mouth keep the sun off of your face (presumably the eyes)?
  - accoil 3y ago
    Could be to stop sunburn. Hat with brim protects the top half, and keeps it out of the eyes. Mask protects the lower half.
    - MyHypatia 3y ago
      Yep, I wear a hat and a mask. Keeps the sun off of most of my face. Sometimes I forget the hat or the mask and then I just wear one.

RC_ITR 3y ago

Usually that person is an Uber driver between fares.

wincy 3y ago
Maybe! I haven’t driven with an Uber driver in the last year that was wearing a mask. Then again the only places I’ve been to in the last year are Florida and Kansas so it’s for sure not representative of the nation as a whole.

gumby 3y ago

They could be an uber driver, or someone moving their car a short distance while shopping. Otherwise, I do find that weird and I am an ardent masker. Actually, come to think of it, the other day I drove home that way because I just forgot to take it off when I left the supermarket. So there are non-weird explanations. I doubt they account for all the cases.

local_crmdgeon 3y ago
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- fredsmith219 3y ago
  Not the poster, but I am immunocompromised. So I mask.
  - ianai 3y ago
    I just plum read too much about immunology and pathogens during the pandemic. Plus being able to opt out of pollen and flu season is just a duh, why not. Yes our bodies are good at fighting off stuff. Doesn’t mean I need to roll the dice with everything all the time.
- gumby 3y ago
  I’m fully vaccinated but Covid cases are still widespread (I’ve never had it). There’s no need to risk the ans yet not understood sequelae. Plus I don’t get colds any more

irrational 3y ago

Probably either forgot or it wasn’t worth the trouble since they were on a short drive between locations.

dwringer 3y ago
I would regularly leave my mask on in the car just from being too lazy to take it off and put it back on again in the span of 15 minutes. I definitely had a couple of instances where people who saw me drive by yelled something at me in anger about how I had it on. I am kinda surprised to see a similar complaint crop up in a thread on HN. I'd usually forget I had it on anyway. I guess some people count down the seconds until they can rip it off and have what they perceive as "freedom"?
- wincy 3y ago
  I’m not yelling at people. I’m just pointing out something that seems abnormal. I personally think normalizing voluntarily wearing masks is great as it makes it acceptable to wear them on airplanes, and service workers who want are free to mask up where you would have been seen as a crazy person pre pandemic. It makes sense to wear a mask when you’re on an airplane or if you’re a service worker in constant contact with the general public. Now for me personally wearing a mask was almost impossible to ignore because I wear glasses, so my glasses were constantly fogging up and it was a huge hassle and nearly unbearable over the course of a day, so in my mind it’s extra surprising to see people wearing masks when they’re alone and in my mind it doesn’t make much logical sense to do so.

drdec 3y ago

I used to do that when I masked because when I took the mask off, my facial hair would get activated and itchy. So if I weren't at a place where I could wash my hands, I just kept the mask on as it was easier to keep my hands off my face that way.

netcraft 3y ago

They could be thinking ahead so they dont forget it when they get to their destination. They could have forgotten it when they got in the vehicle from their last destination. There may be a kid in the back seat you couldn't see that they are trying to protect (or protect themselves from). I personally don't understand why this is remarkable. In no way are they hurting or affecting you. Why does it matter to you if they mask?