Mostly Apolitical Thread for Discussing/Venting our Rational/Irrational COVID-19 Fears and Experiences in 2020

this fucking *thing*

people trying to hedge/fine-tune/freestyle the advvised practices according to how personally at-risk they think they are—it's the same logic these jackass protesters are using

Ok, but that gets us into a situation where we are told masks are not effective

today felt like three days. i'm emotionally exhausted. it's not dad. mom is having meltdowns over the stress. trying to keep her sane.

on the plus side I did manage to watch both seasons of Atlanta

the weirdest part was early on when everyone was like "surgical masks have no effect" and I was thinking "then why do they wear them during surgery?"

god I really hope there isn't a Heaven/Hell, because I sure as shit don't want to spend the afterlife with 99% of the people out there right now.

i want to spend it with worms

Well, you know what Sartre would say...

I don't 😣

Sad!

regardless of uncertainty about how effective masks are, wearing some kind of face covering in public is important, as respect for other people and for their legitimate concerns.

I agree!

It’s a thing I’ll do even if I don’t think it does anything other than inside of my head, like praying, except that I like praying more.

lol

some of the face coverings out there have made me so happy to see

It's not an answer I actually want, but I keep wondering how vulnerable eyes are. Should I be wearing glasses to keep droplets out of my eyes?

― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, April 22, 2020 7:06 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Multiple xposts here. I seem to recall reading that the nasal passages are by far the most vulnerable entry point on the face. The mouth contains a lot more bacteria so would require a more substantial viral load to penetrate. The eyes, I guess, are less vulnerable than the nose and more so than the mouth, if that helps. It's probably very difficult to become infected that way though if you're keeping your distance and no carriers of the disease actually sneeze or cough at you. Ears I couldn't tell you about, or any other orifices (I can't imagine anyone much having caught COVID-19 anally but you never know).

Don't take my word for any of this, btw.

I can't imagine anyone much having caught COVID-19 anally but you never know

butt chugging coronavirus, off

I guess eyes seem extra vulnerable to me bc they’re wet, they’re big, they’re exposed to the air, and they go straight into your head!

I’ll try not to think about it too much.

i have to take my glasses off if i'm wearing a mask, otherwise they get all fogged up

Nostrils are more vulnerable than eyes, but only because breathing in actively pulls in whatever is floating nearby. Eyes are passive receptors.

our nicely made but homemade masks don't have metal nose crimps, which greatly reduce fogging and leakage there. i have a genius idea to affix a ~1.5" length of flexible adhesive weatherstripping that is somewhere in our belongings that i think will create a good seal/substitute there and would be removable/replaceable for the daily wash cycles, but i have not found the stripping yet.

I sewed a jumbo paper clip into my homemade mask, bent straight into a piece of wire and then shaped around the bridge of my nose. The mask sits high under my eyes and I let the bottom edge of my glasses sit to the outside of the mask, over where the wire/fabric hugs close to my face. It moves the glasses forward from where they normally are, but I can see through them well enough. There's some fogging, but not a lot.

i have to take my glasses off if i'm wearing a mask, otherwise they get all fogged up

― crüt

This has been driving me crazy

It doesn't seem like decorative masks are a thing in countries where it became common to wear one over the last 15 years but team masks are going to overtake baseball hat sales in like a week.

Looking forward to being able to get an Ebbets Field throwback flannel Brooklyn Dodgers mask.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/glasses-fog-wearing-mask-coronavirus.html

Haven't worked out how many washes a mask can take.
Probably ought to make one anyway.

this lockdown has brought me to the opinion that fresh milk is overrated and I'm quite down with supermarket brand UHT skimmed milk for tea, coffee, sauces, soups etc .. might just start using it all the time now. Yeah .. do one Gapesy!

So...has anyone attempted to cut their own hair? Been watching a couple of videos YouTube, playing with taking a scissor to it for at least a trim this weekend.

Me me me mememememe! I bought a set of clippers/trimmer online and watched a lot of youtube videos and did my bf's and mine last week. Came out pretty well!

Could you give us a link of the videos that were most useful.

I just put a number 2 attachment on and keep the shaver going over and again, and no matter how many times you do it and the all the different plains of your head you think is done you will always miss a bit. If you are locked down alone use two mirrors to check the top and back of your head.

I'm sorry if that sounds garbled I'm out on the phone.

All I have is a pair of scissors and a comb. Don't know what to do about the back of my head..xp tx call that was clear.

*thx calz

i employ the Calzino Hair Method to that exact specification

Yep, pretty much - a big mirror in the bathroom and a phone for the back of my head. It always takes longer than I remember.

Just buy some clippers.

I never bother with a mirror for the back of my head, I'm never going to see it anyway, if people want to giggle behind my back so be it.

What do mean did I lose a bet? You cheeky fucker!

Hers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLPkQhoIds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8stNFk6pU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wjFvfGYM74

His:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDTFob9-Z8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWi5PgdOl9c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlqaeSUFGGI

Results:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipM0Kx-gwOyYurSLU-8dZF2y_2GT-jamaAqFNjx5

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOqQysMVwZu0IdLFv2j4SDyC7kokQKr3czkKD6e

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOYddrwIfpLipy1Ond7l_DO46KHM-p6cVWfqaHq

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO3QFNIEY7VK5BAJeoWh2ORRVlAv8lceE4GgCSf

The sticking up bit on his wasn't my fault--his previous barber left a messy part that's growing out now. I did leave a couple of short spots in the back where I was trying to fade it but forgot which clipper setting I was on.

Ah sorry I didn't realize the youtube links would auto appear. Let me try to figure out how to show our pics.

yeah the calzino method is good, I have got to “ok” at 2 guard all the way round the sides/back and slightly longer on top— long enuf to like down, but def short enough to eliminate any hint of combovery shit where i’m thin 😢. My clipper actually came with a guide for clippering a simple cut that is usable solo. A handheld mirror to go with a wall mirror is essential (at least for me).

Best trimmer feature-y tool that happened to be with my wahl is a pair of angled over-ear guards, one for each ear. It seemed unnecessary at first, but it makes it as easy as a flobee.

It’s weird I decided to start doin this last year, so by covid detonation I had kind of stopped having disorderly weirdass wite high top fades. My surprisingly skilled 13 y/o daughter staged an intervention while her brother laughed his ass off i wish I had been him. That...would not have happened to my dad. 😏

Can people recommend a decent set of hair clippers? Admittedly they appear to be largely sold out on Amazon right now so I guess that every bloke in the UK has already had that idea.

I hope xyzzzz__ realizes we will be expecting photos him with a pixie cut.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fTWeL0Ey3d386t71kFkpyElNaBYGOHDBRkzJ-D-KlkH0jb1q1mZCwdW29Yo8Dn7Vqm1z_RBvifmSJvYvgWC6Ks9WMs8iDx0sXcoSbeBL0GFhc_CbSIQ8K0Xv11J34dLa213AztQ8dyLNjPzq_fPqFFG8iftaRcmP2bz7gumrilwqPgaYotX_MPFwiwVoTjiEwXVRzh5ja_uV1t23o3RuiOghAlNTO4DfBgdp5JMkz6ctXv7qjIUnsKXUNqesHe7z2EssJs4sRuKRZUjshoVXnR0AeZJ-JZwZ13tKBW0TcZ53-1Osg3ZCEFwO-VELw5AsQIEOQFggacesuUEI18UzbXg0yQhbT0jiKwQgm50PAbSmUjgWLTwEwli9giBs9zucyJxLd-Y6q-83TxDQDgsWFzHGa7Njkddle8j8WZ1mRpI19GsJk0YyBKzALegXkPJ2mVaTAX1Wla40U-r0HTHk-oDqfETZE-oF3sw5Y44yIb4YFHPAOw3l6Cf2TOvWMCFUrwspFvVa0qXK9iNJlpDckAEiacmMRNkae2reoFjKtfdjdtBU3g0HlnqneppfbnANR0CMhcIPC9WKyk93fADmj9MgSRvkPSE0DIyiPK-75Ft7svYwpH4IgVk2IviA2KhhkXRHxhxs6tno2sN0aHU2H2YSxkgYLKs3egHp4yyigLKaO-D_j5gqr8s8DVfkHQ=w476-h634-no

Does this work?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/htle51Q_PctSM1mHScMi96OvqK1lGbKdBfLGNiqcshf5p1IxBdZfikL2C-97h2V40rHi1rhrwDjnRi_RsU-kNr5iIs2ZbtERJfmxcl-PMiYFdzdQmobuh8DDEgSly2EV0_UBqI3PNgpQv-ZngIMlaT0BCJ9O1aMAVzBCcIpii05ymEZlejWeGFAEbK2nqMjm461EDowJ8nqDOfYOxFIZ20_lZTV5AgwzNWcsFGE5liTMoaggB_hq0x1YK44Rg3qFDyYVI_1YwgNFKJv-RLoaaCD1RFhbPQKlYFFm-CFap1b5F6svJ26Oi0SHXe0-IwhH5SWAy19l7OJgvWpiAfnQ4oZoPOyhaiJVCsV82AsvU9oYHAiWdb8zVkKb0zqnCyBUGqW0yy2_IHrZR3IflEoYLg1cVtwHP00QU3eahqB24ph43bXyFAFfJAQCfQaWjUiIfoNPUKEO2P0mzIUXrHVAVt-fbstA_-GrcU2KM6MUG-nUqKeoQQxW4q4IjIPB57qPSzvRRwcam1XA1Bdbi4OcDmFNzB7rscCF4Bi9u9Vg1fw7HiV67PqZWKEpLNE3mJt3to9-5Gitw6qoTIKJOVNwVYnFL-Sq5rt0sNEb6BmAkoYmTb15V75F8BCuKkPSQ5PrB-Ui7t65XJdM3KaowlTUi6Oc8yShtVgxyVEu4smuGZEk1Tb-EGJuAgHPB0HjFw=w476-h634-no

Eh i ponied up way beyond budget for a wahl cordless and i DO recommend cordless for ease. My roi might become tolerable if i live to like 95 and have hair still and the ability to operate the clipper.

Otoh i still ride road enough to use lycra, and just shearing down the legs enough to flex my vascularity and not look like dandelion plume is easy now.

I bought Wahl but corded, I think the kit was like $70 with clippers, guards, trimmer, carrying case, etc.

ah, now on laptop i can see photos, that's good!

i have an actual noticeable dent in the back of my head that is not quite symmetrical and centered, so keeping ~just~ enough is important and even that doesn't really save it. i guess at least now i don't have to explain my coconut shaped cranium to curious but sympathetic stylists.

if i had a nice dome, i don't think i'd mind just shaving my head.

good luck autobarbers-

Mine:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/E3GSsRwr6dMvBXG-HiDUWjvlUEIGZhuGk2gllLDqNoX_j6j8tsSf_-6um9VqtFmCcYYIBMU1EdeRE2m8AxW2R7ahmd3CCxYtNtHS6GD6Og2qdcYhioo33uE4vOwZexJ1e0Fw2itTMNgM_CtVjV4TI0OuWQ_2F1fh1KuK1wvDzgmqfmORrGovHxLAAwYkuyFl_3BfHLd5TMNfJp_fJrNrsrBm_I2WrzYsj8WUb5XxHH9fhIbstslC7R5JJ7200irue_cQZD9j8auBycqAG-Og4rpH-EGMjvQX7pCneMVvbI9Or9Rh5ziE7rqQGGIvEz43ikpN858E4VeIg2h-bibuWS2bUvUUFCS7PBUoYAenQX2QYXQqyxnsAtaBwF3MvjoTHMy79Hma01hC1L6wTgF7tDXudgeI0pMmsHx73S-8d8dHPucZK00hMKwcOEz-3Bs3IvfKq538UsS6pKCtEzMkEzNY1E-jEPM3z3ouRaefKWFXspidsJogNnFEpHikSe6FGF4bGN8tFItWVc30tr3AeOAQuSWd1N5GGx4eqggP-FIVTSyaWcJBzcBA7eNKyZOgthy4NAxTogsKRxPeRpmLML0zhl2txAfJcs8QKthsb3RAH_ZUutSgoHKrbSO6uq_b_Bi7TQBr965OMBs2h4i3wXAZ-L_VaKsmyS8_zZTj2KCuXoEXunPbqfGlgjdIXw=w477-h634-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wgjKpHCtv5mZUEYXO9x01ke6GZOGOTKfkmz6lGUuJmR2Dd-xQEk9SqSuwtx7bpu6b-Fega7E7Of3HEivXxpYuSX1r2ZiVeRVe4hLTuCxKg2RVU-m402F6b9UpWkCQ2n06-tDRhDd_7YASvTnUuFg71pUiZfZLPYeJd2nQcpCfOgq5wvtyCKAd_FTy5XUPbar-YUgJuCRmqt8IqY8OViOa4-v-4Al_8PfJ6R-iZrCyJy7CnHmFHXAU8-NuVizomjf1PYd5zEECPjwdfx_R7wRaUPY7wpkSqUgPxnTl4xnca8wGiDqZ6tGvKp9c5Y9HvG_WBFBG6MQ9M7C6XAydP0oqhXJS1LS6_WQYb75isvb07gPOTJoN8uYoFsdqZm-_byVfAr4yeOFnSQTg9V3IAMdm0UXDDkFeHcqplsQFf3WV3As2LldN5taZpccAHYVQcs0G1icCkH6WwyVXYs_5UuLupwSryc1vOeK7Rkl1JS_SvgQ7TmN4J1j6-NGVzP0Z5IgTqMtduCMZGx2VCUHhK8YKXAx9fOivQJubqnyG4LObQMAEMgcRtHlZ7tQzECeqtEe4tDSs1fDfMpxVh3kDajvqLL12bMMI-Cs1BhdhjodNmfDoWqnuwXXguC9-ezfSgp98j4-RHHucKOvIwezwuCGNO2JMTh38ViZy1HsnHS-mgAYe6UzS6cy-K-9o4rSWg=w477-h634-no