Pcplum Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Gaz said: Tonight was the first time I've saw a person in a shop without a mask on. Walking around the shop while talking and laughing on the phone. I get that some folk don't need to wear masks, and I've no problem with that, but surely if you're not wearing a mask for health reasons you would attempt to minimise the amount of talking / laughing you'd be doing? Utter weapon. How do you know they can’t wear one for medical reasons? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pcplum said: How do you know they can’t wear one for medical reasons? Genuine question. What medical reasons would proclude them for wearing a mask in a shop? Asthma? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcplum Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Just now, jimbaxters said: Genuine question. What medical reasons would proclude them for wearing a mask in a shop? Asthma? COPD I would imagine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pcplum said: COPD I would imagine. Which would probably be slightly exacerbated if they caught COVID. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: Genuine question. What medical reasons would proclude them for wearing a mask in a shop? Asthma? Lip reading, physical disabilities, respiratory problems etc. There doesn't seem to be a list as such, more some vague suggestions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Genuine question. What medical reasons would proclude them for wearing a mask in a shop? Asthma?Nope. Mrs B has asthma and not only is willing to wear a mask, but works for the NHS who know about her asthma and still deem it safe for her to wear a mask. My understanding of asthma was that it is triggered by the release of histamine which irritates the lungs. I know over exertion can bring it on but I dont see how wearing a mask or loose face covering (face coverings being what's been mandated) could be seen as a trigger for asthma. Especially in people who keep on top of it with preventers. Surely anyone with asthma severe enough to not be able to loosely cover their face shouldn't be in the shops? Could be wrong, but Mrs Bs is at least moderate if not quite bad and she hasnt made a peep about not wearing a mask. Maybe she thinks that COVID + asthma carries more of a risk than mask for 10 minutes + asthma. She would of course be absolutely correct. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, bennett said: Lip reading, physical disabilities, respiratory problems etc. There doesn't seem to be a list as such, more some vague suggestions. True. Wearing masks is definitely not the preferred option but for a wee while in a shop shouldn't be a game changer for personal health but will be a game changer in the spread of the virus. Edited July 20, 2020 by jimbaxters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcplum Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: Which would probably be slightly exacerbated if they caught COVID. 3 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: True. Wearing masks is definitely not the preferred option but for a wee while in a shop shouldn't be a game changer for personal health but will be a game changer in the spread of the virus. Do you work in the medical profession? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: True. Wearing masks is definitely not the preferred option but for a wee while in a shop shouldn't be a game changer for personal health but will be a game changer in the spread of the virus. That's it, you're basically wearing it for around 20 - 30 minutes max and if it reduces the numbers of infections then it's worth it. Bairnardo sums it up pretty well, few posts up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Pcplum said: Do you work in the medical profession? No. If I did I'd be a danger to others by having to ask on a fitba forum if there are medical conditions which prevent mask wearing. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcplum Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: No. If I did I'd be a danger to others by having to ask on a fitba forum if there are medical conditions which prevent mask wearing. True. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: Genuine question. What medical reasons would proclude them for wearing a mask in a shop? Asthma? Children and adults with autism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Just now, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said: Children and adults with autism. Are they officially exempt then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 My partners wee one has it and has an exemption card. Autism is a very broad thing, what's ok for one person may not be ok for another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Pcplum said: How do you know they can’t wear one for medical reasons? Did you actually read what I'd written? I specifically said that I've no problem with folk who don't need to wear masks. My bugbear was that, if you were exempt from wearing a mask, surely you'd still go some way to mitigate the droplets that are coming out of your mouth and not walk around a shop laughing and joking on a phone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, bennett said: Lip reading, physical disabilities, respiratory problems etc. There doesn't seem to be a list as such, more some vague suggestions. There's a non-exhaustive list of reasonable excuses in the legislation, here: Edited July 20, 2020 by madwullie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Did I hear right that France have mandated masks in restaurants? Spaghetti only? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: Did I hear right that France have mandated masks in restaurants? Spaghetti only? In Italy, the rules are that masks can be taken off when seated at a table but put back on when going to the bathroom etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: In Italy, the rules are that masks can be taken off when seated at a table but put back on when going to the bathroom etc. That seems reasonable tbf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 12 hours ago, Gaz said: Tonight was the first time I've saw a person in a shop without a mask on. Walking around the shop while talking and laughing on the phone. I get that some folk don't need to wear masks, and I've no problem with that, but surely if you're not wearing a mask for health reasons you would attempt to minimise the amount of talking / laughing you'd be doing? Utter weapon. I’m seeing more and more people not wearing them. I went to the chippy in Maybole yesterday and there was 6 people in, 4 of which didn’t have face coverings. Folk are chucking it already in the same way they chucked lockdown measures -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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