Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[Kevin_W]

Why does a face mask or lack of one change what is normal?

The last event I worked felt perfectly normal. I wore a mask the entire time as per the rules of the event organizers. Nothing “non-normal” about the event.

It was mostly the throngs of people milling about that made it feel "normal". I haven't experienced that in a long time.

And seeing people's faces vs. a mask is definitely a change. I agree that a face mask is not a big hardship, but there is certainly a different feel to an area where everyone is wearing one and an area where most/all are not.

 

[Bill in Atlanta]

I still wouldn’t say it feels normal.

Covering one's face has never been normal in Western civilization.

 

[Touchdown]

Covering one's face has never been normal in Western civilization.

I’m pretty sure a bunch of knights from yor will disagree with you, ditto cowboys and bandits of the old west. Should I continue?

 

[Kevin_W]

I’m pretty sure a bunch of knights from yor will disagree with you, ditto cowboys and bandits of the old west. Should I continue?

Knights with visored helmets existed for a very brief period of time, and during that time would have had a visor down a tiny fraction of the time. Ditto cowboys and bandits.

 

[Touchdown]

Knights with visored helmets existed for a very brief period of time, and during that time would have had a visor down a tiny fraction of the time. Ditto cowboys and bandits.

Age of Knights: 300 years
Age of Cowboys: 30 years

 

[G00fyDad]

I’m pretty sure a bunch of knights from yor will disagree with you, ditto cowboys and bandits of the old west. Should I continue?

I wouldn't bother. You're probably arguing with anti-maskers. They have a ready-made excuse at all times for why masks should not have ever been worn by people. Everything from "People cannot breathe in the things." to "They cause people to drown on their own fluids." to "They cause cancer when people breathe in the fabric fibers." I just wouldn't bother trying to convince them.

 

[GoofGoof]

Age of Knights: 300 years
Age of Cowboys: 30 years

Some people in Dallas might disagree with the second one

 

[matt9112]

I used to live in MA. Now live in FL. You can imagine my thoughts about this state's response to coronavirus. I'd be banned if I typed out the words I'm thinking.

Im legitimately the opposite. I moved to florida to live in florida not for warm weather....moved from Massachusetts about 5 years ago. (Granted i went to high school here in FL) So had lived here before. I find the people much more likely to be ok with being shut down like rona has sniper rifles are people who's lives are affected the least. Whole k curve theory and all. (Retired folks and those who can work and get paid the same etc from home) come to mind. I flew up and down a bunch during the worst of it to see family and i was amazed how crazy some of the rules were.
To each there own but i like Florida for Florida. Im not trying to make it new york with palm trees.

 

[matt9112]

I wouldn't bother. You're probably arguing with anti-maskers. They have a ready-made excuse at all times for why masks should not have ever been worn by people. Everything from "People cannot breathe in the things." to "They cause people to drown on their own fluids." to "They cause cancer when people breathe in the fabric fibers." I just wouldn't bother trying to convince them.

Lol im fully vaxed and wore my mask whenever required and still dont know why the entire economy was shut down lol

 

[G00fyDad]

Lol im fully vaxed and wore my mask whenever required and still dont know why the entire economy was shut down lol

I am fully vaxed and I still wear my mask everywhere and I understand why the economy was shut down.

 

[Kevin_W]

Age of Knights: 300 years
Age of Cowboys: 30 years

And?

Did a knight get up in the morning and put on a fully visored helm? Or only for the very rare battle?

 

[DisneyCane]

Some people in Dallas might disagree with the second one

It's been 30 years SINCE the age of Cowboys in Dallas (well, almost 30)!

 

[matt9112]

I am fully vaxed and I still wear my mask everywhere and I understand why the economy was shut down.

Odd but to each there own. 90+ percent effectiveness accoridng to the....science yet still need masks.

 

[GoofGoof]

Odd but to each there own. 90+ percent effectiveness accoridng to the....science yet still need masks.

What’s odd to me is why anyone cares if someone else wears a mask or not. Who cares?

 

[G00fyDad]

Odd but to each there own. 90+ percent effectiveness accoridng to the....science yet still need masks.

I don't feel the need to explain why I am still wearing my mask but yeah, to each their own.

 

[matt9112]

I don't feel the need to explain why I am still wearing my mask but yeah, to each their own.

Oh no need. You do you homie!

 

[Bill in Atlanta]

I’m pretty sure a bunch of knights from yor will disagree with you, ditto cowboys and bandits of the old west. Should I continue?

Too funny!

 

[DisneyCane]

It's been a while since I posted the vaccination percentages (at least one shot) for FL by age group so here it is. I left out the 12-14 (they are in the total) because I have no good way to estimate the population of 12-14 year old people.

Age	% Vaccinated
15-24	27.8%​
25-34	32.4%​
35-44	43.9%​
45-54	51.5%​
55-64	67.0%​
65-74	89.1%​
75-84	87.4%​
85+	73.0%​
Total	46.2%​

65+ is 86.4% combined. 65-84 is slowly creeping up and will likely exceed 90% when all is said and done. Under 45 is still getting shots at a snails pace given the wide availability of doses and appointments.

 

[Bill in Atlanta]

What’s odd to me is why anyone cares if someone else wears a mask or not. Who cares?

I always lean toward "live and let live", so I appreciate where you're coming from here. I do wonder, though, what prolonged face covering does to the social psyche, especially in regards to young children (reading facial cues, human connection, etc).

Hopefully we can eradicate this virus and everyone will feel safe enough to go maskless as soon as possible.

 

[DisneyCane]

What’s odd to me is why anyone cares if someone else wears a mask or not. Who cares?

I don't really "care" what other people do. I will say (as I posted months ago), that even though it makes no logical sense since I tend to be a germaphobe, seeing other people wearing masks makes me feel more uncomfortable. I realize that this is a completely ridiculous feeling to have and runs counter to any scientific evidence, but I get an uneasy reaction when I am around strangers wearing masks.

That said, I don't tell people (online or in person) not to wear them. If somebody wants to wear a mask or two or three and it makes them feel better, to each their own.