British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say

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British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say

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  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Ugh i don't want to step up from the n95 k to the p100 respirator means i gotta shave my beard for a good mask seal. : p

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      1 month ago

      Everyone thinks *i'm sick when they see me in a mask with my post-covid cough and it's like nah, y'all are the heralds of nergal i'm just vibing.

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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      1 month ago

      I've heard positive things online about the envo mask from folks with beards. Might have to do a bit of shaping for it tho.

      https://envomask.com/

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        1 month ago

        A couple years back i shelled out for a real fancy full face dual filter cartridge respirator. It rocks, it really does. It's this huge bane looking thing with a face shield and everything but it's more comfortable than a paper mask. Only downside is no one can understand me when I talk. : (

        • HumongousChungus [she/her]
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          1 month ago

          I thought I had the same issue, so I tried out one with a speaking diaphragm to help out. Turns out a lot of people were just pretending not to be able to hear me! I figured that one out after deciding to calmly recite a small collection of cursewords and insults every time someone tells me they can't understand and seeing the looks on their faces.

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            1 month ago

            My principled commitment to non-violence vs. My steadily growing rage at the banal cruelty of society.

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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          1 month ago

          Hmm, if it's full face, does it have enough room for a bluetooth lavalier mic or something?

          I've long thought about combining something like this (cw: masked women in a skimpy Harley Quinn cosplay)

          https://www.instagram.com/p/C15Rm93u8LH/

          with something like this

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTK8dIBJIqg

      • amber (she/her)@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 month ago

        I don't know about for bearded people, but I own an Envo Pro and have had to stop wearing it for work because it was hurting my face. I still wear it if I'm going out for less than like 2 hours but just wanted to warn others since it's kind of expensive.