your reaction to seeing a face mask?

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:21 am

Just wondering what your reaction would be to someone wearing a face mask within your personal comfort zone given the current Schwine 'flu situation?

Would you wonder if the person is wearing it for their protection or have they got it!?

I walked into a busy medical centre on Saturday morning to find 30 people in front of me to see a doc. Despite how I was feeling at the time I did consider go buying a dust mask (pig pink? you know for breast cancer awareness?) and re-enter just in case some one has any kind of bug to share and thought maybe THEY would ALL think I may have Schwine 'flu - AND LEAVE !!!

openflame06 · Post by **openflame06** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:47 pm

I've seen people doing it even before the SARS outbreak stuff. Im not talking about out in the sticks either this was in a woolworths shopping store.

Didnt really worry me much, and I cant say I would ever do it to make people freak out thats just not right.

brumbee · Post by **brumbee** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:14 pm

before you go around wearing a dust mask, note that they are dust masks and not airborne influenza masks.

Phizinza · Post by **Phizinza** » Tue May 12, 2009 5:00 pm

Wear one of these

That should keep you safe. And everyone will probably think you are about to tear gas the place.

Its not called que jumping if everyone in front leaves