Notices by katharine (thatkatharine@ohai.social)

@Infoseepage Appreciate the info! My partner may be walking in the feels like -20C temps for half an hour or so while wearing an elasto and I suddenly realized I didn't know if what temps they can handle or for how long. Cool to think of new things to fret over and worrying that these things will crack at the most inopportune times.

Do we know how well elastomeric respirators hold up (by which I mean in physical construction, not warmth) in cold temperatures (minus double digits in Celsius)?

And if they further decline, saying, “Really, I don’t wear masks,” you give them an icy glower and respond in low rumbling voice, “You will…if you want to live.”

From: @thatkatharine
https://ohai.social/@thatkatharine/111112758360691790

Normalize keeping a humidor-style box around but instead of cigars, you use it to offer guests a fresh-in-package 3M Aura. When they demure, you give them a jolly slap on the back and a hearty laugh and say “Oh, but I insist, m’lad!” and proceed to stuff several into their pockets and their hands.

Go to work sick or the big boss will cancel your show.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/apple-shuts-down-dick-turpin-comedy-noel-fielding_uk_678a2744e4b0885248082d6e

Governments should not hit up mutual aid groups for resources.

Mutual aid groups exist because the governments fail. Governments can go slide into 3M’s DMs to beg for respirator donations.

TIL bifold masks fit inside CD wallets. If you’re looking for a way to carry your spare respies for distribution, etc. Could probably rig up a little pocket to hold related supplies.

#CovidSafeScouts #YallMasking

When I volunteered for a cat rescue org that was permitted to use the adoption centre space inside a big box pet store, the people in charge were frequently trying to fit 20-30 cats (generally including a couple of litters of 5-6 kittens) into a space with 8-10 enclosed sleeping quarters. With that many cats in one space, some cats will catch and spread colds. It’s a result of the lack of fosters to handle kitten litters.

https://nowtoronto.com/news/toronto-cat-cafe-to-shut-down-amid-claims-of-mistreating-the-animals/

Rescue orgs and hoarders think they’re doing the cats a favour by cramming them into spaces because the alternative is bleaker. But there are gonna be health problems and massive vet bills as a result.
Of course, the public is ignorant of that side of it all. Like they’re ignorant about TNR programs to humanely reduce the feline population in feral colonies.

(Double of course, I think it’s a terrible idea to subject cats to the general public in the ongoing Covid Age.)

I think it is mistreatment of animals and humans to be going out maskless and helping spread viruses all over creation.

🤔

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/people-agree-that-these-things-havent-returned-to-normal-since-the-pandemic_uk_677d0211e4b07acf439c82fd

Ask people for the calendar date they think the pandemic ended and show them the wastewater charts spanning 2020–present challenge

What’s your storing and tracking process for reusing N95/FFP3 respirators?

Have you made cute labels for your paper bags? Do you mark down where and how long you wore them as well as date by use?
Do you store your “active” respies in a letter/file sorter and rotate them as needed?
Do you sing them little lullabies to help them rest or whisper special incantations to ward off any toxins that may have accumulated on the mask surface?

Please tell me! I must know! …For reasons.

Remind your NY dwelling pals that the incoming federal administration may demolish access to vaccines and with it the relaxed vax-only strategy they’ve (ill-advisedly) relied on for several years.

If your pals would rather accept widespread illness without mitigation—because the too many times they’ve been ill since 2022 has been “fine”—instead of wearing masks—because the cloths ones they wore in 2021 were “uncomfy”—are they really your pals?

https://zeroes.ca/@CovidSafeScouts/113773341185874754

So, you're Covid-conscious and you have to go out for reasons. You've got a stash of spare N95s, your CPC mouthwash in a travel-sized container, your nasal spray, and your CO2 monitor—what are you toting them around in? Are they rattling loose in your handbag? Do you have them secured in some sort of pouch? Have you shoved them into various pockets about your person?

Tell me now!

Also, are you carrying around other supplies? What are they?! I must know! For a thing.

Should I, noted misanthrope, rare and precious Covid virgin princess, devoted Precautionista, and middle-aged hermit, suddenly throw all caution to the wind and attend the most crowded gatherings tomorrow night?

There comes a time in every nonconformist’s life when we ask ourselves “Should I get/learn to play bongos?”

Speakeasy but it’s a vaccine clinic

Wild if we find out that Democrats and Liberals are purposefully sabotaging their positions of power in government because they’re more successful at fundraising when they’re the underdog/opposition and would rather fill the party coffers than do useful government stuff.