Mitch f Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 I do contract work at a carbon fiber manufacturing plant in St. Peters, I align their dies perpendicular to the vector of pull. They make me wear an N95 that is professionally fitted. Part on the process is jogging in place for 90 seconds to prove you’re getting enough oxygen. I trust the mask. bfishn, Johnsfolly and BilletHead 3 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
bfishn Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 Yeah, I trust them too. General Industry has different OSHA standards than construction that I'm not familiar with. I assume the medical profession does too. I suspect a pulse oximeter reading of my own (not so) bad self after 90 seconds of jogging in place might be unacceptable even without a mask. 😵 I do think that there's a good number of N95s that got grabbed up by the general public that would be far more effective in the hands of those that can and do use them correctly, and are at far greater exposure risk. I've been thinking about the similarities between reactions of a construction crew to OSHA directives, and the recent public reactions to COVID19 safety protocols; *"I'm not doing that, and you can't make me". *"That'll cost more than we'll make on this job". *"That's just plain stupid". But the end result is the same; *Those that comply generally have longer, healthier, more productive lives than those that don't. *The cost/benefit ratio of protective measures is often far different than the direct cost. *No amount of PPE will save your arse from a lightning strike to the head. Mitch f, Quillback and wily 3 I can't dance like I used to.
Johnsfolly Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 Helping out with local farm at Upick strawberries. Gloves and masks needed before you go into the field. Looking forward to balsamic strawberry jam😉 Mitch f, Terrierman, Gavin and 5 others 8
Terrierman Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said: Helping out with local farm at Upick strawberries. Gloves and masks needed before you go into the field. Looking forward to balsamic strawberry jam😉 Do tell.
Johnsfolly Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, Terrierman said: Do tell. I'll put out some details when my Better half starts the process. Quillback 1
Terrierman Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 29 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said: I'll put out some details when my Better half starts the process. Sounds really good. Two of my favorite flavors. Johnsfolly 1
BilletHead Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 56 minutes ago, Terrierman said: Sounds really good. Two of my favorite flavors. Pat and I did a white balsamic rosemary jelly. It was good. Sounds funny but it worked. Johnsfolly 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Mitch f Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 @Johnsfolly @BilletHead that’s one of those strange but tempting recipes to try. Seems like the words balsamic and jelly shouldn’t go together. But I’m sure it will taste great...always love learning new stuff, especially when it comes to stuffing my face! 😂 Johnsfolly and BilletHead 2 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Gavin Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 The balsamic strawberry...sounds great! Been to wet to set the camper on our friends farm in KS, No power there, so my Generator will be a female doggy to load in the truck, but it runs.
Al Agnew Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Mitch f said: Are you talking N95? That’s not what I’ve read. Nope, the so-called masks that most people are wearing. Mary has made a bunch. We've been experimenting with how to make one that actually seals decently around your face, which is difficult, which makes me think that my figures are maybe on the optimistic side when it comes to what most people are wearing. My biggest problem was leakage around the sides of my nose...my glasses continually fogged up, which obviously means a whole lot of air is leaking out there. But we've finally solved that problem by buying a load of the metal strips that go across the top of your bag of coffee so you can reseal it. Sew one into the top of the mask and bend it to fit around your nose. Works well. Mary has been making them for everybody in the family. I have a couple N95 masks. Haven't used them because, to be honest, we haven't been anywhere that I think they'd be necessary, and since ours AREN'T going to be professionally fitted, they probably aren't going to be foolproof anyway. We haven't been anywhere in public since this thing started except the grocery store a couple times, and then it was during the 6-7 AM period set aside for old people. Mary goes in, I stay in the car. Both times there haven't been more than 3 or 4 other people in the store. I did go into Tractor Supply in Farmington early one morning, after reading on their website about how careful they were being and all the measures they were taking. Big joke. None of the workers wearing a mask, no sanitizing wipes to wipe off your cart, had to ask a worker where something was and he had no qualms about coming up to within 2 feet of me to get me to follow him down the aisle. Had a small plexi screen at the checkout, but it was basically useless. I was glad to get out of there, and it's been well over 2 weeks now so I guess I'm not infected from it. Won't go back to that store.
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