This time last year I bought some masks to use while removing some mold. I only really needed one, but they came in a box of 10, so I had nine left over when the Coronavirus arrived. They were N95, the Cadillac of masks, and the ones recommended for medical professionals. As such, they were […]
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Comparing Dumpster Fires
Everyone agrees that the Covid-19 problem is awful, and almost everyone thinks that their politicians are doing a terrible job of managing it. A friend on Facebook recently described the situation in Alberta as being “a dumpster fire” and she isn’t wrong. Comparatively, though, the dumpster fire is bigger in a lot of other places. […]
Mutiny and Masks
The City of Edmonton decided this week that everyone should wear masks indoors in public places as of August 1. There are some exceptions, such as when eating and drinking, and for those with medical conditions that make wearing masks impossible, but for the rest of us when going to the store, masks will be […]
Life without masks during Covid 19 times in African informal settlements — ke1tribe
Lorenz Omondi has initiated a project to get masks to the children of Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. As you can see from this photo, they have been using cardboard packaging in the absence of cloth masks. Please follow the link below to see his blog post on ke1tribe. In the informal settlement […]