Will you continue to wear a mask in public after Jan 27th?
Poll: Will you continue to wear a mask in public after Jan 27th?
Total Members Polled: 684
Discussion
hotchy said:
scenario8 said:
…and from nowhere the mask mandate at my workplace has been dropped. One rather suspects it has finally sunk in at board level that wearing masks when trying to develop relationships and win new business puts us at a significant disadvantage to our competitors.
For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
If you came in my house with a mask to win my business I'd certainly close the door before you even entered. For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
GranpaB said:
hotchy said:
scenario8 said:
…and from nowhere the mask mandate at my workplace has been dropped. One rather suspects it has finally sunk in at board level that wearing masks when trying to develop relationships and win new business puts us at a significant disadvantage to our competitors.
For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
If you came in my house with a mask to win my business I'd certainly close the door before you even entered. For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
GranpaB said:
hotchy said:
scenario8 said:
…and from nowhere the mask mandate at my workplace has been dropped. One rather suspects it has finally sunk in at board level that wearing masks when trying to develop relationships and win new business puts us at a significant disadvantage to our competitors.
For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
If you came in my house with a mask to win my business I'd certainly close the door before you even entered. For reference, my role is similar to a double glazing salesman in so far as it involves me sitting on the sofa in (usually wealthy ABC1) clients’ homes for either side of two hours a pop, four or five houses a day, five or six days a week, being nice. Non clinical, non medical, financial stuff.
Email does tail off with caveats that the mandate will be under review and covid infections will continue to be monitored and considered for misconduct investigation, absences will be paid at SSP, mandate could be reintroduced as winter infection numbers rise yadda yadda
Edited to add I can confirm the awesome effectiveness of cloth Etsy masks as I haven’t been ill at any time in these last three years, nor have I ever tested positive for the virus despite weekly testing and having had it in the house twice over the period. In fairness that only shows their effectiveness in protecting me. We know they’re designed to protect others. Note almost no one, even at the very height of the pandemic and when mask compliance in public was at 99%, opted to wear a mask to protect me.
Anyway, good that this is at least temporarily out of the way.
Cross posted from another thread.
TheJimi said:
Yup, although I'd politely ask for the individual to remove it, and if they didn't want to, I'd be equally politely saying no thanks.
Our stance as well - IIRC you have a hearing problem so even more reason to say no thanks.In the same way as people were saying about the vaccine passport issue, I would say, “My house, my rules”
Boringvolvodriver said:
Our stance as well - IIRC you have a hearing problem so even more reason to say no thanks.
In the same way as people were saying about the vaccine passport issue, I would say, “My house, my rules”
We had a carpet man round to quote.In the same way as people were saying about the vaccine passport issue, I would say, “My house, my rules”
No joke the gentleman in question turned up with not only a double stacked mask (you could see the extra ear straps) but gloves!
I can understand if it was Salisbury many years ago, but Guildford in 2022?
garyhun said:
I’m as anti-mask as they come but if a worker wants to wear one in my house that’s entirely up to them. I’ll tell them that there is no need for it but leave it at that.
I just popped into this thread - didn't even think the debate was a thing anymore so was intrigued - and a little shocked some people are still concerned by it.And Gary, I'm afraid you're clearly not as anti-mask as some on here as it seems some have set their home entry policy to be mask-free or no entry.
PH is truly blessed with some nutcases.
oyster said:
I just popped into this thread - didn't even think the debate was a thing anymore so was intrigued - and a little shocked some people are still concerned by it.
And Gary, I'm afraid you're clearly not as anti-mask as some on here as it seems some have set their home entry policy to be mask-free or no entry.
PH is truly blessed with some nutcases.
Hardly qualifies a person as a nutjob for not wanting a masked person in their home, plenty of businesses have dress codes for entry . And I've got to ask, was it ok when nearly all premises refused entry for not wearing the same or where they all nutjobs ?And Gary, I'm afraid you're clearly not as anti-mask as some on here as it seems some have set their home entry policy to be mask-free or no entry.
PH is truly blessed with some nutcases.
oyster said:
garyhun said:
I’m as anti-mask as they come but if a worker wants to wear one in my house that’s entirely up to them. I’ll tell them that there is no need for it but leave it at that.
I just popped into this thread - didn't even think the debate was a thing anymore so was intrigued - and a little shocked some people are still concerned by it.And Gary, I'm afraid you're clearly not as anti-mask as some on here as it seems some have set their home entry policy to be mask-free or no entry.
PH is truly blessed with some nutcases.
Harrison Bergeron said:
Certified ducking Nutter
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/15820173136...
Mental Illness surely. https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/15820173136...
I Just assume anyone wearing a mask these days must have Covid or be rather odd so just give them a wide berth either way!
paulw123 said:
Harrison Bergeron said:
Certified ducking Nutter
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/15820173136...
Mental Illness surely. https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/15820173136...
I Just assume anyone wearing a mask these days must have Covid or be rather odd so just give them a wide berth either way!
scenario8 said:
…and from nowhere the mask mandate at my workplace has been dropped. One rather suspects it has finally sunk in at board level that wearing masks when trying to develop relationships and win new business puts us at a significant disadvantage to our competitors.
This is good news (if slightly surprising that there were still companies playing along with this), but surely you weren't bothering anyway? A simple 'I'm exempt' is all that is required to ditch this dying pantomime.As to the subject of letting callers in to the house if they're wearing a mask, my view is, knock yourself out if you're that scared of the air that you breathe. That said, if it were (say) a carpet fitter it wouldn't make a jot of difference to me. If it were someone who's intelligence was relevant to the appointment (a lawyer or financial adviser perhaps), wearing a mask would make me question their mental faculties.
On the subject of masks, I noticed that YouGov on Twitter (no idea what relationship it has with HMG, tenuous at best surely, given that they seem to concern themselves with such mindless trivia as how often people change their bedsheets) is claiming that the majority of people (61%) would be in favour of the government re-introducing compulsory mask wearing on public transport!
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1587396165863079...
Having travelled quite a bit recently, it seems strange that, if true, 61% of people on public transport are not actually choosing to wear masks themselves. I'd say it's 3% still clinging to the belief that they make a jot of difference at the most...
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1587396165863079...
Having travelled quite a bit recently, it seems strange that, if true, 61% of people on public transport are not actually choosing to wear masks themselves. I'd say it's 3% still clinging to the belief that they make a jot of difference at the most...
Mark V GTD said:
hotchy said:
If you came in my house with a mask to win my business I'd certainly close the door before you even entered.
I would politely cancel the meeting :-)HR contacted me to check I was ok (pandemic duty of care thing) and whether I felt comfortable returning to the office a few days a month. They seemed surprised that I’d be retuning as soon as masks and social distancing were dropped.
Older folk starting to wear masks more.
Had a couple of patients in this week. Happy to travel without masks, happy to shop without masks but in enclosed rooms they are asking if I mind if they wear one.
I just reply there is no mandate but if they feel more comfortable please wear one.
Had a couple of patients in this week. Happy to travel without masks, happy to shop without masks but in enclosed rooms they are asking if I mind if they wear one.
I just reply there is no mandate but if they feel more comfortable please wear one.
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