".... since the virus is planned to reemerge in the Fall."If it is planned to reemerge in the Fall, when will it first disappear? Is there a plan?
CAN WE AUDIOPHILES DO OUR PART?
So we're all tired of hearing about nothing but Covid-19 (or, as I term it, the C-Plague). What can we do, as audiophiles, to help with all this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?
I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.
Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?
I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.
Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.
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I guess, somewhere along the way we lost track of the original question ’What can we do to help?’ There were a few answers earlier in the thread, but they diluted after a while. Interestingly, there were a few "I am not helping" and a few more "help by asking to be exposed more". In case anyone is still interested in ideas, I am repeating my early post to add to jhills’ example... It will greatly depend on your location. Patronizing local business may be the step you are looking for. If your area is greatly affected, delivering meals for workers may earn you a smile or two. As the situation is changing, an iPad you never use donated to local hospital's pediatric department may entertain a sick and confined child for days. Before anything, take care of yourself. That is the most you can do for people out there. |
stereo5,
We learned from the best. First two pages contained insults from you to millercarbon, ozzy62, and audio_audition at least. Along with some whining about people and the situation from your past. Give us a rest already please. At least we keep it contained and, by the way, those were not really insults. More like some colorful pinching. |
geoffkait,
That does not make you an expert. https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/han00432.asp?deliveryName=USCDC_511-DM28431 |
geoffkait, That was interesting. We are Yin and Yang of Coronavirus epidemics approach. I wear a mask and more almost all the time, except at home, in the car, or when on bicycle and there is nobody in sight. I wear goggles often. I do not practice even half the social distancing for myself, spend time in rooms with multiple people, touch whatever is there to be touched. I am fully aware that there is no certain protection and have no sense of false security. Quite the opposite. I rub my neck with a disinfectant multiple times a day. I sometimes do use a handheld UV light to quickly "clean" possible offenders. I would not enter the elevator or an empty hallway without a mask, though. |
To make this light discussion a little more useful. If anyone is seriously interested in protection, this is the one to get... https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Versaflo-Heavy-Industry-PAPR-Kit-TR-300N... It is a good deal on this website, but wait time is a bit long. Maybe good enough for a "second wave", if it ever comes? Otherwise, you may need to pay a bit more. https://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/3m-versaflo-tr-300n-hik-powered-air-purifying-respirator-heavy-... In any case, the thing works. |
"...is masks are effective at either preventing the spread of COVID-19 to others or preventing the wearer of the mask contracting the virus why are the numbers of cases and deaths not (rpt not) going down?"If you could rephrase it to "if masks are not effective at preventing transmission of the virus, why are the numbers of infected hospital workers not higher?" A little trivia. Out of around 2000 hospital employees tested in a heavily Covid-19 affected hospital, number of positive results was lower than in a random general population of the same community. Was it masks, face shields, too small of a sample, or an underground river flowing in the area? |
geoffkait, I could talk to the hand, but your idea of mask may be a little incorrect. https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-... |
"In Seattle. Once ground zero."Is there an explanation why it is not ground zero anymore? "You have to see that empty hospitals DURING a pandemic are a sign that someone got something wrong."One could also say that empty hospitals during a pandemic are a sign that someone got something right. Once they fill up, you failed to prevent it. Any tactics used is unproven. Unless you have had a few of the same situations before. It is learning as you go at this point. It is a three-month-old situation. |
baumli,
It will greatly depend on your location. Patronizing local business may be the step you are looking for. If your area is greatly affected, delivering meals for workers may earn you a smile or two. As the situation is changing, an iPad you never use donated to local hospital's pediatric department may entertain a sick and confined child for days. Before anything, take care of yourself. That is the most you can do for people out there. |