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.



baumli

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@ozzy62, your post has been reported. I will not take any of your BS
Yeah, you reported MY post after you edited YOURS. Real nice, Nancy....


Quarantine the sick and the "at risk" demographic

That would be....everyone.


Well I think we are all at risk to die from something. Unless you know something I don't. So let me clarify. Even though young and healthy people have contracted the 'rona and some have died, they are by far the minority. I won't regurgitate statistics here, we've all seen them. But far and away the 65+ group is more at risk. Think nursing homes, hospitals and retirement communities when you consider who should be sheltering in place. And even then, it should be their choice depending on how concerned the are for THEIR own health. Now if you are diagnosed with the virus, you should be quarantined.

Again, let common sense win the day.

I hope you all go out and enjoy yourself, just don’t come crying around here if you get sick
If I get sick, I get sick. It's all about common sense, which is definitely not so common anymore. You stay in your house and wait until nothing bad ever happens again. At that time, you can ride off into the sunset on your unicorn. 

As for me, I will continue to live my life and do the same things I always do during flu season. I wash my hands, try not to touch anything I don't need to and don't allow anyone to cough on me. But damn to hell the government telling people they must shelter in place or risk being arrested. Quarantine the sick and the "at risk" demographic (if they want to) and let everyone else go about their business. What could be more simple?