should people who have colds wear masks?

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 03:13PM #1

Sitting here in GP surgery writing this, only coming in for checkup and get results from blood test. Lady patient sitting across from me grollying up phlegm and blowing nose and sniffing and coughing without even putting hand over mouth. My agitatiness is going into overdrive. I haven had s cold for ages and now frightened I am gonna catch a stinker of a cold (or even worse, man flu!) In the next couple of days. My only crime, to be just waiting in waiting room with her! Do you think people should wear masks when they got a cold like they do in Tokyo is it?

Lux23 · 23-09-2016 03:14PM

I think they wear masks in Tokyo because they are afraid of SARS, not a cold.

Temptamperu · 23-09-2016 03:15PM

Jaysus, sick people in a doctors waiting room. Whats next?

Wibbs · 23-09-2016 03:18PM

They should. Walking poxbottles they are. And kids with sticky fingers and dribbly noses who want to hug ya. Go away you biological weapon in a Peppa Pig tee shirt.

Meh, I figure if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger so come on ye viruseseseses, or is that viri?

corner of hells · 23-09-2016 03:19PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Sitting here in GP surgery writing this, only coming in for checkup and get results from blood test. Lady patient sitting across from me grollying up phlegm and blowing nose and sniffing and coughing without even putting hand over mouth. My agitatiness is going into overdrive. I haven had s cold for ages and now frightened I am gonna catch a stinker of a cold (or even worse, man flu!) In the next couple of days. My only crime, to be just waiting in waiting room with her! Do you think people should wear masks when they got a cold like they do in Tokyo is it?

I doubt she's visiting a GP just because of a cold.It's most likely an ebola/AIDS thing she has and you'll be dead by the evening.
And we'll remembwe you fondly despite your ****e threads..... ohh look my toast is ready.

ScumLord · 23-09-2016 03:23PM

Colds aren't even that bad, good workout for your immune system. Maybe everyone reacts differently, but I find a runny nose and a bit of a cough is annoying at most.

The flying mouse · 23-09-2016 03:33PM

Andyfromsligo I love your threads :-)

Wibbs · 23-09-2016 03:34PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Colds aren't even that bad, good workout for your immune system.

Agreed. Indeed I've been worried I've not come down with one for a while, but seem to have caught one in the last few days. Being a bloke with google at his disposal I have correctly concluded that I'm suffering from pneumonic plague and won't see the morrow. Or a head cold.

Maybe everyone reacts differently, but I find a runny nose and a bit of a cough is annoying at most.

I have - what Hollywood actresses claim to have as an excuse for a nose job - a deviated septum. I got that from shoving a tyre off a Corgi toy car(Man from U.N.C.L.E model) up my nostril and not mentioning it for months. I must point out I was a toddler at the time.

But it ors mean that I get extremely snot blocked with a head cold and sleep becomes very fugitive. TBH a flu can sometimes be less uncomfortable.

andekwarhola · 23-09-2016 03:47PM

Definitely an omnipresent and life - sapping deluge that's hard to avoid.

But enough about your threads.

HensVassal · 23-09-2016 04:27PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Sitting here in GP surgery writing this, only coming in for checkup and get results from blood test. Lady patient sitting across from me grollying up phlegm and blowing nose and sniffing and coughing without even putting hand over mouth. My agitatiness is going into overdrive. I haven had s cold for ages and now frightened I am gonna catch a stinker of a cold (or even worse, man flu!) In the next couple of days. My only crime, to be just waiting in waiting room with her! Do you think people should wear masks when they got a cold like they do in Tokyo is it?

Colds are great. Perfect excuse to drink loads of hot whiskeys and get smashed. Embrace them I say.

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 04:39PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

Jaysus, sick people in a doctors waiting room. Whats next?

broken cars in a garage?

Wouldnt mind but do you know what it turns out the woman was waiting for he daughter to come out of seeing the GP - why the hell didnt the mother stay in her bleeding car and wait for her instead of spreading her lurgies to others in the waiting room!

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 04:41PM

corner of hells wrote: »

...And we'll remembwe you fondly despite your ****e threads..... ohh look my toast is ready.

ooh do spill the beans, what constitutes a 'non-sh!te' thread on boards? haha

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 04:43PM

one of me cholesterol's is high ... I need a free Gym pass

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Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 04:44PM

The flying mouse wrote: »

Andyfromsligo I love your threads :-)

... and I love the fact you love my threads :pac:

- was thinking of chucking in making threads on boards ... but now you have boosted my ego I think I will carry on

Olishi4 · 23-09-2016 04:50PM

No, I think it would create an unnecessary fear amongst people and make waiting in the doctors awkward.

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 04:52PM

andekwarhola wrote: »

Definitely an omnipresent and life - sapping deluge that's hard to avoid.

But enough about your threads.

stop already with the big words ... its giving me a headache :pac:

fussyonion · 23-09-2016 05:45PM

Yes, I absolutely think they should.
I pick up colds ridiculously easy and it's a pain in the ar*e.
I do like the excuse to drink booze when I'm sick, though, but it's not worth it just for that.

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 07:02PM

Lux23 wrote: »

I think they wear masks in Tokyo because they are afraid of SARS, not a cold.

no, I dont think its that - I googled this when i got home to see why they wear masks , it ranged from believe it or not fashion, and people not wanting to pick up germs, to people being considerate and not wanting to spread germs to being unaproachable to wearing them because of hay fever/ pollen!

https://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/why-do-japanese-people-wear-surgical-masks-its-not-always-for-health-reasons

Birneybau · 23-09-2016 07:08PM

One of these:

https://www.google.ie/search?q=plague+mask&safe=off&client=ms-android-om-lge&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhvIm0iqbPAhXDDcAKHYTXCU0Q_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=517#imgrc=69z0JSJyb1lT0M:

looksee · 23-09-2016 07:09PM

The solution is that if you don't want a cold you wear the mask. Then you can occasionally decide, when its convenient, to give your immune system a work out by not wearing it. Course you may not get one then.

corner of hells · 23-09-2016 07:11PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

no, I dont think its that - I googled this when i got home to see why they wear masks , it ranged from believe it or not fashion, and people not wanting to pick up germs, to people being considerate and not wanting to spread germs to being unaproachable to wearing them because of hay fever/ pollen!

https://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/why-do-japanese-people-wear-surgical-masks-its-not-always-for-health-reasons

You really do need a hobby , something to get you out of the house.
Maybe chain saw juggling or unicorn racing.

Boom_Bap · 23-09-2016 07:11PM

I think we should all wear power ranger masks.

brevity · 23-09-2016 07:15PM

I think there should be a different attitude to people turning up to work sick. Both from the business and from staff.

It is not a badge of honour to arrive in like an extra from Outbreak. You should be at home, under a blanket. Not infecting the rest of us.

And don't even think about touching my keyboard. You plague you.

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 09:40PM

corner of hells wrote: »

You really do need a hobby , something to get you out of the house..... .

i hate that .... and the saying 'you need to get out more..' - if I had 50 quid each time I heard that one ,,,,

osarusan · 23-09-2016 09:58PM

Lux23 wrote: »

I think they wear masks in Tokyo because they are afraid of SARS, not a cold.

Absolutely not, it's because they have a cold, or some other illness they would not like to pass on to anybody else. The only thing they'd be trying to prevent is hayfever allergies.

How effective the masks actually are I'm not sure, but if nothing else, it's a gesture of concern for the welfare of others.

HS3 · 23-09-2016 10:04PM

Yes! !! I'm sitting here miserable, completely run down and every muscle aching!!! Some contagious mo fo infected me with their illness!!! Damn you sneezers! !! Damn you all!!!

Andy From Sligo · 23-09-2016 10:12PM

osarusan wrote: »

Absolutely not, it's because they have a cold, or some other illness they would not like to pass on to anybody else. The only thing they'd be trying to prevent is hayfever allergies.

How effective the masks actually are I'm not sure, but if nothing else, it's a gesture of concern for the welfare of others.

well said - i think said in that article they changed to non-woven disposable masks since 2002 , more effective masks than before apparently

should people who have colds wear masks?

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