Originally Posted by
essnce629
Thanks for the summary! My mom and I ended up watching the entire video later, but we were putting together a dresser while watching so I don't think I caught every detail.
So...I have N95 masks that I originally bought for our earthquake kit and then bought several more during the CA fires last year. I have at least two dozen masks. If you were me, what would you do? I plan to leave the house no more than once a week for groceries only, although DH went today to Costco and Home Depot. I think it would be better if I was the only one to leave the house since I'm more careful than DH and he's the only one working full time at home so it would be better if he didn't get sick. The last time I went out was 10 days ago. So I'm thinking the best practice would be to wear 1 mask out each time I go get groceries and then dispose of it before I even get in the car to go home? That would be enough masks for 25 weeks/6 months, but that's not taking into account if anyone at home gets sick and should therefore wear a mask to protect the rest of us.
I would keep 2 masks and donate the rest. There is zero need to have so many. (My sister and all her friends donated theirs from the fires). DH is a physician and wore the same N95 mask all week last week. He probably won’t get another one this week. Healthcare workers are in dire need of masks. If you go out once a week, leave the mask in the car and it will “self sanitize.”
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