I went into a local dentist’s office to get more prescription toothpaste; I was wearing my 3M p100 mask (with a surgical mask taped over the exhaust, in order to protect other people in addition to the native exhaust filtering offered by the mask). When I got in, the receptionist was on the phone. I realized it would be more sensible for me to wait outside and come back in, but I felt a strange reluctance to do so. It would be weird and awkward to leave right after entering. I hovered near the door for about 5 seconds before actually leaving. I was pretty proud that I was able to override my naive social instincts in a situation where they really didn’t make sense (I will never see that person again, and they would probably see my minimizing shared air as courteous anyways), to both my benefit and the receptionist’s.
Also, p100 masks are amazing! When I got home, I used hand sanitizer. I held my sanitized hands right up to the mask filters, but I couldn’t even sniff a trace of the alcohol. When the mask came off, the alcohol slammed into my nose immediately.
I went into a local dentist’s office to get more prescription toothpaste; I was wearing my 3M p100 mask (with a surgical mask taped over the exhaust, in order to protect other people in addition to the native exhaust filtering offered by the mask). When I got in, the receptionist was on the phone. I realized it would be more sensible for me to wait outside and come back in, but I felt a strange reluctance to do so. It would be weird and awkward to leave right after entering. I hovered near the door for about 5 seconds before actually leaving. I was pretty proud that I was able to override my naive social instincts in a situation where they really didn’t make sense (I will never see that person again, and they would probably see my minimizing shared air as courteous anyways), to both my benefit and the receptionist’s.
Also, p100 masks are amazing! When I got home, I used hand sanitizer. I held my sanitized hands right up to the mask filters, but I couldn’t even sniff a trace of the alcohol. When the mask came off, the alcohol slammed into my nose immediately.