Originally Posted by
Mark E. Hurling
Something to consider. I dunno, at 69 and having ducked the bullets of polio, swine flu in the 70's, SARS, MERS, et. al. I am damned if I will wear a mask or gloves.
Gauleiter Pritzker of Illinois "loosened" some of our house arrest yesterday. Not much though. He also said it is mandatory to wear a mask in public if 6 feet of distance can't be maintained. While I am not afraid of this latest iteration of the Kung Flu, I haven't altered my daily round of activities much. That is to say, no gym time and no library books. I do get in some training on a parkour station with a loaded backpack on the dip fixture and pull up bars, and make do further with reverse hypers while lying prone on a picnic table and step ups on a bench.
I didn't get within 6' of anyone before, even when lifting in the gym except to ask to a spot on my bench press every few months when trying to determine my 1RM. Now, the only people I am in close proximity to is Dearly Beloved and our daughter.
As I see it, if anyone is concerned about having a mask on within the 6' dynamic sphere, it can be the other guy. If he gets too close to me that's his problem. I'll move away out of courtesy, which I was doing before this nonsense began.