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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,536 posts) Tue May 5, 2020, 01:28 PM May 2020

I tried to talk my daughter into wearing... [View all]

...to go shopping. Am I....

[Got this a few years ago for sanding and drywall work.]

11 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	Reasonable
	5 (45%)
	A bit overprotective
	4 (36%)
	Unreasonably cautious
	1 (9%)
	Around the bend paranoid
	1 (9%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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I tried to talk my daughter into wearing... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2020 OP

Does this respirator only have a check valve for exhaling? Turbineguy May 2020 #1

Yea DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #8

Valves allow germs to flow out LeftInTX May 2020 #12

But they also allow you to breathe. LisaL May 2020 #16

True DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #21

Those are certainly better than nothing. LisaL May 2020 #22

You can put fabric in front of the check valve jberryhill May 2020 #35

That should work!! MenloParque May 2020 #2

Maybe not discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2020 #26

I have the exact same respirator DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #3

On top of the protection, she'll look really cool. Mike 03 May 2020 #4

Depends Maru Kitteh May 2020 #5

If you can protect yourself, why not, even if you are not in a vulnerable population? LisaL May 2020 #10

True enough. I guess I'm just in resource protection mode. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #18

Respirator above, if seals properly to the face, should protect LisaL May 2020 #24

Yes. I'm aware. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #36

I am totally wearing mine if I ever get the proper filters for it. LisaL May 2020 #37

I would love to have one for work. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #38

I wear a respirator like that, plus safety glasses jberryhill May 2020 #6

And you're stylin' discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2020 #27

That's a cool mask, I would totally wear it. dewsgirl May 2020 #7

It is cool, isn't it? Mike 03 May 2020 #9

Try to buy it anywhere. LisaL May 2020 #11

I know.. But pink... Mike 03 May 2020 #13

Those are the removable filters. LisaL May 2020 #15

Oh, duh... Thank you for clarifying. Mike 03 May 2020 #17

I can see how pink mask could be an issue for a man. LisaL May 2020 #20

The gray filters are preferable DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #23

Me too...lol dewsgirl May 2020 #29

Another stylin' person discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2020 #28

Definitely. dewsgirl May 2020 #30

No f-ks given jberryhill May 2020 #33

Smart. dewsgirl May 2020 #34

Yup discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2020 #39

.... dewsgirl May 2020 #40

I have a similar type of mask (elastomeric respirator) but LisaL May 2020 #14

It will do Renew Deal May 2020 #19

I've seen several people KT2000 May 2020 #25

I "passed" because I'm giving you the benefit of being considered frugal Totally Tunsie May 2020 #31

My wife's sister.... mbusby May 2020 #32