What’s better than 20% off a case of wine? 20% off TWO cases of wine! When our grocery store offers their case sale, we often stock up. Our new Harris Teeter has a really nice selection of wines under $20. James The (Retired) Wine Guy will recognize some of these old friends!
I’m a bit puzzled by this whole thing about masks. Many health experts have been saying for a long time that they aren’t necessary. Now all of a sudden we are being “encouraged” to wear them in public, while health care professionals who desperately need them still can’t get them. Yeah, you can make your own or have someone make one for you. I’d like one in red flannel plaid, please (don’t you dare). The rationale for recommending them seems tenuous. One doctor was quoted as saying “it’s better than nothing.” OK, perhaps. Another person stated that “the effect is greatest when masks are used along with hand hygiene and social distancing.” But isn’t that like the claim on a health food product that says it promotes weight loss when combined with sensible eating and exercise?
You made me laugh with this post Tom. I like your analogy at the end.
Here in Australia, we’re told that masks are mostly useful if you have a cough or if you’re sneezing as it prevents droplets to be expelled onto surfaces or onto others. Wearing them when you’re healthy can help some people relieve anxiety but can also provide a false sense of security and make people take less care. Who knows where the truth lies. It seems to me that a lot of people who should have been prepared for something like this were caught with their pants down as we say here and are no wiser than the rest of us 🙂
Our information mostly parallels yours, Cedric. Or at least it did until recently. Unfortunately this is just another example that there is no longer “the truth,” just versions of the truth based on each person’s individual biases and sources of information.