It's a very exclusive club! Makes for great party conversation. 😂

Thank you. And I completely agree with your assessment!

Thank you. I too wish that was an option. [sigh]

Potters:

Silicosis: "Wear a respirator so you don't die a terrible, premature death!"

COVID: "Why are you wearing a respirator? [Insert minimizing comment of your choice.]"

The masks that work best for me happen to be the least exciting looking ones: Gerson 3230 duckbill, 3M VFlex, Dräger X-plore 1950 and elastomerics like the Honeywell North 7700, GVS Elipse, & a 3M half-face that I've had forever. Curse the hereditary facial features that makes cool KN95s leak on me!

Thanks! The Kaze masks are expensive but fun colors. (Though, only their bifold masks are certified to filter viral particles.) MaskLab & WellBefore have some really great designs, and BreatheTeq has 3 colors. Bifolds and earloops sadly don't work for me, so this was a good way to offload those.

Awesome! And I'm totally willing to wear the "weirder" looking mask so someone else can feel safer wearing a less in-your-face style.

Plus, if they already have the tool, they might be more willing to use it. Being provided the tool in the first place eliminates a huge barrier to use.