covid masks

[redbird]

My order of 50 N95 masks from Project N95 arrived today. These are actual N95s, not KN95s or KF94s, and the package has both detailed instructions and warnings that they are not to be used in atmospheres that contain less than 19.5% oxygen, or that are immediately dangerous to life or health. I haven't tried them yet, because I haven't left the house since I opened the carton.

If these fit, I'll be set for a while. If not, I may try something else, or order more of the Powecom KN95s I've been using.

Also, we are throwing away most of the cloth masks we'd bought at various points in 2020 and 2021; we're keeping the ones with the extra nose strap that reduces eyeglass fogging. This afternoon I was alternating between taking my glasses off to wipe away the condensation and reading signs before my glasses fogged again, and looking at street signs and walk/don't walk signals with my glasses off.