Greetings from occupied sheltered in place San Francisco.

WOW!

If this isn't one for the history books, a freaking panf'indemic right here right now.

Wear masks, (bandanas, scarves, duct tape)

I'm off work because cause I am of that advanced age/compromised immune system demographic that seems to be ground zero for inviting a dirt nap. (See Below)

Some mask facts that I learned prior to this aerosol conflagration.

My department was the main source for all masks prior so I read every day and tried to learn more and more.

Masks are rated  (certified by) primarily by NIOSH (federal OSHA essentially)

Masks are classified N, R, or P

N       NOT resistant to oily particles
R       SOMEWHAT resistant to oily particles
P       STRONGLY resistant to oily particles

NIOSH classifications.

Respirator Class	Minimum Efficiency Level
N95, R95, P95	95%
N99, R99, P99	99%
N100, R100, P100	99.97%

Check this article out, good facts.

 https://www.majorsafety.com/blogs/news/whats-the-difference-between-an-n95-and-r95-respirator


OKAY so whats all this talk of "oily" and "not oily"

Basically these ratings are devised/created for industrial workplaces but still relevant out IRL just less so. (However, see the part about how robust [hours before replacement] a P mask is compared to an N mask)

So you work in an auto repair shop where lots of fumes, gas, oil, paint, solvents are floating around.  You would certainly want a P mask.
Maybe you work in a bakery, likely should choose an N mask.
On tuesday and thursday you work doing auto body and on Mon, Wed, Fri you're back at the bakery, if you can only have one mask choose an R mask

The 95, ~99, 100 come from just how good are they at sealing to your face. 95 is 95% effective, 100 is 99.9%.  The difference is in how they seal to your face, the P100's have a rubber seal that the 95's do not have hence the higher rating.

BTW Duct tape has a near 100% rating but has some major downsides (although some would argue some sketch upsides as well. This guy is wearing it well. Bwa hah hah (see below)

Okay that's a lot about "disposable masks, what about reusable masks.

Two of my favs come to mind. Both are rated at N99 (though you have to really search packaging to find the official rating, maybe even their website.

#1 VOG masks
#2 RZ masks

Both have breathing valves (technically EXhalation valves.

Pricier by a substantial margin (30 to 40 vs 2 to 10)  BUT reusable.

The RZ uses replaceable filters as well

WAY more stylish


OKAY, OFF TOPIC \. Now for a word from the therapy police.

Netflix/Amazon shows I'm watching or have watched recently.

Peaky Blinders
LetterKenny
GOT (if you don't know you are clueless and there is NO hope.
End of the Fucking World
BOSCH
Stranger Things
DEVS
Man in the High Castle
HUNTERS
Longmire
Better Call Saul

Music.......

Human Animal            Total Giovanni
Bad Things           The Phantoms
I Do     Aloe Blacc
Peoples Faces       Kate Tempest (from the facebook commercial)
Nose on the Grindstone      Tyler Childers
Truth Hurts     Lizzo
Let you Down      NF
I Gotta Go     Robert Earl Keen
Good Ol Days     Macklemore
Batshit      Sofi Tucker
Makeba      Jain
Be Alright Dean Lewis
Bad GUY      Billie Eillish
Bad Feeling      Ruben and the Dark
Memories     Waldeck
Bury Me Alive     Kelvyn Colt
Crying in the Club Camilla Cabello
God's Plan      Drake
Lie to Me      Steve Aoki
Shut up and Let me Go      Ting Tings
Alabama Pines   Jason Isbell
Get UP     Shinedown
I like to move it    Reel to Real


That's just some of my daily listening 






I'll have more later I promise.