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What I’ve Discovered Wearing A Mask Around New York City For Two Weeks
We’re in the midst of something unprecedented and, “where were you when the world shut down? How did you handle it? Blah blah blah” will be a point of conversation until the day we die. I had the displeasure of being in the process of moving in with my girlfriend (perfect timing, I know) and thus, have had the displeasure of spending quite of bit of time in a surgical mask (refer to photo below). Funny enough, I learned some things that surprised me the more I thought about them.
I Can Still Smell…Everything!
In some instances, better than I did before. Now, I’m not expecting a mask to block everything aside from the smell of my breath, which I’ve been getting REALLY acquainted with as of late. Being in New York City, or Corona Central if you’re in North America, you can expect to get a whiff of certain things even if our situation wasn’t what it is are right now, like garbage or poop (dog or otherwise) but I feel like my mask is working as a filter, as though I can smell just how long that pile of garbage has been there and exactly what’s in it or even what that dog had for lunch.
I know that different masks have different effectiveness rates and if you have a beard (I’m not cutting mine, don’t ask) the mask may not be as effective but there’s no reason that I should know…
