Michael Reid
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As a retired surgical/ ICU nurse, anyone who would like to know about the correct fitting required for a N95 mask to be effective please refer to my comment on the Incompetence “R” Us post
It is important to know that in order for a N95 mask to be effective a person must wear the size that correctly fits that person. When I was working as a registered nurse for surgery and ICU, I went through the process that identified which N95 mask size property fit me such that I would be protected from airborne. There was a person responsible for running the procedures who first tried me with a mask that she thought would work for me. Next she used an aerosol to test the mask effectiveness for me and it was not effective as I was able to smell the nasty aerosol. She had to select another size and retest and retest before we found the size that worked for me. The mask selection procedure took a while perhaps 30 minutes because I had smelled the nasty aerosol.
My thoughts are that:
the general population will never be fitted for N95 mask size,
the general population should be left alone to live their life to its fullest extent prior to death
the response to COVID-19 has been a total failure in every way everywhere@ John Day
I have saved your substantial comment for more complete exploration, reflection and possibly sharing
I have appreciated the comments here today. I feel less alone in my world view.
@ V. Arnold
Do you comment first every day so you get emails of the blog comments?@ Dr. D
I feel in agreement with what you said and I laughed out loud on a few occasions.
@zerosum
I feel my father is afflicted by these lies as probably the majority of the population is and as I have been. One time I thought the truth was being mass shared and broadcast but these days I no longer believe that. I seek the truth. I hope that I can recognize it when presented.@
madamski
What steps should one take to avoid being sucked into the black hole that you refer to?@ Mr. House
I am of the option that it’s all a matter of respectThe awesome Caribou was harvested today September 16. I can assure you by observing him the last few days that he had lost his ability to sense threats in his environment or maybe he no longer cared much anymore. I am grateful that I have photos of him.
@ Susmarie108
I enjoyed what you wrote. I grew up in a town where everyone was basically equal. It often seems to be forgotten but we do have a tax system that is able to reclaim the super wealth of the wealthy. Why this is a no go in the USA is perhaps because it is run by the super wealthy. But some of my ideas are tax the wealthy until they have 1 million or less in the bank. Of course you would need a functional government for that but it is a way out.Call me crazy but I have just been reading the news quite a bit these last four years and I have gotten the feeling that Putin is currently the best leader in world.
@ Dr. D,
I am not very good financials but it sounds like most of us are being flushed down the toilet. No moose today but I did cut down a tree that had its top broken off.
Seen an awesome Caribou today and when I say awesome I mean I was in awe.
@ V. Arnold
The photo file size is 121 KB so I simply do not know how to send it.
I was very close to the most awesome Caribou that I have ever seen in my life today and took photos but unfortunately I don’t know how to share them.
@ V. Arnold
The problem with the photo not appearing probably means it was too large to attach so I will try again.
.338 Win Mag and successfully harvested many many moose over the years. They have given us life with their death. I don’t recall the total trauma but it gives us life but it is not an option for the full population. Death is coming sorry to say.
@ V. Arnold,
I need to go to bed. I don’t understand politics much or even financial much but my goal tomorrow is to shoot a moose.Death is a risk of simply being alive.
So I have been reflecting on the comments to my posts on The Automatic Earth Debt Rattle September 10, 2020.
Regarding COVID-19:
First everyone must grasp the concept that as human beings every one of us will eventually die. As a retired Registered Nurse it seems to me the general population does not have a deep comprehension of this fact. Work as a nurse long enough and one learns death is very real and one learns death is not to be feared and sometimes needs to be deeply embraced as a release from life which is seeking completion. One also comes to the realization in the variable finite amount of time one exists perhaps embracing that life is more important than anything else you could do. That being said as I stated in my previous comment the world is currently living a lie regarding COVID-19 which believes lockdowns are the best approach. Canada is locked down and the percentage of the Canadian population that has died is 0.0243 %. Even if one has objections to death being used as the guiding metric because simply being a case could inflict that case with other health issues or disability let’s recompute using the number of COVID-19 cases:
Canada Cumulative number of COVID-19 cases = 132142
Canada Total population = 37590000
Canada % of Total population inflicted casewise by COVID-19 = 132142 / 37590000 * 100 = 0.3515 %Sweden with no lockdowns:
Sweden Cumulative number of COVID-19 cases = 85880
Sweden Total population = 10230000
Sweden % of population inflicted casewise by COVID-19 = 85880 / 10230000 * 100 = 0.8395 %The lockdown response is bullshit. It is not an extreme death rate or death and/or disability rate.
The world response is incorrect. Lockdowns also lead to non COVID-19 additional deaths due to psychological damage, job destruction and maybe triggering a Great Depression where everyone will be starving and homeless. Seriously what’s going on?
Continuing this way in my mind will lead to a great culling of world population. It may improve the environment but really what is the goal of our leaders?
Do not fear death. Embrace life and living and freedom. If I didn’t live in the middle of nowhere but instead lived in a giant city my soul would be crushed by current events.
Regarding Planet of the Humans:
If you have any care for the environment and have not seen this documentary you have been misled by most of the Green Tech people.As a retired technologist and engineer I can tell you this documentary is correct in its assessment.
I designed, purchased, implemented and am now maintaining an off grid solar system that provides two 120 volt 20 amp circuits. The system cost between $50000 and $100000. After watching planet of the humans I have come to the realization that the environment would have been better off if I used a gasoline generator solution or gave up power altogether.
The green tech is more environmentally destructive than fossil fuels.
Regarding the USA, I feel sorry for Americans. As I previously stated I believe you no longer live in a country but are living in a corporation. The corporations seem to own the politicians and seem to write the laws for them and the citizens to follow. You guys have been so programmed. You have no freedom, no democracy and if the USA looses its reserve currency status you will have no money.
Regarding the USA:
It seems to me that the USA is now a corporation and no longer a country in the full sense of the notion.
Regarding green energy:
Green energy is fantasy and has currently implemented will accelerate environmental destruction but nevertheless make some people a pile of money.
I fail to understand the world reaction to COVID-19. Yesterday I calculated for Canada and Sweden the percentage % of the country’s population that has died from COVID-19. Canada has implemented precautions and lockdowns whereas Sweden has not.
Canada Total COVID-19 deaths = 9153
Canada Total population = 37590000
Canada % of Total population dead from COVID-19 = 9153 / 37590000 * 100 = 0.0243 %Sweden Total COVID-19 deaths = 5842
Sweden Total population = 10230000
Sweden % of Total population dead from COVID-19 = 5842 / 10230000 * 100 = 0.0571 %The percentage of the population in each country that has died at least in my mind does not seem concerning. Yet the world has reacted in a manner that has caused psychological harm, job destruction and may likely trigger a Great Depression.
My impression is that the world is living a lie. Any comments to help me understand what is happening?
