Mark Keefer Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Just don't walk into your bank wearing that! All the banks near me are closed until further notice, and you can't get through on the phone. I've gotten into the Foyer where the ATM is wearing my mask, guess the ATM is getting photos of a lot of masked people. (And there is my photography angle.) ;) 1 Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 the ATM is wearing my mask The ATM is wearing your mask? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Small town, I could walk to the library, bank, Insurance guy...all closed until further notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Now I'm confused. When I saw NL I assumed it was the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador. And this is now in Europe? NL = NetherLands. In Europe they use their common country names and abbreviate them. We in the USA know NL as Holland, but the country name is (The?) Netherlands AKA NL Germany is Deutschland AKA DE Spain is Espana AKA ES If you don't know the country's name as called by its citizens, it's no doubt confusing. Meanwhile... I have always sort of snickered at folks wearing facemasks in public, as seen in some countries "out east". Well I suppose there are many reasons for this but I would never have seen myself wearing one at all, much less grocery shopping in one. Until now. At a time of a global pandemic the likes of which we've never seen, it just makes sense to make some attempt to do "socially responsible" things. Which includes, as it happens, wearing a facemark. Of course being "socially responsible" here (in the U.S.) isn't normally our thing. SO it's really hard for some folks to wrap their heads around the concept. One big stepping stone for people, is the obvious (well to me anyway) connotation of that *other* word which contains the letters S, O, C, I, A,& L and ends in "ism". Which, for those not familiar with U.S.politics, is one of the single most feared and reviled concepts ever known. Thus, "socially responsible" smacks of "socialISM", and folks just aren't going for that, even under threat of death. On "another" forum somewhere on the internet, I and a bunch of friends (along with some folks we don't know) were talking about this some weeks back and one gentleman who I know rather well, put it like this: "I ain't working on no plantation, and the man ain't gonna tell ME what to do". Literally. Direct quote, his words. He & tens of thousands of his ilk are currently storming U.S. state capitol buildings, demanding..... something. *sigh*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Demanding the inalienable rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Puffery around a not so deadly disease just isn't justification for loss of freedom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Demanding the inalienable rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Puffery around a not so deadly disease just isn't justification for loss of freedom. you ain’t workin on no plantation either, then? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 you ain’t workin on no plantation either, then? :D I don't do dialect - most don't nowadays. I weigh risk against gain and live as a free man, exercising those inalienable rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Keefer Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) The ATM is wearing your mask? Fear and Loathing at the Bank ATM. It's those new AI robo ATMs. lol, always interesting trying to post here from an Android Tablet. I really have no idea how that output got on the screen. :confused: I may have been with my attorney Laslow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1dtnBUzewU Edited April 20, 2020 by Mark Keefer Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Cavan Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 My wife is a full-time hobbyist/seamstress/knitter so she's pivoted to cranking out masks for anyone that wants them. I'm pretty much used to putting one on for stores now, but limiting that to once-per-week at most. I posted on another thread here that I've used this time to finish a hobby room we added to the garage when we renovated 4+ years ago, and moved most of my photography stuff there. My office desk in the house is now full-time, 8-hours-a-day work space with Zoom being on at least half time. It feel weird going down to the kitchen after a few hours, like I'm going to a different place completely. We will get through this, but there will be long-term impacts that I hope we learn from. 2 Dave Cavan https://davecavanphotographics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsone Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Cute masks to be socially consciencious. Luckily I love to sew, and had quilting fabric around. I live about 20 miles east of NYC, My county has, as of today, has 30,677 Covid 19 positive cases, 1329 deaths. My adult kids are 1, out of work, 2. taking a personal leave of absence to keep her children safe. When I go out to get food I wear a mask and gloves. I do not want to bring this home. I haven't seen my grandsons in 6 weeks and that hurts. If I make someone smile about my silly masks then I've done a good thing. Wearing the mask to give others a sense of safety (since I do not have the virus), but not everyone is doing it. I remain an optomist, that we will come through this and intelligent minds will prevail and guide us. I hope my photo community stays safe, but quite a few of them have had losses. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I weigh risk against gain and live as a free man, exercising those inalienable rights. Oy vey. Maybe spare us your own political ... puffery. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Oy vey. Maybe spare us your own political ... puffery. Well, Fred, I'm enjoying life a lot more than you - revenge is living well. And based on living where I do, harming no one. :D Edited April 22, 2020 by Sandy Vongries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I'm enjoying life a lot more than you How the hell would you know? Anyway, give yourself a warning for making obnoxious political statements on PN and then peddle your crap somewhere else. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) How the hell would you know? Anyway, give yourself a warning for making obnoxious political statements on PN and then peddle your crap somewhere else. Your attitude tells the tale. File a complaint - we've been here before. I haven't ever been banned. BTW - one case no deaths in my county and your rules matter to me? Edited April 22, 2020 by Sandy Vongries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inoneeye Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Demanding the inalienable rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Puffery around a not so deadly disease just isn't justification for loss of freedom. Sure seems like an example of inappropriate non photo related political posting that others get called out for on pn... Should we all start posting our counter viewpoints? 1 i n o n e e y e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Sure seems like an example of inappropriate non photo related political posting that others get called out for on pn... Should we all start posting our counter viewpoints? Response to provocation, actual factual conditions vs. propaganda - go for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inoneeye Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 So when you get provoked the door opens on pn to swing away. Not sure what the guidelines for political discussions are around here. And who gets to judge factual vs propaganda? or hypocrisy.. We all are capable of judging that for ourselves even when contrary to another. I had the reinforced impression that those discussions were inappropriate here. i n o n e e y e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Puffery around a not so deadly disease One can only celebrate that such abject ignorance lives in the wide open spaces far away from those informed by science, fact, and statistics. 2 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Moderator Note The off topic latitudes sometimes allowed in the Casual Photo Conversations Forum are wearing thin. (absolutely terrible mixed metaphors) Back onto Photography related comments, please. Thanks. William 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Sure seems like an example of inappropriate non photo related political posting that others get called out for on pn... Should we all start posting our counter viewpoints? Response to provocation, actual factual conditions vs. propaganda - go for it. William, I think some of us already understood that and the attempt was made to clarify the appropriateness of this very discussion with a moderator. As you can see, the moderator not only willingly participated but encouraged the rest of us to "go for it" in response to him. Thanks for your comment, which seems to be in keeping with traditional PN policy and by which I will abide. 2 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inoneeye Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 i n o n e e y e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 William, I think some of us already understood that and the attempt was made to clarify the appropriateness of this very discussion with a moderator. As you can see, the moderator not only willingly participated but encouraged the rest of us to "go for it" in response to him. Thanks for your comment, which seems to be in keeping with traditional PN policy and by which I will abide. I'll acknowledge my own part in this, as I posted what I thought were somewhat vaguely political comments, so I guess I kicked the door open. Apologies to all parties. I'll stick to the subject matter. Stay safe, wherever you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 ... well ... there are many personal stresses in the world at the moment, it would silly to not appreciate that as a fact, and the comments about the above 'moderator comment' are understood and also appreciated, but, comments about Moderation are also not permitted on threads, so the best way to show understanding is to get back to something resembling a Photography based Conversation. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 ... well ... there are many personal stresses in the world at the moment, it would silly to not appreciate that as a fact, and the comments about the above 'moderator comment' are understood and also appreciated, but, comments about Moderation are also not permitted on threads, so the best way to show understanding is to get back to something resembling a Photography based Conversation. Thanks. On that note, let me say that focusing my cameras is more challenging lately- because breathing behind my FACE MASK fogs my glasses! LOL, 1st world problems, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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