Does anyone else like facemasks?

I sometimes wear one when I’m doing my daily walk in the hope that if I have to pass someone they’ll give me some space but it doesn’t work. On the rare occasion that I do pass someone I usually end up walking in the road and getting a funny look from them.

I've a question that's driving me crazy, why do people wear them when they are on their own? I've seen people doing their gardens wearing them and people driving alone with them on

I’ve started wearing mine when I’m walking in between shops. I have some pretty fabric ones and I put a filter in them to try and give me a little more protection. They steam up my glasses but I’m lucky enough to be able to stick my glasses on top of my head and still see. I hated wearing one initially but I’ve got used to it now.

beverly10

How can anyone say they 'like' wearing one ?Since they became compulsory (with exceptions) I have done more on line shopping this year than ever before.

i can and i do say it.

i love them. the more i see, properly worn, the better.

I like them, they hide my wonky face

Will any one admit the compulsory. unless you can prove otherwise ,of wearing a mask is not uncomfortable.Could
this 'compulsory' be one of the reasons why it is becoming so difficult,with the need to go through hell and high water . in the hope of getting a supermarket delivery slot.?

Phoenix, that's brill, really made me laugh ?

So glad to hear it's not just me with a runny nose ? ha ha

How can anyone say they 'like' wearing one ?Since they became compulsory (with exceptions) I have done more on line shopping this year than ever before.

I have been given to understand that the face visors are as good as useless. Even where thya re sold, it says ndeeds to be worn with a mask.
My main problem with masks is taking them off - have to be so very careful about my hearing aids. Did lose one earlier inthe year and that cost me £70 payable to get a new NHS one.

When I go to my weekly supermarket shop, I do not put my more hearing aids in - do that when I return home.

With COPD, I did find originally wearing masks difficult - but now use those little cheap, plastic thingies that sit under the mask, over the mouth and nose and holds the mask away from them allowing me to breath more easily.

As soon as I leave the supermarket, etc. I do take the mask off, prefer breathing in fresh air.

Love mine, keeps my face warm.

Oh, my nose starts running, too. I thought it was just me.

I find I'm used to them now, and they certainly keep your nose warm on a cold day (until your nose starts running, that is).

No .... 8 hours will be longest shift this week wearing one. Also behind a screen with a sliding door at the back of us, so that we are not near the next customer on the next checkout. We are sort of in a little box, I call it my Den

I’ve recently started to have terrible nightmares in which I’m in a crowded place and not wearing a mask. Which is strange as I haven’t been in a crowded place for 10 months and have no plans to do so in the immediate future. Not a mask but I wear a scarf round my neck that I’ve started to pull over my face: not to protect myself but to keep warm, and I now feel really cold if I don’t wear it. I think that, like wearing a scarf or polo neck at the start of winter which results in feeling cold if you don’t wear it I’ll have to continue to wear face coverings.

A friend who works on reception at our local GP surgery has told me it seems to be mainly older men who wear their masks beneath their nose.

When telling them off she says "You wouldn't wear your underpants with your willy hanging out over the top, would you?" Which I think is a good way of putting it!

Curlygran55 lets hope when we don't have to wear masks anymore, we can stop doing it!!

I have no problems with wearing mine. In fact I often forget I've still got one on!

I've enjoyed reading your lively comments.

You have made me laugh Missadventure
I think the consensus is that they are not as bad as all that and there are a few compensations especially keeping warm.
Another one is if you find yourself approaching someone you would rather avoid, you can pretend not to recognise them.
I hope by the time we have warm weather we can discard our masks and 2020 will seem like a bad dream.

Witzend
At least they cover up (some of) my wrinkles. And stop any of those annoying people saying, ‘Cheer up - it might never happen!’ (Not that that’s happened more than a couple of times.)

That describes absolutely perfectly what I like about wearing a mask!

I should add that as we live rurally, and I haven't been near a shop since March, I have only needed to wear a mask on three occasions that I can think of.

The last time was when I went to the doctors for my flu jab. While queuing outside, I caught sight of my reflection in the window, and for once I didn't cringe at what I saw. It certainly did cross my mind that I would be very happy to wear a mask all the time in public!

But no doubt I would soon change my mind if I had to wear one for long periods of time. Three hours is the longest I have worn one, for a hospital visit back in the summer, and I do remember feeling that I had very bad breath by the end of that visit.

At least they cover up (some of) my wrinkles. And stop any of those annoying people saying, ‘Cheer up - it might never happen!’ (Not that that’s happened more than a couple of times.)

I find that the bog standard blue pleated ones are good for not steaming up my glasses, as long as I wear them the right way up, with the wire pinched to fit my nose. It was quite a while before I realised that there was a wire for the purpose!

I love them, I don’t wear make up now when I go out, as it all ends up on the mask. People have stopped saying cheer up as they can’t see my sad mouth anymore ? . Also I feel much safer in the toilets at work, i hate public toilets anyway.

I did find an upside the other day, it was rather cold when we went for a walk and I kept it on because it kept my nose warm, usually my extremities suffer in cold weather

Like everyone else they make me hot and bothered in shops, not that I stay in a shop longer than I have to. I've found myself hunting for more masks on line, I got some nice new ones through the post from GAP the other day, finding theirs the most comfortable.

Quite often these days there will be discarded masks lying in the street, maybe accidental if people pull them out of their pocket, but not a nice sight!

The only positive is my denture plate has started to rub so I can go to the shop without my front teeth and nobody notices
My glasses steam up so I take them off