BS: Beards and PPE Masks

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: JHW
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 05:42 AM

Are you in the US or the UK? UK but thanks.
Have a standard pack of masks. Doubt I'll dare get on a bus anyway. People have always shut all the windows to ensure max transmission of whatever was around.   
I grew my beard, long long ago to LOOK OLDER. So thanks for last tip, not the only suggestion I've had that lack of beard may improve appearance. Indeed one suggestion describes 2m dia ring of admirers.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Senoufou
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 03:57 AM

Husband has been working throughout the lockdown (deep-cleaning at a High School,no pupils but several other cleaners) and has to wear a mask, plus other PPE stuff.
His beard is very bristly and thick, although only on the very end of his chin. I think it might be something to do with Islam, but I haven't remembered to ask him.
It was indeed getting in the way of the mask and irritating him, so he's now shaved it off. He looks so much younger (it was snow white) that the ladies in our village shop have been teasing me about my 'new toyboy'!

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 03:06 AM

you can have relatively cheap masks with your own pattern/advertising on. Less than 1 GBP each for 100 from the usual suspects.

I used this company to produce my 4. Actually the other 3 say http://mister.red - you never know, one day we will all go to a folk festival again.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 02:49 AM

jhw get yourself a burkha or maybe hijab

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 02:44 AM

Shave the beard off, then attach a false beard to the mask...

In the early days of the UK law about crash helmets on motorbikes, I saw one news article of a guy being stopped by the police because he had glued an afro wig over hs crash-hat.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 11:39 PM

You don't see them often but the bush beard is the beard of choice by real men who eat quiche. It looks just like a triangular bush with a little vertical smile at the chin. Bikini bottoms make a perfect mask for bush beards. Frankie Fuckface has had one for years.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Mrrzy
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 06:08 PM

Goatee.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 06:00 PM

That was an out loud laugh to pfr & friends
I have what I call Viking eyebrows. On the outer ends of each brow I have these few hairs that grow a half inch to 1 inch per day.
They don't interfere with anything and might even come in handy if I go bald and need help with a wierd comb over. If I let them grow I could curl them and look like an orthodox Jew.

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 05:14 PM

If the beard is long enough, sweep it up over the nose and mouth and fasten it to the hair above the ears for a built-in face mask.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 04:12 PM

I have been making masks for the last couple of months, and along the way and downsized for children and up-sized for beefy guys with beards. The one-size-fits-all approach is not effective for beards and/or big faces or noses.

Are you in the US or the UK? In the US I can mail you a couple to try out. (There doesn't seem to be much international mail with the lack of frequent flights, hence not even trying to mail to the UK).

Subject: RE: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 04:10 PM

Shave the beard off, then attach a false beard to the mask...

Subject: BS: Beards and PPE Masks
From: JHW
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 04:04 PM

It is soon to be mandatory in UK to wear a Mask if using public transport (for protection of others rather than ones self) Like many folkies I have a beard. I reckoned I'd have to remove it to avoid ME breathing through beard rather than mask but must folkies in general all become clean shaven?