Just going to walk in to work and refuse outright to wear a mask. I have a voice recorder that I plan on bringing with as well. I'm going to start doing my job without a mask, refuse to wear one, and tell them to give me a written letter of termination otherwise.
EDIT: Guys, prayers worked, SCOTUS didn't completely betray us all
I believe you are correct. Life is a navigation and we must each choose for ourselves the hills we are willing to die on. So we need to make it count.
When I absolutely have to wear a face covering I am at least going to do it in such a way that does not harm me physically. Plus it does snap people awake at the same time. I have an N95 mask that has a personal HEPA filter that pumps filtered air to the mask. When someone asks about it I can simply tell them that masks do not protect them and they are sucking up all their own toxic exhalations. That, according to OSHA air quality standards, is not healthy. The expressions on their faces at that point are priceless.
My personal HEPA filter will remove particles down to about 1 micron, the size of some of these so called infectious particles. In addition, it gives me cleaner air that is pumped into my mask creating a positive air flow. This is opposite of what everyone around me is doing making their lungs work harder trying to breath in their own exhaled CO2 and sucking in the unfiltered surrounding air - creating a negative air flow. It does get people's attention and they don't know what to say. It certainly gives them something to consider. So, like @sleepydude states, if we much comply, go further. Sometimes that action in the end will do more to wake others up than defiance.
sounds good, I am too cheap for that, I have a very thin gaitor mask I got for free.
I really do get the cheap thing. But, I have had to do this out of necessity. Over 25 years in health care wearing a mask has left ifs effects. I am to the point now where I cannot wear a mask of any kind without struggling to breath and feeling claustrophobic. I know noid colleagues that are double masking with an N95 and a surgical mask and are also wearing face shields. It is insane. The acidity from breathing in all the CO2 for years was showing up in my bloodwork - I just didn't put the pieces together. I was also getting a narcolepsy of sorts - always tired and struggled to stay awake in the middle of the day. Driving in the late afternoon became scary. I racked my brains considering everything but those damn masks. Even put myself through a sleep study and no problems there. I am just upset that I didn't figure it all out sooner.
Anyway, glad to hear you have your own solution - and it didn't cost you a dime - even better. Those gaitors are easy to pull up and down versus traditional surgical type masks. They sure do look better too. Nice when you can get them with really thin material. Plus, I like the idea of something that is cloth that I can wash myself rather than those cheap masks coming out of China. Seen some of those masks under a high power microscope and it is the stuff nightmares are made of. The masks I wear at work are made with ultra hypersensitive materials. They seem to be far cleaner than what everyone else is wearing. For everyday regular use around the Karens, I like your idea.
I like how on long flights, I can rotate the mask so I'm not breathing on the same area.