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Nowadays, when you are talking to someone outdoors without a mask, do you try to stand upwind?

Asked by LuckyGuy (43689points) December 11th, 2020

By upwind I mean with the wind at your back. If the winds are changeable I find myself walking around the person like a prizefighter. I try to always position myself so their potential Covid infection flies away from me.
Of course I don’t mention it. They probably think I am a lunatic.

Do you do this? I can’t be the only one.

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janbb's avatar

Not necessarily upwind but as distant from them as feasibly possible. I will sometimes say to them “Stand back, please.”

chyna's avatar

“Lunatic”! Busting a gut here!
I’ve never had the upwind situation, but I do find myself in a backwards shuffle as people get too close. But the stupid thing is, I take a step back, they take a step forward, til I’m against a wall. That’s when I tell them to step back.

kritiper's avatar

Yes. I am also leery of air from vehicles I am following so I keep my safe following distance to a maximum.

Caravanfan's avatar

No, I just stay a reasonable distance away.

gorillapaws's avatar

I don’t talk to people not wearing masks outdoors unless I’m > 10 feet away.

Dutchess_III's avatar

If I’m out of the house and out of the car I always have a mask on, so no.

Demosthenes's avatar

I don’t put that much thought into it, no. The only people I’ve talked to recently without masks are family and my best friend and I guess I make exceptions for them.

ragingloli's avatar

I do not talk to people.

Dutchess_III's avatar

That’s prolly a good thing Loli!

LuckyGuy's avatar

I should add I try to distance myself as much as possible. But, when I’m getting the newspaper from my mailbox (unmasked) and my 85 year old neighbor walks by (unmasked) and starts talking to me while walking her dog I work really hard to stay upwind.
I hope she hasn’t figured out what I’m doing.

elbanditoroso's avatar

I only stand upwind when I am passing gas in public.

Love_my_doggie's avatar

No, @luckyguy, I don’t. I’m wearing a facemask, and I’m keeping >6 ft. distance, so I don’t worry about which way the wind blows.

LuckyGuy's avatar

@elbanditoroso That is precisely the time I politely move downwind – and try to stand next to a dog or baby in a diaper.

Here’s another example. This area has many available, downed trees and has a relatively cold climate. Many of us have wood burning stoves in our houses as a way as back-up or to supplement our home heating. My neighbor across the street, about 300 ft away, and I have a gentlemen’s agreement that we do not start our stoves, (the only time they make smoke) if the wind is blowing in the other person’s direction. We wait.
Once the stove is lit and gets up to operating temperature, it does not matter which way the wind blows. There is no smoke or odor.

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