For twelve years I worked in a computer chip fabricating facility (Fab). We wore special clothing (bunny suit) which protected the wafers we were manufacture from being contaminated by us. Every part of our body was covered, women wore no make-up or perfume and we were required to not use any after-shave, deodorant with a fragrance or anything which would endanger the product we were manufacturing. It had the cleanliness of a hospital operating room.
In the current climate, we are being asked, and in some places required, to minimize the chances of infecting others, or being infected ourself, by wearing masks, keeping a safe distance or being shielded from others. In the cleanroom environment we only saw the eyes of our co-workers so identification was based on voice, walking style, and not by "normal" senses. In the Play's cast environment it's very much the same. Since we don't always perform in the same role, we can't use the role as an identification marker and with face coverings shielding us and muffling our voice and much of the set dimly lit it's tough to respond by name to a hello or question or comment. There is a lot of "hi there", "hi brother", "hi sister", or just plain "hi" in answer to a "hi there", " hi brother", "hi sister", or just plain "hi".
Out in the world, it's not all that different, and the hope is we will progress toward an effective vaccine, a natural remedy to the virus or an Act of God cure. Be cautious and be safe everyone and trust that "this too shall pass."
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Complete lack of common sense in many venues I have visited. Folks wearing rubber gloves don't do anything but give a false sense of cleanliness and continue to spread whatever germs they are trying to avoid. Why are people driving in their cars, by themselves, wearing a mask? Is it a pandemic or a Plandemic?
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