CAN WE AUDIOPHILES DO OUR PART?


So we're all tired of hearing about nothing but Covid-19 (or, as I term it, the C-Plague). What can we do, as audiophiles, to help with all this.
I was amazed, and delighted, when I went to the Cardas website to see that they are doing their part. Go to their website and you'll see their director, Angela Cardas, wearing a mask. If you click on the Cardas Nautilus logo in the upper left corner, you'll see pictures of people there in the factory making masks with sewing machines. I called the company to congratulate them, and spoke with a woman named Darla, who said it was their way, during this economic slump, to keep their employees working and also their way of trying to "do our part."
I'm not writing all this to advertise Cardas products. They are a very good company, but trust your ears, not anything I write, when it comes to buying their products. They do get credit, however, for helping me come to a realization that pushed me in the right direction. I called a woman I am friends with, who is 85 years old and is a good seamstress, to suggest she start making masks. She already was--and is. By phone she has organized several other women to do the same, and right now they are needing more material and elastic. I managed to gather about 50 pounds of material and am starting to gather elastic while also getting more material. But I don't sew. I can't help out with that. Any ideas as to what we--all of us who are good with our ears and focused with our budgets--can do to help out in other ways?

I realize this is an odd topic to bring to an audio forum, but it was a very socially responsible audio company that got me to thinking about it, and frankly I believe I should be socially responsible enough to do what I can to get other people to thinking about it. While also being open to other people's ideas about ways someone like me who is "just an audiophile" can help.

Thank you, in advance, for any and all ideas on this.



baumli
To the ones who think it is their right to go back to normal, good for you. If I don’t see you posting here for a while, I will assume you died from the virus but I will not shed one tear for you. We were all warned, if you want to play Russian Roulette with your health, go right ahead. Just remember if you get sick, you will drag others down with you.


I am as antsy as the next person to go out and do things, but I am also sensible and will not go back to normal regardless of what the others say. Only when I feel comfortable will I carry on. I didn’t work my entire life to just retire and die unnecessarily. 80,000+ dead in the past 3 months means this virus is very real. It is probably much higher now that some of the red states aren’t keeping track of the deaths any longer. If the present government says 80,000 it is probably more like over 100,000. Just think if a family member of yours was included in this death total, you would all probably be singing a different tune.


The BS being said that anyone who wants a test can get one is total BS. Maybe for the top 1% which most of us here aren’t in that category. My 71 year old sister has developed shortness of breath and a dry cough but because she doesn’t have a fever yet can’t get tested. For us other 99%, you have to be practically on deaths door before you can get tested and the tests are not FREE.

@ozzy62, your post has been reported. I will not take any of your BS
Calculate your chances of dying from COVID-19 now.

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I've always been a risk taker.  Do whatever you are comfortable doing.  As for me, I think I will go out later for a cold draft beer at one of my favorite microbreweries.  After all, this is Wisconsin. Cheers!
Stereo5,

I cant believe you would state on a public forum that you received pay for the last weeks of employment and did nothing. Welcome to the world of most of us in the private sector. No doubt I owe you something, can I pay for your sister's test?






c4659
I’ve always been a risk taker. Do whatever you are comfortable doing. As for me, I think I will go out later for a cold draft beer at one of my favorite microbreweries. After all, this is Wisconsin. Cheers!

>>>>Uh, but it’s you who are putting your drinking buddies at risk? They will really be cold ones then. What is it about WI and MN that’s makes them so slow on the uptake? Who knows? Cheers!