Oh and hopefully as things move forward we will be well guided by both science and facts not opinions or desires of any one person.
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.
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.
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heaudio123 ... One thing is consistent between the 1918 flu in this one .... people's behaviors, good and bad. That does not mean all lock down measures make sense. Some of them really do not, protest those, but overall, this is not just some seasonal flu ...I think this is a pretty good summary, and I'd only underscore that Covid19 is not the flu. Morgues have overflowed and bodies have literally piled up. |
Well GK I agree. It’s clear now that leaving it up to individuals alone to do the right thing does not work in cases like a pandemic where what each does or does not do has effect on others. Science and facts has to determine what is or is not done. Individual opinion won’t cut it. Also gotta note that Bob Dylan does not say that at the end of any of his records I have heard but if that is your opinion then that’s a different story. 😌 |
audition_audio, you either don’t read well or comprehend well. I did MY job and the directors job for a year and did not receive any extra compensation like I was promised by administration. I was supposed to get an extra 20K that year and got nothing. They are way ahead of the game as it was the last 2 weeks before retirement. No one owes me anything and I don’t remember asking you for permission. I hope you aren’t a legit audio store because I certainly would never buy from you and I would advise my many friends from doing so as well. @ozzy62, you are right but I re-read my post and thought it better to be more civilized than you could ever hope to be, so I re-wrote it NANCY. You, MC and quite a few others are quite arrogant. I hope you all go out and enjoy yourself, just don’t come crying around here if you get sick. I like to err on the side of caution and hope to live as long as my parents did, to my mid 90’s. |
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