Canadian Clutter
To say our neighbors to the north of the World’s Longest Undefended Border are handling the COVID-19 pandemic rather well would be an understatement. To say that people will be people and do dumb things – like litter their used face masks – is, sadly, a statement of fact. The discarded mask above looks hardly used, though we wouldn’t recommend anyone stake a tiny “FREE MASK” sign beside it. (image via michael_swan)
A Crop ‘o Masks Now
If this really is “the new normal”, to quote the photographer, we’re really missing the old abnormal. Also, one hopes that this isn’t a farmer’s field ‘cuz with salmonella, listeria and e coli we already have enough on our plates (ahem) to worry about. (image via David Blaikie)
Trail Of Fears
What could be more healthful in these pandemic times than a brisk hike along the Lime Kiln Trail near Ottawa, Canada? A few things come to mind, say, a brisk hike along the Lime Kiln Trail that doesn’t include a discarded face mask in your path. Honestly, black cats and bears might be more welcome and by the way, can wildlife get infected by trashed PPE? Remember, only you can prevent forest virus. (image via Catherine Bulinski)
Parking Sick It
Meanwhile in Kansas City, KS… “I do wish people would stop littering the parking lot at the grocery store with their used masks,” states the photographer, “which rather defeats the sanitary purpose of protecting other people from being exposed to their germs.” Well yeah, but wouldn’t that impinge upon their free-dumb to litter? Anyway, doesn’t that discarded mask and its earloop strings look a lot like some enormous exotic one-celled protozoan? Probably just a coincidence. (image via JoLynn Martinez)
Fiver Fever
We’re not sure what a perfectly good Australian $5 note is doing near the grungy discarded face mask above but hey – didja notice how much those yellow Prickly Moses wattle plants on the bill look like bacteria? Maybe that’s the photographer’s point, though their only comment is “Disposable masks are the new cigarette butts.” Being that both are/have filters, we’re inclined to agree. (image via Adrian Tritschler)
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