WAC Tracks: Mind Your Mask!

I’ve just spent another day washing my hands every time I pass a bar of soap. I’ve also lost count of how many times I touched my face when I wasn’t supposed to. I did find a new way to pass some time under COVID “house arrest”: I’m trying to fabricate and don a face-mask that doesn’t make me look like a bank robber on Gunsmoke! So far, the closest I’ve come to success is a promotional bandana I picked up at a WSU basketball game. When I put it on, it looks like I’m trying to swallow Wu-Shock...plus he would be easier to understand than I am when I attempt to speak...and Wu is mute!

I can’t help but state the obvious—wearing this “protection” makes me look ridiculous. I’m also not pleased that I’ve had three people tell me they like this look better than my un-masked face! I have also rejected the suggestion that I cover my mouth with duct tape! That seems a bit extreme. 

I think maybe I should just stay home and binge watch aviation on television. I have already screened AIRPLANE, TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH, AIR FORCE ONE, and 30 SECONDS OVER TOKYO. Unfortunately, that still leaves 15 hours of each day to fill. If I make it all the way through the daily White House Coronavirus Briefing, I still have 20 minutes left to fill!

“Sheltering-in-place” is a little better here in Wichita than in Phoenix, for instance. There it’s already become more “Sweltering-in-place” with temperatures approaching the 90s. It will only get worse, the longer we have to stay at home. 

Speaking of staying at home, a lot of our friends, neighbors and colleagues from Spirit, Textron, Airbus and Bombardier are being forced to join the home bound ranks as they are placed on schedules of rotating furloughs. Let’s do what we can to support and encourage them. Call them up, offer words of hope, share ideas on how to use this unusual time productively, and if you’re able, see if there are ways you can help each other. Finally, you can also pray for each other and all the first responders, medical professionals and patients dealing with the coronavirus. The good news is, even if you’re wearing a mask or bandana—or even duct tape, God hears and understands! 

Until next time...Stay home, Stay healthy, Stay strong!

Written by Dave Franson