Ah yes- masks! I'm not looking to reignite the great mask debate, simply to agree with Christine that those of us with bad lungs need to protect them whenever we can.

I do wear my mask when air pollution particulates or pollen is high, and when working with soil or mulch. Unfortunately, the mask doesn't help with the ozone component of pollution, but any little bit helps.
We flew twice this week (first time since 2019) and we wore masks, as did a few others. On one flight, our young flight attendant was also masked, and in the airports a number of employees also wore them - imagine the thousands of people they are exposed to every day! Nobody looked at us the least bit strangely. I think by now, it is accepted that some people need to mask.
Sue