What is “bug attire”? you may ask. It is when the facial mask and goggles gives one the appearance similar to that of a bug. It may also be attire one wears for protection but is “bugged” or bothered by wearing it. Perhaps you can see both definitions in the picture below.
The back room is already 10 – 20 degrees warmer than the outside. The outside temperature is not in the three digits but I’m certain the back room is – or was. It’s mostly insulated now. We started on Thursday after Roland got off work. The batting contains fiber glass and so we have to wear long sleeves, long pants, hats and gloves in addition to the respirator masks and safety goggles. I’m already hot. I don’t need to dress in hot. And yet I did.
That night I threw up four times. Roland finally told me I was done.
Friday was better. Still felt hot and flushed. We weren’t at it for as long on Friday as we
had been on Thursday. Yesterday morning
was cooler but I was still hot in my bug attire. I know I have always been horrible about
touching my face pre-COVID – but became more aware of it when I would itch or
leak or something and unable to wipe anything because of the goggles and mask –
and grateful for them so I did not get fiberglass from my gloves to my
face. Catch 22 though as my face may not
have felt soggy and itchy if it had not been for the protection causing the
discomfort.
My hat kept falling off and I had
the tube mask around my neck but decided it would work better than a hat and so
had two tube scarves and changed my googles for glasses as I was not doing much
work but watched Roland put up insulation on the ceiling. It’s like working with the Energizer
Bunny. However instead of having a drum,
Roland has a staple gun.
