The 10 Mask Commandments

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The 10 Mask Commandments

Post by M0ses » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:12 pm

(1) Don't leak

Most deadly sin. Leaky masks go to hell directly already.

(2) Don't tell me how to sleep

Let me sleep on my back, sides (right & left), stomach, whichever way...

(3) Don't be noisy

and wake everyone up with loud whistling.

(4) Don't blow air at my bed mate

and ruin his/her sleep and encroach on our relationship.

(5) Don't leave red marks on my face

that last well into the day and turn me into a butt of jokes at work.

(6) Don't weight heavily on my face

Be light. No need to be obese to work well.

(7) Don't obstruct my view

so I can read or watch TV.

(8) Don't be hard to put on or take off

Make my life easy. OSA is bad enough as it is.

(9) Don't be so ugly

that my dog has a heart attack each time I go to the bathroom at night.

(10) Don't blow holes in my wallet

Be reasonable and not greedy with prices!

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Post by OutaSync » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:10 pm

Amen...
Diagnosed 9/4/07
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Post by Moby » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:40 pm

I'll follow you into the desert...

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Post by Bookbear » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:11 pm

Can we get an 'Amen!" ?

Hallelujah, brother!

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Post by Goofproof » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:14 pm

Burn "Bush"! We will have a tough time getting a manufacturer to burn those into stone. Jim
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Post by larbabe » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:34 am

OutaSync wrote:Amen...

.... and FM!!!

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Post by bap40 » Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:47 pm

That would be a "Toto, I don't think were in Kansas anymore" Moment.
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Post by khvn » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:03 am

My mask only meets 6 of these "commandments". Any mask out there does better?

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Post by gasp » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:31 am

khvn wrote:My mask only meets 6 of these "commandments". Any mask out there does better?
It would be great to have a tool to gather wide-scale comments from users that could be easily read at a glance : ) In lieu of such a tool, the forum does a great job! It just takes a bit of work to glean the info.

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Re: The 10 Mask Commandments

Post by khvn » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:53 pm

M0ses wrote:(1) Don't leak

Most deadly sin. Leaky masks go to hell directly already.

(2) Don't tell me how to sleep

Let me sleep on my back, sides (right & left), stomach, whichever way...

(3) Don't be noisy

and wake everyone up with loud whistling.

(4) Don't blow air at my bed mate

and ruin his/her sleep and encroach on our relationship.

(5) Don't leave red marks on my face

that last well into the day and turn me into a butt of jokes at work.

(6) Don't weight heavily on my face

Be light. No need to be obese to work well.

(7) Don't obstruct my view

so I can read or watch TV.

(8) Don't be hard to put on or take off

Make my life easy. OSA is bad enough as it is.

(9) Don't be so ugly

that my dog has a heart attack each time I go to the bathroom at night.

(10) Don't blow holes in my wallet

Be reasonable and not greedy with prices!

OK, my current main mask, the Activa, got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8.

I don't think my Activa is ugly but it's not exactly debonair next to some skinny slick thing like a Swift or so.