finding elastic

Here's an answer.

Walmart has exercise bands, long pieces of flat elastic. (don't get the tubes.)

They are about $10 for a three pack, about 8 inches wide and maybe 6 feet long, flat thin elastic in three thicknesses. I'm going from memory, I bought them years ago for making slingshots.

You can cut them with a scissors if you put masking tape on first, but if you really want to do a good job use a rotary cutter and mat.

Good choice.

a more practical one though is the file band, a large thin rubber band made for holding file folders shut. they are 7 inches long, 1/8 inch in diameter, seem perfect for masks.

Tape it on.

Great. I ordered 6, enough for 3 masks.

I can take it.

Masks and hearing aids don't get along well. I had to go out yesterday to a store - had to wear a mask. When I got home I was missing a hearing aid. Ends up I knocked it out/off taking off the mask. Thankfully it "talks to" my I-Phone. When I went back hours later it lit up the iphone when I pulled into the parking lot and there it was - incredibly NOT crushed or damaged - right where I knocked it off when I removed the mask - - - - Saved a couple thousand!!!!

It's been more than a few years since you could get a 3 pack for $10.

There's usually a few lying on the side of the road - AKA Tarp Straps

Or pin it to your ears with safety pins - - - -

That's great. It pays to look.

I wonder how many of the S hooks wind up embedded in someone's tire?

I knew those piercings must be good for something.

Everybody who needs an elastic can get an elastic.

Would it help to get in your car before taking the mask off?

Wouldn't it be simpler to take the mask off IN THE CAR?

I used this, works great

In all my years working as a mechanic I found all kinds of things in tires - but never an tarp-strap "s" hook. Screwdrivers, a wrench, a dart, a 3 inch long 1/2" bolt - and inside a fully inflated tire - a full bottle of beer - just for starters.

Lost the same hearing aid IN thetruck a few years ago.we were tearing the roof off the shed. Didn't know if it was in the trailer, on the lawn, or in the truck. I knew it was to the east side of the house by the signal strength. Frcided the only way to know where it was was to take the truck for a drive. A block from home I was still getting a good signal. Ends up I had knocked it out when I tuened my head to open the cab slider window and it dropped down behind/between the seats. Found it in the seat track - - - -

Walmart is out too, and even if the other chain in Baltimore has it now, I've sort of lost interest.

I'm going to wait until they open the new elastic mines in Zimbabwe and start to import elastic from there.

Until then, if necessary I'll just use thread of a fixed length and rely on my new bouffant hairstyle to apply the backward pressure on the threads and mask.