And even though it's a two day drive to our nearest border we are now pretty much isolated as both of our neighbor states are enforcing a compulsory two week self isolation if you cross their border.
I watched a funny Facebook interaction amongst my family. My stepmother went on a Facebook rant about someone in the family going to Myrtle Beach for spring break during this. I knew who it was as soon she posted it, didn't even have to ask. It didn't take a genius. I have one cousin that age, a *delightful* young lady. A bunch of Dad's and stepmother's friends commented that the person, should be arrested, charged, forced into quarantine, etc... Along comes Dad's sister, "Are you talking about Rose? That's where she is." Not so much as a comment since. It'll be interesting to watch this play out. *Replace delightful with selfish, bitchy, witchy and probably a few other words*
I just went back to our old Ebola thread, revisited how I felt concerning that and compared how I feel now. Huge difference. Hell, I even got Net to say he wasn't horrified by the thought of some population correction. Anyone else looked back and see how their attitude has changed?
At what point are we doing long-term economic damage? Where is the trade-off point of potentially 5% population loss to breakdown in the supply chain for medicine/food/staples and mass job losses? I hate the thought of anyone dying because of this but if we cut it to 1% loss and society breaks, then what?
GameStop latest casualty of COVID-19. now where will I sell my unused games for 20 cents store credit each?!
Governor Cuomo said he went down to NYC to see what was going on and people were gathering in the parks and other public places like there was nothing going on. "I don’t know what I’m saying that people don’t get," he said. So how long you think until he activates the National Guard or other heavier handed measures to get people to comply?
I went for a bike ride yesterday thinking it would be a nice isolated activity. Bike path was so packed by rank amateurs and the beach was full of people playing volleyball/throwing a football around that I turned around after a few miles. Didn't feel comfortable with the crowds at all. There were more people on the bike path during a quarantine than I've ever seen during normal times.
Every dog owner in the neighbourhood is out now, including us. People are less introverted than they think, but now is the time for DIY projects. Many people now have the ultimate window to spring clean and fix things up, the current crowds at the hardware stores concur that chance. I see lots of people now buying paint and flooring instead of “essentials”. I think I myself might redo our bathroom floor.
I havent been out to parks but it was eerie as fuck seeing maybe 10 percent of cars at a busy intersection on a Saturday night.
It's a total shift. No one going out to the bars or restaurants, so they're going to the outdoorsy stuff instead. Beaches, hikes, it's all packed.
I hope people take note that the dramatic drop in global CO2 emissions shows that lifestyle changes can have a real impact on the environment. Shitty that it took a pandemic to try it out.
We have seen way more people out in the neighborhood too. It is not so bad as to make it impossible to maintain social distancing, but I see a lot of people out every time we walk the dogs. The guy across the cul de sac walks his dog probably twice a day now. I've seen joggers, dog walkers, kids on bikes, people working on their cars. Part of it could be that we are having really nice weather, though. It snowed last weekend and before that the highs were in the 40s. It's been sunshine, clear skies, high +/-60F.
As the old saying goes, “You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs and causing a pandemic and wiping out 2% of the population.”
Ours was one of the few remaining counties in New York with no confirmed cases. Until this afternoon. Ah well, we knew it wasn’t “if” but “when”.