Day five of what is becoming a mandatory Social Separation/Distancing for all of us living in the state of New York which is fast becoming the center of the Corona Virus Pandemic. I am trying to keep positive, but hard to do with some of the news coming across the airwaves that have me on this day more than a little afraid, and a whole lot angry.
1. CNN had a ER doctor on, and her words had my jaw dropping. Her basic (almost word for word) statement was, "If you are sick, if you think you have the virus DO NOT come to the ER. You will only endanger yourself, and all of us. We have no Corona Virus tests, so we cannot help you anyway!"
2. Republican members of the Senate instead of protecting us were using INSIDER information to sell off stocks they knew would plummet, and reinvesting in companies that would profit once the news got out that we were in the middle of a Corona Virus Pandemic.
3. Heard on the news this morning...as of yesterday, in the first four days of this week 2.25 MILLION Americans applied for unemployment. Simply stated folks, this is Great Depression territory for us, and for the world.
4. Went to my local Starbucks...the door is now locked, they are only taking App orders, then putting them on a table by the door for customers to pick up. No touching, no cash sales, no scanning your cell phone to pay. Nothing against Starbucks, just an example of just how dangerous the world is with Corona Virus running rampant every where in the world.
I could go on and on about how this Pandemic is affecting all of us, go on about all the major missteps made by Donald J Trump and his administration...I'll simply say they have dropped, and are continuing to drop the ball in dealing with the Corona Virus. If there were a grade lower than F they would have earned it tenfold.
On a personal level...
Sucks surviving this all alone. My street is a major artery to our city park here in Nyack, parents, children and...well, any one going to the park passes by my doorstep. If I need human contact all I ever had to do was walk out my front door and sit on the stoop, or take a walk down to the park. Now, there is NO TRAFFIC, no laughing children, no parents pushing strollers passing by my door. The town is closed down tight...a good thing on one hand, but very difficult on the other. Even my cat Bella knows things are out of sorts.
For those wondering...almost all the pictures on this blog are my own. I'll post at least one in every journal update in the hopes my work will give someone a smile in these difficult times. Please everyone, heed the warnings, practice Social Distancing, and keep yourselves and your family healthy and safe.
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