The good thing about the virus... Yes, there is one...
May 2, 2020 23:25:33 #
It makes you think of folks you have not seen for a long time for one reason or another...
Just had a video chat with friends we made in Naples Italy (UK submariner). We visited them back in the UK a couple of times, the last time was five years ago.
One of their two daughters was starting a semester in Canada when the lock-down started. She was in one of the last flight from NY.
She had the time to experience deep snow and 'real cold'. She was not unhappy to come back home...
So what is good about this virus? It helps us tighten connection with folks you know and care about.
Just had a video chat with friends we made in Naples Italy (UK submariner). We visited them back in the UK a couple of times, the last time was five years ago.
One of their two daughters was starting a semester in Canada when the lock-down started. She was in one of the last flight from NY.
She had the time to experience deep snow and 'real cold'. She was not unhappy to come back home...
So what is good about this virus? It helps us tighten connection with folks you know and care about.
May 3, 2020 00:35:36 #
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal. And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.”
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal. And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.”
May 3, 2020 08:17:58 #
Iron Sight wrote:
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and l... (show quote)
I like that and it seems familiar. What’s the source?
May 3, 2020 08:56:08 #
"I like that and it seems familiar. What’s the source?"
https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a31747557/and-the-people-stayed-home-poem-kitty-omeara-interview/
Im not sure of the origination, Just Google the words below 👀
And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised
https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a31747557/and-the-people-stayed-home-poem-kitty-omeara-interview/
Im not sure of the origination, Just Google the words below 👀
And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised
May 3, 2020 09:34:26 #
May 3, 2020 10:58:41 #
RONGNONGNO:
You’re right. People are reaching out to old friends with whom they were beginning to lose contact. I think greater effort is being made to restore friendships being lost to our former fast-paced lives. I can only hope this trend survives the reopenings along with our regular lives.
You’re right. People are reaching out to old friends with whom they were beginning to lose contact. I think greater effort is being made to restore friendships being lost to our former fast-paced lives. I can only hope this trend survives the reopenings along with our regular lives.
May 3, 2020 21:03:59 #
This pandemic has opened many possibilities to be optimistic.
Even though many have, and will succumb to it, the slow down has proven beneficial. Less traffic equates to less traffic fatalities. Less traffic equates to less pollution. Gas prices are at a low we haven’t seen for decades. The oil producers are finding low prices equate reduced drilling, less fracking, greater opportunity to research alternate energy. While the virus is creating havoc, we will come out of the crisis with a better handle on how to proceed, how to better fight the next one. We will find, the crisis will teach us how to deal with diminished supplies, and food! The human race is resilient. When the economy restarts there will be a huge demand for labor. The economy will rebound quickly. There is a silver lining to this worrysome cloud!
Even though many have, and will succumb to it, the slow down has proven beneficial. Less traffic equates to less traffic fatalities. Less traffic equates to less pollution. Gas prices are at a low we haven’t seen for decades. The oil producers are finding low prices equate reduced drilling, less fracking, greater opportunity to research alternate energy. While the virus is creating havoc, we will come out of the crisis with a better handle on how to proceed, how to better fight the next one. We will find, the crisis will teach us how to deal with diminished supplies, and food! The human race is resilient. When the economy restarts there will be a huge demand for labor. The economy will rebound quickly. There is a silver lining to this worrysome cloud!
May 3, 2020 21:39:33 #
I do not believe people will flock to restaurants and many other businesses for quite awhile. They will want some confidence it is safe before they go back. I hope I am wrong and that everything is back up to normal levels in a short period. However, lots of issues to sort through. For one, will we have that “second wave?”
May 3, 2020 22:02:27 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
CWGordon wrote:
I do not believe people will flock to restaurants and many other businesses for quite awhile. They will want some confidence it is safe before they go back. I hope I am wrong and that everything is back up to normal levels in a short period. However, lots of issues to sort through. For one, will we have that “second wave?”
Because of the National plan monitoring by county and being prepared there won’t be a wave. More like a shower we quickly plug each opening in the shower head.
May 3, 2020 22:05:42 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
eskiles wrote:
This pandemic has opened many possibilities to be ... (show quote)
Thanks. I agree.
One additional big thing I expect we will see is a streamlining of laboratory and regulatory processes to eliminate the ridiculous delays in developing treatments and vaccines.
May 3, 2020 22:56:14 #
IDguy wrote:
Thanks. I agree.
One additional big thing I expect we will see is a streamlining of laboratory and regulatory processes to eliminate the ridiculous delays in developing treatments and vaccines.
One additional big thing I expect we will see is a streamlining of laboratory and regulatory processes to eliminate the ridiculous delays in developing treatments and vaccines.
and testing!!!.
Apparently, the CDC didn't completely follow their own rules, which is why their first test didn't work correctly.
This kind of performance is unacceptable.
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