Attaboy! Exactly my thoughts too. SA has just repatriated 140 citizens
from Wuhan. They are being quarantined in a rural Motel near Polokwane
in Limpopo Province. None are actually sick. The locals have gone
beserk, thinking the Gov't has dealt them a death sentence. TB & AIDS
are OK, but not COVID.
Alan C
On 15-Mar-20 02:39 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I don't participate in the world of fear and panic.
I went to the grocery store last evening as I usually do. I saw a lot of
frightened people doing silly things. As I went on my shopping round through
the store, I observed that I must not shop the way the other folks do because
most of the products I bought were fully stocked, as normal. The notable ones
that were different were peanut butter … shelves almost bare (but I got my two
jars), the tomato sauce lane was empty but for one small jar (I didn't need
any, have a couple of jars at home), tomatos in Produce were nearly gone (but
again I got what I buy in that domain), and of course the TP and paper towel
lanes were bare … but we have plenty of those things at home as always. There
was plenty of meat to choose from, plenty of coffee, plenty of fresh fruit and
vegetables.
Yes, I bought another bunch of bananas. :)
Most of what the coronavirus, COVID-19 scare does is piss me off: It means that
there are fewer folks acting sanely, movie theaters have cut ticket sales down
so people can sit spaced apart, several of my planned events are cancelled.
Even my good buddies of thirty years don't want to get together for our weekly
dinner out of fear. Pah.
The virus is airborne so it's gonna spread everywhere. Our bodies will adapt to
it in short order, and an inoculation against it will surface soon. It'll
mutate into something else soon too. Take sensible precautions and ride it out.
I'll be working/riding on my new bicycle, making photographs, and playing my
piano while the madness continues. ...
G
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If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up.
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