,,, New Zealand still exists, for better or worse. Just recorded our second death in NZL, a 92 year old woman. The other death was a woman of senior years too. Getting things done around the house that I usually haven’t got enough time to do. Autumn weather is great here. Community spirit is evident and people are connecting by conversations from across streets and face time on computers. Supermarkets are open so we have enough Moa beer to carry us through.
I said to my kids a few days ago that I’ve lived through the golden age... not drafted to any wars, no Great Depression or anything like that and they realised the brevity of where we’re placed right now. I avoided mention of what I strongly suspect this crisis is - bio-terrorism.
I believe you. :-)
Some of the recent posts on FR have been so weird from folks who were not prepared and now have freaked out.
It is some sort of collective nervous breakdown.
We have great community spirit in my area as well—but these are rural folks who always prepare for any unusual event.