I sent my siblings an email on events here in Seattle.
My older sister: “Thanks. We’re pretty oblivious to it all as we are on vacation. Tomorrow we fly to XYZ, then drive to ABC and spend several days there. Then over to 1234 to visit with friends, then flying home. Beautiful weather here - hope you are doing well.”
Same response from my conservative friend in California!
Maybe we are over-reacting? I dunno know as it just seems surreal that massive parts of the world are in q’s and lockdowns?
The other part is the young people saying...it’s just the flu...it’s just another bad flu...not realizing that this time it isn’t about the death rate, it is about about the severity and the high potential to be hospitalized for weeks?
The keep talking about the death rate and co-morbidity, but I want to know the age range of those hospitalized under 60 yrs. old.
Tell the sister to not visit you until next Labor Day, maybe.
Good for her. Nothing like shutting out reality while on vacation.