small town fears

Thanks for posting this. I am a member and moderator of some other FB sites. Even some of the boomer Birders in the most affected populations are resisting any social restraints. And many of those climbers are beat back to their mountain towns in UT, CO, MT and WY and we are going to be screwed. So many are just like Bishop and Moab with limited facilities and an aging population. 

Articles like this make me sad and I think it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

My boyfriend came over yesterday afternoon exasperated that he couldn't find "his" eggs anywhere, a local organic brand that he always gets. He went on to tell me that he went to four stores looking for it, and also how he'd gone to Costo but left because the lines were too long. I confess I was a little judgmental... reminded him about our friend's FB profile that simply says #StayTheF**kHome. She works at Trader Joe's and is not only exhausted, but disgusted. Still, he will probably go to a funeral this Friday. I get it that he's going stir-crazy.

I think this is going to test a lot of relationships, families, communities.

For me, the whole introvert thing is working in my favor. Pretty content working from home, in my sweats, my puppy sleeping at my feet.

To be fair, I think it's often with the best of intentions. In our case, my boyfriend is really concerned about how this is impacting our local businesses. The big chain supermarket now has an on-line ordering system where customers can pick up their groceries curb-side after buying everything online. They have a skeletal staff cloistered inside filling orders and customers are just pulling up at the appointed time. It seems to be working pretty well and the store is able to maintain business with reduced risk to its staff and the community. There are a few small independent stores trying to do something similar (order by phone, meet you in the parking lot...) but not as effectively. No doubt, they will be hit hard. I'm sure my boyfriend's first thought was to make his usual rounds and give them business.

Of course, videos are now circulating of foreign visitors in Spain, partying it up in the streets, belligerent toward law enforcement officers who are desperately trying to get them to go back to their hotels. (Have to admit, I was SO grateful that the tourists I saw weren't American.)

Like the old adage says "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

We may be on that road right now.

Apparently the issue of refusal to self quarantine isn't isolated. And apparently health officials have the authority to issue an "isolation order", which was done in NH after someone who was advised to do so instead attended a gathering and infected someone.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/some-health-officials-enforcing-court-orders-against-rogue-covid-19-patients/ar-BB11kr7m?ocid=msedgdhp