I saw a couple of other posts that basically said "you know this is not a snow day". This is not a chance to go to a restaurant when it's deserted, or going to somebody's house because you know them and you're sure it's safe.
It's not about you. It's not about whether you're going to get sick. And it's not even about whether you're going to give it to somebody else. It's about shutting the world down. There are people who cannot or will not stop unless the rest of us do.
The medical community needs to get ahead of this. Currently there are not enough hospital beds for even the most conservative estimate. Testing takes weeks. There is no vaccine.
Every time you go out a gas station attendant has to take your money, a retail worker has to restock shelf, a janitor has to clean a bathroom. Bus drivers have to take people to work.
Internet providers have to send out work crews to deal with all the people home and on line. Call centers have to take your orders and complaints, data entry personnel have to update all of your electronic transactions.
Linemen still have to go out and work on the electrical poles. Sewer workers still have to unblock the sewers. Plumbers still have to fix the plumbing from all that goddamn toilet paper people are shoving down the toilets.
Stay the f*** home. This is not a f****** holiday. If you can work from home, work from home.
And no matter what you're doing please call your elected officials and demand emergency funding. Demand universal healthcare and free testing.
And please, remember our vulnerable populations: migrant children alone in ICE detention centers, the homeless, prisoners, and women and children in abusive homes.
Create an emergency plan via social media sites. This probably isn't the last apocalypse. 7 and a half billion people and insane income inequality have created an unsustainable environment for humans.
Use this downtime to make changes. Please.
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