You don’t realize how good you have it till it is taken away. I Never Thought I Would Say This. It is not a good time to get together with friends to socialize over a meal. There I said it. The coronavirus has changed the rules of the game. This is temporary. Life as we know it will return. Things are returning back to normal in Asia and they will return to normal everywhere else. When they do, we need to make sure we get together with friends to socialize over a meal
Right now, instead of socializing over a meal with friends, we need to be thinking about Social Distancing. I had never heard about selfies growing up and Social Distancing is certainly new to our vernacular.
What does Social Distancing mean?
If you google it we are told:
Social distancing is a term applied to certain actions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease.
There is a great article in The Atlantic.
While we are dealing with the Coronavirus there are new rules:
- Dinner parties of more than 4 people don’t make sense
- You should be keeping a personal space of at least 4 feet
- If you go to the gym use a sanitizer before and after touching equipment
- Try to shop at times when the store is less crowded
- Keep your hands away from your face
- Wash your hands
- Wash your hands
- Wash your hands
Right now, it is all about reason and common sense versus panic and hoarding. People are going CRAZY! Situations like what we are going through right now, bring out the best and worst in people. The local markets here in Memphis are a perfect example. Last week I saw a man buying 12 bottles of Isopropyl alcohol. He was hoarding. Today you can’t find isopropyl alcohol anywhere. Saturday (yesterday) you couldn’t find a potato anywhere in Memphis. Sunday (today) the shelves are restocked. It reminds me of September 11, 2001. I remember talking to my sister who worked in the city that day. She said as she walked the streets, it was really weird. It was really quiet, and what was really really weird, New Yorkers were being nice to each other.
Speaking of common sense, you might want to enjoy a glass of wine. The funny thing is that with all the panic buying, the supply of wine hasn’t been an issue here. The stores are well stocked and my guess is that production continues.
For now, have the glass of wine, plan your next supper club dinner party for after the coronavirus and enjoy a good laugh.
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