March 11, 2020 - 180 - "Strange Days Indeed"

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Disclaimer:  Information changed quickly in the early days of Covid-19 (then known as Corona virus).  Please forgive comments that now seem lacking in, uh, judgement and/or empathy.

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    Michael, Ella, and I came home from Mexico today. 

     Ella did great, by the way.  She cried more than on the way down...but that's because she was less gullible about the drug-filled treats I was giving her than last time.  

     There weren't many people on our flight.  The immigration and baggage claim areas were dramatically less busy than normal.       

     Then I heard the NBA has suspended games.  

     Then I heard that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tested positive to Corona virus.

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      We had dinner with friends in Mexico last night.  They asked if I was worried about Corona virus.  I said no.  

      From what I can see there's at least as good a chance of getting the flu and dying of it, as there is of getting Corona virus and dying of it.  But in my age group, and being fairly healthy and fit, with no respiratory issues, etc. etc.  I doubt that's going to be what kills me.

     I could be wrong.  You can have the last laugh about that if I suddenly stop posting and you see an obit with my name on it.  

    But I'm just not as up in arms about this thing as so many others are.  There are a lot of people getting it...and then getting better.  

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     But then I heard that travel has been suspended from Europe.  Ugh.  That causes me concern for other reasons.

     Mainly thinking of all the people who want and need to get back home...like flight attendants.  As flights cancel that gets tougher.

     What it mainly does is really, really, reinforce my aversion to working trips anywhere I can't rent a car and drive home from.  I have preferred working flights within the 48 contiguous states for a while now.

     Being stuck in Salt Lake City for September 11 was the birth of this preference, but things like ongoing strikes, the volcanic ash issues in Europe that grounded so many flights, and now pandemics...make me just think that I'd really just rather stick closer to home.

     I'm not afraid to go.  If Michael was stuck with me in Europe for a few weeks it could be pretty fun...but to be stuck apart.  Yuck.  No.  

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Nobody Told Me

-by John Lennon

"Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be cays like these
Strange days indeed
most peculiar, Mama

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