Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2020 18:11:19 GMT 1
Nov 26, 2020 17:29:29 GMT 1 @notkristie said:
I'm sorry you all are having a bad spike. It's a terrible feeling. I'm also really glad your govt is taking it seriously. The head scratcher for me and lots of others here is how indoor dining, bars and gyms are open, but schools are not. While the city met the benchmark set for school closures (a 3% or > 7-day rolling average), the infection rate within the public schools was significantly lower, as determined through random student and staff testing. It's infuriating to me that our lives are again upended in this way and my kid's education is again in the cr@pper, yet we can stroll down to a restaurant and have a bite inside.
But I say this recognizing there a NO easy answers, and that we all share the inconveniences of this time. Closing businesses means people losing work and that's more awful in many ways than kids having to do their lessons online. In this climate, if one has enough food, can pay rent / mortgage, and is not in an unhealthy / abusive home situation, it's time to count blessings.
Take care, Danielle , and I'm wishing you comfort and safety.
I cannot believe gyms and restaurants are open in your area !
And I certainly count all the blessings in my life several times a day, I feel very fortunate to be working and making my regular salary.
After 19 years with the same organization, my sister lost her job nearly two weeks ago due to COVID. There’s a possibility that they’ll call her back, but who knows! Btw - she held a unionized position, and even with that they were unable to redeploy her to a different department. Sigh.
I hope I didn't come across as insinuating that you are ungrateful or don't count your blessings! That could have come across that way, but I certainly don't hold that image of you.
Hang in there and this will really pass.