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Life in the time of corona

Posted by on March 13, 2020

Two weeks ago if you had said “corona” I would have said “beer.” Now? Maybe “death.” How quickly things can change!

I am not panicked. I think the extreme actions taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic – cancellation or postponement of sporting events, shutting down Broadway, closing Disneyworld – are probably overreactions. But appropriate overreactions. The downside of taking no action – death for thousands of elderly – is worse than the downside of taking action – economic disruption.

We had an HOA meeting on Tuesday to elect our first Board of Directors. That meant a gathering of over 200 mostly elderly people in one room. This is a group of very healthy elderly folks, but I have to admit that I was very sensitive to the sound of coughing. Fortunately there were very few coughs during the 90-minute meeting, but every time I heard one I was speculating whether Typhoid Mary was in attendance.

Even our senior softball games have changed slightly. Instead of the after-game high-fives it is now a line of elbow bumps. I guess we are fortunate in that we never have more than 10 spectators, so we aren’t running afoul of any “large gathering” restrictions.

Anyway, wash your hands, stay at least 6 feet away from me and hopefully we will both survive the next couple of months.

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