Dave, I had a discussion with a young coworker who has never faced life without what my generation deems conveniences like dine in restaraunts, gymnasiums and airline travel. He honestly did not know you can work out inside your home with ordinary household items. He had no pots and pans nor knew that trains go the same places as airplanes in the continental US. After a few weeks he had learned to cut his own hair, and told me he is actually saving money now instead of living pay check to pay check.
My supervisor is in his 70's and got used to living the good life. He has relearned that white eggs are just as yummy as brown eggs and that cheap paper towels are also the quicker-picker-upper (old Bounty slogan).
Yesterday a neighbor approached to carry on a "what do you think of this corona thing" conversation and instinctively stepped back a pace. I thanked him. His mother in law calls it "corona balona", which is driving him nuts he says. We'll adapt. But what bothers me is moms being arrested for taking their kids to a play ground while the leaders are still free to do whatever they want to do. My governor was on tv touting masks yet did not even have one draped around his neck. That's what all the protests are about. Mayors saying you cannot go to a salon but I have to to maintain my image for you. The people in the US without jobs are being told by those who have had virtually no interuption to their lives to comply. Press conferences with reporters standing shoulder to shoulder while the news shows protestors standing (gasp) 3 feet apart. That is what results in protests in a land that was born out of fighting a tyranical group of leaders.
It's happening all across America, simply because the leaders do not understand the image they portray. Last week when my governor was on tv with a nice looking mask draped around his neck and a wee bit of wind blown look to his hair we the people said "thanks boss, you understand". But yesterday when he touted a fresh haircut, no mask draped around his neck as his staff were all shoulder to shoulder the image he portrayed was way less than "I feel your pain folks".
My community is hunkered down for the long haul and pretty much scratching our heads at the "corona balona" crowd. Yet we understand where those folks are coming from. Frustration that "We the People" have been told to cower in our homes in fear while they play politics. That is completely opposite of the American way.
So we'll just see what happens this summer. But I'll venture to say that beaches in California will have to be blanketed with broken glass or tear gas before those people say "uncle".
