2020 Thursday — Time to Leave

It was 25 days ago, March 8th, that we headed for California’s Central Coast. The whole world has changed radically since then. Just so I NEVER forget..... April 2, 2020:

Gas price at Costco was $2.45
School cancelled - yes cancelled
Self-distancing measures on the rise.
Tape on the floors at grocery stores and other stores to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other. Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors.
Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.
Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.
Entire sports seasons cancelled.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled.
No masses, churches are closed.
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, now 5 or more.
Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home.
Children's outdoor play parks are closed.
We are to distance from each other.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Panic buying sets in and many have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies, no paper towel no laundry soap, no hand sanitizer.
Shelves are bare.
Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.
World wide Governments have closed their borders to all non-essential travel.
Fines are established for breaking the rules.
Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of Covid-19 patients.
Press conferences daily from the President. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Government incentives to stay home.
Barely anyone on the roads.
People wearing masks and gloves outside.
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.
Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11th, 2020.

Why write this status?

It will be a memory in my Blip-feed, and it will be a reminder that we are not promised health, wealth or happiness. We are promised love, joy, and peace from our Heavenly Father.

We have so much to be grateful for.
Be kind to each other - love one another - call your loved ones - encourage one another and pray.

From SoCal,
Rosie, aka Carol
(& Mr.Fun, and Chloe & Mitzi)