This is not my post, the author is unknown, but it is a great snapshot on what life is like living through a pandemic. I hope you enjoy the read:
Today is Tuesday April 28th. Day 46 of the lock-down because of COVID-19.
The Prime Minister issued a Stay-At-Home-Order and if we must go out, for groceries or prescriptions, we must maintain 6 ft/2 meters distance. No hugging or touching. We spend most of our days chatting online to friends, because we can’t socialize in person.
1 week ago Nova Scotia was rocked with the worst mass murder in Canadian history and not related to the lock-down.
– The Canadian dollar is worth $ 0.71 to the US dollar, 1 euro $1.52 and the pound is worth $1.14 euro.
-gas is 66.8 cents per litre in Halifax
– Schools have been closed since mid March and teachers are teaching remotely on-line. This will likely continue for the rest of the school year.
– There are lines / tapes inside the stores on the floors to keep people 6 feet apart.
– Bars and restaurants are open only for takeout, home delivery & pick-up.
– Parks, beaches, hiking trails and walk-in places are not accessible to the public.
-Doctors appointments are by telephone or video chat.
– All major and minor league sports competitions have been cancelled as well as kid’s sports.
– All festivals and entertainment events have been banned.
– Weddings, family celebrations and birthdays have been cancelled. Funerals limited to a few people.
– People are doing drive-by parades to celebrate birthdays!
– Young kids can’t understand why they can only see grandparents & other extended family and friends on a screen or thru a window if someone visits in person or on Face time online.
– Hugs, kisses and handshakes are not exchanged.
– The churches are closed or online.
– Talk show hosts are filming from their basements or front rooms via zoom online
– We have to stay away from each other more than six feet.
– Shortage of disposable masks and gloves in hospitals.
– There are fewer ventilators than there should be.
– People are wearing masks, some places even REQUIRE that you wear them to enter!People are even sewing their own cloth masks for sale or donation to medical facilities.
– Flour, yeast, eggs, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, bleach, antibacterial wipes and anything Lysol or Clorox is in short supply and limited per person…. IF you can even find them!
– Stores are closing early to disinfect everything. (24 hour stores are even closing by 9pm)
– Store check outs, pharmacies and even fast food drive thru windows have added plexiglas between the employee and the customer.
– Australia, USA, Canada and Europe have closed their borders.
– No one is travelling for leisure. Airports are empty. Tourism has the worst crisis in history.
– Heightened anxiety is exhausting.
Why do I post this?
Next year & then every year after, this status will appear in my Facebook memories feed. And it will be an annual reminder that life is precious & that nothing should be taken for granted. We are where we are with what we have. Let’s be grateful.
Unknown Author – April 2020
Until next time,
Design your landlord experience,
Michael P Currie
Landlord by Design
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