MERs/Coronavirus - watching? Will it change your behaviour if it shows up in Canada?

[JBen]

Exactly Canadaman.
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when a radio station on air personality thanked those, specifically the gas station attendant, and grocery store peon,, most forget about that are risking it just as much. More actually.

Because they are risking it for peanuts. The kids, the spouses, won’t give a damn who, how, or why.

In an uncharacteristic move I called the station, spoke to the DJ and thanked him.

Anywho, there’s an odd undercurrent to all this. This is, like SARS and like 2008. At the same time. The eternal fight between Left wing ideology and right wing ideology.

Maybe, just maybe, when it’s all said and done. Hundreds or thousands dead, more ruined financially.

People will wake up, and realize we need both, neither is more/less important. Neither is more/less deserving of attention by politicians. Etc etc.

Who am I kidding. Feck me, I’m sounding like JT from the heart out. Won’t happen.

[rick_iles]

Exactly Canadaman.
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when a radio station on air personality thanked those, specifically the gas station attendant, and grocery store peon,, most forget about that are risking it just as much. More actually.

Because they are risking it for peanuts. The kids, the spouses, won’t give a damn who, how, or why.

In an uncharacteristic move I called the station, spoke to the DJ and thanked him.

Anywho, there’s an odd undercurrent to all this. This is, like SARS and like 2008. At the same time. The eternal fight between Left wing ideology and right wing ideology.

Maybe, just maybe, when it’s all said and done. Hundreds or thousands dead, more ruined financially.

People will wake up, and realize we need both, neither is more/less important. Neither is more/less deserving of attention by politicians. Etc etc.

Who am I kidding. Feck me, I’m sounding like JT from the heart out. Won’t happen.

Why do you continually refer to workers as “peons”....
That says more about you, than those you are referencing !!!

[73hunter]

I don’t think JBen is insulting them, but he is rightly pointing out that many of the people that are keeping services running for the rest of us are on the lower end of the pay scale. Clerks, cashiers, gas station attendants, etc

Those that can’t work from home and don’t make a lot anyway.

[rick_iles]

I don’t think JBen is insulting them, but he is rightly pointing out that many of the people that are keeping services running for the rest of us are on the lower end of the pay scale. Clerks, cashiers, gas station attendants, etc

Those that can’t work from home and don’t make a lot anyway.

I would hope that is the case, and likely is, but for many, it holds negative connotations.

[JBen]

It’s sarcasm Rick. Jesus H
and fact you can’t figure that out...can’t pick up on that.

also says a lot about....

[rick_iles]

It’s sarcasm Rick. Jesus H

Ok .....it’s all good !

[JBen]

I think we were both typing. Just saw your next comment.

It is all good Rick.

I use that word, have long used that word, the sarcasm, to “shock” people into realizing that theres some truth/merit to it.

I guess in the same way, many are sharing heart wrenching videos of people, young and old on ventilators etc.

It’s a cold bucket of ice water

[rick_iles]

It’s sarcasm Rick. Jesus H
and fact you can’t figure that out...can’t pick up on that.

also says a lot about....

Well, quite frankly, most of your posts are hard to follow !

[fishfood]

The Tim's closing down was fake news.

Tim Horton's will continue business as usual drive through only.

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[sawbill]

I don't think you can shock anyone nowadays. The first mass shootings in the states were shocking. Now they don't even make the news.