This time last year

[JBen]

Saturday, being spiritual people, the fiancé and I were reflecting on life and just the last year. The conversation was all over the map, but the gist was. This time last year people were wondering how serious Covid was. It hadn't really hit North America yet. Many were still looking forward to March break. Many were debating mask/no mask. Should we wear gloves filling up, wipe down grocery bags. I recall by the first week of March, we were being careful, wearing mask, wiping down our kitchen counter, taps and light switches. By the end of March, we were going for walks and commenting on how empty and silent the street was. Right out of the walking dead.

Lockdowns and intentional gutting of the economy was still two weeks away. For a big chunk of Canada, it's now been a year. Of no revenue, or a fraction of the revenue/income earned in 2019. While others coast to shore, mouthing virtuous platitudes like "We're all in this together"...........

For giggles, I went back and read through one of the popular post from Jan/Feb 2020. It is interesting to see how much perspectives have changed. Where other things have not.

https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...ht=Covid+italy

[73hunter]

Quite a year to look back on.

One of the things I think about is that it seems so foolish of us to watch events unfold in Wuhan over February 2020 and then be so shocked in March when it arrived here and things got sketchy.

[GW11]

The irony is most of us have educated ourselves somewhat in the past year. The folks calling the game are still using the same playbook.

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[line052]

I wrote this on 09 March..lol...nothing has changed for me - and the gov still failed

What most don't realize: in the face of a National Pandemic the GOC will always paint a rosy picture, we are studying, we are taking proactive measures. Even while the virus spreads out of control (not saying this will happen). The GOC will never admit, nor create fear, with panic statements - it is not productive to mass panic.

Imagine with all the TP, and other mass hysteria purchasing going on if the GOC fed into that with a Doom and Gloom warnings. SO anybody expecting the GOC to do anything for them is deluded (it will be in self preservation mode). Our healthcare system is not designed for a pandemic - and it will collapse very quickly if we get to the images I have seen from Chinese hospitals (real or not), the system can not handle a mass influx. If it gets that bad, we can't magically ramp up 1000 Nurse or PSWs overnight, because they dont exist. Those Nurses and PSW's outside the public healthcare facilities are working in the Private Nursing home and Agencies, and won't be abandoning their patients either - unless GOC ordered - see the problem...

How many young moms/dads will actually show up to healthcare work if they think they will die or risk their children dying when coming home. It is not like China who were forced hospital workers at gunpoint to keep those staff at work.

People have no idea, how a bad type pandemic will play out - and the government has no plans to deal with that. Rest assured like Italy - China the GOC will close all major in/out routes to quarantined cities, impose Martial Law and use the military to do so. -----Quarantine/Contain by force if needed----

There is no plan to save you, only contain, restrict and prevent further spreading. They cant do anything else, if it gets to pandemic point.

You are on your own - and best be a prepper - best have the capability to treat with antibiotics (fish), have stored food, water, hygiene, medical, and self defense measures for at least 60 days to ride out the worst of it (if it gets bad - I still do not think so). I have not bought a single thing while the rest are panicked and being driven like a herd of lemmings off a cliff. If the Ice Storm 98 taught me anything was to have 30 days of food stored.

For me - if it gets that bad - close up the house and emerge 30 days later.

[sawbill]

Good thing this is not a year for the Olympics. A person trains their whole life for one single chance to partake in their sport at the highest level and the event gets cancelled because of Covid. At least in business you can look forward to a recovery in the following year but with sports, its now or never and that is a loss that lasts a lifetime.

[MarkB]

Good thing this is not a year for the Olympics. A person trains their whole life for one single chance to partake in their sport at the highest level and the event gets cancelled because of Covid. At least in business you can look forward to a recovery in the following year but with sports, its now or never and that is a loss that lasts a lifetime.

I thought they postponed the 2020 summer games to this year? Did they cancel them?

[sawbill]

I'm in winter mode still and was thinking of the winter games, not only olympics but other sports events as well, curling for example. And as far as I know, the Tokyo summer games are still on despite rumors and pressures to have them cancelled. If things get worse it wouldn't surprise me to see them axed at the last minute though.

[JBen]

Speaking of sports.
It was March 14th, or 15th last year when the NBA shut the season down. That was the moment I believe it became real for most people in North America. Sad when you think about that.

[sawbill]

Absolutely! and being able to watch a football, hockey game or curling on TV is more a form of therapy and about things returning to a normalcy even though the fans are cardboard cutouts.

[Badenoch]

This time last year I was here. Made it home just before everything shut down.