Stupid, Stupid People

You stupid, stupid people.

We are in the early stages of a pandemic in this country, people have died of this disease (217 in the US so far) and far too many people just don't get it. Thousands of college students are cramming Florida beaches, ignoring pleas to stay at least 6 feet from others. One ignorant student told a reporter "If I get coronavirus, oh well. Until then, I'm going to party." I guess this little shit doesn't care if he carries the virus to his parents, his grandparents, his aunts and uncles or other family members, or to other vulnerable people.

Americans continue to hoard toilet paper, water, bread and meat (?), while at the same time businesses are refusing to allow truck drivers to use their bathrooms or walk up to the take-out window. Truckers can't simply use the drive-through; their big trucks and trailers don't fit. So what happens when truckers get fed up and stop driving? Without regular deliveries of supplies, restaurants and coffee shops still open for drive-up service will close, as will grocery stores.

The bottom line is, DON'T BE STUPID! Don't hoard food, water and toilet paper. If you're a restaurant owner, think about what you will do when you run out of supplies for your business and no truckers are willing to bring more to you.

Stay home unless it's absolutely necessary to go somewhere. And to the state of Florida: CLOSE YOUR BEACHES AND SEND THE SPRING BREAK CROWD HOME! Their selfish insistence on being shoulder-to-shoulder on the beach and in parties is threatening thousands, if not millions, of people. You may be young and feel invincible. You're not. Even if you feel fine, you can spread the disease to others.

Those of us who are taking this pandemic seriously are staying home. If we must go out for groceries, we keep a safe distance from others. I know this is inconvenient. I know it can be boring. But you can go outside for a walk, a bike ride or a hike, but maintain at least 6 feet between you and everyone else. Catch up on reading or your hobbies. Start spring cleaning. Go through your closets and set aside items to donate once the pandemic passes.

We are all in this together, and working together is the only way we will get through it. I am in the high-risk group, and I'm not willing to end up on a ventilator or dead because some people think their spring break is more important than my life. This situation is stressful enough already. We don't need a bunch of self-centered partiers making things worse.