2012Coleman wrote:
I'll tell everyone this. My wife is on the front line in one of my areas biggest hospital systems. Currently, they are converting every available space including cafeterias and even board rooms to house beds for patients. The rate of new infections is rising - I can hear it in the conversations down the stairs from me when she is working at home. Fox news may tell you that this is over - sure go ahead and take that advice.
From my perspective the economy is doing ok. I get packages from Amazon, restaurants are doing a good business on take out and drive through. Critical jobs are being filled - grocery stores, gas stations, etc. The transportation industry (my industry) is doing great.
Go ahead and do your thing. Maybe you'll end up in a bed in some closet in a hospital basement or a converted convention center. And maybe you will need a ventilator your president would not give you. Good luck. Write a goodbye letter to those grandchildren.
Your bias is showing. Why the needless comment about a specific news source? If you Google “new york hosptialization rate”, many agencies are reporting it with Bloomberg listed first followed by NY Times and Forbes.
The problem with all of this is perspective. Everyone’s reality is a little different as is their localities’ challenges. Oregon setup a field hospital at the state fairgrounds too but there no news as to whether it was actually used. There were all kinds of news stories about preparations but the reality is we aren’t even close to full and likely aren’t going to get there. Over a week ago when I bought a take out pizza I asked the woman how it was going. I got a grim head shake. None of their lunchtime regulars can come and sales are way down. The same thing happened when I got takeout from a local non-chain restaurant. Amazon and the insurance industry are probably among the few exceptions who actually are doing better (and TP manufacturers :) ).
I’m glad your wife’s employers are taking it seriously and preparing for the worse. Perhaps it won’t come to that there like it hasn’t here. Tell her thank you for what she does for others.
