Our city has been under SK mandated 4 weeks restrictions that started last week. Private gatherings up to 5 people or 2 households; mandatory masks in public spaces and shorter restaurant hours. SK has been updating their requirements. At first, masking was for towns over 5K but 2 days later included everywhere. Today there will be another update and our fitness instructor is ready to go it from home again.
When I was working and and giving risk assessment training, I always mentioned everyone's risk tolerance was different and for any tasks you have to accommodate the person with the lowest risk tolerance - now I have to walk that walk as Fred is much less tolerant of health risk and seems to be very sensitive to affecting other people's health. He always stayed home from work if he was sick at all and one reason he won't travel now is because he doesn't want to affect anyone, including first responders if we were in an accident. I'm comfortable going out and wearing a mask etc (aka well on my way to complacency).
I am so thankful for where we are in life. Were I still working it would be a huge source of conflict as it's difficult to work from home and that workplace hasn't shut down or slowed down at all. We have a large house with lots of yard (even now covered), great neighbours and a nice park for walking Bennie. Our internet connection is awesome so I can do zoom classes, on line seminars and video chats. Do I miss meeting and gathering? Sure but this will end. Canadians won't get vaccine access as quickly as some places because a Conservative government privatized vaccine production (which promptly fled to a more profitable market) but Canadians will get the vaccination and we'll be first in line.
Be calm, be kind, be safe. Wash your hands and wear a mask.
Sounds like you are in the right place for the time. I'm in an urban neighbo(u)rhood once at the center of Louisville's restaurant life, but where eatery after eatery has closed this year. Many homeless people who have not had regular doctor care in their adult lives. They tend to sleep outdoors in blankets this time of year, but some of them lack masks. It's a tailspin around here. I'm able to work at home and I am going out as seldom as possible.
ReplyDeleteI hope we are all better as soon as possible. Take care.
We are lucky we didn't downsize to get ready for retirement.
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