A plague would be impossible to get out ahead of. We've already seen measures that are unprecedented in our lifetime. People are rightly concerned, and people are now mobilizing individually the best their circumstances allow. But unlike other natural disasters, where does one go? We live in a social infrastructure that requires contact and close proximity to one another. Trying to make yourself bulletproof by avoiding contact is kinda like doing the backstroke during an incoming tsunami.

At this point, my advice is everyone, individually and as a family, "duck" whatever that means to you.

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Posted by phil4bama

Emerald Coast of PCB

Member since Jul 2011

11470 posts

Posted on 3/16/20 at 10:49 am to bamameister

And therein lies the problem. Florida's cases have exploded overnight and the Governor has asked Trump to restrict domestic travel because people are (admirably) trying to make the best of a bad situation and going to the beach, their second homes, etc. Only they are being vectors of the virus and bringing it with them. Surely some of it is due to more and better testing procedures that are ramping up daily, but it is very telling that the cases being reported now are mostly travel related and in mostly tourist areas such as Lauderdale, Miami, etc. When they come to the beach, they try to act like everything is normal and it's a normal vacation, so they go to the stores for supplies, they still try to eat out, they still try to shop, and all the stuff we want to do on vacation. That ain't how social distancing works. The same rules apply whether you are holed up at home or at your beach house or condo.

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