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I copy and pasted this from Facebook exactly one year ago.
Why? Because I NEVER forget the state if the world on April 2, 2020.
By now, I am hoping we are past this nightmare known as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. That people are getting well. That a vaccine has been found.
That we can hug each other again.
But as I type this, I am honestly not sure we will be 100% recovered. Whispered reports are that we are only in the First Inning of this horror and we might as well hunker down and be prepared for quarantine for at least 3 more months. I hope they are wrong…but no one really knows.
Just so I never forget – COVID-19 2020
Gas prices in my community were $1.49 per gallon-the lowest in at least 5 years.
The Shelter in Place order has put in place by Minnesota Governor Walz on 3/20/2020.
Distance Learning started two days ago and there will be no more public school for the remaining 2019/2020 school year.
Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help distance shoppers (6ft) from each other.
Essential workers are advised to carry a permission letter in their cars at all times in case they are stopped by authorities.
Panic buying and hoarding have resulted in limited supplies of toilet paper, disinfecting supplies, paper towels, laundry soap, frozen veggies, dry pasta, baking supplies, and canned soup.
Shelves are bare in most grocery stores and are stripped as soon as they are refilled.
The things we took for granted, hand sanitizer, antibacterial soap, rubbing alcohol, toilet paper, flour, canned soup, cough medicine, and thermometers are rare as hen’s teeth.
The things we need, the ones that are usually reasonable and cheap, are now ridiculously priced because of the short supply.
Urgent care patients being fever checked at the clinic doors and a drive-up COVID-19 testing tent stands ready.
Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed.
No hairdressers, nail techs, massage therapists, bars, and sit-down dining in restaurants.
Dentists, orthodontists, and chiropractors are accepting “emergency only” appointments.
Parks, trails, entire cities locked up.
Entire sports seasons canceled.
Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events – canceled.
Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings – canceled.
No masses, churches are closed.
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more.
Don’t socialize with anyone outside of your home.
Children’s outdoor play parks are closed.
Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers. People are coming together to sew fabric masks to help struggling health care workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
Manufacturers, distilleries, and other businesses switch their manufacturing schedule to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizers, and PPE.
The government closes the border to all non-essential travel.
Fines are established for breaking the rules.
Stadiums and recreation facilities open up for the overflow of COVID-19 patients.
Press conferences daily from the President and the governess. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Government incentives to stay home.
Barely anyone on the roads.
People wearing masks and gloves outside.
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work (that would include ME).
Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.
Things that Mortified and Pissed Me Off
When I was working as an essential worker in a retail setting during a time when COVID-19 was just getting a stranglehold on the world, I learned and saw some things that made me think “WTF?!” at a high rate of frequency.
I saw someone wearing a paper bag instead of a mask.
I saw people pull down their masks, sneeze into the air, and then pull their mask back up over their nose.
I saw people scream at a team member for asking them to wear a mask.
I saw people, after checkout, pull off their used mask and throw it at the cashier.
I saw people leave the building, wad up their masks, and purposely throw in on the ground in the parking lot like a toddler.
I saw people sneak in through side doors and stroll around the store to do nothing more than defy the staff who ask them to put on a mask.
I saw thoughtless people make a video of how the staff didn’t “disinfect good enough “ and post it on Facebook.
I saw friends reduced to tears because a customer chose to rip a fit instead of putting on a mask (AFTER, the Governor made it mandatory).
I saw people thinking it was funny to crochet masks with wide holes in between stitches and wear them to the store.
But The More Important Take-Away Throughout all of This Was:
Be thankful. Be grateful.
Be kind to each other – love one another – support everyone.
We are all one! 
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