Two weeks ago, I took a 2-day training class at a state park. I learned about leading trail hikes and teaching people about the environment. After the class, I went out to dinner, and then I attended an evening event with 100’s of people. Then I stayed overnight in a hotel room. A week later, every one of these events would have been cancelled. The state park might even be closed.
Restaurants are shuttering. The stock marking is tanking. Toilet paper is selling out at stores, and it feels like the apocalypse is near.
Our president spoke yesterday and the Dow fell 1,000 points just during his speech (3,000 total for the day), but his approval rating rose overnight.
I am working from home. Nearly everyone I know is working from home. I cannot buy bread or milk at the supermarket. It seems like a joke. I can no longer eat at a restaurant. I cannot take a class. They have cancelled all the schools. They have closed all the churches.
How should I prepare for the coming apocalypse? I need to buy a year’s worth of contact lenses, and perhaps 12 bottles of contact lens solution. I need to buy new eyeglasses. Should I buy a 50 lb bag of flour? Firewood? An underground bunker? More guns? Sunscreen? Black eyeliner? How bad is this going to get?
Just two weeks ago, I booked a plane ticket for work travel. My boss said, “go ahead and book it. If your conference gets cancelled, then we’ve got bigger problems.” Well, we’ve got bigger problems. How much worse will this get?
It may get bad. It may get real bad. But I’m keeping my hair appointment this week. I’m going into the apocalypse with good bangs.
I’m keeping my dye job appointment next week. Whatever happens, gotta get rid of the grey.