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CIEMR And that’s a good thing
« on: March 16, 2020, 08:03:46 PM »
And that’s a good thing.

A CIEMR
by Don Harward

The coronavirus is not so bad, but all this over-reaction will make things much worse than they need to be.
Businesses are closing everywhere.

Here, restaurants have been ordered to close...but we have no meat on the shelves here in northern Kentucky so that is going to make things a bit tricky.

We have no: toilet paper, potatoes, ramen, eggs, butter, rubber gloves, breathing masks, and about a hundred other things.

The McDonalds I go to get my quoffee in the morning is closing.

I got a note from my dentist that his facility is closing for at least 2 weeks.

Most of this is just over-reaction, but in my view is necessary.
Why necessary you ask? Well, until people are shoved hard into some corner they will not start to learn. They will start to learn things like: seeing and dealing with their children 24/7 (and that's a good thing)

Parents will not be absent from home at work and all over creation, so they will have to relearn how to get along as a real family unit, not one where the parent(s) are MIA and the kids are buried in some computer or phone screen. (And that's a good thing). No one will be able to slide through KFC and bring home a ton of triglycerides. Mom or dad will have to prepare some food, and people will have to meet at a place once known as the kitchen table and eat together. (And that is a good thing). Instead of mom running off to visit her girlfriend and dad off with the guys, those precious moments will likely happen in the presence of the whole family, and cause some interaction. (And that is a good thing).

Most folks will get sick, and suffer some, then get better, and finally get back to living, much the same as with most winters when we get a nasty cold. We will deal with it, probably with the help of someone in your family and get through it. (And that is a good thing). There won't be any running off to the movie theater for a $100 plus evening of overdone entertainment. Instead, folks will have a game night, or watch a movie at home and make their own popcorn, and laugh or cry together. (And that is a good thing). Families afraid of mingling in crowded places like malls or any venue where crowds gather will likely venture out to a local park, to perhaps even take a hike, wet a line, or picnic beneath natures umbrella of beauty. (And that is a good thing).
Some will be lost and we will close ranks the best we can and deal with the loss. But through all of that we will grow and learn that you can get through tough things. These lessons will make us stronger and eventually come to rest at the bedrock of people's souls. (And that, too, is a good thing).
America has grown very soft, but eventually conquering the fear of this blown out of proportion national emergency will make us all a bit stronger. (And that is definitely a very good thing). The very thought that having a respiratory problem increases your chance of perishing just might finally motivate some people to stop self-destructive habits like smoking, vaping, or smoking marijuana. (And that is a good thing).

Youth could possibly (But it’s a longshot) learn to deal with things. Imagine if 35 year old Johnny, living in his parent’s basement, suddenly finds both his momma and daddy sick? Who is going to cook the meal? Wash the clothes? Clean the house? He will have to deal with the crisis and find himself at that point in life where learning occurs, the point where it is sink or swim. And what of the safe rooms or safe places? They are likely going to be filled with A. Homeless folks, B. Drug users, or C. hospital beds filled with sick people on respirators, so there will be no place to run to. Watching Johnny make the change in his life will entertain the rest of us who may be bed ridden with this bad cold. (And that is a good thing)

Those addicted to opioids are going to find themselves without the medical support they once had. In this Northern Kentucky we administer Nar can. Because of that we have people coming in from Indiana and Ohio to shoot up here knowing that Kentucky taxpayers will keep them from dying. Some people shoot up in their car, with the motor running and the thing in gear. Should they pass out, they will uncover the brake and run into something which will get the ambulance coming and Nar can to them. Because ambulance personnel are going to start thinning out due to sickness and because this virus is center stage. A great many of these users are going to cease to be, thus alleviating a tragic situation which has been buttressed up by liberal policies. This situation cannot continue without causing harm to our society, our culture, and our children. (So, sadly, that is a good thing).

Same with the homeless. In the past homelessness in places like the socialist state of California has been all but encouraged. Come here, live on our streets, crap there too and we'll just clean up behind you and blame those awful trump people for the whole thing. With emphasis leaning toward the coming tsunami of sick people, what is going to be left to help those who won't help themselves? If you are thinking of words synonymous with zero or nothing, I'll bet you are right. Many of them will die off, with numbers lost or hidden within the growing morbid statistics, but some of them just might say, to heck with this, I'm not going to just die, there has to be a better way. Could the coronavirus actually start to solve homelessness? I think it just may change the whole landscape of that self-made problem to one more positive, but after a great gnashing of teeth. (And that will, eventually, be a good thing)

Speaking of changing the landscape of the American lifestyle, I am going to make a bold prediction here: Life in America is going to change from what we were just before this crisis to something much different in the not too distant future. The business models are going to change, they are already midstream although they may not recognize what is really happening yet. Millions of workers are no longer at their expensive offices with the associated rent, overhead, and utilities, and other costs. Heaters have been turned down or off. Parking spaces are no longer needed, and the fifty five cents a mile paid to these employees for travel will start to decrease. Businesses will have to remain competitive and continue to get the job done or they will fail. Those who are not leveraged within an inch of their life will survive to learn a valuable lesson. Heck, it costs less to work these folks from home many will say. I don’t have to buy that $20,000,000 building and purchase all that furniture, pay all those real estate taxes, deal with all the regulations…See where I’m going with this? Corporations may just have just been forced into a more efficient way of working. (And whatever the reason that happened, it is a good thing).

The life of the average employee may just change from one where his $40,000 car he sitting in for three hours on the daily commute is no longer necessary. His commute is now from the kitchen table to, well, the other side of the kitchen table. Employers can now get even more work time out of employees, the roads will be less congested, and require less upkeep, and the stress levels of workers now knockin’ down the paycheck from home will decrease. Doesn’t lower anxiety levels equate to lower health costs? (And all of that is a really good thing).

Could this change in the way many of us work have other benefits? Could wives who have to deal with husbands being gone all the time be given a break and the tension alleviate some because the guy she married is now just down the hall? Could marriages actually improve from all this coronavirus forced change? Could the same husband who is always at work, away from a loving wife who now spends all his time sitting across from a frisky twenty nine year old actually not have the marriage ending affair? Well, take away the food source and the mice and snakes will no longer come by. (And that is a pretty good thing).

How many moms and dads are now not going to allow their daughters and sons go out with friends on some innocent evening? You know the innocent times when our kids get exposed to drugs, sex, some creepy way of life, or worse? I think across the board, we will keep those kids at home more, and heck, the venues they would normally go to are all cancelled anyway. So with kids exposed to less crap and filth we can all set that burden aside for the time being. (And that, parents, is a good and comforting thing).

So what’s your good thing? What can you take from this this experience we are all about to go through on personal, community, regional, and national levels? In the long run you may actually be better off than you were when all this started! What happens after most bankruptcies? People get through it, they get financially healthier and do not repeat the same dumb mistakes? What happens when you survive a critical illness? You look at life differently and start to make moments count instead of waiting for a weekend or a vacation. Nossir you start to look for the pearl that is hidden in almost every moment our gracious Lord has given us. I do not relish or look forward to this nation sickening and suffering. But I am far sighted enough to know that whenever we are in a season of bad, an almighty God has prepared for us another situation which is so much better.

So take the long view and find something worth being thankful, wishful, appreciative, or happy for. (And that is a good thing)
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Re: And that’s a good thing
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2020, 09:06:18 PM »
I just got notification they are closing my kids school until April 3rd.

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Re: And that’s a good thing
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2020, 09:18:33 PM »
Schools here are closed until April 6th.  Gatherings of more then 50 people were just banned today.  As of now the governor and local officials are requesting daycares to remain open if possible.

 

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