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This is the same street through three seasons on my regular walk. Time flies when you're having fun. Last March, it seemed inconceivable that life wouldn't be back normal by fall, with all the sacrifices we made as a community back then.
From the start, Washington and a few other western states were more aggressive with the closures and the stay-at-home orders. This was reflected in our relatively low infection rate for many months.
All that has changed recently. You would never know Seattle is in the midst of a pandemic, other than everyone wearing masks, which seems totally normal now. There's people sitting inside restaurants and coffee shops, crowding the sidewalks and stores. Traffic is almost back to regular awful levels, so people are going where they want.
The governor just announced new restrictions, and we're taking a big step backwards. It won't affect our lifestyle since we don't go to bars, gyms, eat in restaurants, etc. But for some people this feels like the final straw, and I doubt we'll see the same compliance as last spring. It's a devastating blow to restaurants that were just starting to bounce back.
There's a lot of angst about Thanksgiving this year. It's just one day, folks. Some people refuse to give up their big family gatherings. Ask yourself, is it really worth it? Even if you think Covid is no big deal, please give a thought to the jammed hospitals and exhausted heath care workers.
We have a hard working nurse in the family. We worry about her out on the front lines, and this gives us a different perspective. When you go to the emergency room with that tummy ache or chest pain, you'll want a kind and caring nurse like Amanda to be there for you.
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