Catching up on the News
First, the pandemic. I made up made during the first couple of days of the pandemic to fully trust my political leaders. So, I am rating Justin Trudeau and Brian Pallister as high in regards to the ways they have handled the virus. I may not have been big fans of them before, or I may not in the future, but, I have felt this pandemic to be such that we all needed to be in this together. Interesting, federally I have found the Opposition party to be completely off the mark and making bizarre statements indicating poor understanding of the country citizens. Whereas, I have found the NDP quietly making positive suggestions that have been integrated and make sense. They have done so just because it is good for the country and don't seem to be interested in making political points. Provincially, I have found the Opposition party to be quietly making positive suggestions that have been integrated and make sense and they have done so because it is the right thing to do and not to make political points. Whereas, the third party is interested in taking unnecessary shots for political gain.
/For my civic leaders, I feel strongly about some of their actions, so that will be a separate blog entry.
Our province turned 150 years old this past week. Most celebrations have been cancelled, which is sad, we need something to look forward to.
I am still struggling to figure out what my natural hair colour is. Prior to the pandemic, my roots were coming in grey, and now they are coming in dark.
The province has announced increased enforcement officers for violators of social distancing. This was largely due to whining of Mayor Bowman that "his" police officers have been totally responsible for enforcement. It makes very little difference because for every wonderful example of social distancing I have seen, I have been a horrendous example. I try to go for a walk every day. I have been as successful doing that as I have been blogging. Regardless, one day when I went for a walk, I came across five young adults on the street washing two cars and drinking beer together. Through my mask, and maintaining distance, I prefaced my question by saying it was for information rather than judgement, and I asked why they weren't following provincial guidelines. Their answer was they were young and healthy and if they got Covid19, they would recover. I asked about possibly affecting others and was told to f*** off and mind my own business. Grocery stores are doing a fabulous job. The next day after my walk, I went shopping and a man without a mask was going the wrong direction down an aisle. I assumed he wasn't aware and advised him of such. He told me to f*** off and he would do whatever he wanted. The first time I went grocery shopping after the State of Emergency was announced, I saw several couples hugging each other and visiting in the aisles. Essentially, I was told to f*** off many times. In summary, I have been told to f*** up more than usual.
On Mother's Day, I saw many pictures of grandmas and grandchildren together. Lots of people were not honouring the "family bubble" of who you live with and they were flaunting this on instagram. The next day was the first day patio service was open. On the first day, every newscast had pictures of patio patrons, some in groups of more than ten. They were not respecting the "family bubble" principle and all interviewed said they were so happy to spend time with their friends. So, I am wondering if the local news reported these people.
Essentially, Manitoba has done arguably the best job in North America in managing Covid19. However, with all due respect to our Chief Medical Officer, I think there has been a lot of luck involved. We were not supposed to go to our cottages this weekend, however, the Province realizes that ship has sailed so has changed their advice from stay at home to don't leave a trace of yourself. The Forks is now open and I have seen examples on social media of social distancing not being respected. The economy reopening is going to be a train that can't be stopped. We will see what happens and how the government adjusts.
Manitoba's numbers have been very low so many people don't know anyone who has been infected so it has felt less real, I think. I have known four of the cases. One of my friend's has a small business which was deemed essential, but, he didn't want to open because it is a popular service and he thought it would be better to stay closed but was available for personal appointments. He only had one. A woman phoned him up and requested an appointment. He accommodated her and the next day slept 15 hours straight and felt very fatigued. He ended up testing positive. Contact tracing was easy because he had so little contact. It turned out the woman who had the personal appointment was positive and on her 13th day of self-isolation and decided she couldn't stand it anymore and she felt all her symptoms had been resolved.
Our police service has been very busy taking drugs off the street. That will deserve an entry itself.
Beloved Nova Scotia has had too many tragedies. This needs a separate entry to address.
Peter Nygaard is still creepy. That has to be an entry on itself.
I have discovered that most in my circle are "givers" and have stepped up to help less fortunate than themselves. I am quite proud. I have discovered others in my circle that giving isn't a part of their vernacular. I am no longer interested in keeping them in my circle.
What is obvious is that we will never go back to normal, and that is ok. Many Asian countries already wear masks when outdoors and we might have to learn to do this. Not a big deal. Vaccinations may have to be mandatory for those working in many industries. Today, it is Covid19, we are hoping for a vaccination, next year, it will be something else.
Peace out.
We have learned (hopefully) that we are all in this together and every action or inaction has a domino effect. In order to keep us strong, we have to make sure that no one is being left behind.
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