I hope local press is pointing this out.

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Work in Central Wisconsin where the hospitals are now flooded. They are fearing the worst even with the best PPE and controls. God help us.

The hospitals capable of dealing with those sick with COVID-19 are few and far between. I have a niece who works at the nearest one to me and she has said as recently as May that they had no freaking plan to deal with it at all. She told me if I get sick, go to another hospital 1-1.5 hours away.

And four women did not have masks! We have a problem!

My Father served in WWII and told me the stories of how people not only sacrificed they were doing it with a sense of humor, willingly, and wanted to do more. No meat. Save materials, metals, go without for years and don't horde. We are 8 months into this and weakness both mentally and physically is showing. Hoping for the best!

I had a call with my FauxNews-watching mom this morning. At least she gets away from it enough to realize she needs to wear a mask and follow the rules as much as possible. But it took loads of pressure from me last spring to get her that far.

This morning, I got the "it's all China's fault" bs and just about fell over. WTF, mom? So then I had to remind her that we knew about this in November and did nothing. NOTHING. We didn't even start testing people coming in, quarantining, or even shutting the borders until it was already here.

JFC, I hate these days.

I have to go into work tomorrow and will wear a N95 mask. At my work gloves are a available as is sanitizer. I avoid contact and when I get home I isolate. And, I get to chat with like-mind people like you. I also walk and garden more than ever. A new normal has some good, I guess.