A guide:
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My guess:
1. Winter is approaching, and in most parts of the country the windows will be shut behind what was an open screen. (To be sure, the opposite effect may apply in places with hot summers and mild winters, like Florida and much of the desert Southwest. Still, I would advise people to spend as much time outside as possible. It is far easier to dress up for the cold than to prepare yourself for a ventilator. Poorly-ventilated places (whatever that means) are dangerous for any extended contact.
2. Don't ditch the mask. Maybe you don't need it on the ski slope, but you will need it in the ski lodge. Christmas caroling is safe behind a mask --- but not without one. I remember seeing a recent performance of a Bach motet -- singers masked.
3. Some restaurants will foolishly open... at the least, do not dine inside. You may not like dining in a car... but at least it can be warm, and the seating is comfortable. Bars? GAAK! I can't imagine worse people to be around than slobbering, loud-mouth drunks in this plague.
4. The trickiest part of travel could easily be toilets. Many places have closed theirs.
5. Avoid crowded places. Consider "Black Friday" events the worst possible mass-spreader events. Try to limit your holiday shopping to small businesses at slow times by local standards. Buy on line. Keep six feet apart at the least. Consider alternatives to shopping for supplying people with memorable gifts -- like your artistic creations if you have the talent for such. Contrary to what Big Business and its political stooges say, your individuality is more precious than your ability to blow money.
6. Don't be a spreader. If you are a spreader you are as much a danger of this
(I'm tired of posting images of rattlesnakes, and I am sure you are tired of seeing those). Rattlesnakes at least hibernate in the winter, but critters more dangerous don't. Like rabid dogs and people infected with SARS-2).
7. Do conference calls instead of visits. If loved ones lack the technology, then get them the technology.
8. See America best by car. Fall foliage is approaching its peak. Enjoy it. But avoid bars and crowds.
9. Watch the big sporting events (like the World Series and the Superbowl) at home, and not in big groups.
10. Get exercise. Remember: 40 F on with little wind and copious sunshine is still nice weather. Use it. Such days will be precious Up North from November to March. Use such weather. Just dress for it. Exercise is great for your disposition.
11. Watch your weight. Se also 10.
12. Write and send letters. That may be your social life. People may like seeing real handwriting, and e-mails are easy to lose.
13. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!
My guess:
1. Winter is approaching, and in most parts of the country the windows will be shut behind what was an open screen. (To be sure, the opposite effect may apply in places with hot summers and mild winters, like Florida and much of the desert Southwest. Still, I would advise people to spend as much time outside as possible. It is far easier to dress up for the cold than to prepare yourself for a ventilator. Poorly-ventilated places (whatever that means) are dangerous for any extended contact.
2. Don't ditch the mask. Maybe you don't need it on the ski slope, but you will need it in the ski lodge. Christmas caroling is safe behind a mask --- but not without one. I remember seeing a recent performance of a Bach motet -- singers masked.
3. Some restaurants will foolishly open... at the least, do not dine inside. You may not like dining in a car... but at least it can be warm, and the seating is comfortable. Bars? GAAK! I can't imagine worse people to be around than slobbering, loud-mouth drunks in this plague.
4. The trickiest part of travel could easily be toilets. Many places have closed theirs.
5. Avoid crowded places. Consider "Black Friday" events the worst possible mass-spreader events. Try to limit your holiday shopping to small businesses at slow times by local standards. Buy on line. Keep six feet apart at the least. Consider alternatives to shopping for supplying people with memorable gifts -- like your artistic creations if you have the talent for such. Contrary to what Big Business and its political stooges say, your individuality is more precious than your ability to blow money.
6. Don't be a spreader. If you are a spreader you are as much a danger of this
(I'm tired of posting images of rattlesnakes, and I am sure you are tired of seeing those). Rattlesnakes at least hibernate in the winter, but critters more dangerous don't. Like rabid dogs and people infected with SARS-2).
7. Do conference calls instead of visits. If loved ones lack the technology, then get them the technology.
8. See America best by car. Fall foliage is approaching its peak. Enjoy it. But avoid bars and crowds.
9. Watch the big sporting events (like the World Series and the Superbowl) at home, and not in big groups.
10. Get exercise. Remember: 40 F on with little wind and copious sunshine is still nice weather. Use it. Such days will be precious Up North from November to March. Use such weather. Just dress for it. Exercise is great for your disposition.
11. Watch your weight. Se also 10.
12. Write and send letters. That may be your social life. People may like seeing real handwriting, and e-mails are easy to lose.
13. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.