COVID-19

[Rambler1980 1360]

2 hours ago, davidfield said:

.... As with any profession (which is not minimum wage or low income), if you don't have money saved to survive at least six months, then I feel sorry for you. It's not a virus fault or govt fault. 

 

Wow, I used to be that out of touch with the reality of being poor. I do well and yes if needed I could go 6 months without an income, but I am one of the VERY VERY fortunate few with that level of savings and retirement investments. I can assure you that the vast majority of service providers are working to pay their immediate bills and are not able to go a month without an income. That is not their fault, sure I bet you could nitpick their life choices and say if you'd done this or that you'd be better off. The reality is most poor people (and I know many these days) aren't making terrible choices, they aren't lazy, they aren't looking for handouts, they are a victim of the economic conditions they were raised, victims of troubled childhoods, victims of misfortune, victims of whatever. Some are lazy pieces of shit, but that is NOT the norm, that's just the stereotype, plus after years of living poor it's hard for people to live other ways, you become conditioned to it.

 

You can say to someone, you're poor so why do you smoke? Why do you drink? Why do weed? but those small vices are easy ways to spend an extra $20 and when $20 won't solve any of your real problems but will help you forget them for a few hours....well I won't blame anyone wanting to forget their issues for a little while. 

 

Here's my idea for our lovely service providers. We have a few more days where seeing a provider is still going to be socially tolerated, but in about 5-6 days even most of the providers are going to stop seeing customers, the threat of the virus, the financial relief the government is putting together, the lack of customers, etc are going to heavily curtail business. While we are still able to see service providers, give them an extra $20, take them some smokes, take them a bag of groceries, show a little humanity to the people we depend on and who don't have the resources we as clients have. And if during the worst of this you hear from your favorite providers and they need a little help can't we make an effort to share some groceries, share some TP with our friends? Just make arrangements and leave them some help at their door, no face-to-face contact needed. 

 

To all the providers out there, check on Lyla.ch for updates related to Covid-19 and business, share with others the protections you are taking, share tips. Ask clients in your ads to bring a few cans of food, we aren't individuals in this, we are facing it as a society.  We need everyones help to get through this. If as a provider you are struggling due to reduced business, post on Lyla.ch that you are struggling, reach out for help.

 

 

 

[inlove 564]

@Rambler1980 You're right.

[Metalsmith 2983]

Katie, stay safe over there.  You're not in an easy place!