By S.B. Goldsmith
In the 80’s Classic movie, The Breakfast Club, the nerd, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) and the Rebel, Bender (Judd Nelson) are arguing about shop class. At one point Brian says to Bender, “I’m an idiot because I can’t make a lamp?” Bender responds, “No you’re a genius cuz you can’t make a lamp!” Brian then says, “Without Trigonometry there’d be no engineering”. Bender replies, “Without lamps, there’d be no light!”
The Covid virus is apparently running amok like a teen movie with a brain of its own. There are lockdown orders in almost all 50 states instituted by governors and not the President. The rule is to maintain social distancing of up to six feet so as not to spread or come in contact with the virus and not leave home unless for essentials. Only essential workers are allowed to go to work. Has anyone noticed the inconsistency in these orders. It’s enough to make you blast Peter Gabriel outside a chick’s window.
Drive throughs and take outs are open. So if you work in a fast food restaurant, presumably in a crowded kitchen, there is no social distancing. Also most people working in a kitchen are not wearing masks.
Additionally one area that has not been discussed it seems is hay fever, allergies and asthma. Without landscapers to keep weeds at bay, this may trigger all of the above in some people. Asthma and difficulty breathing are risk factors for people should they catch the virus. As well, it is technically spring now and not every state is experiencing winter like weather. Golf greens, apartment complexes, community trees, bushes, pollen creating plants all need to be managed. Lastly, the supply chain of asthmatics and inhalers also may be at risk right now.
So, without trigonometry there’d be no lawnmowers. But without landscapers there’d be asthma, hay fever, shortness of breath, increased ER visits and the Breakfast Club playing on a constant loop in your living room.