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Politicians Squabble While the World Falls Apart
Where is this all going to end?
Another friend came down with Covid, and the social scene in Georgia is bursting at the scenes.
I know this, not because I’m part of the social scene, but because I tried to make reservations at a restaurant for tomorrow night. My husband and I have gift cards to a steak house in our area, given to us by my son and daughter in law.
We decided it would be a good weekend to use our gift cards because a forecast of bad weather has led our church to shut down its weekend activities. The volunteer activities I signed up for are no longer happening. Everything we planned is now on hold, due to the weather forecast and the omicron variant. Even the GED classes my husband teaches were called off, because nobody showed up for class.
Maybe they are all sick. Many of my acquaintances are.
It’s kind of dystopian. Things are being canceled and planned activities are up in the air. We never know if our plans are going to fall through. Prices are going through the roof and store shelves are empty while people scramble to find Covid tests.
But this hasn’t stopped people from spending money and going out, at least not in my area. We called to make reservations at a nearby steak house and the only…
