[HerrKaiser]

Norm,

Apologies if I came off that way as I am not underestimating the severity of the illness, nor am I really upset with all the closures and precautionary measures taken (except the gym, I noticed 2 weeks ago that my jeans were getting a bit snug and had been hitting the weights and treadmills rather vigorously). It is not that I think the alarm is unjustified in and of itself, I just think the general populace that is not gravely affected by this are not thinking or acting rationally.

The 18-50 year-olds are driving the panic hoarding at the expense of the public at large and particularly the at-risk groups, such as yourself. My complaint is that I am currently stuck in a situation where I am not in a panic, but I must play my cards as if I am in a panic because otherwise there will not be any food for me to get ahold of thanks to others' panic hoarding. That the measures to combat this pandemic get more restrictive each day instead of just jumping to this point on Friday when restrictions were widely announced just fuels more peoples' panic and clears the shelves faster, putting myself in deeper binds regarding food acquisition.

I have a few books for my classes to continue to catch up on, a thesis to finish, and jobs to apply for. Much less all 3 volumes of Gortz and Sturgess to read through, tons of netflix shows that I am behind on, and video games that are always new. I can afford to reasonably be a home-body for the next 4 months and not have all that much to personally worry about regarding entertainment, even without sports. My biggest concern is that my fiancee, an LPN in Toledo, will come into contact with the virus and the consequences of it. Her immune system isn't as strong as mine.