03-31-2020, 05:17 AM
I had a guy come up my driveway and to my door the other day. I have a lot of windows and glass doors so you can pretty much see when I am at home. I talked to him through the door. He was an older guy...older than I....and I couldn’t quite believe he was trying to get me to come to the door. He had zero understanding of why some are practicing physical distancing. We had a conversation about my bananas (botanical) which he admired and offered to cut down, remove, and eat for me. He wanted to knowI’d they were apple bananas.
No, they aren’t. But they are bananas and they are good, I said. I apologized for not opening the door and explained I was quarantining. He basically said “Pshaww.. it’s like the flu. If you get it, try tea with ginger”. Then something about echinacea. I started merntally reviewing what all he had touched: The column on the porch. The door frame. The glass. I screamed like Homer Simpson and fled to my bedroom. That last part isn’t true. I thanked him for the awesome medical advice. He kept repeating it. I had been in the middle of something so returned to what I doing as he went on and on about herbal this and herbal that. He finally trailed off and left. The nation is divided into two people: People who are following medical advice and governmental orders to stay home and others who are intent on challenging what they see as hysteria and paranoia by invading your personal space whether you want it or not. And Puna has more than its share.
No, they aren’t. But they are bananas and they are good, I said. I apologized for not opening the door and explained I was quarantining. He basically said “Pshaww.. it’s like the flu. If you get it, try tea with ginger”. Then something about echinacea. I started merntally reviewing what all he had touched: The column on the porch. The door frame. The glass. I screamed like Homer Simpson and fled to my bedroom. That last part isn’t true. I thanked him for the awesome medical advice. He kept repeating it. I had been in the middle of something so returned to what I doing as he went on and on about herbal this and herbal that. He finally trailed off and left. The nation is divided into two people: People who are following medical advice and governmental orders to stay home and others who are intent on challenging what they see as hysteria and paranoia by invading your personal space whether you want it or not. And Puna has more than its share.