My poor sons. Both are in Seattle industries that depend on social contact.

[nolabear]

One works for a wine distributor and one is a trainer and drives Uber. Oddly, Uber seems okay (if a freaking Petri dish) but restaurants and bars are literally closing down for a bit, and certainly not ordering much. And gyms? Hah!

The ripple effect is going to be so vast that the only way many will survive not only the virus but the economic disasters will be for us ALL to work together to help each other. If you can find a way to help, offering a deal, giving a break, ordering out if you can’t go to a restaurant, etc., remember you might be the difference between survival and failure for little businesses and employees everywhere.

Like the lady said, we really are STRONGER TOGETHER.

[dewsgirl]

1. Hang in there.

[mommymarine2003]

3. I know how you feel. I

My son-in-law works in a care center in Tacoma with one wing of the facility just for patients on ventilators. My youngest son works for the Seattle Fire Department. My daughter-in-law works for UW and has already been working from home, which is good since their kindergartner is now off school for at least the next two weeks. I went to Costco for the first time in a couple weeks today, which was surreal. No toilet paper! I actually live in the Portland area, but telecommute to my job in Tacoma. My husband and I go up north often to see our kids and grand kids. We are trying to decide whether or not we should go to Seattle for our son's birthday in a couple weeks but plan to take one day at a time. What a strange and scary time we live in right now.

[nolabear]

5. Hard to know but I think going to family stuff is safe enough.

Unless you just don’t want to see anyone or they’ve been exposed. It’s just tough.

[Pobeka]

4. Order out, and leave a tip like you ate in... n/t

[nolabear]

6. Damn skippy. We do that a lot anyway.