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angrychair

(8,692 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:19 PM Mar 2020

Very disappointed

I live in Washington, not Seattle.
Had to take my spouse to work 7am this morning so I would have the car in case I needed to go to work to grab some equipment at work.

The traffic was crazy, at least for our area. I was very disappointed. Most vehicles were single occupancy people going to work type thing.

People just don't get it.

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Very disappointed (Original Post) angrychair Mar 2020 OP
Umm, I'm kinda confused. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #1
Me too. The person forgot the sarcasm tag clearly. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #3
Their work is at a hospital angrychair Mar 2020 #8
It only did you not say that. Even so, LakeArenal Mar 2020 #9
Perhaps they were on the road for reasons similar to yours. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2
huh?? demigoddess Mar 2020 #4
Car pooling is a horrible idea. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #5
You shoulda waited til 8 ... GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #6
How Do Carpooling & Social Distancing... ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #7

LakeArenal

(28,816 posts)
1. Umm, I'm kinda confused.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:23 PM
Mar 2020

You drove your husband to a work thing. Then as a single occupant you drove to your work thing.

Now you are disappointed in others taking care of their work thing???

Am I missing something there?

angrychair

(8,692 posts)
8. Their work is at a hospital
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 03:46 PM
Mar 2020

My need to go to my work was a "one-off" to just grab stuff I needed that I didn't grab the other day or I would just be working from home.

Spouse works at a mental hospital so work doesnt stop.

LakeArenal

(28,816 posts)
9. It only did you not say that. Even so,
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 03:53 PM
Mar 2020

Maybe most of them had valid reasons as well.

This is a very awkward time to judge anyone during a panic.
Though you are level headed, I’m guessing numerous people are panicked.

From what I have read, most people are not selfish assholes.

It’s family first right now. Most folks are just tying to do the best for their own family.

TwilightZone

(25,457 posts)
2. Perhaps they were on the road for reasons similar to yours.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:24 PM
Mar 2020

A lot of people also can't afford to stay home and not work and/or are unable to work from home.

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
5. Car pooling is a horrible idea.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:39 PM
Mar 2020

I guess my question is why are so many people commuting to work there still?

ProfessorGAC

(64,993 posts)
7. How Do Carpooling & Social Distancing...
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:32 PM
Mar 2020

...happen simultaneously?
Is it possible, in nearly all cars, to be 6 feet from everybody else in the car?

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