I can. I did when I was a kid.Could you just imagine living now with no cell phone, no smart phone, no computer or Internet, no Skype, texting no emails, surely someone can add to that list!
This was the time that we didnt have much international traffic. Very few airplane travel. China had almost no contact with the rest of the world.
When this Corona happened 40 years ago it wouldn’t have travelled around the world as fast as it did now.
I didn’t make any big travel plans. But I friend planned a big trip to Japan. Saved 3 years for it. It was cancelled a week before take off. They didnt get their money back, but got a voucher for the same amount to book another trip before 2022.Did anyone else have big plans that got cancelled because of this virus?
We have a huge family vacation planned in August... Not sure it's happening
I had planned a small vacation. Yesterday I cancelled the holiday rental in Belgium because if I didn’t cancel I had to pay the full amount. They give vouchers too if the trip is not possible because of this Corona. So far I only paid the reservation costs for the house I booked the end of may. I don’t want to pay for a voucher and I assume its not possible we can travel until a medicine is available.
Grocery store and TP
Yesterday I went to a nearby GS for shopping. The TP shelves where empty and had notes on it. Only one pack of TP for each customer. No need to stock. In the alley stood unpacked TP. I took out one package of TP. It was a package with 24 rolls (instead of the normal 4 or 8).
To the cashier I said. Sorry I didn't plan to stock. There where no smaller packages.
The only other thing that was missing with a similar note on the shelves was hand soap. But I have plenty of that. And I can make my own if needed. Quit easy to make 10 liter handsoap from one bar of handsoap.
More important they have a discount on special beers :