The Coronavirus Chronicles -Three Strikes You're Out

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As of yesterday I’m now furloughed from both of my jobs. So, only essential spending and deferral of as many bills as possible. I reminded my wife that my CB gets better fuel mileage than either of our cars. She agreed, so that’s a plus. I can ride to forage for our basic supplies and to go steal toilet paper from my vacant office.

My annual registration is due. They are suspending issuing violations for expired tags, so I’m thinking of paying the minimal non operational fee and paying the full registration when I am back to work.

Sorry to hear this; I hope things turn around for us so that people don't suffer too greatly.

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if all money exchange just stopped for one month--if we couldn't just freeze everything--no bills, no fees, no cost basic groceries, no interest, and yes...no salaries, nada, nothing, nobody pays, nobody collects...no rents, no mortage payments due, but neither do banks pay customers interest, no money movement for a month. I wonder if that wouldn't save jobs and peoples' livlihoods.

I know, I know pipe-dream, it would never work 'cause people would take advantage, how would you control how much they would buy, what about people who have to work vs. those who are ordered to stay home, but this, but that, etc... etc. etc.

I'm not saying it's what we should and can do, just dreamin' if it couldn't work....wishing, hoping people don't lose their jobs. It could take the worry away for 30 days. I'll bet things wouldn't crash. It might help people relax a bit.