Wednesday March 18, 2020

I put on my old jeans, old sneakers, and of course my white latex gloves which have become my fashion statement for spring. It was the first time I had been out in a week - needing to not only get myself - but my car out and running. I am taking preventative action and following the rules because I 'see' how bad things have yet to become.

As a few essentials were running low I ventured out to my favorite supermarket, Foodtown, at 7:30. They had little of the few items I needed so I drove to a small supermarket nearby and found the rest. Last stop ... here I am at Walgreens getting toothpaste and a few other toiletries as the contagion grows.

People I met along the way reminded me that I predicted this and yet my thoughts take me not to coronavirus but something more in the ebola family. Whatever... We all are going to go through a complete change of lifestyle so brace for impact. Surprisingly people who I never talk to about End Times asked related questions. I'm really not here about health issues. I'm here about earthquakes and related.

I don't get sick when I touch items. For me it's all about keeping my 'throat' warm and what I ingest. So on this day I strategized and used the white scarf I keep in the car to cover my mouth when I came in contact with other people. I feel fine but we shall see as the weeks grow into months ...

On an interesting note the smaller stores are all giving individual plastic-use shopping bags again even though the law changed as of March 1. That was a pleasant surprise. I also didn't experience price gouging just the regular prices. Online shopping has practically doubled on many items.

Lots of seniors out shopping today. Nobody seemed cranky or angry or coughing or sneezing or anything that might change the energies of my journey. It was just people of all ages out and about some wearing masks. As I recall there were no children or baby carriages.

On the matter of a police presence - I only passed one patrol car while I was out.. It made me wonder what would happen if we go to martial law and who would enforce it - probably the National Guard.

Gumming up the works ... We have two elevators in my building. For the past few days the one on the right was having problems so it was shut down. Usually the elevator repair people come immediately but not since coronavirus began here. When I got back from my shopping spree there they were finishing up. Apparently somebody had thrown a whole bunch of gummy bears down the elevator shaft and they got sticky. One of the guys removed them and all is well.

I took the elevator up with my neighbor Jonathan who was trying to decide whether he should go for his annual physical exam which is scheduled today. As he's only 30 years old and in good health we concluded that he should put it off for the time being. I'm also considering what to do about a dental cleaning the first week of April.

Stay safe. Ellie reporting from Bay Ridge Brooklyn where they are a lot of people out in cars but very few pedestrians.

Saturday Update:

Here in Brooklyn things have calm down. I went out shopping again to find that many of the missing products are back on the shelves with the exception of toilet paper. Shoppers, and people in general are taking things in stride as we adapt to a new way of doing things which feels temporary.

March 26, 2020

On a sunny spring morning around 8:00 - I visited two of my local stores starting at Foodtown as I needed a few necessities. Other than paper goods they were enough supplies on the shelves and in the butcher block to keep me going for a while. I'm always overstocked with everything anyway not just because of winter but because I see a time of scarcity due to any number of things that will happen in this timeline.

You know me. I like to be prepared. I've been blogging about it for the last 25 years as the time for Big Events to happen feels closer and closer especially after coronavirus has taken control of reality as we know it.

I saw myself stocking provisions as a result of climate change, natural disasters, the crash of the stock market, the power grid failing or maybe something else I've left out.

I always knew this time was coming especially in recent years. Nothing surprises me and as a reader of this blog I'm sure you're intuitive in your own right to sense closure just ahead.

Next stop ... Walgreens where a cop car was stationed in the parking lot as added security. You know the expression, "Desperate desperate times call for desperate measures". In these crazy times where people go postal, with an increase in gun purchases sine the coronavirus pandemic, it's always good to have stepped-up security.

As I was one of the first people to arrive at Walgreens there was a short line outside where people stood at safe distances. Upon entering, the smell of disinfectant wafted through the store, a comforting feeling. Some people wore masks others didn't. I probably over-shopped again but I got everything I need it's always good to have stepped-up security. knowing things are not going to get better for a long time if ever. I think by this point we all know that.

The checkout line was also interesting. Blue taped lines on the floor created safe distancing for shoppers. People weren't overly anxious - just going about their business so they can go home and hunker down until they have to go out again.

The man behind me - in his 50's - said the whole experience seemed surreal. I smiled in agreement and said, "Isn't everything an illusion," at the same time factoring in his impression of what that means ... then moving his consciousness into the future where he and everyone else will understand the nature of reality and in that instant perhaps remember our conversation. He smiled and said, "Stay safe until then." "You too," I replied.

Back home the super and porter we're busy sanitizing the building. They told me there are no coronavirus cases so far in our building - but as with everybody else I met along the way they know the worst is yet to come. New Yorkers are definitely trying. They are following the rules as best they can.

Occasionally you're going to find people who can't handle confinement but maybe a walk outside alone will help balance their energies as we move into Spring.

If you live in a US state where your governor has not properly prepared people for what is coming - look at what New York, California, New Jersey, and Connecticut are experiencing. Governor Andrew Cuomo calls New York City Ground Zero once again. Cuomo, a Democrat, is doing such a great job people talking about him running for president. I have no idea how that would work - I just know that right now the Democrats do not have a candidate who can beat Trump. I also found out by reading Cuomo's biography that he was married to a Kennedy. Interesting read if you have time.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Follow the rules.