If I Ran the Zoo...

The opening words of  Dr. Seuss in his 1950 book "If I Ran the Zoo" go like this:

"But if I ran the Zoo," said young Gerald McGrew, "I'd make a few changes, that's just what I'd do..."

It's a good thing I'm not running the zoo, because I haven't a clue what I'd do.  There are too many places in virus driven lockdown that rely on tourism for income.  The last thing on my mind these days is travel.  Plane or boat, no thanks.  I want no part of hacking/sneezing/wheezing travellers. 

I don't trust the virus numbers.  I think they're under-reported.  I feel like we're living in Nevil Shute's "On the Beach" waiting for the virus laden cloud to infect us all.  And while we wait, businesses are dying, the economy is tanking and people are looking for government handouts to make everything all right.

If masks are the answer, make masks mandatory:  "No mask, no service.  No exceptions."  Open the bars, the restuarants, the beaches, the tourist havens.  Open the stadiums, the ball  parks, the golf courses.  Let the people decide what risks they want to take. 

That's what I'd do, if I ran the zoo...

Penny Pincher