BET ON EMERGENCE.

American Thinker writer Michael James suggests that a lot of his neighbors had an idea quarantines and restrictions on public gatherings were going to take place (the cancellation of all of college baskeball last Thursday might have been the indicator) and reacted calmly.

Last Thursday, probably 63 million Americans knew that the president was going to ask us to slow down over the weekend, to stock up a little, stay home if possible, and maybe say a prayer for those afflicted.

The smart 63 million among us knew what he was going to say because it makes so much sense for so many reasons.

The emergency reserve at Cold Spring Shops was topped off a few days before that, but at that time the stockpiling frenzy that appears to have happened over the weekend had not yet manifested itself.

He'd like to make political hay out of the event, and perhaps the news of stripped shelves in the big cities in Democrat-controlled states will not disabuse him of that notion.

It will be the conservative side of our nation that carried the day because we were not concerned with politics.  We didn't attack peripheral matters such as guns and alcohol like the mayors of several cities.

We mostly stayed home and fought the battle of virulence on its own field.

And down here at ground zero, it feels today like certain victory is in sight.

Charles "Strong Towns" Marohn suggests it goes beyond politics.

People are out checking on neighbors. They are sharing food and the suddenly scarce commodity of toilet paper. I’ve been invited to two different Facebook Groups coordinating volunteer responses. School was canceled and already people are coordinating food for students that need it and daycare for the children of healthcare workers, first responders, and those that can’t stay home (for whatever reason).

I spoke with my mother Sunday evening to see if she was still going to be volunteering with Meals on Wheels, a food delivery program she does on Mondays. My mom is in that age group that is most susceptible to COVID-19, yet the people she is delivering to are more so. She’s planning to continue volunteering. I’m scared for her health, but I’m proud of her. People like her will ultimately save lives.

Let the talking heads dicker.  Your forbearance, dear reader, and your neighborliness, will render the talking heads superfluous.

And if you pick up food or coffee at a drive-through, please, please, tip generously.