Just when it seemed like the threat from the coronavirus was subsiding, fall turned to winter, and many of us were forced back inside. We soon got sick and tired of being cooped up. Our national mood seemed to be: enough already with the distancing, masks, 6-feet-apart thing. It soon became clear that people interpreted the threat and recommended public-health measures differently. It also became apparent that the situation could be used to further individual agendas. For example, I am an extrovert married to an introvert. One (me) wanted to invite friends to our home for dinner. The other (she) wanted to eat at a restaurant. We cautioned (shamed?) each other and stayed in and had no dinner parties.
Cobwebs from the Coronavirus
Key Takeaways:
- Amidst pandemic frustrations and differing risk perceptions, the author, a pilot, confesses an "irrational" desire to fly as an escape from being "cooped up."
- He meticulously plans a flight to his snow-covered New Hampshire cottage, experiencing an initial delay due to heavy snow and poor runway conditions.
- The executed flight is depicted as a "perfect" and liberating experience, providing a sense of freedom and triumph over the anxieties and restrictions of the pandemic.
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