Time to Get Over Ourselves

John M Dabbs
3 min readApr 1, 2020

Daily Travels in Apocalyptic times

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Its the time of the apocalypse. People are dying, governments are shutting down, and disease is running rampant. Grocery stores are bare as the masses have cleaned out the last food remnants for their survival bunkers.

Say What?

It’s time to get a grip.

Has anyone ever heard the saying, history repeats itself?

Pandemics are not new. Emergencies are not new. Quarantines are not new. Military support for natural disasters isn’t new. The emphasis of the worst-case scenario by the media isn’t new either. Face it, in the realm of news and ratings, this is their job, to hype up and spread the gloom and despair so we can’t take our eyes off them.

Everyone has a job to do. It’s a fact of life… at least for those with jobs.

Those who’ve taken the biggest hit during this time of a spreading illness are those in the service industry. People who wait on us, allow us to eat in restaurants, travel for leisure and business. These people are who make the comforts of life enjoyable for us.

Empty Shelves

The empty shelves for me weren’t a big deal. I see them often, living in the northern area of the south. When the weather forecast is calling for snow…

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John M Dabbs

Journalist, consultant, and author with a love for travel and exploration. See more at my neglected website JohnMDabbs. Author 979-8834744412