Everybody needs to chill out, relax

Dear Editor:

OK, so now what? We have hand sanitizer at every station. Banks, supermarkets, bottle depots, every conceivable outlet imaginable. That’s a plus.

But, now my observations are we need Prozac dispensers along with them. This in part is due to the few nutbars and dipsticks in all the queues or line-ups that get themselves strung out like harp strings.

They were few and far between, but now it is commonplace to see folks coming unglued and releasing their frustrations at someone doing a job (security guards for instance.)

OMG, it’s like witnessing someone’s take on the end of the world drama playing out in front of you while everyone else is trying to stay cool, calm and collected.

Ridiculous, yes. Necessary, no.

I sympathize with people who are not coping with this crazy situation. I would love to have them trade places with someone who is caring for someone sick with an illness that needs 24/7 attention. It would change their whole perspective on their selfishness.

It’s understandable some of us are desperately looking to unload our frustrations, emotionally and physically.

It is so tempting to intervene when witnessing one of these incidents, but I’m too old to be on the receiving end of someone’s temper tantrum. Although I could never stand by while some poor sod was being pummeled half to death because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

When we come through this storm it just will not be the same. As it was with the 9/11 tragedy, maybe we will be all the better for the experience.

Andy Homan, Penticton