Ever since 1621 the holiday known as Thanksgiving has swept our nation every year. From the food, to meeting the family, to participating in American Consumerism on Black Friday; millions of people look forward to it every year. Unfortunately, this year is very different, with the CDC warning against people gathering for Thanksgiving and thousands of stores shutting down on Thanksgiving night, ending traditions for millions. But like the safe and responsible people we are we can hopefully keep a safe distance, wear masks, and wash our hands…I’m kidding. I am pessimistic so I can guarantee that cases of this thing called COVID-19 will skyrocket after Thanksgiving because no one will follow the advice given to us by medical professionals. While that is depressing news it is also my duty as a journalist to inform readers about what they can do to be safe, so that one person can follow my advice and still get quarantined because their aunt on Facebook says that COVID-19 is a hoax so she doesn’t wear a mask. I digress, you should listen or you will be stuck on house arrest for another 6 months:
- When preparing food make sure you wash your hands as frequently as possible. This may be a no-brainer however in a world where some people don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom it is important to kill the 99.9% of germs on your hands.
- Wear a mask. Please for the love of god wear a mask. I don’t care if you can’t breathe properly in one. Some people wearing face coverings for tens of hours a day and they don’t complain. Your trip to Walmart won’t suffocate you and neither will wearing your mask when you meet your family on Thanksgiving.
- Safely distance. Look, I get that life is hard enough with you having no friends but that doesn’t mean that you should go around hugging people and talking 4 inches from their face. Be mindful of others so that a) you won’t seem like a freak and b) you won’t spread germs to others.
- Keep politics and family separate. Biden won, Trump lost. There’s no need to represent your political merch at family dinner and instead you should talk about actual issues in the world such as our crippled economy, the lack of healthcare for all, and how millions are filing for unemployment every week. Not to sound bitter but there are other issues in the world that aren’t about you. Deal with it.
You got that? Fantastic. Now there’s nothing left to do but enjoy our holidays!!! By being safe and respectful you can do your part in making sure that our country (or in this case the limited population of Franklin) won’t be in shambles after the holidays this year. Comment down below what things you bought during Black Friday and any Thanksgiving stories that you have. Merry Thanksgiving!