[Chocaholic]

Not the intent of the OP but we've now got a thread tailor-made for Tabby to recycle all his doom and gloom material of the last 10 years. Beyond that it's my hope that we'll get some worth-while insight, devoid of hype and worst-case scenarios. But, who am I kidding?

Allow a brief bit of pontification: There is a concept called pent-up demand. We were well into historic stability in our market when the virus hit just a few weeks ago. The potential for rapid recovery is high once the dust clears...this spring/summer hopefully.

Restaurants will be very busy and rehiring as a result. Sporting events, entertainment venues, manufacturing (especially in healthcare), housing starts, auto demand and a plethora of new businesses that address the shortfalls we've experienced in this pandemic will thrive. To name a few.

The world has been conditioned to be insanely focused on just how bad things can become. It's almost like a contest every morning to see which news story can predict the most death and destruction. I'm tired of it. Reality and history say otherwise.

My thoughts.