I went out to check the spa at 7:30 p.m. and it had tripped again. I Iooked at the breaker and it appears to be fine.

Not sure whats going on.

I think about how COVID-19 is a lot like texting or drinking and driving. A lot of people started saying, “Hey, this isn’t safe,” and many people still continue to perform these actions.

Are any of these dangerous? To text and drive, drink and drive or not wear a mask introduves risk of injury to yourself and others.

It’s one thing for people, even experts, to tell you something. Even if you see it happen to someone else with your own eyes, if you haven’t experienced it yourself, it’s hard to comprehend it and believe it. To connect this to the present, I was just comparing how many people in my first and second degree circles of influence have either had COVID-19 or died of it, and I was comparing this with somebody who doesn’t know anyone who’s had the virus. I realized in that moment that to them all the data, medical advice, and news probably seem like hype. It’s not until your drunk driving causes injury, and you think, “Oh my gosh, I could have killed that person, that you realize how unsafe and dangerous drinking and driving is. Or until a little kid runs out in the road, and you think, “Oh my gosh, I could have been looking at my phone. that you realize how unsafe and dangerous using your phone and driving is.

But up until then, you’d never had a problem, so you thought all the complaining was just panicked hype.

Regarding coronavirus, people see the death tally in the news, they hear the governor talk about it, they see others in public physically avoid them, but they don’t know anybody firsthand who’s suffered through the virus. So, when they’re asked to wear a mask, advised to socially distance, and told they can’t get eyelash extensions for a couple months, it probably doesn’t feel real to them, any more than hands-free driving did to me years ago. I realize I was being an idiot then, and I could have killed a lot of people. Maybe I’d be resisting coronavirus restrictions too, if I hadn’t seen it for real myself when coworkers, friends, and their family members came down very sick, and a few of them died.

Remember our actions directly impat others. Drinking and driving, texting and driving or not wearing a mask doesn’t guarantee that someone will be injured or killed, but the possibility exists.

Why is there such a about debate about being a danger to others?

Drinking and driving insights + statistics

• Over a quarter (25%) of all traffic-related deaths are the direct result of alcohol impairment (NHTSA).
• 29 people die each day in automobile accidents that involve a drunk driver (CDC).
• Every day around 800 people are injured in a drunk driving crash and 30 people die (NHTSA).
• If a driver’s BAC is above 0.10, they are seven times more likely than a sober driver to be involved in a fatal accident (VeryWellMind).
• Federal data shows young people between the ages of 21 and 24 account for one-third of drivers arrested for DWI (BJS).
• In 2017, 32% of people who died in alcohol-related car crashes were passengers (III).

Textin and driving insights + statistics

• 14% of fatal crashes involve cell phones. (III)
• Using a phone while driving causes 1.6 million crashes every year. (NSC)
• The estimated societal damage resulting from texting and driving is $129 billion annually including, among other costs, property damage and the expenses associated. (FCC)
• In 2018, 4,637 people died in car accident linked to cell phone use alone. (NHTSA)
• In 2015, 42% of high school students admitted that they text or email while driving. (CDC)

Corona virus COVID 19

Over 200,000 deaths in 9 months. Many others with various injuries.