THANK YOU for Your Service

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As many of you know, we have quite a few veterans on myLot. I'm one of them, having done my time in the Navy. People are always kind to say, "Thank you for your service" to me. That's nice to hear, even though I was more of a support staff person than the "front line" (such as my brother, who was on an aircraft carrier that got stuck in the Mediterranean on his first cruise in 1973 because of the Yom Kippur War). But it's time to make certain that we all say "THANK YOU for your service" to the people on the front lines of this pandemic war. And, whether you care for the orange guy in the White House or not, he was correct in calling this a "war." So, THANK YOU to the doctors and the nurses. A nurse in St. Louis just died from the COVID-19 virus. They're putting their lives at risk to save ours. THANK YOU to the truckers. They're keeping the food, supplies, and material goods lifeline flowing and open. While social media may be creating a false hysteria, the truck drivers are making certain that its remains nothing but false hysteria. THANK YOU to the leaders who are NOT "playing politics" right now. They are hard to find, for sure, but there are a few out there who are actually interested in getting this resolved and NOT scoring political brownie points. THANK YOU to the restaurant workers who are taking a ferocious cut in pay to keep things like carryout, delivery, and drive-thru open. If you utilize your favorite restaurant's carry-out, TIP BIG. You'll be glad you did in a couple of months when that person still has a job. And THANK YOU to everyone taking this seriously. Yes, I'm skeptical myself that it's not nearly as disastrous as some (especially those making a lot of money right now) are portraying it. But why take chances? This might be the one time they're telling the truth. Thank you all for your service. We're all in this one together. God bless. A Dale Watson song about the truck drivers, never more true than right now: