​Reflections on Email during COVID-19

As a confirmed Introvert, I’m quite happy with social distancing. However, I do feel for those who are Extroverts and are feeling really restricted during this time of “stay at home”. So, I thought I would try to lighten your mood just a bit.
 
My email Inbox has filled up with concerned messages from people I never expected to hear from.  I assume you also have email, and may have heard from some of the same people. I’ll list just a few.

• Chewy.com to tell me how to take care of my pet and they will send me anything I need
• Investment brokers who are concerned about my well-being and assuring me they are on the job
• My Senator (I do actually hear from her fairly regularly)
• Knox News telling the latest closures of bars and restaurants
• A Bible app I use offering free Bible studies
• UPS telling me they are concerned for their employees, but are still making deliveries and I have some control over when and where things can be delivered.
• Red Lobster explaining that they will deliver meals for free if I will order one
• American and Delta Airlines CEO, oh yes, and Ethiopian Air telling me how well they are cleaning their planes.
• Hotels.com assuring me they are available to help me (as long as it is over the phone)
• My doctor
• GoDaddy (website) will still chat over the phone and gives free resources to help you stay in business
• Sam’s Club explaining how they are hiring more staff to collect things for you so you don’t have to go in the store.
• Medicare telling me what to watch out for, as if I hadn’t heard enough of that information!
• Prayercast with a Coronavirus prayer video (worth doing)
• YouTube telling me about the movies I can stream
• The Interim Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tennessee explaining that students need to be off campus if possible and studies will be on-line.
• AARP tells me how to boost my immune system in the face of the virus
• KARM, the local thrift store explaining it will close for the next week or so.
• Trivago telling me how to book flights and hotels
• STEP notifications telling me not to travel!

 
Basically, everyone wants to make sure their employees are safe and they will help you if they can do it from a phone at their house. You should also be in your house. When all of this is over, we will be so glad to see other people that maybe we will be able to love everyone a whole lot more!