I was on the phone with a customer service representative today. The woman on the other end asked for my billing address.

She said “An Island. That’s so nice,” and we launched into talking about COVID.

She asked how many cases we have currently. I said three. She was silent.

She was calling from California. They had over 8000 new cases and 32 deaths today.

In total, they have surpassed one million cases since the pandemic began.

Here, that would mean every single Islander would have had COVID already. Six times.

We talked for a while. When we went to hang up, I said “Take care.”

She got slightly emotional before she said, “You too.”

I’ve never deeply cared about a service rep I met over the phone. But I couldn’t help but worry that tomorrow she would be part of a new 8000 or 32.

I don’t think people realize the magnitude of our luck. The magnitude of what we have been able to accomplish to date.

PEI, we are being asked to wear a mask. Please, please just do it.

The world is yearning for what we have here. Do not chance this.

#MaskUp