Originally Posted by
Seneca Pilot
If those same people are willing to go to the local grocery store to stock up, Lowes/Home Depot to get the parts to fix the toilet, local restaurant to eat in or get take out, or go to work their fear is irrational. The risk is the same as travelling. Any interaction with people will eventually result in all of us coming into contact with the virus.
Maybe they're trying to minimize their overall risk by not taking on additional, unnecessary risk?
You gotta eat, or fix the broken toilet, but you don't have to fly, could be their thinking.