You've seen the stock market plunge... You see other countries cancelling school attendance and public gatherings... And there is serious talk of cancelling the summer Olympics . This weekend, our local Costco & Sams were overflowing with long lines of worried customers stocking up for the next Zombie Apocalypse. (Good luck finding an empty shopping cart!) So now you gotta ask yourself, will the panic be over by October? And if it is not, how many here will cancel their events?
I'm not prone to panic. (In fact, I'm seeing some real stock buying opportunities now.) But I'm pragmatic and I realize it's an election year so the media is probably going to fan the flames of fear as much as possible, all the way until November 7th. It's going to be tough (and expensive) convincing people that they are not literally "risking their lives" by going to a haunt. I guess we'll have to wait and see if the virus becomes widespread and "accepted" by then, or if it's still super rare here (like it is now), or if it is just then beginning to punch through our defenses. But one thing is for sure: This may be our scariest season yet.
Thoughts?
I'm not prone to panic. (In fact, I'm seeing some real stock buying opportunities now.) But I'm pragmatic and I realize it's an election year so the media is probably going to fan the flames of fear as much as possible, all the way until November 7th. It's going to be tough (and expensive) convincing people that they are not literally "risking their lives" by going to a haunt. I guess we'll have to wait and see if the virus becomes widespread and "accepted" by then, or if it's still super rare here (like it is now), or if it is just then beginning to punch through our defenses. But one thing is for sure: This may be our scariest season yet.
Thoughts?
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