I too hope this pandemic mess is over, I work in construction and with office buildings in the city plus stadiums and arenas closed there is unprecedented amount of people out of work, i dont watch the news and woke up to a foot of snow and couldnt drive, I walked a mile to the store and it was a hard mile to walk, there was a foot of snow on the sidewalk so I walked on the road when there was no traffic, ages ago I lived in Germany for over 3 years, I know what it's like to be seperated from family over a vast distance! Back than long distance cost a fortune, and it was well before skype, with todays technology the world is truly smaller.