Turkish Delight - life in a foreign land

Is there a solution?

Two solutions come immediately to mind: add additional solar panels and add a battery.

From your background, is this enough?

Well, the government does think so. They have recommended that every household have a reserve of non-perishable foods. So, following their advice, the next thing is to organise our pantry. This is not a major task, but to know what staples we normally have and ensure we have a rotating stock of them.

But what happens when it is a country that fails?

In the case of Greece, they were part of a union of countries and the many and the stronger gave them the assistance they needed to weather the storm. Other countries, I am looking at you, Argentina, with great pain, struggled through their economic collapse.

Do we learn from history or simply repeat it?

The old saying, “those who do not learn from history will repeat it.” It is an observation on humanity and our track record. It is not encouraging. The problem is identified and declared. The answer, painful and difficult, is known. But, it seems, it is more expedient to compromise and carry on and hope for the best. It may be easier, and it may be expedient, but it does not solve the underlying problem.

Is This Really A Lost Year ?

I am beginning to read of people referring to 2020 as the ‘lost year’. Some, with a more biblical bent, may refer to as the year the locust has eaten. Dramatic references which people apply to describe this year. When January began, I don’t think anyone, save those who knew of the developing virus, had any inkling of what 2020 would be like. We had plans.