I can't tell if it's the coolest thing
ever or the scariest thing ever.
Following yesterday's blog about trying
to put together a home studio should I need it, I now find myself in
possession of a document that I never thought I would have, nor one
that I ever thought I would actually want. Should the state come
under a quarantine or a stay-at-home order, I have permission to
leave my apartment and go to work, and not get arrested for doing it.
That's just waaaaay too weird for me.
However, radio is considered an
essential service in this country, and is still, despite all kinds of
social media floating around, one of the primary ways in which people
get information. So it's not like we can just stop our lives and
hunker inside with everyone else. We're licensed to operate in the
“public interest”, and this is one of those times that literally
define “public interest”.
Hence, we're an “essential service”.
However, that doesn't preclude still
working on a backup system. Sure, if we were quarantined I could
walk the three blocks to work no problem, but what were to happen if
I were to become infected or just do something totally klutzy and
totally in character and, say, break my leg? I could still work from
home; after all, all you need a voice to do what I do, and propping
my broken leg up on a couch or resting my weary body in bed would
still allow be to do what we do.
Either way, we'll make sure you know
what you need to know. And, perhaps more importantly, we'll also
provide a little fun and a diversion from everything else that's
going on. More than anything, I think that's the biggest role we can
play these days, and one that we're actually relishing.
On that note, I have to go meet with an
engineer about all this stuff. Have a peaceful weekend, and
remember—no matter what happens, we'll be here.
The piece of paper I have says so.
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