Submitted by Sgt484 t3_zymq2y in massachusetts
Asked for an appointment today at the Lynn office they said no in person appointments because of the rise in covid. I replied thought covid was over she said it’s rising don’t you watch the news.
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Darklighter10 t1_j27nya7 wrote
Go on….
Comfortable_Plant667 t1_j28u8i0 wrote
Remote meetings with government offices are actually things that are put in place months in advance and are not determined on a weekly or daily basis. Even if the cases in your area are low right now, the chances are that in June or even last January the measure was put in place for any given government office and they will follow that rule until the time period expires.
For Social Security, often there are vulnerable people (chronically ill, immune compromised) who receive benefits, so remote meetings work best for those people. If you're not in that demographic, it's more convenient for you anyway to have a meeting with someone over the phone. You're saving gas, you don't even have to put on pants. Any reason why you would prefer going in to an office than just having a phone or video call?
Sgt484 OP t1_j2av17b wrote
Excuse to do even less
PakkyT t1_j28sdxf wrote
And you answered, 'no, I don't watch the news, why would I do that? I like being ignorant of what goes on around me.'
noodle-face t1_j29dtf7 wrote
Did you say you thought covid was over to be snarky or did you really think it was eliminated?
Extension_Club57 t1_j2aij5s wrote
Some think it never existed! If 2020 taught us ANYTHING it should be that willful ignorance is still our #1 threat as a country
Sgt484 OP t1_j2auybl wrote
An excuse for federal employees to do nothing
tobiasrfunke t1_j26p3li wrote
That's actually a really cool story.