So help me here...Italy just went on lock down for "non-essential" work/travel. I'm old/grouchy and don't always think things all the way through...I've gave this one an honest 5 minutes of mental gymnastics.
When I was in the Navy, we all knew who "essential personnel" were... I was an MM1 at the time (engine room supervisor), this was in the '80's, I got tracked down at home, by Shore Patrol, while on leave, to get hauled back to the boat, the carrier Independence (CV-62), and get her out to sea to ride out a hurricane. They didn't bother dragging in the Disbursing Clerks, Personnel Men...find the deck apes, engineering, and get underway.
Bear with me here, I tend to ramble at times...back to Italy...just who are "essential personnel"? Lets consider a load of gasoline...going to need the truck driver, the mechanic that got the truck ready, the folks at the supple depot...yada, yada, yada...all the way down to the minimum wage "security guy" that opens the damn gate...a break down in any of those links, and the whole system is screwed... just to get a tank of gas in your car. As near as I can figure, Italy shut down the government and teachers/professors.
When I was in the Navy, we all knew who "essential personnel" were... I was an MM1 at the time (engine room supervisor), this was in the '80's, I got tracked down at home, by Shore Patrol, while on leave, to get hauled back to the boat, the carrier Independence (CV-62), and get her out to sea to ride out a hurricane. They didn't bother dragging in the Disbursing Clerks, Personnel Men...find the deck apes, engineering, and get underway.
Bear with me here, I tend to ramble at times...back to Italy...just who are "essential personnel"? Lets consider a load of gasoline...going to need the truck driver, the mechanic that got the truck ready, the folks at the supple depot...yada, yada, yada...all the way down to the minimum wage "security guy" that opens the damn gate...a break down in any of those links, and the whole system is screwed... just to get a tank of gas in your car. As near as I can figure, Italy shut down the government and teachers/professors.