disr disruptive. my hope is by the time we get into february and march, infection numbers will come way down and spring things will get better. that combination means late winter, early spring should be much, much better. >> but the here and now, is it seems with this hospitalization rate because of omicron versus delta, we're in the calm before the storm. what are you expecting? >> john, some people think we're in the middle of the storm. the question is how long will the storm last? and will the winds wis pick up? it's like trying to fix the roof in the middle of a hurricane. in the west coast, where hospitalization is relatively lower so far, we're trying to brace ourselves. i think the anxiety that i have is not necessarily about lots of kick people got to the hospital,