In the city by the Bay there is a simple message spreading from window to window.
People are posting hearts made of post-it notes as a kind of emotional SOS, a simple way to connect.
Nick Munro of Nob Hill started the trend while he was working from home.
“Just bored, trapped at home like everybody else and I had supplies at hand which were red post-it notes,” Munro said.
Just hours after he showed his heart, he received a response from his neighbor across the street.
“I thought it was heartwarming,” said Vincent Wibowo, Munro’s neighbor. “And I thought it was something nice to cheer up the neighbors.”
A little love note, it seemed, was contagious. As days passed, more post-it hearts, replies of “hi” and teddy bears have been appearing in windows across the city.
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“These are the things we never would have seen without this coming together,” Munro said.
What began as a gesture of kindness has become a fun game of I Spy for Munro and his wife Courtney.
He also hopes this message will far outlast the crisis.