My conference cancelled, so no Spartaci in Londinium this weekend. Keep safe, everyone.
> On 18 March 2020 at 11:10 [email protected] wrote: > > > I've been commuting to work at home this week, and for the foreseeable. This > means I cycle into Central London and back again, then start working at > home, so that I still get an hour's exercise and (fresh?*) air, and I have a > psychological moment between home and work. > > So far the motor traffic is not significantly different from normal, and > certainly not on the order of difference I see during school holidays (the > schools here are still open). > > When I pass the tube and railway stations they are empty, so it looks as if > people have abandoned public transport and those who still have to come to > town are using their cars instead. > > There are noticeably fewer cyclists, which I expect is because they are not > doing a pseudo-commute like me. > > *Perhaps when the motor traffic dies down I really will get some fresh air. > > I also have the river as a place for walks. People around, but generally on > their own and keeping their distance. > > It's very important for people to get outside and get some vitamin D, which > boosts the immune system. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PDML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher > > Sent: 18 March 2020 09:01 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT Covid-19 > > > > Am 18.03.20 um 03:04 schrieb ann sanfedele: > > > > > There are a few things that I consider a bit of a benefit... NYC on > > > st Patricks day, is worse than NEw Years eve and Santa-con - the > > > drunken sots usually screaming well into the night outside my window are > > gone. > > > > Same here, although sans St Patricks day. We live in the city centre and > > there's a celestial peace outside. Haven't been woken up in the middle of > the > > night by some idiots yelling around and now it's about as calm as > > 7 a.m. on Xmas day. No noise, very few cars, no fumes from the kitchens of > > the many restaurants around us. A dream if it weren't for the > circumstances. > > > > And we aren't even in lockdown yet. > > > > All the rest is business as usual. We've been working at home for almost > > 40 years, long before the term home office was even thought of. Still > enough > > work. No probs so far. > > > > The only thing we'll really be missing is Easter in Dunkirk. > > > > All the best to you and the other good people of the PDML. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
