Having just purchased a new vehicle the week before restrictions were put in place, I find drives in it break up the sameness, clear my mind of the constant dribble of virus warnings and help me learn the new features of the vehicle.
-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> >Sent: May 14, 2020 11:48 AM >Subject: Re: OT: The Joy of Spring > >On 14/5/20, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Being imprisoned in one's own home by a virus is getting very, very old. > >We have just had some of our lockdown eased, so we are now able to drive >greater distances and take unlimited exercise in most forms. For me, that >means the water is open again and I can head down to the marina where my boat >awaits the joys of refitting. Lot of work to to. > >As far as the virus is concerned, I think the greatest chances of catching it >are in large population centres and indoor places like food stores etc. >Fortunately in our region of west Oxfordshire there have only been in the >order of 250 to 300 deaths total - although they likely would have passed away >at the Oxford hospitals 20 miles away, as we have nothing like that around >here. Swindon in Wiltshire is the other closest conurbation with hospitals. > >Either way, practical precautions are needed and transmission is most likely >through infected surfaces, so common sense essential. There's a lot of >polarisation of views - some think it's far too early to ease the lockdown, >others think that common sense and some responsible attitude and precautions >are all that are needed. I'm in the latter group, but then, I have no direct >impact from anyone passing through the virus. Doubtless if I did, I may well >think differently. Impossible to know so I won't hypothesize. I'm 60 and have >no fear of going out into the world. I would not change my view if I were 70 >or even older. Like my mum said all those years ago: 'you just can't sit >still, can you!!' > >Meanwhile, keep the faith and hold fast! > > > > > > >-- > > /|___ > Cheers ///| )) > Cotty /////| ))) > ///////| ))) > /////////| ))) > ///////////| )))) > /////////////| ))) > //////////////| ))) > ////////////////|___))) > ___________|________ > \ / > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Contest 33 'Iris' SSR148875 -- 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.
