Our New World and Welcome to It
The last really bad pandemic was around the time of the First World War. Since then we have had some minor events as well as polio stalking everyone until the 1960's. That being said, there are not many left that can relate personally to what we are going through currently. We are really dependent on doctors and learned health care people for our future well being, with the real overall control in the hands of elected officials. It appears that many elected officials are taking their roles seriously-- Kentucky and NY Governors are really leading the way. There are other leaders that believe Trump and support his strategy ( fend for yourself) that is getting a lot more people exposed and dead than is necessary. This makes for a really crazy world--who can manage this mess the best???
An interesting story that came out last night. The Federal government is basically stealing the PPE that the states have found and sourced. They have the FBI listening in and monitoring the activities of the states to discover their shipment details and basically steal them and then do not tell anyone where the stuff goes.... Why? So they can hand it out to the states that lick Trump's shoes and give him the credit for getting us through this mess. I just shake my head and wonder how quickly we can get rid of this worthless, self serving leadership in DC and the rest of the country. They could care less about anybody but themselves.
Linda and I are healthy and are just biding our time trying to stay low and limit our exposures. I still go into the tissue mill a couple days a week, so I get limited exposure when there. But, the office staff is reduced by 75% and I limit my visits into the mill proper.
On April 2 we closed on our new house and started the process of moving in. We were lucky to have real movers to get our house wares and furniture moved in and carried up and down steps. We have three levels to our new place. I also had a POD delivered a couple days later with the shed items from Brentwood which includes, Christmas decorations, tools. my track gear, extra building supplies and gobs of miscellaneous.
The POD left today and we will start removing the truck load of empty boxes and packing materials. And just in case we did not have enough going on, Linda took a rescue dog and they had to accelerate their deliveries and we picked her up on April 4.
Our new neighborhood is very friendly and we have visited with numerous people from the town as they circulate walking dogs or getting some exercise walking the town. Our next door family let us borrow wifi, since out house was not wired and getting it was not easy to pull off. Cat dropped off cupcakes the other day to welcome us to the area. They were yummy. That was very nice of her during these crazy times to reach out. The entire town will stop and visit, which we enjoy thoroughly. There are a lot of young kids in the area and a woman whom is 7.5 months pregnant next door. This is a scary time to worry about having a baby. Since the Park is officially closed and you are supposed to stay home, we can meet all the locals with the absence of the tourists Typically our street would be a line of cars looking for parking on the warm weekends and special events. Now, the girls next door are riding their bikes up and down without any traffic worries.
Dolly is our new dog ( 2 years old) and she is adjusting and is quite timid, scared to death of me and wants badly to be Raven's buddy. She loves Linda though. Raven is not impressed and hates the dog. So Raven lives on the third floor and the dog lives on the second floor. They are separated by a baby gate and for now, that is how it will work. I think the cat will come around, but it will take several weeks.
We are located across the street from the Harpers Ferry National Park and they have a lot of open space that is very convenient to take the dog for walks and bathroom breaks. Dolly has keen eye for squirrels and deer-- both are very prevalent in the park yard.
At our new place are working the crap out of the delivery people for housewares and food. We moved in 12 days ago and are grinding away getting everything stored away--I am building shelves in the lower level to store our overflow. Since this house has new guts, it needs blinds, shower curtains, towel racks, coat hooks, and your basic start up of every new system. We did get wifi installed yesterday and a land line for outside communication and TV service. Watching TV is an adventure in ball games that we already know the score and anything else already in the can.... slim pickens for most of us.
How is my training for racing? Racing is basically cancelled this season and I have not ran in months. I will need to start from scratch when I do get back into the racing thing. So for now, I will carry some extra weight and keep grinding to get the house settled in and adjusted to our tastes. Kaylee who runs SmartCore in Franklin, TN is doing online classes and I need to hook up on those sessions to get the flexibility back. She is the new Jack LaLanne leading us in cutting edge work outs.
An interesting story that came out last night. The Federal government is basically stealing the PPE that the states have found and sourced. They have the FBI listening in and monitoring the activities of the states to discover their shipment details and basically steal them and then do not tell anyone where the stuff goes.... Why? So they can hand it out to the states that lick Trump's shoes and give him the credit for getting us through this mess. I just shake my head and wonder how quickly we can get rid of this worthless, self serving leadership in DC and the rest of the country. They could care less about anybody but themselves.
Linda and I are healthy and are just biding our time trying to stay low and limit our exposures. I still go into the tissue mill a couple days a week, so I get limited exposure when there. But, the office staff is reduced by 75% and I limit my visits into the mill proper.
On April 2 we closed on our new house and started the process of moving in. We were lucky to have real movers to get our house wares and furniture moved in and carried up and down steps. We have three levels to our new place. I also had a POD delivered a couple days later with the shed items from Brentwood which includes, Christmas decorations, tools. my track gear, extra building supplies and gobs of miscellaneous.
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| Outdoor stuff and storage |
Our new neighborhood is very friendly and we have visited with numerous people from the town as they circulate walking dogs or getting some exercise walking the town. Our next door family let us borrow wifi, since out house was not wired and getting it was not easy to pull off. Cat dropped off cupcakes the other day to welcome us to the area. They were yummy. That was very nice of her during these crazy times to reach out. The entire town will stop and visit, which we enjoy thoroughly. There are a lot of young kids in the area and a woman whom is 7.5 months pregnant next door. This is a scary time to worry about having a baby. Since the Park is officially closed and you are supposed to stay home, we can meet all the locals with the absence of the tourists Typically our street would be a line of cars looking for parking on the warm weekends and special events. Now, the girls next door are riding their bikes up and down without any traffic worries.
Dolly is our new dog ( 2 years old) and she is adjusting and is quite timid, scared to death of me and wants badly to be Raven's buddy. She loves Linda though. Raven is not impressed and hates the dog. So Raven lives on the third floor and the dog lives on the second floor. They are separated by a baby gate and for now, that is how it will work. I think the cat will come around, but it will take several weeks.
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| Dolly |
At our new place are working the crap out of the delivery people for housewares and food. We moved in 12 days ago and are grinding away getting everything stored away--I am building shelves in the lower level to store our overflow. Since this house has new guts, it needs blinds, shower curtains, towel racks, coat hooks, and your basic start up of every new system. We did get wifi installed yesterday and a land line for outside communication and TV service. Watching TV is an adventure in ball games that we already know the score and anything else already in the can.... slim pickens for most of us.
How is my training for racing? Racing is basically cancelled this season and I have not ran in months. I will need to start from scratch when I do get back into the racing thing. So for now, I will carry some extra weight and keep grinding to get the house settled in and adjusted to our tastes. Kaylee who runs SmartCore in Franklin, TN is doing online classes and I need to hook up on those sessions to get the flexibility back. She is the new Jack LaLanne leading us in cutting edge work outs.
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