Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Facetime is great.? I just finished almost an hour visit with my three sons. On 3/22/20 7:59 PM, CartersXRd via LUG wrote: > we learned to skype back when our eldest was in Africa and Asia for two > summers and after graduation > > we now depend on Facetime for much visiting > > ric > > >> On Mar 20, 2020, at 12:01 AM, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> Here is Esther skyping with the Victoria Grandkids, reading them a story. >> We are self quarantined here on Pender Island and are substituting >> skyping for face to face visits with Clementine and Eloise in Victoria. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Pender/DSC_5870.jpg.html >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Pender/DSC_5870.jpg.html> >> >> I am on the Board of the Pender Island Health Care Society - we own and >> maintain the building where all medical services are provided (two >> doctors and one dentist and a host of other services) and on Monday this >> week we had our last face to face Board meeting for some time. The next >> meeting in late April will be done by video conferencing. We are on the >> search for more face masks and hand sanitizer but otherwise all seems >> reasonably calm. The protocol for someone suspected of having the corona >> virus is to call the clinic ahead of time, stay in their car when they >> arrive and call the clinic again and a doctor will come out to interview >> them in the parking lot. >> >> We are an island of retirees - some quite well off - and winter cruising >> is a common past time as well as taking trailers to the southern states >> to avoid the winter. >> >> We believe it is only a matter of time until someone tests positive for >> the virus. Except for the grocery store, the liquor store (naturally) and >> the pharmacy most everywhere else on the island is closed. >> >> In our family our eldest daughter has had her upcoming play in Calgary >> cancelled and the children?s school is closed there. We were planning to >> go to Calgary to babysit Miss O and Aubrey but that is no longer >> necessary . Jenny, my middle daughter in Vancouver who is in the movie >> production business has had two Netflix features cancelled and my >> youngest daughter in Victoria is still self employed with her >> architectural heritage business. Her husband may not have classes to >> teach after this semester due to lack of overseas language students. >> >> My son and his family in Tokyo are hunkered down. Young Charlie?s school >> is closed. They left Hong Kong permanently just a few days before travel >> restrictions came into force and their shipment of household effects is >> in 14 days quarantine at Yokohama. >> >> We sure do live in interesting times. We were living in Hong kong in 2003 >> when SARs struck the territory and managed to survive that without too >> much inconvenience. We hope (fingers crossed) to do the same this time. >> >> Wash those hands!! >> >> Howard (and Esther). >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA