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Subject: [Leica] Monday Misc.
From: cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 12:18:03 -0400
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my concern really lay with the families who have to consider the extended 
households they are in contact with the significant other

ric


> On Apr 6, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> I would believe that teens in love would ignore most social conventions as
> they always have.   Possibly more saving water by showing together.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 9:31 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>> looks a lot like what we are seeing here
>> 
>> most folks are at least being considerate, though there are a few jerks
>> who care for no one, including themselves
>> 
>> Lots of family clusters outside
>> 
>> I was thinking of how tough it would be to be a teen in love right
>> now?even tougher on their families
>> 
>> ric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 6, 2020, at 6:32 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Greetings to all.  I took a stroll with Swmbo late in the week, the same
>>> stroll that produced the sign images.  While Austinites are obeying the
>>> letter of the social distance dictates I am not sure how much longer that
>>> will last.  Central Texas has had few cases and I believe three deaths in
>>> the surrounding three counties which represents something over 1.5
>> million
>>> people.
>>> 
>>> What follows is pretty typical of what you will find Americans doing in
>>> flyover country.  Respect for the seriousness but exercising perhaps less
>>> caution than is appropriate.  We will see how the mortality curves work
>> out
>>> throughout the world.
>>> 
>>> So we will start with a food truck where a customer is waiting on his
>>> food.  I don't think he understands hard surfaces:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/little+Thai+Food.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> If you are a government worker life goes on pretty much as usual.  This
>> is
>>> at the state school for the deaf which is a residential school.  All
>>> the students have been sent home so the staff is doing routine
>> maintenance:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/School+for+the+Deaf+yellow+line.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> There is a park following the city lake that has open fields.  While
>>> everyone kept their distance I am not sure about contact with potential
>>> virus sites was a concern:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+at+the+park.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Some displayed what we all worry about when isolated from friends and
>>> family:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+isolation.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> I hope this was a family unit:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/covid+on+the+bridge.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> There were many people using this path:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/jogging+in+the+park.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Taking advantage of a sunny day these residents were out sunbathing:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sunbathing+seperation.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> This view is a continuation of the path that the jogger was on and is a
>>> better view of the density on the path:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/social+distance+on+the+bridge.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> We will end todays tour with this young father taking his 11month old out
>>> to a neighborhood park to both escape the house and to give his wife a
>>> break.  It is never too early to play ball with your children; he told me
>>> his son has only been walking for two weeks:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/11+month+basketballer.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> All the best.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Don
>>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>> --
>>> Don
>>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>> 
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