[Leica] Monday Misc.

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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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