[Leica] Skyping with the Grands - the New Normal

[cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)]

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).
> 
> 
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