[AT] The list is really quiet

[John Hall]

Reading some of the replies, I forgot how rural some of you guys really 
are. I live smack in the middle of Tobacco Road (referencing the 
basketball tourney season we had to give up this year). The area is 
formally know as the "Triangle". We have over 1.5 million people. As of 
this evening, we are up to 150 cases of the virus. We are blessed with 
some of the best hospitals in the nation (I'm about 15 miles from Duke). 
Folks come here all the time for treatment of various "odd" health 
issues. That said, we, like everyone else, are projected to run short on 
supplies and medical care.

So, other than moving my son home from college 7 weeks early, the only 
thing different is practicing "social distancing" and keeping the 
cupboard stocked up more than usual. The last one is kind of 
complicated. Yeah some foods are hard to get, but suddenly adding a 
teenage boy back at home has dang near doubled the amount of food 
consumed here. We got takeout twice last week since all restaurants are 
closed for dine-in---felt a little obligation to give folks some 
business cause they are really hurting and folks are losing jobs. My dad 
is in a re-hab center with a broken hip, I haven't been able to see him 
for over a week, other than standing outside his window and talking on 
the phone--I REALLY wish he was able to be at home right now.

So far, only one county in NC has issued stay at home orders. Mine is 
about 3rd on the number of virus cases and I think a higher percentage 
of the population--so I'll be surprised if it doesn't happen this week. 
Don't know if my work (machine shop) would be considered essential, we 
don't do very much pharmaceutical work these days. Just have to take it 
as it comes.

Should I get stuck at home, hopefully I'll will be healthy enough to go 
to the farm shop. I always have a backlog of stuff I can do there on 
tractors and farm equipment. If nothing else there is plenty of 
springtime work to get done, even some yard projects.

John Hall

On 3/23/2020 11:25 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> The trains reminded me to ask.  What other non-tractor activities are you folks involving yourselves with?   I mentioned my motorcycle.  Figured I should have it ready if I decided I need to self isolate on the Blue Ridge Parkway because I am stir crazy.
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