A Quick Trip Around The World.

[Eisenwurst]

What's it like where you are?

Quarantine/Lockdown/Curfew ????

I hope you're all doing ok.

Down here in Sydney there's plenty food ( only in supermarkets/takeaways from cafes ). 99% of people doing Social Distancing/Masks. Not really a Ghost town but quiet.

5 big cruise ships that were hanging around off the harbour wanting to enter but were refused permission, were finally reprovisioned ( can't spell ) after entering the harbour, and sent on their way to their home ports, after a mammoth all night operation.

The building where I live, people are checking on each other - food/TP , everyone ok. Nice.

What's it like in LA - Mr Quatro, vienna ???

Onkel Neil - in Texas ???

Jimbuna in Newcastle ???

Eichhornchen in The Fens ??? Plenty nuts ??

Aktung in Napa ???

Reece in WoopWoop ???

I don't want to do a Roll Call...but you get the picture.

I hope we all get through it OK.

[Onkel Neal]

Out here in Cougar Trap, Texas. A cold front came in, temps are in the 60s, raining. We have been isolated here on the ranch for 4 weeks today, have not eaten in a restaurant, or been to a shop. Shot a wild hog last week, daily gathering eggs from the chickens. Finally figured out how to get books from the library onto my Kindle Fire a couple weeks ago, so reading a book every 2 days FREE. Lotsa time testing Wolfpack, watching Halt and Catch Fire.

That's all to report from South Texas. Over to Nikki Mcbee

[ZorroJusticiero]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Out here in Cougar Trap, Texas. A cold front came in, temps are in the 60s, raining. We have been isolated here on the ranch for 4 weeks today, have not eaten in a restaurant, or been to a shop. Shot a wild hog last week, daily gathering eggs from the chickens. Finally figured out how to get books from the library onto my Kindle Fire a couple weeks ago, so reading a book every 2 days FREE. Lotsa time testing Wolfpack, watching Halt and Catch Fire.

That's all to report from South Texas. Over to Nikki Mcbee

Aqui Zorro desde Barcelona .España, aqui confinados en casa, como en las grandes ciudades,esto es cuestión de resistencia, precaución y ojo avizor.Me alegro por los que estais bien y en zona rural, es mas fácil salir superarlo todo, Saludos y
suerte compañeros

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by ZorroJusticiero

Aqui Zorro desde Barcelona .España, aqui confinados en casa, como en las grandes ciudades,esto es cuestión de resistencia, precaución y ojo avizor.Me alegro por los que estais bien y en zona rural, es mas fácil salir superarlo todo, Saludos y
suerte compañeros

Here Zorro from Barcelona. Spain, here confined at home, as in the big cities, this is a matter of resistance, caution and watchful eye. I am glad for those of you who are well and in rural areas, it is easier to get out of it all, Greetings and lucky companions

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

Aktung in Napa ???

total lockdown; essential forays outside the home only for groceries. POLICE ENFORCEMENT of lockdown. 15 confirmed cases; two dead....social distancing is the new normal.

[Mr Quatro]

I use to live in Los Angeles, worked there, loved it there and left there

It's okay where I live now, quite, rural, no traffic, only one gas station we all stay away from due to you know why (Ccvid-19)

Fedex is my only friend now delivering weekly from Walmart

[Reece]

Everything OK here in the Mid North of South Australia though the lock downs are getting tighter, so far can still get essentials (except toilet paper).
Hope all is well with you mate, stay safe.
I'll be glad when things get back to normal, if ever, I hate the borders being closed!!

[thasaint]

I'm in Queens, NYC. My in-laws live across the street from Elmhurst Hospital, THE hospital fighting this thing. It's pretty creepy, it's like a Ghost town everywhere here in NYC. Empty streets, very few cars on the roads. I know a couple of people who have died, many more infected. I have asthma, get bronchitis 2 or 3 times a year. Been told by my doc before he fears I'm slipping towards COPD. Wife is pregnant. We're trying to stay inside, and when we do go out, N95 masks, and surgical gloves. Have to go out and shop for my in-laws, we don't want them going out in the neighborhood that's been hardest hit. We've tried to get as much as possible for ourselves and them to limit our time outside.
Wife is working from home, I'm out on worker's comp, had spine surgery on my neck a month ago, so thankfully it's not hurting us financially.

[Digital_Trucker]

All my observations are second hand, I'm not allowed to leave the house, lol


Kinda eerie around here. No traffic, I'm serious, six AM in the middle of Atlanta and nobody out and about. So far we're doing well but my oldest grandson (twenty something) just came home from work today not feeling well. Ironically, his job lately was wiping the warehouse down to keep the other employees from getting sick. Hoping and praying he's just got a bad cold.


So far no need to start dressing up like Mr Rockatansky but you never know if it goes on too much longer.



Hope everyone is well in SubSim land.

[les green01]

I'm doing ok but I live in a rural county with one death that I know of went on unemployment since early March Knew it was coming so I tighten up the belt at nights for lights I use kerosene oil lamps for food I been living on the 6 deer I got with the bow and rifle last fall the lake about 15 feet from the house so been doing a lot of fishing if I get to bored I go out to the garage to work on the 48 ford truck I got

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

total lockdown; essential forays outside the home only for groceries. POLICE ENFORCEMENT of lockdown. 15 confirmed cases; two dead....social distancing is the new normal.

UPDATE NAPA: Now up to 79 confirmed cases and one died yesterday but was already terminally ill with underlying causes....I'm still wearing a mask and avoiding sailing. None of the present cases are hospitalized...as yet. the lockdown is still in force and one favorite restaurant that tried to reopen was reshut by the county health dept. I know the owner and buy a lot of 'takeout' to help him out.

[Eisenwurst]

Down here in ( "The Cross" - Sydney Australia ) The small cafes and small restaurants have reopened ( only 10 patrons at a time though ). The owners and staff are very happy to be back at work and not doing only Take Away. The regular customers are also very glad to have someone else do the cooking for a change.

The pubs and clubs are allowed to reopen ( only 10 patrons at a time also ) but as of writing the publicans are metaphorically "standing around with big question marks over their heads and scratching their bums - do we open or not ???"

Small steps but important ones.

[Catfish]

In our rural area shops are opened completely, but you still have to wear a mask, and take a trolley "for distance". No trolleys outside and you have to wait.

Pubs and restaurants reopening but not much customers allowed at a time, number depending on the size of rooms etc.
Will go out dining on monday evening, just the two of us to celebrate her birthday at least a bit, and have a look.

Today we will have a look at a '59 Citroen "ID" in very original (lol i guess i know what awaits) state, with a friend from Goettingen, and we will of course go there with a "DS". These cars are tiny compared with the blown-up potato-designed SUVs everywhere.. wonder if i will find it at the parking lot.

Border to Austria to be reopened soon.
A local shop owner has caught Corona and been in intensive care for 3 and a half weeks. In this case the virus spread to almost all of his organs, damaging brain and kidneys.
He cannot walk anymore and has to relearn speaking, most probably a nursing case. He is 32.
I do not like this lockdown at all, but I still think it is a bit early to just reopen everywhere

[Aktungbby]

I'm off to get vaccinated with shot #1, Moderna, together with my long-suffering spouse of 40 years. This will be my hottest lockdown date since the pandemic's start...and prevent "spousal vaccine envy" recently documented in the WSJ! No hint of when shot #2 will become available. The Napa restaurants are at 25 % capacity; and downtown was hopping ...and heavily tented on Saturday for outdoor dining only. Hopefully the only movie theater in town will also open at 25%; I'm sick of sitting watching TV all day.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

Jimbuna in Newcastle ???

South Shields (population approx. 75000) ten miles east of the city of Newcastle.

Today will complete week two of the wife and my lockdown. The town is pretty much quiet as one can imagine and bus services are down to a Sunday timetable (one an hour).

The first week everything was in short supply due to idiot hoarders despite the fact we have supermarkets in double figure numbers hereabouts but everything has settled down now and the cupboards and chest freezers are sufficiently stocked as they always are.

Our kids do the shopping my wife asks of them but if I'm to be totally honest here I've been out a couple of times for my 'essentials' so no prizes for guessing The kids would go mad if they ever found out.

STAY SAFE EVERYONE