How's everyone faring here now after three months? Shamefully, because of where I live and the fact I'm retired, my life hasn't changed much. I could probably serve as the poster child for social distancing. I guess I just feel I should be suffering a bit more or maybe helping a bit more. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for folks cooped up, day in and day out, in small apartment buildings or other folks wondering if they can make ends meet financially. I'm just hoping the group that frequents this board, as a whole, is somehow not as effected by all of this. I hope you're still enjoying most aspects of life, maybe because of your hobbies and interests.

No changes here.Just not travelling to the cities.Still go in the bush same as always.

Other than not being able to sit down to eat lunch or grab a beer somewhere and at work having to give customers their parts outside in the parking lot instead of at the counter, it hasn't really changed much. We have had 4 total cases in my county. The county north of me hasn't had any cases.

Luckily it's not affected me much as far as working, or my wife. But it has allowed me to do more things with the kids other than ball. With 3 kids playing sports and me coaching we are usually practicing or having baseball games this time of year. So we've spent more time fishing, raising chickens, hunting sheds and mushrooms, even bought a couple calves. In a weird way it's been nice. But I did have an older man in the community I've known my whole life die from the coronavirus

I didn't know my lifestyle was considered quarantine lol
Seriously, my rez lost a few this week one is getting off life support soon. My tribe is hurting bad. Very strict closure and rules are in place. People are barely having enough groceries let alone toiletries. People missed the time to plant certain crops.
I wish I had millions so I can buy enough groceries and other staple items

Hasn't effected me much either. Cut wood, work on bees, fur and trap beaver when someone calls. I've cut my shopping way down and stock up is about all....which is a good thing. Overall I/m getting far more done now.

I'm still working but would gladly swap with someone who's not (and needs the money). I've even asked my employer if I could stay home without pay.

Only bad thing is I no longer socialize with my Dad (81) indoors. We only visit now outside now.

Overall I don't think this effects a lot of us trapper types as a lot of us are loners anyhow. Most of us are older and have enough money stashed away for things like this. I do feel bad for they younger guys/girls who are just getting their feet under them, however.

I do think this is a wake up call for many people who live more lavish lifestyles who, needlessly, live paycheck to paycheck. Seems the ones around me who are complaining the most live in the nicest homes with about twice the income I have. Hmmmmmm.

This can be seen as a good thing if one will allow it. It's probably not the last we're going to see of this type of lifestyle so I/m guessing we all can make some adjustments for the next round that will make things easier. I know I'll tweak a few things.

Tell me to stay away from people? Pffft….dont' threaten me with a good time!

What's covid?

Still can’t get a regular haircut.

I quit worrying about it when I saw the homeless and incarcerated were not being effected. They were not arresting people here for ignoring royal decrees. I dont go to bars much. We do eat out once in a while. Wife cuts my hair. Grandson doesn't get a highschool graduation ceremony and that chaps my but.

Pretty much life as normal for me. I've got a few residential construction jobs shut down but I was overbooked prior to this and have been using the down time to catch up on jobs "allowed" under the shutdown rules.

I can't have lunch in a restaurant with my contractor buddies...

And stores were recently allowed to refuse service to anyone not wearing a mask.

So I went to a big box store like this:



I should have open carried.

my son and the welder from his pipeline crew are working for a local contractor here as they aren't sure they'll go back to gfs.thought they'd suck up the free money but they both say they figured they better get while th gettins good.

We've been working from home. But, that's getting old, so this week my secretaries went back to the office and I'll follow suit next week. I used to go every morning before work to the health club and work out. I really miss that more than anything. I feel like a slug.

I'm going to have to learn how to cut my hair.

The last month I travelled a lot. 12 States. Gas is cheap. The highways are not so busy. Airports are empty. Planes quarter full. Some people wandering around with masks. Business difficult to conduct. Ran into some stupid crap. Don't think I killed anybody? Still got r done. Break time. Probably will be no work this summer. maybe even this fall. Good thing fur prices are in the toilet, or I'd have a chance to make some money this year.

However, it will all be worth it if I save just one life.

^^^^^^^^^^ You are a very bad man.

I've only been in 4 states.

I tried the cloth mask fogged up my glasses awful , dug out the half mask with cartridge filters , it fits so much better had to trim the beard a bit , but I certainly didn't shave.

day to day , I get up and go to work same as always , no committee meetings to go to after work , no shoots , dr appointment are over web but other than that kinda normal.

I had been wearing an N95 but they are kind of a PITA to put on and take off. I tried the cloth mask but didn't like it either. Like you said, it fogs my glasses and is always slipping down. My wife gave me one of her surgical style masks and I wear that now.

I could always be super-safe and wear my respirator:



Talk about a PITA!

beam me up Scotty.

no thanks. we will all be exposed anyway. a few more people will die and a few more than that will get bad sick. all this hysteria wont change that

homeless people and the incarcerated are still doing fine