# Re: Back home from Hospital!

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Posted by LeviLovR on April 19, 2020 at 07:17:57

In Reply to: Re: Back home from Hospital! posted by Ry on April 19, 2020 at 02:30:43:

Supposedly we can only go out for essentials for the most part. I live in a rather rural area, which makes it nice. Grocery store, bank, pharmacy, gas station are right at the end of my street. At all the stores now they have put up plexiglass shields for the cashiers' protection. They have also put markers on the floor six feet apart to show people where they should be standing when waiting to cash out and arrows indicating that aisles are one way. At my bank everything is now done through a drive through service - no going inside. Pharmacy also has a drive thru window, but can go in if you need/want to. Schools will not reopen for the rest of the school year. Car dealerships are considered essential. You can't go inside to look at the demo's, but you can go on line and view them. You can call and make an appointment if interested in buying. If you need you car serviced (like I do) you call and make an appointment. I usually go very early in the morning anyway. I expect they are taking everything by appointment now. It used to be you could just drive in and wait. But I always made an appointment. I hit the grocery store right when it opens at 7am. They do have a few days a week they open at 6 for golden oldies like myself. I go in, grab what I need and get out - usually 15 minutes.

Feed and grain stores are open so people can get food for their animals as well as farm materials. Do it yourself home repair shops/hardware stores are considered essential - such as Lowes and Home Depot. The problem is that so many people have been doing home projects that these stores have been extremely busy. Whole families were coming in. They have asked now that only one person from a family comes in at a time and to leave children at home.

I take short walks around the neighborhood. I have conversed with neighbors, but we all stay a safe distance from each other. The park I told you about is quite rural and not too well known by people from Portland and other towns around. Used mostly by locals. Most public places have been shut down due to overcrowding. State parks have been closed by our governor, but many local places have been shut down by local authorities. I haven't had any problems driving. I have been exploring the back roads that I have never been down before figuring out how they connect and also looking for new places to get wet/muddy. At this point we do not need any paper work that states we are essential in this state to drive a car. I doubt that will happen here. I have noticed a definite decrease in traffic. If I do get stopped I'll just say I'm old and senile - shouldn't be too difficult to convince the police of that!

I do wonder what will happen at the lake this summer. They may close the beach to swimmers as they tend to get close together and it isn't a huge beach. They may leave the boat ramp open though. That can become pretty crowded, usually weekends and holidays, but with so many people out of work right now there will probably be a lot more people going out in their boats. The dock is long and narrow and not six feet wide. The only way to get apart is to either get in your boat or jump in the water. Guess which one I plan to use. If someone asks why I'm in the water with all my clothes on I can now say, "Social distancing".

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