It’s been a couple of days since we last posted anything about our situation as it is affected by the whole COVID-19 issues facing the world. What have we been doing?

Self imposed isolation

You have heard about officials and even celebrities that  have put themselves in “isolation” when they find out they are positive for the corona virus. Well, we have on our own gone into isolation, and have been since we got back to our home from Texas. With my underlying health issues as well as age (69) I am very aware of how vulnerable I am if I become infected with this killer virus. The pandemic situation is very, very scary.

What we are doing to pass the time

Keeping up on the news is a constant thing we do. CNN.com has good live updates that cover news from around the world. Now keep in mind that the reports are frightening as they describe how the virus is effecting the world. We also catch the press conferences coming from the White House, even though Trump’s policies seem to be too little too late, and you have to take a lot of what he says with a grain of salt. (Remember his claims about Google working with the government for that web site?) We also watch the local and Network news daily.

We stay in touch with our kids and their families with messages, texts and video calls. Our kids have spread out all over the country. All but one is working from home now, and they are doing as good as can be expected. The communication is a god send: at least we can know that everybody is doing ok, and those conversations are one of the highlights of our days.

A lot of our time is spent on computers. It is our main source of ongoing updates about the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. Of course we also catch up on the blogs we follow, and do social media as well. Sher and I also have some online revenue sources we are continuing to utilize.

Streaming movies and shows

Another source of entertainment is of course streaming movies and tv shows. We are fortunate to have a Roku with which we get Netflix and Amazon Prime. We have found some good movies to watch, including some of the old classics. “Outbreak” with Dustin Hoffman (1996?) was pretty interesting given today’s news. Another classic is “Andromeda Strain” (1971). And then there is the TV series “Containment” that came out in 2016. This shows a serious and fatal virus hitting Atlanta, culminating in a partial lock down of the city. Worth a  binge viewing. A different genre, but still binge worthy is the two seasons of “Chosen One”. There is a religious cult hidden in the jungle, WHO workers are sent in to vaccinate, and thus begins the complex and contorted plot lines.

Took a drive today

Sher and I decided to get out of the house today for a little drive. We were curious to see if our town was feeling the effects of the pandemic. Indiana has 12 confirmed cases mostly in central and northern parts of the state. Our county has none, but we adjoin two counties with confirmed cases.  Anyway,  we drove around our small town and we observed that everything looked normal.  Walmart, Kroger and all the restaurants had full to semi full parking lots. Traffic was normal for a Sunday afternoon. Guess most do not have underlying health issues and are going on as usual…

We are still planning on staying in and safe. To all our dear fellow bloggers and readers: Please stay safe. If you are still on the road or in an RV resort or campground you still need to pay attention to “social distancing” and hygiene. Remember to wash those hands!

What are you all doing to get through the pandemic?