And yes, again, hand sanitizer is close to useless, but also even with some utility should be thought of as useless relative to good old fashioned soap.
I guess for the bike mechanics: wash your hands all the time like you just had to remove a drivetrain from an excessively lubed but totally worn out and never cleaned bike.
FYI - Just posted this to the club FB page:
Until this all clears up and blows over, keep riding your bike. But not in groups.If you organize or are in charge of shit in a cycling group you should consider doing something similar.
We should not be organizing or condoning any group ride activities. Smackdown is canceled.
Going for a ride with someone is fine, keep your physical distance unless you actually live with them. Don't share bottles, supplies, tools, whatnot. Approach each ride as if you are out there alone. If you get a flat - have the shit to take care of it yourself.
is it extreme? Yeah but with so much asymptomatic exposure and transmission the only way to get through this is for the healthy people to not be around each other.
Y'all know what's going on. Have seen the posting from USAC that David put up. I'm just re-emphasizing to keep the message clear, no more group rides for a good couple weeks at least.
Be safe, be smart, this isn't a hoax and you should take it seriously, and FFS wash your fucking hands.
Working from home. Or WFH. AWA, all these fucking new letters smashed together FFS too many new ones to keep up with. Well WFH is interesting. already have one kid doing school from home and the oldest is actually working from home, co-op/internship. meetings and planning and projects and they are kind of not so surprisingly kicking ass at it. As in way more disciplined than I have been.
I'm going to have to learn a bit from them. I came in to work again. Had some items at home that needed to come back here - need to bring some other stuff home, and it was raining and 39 degrees with snow on the ground. I can take another day off. Slept better last night but still not great. At least I didn't have incredibly visual dreams of close or formerly close friends.
Kind of funny though, there seems to be a bit of a cold running around the house. So hey - self isolating should help with keeping that from spreading or picking up another one right?
But add to the dose of reality with a post like Kent has up there now.
We can't really go have a cup of coffee with a friend we haven't seen in a while, not without vetting that they haven't been in contact with another soul.
http://www.kentfackenthall.com/go-have-a-cup-of-coffee/
So how many times have you listened to REM's the end of the world ?
We are going to find out who is the leader, the prepared, the compassionate, and the idiot.
The virus doesn't choose between those groups though. The virus does what the virus does, it is selfish and determined to survive.
But we're humans. And there are a fuckton of us. As a species we're not going away, no matter how poorly educated they work to make us. The exploitive class will obviously survive unless they make a few fatal errors. many of them will. the same ego that allows them to so willfully disregard human life and suffering creates a false illusion of safety and isolation. But sadly having the means to hunker down is good odds for making it through.
Writing this instead of lectures. Going to the office to find my space and listen to my music and get some work done is important for me.
But that has to change.
Even if there is no one here, I'm still not supposed to be here. You never know. So we follow the rules. Two more items to check off the list and then I'm more or less out of here.
No my office isn't going to get cleaned up when I'm telecommuting. Working remotely is just that. Can't do any of the long list of shit i'd LOVE TO WORK ON WITH NO ONE BOTHERING ME.
Fuck this is kind of like the PERFECT time to be at work. I can get shit done FINALLY.
But yeah, I get it. I understand. I will comply. I will get what needs to be done, done, as I can, remotely. Which will be less than I get done in person but still productive and there's still plenty to do.
Life goes on.
I might need to spend a few days carving out some space in the house tho.
It feels small already. Funny that. A house that was perfect with two small kids is NOT the same with the same kids being like full size adults. Our house is tiny. There are advantages. Having personal space and separation is not one of them. Will have to work this out somehow. It is a good challenge though.
Will make it happen. Good luck out there, keep being a role model. Keep doing what is right.
more than ever i think this is the key:
Amor Fati
but man does it feel more visceral if I say it Amor Fati Motherfuckers
I should hashtag that and print some stickers and charge a few bucks to send to folks that need it.
BTW if you've been thinking about buying a Celtic Harp, check out Magical Strings. Order one. pre-pay. make a difference. Even if you get it as a gift for someone else. Just an idea.Their webpage is underconstruction but at least there's contact info up - drop em an email, give em a call. There's a wide range of sizes and prices available. http://www.magicalstrings.com/#/contact
Okay - time to work on wrapping shit up and getting out of here. Lunch break is ovah!
Amor Fati Motherfuckers
Heddwch
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