Sk8man

Truck drivers were mentioned. A friend who knows a female semi driver very well and who has been driving them for over 30 years told me that rest rooms, and restaurants are closed all over the place and the drivers have no place to go to the bathroom or get food so many drivers are staying home. If this is so it won't be long before the supply chain becomes broken.

My wife said she heard that a number of wealthy folks from New York City have traveled to their summer places on Cape Cod and Nantucket. I don't think that is real smart as there is only one hospital on the Cape (Hyannis) and very little medical support of any kind on the entire Cape. High anxiety can lead to some really poor reasoning

Nice post and beautiful dog. Certainly an improved experience over this "arm chair" fishing many of the rest of us have been doing

You have a personal message.

They also make a flexible segmented stainless tubing which I now have

Exactly right

I have personally fished out of this boat on Lake O and it fishes and rides beautifully and I know Jeff is very meticulous Great boat for someone. It has seen some nice salmon come onto the deck too

Yep I know Greg... I was hoping not to have to spend $100 on one though I just want to use it for my probe rigger Thanks for mentioning though.

Good luck with it Clark.

Just a tip based on a recent experience where my kitchen floor needed to be replaced ($9,000 plus $2500 for mold removal folks). When you install the water line make damned sure that the fittings are tight and don't leak in back of the fridge. Luckily my homeowners covered it and they won a case in court to recover the money from where we bought the refrigerator and who installed it. Basically it had a very slow water leak over months that got under our kitchen floor and behind some sheet rock wall in back of the refrigerator. It was all because the little nut on the fitting on the back of the refrigerator needed to be tightened another quarter turn when they installed it. I didn't want the ice machine in the first place but my wife seemed to think it essential.

You missed my point. I am referring to folks like those still screwing around on the beaches down south, those that are still partying and hanging out together. By the way I've been prepared for this for the last fifteen years - just didn't know what the origin of the problem would be but I am prepared for everything including a societal breakdown of norms and laws and was well trained for it in the past. In short, it was no Kuhmbaya speech.

This is the one I am looking for:

Yeah kinda like human nature....I never fully appreciated my parents advice until I was 5,000 miles from home in the military at 18 yrs old

Unlike disasters such as 911 which hit more directly on New Yorkers this pandemic covers all of America (potentially) and is world wide in distribution and the impact widespread so the motivation to be better prepared afterward may be more pronounced (hopefully). We have been "asleep at the switch" for some time now and even in terms of national security. many the things being ramped up now (supply lines, essential items, and the inclusion of other options for manufacturing during emergency conditions may help us in the future so despite the serious and negative nature of this situation it may help us in the future. There can be "upsides" to negative situations as well. The economy has shown that it can be resilient over time but there are always casualties during downturns and its like natural selection of the fittest and sometimes has eliminated unnecessary "fat" from systems streamlining them too. We have to be flexible and adapt both mentally and physically at the personal level during these trying times. A key to it is asking ourselves "How can I become part of the solution and NOT part of the problem"

In good condition

you guys are too much....especially when together

This situation is bad but folks need to get a grip on things. It could be much worse than this despite the current perceptions. If the electric grid ever goes down or is taken down by one of our numerous enemies the current "desperation" would pale in comparison. If China calls in our debt to them and we refuse to pay.....it goes on and on. We need to do what we can to limit this spread of the virus in any way we can and yes it involves being "inconvenienced" and economic downsides for us but do a little research on things here at home during the Second World War (rationing of food and goods, no cars being manufactured, medicines being unavailable etc.) The fact is that we have become a very complacent, pampered, and unprepared society and this should be a "wake up call" to us about our vulnerabilities and national security concerns (e.g. medications manufactured in China). We also need to get our manufacturing capability of critical goods and steel production back in this country and get rid of this purely profit mentality. Spring Break beach parties and folks crammed into air terminals are not helping the current situation either. It is going to involve personal sacrifice in the upcoming weeks possibly including fishing interruptions and many other things we are not used to but it is what it is. We are in survival mode right now and it is necessary to adopt the necessary mental set relating to that. The economic factors are what they are and somehow we have to deal with it in a rational manner in survival mode and do what we have to do to make a go of it at the personal level. It is also a time to fully appreciate this great country of ours and reflect on how we ourselves can be good citizens and help others which is the "American way".