choochoo2's Journal, 16 August 2020

Good morning ☀️ Pa here! It’s been rough, I’m sure for everyone!!❤️🙏 I’m a frontline worker and a mask 😷 stickler!! Remember, you can still see the eyes smiling 🙌💜💚 

Jcmama+-thank you for being on the Frontline... You risk your health everyday! And yeah, that's true about the eyes 🥰 

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Sounds like everything is good. No mask for me-- can't breathe in them. Hoping the county does not follow KC's mayor mandate of masks until January. Thankfully i can work from home.  

@wholefoodnut& wearing a mask everywhere and social distancing has become a part of our daily lives and it's unfortunate! Just hoping you stay safe how you can since you can't wear one  

I love Colorado! I was just there camping near Colorado Springs about a month ago. I’m from Wyoming, and we spent a lot in time in Colorado. I live in Arkansas now. I don’t go into the public much, but we take a lot of hiking trips, camping trips and trips to places where there isn’t a crowd. Even when I went to New Orleans, there weren’t a lot of people walking the streets, and those who were had their masks on. I didn’t go into any of the places that had a crowd of people. We are healthy and happy and still finding ways to enjoy life even when we don’t go further than our little backyard farm. I hope you and yours are healthy and happy! Thank you for checking on everyone! 

@sunnybutterfly__ I love camping! It's a great way to reset. Haven't been in a while but it's been hot anyways 

Florida here, the state has been hit hard ...our family is up in PA, Philadelphia to be exact, we wear our masks and follow all the advice that has been given to us, I do the shopping etc, hubby sits in car most of the time as he has COPD and the mask gets to him after a bit. You take care and thank you for your thoughtfulness! 

Choochoo2. Hope the mask thing goes away soon. I am hoping our county does not extend the mandate ( it is not a law). When it expires this week.  

I'm originally from Florida, but now I'm retired and live in an RV. I travel all over North America. Today I'm in beautiful Montana! Although the pandemic has cramped my style a bit, in that I can't visit some of the places I wanted to this year, I'm still having a fantastic time. I'm lucky in that I can camp in remote areas (they call it "boondocking") where I stay my distance from people. It's a pretty great way to stay safe during a pandemic. 😷 

Southern California here, and our state mandated masks a while ago. It's just a way of life to wear one if you're out shopping, but there has definitely been an increase of deliveries by UPS, FedEx, Amazon, OnTrac, etc. in my neighborhood -- to the point where the neighborhood dogs don't bark anymore when the trucks drive up. Along the beach there's plenty of social distancing yet still friendliness, as I think people are hungry for conversation and connection, even with strangers. The only time you don't see the masks is outside by people jogging, surfing, or even just walking the trails by the beach. 

Good morning Texas here neighbor and it's so hot especially with COPD. I have always noticed eyes first thing so I'm ok with the mask. Don't go to many places since my husband has stage 4 lung cancer, doctors, chemo and Walmart for now. This is my excuse for weight gain BORED 

I was just thinking about this, this morning. I'm in North Georgia in a College community. The kids just came back for in person classes. Our elementary & high schools have been back in for a week. There are lots of mixed feelings about this from the community. Personally, I practice safe measures but refuse to lock myself away in my house. I wear a mask when I can't safely stay distanced from others. We do eat out occasionally, if we can find a resteraunt that isn't too busy & crowded. Hubby & I get out daily for a walk in our neighborhood...no mask needed. I don't want to get sick, but I feel like if I did, I'd recover. I'm basically healthy & don't usually get sick often.  

Phoenix for me. Our state got out of control and was in the top five which isn't an honor. Prior to that infamous ranking, there weren't that many controls but now they have a plan in place backed by data so we will see what happens. We wear our masks all the time whenever we go shopping and everyone else is being good about wearing them. I love your comment about how we look at others not in greeting but to see if they are wearing a mask - kind of makes us suspicious of others but we have to stay safe. 

Ohio here. Unfortunately we had 40 deaths yesterday alone in a 3 county area. Masks are a must here even for a walk. Schools cant start in our area unless online. 🙏things get better. I am high risk due to age and health. FS means much to me and helps keep me positive. 😷🤗😎 

Oregon our little retirement community on the coast has 75 cases. Oregon is mandatory for mask. Not everybody is compliant. We get a lot of tourist. I don't like judging people but I find myself looking at licence plates because maybe they don't know Oregon is a mandatory mask state. I don't know if they give tickets or not.  

All is good in Galveston, Tx 

Florida here!! Seems like people are either still quarantined and wearing gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, etc.... or they're very fond of their "rights" and dont even try. So we do our best to steer clear of crowded areas and stay home as much as possible.💁‍♀️😊 

Maybe bc I am 54 I don’t want to be next or with the crowds! They don’t bother me but sometimes they break the tranquillity. Does that make sense? 

Southern California here— 2 miles from Disneyland. Lockdown but everyone eating in makeshift outdoor restaurants, ut we can’t get haircuts.