Avoiding Corona Virus

[zirconxi_imp]

Well, things getting tougher around the world. Malaysia will go into restricted movement tomorrow. It will be no riding season for sometimes...

 

[alprider]

solong there is no official curfew / ban on going out.......so i will take my fun-loops

or

or they prohibit riding because there is an increased risk of accidents compared to cars , now that the hospitals/ healthcare are overloaded anyway

 

[Cormanus]

I fear the consequences of this disease social and economic will be with us for quite some time. Be careful everyone.

 

[Guth_imp]

I fear the consequences of this disease social and economic will be with us for quite some time. Be careful everyone.

I'll simply echo Cormanus' words as he surely put it far more clearly and eloquently than I would have.

 

[the Ferret]

like Alprider I am still taking my daily rides. Social distancing at it's best. I am not coming in contact with anyone. So far I have taken no extra precautions when pumping gas, but now I intend to pack disposable gloves in my tank bags so that I can safely handle gas pumps, without fear of contamination.

 

[Gone in 60]

I finally feel somewhat well enough to ride after two weeks on the road, a week on the couch, and a few days zombie-ing around the office, with Clorox wipes in each hand, getting the well advised cold shoulder from coworkers as I shamble from my desk to my isolated shop area where I can be by myself and cough into my elbow at my whim. Now, just need a day where both the air and the roads are dry enough. Don't need any added weather distractions as I regain my riding legs. My only ride recently was to limp my wounded Triumph to the shop for repairs while dodging raindrops, and that wasn't much fun.

Looks like a gorgeous day in Orange County this morning. If only it hadn't rained all night.

Addendum - I pass a hospital near my house on the way to work. This morning, there was a large tent set up in the parking lot, with an access lane to it designated by traffic cones. It appears to be a drive-up Corona testing center.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I finally feel somewhat well enough to ride after two weeks on the road, a week on the couch, and a few days zombie-ing around the office, with Clorox wipes in each hand, getting the well advised cold shoulder from coworkers as I shamble from my desk to my isolated shop area where I can be by myself and cough into my elbow at my whim. Now, just need a day where both the air and the roads are dry enough. Don't need any added weather distractions as I regain my riding legs. My only ride recently was to limp my wounded Triumph to the shop for repairs while dodging raindrops, and that wasn't much fun.

Looks like a gorgeous day in Orange County this morning. If only it hadn't rained all night.

Addendum - I pass a hospital near my house on the way to work. This morning, there was a large tent set up in the parking lot, with an access lane to it designated by traffic cones. It appears to be a drive-up Corona testing center.

Good to read Gin60. Get strong.

I finally feel somewhat well enough to ride after two weeks on the road, a week on the couch, and a few days zombie-ing around the office, with Clorox wipes in each hand, getting the well advised cold shoulder from coworkers as I shamble from my desk to my isolated shop area where I can be by myself and cough into my elbow at my whim. Now, just need a day where both the air and the roads are dry enough. Don't need any added weather distractions as I regain my riding legs. My only ride recently was to limp my wounded Triumph to the shop for repairs while dodging raindrops, and that wasn't much fun.

Looks like a gorgeous day in Orange County this morning. If only it hadn't rained all night.

Addendum - I pass a hospital near my house on the way to work. This morning, there was a large tent set up in the parking lot, with an access lane to it designated by traffic cones. It appears to be a drive-up Corona testing center.

Sign of the times.

As long they don't hand you a cup through the window and say, " ... while we're at it, please provide a sample."

 

[Gone in 60]

Ya know, Gold, in my trucker days, I would have been able to comply with that sample request. Always kept an empty bottle in the cab...

 

[Henrik_imp]

We are pretty much confined at home, and I am working from since a week now. The weather is magnificent, and since the borders closed last night, there is very little traffic. So, it is extremely tempting to go riding.

However, I think I will stay home or maybe take some walks in the forest around here. The thing is, riding a bike does create a risk for an accident, and this is really no time to take up additional space at a hospital.

So, yes it is tempting, and yes you will not catch covid-19 riding, but you may end up making things more complicated for those trying to treat the sick.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

In terms of social responsibility Henrik, agreed.

However, I can't say I ever thought of not going for a ride because it was risky. That thought just doesn't equate in my mind unless there is ice on the road.

 

[Gone in 60]

Henrick's statement may seem extreme, but it brings up something along a tangent that I've been thinking about since I came back to work yesterday. To wax a little philosophic...

In late January, my wife underwent an extensive medical procedure. We both understood that the recovery period would be very long and arduous, and would keep her home-bound. She's still unable to get out other than short walks, and although she's got an extensive network of friends and coworkers who have visited her, brought her food, etc, I'm her primary caregiver, and our only source of income until she's fully recovered.

I gave some thought at the time to giving up riding until she could get back to work, thinking that in the remote chance that I got into an accident while she needed my care, we'd be screwed. Neither of us talked about it, and I decided that the huge convenience of riding to and from work rather than sitting for over an hour in the car each day outweighed the safety risk, and would help me keep my own sanity for the duration.

Lo and behold, I had an accident a few weeks ago when someone turned in front of me. Thankfully, it was very low speed, I wasn't noticeably injured, went on a work trip the next day, and I've been able to handle the situation outside of my home without alarming my wife. I'm counting myself extremely lucky, but, of course, the "what if" has been on top of my mind.

Yesterday, returning to work for the first time since my work trip and the Coronavirus outbreak, it was raining, so I drove. The roads were empty. For the past two days, I've gotten to work as quickly as I would have had I ridden. It got me thinking, and Henrick's post drove the point home.

As long as there is no time advantage to riding to and from work, and considering that the people who are currently driving are probably extremely distracted by what is going on, I'll limit my risks, and take the car.

 

[Gone in 60]

Well, moot point about commuting on my bike for the time being. Orange County health services just ordered a shut down of all non-essential businesses through the end of the month. So, I'll be working from home. Unfortunately, assuming that the dealer that's fixing my Triumph is also deemed non-essential, it will be stuck there for a while.

 

[the Ferret]

Heard 7 million in San Fran are on lockdown.

if the govenor of Ohio declares a lock down I wont be riding, although not being one of the hoarder types, after a week or so I'll be eating the carpet and drapes, and wiping with last winters leaves lol.

 

[zirconxi_imp]

1st 2 death cases in my Malaysia, one is young healthy and no known chronic issue... and there are still about 10,000 possible infected people roaming around not surrendering... I will try to remain home and office and not going anywhere, not even on my bike. Need to conserved petrol and avoid going to petrol station.

 

[Guth_imp]

Heard 7 million in San Fran are on lockdown.

if the govenor of Ohio declares a lock down I wont be riding, although not being one of the hoarder types, after a week or so I'll be eating the carpet and drapes, and wiping with last winters leaves lol.

Maybe reverse those items. Wipe with the carpet and drapes, eat the leaves. It's your call of course, but I'm just trying to make sure that you are properly addressing any roughage needs that you might have at this time. In addition, if you choose to leave your drapes and carpet in place after use, you'll greatly reduce any concerns you might have of others encroaching upon any necessary social distancing needs that you've defined for yourself.

To balance my post out with something more serious to contemplate I'll offer up this link to the World Health Organization's Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) Situation Reports page where running totals of the impacts of this virus are being updated on a daily basis.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Heard 7 million in San Fran are on lockdown.

if the govenor of Ohio declares a lock down I wont be riding, although not being one of the hoarder types, after a week or so I'll be eating the carpet and drapes, and wiping with last winters leaves lol.

Forget the leaves. If temperatures sustain high enough in Ohio, use the garden hose. Healthier anyway, and uses significantly less butt wipe.

You can eat (or drink as tea) the leaves. :-/

 

[Gone in 60]

I’ve been practicing the “Save your own, go at work” strategy.

 

[Gone in 60]

Ok, confusion now here in Orange County. What was first described yesterday as a lockdown of all non-essential businesses has now been back-peddled as a cautionary warning for safe distancing, with only certain types of businesses ordered to close. So, local government is fighting itself. On my way to work this morning, there were lines out the doors at the two markets I pass. Drivers are going to be increasingly distracted as the situation worsens. Definitely not the time I want to be vulnerable on the highway.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

In So-ON, there is no "lock down", and some grocer stores are busy (e.g. Costco), and others are not. The roads for the most part appear like Christmas Day ... maybe better. All regional traffic is very light.

I found a new bottle of rye that seems to be a hit in the household.

 

[Gone in 60]

I heard that distilleries are converting to making hand sanitizer. Better use that Rye sparingly, Gold.