Road trip! We're gonna drive to town! (supplies)

[panader0]

I haven't been anywhere for a week. Had to spend the last two days indoors
because of wind and rain. Rain and wind gone this morning. New snow on
nearby Miller Peak, and the small creeks are running. The wettest winter I
can remember in my 40+ years here. (SE AZ)

[samnsara]

1. we have our trip planned for tomarrow... the dump...the vet for dog med...

...another store for my med....top off the truck while we can get cheap gas...scout out stores for dry beans

[In_The_Wind]

2. Try to enjoy your outing.

I hope the things you need are in stock.

[padfun]

3. I know where you are

I went to Buena HS

[panader0]

6. So did all four of my kids.

What class year were you? (P.S., as a bricklayer I worked almost a year on the
construction of that school.)

[padfun]

7. I went to the old Buena

Where a car lot was the last time I was there (2004 or so.)

I graduated back in 1973 and I had two older sisters and an older brother who also graduated from there.
I have an uncle who still lives there and has for over 50 years.

And I had a cousin who lived there and passed away last year from lung cancer. RIP Steve Denman.

[DFW]

4. Lucky you.

I have been nowhere since Sunday. Now I know what "house arrest" is. Or retirement. As far as I'm concerned, there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference. I was supposed to be in Paris today, but the French have sealed off the border for anyone deemed non-essential, and I haven't been able to convince Macron that I'm essential (so far). Merde!

[panader0]

5. I'm glad my sweetheart Jeannie is working from home now.

She's the business manager for three radio stations here in Sierra Vista, and most of her work can be done on the computer except for going to the post office.
But I use a whole lot more firewood when she stays home. Not complaining
(groan) too much.
I was wondering about you since so much of your work seems to involve
a lot of traveling. Now's it going in Europe?

[DFW]

8. Most countries have sealed up their borders.

Here in Germany, the border to Holland is still open, and the border between Holland and Belgium is still open, so if I REALLY needed to go to Belgium, I could run over to Holland and catch a train down to Sprout City from there. Tedious, though. I can't get to Switzerland or France. Spain seems shut down, too. I am lucky I got back from Madrid last Sunday. I don't go to Italy much at all. The Italians I work with are happy to meet me in München or Zürich. They had 475 new virus deaths in Italy just YESTERDAY.

The health department will test you if you have the right symptoms and seem to be on death's door, but normal mortals have little chance. I just turned 68 (this morning, as a matter of fact) and was in Spain recently, so my wife wanted me tested. The only problem with that is that there is no place that will do it. We supposedly had 600 new cases diagnosed on our state just yesterday, but just where those tests were done, no one seems to know.

My job does indeed require me to be in a different country every day. Needless to say, that is one requirement I have been unable to fulfill this week. It would not be unreasonable to suspect that the schedule facing me when this is over will require a few 20 day workweeks.

[panader0]

9. Happy Birthday kid! (I'm 69)

All the best!

[DFW]

18. Kid?

Who you callin' kid?

[panader0]

22. Well, you're a year and a half younger than me!

You know I love you man, have a great birthday.

[DFW]

23. You silver-tounged devil

You could probably sweet-talk the grim reaper out of taking you from a plane crash

[unc70]

12. Thought about you wife's trip to Israel

We locally have a large group of Duke University students who tested positive after a trip to Israel. Good luck to each of after all your travels.

[DFW]

19. So far no symptoms

On the news here: If you're American, either come home or stay where you are.

I guess I'm staying where I are.

[MissB]

13. Happy birthday!

[DFW]

20. Thanks!

I THINK it's still OK to say that!

[Marthe48]

16. Happy birthday

I'm glad you completed your weekend trip.

[DFW]

21. It was a bit more than just the weekend.

I flew down to Spain on Wednesday. I was supposed to get home Saturday night, and was apparently lucky to have made it back on Sunday.

[gibraltar72]

10. Tell us what it was like.

You know Tales from the front.

[panader0]

17. Just got home a bit ago.

We went to a couple of stores. No TP, no beans or rice.
We got some paper towels at Fry's (Kroger) and a loaf of bread.
Lots of bread and there was very little last week. Yeah, and beer.
Fruit and veggies and some cleaners.
No large packs of water so we got a six pack. I have a well and the
water actually tastes good, but it's quite high in calcium and lime.
We'll be OK for a couple of weeks.

[Marthe48]

11. Hope you get all the things you need!

My daughter is shopping for me today

[MissB]

14. I'm sending my son out.

He’s home from college. He wants a certain meal for dinner; he gets to go to the grocery to pick up the ingredients.

[Marthe48]

15. My daughter said Marietta Oh Aldi's was well-stocked

she said the meat dept. was scanty.
Her family are vegetarians to varying degrees, so not anxiety producing for her. She got me a pack of chicken breasts, what I needed.