Quarantine Sailing, Someone has to do it!

MikeHoncho

MikeHoncho

.
Dec 28, 2015
1,912
Laser, Hunter H30 Cherubini Tacoma
Well, what do you do when you are told you are in quarantine for 14 days by the boss and “ I don’t care where you work as long as it isn’t here” and you don’t want to take a chance getting your wife sick right before a flight to see our oldest.....that’s right, you go single handed sailing!
I was notified by a medical provider that she tested positive, forcing me to report my exposure and get tested. Results take 3-4 days, I feel fine so it’s a e day local trip with remote work in the mornings. Lemonade out of lemons. There a lot of people hurting physically, mentally and financially from this crap. I am very fortunate no to be one of them. First night on the hook in Quartermaster harbor then I don’t know where. I might go south.
 
  • Like
Likes: bawlmer, turboerik, LloydB and 10 others
jssailem

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
23,392
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
A time to crank up the heaters and mind the weather. Certainly south is protected, mostly.
 
jssailem

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
23,392
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
A quick look at the weather off Steilacoom indicates you’ll have a chance to inspect the boat insides for leaks and heater efficiency. Temps in the mid 40’s during the day, 30’s at night. Mostly damp. Sunshine on Saturday. The breezes will clock the compass, light and variable Thursday and Friday. Potentially nice sailing winds Sunday and Monday. Pretty much an excellent winter cruising experience in the Puget Sound. Ideal for quarantine activities.
 
  • Like
Likes: MikeHoncho
HMT2

HMT2

.
Mar 20, 2014
900
Hunter 31 828 Shoreacres, TX
MikeHoncho said:
Well, what do you do when you are told you are in quarantine for 14 days by the boss and “ I don’t care where you work as long as it isn’t here” and you don’t want to take a chance getting your wife sick right before a flight to see our oldest.....that’s right, you go single handed sailing!
I was notified by a medical provider that she tested positive, forcing me to report my exposure and get tested. Results take 3-4 days, I feel fine so it’s a e day local trip with remote work in the mornings. Lemonade out of lemons. There a lot of people hurting physically, mentally and financially from this crap. I am very fortunate no to be one of them. First night on the hook in Quartermaster harbor then I don’t know where. I might go south.
Click to expand
Been there done that! A good way to quarantine!
 
  • Like
Likes: MikeHoncho
rgranger

rgranger

.
Jan 19, 2010
12,640
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
My daughter got called by a contract tracer. After answering the phone, the caller asked to speak to (her name). My daughter said, yes this is me. The first question she was asked was... "I'd like to verify your name".... wait it gets better... the second question was "I'd like to verify your phone number"....

God help us all!
 
  • Like
  • Wow
Likes: Captain Larry-DH, Daveinet, ggrizzard and 3 others
capta

capta

.
Jun 4, 2009
4,952
Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
rgranger said:
My daughter got called by a contract tracer. After answering the phone, the caller asked to speak to (her name). My daughter said, yes this is me. The first question she was asked was... "I'd like to verify your name".... wait it gets better... the second question was "I'd like to verify your phone number"....

God help us all!
Click to expand
I don't think either is an odd question, under the circumstances. Making hundreds of calls or more a day, off a list, it would be possible to call the wrong number and this is just a double check that an error hasn't happened. If you've been in a hospital lately, you may have noticed they visually check your wrist ID band so frequently that you get callouses around it.
 
  • Like
Likes: Hunter216
jssailem

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
23,392
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
capta said:
Making hundreds of calls or more a day, off a list, it would be possible to call the wrong number
Click to expand
Do you mean to tell me that those “robo callers” sometimes miss dial?
 
MikeHoncho

MikeHoncho

.
Dec 28, 2015
1,912
Laser, Hunter H30 Cherubini Tacoma
jssailem said:
A quick look at the weather off Steilacoom indicates you’ll have a chance to inspect the boat insides for leaks and heater efficiency. Temps in the mid 40’s during the day, 30’s at night. Mostly damp. Sunshine on Saturday. The breezes will clock the compass, light and variable Thursday and Friday. Potentially nice sailing winds Sunday and Monday. Pretty much an excellent winter cruising experience in the Puget Sound. Ideal for quarantine activities.
Click to expand
Appreciate the insight. I think I’m going to hold up in QMH, work for the afternoon then may head to Penrose. Last night did get chilly but nothing a extra blanket can’t handle. Power budgeting is in order having to keep a laptop and hotspot going with little solar panel help so far.
 
  • Like
Likes: Captain Larry-DH, SoSound and jssailem
jssailem

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
23,392
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
I following your progress.
Kinda wish I could cruise a bit. Maybe after the first of the year.
 
MikeHoncho

MikeHoncho

.
Dec 28, 2015
1,912
Laser, Hunter H30 Cherubini Tacoma
jssailem said:
Is that what the call tracers are saying?
Click to expand
No I haven’t gotten my results back yet so no state tracers involved. The facility were I was exposed called to inform me and doing what I do, I asked a lot of questions and they actually didn’t plead HIPPA and answered all of them. This is how I know. Being were I work we have internal systems that gets direct direction from the health dept bringing about my quarantine. The Thanksgiving thing pisses me off, but the difficulty is what to do for the next week and a half until my wife flys out if the test is positive.
Pierce County HD is directing a 14 day quarantine (from point of exposure) regardless of test results. They are offering a 10 day option for emergency services with labor hardship but I’m not operations so 14 days of working at home, boat, cabin wherever.
 
  • Like
Likes: jssailem
SoSound

SoSound

.
Nov 21, 2007
673
Beneteau Oceanis 34 Kingston, WA
capta said:
I don't think either is an odd question, under the circumstances. Making hundreds of calls or more a day, off a list, it would be possible to call the wrong number and this is just a double check that an error hasn't happened. If you've been in a hospital lately, you may have noticed they visually check your wrist ID band so frequently that you get callouses around it.
Click to expand
I don't think it's an odd question either. Even if the dialing of the calls was automated, the first thing that I would do, would be to verify, "Am I speaking to, "...", and is your phone number, "..."? There have been three times in my life, when I have answered a wrong number call, where the caller wanted speak to me, without ever having any way of knowing that I would be at the number that they dialed... Twilight Zone...
 
MikeHoncho

MikeHoncho

.
Dec 28, 2015
1,912
Laser, Hunter H30 Cherubini Tacoma
I have a great story (that I can’t tell) involving a tactical team doing scenario training on hostage rescue when a phone call was made to a family member who was a actor but the number was dialed wrong and the person on the other line was told their family member was a hostage taker. Took about 10 minutes to figure out the small problem. Unbelievably funny, unbelievably frightening, unbelievably possible. We learned a lot that day.
 
  • Like
Likes: jssailem and rgranger
rgranger

rgranger

.
Jan 19, 2010
12,640
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
capta said:
I don't think either is an odd question, under the circumstances. Making hundreds of calls or more a day, off a list, it would be possible to call the wrong number and this is just a double check that an error hasn't happened. If you've been in a hospital lately, you may have noticed they visually check your wrist ID band so frequently that you get callouses around it.
Click to expand
I don't know about that...

Ring! Ring! Hello?
"Hello, Can I speak with Rob"
Yes! this is Rob.
"Thanks for taking my call. I am a contract tracer and our records show that you have been in close contact with a COVID + person. I'd like to ask you some question... 1) Is your name is Rob". :facepalm: 2) Is your phone number the one I just called you at :facepalm::facepalm:

My wife also got a call from a contact tracer... to let her know she may have been in close contact with a COVID+ person.... ON THE VERY LAST DAY OF THE 14 day window. I don't really see my tax dollars working here...:poop:
 
capta

capta

.
Jun 4, 2009
4,952
Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
There have also cases of names being the same but the phone number is for the wrong person.
 
Daveinet

Daveinet

.
Sep 20, 2014
1,329
Rob Legg RL24 Chain O'Lakes
MikeHoncho said:
It sucks that we cancelled all of our large family events for Thanksgiving and others didn’t causing my situation.
Click to expand
However there is a small bonus. It is our family tradition after the Thanksgiving meal to go around the table and think of something that starts with each letter of the alphabet that we are thankful for. Some letters like "Z" are nearly impossible to come up with anything good, until this year. We were thankful for Zoom. If you think of any other period of time this kind of thing could happen, its amazing that it happened now, with such great technology for communication.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom