A day later, we see 'Ed' enjoying his lunch break outside a boat shed in the sun. I ask about boat launching.
"You mean launching escape pods?", he jokes. It's business as usual he thinks - right now. The boatyard, like my biz(building care) are considered essential.
It feels like that as we watch a mooring barge out in the harbor setting moorings. Two guys on the barge working together, but with some deck space to spread apart look to have most of their moorings set for the season. Many of those moorings are commercial/fishing so fall under essential biz.
Local news reports that our town manager is requesting people arriving from out of the neighborhood begin a self imposed 14 day quarantine. There's word that summer people, many that own second homes, are arriving early. I don't see it in around the harbor but don't doubt that news.
This screen shot of the latest reported positive infections shows an east coast epicenter in NYC.
The good news may be that 'social distancing' in NYC may be reducing the infection rate. The bad news from NYC is that medical resources are maxed out and they may be losing the most vulnerable to the infection that they may have been able to save if the resources were available.
While I sit at the last Eastward tiny dot on this infection map, I can see the trend advancing. Much of the coast south of here, is already changed for recreational boating I think.
We'll know more tomorrow.
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