Dennis thanks for reminding me of the term “coonass” :D Chatfield Marina opened for the season today. Seven boats in slips already. I worked on Grenadine in the yard; launching Sunday. Several other owners were out there working on their boats too, and we talked from a distance. No problem. I helped one of my club members hoist his outboard onto its mount. We both wore masks and wiped our hands with chlorox wipes after.
But I just found out my slip neighbors have COVID-19. Their boat’s not in yet (as a result) and I haven’t seen them since last fall, so they’re not exposing people at the marina. However there was a memorial service a couple weeks ago for a dock neighbor who passed, and they attended and may have infected other people on our dock. Shit just got real. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO > On Apr 1, 2020, at 5:37 PM, Edward Levert via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Anyone who states that sailing is not an an essential part of life must not > have psychological needs. > > Sailing and or boat maintenance in a marina are one of the few activities > compliant with social distancing that I can think of today. I am a New > Orleanian who has been in Houston since 2/10/20 while my wife undergoes > treatment. Public parks here and at home are open to people who practice > social distances. Explain to me how being on the water with your immediate > family is a risk to you or others. I agree with Dennis about the measures he > takes to protect himself and others. But we must continue living and our > governments must allow us to reasonably live. You and I are more at risk > going to the market than a sail on open water. > > Ed Levert > C&C 34 Briar Patch > New Orleans, La > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 1, 2020, at 4:39 PM, dwight veinot via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> >> Man it a serious threat. Don’t think this is fake news. There is a big >> problem with spread down there according to cnn. Here we are advised to >> isolate. Stay home that is unless we have to go out in society for essential >> business. Sailing is not essential. Many of us expect to miss the 2020 >> sailing season altogether. Lots of marinas are restricting normal things. It >> will be iffy to get launched. You got it good, you’re in the water >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 6:05 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> Yesterday on the way to Touche' I had the pleasure of going through the >> Florida COVID checkpoint on I-10. Fun to the max I can tell you. >> >> On approach, signs and orange pylons directed traffic into the right lane >> then off the Interstate into the weigh station. Semis were culled first and >> allowed to proceed. Louisiana vehicles (me) were culled to the right and >> into the back of the weigh station. All others were allowed to proceed with >> no delay. >> >> I had to stop at a station where a lady in a mask and gloves wrote my truck >> license number on a form which she gave to me and directed me to a parking >> area to complete it. It asked for identification, contact info, where I was >> staying in Florida and purpose of visit. I had to sign the form >> ackonowledging that if I didn't adhere to Florida's COVID policies I could >> be fined $500. I handed the form in at another station and proceeded on. >> Whoopee. >> >> There must have been 30 Florida Highway Patrol cars in the weigh station, >> all with their lights flashing. All the troopers were standing around. A >> few had assigned traffic flow jobs to do but it seemed like overkill to me. >> I guess they wanted to be prepared in case a car load of infected Coonasses >> from the Louisiana bayous tried to mount an invasion. >> >> Bit of hypocrisy from a state which up until a week or so ago was still >> allowing folks to raft up on boats and party. >> >> My marina and boatyard is still operting but has some staff working from >> home. It's pretty quiet here. They hauled/launched a few boats. I can >> hear sanding and working in the yard. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> Currently docked Pensacola, FL >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> >> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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