(04-11-2020 07:24 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  One branch of our far-flung family met at the Charleston city park yesterday for a picnic, just so we could all get out together in the open air. The ladies were having the kids wear plastic gloves and all that. I must admit that I did not feel the least nervousness about anything. I have long been in training for all the bugs that grandchildren pass around. Just wash your hands - frequently.

Now, the wife and I are planning a trip to Florida this spring, and we switched our plans to driving because she was afraid to fly, and I did not disagree, because of the extremely confined environment. I have a little claustrophobia to begin with, and throwing a bug into the mix wouldn't help my state of mind. But, my biggest fear is not catching the virus, but getting quarantined in Florida.

Give it a little more time, and I think folks will be fine about returning to normal activities, if the incessant media noise about it would die down. The best thing that could happen to college sports right now is some other world crisis for the media to focus their attention upon.

We also have a trip to Florida scheduled for late May. We haven't officially cancelled but I don't think there is much of a chance that we will go. I haven't checked, but I doubt the resort we are supposed to stay at is open. The beaches are closed. Restaurants are closed. Tourist destinations are closed. Florida has not yet hit it's peak. What are we going to do there? A lot has to change before we even consider going. I am holding out hope for our scheduled trip to Oregon, in August, but I tend to doubt that will happen either.