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[jmcarter]

Great thread...helping the grandkids (5th and 4th graders) with their eClasses (very thankful for teachers making great materials available), essential travel only except for occasional motorcycle rides. Friends and family in Washington, Oregon, Tennessee and last but not least Kentucky are all doing well. Some are worrying too much but that’s understandable I suppose. As for me our Creator God is with us and I rest on His promises.

Going to make a run to the church food pantry, even have some extra TP and paper towels to donate; I’m not only blessed, I’m lucky (wife’s obsession for Costco TP and paper towels is paying off).

Take care all...

[Julie Jordan]

For some reason, accounting offices are considered an "essential service" so we are coming to work every day. We shut down our lobby 2 weeks ago, are handling everything through drop offs, mail, e-mail. With the tax deadline extended to July 15 it's made things a little easier.

I always do a huge shopping run before tax season starts so we have plenty of toilet paper, laundry soap, home basics to get us through.

My mom has dementia. We got her moved to a care home 2 days before dad died last June. Her care home has been in lockdown for 3 weeks now. I know she is well taken care of but I worry that she doesn't understand why we aren't visiting. This has been the hardest adjustment for me through this whole crazy time.

[Jared Jordan]

Didn't mean to post right after my Mom, but such is life...

My office, the local Public Defender, has been closed to all but employees for nearly two weeks now. I'm not currently able to have office appointments with any out of custody clients. Since Friday, March 20, many of our judicial officers have self-quarantined. At this point, the criminal courts are only dealing with those people that are in custody with constitutional speedy trial/preliminary hearing rights in play. Everyone else has been continued on the court's own motion for 2-3 months, thanks to orders from the Chief Justice of the State of California authorizing all out of custody and "time waiver" cases to be rescheduled based upon COVID-19. I was in court this morning with a client on a no time waiver case. After that was rescheduled, I came back home with files and my laptop.

Between the DA and the PD, most "essential" employees are telecommuting and working from home with VPN access to our criminal justice information. I can't speak for the DA, but my office only has 3-5 attorneys going to court right now out of 35 salaried lawyers.

[FireSale]

I guess there are some perks to being a childless hermit, but this is not what I had expected. I'm sane and healthy at home and spend my time hanging out on ClassRacer (where I don't really belong as I are a Bracket Racer). I fried a motor at the end of last season and spent the Winter rebuilding it as a legal SS/CS motor. It's a 302 Ford with N351 heads and a Crane cam with a 351 firing order. Sounds really strong but I haven't even been able to pull it out of the garage yet because my wife is working from home and her car blocks the garage door. I'm one of those insane tinkerers and have been rebuilding things that don't need it like switch panels.


My wife is a Mental Health Nurse and usually works in the community with mentally ill folks who have been through the criminal justice system and been deemed OK to move out to the community. COVID-19 has shut down the court system that usually reviews the progress of her clients that are still held in the hospital. People who have been working 10-15 years to earn access to the community are on indefinite hold. She says they are holding up really good considering.


My current lifelines are this forum, DragRacer.TV reruns on YouTube and (insert shame emoji) the iRacing NASCAR sim races.


Y'all take care now.

[HR9121]

Yes I should have noted that my wife Crystal is the full time teacher for Bentley and Piper. For those of you who have met the girls and all their energy you will know what a chore this is. Please say a prayer for Crystal and sanity.....

[jamie2370]

On my winter/spring quest of ihra crate motor stocker to nhra fuel injected stocker I have had several set backs, as in missed the first 3 Div races from waiting on parts to pulling motor back out. But now she is in the trailer, all dressed up and nowhere to party. So now I am bored... oh wait, I am an essential worker so I get to work all day on other peoples cars that may or may not contain the virus. Dealership world, where techs only become essential when a pandemic breaks out. Oh, and My Wife is a nurse who works home health, so she gets to go in houses without proper PPE, cause there isn't any available, and hope she doesn't bring anything home. SO.... as the Bee Gees said "staying alive" is our new path in life.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by jamie2370

On my winter/spring quest of ihra crate motor stocker to nhra fuel injected stocker I have had several set backs, as in missed the first 3 Div races from waiting on parts to pulling motor back out. But now she is in the trailer, all dressed up and nowhere to party. So now I am bored... oh wait, I am an essential worker so I get to work all day on other peoples cars that may or may not contain the virus. Dealership world, where techs only become essential when a pandemic breaks out. Oh, and My Wife is a nurse who works home health, so she gets to go in houses without proper PPE, cause there isn't any available, and hope she doesn't bring anything home. SO.... as the Bee Gees said "staying alive" is our new path in life.

Hmmm, thought that you and your big brother might be pouring LEAD to put in your hatch/trunk area ??.....LOL !!!!

[jamie2370]

[QUOTE=MR DERBY CITY;611157]Hmmm, thought that you and your big brother might be pouring LEAD to put in your hatch/trunk area ??.....LOL !!!![

Yeah, haven't gotten to that yet... think I need like 300lbs lol

[Keith 944]

Well what do you know, i am considered essential, Now i have been called a lot of things but never essential !!!! Anyway, i am a seasonal driver for an oil and propane company. I was already done with my season and ready to get on with racing and all the jobs around here that have been piling up. Got the call to come back so i made a deal to work 3 days a week, i can deal with that, gives me some time to get the operation going again. I am so glad they closed the beach, you wouldn't believe all the people that are taking this as a holiday, just unbelievable!

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Hmmm, thought that you and your big brother might be pouring LEAD to put in your hatch/trunk area ??.....LOL !!!!

M.J. that hurt my feelings I'm going have to report you to the moderator lol.