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Here in London we’ve just had four glorious spring days. Looks like I chose the wrong week to give up riding.
We have been told to remain at home and not make any non-essential journeys, given that’s the only kind I make, I’m having to do a lot of polishing.
We are however allowed out for exercise, sadly counter steering does not qualify.
As we always say stay safe.

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Here in London we’ve just had four glorious spring days. Looks like I chose the wrong week to give up riding.
We have been told to remain at home and not make any non-essential journeys, given that’s the only kind I make, I’m having to do a lot of polishing.
We are however allowed out for exercise, sadly counter steering does not qualify.
As we always say stay safe.

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Zitat von okal im Beitrag #1

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Here in London we’ve just had four glorious spring days. Looks like I chose the wrong week to give up riding.
We have been told to remain at home and not make any non-essential journeys, given that’s the only kind I make, I’m having to do a lot of polishing.
We are however allowed out for exercise, sadly counter steering does not qualify.
As we always say stay safe.

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I've just heard we may be in lockdown until June

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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #2

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I've just heard we may be in lockdown until June

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And then some

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Zitat von okal im Beitrag #1

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Here in London we’ve just had four glorious spring days. Looks like I chose the wrong week to give up riding.
We have been told to remain at home and not make any non-essential journeys, given that’s the only kind I make, I’m having to do a lot of polishing.
We are however allowed out for exercise, sadly counter steering does not qualify.
As we always say stay safe.

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I've just heard we may be in lockdown until June

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And then some

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I had breakfast with a friend today who works for several local radio stations maintaining their transmitter equipment. For some unknowable reason, a local county sheriff pulled him over on Friday while he was driving a company truck and asked him why he was driving around when he should have been sheltering at home. Once he pulled out his Homeland Security letter stating that he was authorized to be on the road as he is maintaining critical communications infrastructure, the cop walked away without saying anything else. This was a couple of days after the San Mateo County DA said that he would prosecute anyone not obeying the shelter in place regulations and 6' social distancing. Surely they must have something better to do, especially with the courts closed and trying to do everything via the internet?

Anyway, I visited Alice's Restaurant today. I stuck to the back roads (just in case) and away from the freeways, which the cops are apparently patrolling in force. The Restaurant was pretty much deserted and only selling takeout meals. One of the owners was acting as the waiter and taking orders at the bottom of their stairs. The food is delivered on paper plates and wrapped in aluminum foil. Coffee is served in paper cups. It looks like they have increased their prices by about 10%, since two weeks ago when I was there last. Their dining room was closed but their parking lot was open. I wonder how long a restaurant in the woods can stay in business functioning like that? I imagine that their fixed costs are pretty high. Photos attached.

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I had breakfast with a friend today who works for several local radio stations maintaining their transmitter equipment. For some unknowable reason, a local county sheriff pulled him over on Friday while he was driving a company truck and asked him why he was driving around when he should have been sheltering at home. Once he pulled out his Homeland Security letter stating that he was authorized to be on the road as he is maintaining critical communications infrastructure, the cop walked away without saying anything else. This was a couple of days after the San Mateo County DA said that he would prosecute anyone not obeying the shelter in place regulations and 6' social distancing. Surely they must have something better to do, especially with the courts closed and trying to do everything via the internet?

Anyway, I visited Alice's Restaurant today. I stuck to the back roads (just in case) and away from the freeways, which the cops are apparently patrolling in force. The Restaurant was pretty much deserted and only selling takeout meals. One of the owners was acting as the waiter and taking orders at the bottom of their stairs. The food is delivered on paper plates and wrapped in aluminum foil. Coffee is served in paper cups. It looks like they have increased their prices by about 10%, since two weeks ago when I was there last. Their dining room was closed but their parking lot was open. I wonder how long a restaurant in the woods can stay in business functioning like that? I imagine that their fixed costs are pretty high. Photos attached.

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Why aren't you observing the shelter in place order?

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I had breakfast with a friend today who works for several local radio stations maintaining their transmitter equipment. For some unknowable reason, a local county sheriff pulled him over on Friday while he was driving a company truck and asked him why he was driving around when he should have been sheltering at home. Once he pulled out his Homeland Security letter stating that he was authorized to be on the road as he is maintaining critical communications infrastructure, the cop walked away without saying anything else. This was a couple of days after the San Mateo County DA said that he would prosecute anyone not obeying the shelter in place regulations and 6' social distancing. Surely they must have something better to do, especially with the courts closed and trying to do everything via the internet?

Anyway, I visited Alice's Restaurant today. I stuck to the back roads (just in case) and away from the freeways, which the cops are apparently patrolling in force. The Restaurant was pretty much deserted and only selling takeout meals. One of the owners was acting as the waiter and taking orders at the bottom of their stairs. The food is delivered on paper plates and wrapped in aluminum foil. Coffee is served in paper cups. It looks like they have increased their prices by about 10%, since two weeks ago when I was there last. Their dining room was closed but their parking lot was open. I wonder how long a restaurant in the woods can stay in business functioning like that? I imagine that their fixed costs are pretty high. Photos attached.

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Why aren't you observing the shelter in place order?

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Our shelter-in-place regulations say that we can visit restaurants that remain open to purchase takeout meals. Fortunately, they don't indicate if there is a mileage limit to travel to the restaurant. So I ride 30 miles for breakfast. A win-win for both me and the restaurant. I have been going there almost every Sunday for the past 45 years, so the owners are happy to see me. Besides, what could be more isolating than riding a motorcycle while wearing a full-face helmet?

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Hey Rich,

Always wanted to go - but I thought you could get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant.

Arlo Guthrie who made it famous was a keen biker with a healthy disregard for authority.

For those of you in lockdown listen to his best known song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvLtNBm1y...t=RDBvLtNBm1yyA

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[quote=Richard230|p25106][quote=wessie|p25105][quote=Richard230|p25101]As I type I see that POTUS has now extended social distancing for a month - so he's backtracked big time on the 'open for Easter' message .

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The positive things he purposely announces stick in people's minds, but too many never take into account that they never work out.
That's the way he works to gain popularity - just like so many politicians, but he's way ahead!

Didn’t expect to find Boris making an appearance here but he is a biker.
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“it is like motocross, you have to hang on and it will get bumpier and bumpier and all this stuff will fly in your face. But in the end, you hang on and you will get through.”

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[quote=Richard230|p25106][quote=wessie|p25105][quote=Richard230|p25101]As I type I see that POTUS has now extended social distancing for a month - so he's backtracked big time on the 'open for Easter' message .

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Pay more attention to what he does. Pay less attention to what he says. His talk about Easter was of no consequence, right?

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