Alistair, thank you immensely for this.  Perspective helps during the
current crisis.  But, my 11 yo grandson likely has COVID-19, and is
sequestered with his family, my early middle-aged daughter and son-in-law
and 7 yo granddaughter.  Hoping for the best.  And feeling for all those
who have definitely suffered immensely from the pandemic.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 7:46 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> First of all I’d like to thank you all for such quick and good
> suggestions. I left the van at work, after doing my work work ( tiny bronze
> bushings for landing gear on some drone type thing, annoying), and walked
> home.
>
> And you know? I realized just how fortunate I am. The walk goes across the
> peninsula, north side of the airport ( btw air traffic very much reduced)
> and down towards Patricia bay. The drizzle was soft, the air still, the
> aspect overlooking the bay was typical west coast wet. Couple of coast
> guard ships tied up at the base, the water calm.
>
> I started to count my blessings and got things into perspective. I’m a
> lucky guy.
>
> And thanks again for this lists support.
>
> Cheers
>
> Alistair