North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California February 16, 2020 at the height of the tourist season (and yes, that is Pat in the chartreuse day glow green T-shirt taking his sweater off)
Yesterday I saw this picture posted on my Twitter account of North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California. This picture was just taken yesterday, it showed a deserted street. Normally this street would be packed with tourists, April being the height of the season in Palm Springs.
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| North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California yesterday after the governor's proclamation to close all non essential businesses and and public gatherings |
Last month Pat and I were on this street, which is the main street in downtown Palm Springs. It was so different. Jammed packed with folks seeking the warmth of the sun in the cold month of February. Little did we know that we would be in this dystopian nightmare scenario that we are now.
Pat is back in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario Canada. I just got off FaceTime with him. He was walking the empty streets of Hamilton.
I was going to go down to the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach but yesterday our governor issued an order that closed the beaches. I decided not to go to the boardwalk. Instead I took a walk through our development here this morning.
Bill and I are sheltering in, which actually isn't ad at all. Made me realize that most times we are sheltering in all the time anyway. The only different is that we're not going out to our local supermarket (Food Lion) as often. Usually I take Bill for his ride every day, Food Lion being our usual destination. But since we're fully stocked up with toilet paper, we don't need to go every day. I'll still take Bill out for his ride but perhaps just down to the river. We won't encounter and potential coronavirus carriers during that outing.
I called into the hotel where I work part-time so ask about the occupancy. I still have my job and the hotel continues to stay open. My co-worker told me the only room occupied was the nurse who was there when I last worked on Thursday. The owner of the hotel will keep the hotel open even if we have no guests, just in case someone needs a room like this nurse who is helping out at the local hospital which is only three blocks from the hotel.
If the occupancy increases at the hotel I will have to rethink even going into work. I am, at the age of 78, in the "at risk" category of individuals. My health is relatively good, except for kidney stones and recovered from prostate cancer and a defective heart valve. My main concern is that I catch this virus and bring in home to Bill who is 91 years old. Bill, except for his sight and hearing and circulation problems in his lower limbs, is also in relatively good health. But I have in the past brought home colds and flues for Bill (not intentionally) and I just don't want to take that chance. I think the only way our hotel occupancy would increase is if we start housing the homeless or others who need a place to stay while their loved ones are in the nearby hospital. I fully expect that to happen. Fortunately for me all of my co-workers are much younger than me. I'm the Old Guy. Being the old guy is strange for me because most of my life I've always been the youngest in my group. Now I'm the oldest. A paradigm shift for sure in my life.
Stay safe everyone!
11 comments:
To think we would have been there today as the 'last day' of our holiday !
Ron - I do wonder what's happening in Japan. I'm going to see if I can find some articles. The only thing they've shut down are schools - at least that's what I last read. Maybe it was an old article. In fact they didn't shut down travel from China either - maybe now - I don't know. So life has not changed very much there as restaurants and stores still function. And people are being packed into subways. It is an interesting comparison compared to what is going on elsewhere.
Pat
Wow, it's so pretty out there... All sunny and everything! Love the photos.
I really miss those gorgeous California desert skies. It's really astonishing how quickly things have changed over the past few weeks. I'm glad I live alone in a rural area - but I'm very apprehensive about going shopping in town.
I hope all is well with you, Bill, and Pat. Take care and stay safe.
Ur-spo,
That would have been so weird if you had gone to Palm Springs and your last day was in a ghost town. We will always remember this year, that's for sure.
Ron
Pat,
I can't explain or understand what is going on in Japan. Maybe it's because almost all of them wear protective masks and practice better hygiene than we do.
Ron
Hot Guys,
The weather was perfect every day of the two weeks were were there in February. So sad to see Palm Springs a ghost town now.
Ron
Jon,
Good to hear from you! You don't have to "shelter in" do you? You're doing already! Stay safe and be very careful when you go into town for supplies. That's where you're gong to catch the virus if you're not careful.
Ron
Thanks for posting Ron-
I hope I get to go to Palm Springs gaian later this year, but now who knows.
Thanks for your posts- they are always nice to read.
-Dave
Dave in Texas,
Always a pleasure to welcome a new reader to my blog. Pat and I talk every day. We have every intention of returning to Palm Springs, assuming we survive this virus.
Ron
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