Which came first–the chicken or the egg? I’m guessing it was the rooster.
So, here we go again. My hopes for some relief from the “enhanced” quarantine rules were dashed with the announcement that Zambales province would continue with the current restrictions through May 15 (at least). And to add insult to injury the mayor of Olongapo has decreed that we will once again suffer a total lockdown on Saturday and Sunday. Not even using the “disinfecting” pretext this time around. I guess there is no point in having power if you aren’t willing to abuse it.
I’ll admit this shit is getting depressing. So I decided it was time to take stock of things in my life. And one thing I was short on was my supply of beer. This morning I set about rectifying that situation.
I sent a message to my bar owner friend Jay asking if he had any beer in stock he wanted to sell. He responded that he was going into Olongapo shortly in search of some and I was welcome to ride along. And that is just what I did. Jay was driving the Hashmobile (he’s the Subic Hash Grandmaster, aka H.I.V.) and I didn’t think it was possible, but he drives even crazier than my own driver Donny. Anyway, we arrived safely at the market, and alas, they had no beer. Plenty of hard liquors available and Jay stocked up on those. Jay told me he would contact another bar owner to see if he had anything for sale. We drove back to Barretto and as we were offloading Jay’s purchases he realized he’d left his credit card at the store in Olongapo. Jay asked if I wanted to ride along again and having nothing better to do, and wanting him to pursue the alternative source for beer, I agreed. And then this happened:
So, since Donny was there I figured I’d go ahead and have him take me to the supermarket where I’d purchased beer and groceries on Tuesday. Knowing we were going on lockdown made me remember all the things I’d forgotten to buy on my earlier trip.
Once I was allowed into the store I set about my business. Only five cans of beer left on the shelf, so I grabbed them. Stocked up on dog food, chicken nuggets, canned goods, and the like, then headed home. On the way back Jay messaged that he had secured the three cases (24 bottles each) of beer I was desiring. WooHoo! That ought to get me through quarantine!
Yesterday, I did a 12K hike with Scott and Jim.
Still, having a couple of tech-savvy guys over was a good thing. Jim ran a clean-up program which sped things up on my computer quite a bit. Scott showed me how to download torrents from Pirate Bay and I’ve got season 1 and 2 of Game of Thrones to dive into this weekend now at least.
So, my high school girlfriend actually posted this on her Facebook page today:
And I’ll leave you with this which is both funny and sadly all too accurate:
It sucks that your lockdown has been extended, but this turn of events seems to have become fodder for new adventures. So there’s a perverse sort of silver lining, I guess….
It got ridiculous here. It’s ok to go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and mingle with the crowds in the garden center, but they closed the state parks so for the last 5 weeks, I couldn’t take my dog for a hike. Even on the most crowded days, we rarely saw other people on the trail with the way the park is laid out.
They’re reopening now, but was anything really accomplished during the last 5 weeks besides massive unemployment and businesses losing money to the point many may never fully recover?
In Colorado Springs.people generally seem to be masking and keeping their distance. I’m not a social animal so not an authority. Many parks to walk the dogs, distancing prevails.
Don’t believe there are any shortages.
Having beautiful weather. Mountains still covered with snow Out my front door is Pike Peak. It will have snow into June.
Quite frankly I’m a dirty old man and more interested in continuing adventures with Catherine and Gam Gam.
Please stay safe and don’t push the authorities.
“So there’s a perverse sort of silver lining, I guess….”
Kev, are you talking about my neighbor Catherine? I guess I could invite her over during lockdown. Then I could do a post to keep Rascal happy!
Good to hear from you, Frank. Yeah, I’ve been watching what’s going on back there from a distance. In a selfish way, it is comforting to know I wouldn’t be much better off back in the USA. Like you, what drives me crazy is the non-sensical nature of many of these decrees. More and more people seem to be reaching the conclusion that this has all been overhyped fear-mongering.
Rascal, sounds like you are looking on the bright side and yes it could always be worse. Never heard back from Gam Gam, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens next time I pass by that way.
Tiger Crystal Light. “Put A Tiger In Your Tank”. Peace Out!