So things aren’t going well at all in San Francisco, as the coronavirus have finally reach this tiny peninsula of ours. As of current count there’s nine total cases, and if trends are to go by in other countries (Italy’s Lombardy region went from outbreak to complete lockdown in the span of a week), things are going to get worst before any corner is turned.
Meanwhile, I still have to go to school today, even though one of the guidances for preventing coronavirus contraction is social distancing. I guess packed lecture halls filled with students are quite okay. Hey, you only die once, am I right?
And I’m not saying we should shut down schools for a few weeks just because I would benefit from not having to physically go to work. Taking all classes online is no easy task, and I happen to work at the department that would be in charge of sorting it out and troubleshooting any potential issues. Should the campus close down, I’m not going to be chilling at home watching car videos on Youtube or taking the GT3 out for a spin - there will still be plenty of work to do remotely.
I did take the 911 out this past weekend for its weekly exercise, after performing a quick repair of a small plastic piece on the front underside. It’s been over two weeks since I took the car out for an extended drive, so on Sunday I had a fun and glorious four-hour stint covering nearly 200 miles in and around the San Mateo mountains. As I’ve said before: these high performance sports cars tend to be more reliable when they are driven regularly, getting the internals and oily bits up to operating temperature. It’s the ones that sit for months on end that skew towards having problems.
The long stint in the GT3 left me surprisingly exhausted, which is a reminder that my fitness is not what it used to be and needs to be. I think more cardio and going back to running is needed to gain back some of the lost endurance. That’s going to be tough to do in the interim with the coronavirus going around. It’s probably best for the rest of this month to stay home as much as possible.
Let’s see how the rest of this week develops.
I love lens flare as much as JJ Abrams.