on coping with C19 lockdown

[gh]

Ireland issues list of 15 nations its people can go to and not face quarantine on return (notably absent are UK and US):

Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco and San Marino

[J Rorick]

Wonder how that border crossing with Northern Ireland is being monitored.

[Trickstat]

Wonder how that border crossing with Northern Ireland is being monitored.

Good question as, under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, as far as I'm aware, it isn't.

[jeremyp]

Sitting at my computer by the window and a young woman runs by outside with her cell phone in front of her, and she seemed to be texting.Could I have done that when I was in my 20's? Inquiring mind wants to know....something it will never know!

[Conor Dary]

Sitting at my computer by the window and a young woman runs by outside with her cell phone in front of her, and she seemed to be texting.Could I have done that when I was in my 20's? Inquiring mind wants to know....something it will never know!

I see that in Eugene all the time ...cycling and skateboarding too. Never a serious runner though.

Could I have done it in my 20s...sure...but I doubt I would have...

[bad hammy]

Sitting at my computer by the window and a young woman runs by outside with her cell phone in front of her, and she seemed to be texting.Could I have done that when I was in my 20's? Inquiring mind wants to know....something it will never know!

I can't text while sitting in a chair, much less running or on a bike. Tiny keyboard, big dumb thumbs . .

[Atticus]

Tiny keyboard, big dumb thumbs . .

My record is three consecutive correct letters before I hit the wrong one. Sigh.

[Conor Dary]

I never use my thumbs ....hold with the left and type with right index finger.

[gh]

I never use my thumbs ....hold with the left and type with right index finger.

me too, even though I have small hands and should be able to thumb easily, never could get the hang of it....

of course, actually now I cheat and use dictation-mode!

[tandfman]

I do the same thing if I'm texting more than a few words. But I do very little texting--I'm basically an email guy.

[gm]

Ahhhhhh, longing for the wonderful days of the Blackberry. Texting heaven. Wrote several lengthy press releases using that magnificent keyboard.

[Trickstat]

I never use my thumbs ....hold with the left and type with right index finger.

Same here.

[tandfman]

Ditto.

[jeremyp]

Cant tell you the number of times my debit card is rejected because I didn't type in all the right #.

[Halfmiler2]

I just upgraded from an iPhone 7 to the iPhone SE. I figure it is my last chance to get an iPhone with a button and Apple should support it for a few years. It is a bit smaller but (so far) my fingers can handle the keyboard.

It is amazing during the pandemic how much time I spend on the iPhone. I hardly ever check email on my desk computer anymore.