Virtual Tours: My plans to lessen the stress of quarantine. Yours?

Thanks @fiesty76, You returned the favor of some great memories. My wife's family is Norwegian and it was her brothers that introduced me to snowmobiles, it was quite a site to see them help me pull his snowmobile out of the slushy end of a frozen Wisconsin lake where they had a cabin. I really didn't want to ride it although I loved dirt bike riding and knew the basics of the snowmobile. They kept pushing me to take his snowmobile out on the lake - hey, it's safe just follow the existing trails. They told me nothing about which trail to take and when it split into two directions I stopped for a minute to evaluate which way and the back of the snowmobile started sinking. I was more panicked by seeing my two brother-in-laws running toward me than the fact that the snowmobile was sinking. It was only waist high at the end of the lake where it went in but we were able to pull the machine out no harm no foul and everyone got a laugh at my expense.

@johnbishop Enjoyed your snowmobile story Mine was a motorcycle My girlfriend and I where up at our camp in Pa when in the Mts my bike chain came off well we where long way from pushing it back so between us both we finally put muscles into it and got the chain back on thank goodness for a screwdriver

&lioness. It’s a good thing you had a screwdriver along with you. Wouldn’t normally have one with me on my dirt bike rides 🙂

@johnbishop Yea why I had one don't remember but know we use to carry some tool of sorts of course that was before cell phones.

I do like the thought of reliving our happy moments in our lifetimes That is a great stress buster Looking at old pictures, listening to the music you loved as a teenager, and followed that up by talking to an old friend ! Bringing joy back into our lives with a Happy memory Puts a smile on our faces has a great physiological effect on our bodies , Having a plan to get through these difficult times make a us feel like we are doing something It makes us feel better prepared and lessens anxiety . Making sure your prescriptions medicine are refilled,, knowing that you have a good supply of nutritional foods all empower us .i have tried to think through I can substitute one think for another Many of our food stores are having to gear cup for a new reality For the last 10 days getting safe pickup service or delivery has been close to impossible But now we are seeing a a bit of a slow shift towards that being a helpful option
But we know that there may be shortages because of business shut downs . So prepare as much as you can, but that so much is changing on a day to day basis , and what may have been difficult today , is better tomorrow Turn on that music , turn off the TV for a few hours , look at happy photos , beautiful landscapes Every day I am sharing stunning pictures of gardens or flowers on my Facebook page. There is a great site called Paradise of Flowers that I follow, and share their pictures i do Lomé the thought that I can interact with people I do not know , and understand that so many of us are more alike than different I am enjoying your ideas to keep our selves engaged in life even from our homes which more than ever are our sanctuaries. Thanks for all your responses

Very well said!

Excellent post, Bridgegoddess. I want to hop over to the facebook site and look for the Paradise of Flowers. Thank you for sharing it. Cyber bouquets to all!

Oh yum So tempting At least there are no calories in looking I have found third cousins via DNA testing I managed to find their phone numbers and phoned them So when this is over , I May make a cousin request to send out
Chocolate If you hear that they take orders online I am all in Thanks for this nice trip

Hey @bridgegoddess, where have you been travelling, virtually these days?

As spring is approaching (slowly up here in the north), I'm starting to dream about getting into my garden. So, I've been visiting lovely gardens tours.
– https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote/features/hidcote-virtual-tours
- https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/gardening/g31746949/gardens-you-can-virtually-tour/

Who else have been exploring virtual tours?

When things start getting back to normal I plan to make a 4 hour drive to Hibbing, Minnesota which is the birthplace of the Greyhound Bus Company. They have a Greyhound Bus Museum there and Greyhound Buses have always held a place in my heart. When I was a kid we would sit on the curb near our house and throw pebbles at Greyhound buses to see if we could hit the hubcaps. That is until we were told don't do that by a very nice policeman. Then fast forward to 1965 when I was being transferred from one ship in San Francisco to Long Beach. I got on the Greyhound Bus in Sacramento, California after a long weekend with a Navy buddy at his parents house and headed to visit my parents in San Bernardino, CA. I had the window seat towards the front of the bus and another man was sitting next to me. I fell asleep and when I woke up there was a gorgeous young lady sitting next to me. We struck up a conversation and the next thing I knew I purposely missed my bus transfer in Bakersfield, CA so that I could keep talking to her until she changed buses in Los Angeles. We exchanged mailing addresses and six months later were married.

The Unique Minnesota Museum That Just Might Be Haunted - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/minnesota/unique-museum-haunted-mn/

Greyhound Bus Museum website - https://www.greyhoundbusmuseum.org/