COVID-19 Check-In Thread Part III

[Labster]

My dad was driving my car, and some guy hit him on the side and made a tiny dent in the door panel.  We filed a claim with the insurance, who said the car was "totaled" because this is what they always do for old cars.  So the DMV registration we just paid had to be redone.  This was six months ago, and no one wanted to go in to the DMV and risk The Virus.

Currently the task list looks like:
* Pay car registration
* Get mechanic to certify car to pay car registration
* Replace front axles and headlights for some damn reason to get the car certified
* Decide not to pay $500 for a half day's labor, buy parts and repair the car ourselves
* Move the car into the driveway so we can repair it
* Move pile of sand out of the driveway so the car can get in the driveway
* Prepare brick walkway so I can move the pile of sand
* Arrange bricks and landscaping fabric to measure out walkway, so I can prepare to put the sand down
* Shave yak in order to weave landscaping fabric

So yes, staying busy even without a job.  Both parents have had one dose of vaccine, and I think they're about ready for dose #2.

Everything is slowly getting back to normal... the restaurants are filling up, people are starting to travel, and cases are down in California.  In other states, not so much on the decrease.  But in California we have a recall election coming up, and that's what really matters, so full speed ahead on reopening!

In other news, I'm planning to hunker for another two months.  So like, if vaccines are 90% effective, that means enough people have to take them so that they are unlikely to pass from person to person.  People don't understand math, or that vaccines are far less likely to harm them than contracting the virus, which means avoiding people for a little while longer.