Country Roads.

@pjmurphy (2499)
United States
December 7, 2020 9:51am CST
My older sister and her good friend, both in their 80s and living alone, have no family members in the small town where they reside. It's a very small town (less than 5000) but it's the county seat of their county, population around 20000. Since they are following all the guidelines of medical personnel during the pandemic, they don't get out much, but one of the things they liked to do is go for drives in the area where they live. After doing this for several weeks they decided they'd like to travel all the roads of their county. My sister even went to their county courthouse to ask how many miles of highway there were in their county. Their goal during this pandemic is to travel all of them. I don't know whether they've gotten to all of them yet, but I think that's such a neat idea. Better than sitting around feeling sorry for yourself.
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paigea
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
7 Dec 20
Very nice idea. We have driven down a few different country roads during this pandemic too
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
There are times when you just need to get out of the house.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@paigea We haven't seen snowy owls, but we have some large owls that come around periodically and talk to us.
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paigea
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
30 Dec 20
@pjmurphy Very true. And one reward is spotting the Snowy owls.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 20
I think that is a wonderful idea. I hope they achieve their ambition.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
I think they probably did complete it. That's what they did instead of sitting at home.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@JudyEv Certainly lessen the anxiety.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 20
@pjmurphy Much better for their mental health at least.
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Stacey
@xstitcher (32405)
• Petaluma, California
16 Dec 20
Wow. Hope they enjoy themselves.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
18 Dec 20
I think they're enjoying it but I'm sure they'll be ready to get back to other activities once the pandemic is over.
Loretta
@noni1959 (10096)
• United States
26 Dec 20
I think it's a wonderful idea. I want to do the same thing. Sitting home too much is not good.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I think we're all getting a little stir-crazy over these past few months. Looking for better times in 2021
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Dec 20
Yes, it's a great idea. I hope they travel all of them.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Dec 20
@pjmurphy That's great!
Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I think they've about completely their task by now.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Dec 20
Being stuck inside a home is not fun. We all need something to challenge us.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
30 Dec 20
They both live alone and certainly need a way to safely get out of the house.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Dec 20
snowy
@snowy22315 (180476)
• United States
7 Dec 20
tHAT would be fun...So many long roads here..You could stay busy for days.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
It is fun. We've tried it a bit too.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89863)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Jan 21
Yes never good feeling sorry for yourself
Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
7 Dec 20
Neat idea, wishing them a great travelling time,
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
I think they've been enjoying it.
Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 20
Good for them, much better than sitting alone at home.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (105977)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Dec 20
That is a good way to get to know the area too.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
It is good way to get to know the area and also to keep them from feeling shut off.
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John Murphree
@JWMILLER (3275)
• Westmoreland, Tennessee
31 Dec 20
Sounds like fun to me.
Simone
@Janet357 (75646)
•
7 Dec 20
wow and where do they get all their energy? ;)
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
8 Dec 20
I don't think it takes too much energy, and during the pandemic they don't have much else to do.