Coronavirus Diaries Day 8 - Talked off the Ledge (or Course)
There is a saying, "men can never win arguments with women because men need their arguments to make sense." The day came for the golf tournament and I was excited. Well, not exactly a tournament, more like an outing. And even the outing portion was cancelled but they left some tee times open and Joe got us a foursome.
But, as the news of Coronavirus got worse, my wife got more and more concerned. I tried to placate her with good solid facts about golf:
1) Golf is the perfect social distancing sport. The average hole is at least 350 yards long and 50 yards wide. Plenty of space to keep six little feet apart.
2) The clubhouse was closed off so no need to run into anyone
3) No 19th hole (I don't drink anyway) and only cold food was available to go (doesn't matter, I had my own snacks and water)
4) I was going to walk (no need to share a cart)
5) No touching of the flag and the cup was raised so you don't all have to reach in the cup
6) We all have our own equipment, and no touching of other people's balls and sticks (just like normal)
7) You come into contact with more people in 10 minutes at Costco or Wegmans than at a golf course.
8) Best part, I'm getting exercise!!
So armed with these solid reasons, there's no way I'm not playing golf right? WRONG!!
I won't reveal all the things my wife said, some were pretty salacious, some words that would make sailors blush (and I work for the Navy), and there were comments made about nurses and doctors who are working around the clock, selfishness, patriotic duty, family duty, etc. Even after the comments I was still gung ho, especially after not playing for what seemed like years.
My wife then makes me a deal, if I know a doctor or professional that says it's okay to go outside, then I could go. I then asked her who she would trust. She thought about it and it hit her, my sister, Stacee.
Not a doctor or nurse, but she does work for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (that's right, the CDC). Then even after all of my solid reasons above, I was shot down by my sister too...
Therefore, no golf for the foreseeable future... But back to the practice range!!
But, as the news of Coronavirus got worse, my wife got more and more concerned. I tried to placate her with good solid facts about golf:
1) Golf is the perfect social distancing sport. The average hole is at least 350 yards long and 50 yards wide. Plenty of space to keep six little feet apart.
2) The clubhouse was closed off so no need to run into anyone
3) No 19th hole (I don't drink anyway) and only cold food was available to go (doesn't matter, I had my own snacks and water)
4) I was going to walk (no need to share a cart)
5) No touching of the flag and the cup was raised so you don't all have to reach in the cup
6) We all have our own equipment, and no touching of other people's balls and sticks (just like normal)
7) You come into contact with more people in 10 minutes at Costco or Wegmans than at a golf course.
8) Best part, I'm getting exercise!!
So armed with these solid reasons, there's no way I'm not playing golf right? WRONG!!
I won't reveal all the things my wife said, some were pretty salacious, some words that would make sailors blush (and I work for the Navy), and there were comments made about nurses and doctors who are working around the clock, selfishness, patriotic duty, family duty, etc. Even after the comments I was still gung ho, especially after not playing for what seemed like years.
My wife then makes me a deal, if I know a doctor or professional that says it's okay to go outside, then I could go. I then asked her who she would trust. She thought about it and it hit her, my sister, Stacee.
Not a doctor or nurse, but she does work for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (that's right, the CDC). Then even after all of my solid reasons above, I was shot down by my sister too...
Therefore, no golf for the foreseeable future... But back to the practice range!!
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