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Message: [QUOTE="Lynx23, post: 3523376, member: 309"] We've managed family gatherings via webcam by using Zoom. Celebrated my mom's 93rd birthday that way with over 20 relatives on board at once. She was thrilled. The camera cost me close to $200 thanks to some on-line price-gouging but it was well worth it for reasons such as this. We're separate but together. It's very sad but it's what we've got (social-distancing, masks, and gloves, etc.) if we want to protect ourselves and our loved ones. It's also a sacrifice we need to make to protect those on the front-lines, essential workers and healthcare workers. I do, however, have sympathy for those who are unemployed and struggling to feed their families. I don't like the stay-at-home protests, but I do understand why they happen. I also find it interesting that these protests are not occurring in the NYC tri-state area, which has been hit the hardest in the entire world if you believe the numbers. Anyway, this whole situation is bigger than politics, which should have no place in this discussion; it's about humanity. Best wishes and safety to all on this board and others. I do believe we'll get though this if simply because it has brought out much more of the best that mankind has to offer than the worst. [/QUOTE]