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I know the world is weird right now and I totally get it. We all realize that spatial distancing is important to avoid passing on droplets to others. I am always very aware of my breathing, mouth closed especially, in tighter quarters... shopping, single file walking paths, etc...but others are not too aware. I am super aware of what I touch, especially when I venture out of my cave. 

When I go out it is to get basic groceries or to get fresh air. I live 8 floors up and on good days I can do the stairs.  On bad days my knee is not capable of bending to go down 8 flights without pain. Osteoarthritis is the enemy of any post-athlete that had surgery. Anyways our building is 13 flights and has 2 elevators. I'm sure there are lots of people in my building working from home, missing exercise, especially with the gym and pool shut down. Also there are many people that are physically challenged and elderly needing the elevator in the building. There is a new suggestion to ride the elevator solo when you can. With the amount of people in the building, this is hard sometimes.

I was having a "bad knee day" but needed to go get groceries so I called the elevator. After 3 busy elevators later, the door opened and a jogger was in it tying his shoe. He looked up and seemed to let me in. When I did go in he proceeds to say, 'I guess the rules are optional". I said, "You look healthy enough to take the stairs, my knee can't hack it." He shook his head and made sure, when we reached the lobby, that he motioned to the managers that we were both on the elevator, shaking his head. 

Just to inform people who go out to jog, exercise, cycle whatever... you are more likely to pass the virus to someone with your more projected breathing, and you place yourself near a larger "germ pool" running all over the city streets. I stay in 80% of the time, self-isolating, and only go out for necessary stuff, or fresh air staying far away from people. Exercising outside everyday without a face mask makes you one of them. I am not. So you need to take your fit body and use the stairs!!!!! Not everyone needing the elevator looks like a grandma. 
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