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Rice and beans, day 121

If we were sticking to the literal definition of "quarantine"--40 days--today would be the start of our fourth quarantine.* A good time to give a status update. * I can't remember if I started counting when the official shelter-in-place order started or when our family retreated into our apartment, which was a few days before the SIP.  What is life like for us in San Francisco right now? Transportation The Metro portion of Muni is still closed, and many bus lines are not currently running. Although the Metro is supposed to start again mid-August, it will be years, if ever, before all the bus lines return. Although we personally can complete all essential tasks without the Muni, the reduction in public transportation will affect our family's return to a more open new-normal, when the time comes. In general, we try to stay off the bus to leave room for riders on essential trips, but Youngest Kid did go to Golden Gate Park two days last week to help with an Eagle Scout p