To my “worried old Jewish grandma” commenter, I have not traveled via public transit since March 15. Love ‘ya and appreciate your concern. It means a lot. That day, I took the “R” subway line from 71st and Continental to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal St. George stop. I boarded the ferry and then took the Staten Island Railway to Annandale.
Later that day, I went home via the same transit that got me to Staten Island. It was a great day with mom and my nephew. He did not want the pizza we got him. So he beat up the slice like a prizefighter. I thought that was sacrilegious.
The trains and ferry were empty. I was wearing gloves. No mask. They weren’t required at that time. Everyone on the train was socially distant. One neat looking man stood near my seat by the door. I got up and moved. What was bothering me was, while he appeared clean he reeked of cologne.
No one should wear it. I remember my sister and I pushing our dad not to wear cologne. My mom made my grandmother stop using perfume.
I sat on the public transit with my Kindle and read. On the ferry, I shot great shots of other ferries and marine traffic. My DSLR photos got great visibility on social media and were shared by Staten Island’s Boro Hall.
While traveling I did not notice anyone sneeze, cough, scratch their eyes, ears, or pick their nose. Trust me, I notice everything on the train and when I’m outside.
But lately all the “infectious disease” experts on Facebook, Twitter, etc. have posted pictures of people doing this and/or commented.
How many of us have recently read a post saying something like this, “I was on the train and this person (picture included) scratched her eye” or “this person coughed or sneezed.” Then they’d go onto tell how they are so sure these people are carrying Covid-19. I guess it is good we have so many medical professionals on our trains and walking our streets. People are posting the same diatribe when they see people doing this on Lexington or Madison Avenues.
Yes, everyone is on heightened alert for his or her safety. That’s understandable. Trust me, I am. I probably was since birth. My mom and sister can attest to that. But people do sneeze, cough, or have to scratch their eyes. It doesn’t mean they are ill with Covid-19. My eyes often itch. 
Are you so high and mighty that you’ve never sneezed, coughed or had to scratch your eyes or forehead while on public transit or walking down the street? I doubt there is anyone that can attest to that. Let’s wear our PPE, stay clean and help each other out. It is the only way we will get through this and get back to the places we want to be like Yankee Stadium or watching a great performance at Lincoln Center. Or whatever it is that you fancy.
Mitchell's thoughts, photos, etc. 
Thanks Mitch, down here in Florida it’s pretty much the same. We follow rules, no restaurants seating , wear masks to shop. No personal socializing. I do however play golf once a week, we use one golf cart per person , stand at least 6-8 feet apart and only pick up our own balls from cup or ground. After golf we meet in Parking area to discuss game and enjoy whatever we brought for lunch, without going to eat in our favorite restaurant like we do after every weekly golf outing. My community has over 100, 000 people and to date only a few have virus. Do understand as a retirement community we all travel a lot and coming in contact with others is quite possible. But we all have family and are being as careful as we can. Now sits been this way since March 14th and we are getting bored , but following rules. If this happens again , we should have a 0 chance of catching anything since no one is traveling anywhere. Mitch do be careful and hope family is doing same. One day we will meet again, not sure when . But will. Thanks for your update.
Sheldon
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