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Read about green laning as seen through Lauren ‘Sunshine’ Eaton's windscreen at The Green Lane Association, and find out what’s hot, or not, in the laning world each month. Enjoy!
Scorcher of the month The ‘C’ Word
As we all know there’s a virus about, and how that viral threat affects us is going to be different for each one of us. Some of us are on the front line - doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, 4x4 responders, shop staff, wagon drivers - all working harder than ever to keep things running smoothly during a crisis. Some of us are in enforced isolation - those over 70, in the at risk group, pregnant, or with babies, and the rest of us are just trying to find some sense of normality during a very abnormal situation. What can we do to entertain ourselves if and when a trip out isn’t possible? If you’re self-isolating, ill, or simply spending more time at home or away from social groups and feeling the pinch of all the cancelled events, there are still hundreds of ways to communicate and keep group meetings/socials going remotely using technology - it could actually be a lot of fun!
I’ve offered to start up Zello meetings with my GLASS area groups; we all love a chat on the CB and Zello offers this ability using our mobile phones - the bonus is distance is no obstacle! We use Zello in the 4x4 Response service both locally and nationally, and I sometimes use it when leading laning trips for people who don’t have a CB. It’s a fabulous tool and allows private and group voice chat facilities. It’s also been arranged for our next GLASS exec meeting to go ahead using Skype, rather than us travelling from all over the UK to meet at the British Motor Museum as we usually do. If things carry on much longer you may have to cope with me doing Facebook lives too! (sorry, not sorry). Anyone who isn’t a technology wiz fear not! None of the apps are difficult to figure out, but if you do need help ask your resident Communications Officer (that’s me btw!).
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