Quarantined!

I arrived back in America from my trip to Ireland in search of leprechauns only to find the world had changed. Waiting at the airport terminal were ‘munks in biohazard suits. What is going on? The only contagious disease I have is my sense of humor. They didn’t see the humor in that. I was asked all sorts of question: Did I travel to overseas? Yes. Did I have a cough? Well, I picked up a sniffle in my adventures. They took my temperature and I was running a fever. I was whisked off to the “Q-Pile.” Apparently, they had built a separate woodpile to quarantine critters with suspected cases of corona virus. So far I was the only resident of the Q-Pile. The forward thinking Woodpile Council had implemented a preventive shelter-in-burrow policy and it had worked. Since we chipmunks are compulsive hoarders, all the families had plenty of sunflower seeds stockpiled.

The Q-Pile is a miniature version of the woodpile. It is well stocked with masks, tissues, and hand sanitizer. I was disappointed to discover there was not an ounce of beer in the place. Imagine being quarantined for two weeks without beer?!! How will I survive … Then there are all these rules. Wash your paws frequently, cover your cough, social distancing, and the list goes on. In their rush to build the Q-Pile, they forgot to install cable TV and internet service. To pass the time I decided to do a photo diary.

 

The Q-Pile was setup a safe distance from the Woodpile

What do you mean I have to be quarantined here for TWO WEEKS!

This is my new home away from home: The Q-Pile

I spent some quiet time contemplating the “new normal”

Your suppose to wash your paws frequently. So, I start licking my paws when the nurse came flying over saying “no, no, no.” You have to wash your paws with soap and water. What a bizarre rule.

I feel like a human being having to wash my paws with soap and water. How humiliating.

Then there is the hand sanitizer routine. For those of you not familiar with the stuff, it is 120 proof moonshine with a bit of aloe. Boy does it smell horrible! One sniff of this stuff and I got an instant hangover.

Achoooo! [The sneeze heard around the world]

Did I mention the rule about not wiping your nose on your tail? Your suppose to use a tissue instead. Okay, how do I get the tissues out of the box?

I dropped by the cafeteria for a snack. It was stocked with can goods. How do get this thing open?

I must admit the food around here is excellent. Have you ever tried tomato and sunflower soup? It’s amazing.

The exercise yard was only 12 by 12 inches. I think I going to gain a few pounds staying here.

Q-Pile’s shipment of “face masks” arrived. So how do you put these on?

Typical government issue. Instead of a face mask we got whole body masks!

Maybe I can use it has a hard hat?

They would make great emergency shelters.

The “masks” have more room then the dormitory rooms being issued. I got stuck in the doorway.

I have the worst luck. I went to Ireland to get a giant sunflower seed from a leprechaun and all I got was a giant shamrock. I came home with a virus. Now I’m stuck in the Q-Pile. Wait a second, what did the leprechaun say about giant shamrocks? … something about them being a medicinal plant … 

Medicinal plant – that is it! Thank goodness I brought the giant shamrock home with me. The doctor called an Irish herbalist and got the instructions for preparing it. I was cured! May be my luck was not so bad after all.