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Improvised delivery stick allows man to interact, at a safe distance
An Ohio man has found a creative way to visit his favorite places while adhering to social distance guidelines.
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An Ohio man has found a creative way to visit his favorite places while adhering to social distance guidelines.
FAMILIES STUCK INDOORS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. >> WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING BOARD GAMES AROUND OUR HOUSE. >>> WE HAVE ALL HEARD THE WARNINGS FROM PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING. AND NAMEY, THE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING 6' BETWEEN YOURSELF AND SOMEONE ELSE. AND EYE HOEO MAN FOUND A CREATIVE WAY TO VISIT PLACES. AND WE SEE HOW HE IS DOING IT. >> IT IS HICK BEING ON THE BAR CALLED CHEERS. >> Reporter: WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME IN THE BUB HORN TAVERN KNOWS HIS. >> HELLO, AMERICA. MY NAME IS CHRIS MAGERT. >> Reporter: CHRIS WAS QUIET IN THE BEGINNING. >> HE WAS SHY WHEN HE WOULD COME IN AND WOULD JUST STRAIGHT ORDER AND NOT HARDLY TALK TO ANYBODY. >> Reporter: THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG. >> AND NOW HE IS A COOK. >> WHEN HE GOT CARRIED OUT WHEN WE WAS SHUT DONE HE USED TOUGH STUFF LIKE THAT. >> THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD PULL OR WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. >> Reporter: WE DIDN'T EITHER BUT CHRIS UPPED HIS GAME AND DISTANCED. >> I GOT THIS 8' 1 BY 3 ROD AND POLE IS LEFT OVERMATERIALS AND THIS HOLDS THE MONEY IS WHAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MOSTLY. AND THIS HOLDS THE FOOD. I AM MOSTLY INTERESTED IN THE FOOD. THE GIRLS GIVE MOW A HARD TIME. >> I THINK HE HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE COVID. YEP. >> I THINK WE CAN AGREE ON THAT. >> Reporter: 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK, CHRIS WILL BE HERE WITH HIS 1 BY 3 AND SOME COMPANY. >> I RAISED JOHN WAYNE AND ELVIS FROM THE DEAD. I BROUGHT OUT MY ELVIS AND I ENJOY IT. IT IS FUN TO LAUGH. >> Reporter: PARKING LOT PICNIC WITH TWO LEGENDS, EATING WITH ANOTHER ONE. >> HE MAKES US SMILE AND COMES IN WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR. >> THAT'S WHY WE COME TO WORK IS PEOPLE LIKE HIM. >> IF THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. >> Reporter: AND CHRIS HAS