The saga continues...
Fri 27 Mar 2020: My last day at work for an unknown length of time. I was stressed, but trying to look on the bright side - I’d have time to write! I had calls from both bosses thanking me for, basically, taking one for the team, but that there probably would be more of us furloughed before this was all over. Ts crossed and Is dotted, I turned my PC off and stepped away from the machine. I allowed myself a large whisky that evening.
Sat 28 Mar 2020: Rhys went foraging for food. The fruit and veg stall had taken over the marketplace to ensure social distancing. He went earlier this week so he had a chance of getting bananas, unlike last week when they’d all gone by the time he got there at 10:00. Sainsbury’s was still a bit hellish, especially for him, as he hates shopping. I usually use Ocado to deliver the weekly shop, but found out by chance that the reserved slot I thought I had booked now wasn’t, and the service was no longer available. Ocado hadn’t communicated this in any way – annoying, but not the end of the world as I made sure we were well stocked as usual. I managed to book a slot for the week after, but I do worry about those that don’t have access to online shopping, can’t get out to shop for themselves and don’t have family to help – what do they do?
We had a role play gaming session booked with friends for the evening, but with the lockdown decided to play a board game through Steam. It took a while to set up as Rhys is a bit of a technophobe (I’m sure he thinks it defies him deliberately!), but ended up having an enjoyable game of co-op Lords of Waterdeep.
Sun 29 Mar 2020: We had run out of SlimmingWorld frozen meals, so decided to brave Iceland (no, not the country, the store!). I hadn’t been shopping since the lockdown and didn’t know what to expect. Luckily, it was Sunday lunchtime and quiet, with about half a dozen customers (including us) and a couple of staff. I kept my gloves on and tried not to touch anything. We all kept our distance and they had marked tape every two metres leading up to the tills, so you knew how far away to stand from the person in front. The woman on the check-out used hand sanitizer after every customer. What more can they do? The sun was shining, the wind was lazy (cut right through you instead of going around, but it was nice to be out.
Week 1 done. Well that was an interesting week, I’ll post more as it happens, even if I am a bit behind! How is everyone else coping/dealing with the lockdown?
Laters
Shel
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