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Two weeks into lockdown
Mar. 28th, 2020 03:53 pmBy tomorrow, Mick and I will have been in self-isolation for two weeks. We both remain in good health with none of the dreaded symptoms. I have had a bit of asthma, but this normally accompanies my hay-fever and, yes, this is the right time for that to start. Anyway, it responded well both to Ventolin and to traditional single-nostril breathing. There is no shortage of things to do in the house and garden. As Mick has posted elsewhere, we have taken advantage of the current dry weather to start repairing the damage to our garden caused by water flowing down from a drain under the railway.
It's weird how quickly isolation has become the new normal. When a friend brought some rye bread for us yesterday, it seemed absolutely right for us to keep our distance, and arrange the exchange of cash for bread by stepping forward in turn to make use of a convenient ledge. No hugs, but a very enjoyable gossip!
I think this will be the normal for a depressingly long time until the quest for a Coronavirus vaccine is successful. Even then, I expect there will be lots of people ahead of us in the queue to get it: children, key workers, pregnant women ..... Up till now, Mick and I have been prioritised for Flu Vaccine, mainly due to age and asthma: we've been vaccinated against pneumonia too (I wonder if that would make Corona easier to cope with?) If the country is trying to regenerate the economy and nurture future workers, I don't see much case for prioritising our health, unless we are needed to keep on spending money.
Lots of organisations have switched to virtual methods of communication for their meetings: another bit of the new normal. We will all get very good at this during the next few months, but I am conscious that this works well simply for events that last a short time, only an hour or two. I think we need to invent other methods of communication to provide the contacts, the opportunities and the shared activities that go to make the Conference or Convention experience. Any bright ideas?
It ought to feel grim, but we are, as I have said, still in good health and most of the people we care about are still surviving and thriving. When the sun shines, it is in a clear clean sky. Definitely a new normal.
It's weird how quickly isolation has become the new normal. When a friend brought some rye bread for us yesterday, it seemed absolutely right for us to keep our distance, and arrange the exchange of cash for bread by stepping forward in turn to make use of a convenient ledge. No hugs, but a very enjoyable gossip!
I think this will be the normal for a depressingly long time until the quest for a Coronavirus vaccine is successful. Even then, I expect there will be lots of people ahead of us in the queue to get it: children, key workers, pregnant women ..... Up till now, Mick and I have been prioritised for Flu Vaccine, mainly due to age and asthma: we've been vaccinated against pneumonia too (I wonder if that would make Corona easier to cope with?) If the country is trying to regenerate the economy and nurture future workers, I don't see much case for prioritising our health, unless we are needed to keep on spending money.
Lots of organisations have switched to virtual methods of communication for their meetings: another bit of the new normal. We will all get very good at this during the next few months, but I am conscious that this works well simply for events that last a short time, only an hour or two. I think we need to invent other methods of communication to provide the contacts, the opportunities and the shared activities that go to make the Conference or Convention experience. Any bright ideas?
It ought to feel grim, but we are, as I have said, still in good health and most of the people we care about are still surviving and thriving. When the sun shines, it is in a clear clean sky. Definitely a new normal.
