Covid-19 Diaries

EXCERPT: You’d have to wonder what else could be achieved if everyone worked together as tightly. Enforced socialism is what I called it weeks ago; for that to work, people had to work together, which we did - well done again!

'The Boy' is not happy. Health Minister Simon Harris’s plans to reopen school, even if it’s for one day a week, have put a spanner in his “Covid holiday”.

EXCERPT: At its root was a lump, and from there a bough that split in two, and from there thick branches that split again into branches, and then thin twigs that continued to split and course a path towards the light.

EXCERPT: Harry wants us to “focus us on a more equitable system of food production. I don’t know if people noticed the fresh fruit supplies in Aldi have been running low for weeks. Food is already starting to go up in price.”

EXCERPT: Two or three weeks ago, I was prepared to roll up my sleeves, clench my teeth and deal with whatever the virus was going to throw at the fire brigade, but that hasn’t transpired into anything like I thought it would. I was ready, but I’m beginning to let myself relax and in doing so I’m getting to know the man in the mirror.

EXCERPT: Had a fire-call last night... Back at the station, the Station Officer gave me a pitiful look as he filled in the paperwork. The two other newbies looked at me and turned away whispering. Someone had tied four feet of warning tape to the back of my tunic!

EXTRACT: Town was so busy it felt like being locked down at Cheltenham… Barely anyone around here believes the official version of events and I’m noticing a cultural divide: You can tell who people identify with by their Covid beliefs.

EXCERPT: I’m delighted I didn’t invest in a pension - kiss goodbye to that x. I didn’t think I had any friends till this all started. Now I can’t get off the phone!