On my bike
Got my bike out today for the first time in months to take a trip into town. Everywhere is very quiet, the few people visiting the few open shops (bike shops, food shops and chemists) enthusiastically practising social distancing. Some have face masks, others wear gloves. I have ordered some face masks from Etsy but they haven't arrived yet. I have a scarf that I pull over my nose and mouth if I think someone is getting too close.
First stop the post office, to post an Amazon book, then Arjuna Wholefoods on Mill Road. The Council have taken advantage of the current situation to dig up Mill Road (again!), so you can't drive across the bridge but by taking a detour down Argyle Street you can cycle over it.
Arjuna is a cornucopia of stuff you can't get in Sainsbury's: couscous (wholemeal, not sure if it's instant, should have asked, Oh well) wholemeal flour, herbs and spices, smoked tofu, tins of beans. I could have filled my bike bag twice over, but I only have the one. Maybe next time. Then on to Superdrug for hair dye (I've never dyed my own hair, but a woman in her 50's has gotta do what a woman's gotta do). Also scored some hand-sanitiser.
I felt a huge relief as I got back without (as far as I can tell) having been closer to anyone but shop staff than 6 feet, and they were all masked and gloved. Shopping has never felt so like living in a science fiction novel before.
First stop the post office, to post an Amazon book, then Arjuna Wholefoods on Mill Road. The Council have taken advantage of the current situation to dig up Mill Road (again!), so you can't drive across the bridge but by taking a detour down Argyle Street you can cycle over it.
Arjuna is a cornucopia of stuff you can't get in Sainsbury's: couscous (wholemeal, not sure if it's instant, should have asked, Oh well) wholemeal flour, herbs and spices, smoked tofu, tins of beans. I could have filled my bike bag twice over, but I only have the one. Maybe next time. Then on to Superdrug for hair dye (I've never dyed my own hair, but a woman in her 50's has gotta do what a woman's gotta do). Also scored some hand-sanitiser.
I felt a huge relief as I got back without (as far as I can tell) having been closer to anyone but shop staff than 6 feet, and they were all masked and gloved. Shopping has never felt so like living in a science fiction novel before.