We’re fully ‘reopening’ in just ten days time. Freedom Day, as it has become known, is almost upon us. The last vestiges of the coronavirus restrictions, including the wearing of face masks and social distancing will be removed. Hurrah! Normal life can resume. Three cheers for Boris! Hip, hip, hooray! Oooh, that was a quiet-ish … Continue reading Ten Days To Freedom
Wearing a face mask in certain situations became law in the U.K. on 24th July 2020. We’ve never been required to wear a mask outdoors. And it’s never been against the law to not wear a mask. Ever. Unless you were making a bit of a dick of yourself. A surprising number of people have … Continue reading Twenty Four Days
Some of the coronavirus debates have become more than a little tiresome, haven’t they? My sense of frustration rises when discussion starts to defy what few facts we do possess. The most basic of which is Rule Number One: the coronavirus is transmitted by direct and/or indirect person to person contact, most commonly through respiration, … Continue reading Rule Number One
Sometimes you can’t see what’s right in front of you. Stare as hard as you like. It just doesn’t register. Take this photo as an example. What do you see? If your list of things includes the glass window between the camera lens and everything else, then well done you. If it doesn’t then don’t … Continue reading In Your Face
The MaskWhen I first arrived in Mexico City, many moons ago, I was a little surprised to find a goodly number of people on the metro, in supermarkets and walking the streets who wore surgical face masks. Was this due to the pollution, I wondered? It seemed unlikely. Germaphobes then, or so I assumed. I … Continue reading
The Mexile 