We were agreed about the political response to the pandemic. None of us are fans of Boris, but we thought that if you had to be somewhere in circumstances like this, probably the UK is one of the best places.
I can't understand why the Government has been so slow to do anything about the people who are panic buying & worse, those who are profiting from the shortages. They should let the big supermarkets co-ordinate their response. I know why they can't normally do that, but these are not normal times. They should also not allow anyone to buy more than what would be necessary for a family of 4 for a week at the most. That should encompass most of the people in the UK. Average household size in the UK is 2.4 / 1 in 6 people live alone. If the Government don't get a grip on this there will be civil unrest. People are fed up with seeing aisles of empty shelves - It just increases anxiety.
Today I went for what may be my last Osteopath appointment. I'm not concerned about a 5 minute walk there seeing very few people. The virus would have to be very virulent to catch me. The clinic & my lovely Osteopath were completely prepared to minimise risk. I'm not sure what will happen to my pain levels now I can't go again for 3 months or swim. Both these things keep me mobile with a reasonable range of movement. My osteopath is self employed, as is her husband. So unless the Government do something to help people in her position she will face quite a lot of financial hardship. She has two children.
Slowly the things we took for granted in our lives are being eroded away. We are being conditioned to accept radical change.
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