I think everyone in the UK , except me, watched the PM give his ‘Coronavirus Roadmap’ update yesterday. I really can’t be doing with listening to them droning on when I can just get the headlines soon after from one of the news channels or online. Did it become clear? I’m afraid not. One of the first things to be allowed is two people meeting outside and maybe having a picnic. I can tell the PM that this is already happening, just go down to Bournemouth seafront and take a look. Even Harry Ramsden’s Fish & Chips is serving takeaways. and there are also plenty of small groups hanging out together. Can we get a hair cut? not until April 12th, still that’s in time for my birthday and I just might have had my second jab by then. I tried to find the small detail anywhere on the internet but I don’t think anyone’s managed to work it out yet. The most irritating rule of all is that at the same time that only two households can meet indoors – May 17 – 1,000 people can go to an indoor sports venue. I think that’s where we should have our family reunion this year. My three children, five stepchildren and 21 grandchildren plus a few great grandchildren will fit in nicely. Can’t stay overnight though. Oh well….
Did you watch ‘It’s a Sin’, I did binge watch on iplayer and thought it was excellent. A shameful time yet again in our history brilliantly depicted on tv. Thank goodness the right medicine was found. I also watched last night Bohemian Rhapsody. I’ve seen it in the cinema but thoroughly enjoyed it again from my sofa. I also recently watched a couple of episodes of Monty Don’s American Gardens. I’m not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination but I loved his trip around the US showing us gardens in the desert, swamps, coast and urban settings. He said that all you need is a lot of imagination, most of the ones he showed us needed rather a lot of money too.
I’ve just read that they are removing the old canopy outside The Arcade in Bournemouth town centre. That’s a shame but it seems that it’s badly corroded and could be dangerous. Now I’ve often thought that it or something like it needs to be extended. With the weather we get here it would make a great place to have a few tables and chairs where we could get a coffee continental style. The area is already pedestrianised so why not go one step further. I’m definitely needed in the ideas department down at the town hall.
Our MPs are calling on BoJo to give the nation a bank holiday to celebrate the end of lockdown (always supposing that it happens) at the end of June. Are they joking? The last year has been one long national ‘not working day’ perhaps he should take away a bank holiday and let people work. And, just a thought, it’s time we stopped calling it bank holiday, doesn’t make sense any more, does it? Hey people, let’s be careful out there. 😴💤💤😴