I’ve decided today was an “I” day. It started with a call to Italy to check up on how friends were coping. They have toilet paper in the shops. I mean lots and lots of toilet paper. Just a pity we can’t get there.
Then my old friend Nandu contacted me from India. Good to hear how things are working there. Like all of us his travel has been cancelled. Unlike many he wants to help in hospitals, but is being stopped because of his age.
Then there was my Windows update for my laptop which led to an Isolation drive because I was doing a major update. The tin cans on the road are good places to isolate yourself and to see the world. So I drove past our local murder site – the road is still closed for investigation. Investigation – another I.
Very quiet day today toilet roll and hand sanitizer wise. No sign of anybody trying to find it. Getting me really concerned – have I a blind spot on my CCTV? Recounted my toilet paper today – thinking I might start peeling the layers apart (Nicaraguan style) to make it last longer – reckon I could get over 6 months that way.
Then there are two not so pleasant “I“‘s. There are the people who put “I” first and raid the shelves for anything – driving past the supermarkets it is amazing how many cars are there. And there are the other “I“s – the ones that keep saying how their expert opinion is different to that of the government experts leading decisions on actions. I mean, why are you saying it? You are not going to change the past. We need to work together to beat this – there are better ways than others, but the worst way is to have different approaches by different people. So just shut up – isolate yourself from the internet!
And then there are the other “I“s – the ones I am really proud to know. Jan the nurse, Sean the ragamuffin (everybody in Wales is “the” something, it seems) working to ensure the vulnerable in Swansea have enough food during this period – helping to put together a city wide response with multiple charities and local government working together – a response that is already being rolled out in other towns and cities. The amazing people that put “I” last.
