A bit of a paraphrase, but something that was made clear to me today. I looked out of the window to see four vans and this beast arriving on the other side of the street. This is the fourth time since lockdown.
When drains get blocked (I guess because of all the extra toilet paper being used) somebody has to come and clear them. I can probably manage without drains, but I would really rather not. And then there is this.
I’ve been wearing my slippers a lot more over the last few weeks and they have suddenly given up the ghost. There are so many things our modern lifestyle depends on that we will soon find a challenge to maintain if this lockdown lasts for an extended period (and don’t worry – I know how to repair them).
Our lifestyles have become more complex over the years. If you get a chance watch the boxset “Survivors” which explores how hard it would be to adapt to a simpler lifestyle. For a start we all rely on the Internet so much – our libraries are closing. But one thing we would really need to simplify our life would be books that tell us how things used to be done. What has been our response to the lockdown – it has been to place more reliance on our modern technology.
I am left thinking about the work of CEPAD in Nicaragua, reaching communities how to become self-sufficient in food through a variety of small scale agricultural techniques. Here our soil and climate is much more suitable for growing, but how many of us would really know how to maximise our food growth without having a friendly garden center nearby?