I like a nice lunchtime walk. Refreshing myself mid-day. I forgot yesterday that indoors was opening. I was really interested to see how many people had decided to meet up for coffee indoors.
What surprised me more was that there were a lot more people inside than outside. The weather was fantastic. Why were they inside? I can only guess it had something to do with a desire to get back to normal.
I can remember when I was young having a snack at a folding table at the side of the road. No indoors at a service station. And the food was simpler (and probably a lot healthier). The gas cooker was there to make a nice cup of tea.
On my driving trips through France, Austria and across the USA I was able to pull over at nice stopping places with tables where I made my coffee and had a snack. Not so in Germany or the UK. It strikes me that this must be a design issue.
When did we design ourselves into boxes? I guess nice stopping places don’t make as much money. And now it becomes abnormal to sit outside in the fresh air.
Maybe a beach visit tomorrow.