Boris spoke and the world listened, well, most of it...
There is traffic hurtling about, there are shoppers, singly mostly, wandering up town, there are people with kids passing by. Otherwise as we can see the place is indeed very quiet.
In spite of closed shops and workplaces many remain open, most are 'Key Workers,' even if they do not work for 'Sports Direct,' and life must go on at a skeleton level.
It is noticeable that the skatepark is empty! Not one rebellious child to be found. Mum is clearly taking control. Few apart from dogwalkers can be seen in the park, and the local facebook page full of women desperate for dog owners to keep their pets from coming near them, in case the owner does also! There is a thin line between caution and fear. However individual walkers/joggers are leaving ten feet between one another. The message appears to have hit home.
Excuse me while I go for a cough...
The rush hour has been quiet. People move about but very little traffic today. The Park was visited by two burly female police, those sitting legally on benches, in two's as they ought, soon left. The occasional kid with a dad, the occasional mum with a shopping bag, the occasional youth with a phone, but very quiet for Tuesday.
Edinburgh streets were empty also, city and town hiding from a virus. The nation has taken this to heart. How long will this last? No vaccine for months, possibly years. I may as well go back to bed for a year...
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So that's one good thing he has done...ended the DFS sale, that is.
Just having a very welcome downpour here...so no watering tonight! Mark you, just as all the internet wiseacres were saying that the virus doesn't work in high temperatures the rain has dropped the tempeastures by more than a few!
All we need now is for someone to shut up the idiots who take the temperature thing one step further and recommend drinking boiling coffee....
Nothing bothers the partygoers though...might have shut the casinos, nightclubs and bars, not to speak of beaches and parks, but they'll find a place to party - thus the prohibition on traffic between 10.00 pm and 5.00am. The police will have to be quick on their feet to catch this lot, though...unless it is them lacing the guaro with wood alcohol which has been the death of several partygoers recently...
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