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It was the first day that I had ventured out for a walk after the lockdown was relaxed and things were decidedly different. The streets were full of people the roads chock-a-block with cars and the familiar site of an ice cream van parked up selling its wares; a furious deluge of activity and a concerning level of ignorance sent my alarm bells ringing. If I am truthful, I felt a little nervous, there were just too many people out and about. I have been doing my daily walk at the same time for about three weeks now, so I have seen just how many bodies are around at any one time and the levels are significantly higher. These are not people out for a walk, these are kids playing in the streets, whole families who clearly do not live in the same house meeting up and a refusal to adhere to the two-metre rule abruptly evident; workmen and shoppers, all mixing together, potentially spreading Coronavirus far and wide. I was so shocked at what I was witnessing, that I am thinking of changing my daily routine.
Not one person had a care for anyone but themselves today. I spent most of my time dodging inconsiderate individuals, pushing and shoving each other along. For me it was safer walking in the middle of the road, despite the influx of traffic. For the life of me, I just do not understand what the Prime Minister was thinking when he relaxed lockdown measures so soon. The R rate, or infection rate from one person to another is once again on the rise and it won't be too long before the death rate begins to climb again also, forcing the Government to rethink their ridiculous policy.
As a country we have failed at every level. We have the second highest death rate in the World and people are ignoring Boris Johnson's plea for common sense. The public were told to remain at home, yet they have failed to follow instructions and prefer to go for a family day out and risk their own and others lives.
Today I took a five and a half mile walk to Hilsea and back, a place I used to know well. In the late 1980s I used to work at The News Centre, where a number of local newspapers from across the country were produced and my time here generated my interest in writing. I have always enjoyed committing words to paper, but working for a news organisation stimulated my current passion in current affairs and politics. I suppose, It was the beginning of my blogging career way back when.
Today Portsmouth Publishing and Printing at The News Centre is a shell of its former self. Whilst printing is carried out at the site, all the offices and administration have moved to the old IBM site in Portsmouth. The centre looked shabby, unloved and a poor reminder of my time there. Despite its current state of disrepair, this architectural monstrosity still holds a special place in my heart. If I had my time again, I would have probably stayed working for the Portsmouth Evening News and would have dearly loved to follow my dream career in journalism, something which is a distant memory today.
I most certainly intend to carry on living a lockdown existence, until I am sure this virus is in retreat. Human life is valuable and not worth risking for a days jolly with family and friends. All of us have to make up our own minds, about how to act during this pandemic of course, but I intend to look people in the eye and say I did the right thing, I'm not sure many others can admit to doing the same.
Stay safe everyone!
Not one person had a care for anyone but themselves today. I spent most of my time dodging inconsiderate individuals, pushing and shoving each other along. For me it was safer walking in the middle of the road, despite the influx of traffic. For the life of me, I just do not understand what the Prime Minister was thinking when he relaxed lockdown measures so soon. The R rate, or infection rate from one person to another is once again on the rise and it won't be too long before the death rate begins to climb again also, forcing the Government to rethink their ridiculous policy.
As a country we have failed at every level. We have the second highest death rate in the World and people are ignoring Boris Johnson's plea for common sense. The public were told to remain at home, yet they have failed to follow instructions and prefer to go for a family day out and risk their own and others lives.
Today I took a five and a half mile walk to Hilsea and back, a place I used to know well. In the late 1980s I used to work at The News Centre, where a number of local newspapers from across the country were produced and my time here generated my interest in writing. I have always enjoyed committing words to paper, but working for a news organisation stimulated my current passion in current affairs and politics. I suppose, It was the beginning of my blogging career way back when.
Today Portsmouth Publishing and Printing at The News Centre is a shell of its former self. Whilst printing is carried out at the site, all the offices and administration have moved to the old IBM site in Portsmouth. The centre looked shabby, unloved and a poor reminder of my time there. Despite its current state of disrepair, this architectural monstrosity still holds a special place in my heart. If I had my time again, I would have probably stayed working for the Portsmouth Evening News and would have dearly loved to follow my dream career in journalism, something which is a distant memory today.
I most certainly intend to carry on living a lockdown existence, until I am sure this virus is in retreat. Human life is valuable and not worth risking for a days jolly with family and friends. All of us have to make up our own minds, about how to act during this pandemic of course, but I intend to look people in the eye and say I did the right thing, I'm not sure many others can admit to doing the same.
Stay safe everyone!
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