My next job/assignment starts today and the day hasn’t had the most auspicious start.
My alarm didn’t go off when it was supposed to π€ͺπ€ͺ Fortunately I had been awake for a few hours already and thought to check the time….only 10 minutes out, but with a taxi booked, I had to hustle.
I got to the station with plenty of time to spare and whilst waiting for the train, heard the dreaded announcement….my train was cancelled due to trespassers on the line 2 stations down.
I immediately sought out one of the station staff and secured authorisation to travel on the highspeed route instead…so
At the moment I’m travelling on the highspeed route to St Pancras. And its surreal….
This route is always packed to the rafters with commuters and you would be lucky to get a seat. The train is virtually empty…besides that
The train is stopping at all the small stations it doesn’t normally stop at, and I had a momentary flutter of concern…am I on the right train? But yes, it seems I am.
These are extraordinary times. Very few cars on the road, people few and far between- social distancing π and an empty train
I’m just hoping that I don’t have any issues with the underground getting to my next departure point. The services have been drastically reduced and I am a tad nervous about making my connection. Besides the reduced service, I have 2 heavy grocery bags to carry and an unwieldy suitcase to lug around. ππ
I haven’t seen anyone wearing a mask yet π·π·π· and no-one has sneezed π€§π€§ in my vicinity…so far so good. I’m being careful about what I touch and my elbows are getting a good workout ππ
One of the people in the houseshare coughed pretty much right through the night (hence my lack of sleep), so I used a sock on my hand to open or close doors, turn on taps and flush the π½ and I’m diligently washing my hands at every opportunity π§Όπ§Όπ§Όπ§Ό
Fortunately I haven’t had any contact with her, so I can only hope her note on the fridge door was truthful “Sorry for the coughing, I have a cold.” Everyone and everything is suspect now and its quite unnerving.
Strange times. But the air feels cleaner and last night the sky was so clear I could see hundreds of stars.
Stay well every one and please be sensible about following government guidelines. I have a healthy distrust of the government on most days, and I have a healthy regard for some of the conspiracy theories that abound, but I’m still not at all keen to either contract this virus or pass it on to my loved ones….so to that end, I’ll take the news at face value and I’m being a good girl and not rebelling against the advice….
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