Tagged: masks

It’s easy to have a downer on the country that you live in – see all the fucking stupidity that goes on, of which thanks to our government there is sufficient. I’m pleased that I’m long past the point (by about two decades) where I thought Britain was the best country in the world, though perhaps it was the best country in the world two decades ago? Yet it is easy to go on holiday somewhere, say Albania, fall in love with the place and remark about how much better life seems away from Britain. The weather, the food, the …

September is one of my favourite times of the year for a holiday – balls to going to the Mediterranean in July/August during heatwave season. September is still hot, October can be hot, or at least very warm. It’s also that final opportunity to get some sunshine before the gloom of the northern hemisphere winter sets in – like the summer wasn’t gloomy enough. I was reminded today of my most recent holiday to Ibiza, 5 whole years ago this weekend, which seems insane. The last year we could go on holiday I went to Albania in early-ish October which …

I always get worried when I find myself on the same side of the argument as Donald Trump, so I was relieved recently when I saw him wear a mask – as I am against the imposition of masks. But why can I be against saving lives, I hear the moral crusaders amongst you ask? Firstly, I don’t believe that wearing a mask does save lives. There is much evidence against – albeit there is also some that suggests there might be a tiny benefit to others but nobody is sure. If mask-wearing was really helpful, then how come it …

A few weeks ago, well a bit over a month ago, I was really struggling psychologically with the whole lockdown shiznit. One of the main factors was just how much my world had shrunk, how limited my options were and how I was trapped in Harrow. Then the enforcement of facemasks came on public transport and I realised that it would be months, or even a year or two before I could go anywhere on my own volition. Why Harrow? Originally I moved to Harrow because my first developer job was in Amersham, and I wanted to be somewhere halfway …