Day 308, Wednesday 27th January 2021
I have just received the AstraZeneca inoculation against Covid 19. It was all very efficient, and almost three weeks earlier than I was expecting my turn to come up. This, of course, does not mean that I can resume normality quite yet; in three weeks’ time, I can expect the immunisation to begin to be effective, and that will, at least, reduce the fear of contracting the virus which has, so far, claimed over 100,000 lives.
It was this “out-of-the-blue” pandemic which prompted me not to discontinue my travel blog at the end of March. I did intend to write each day, but found, just as I did on holiday, that daily entries could become somewhat tedious, more so than my present output of around two or three days’ writing each week. I shall be very thankful when I have received the second and final inoculation which the little leaflet advises should be between four and twelve weeks from now.
Suddenly, today, even for Buxton, the weather has become mild, any remaining snow lying on distant hills. It was a different story over the weekend; only yesterday did rain wash away the substantial snow which still lay around. If dry tomorrow, I may feel inclined to take a modest walk. My blogs serve to remind me of the fascinating, if somewhat different, year I experienced in 2020, discovering many new and interesting places almost on my doorstep.
Towards the end of last year, I signed up for Netflix and Sky Q, which enables me to access YouTube on my 42 inch TV which I purchased from Bernard Hulley in 2009. It continues to serve me well. Sadly, the telly has outlasted Bernard Hulley who once supplied all my hi-fi equipment, previous televisions and some of my earliest disco lights, mics and decks. Such independent electrical outlets are very few and far between these days.
At the moment, I am in my car at the carpark outside where I received my Covid jab. It is now an hour since this was administered and so far, no side effects except possibly a feeling of relief. I am assured any adverse reaction will be short-lived. Now to drive home.
Wednesday evening 7pm.
It feels later. I prepared a fairly decent cooked meal of breaded cod, cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower, carrots, onion, mushrooms and potatoes. It wasn’t at all bad! The arm feels ever so slightly sore, but I am expecting a decent sleep tonight.
It looks as if I am going to have to get used to not having a haircut at least until March 8th. Inconvenient this might be, but far better than the likely consequences of a further spike in the virus should lockdown be ended too soon.
That’s about it for today. Many thanks for reading. All the best, David, 19.12hrs 27/1/21
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