Legs and Borders

Day 5 of the lockdown. People seem to adjust and accept the current situation and the atmosphere has slightly calmed down in anticipation for the next big update. Boris Johnson has been announced as infected with the virus yesterday, which is another confirmation of a common truth, in words of sociologist William Davies: " Save for whichever bunkers and islands the super-rich are hiding in, this epidemic does not discriminate on the basis of economic geography. " No matter how much money you have you can't escape being human, there's something eerily comforting in this statement. At 8pm on Thursday people opened their doorsteps, windows, gardens and balconies to thank NHS staff battling the spread of the virus with clapping and saluting. There are also many windows decorated with the pictures of rainbows as people trying to unite and stay positive during the isolation. I'm sure there will be other such signs and actions appearing in the future. The socia...

Day 3 of the Britain's lockdown and things are changing pretty rapidly especially in the social sphere, it's really interesting to watch. We are only allowed to go out twice a day (if not commuting to work) once to get our essential shopping done and second to exercise (ride the bike, jog on, or a have a walk).  While walking on the pavement and passing someone else, people (if not completely going to the other side of the road) are walking as far on the other side of the pavement as possible. Many people are wearing the masks, some goggles and gloves, and I even seen one guy wearing a police riot style helmet. There's plenty of people doing their daily  exercise  on the little paths around Canterbury (previously fairly empty) which is great. Weather seems to be kind to us since the lockdown, it has been absolutely beautiful for the last week. Interestingly there's a lot of older people going out for walks and I haven't spotted many families with kids or young adu...