Day 20 - Venturing out to the shops

We ran out of milk, so one of us had to go to the shops. I decided that I’d go, because I’d have to drive the car anyway, and we’re not sure if two people are really allowed to be out and about in their car together unnecessarily.

It’s really difficult to know what times will be quiet in the shops these days, and the early morning hours are usually dedicated to older and more vulnerable people. So I decided to head down at about 7.30pm, thinking that it might be quieter as people will be at home having dinner. I went for a thirty minute run, and then jumped in the car straight after, to head to Wilton Tesco.

I found the whole experience quite emotional, and a little bit scary. My adrenaline was pumping! On my way there, I could see people clearly adhering to social distancing rules. Anyone I saw was walking on their own, and usually crossing the road to move out of the way of other pedestrians.

When I got to the shop, I had to queue outside by standing on pieces of tape that were placed at 2m intervals from each other. Two girls in front of me in the queue were told that they could only enter the shop together if they did not talk to each other or enter the same aisles at the same time.

I was allowed in, without too much wait, and I dashed around the shop as quickly as I could, all the time wearing gloves and trying to keep my nose and mouth covered with my scarf. The shop was almost completely silent! There were no queues at the checkouts and, when loading my shopping onto the conveyor belt, I was instructed to stand behind the line at the end of the conveyor belt, rather than at the side of the conveyor belt as I normally would. I thanked the cashier for being in work and she, in return, wished me and my family safety at home. When I got home, I did the usual job of washing all the shopping before putting it away!

Later that night, Anna organised a Zoom quiz for me, mum, Fiona and Mia. The questions were brilliant and we had a great laugh! I lost a big lead in the very last round though, where Fiona and Mia overtook me to take the win. The last round was one where you had to listen to quotes and guess what film or television programme they were from. I only got one right! Czytaj więcej