Upper Thomson Road, 16 km. More than a year has passed since I hit the road (not literally of course, whew). More has changed in multiple realms in the past three months, than in the past three years!
Religion: places of worship that remained open during war time are closed
Military: it might be more deadly, or at least more sickly, to be among civilians than to remain on base. Even on an aircraft carrier, crew are scared though not a shot has been fired.
Industry: many factories have fallen silent. Worldwide, air is cleaner.
Agriculture: people are going hungry because they lost their jobs, but crops are rotting, livestock killed and milk poured away because the big buyers (restaurants, hotels, convention centres) are closed
Energy: demand has fallen as factories and workplaces are closed
Workplace: those who wanted flex-time and flex-place couldn't get it, but now, it's mandatory
Health: everyone is at risk, everyone is a risk.
What a strange, novel (coronavirus) world.
Fortunately, it's legal for me to ride my bike (solo, of course, as group rides are banned). I thought that traffic would be light, which is why I'm on the road. But no, traffic seems normal. Since 7 April, the neighbourhood has been quiet. So quiet, like a graveyard. I suppose that as "circuit breaker" draws to a close, people are rehearsing for the new normal, as the economy slowly opens up.
Well, I'm glad that traffic is keeping a social distance from me!
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Lost your email address! Trying to contact you whilst respecting your anonymity and preserving mine... remember me? ARTC, CMPB Public Affairs, Pioneer writer, research writer.
Hi! thanks for your message. Really must catch up with time ... I saw in 2022 your 2021 comment on my 2020 post! I managed to find your email address (@inbrief.net), but it is defunct?
Tried looking for you on Facebook. Are you on Linkedin, in Virginia?
Replace inbrief.net with 645ad.net and things should work.
I'm not on LinkedIn or Facebook. Privacy reasons.
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