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Whereas it's been on the wane around here (not that it was ever anything more than a few people clapping while awkwardly acknowledging each other's existence for the first time ever, London being London). We're still out on the doorstep every Thursday even though it means we miss the first few minutes of that evening's rewatch of an old Eurovision. I reckon that makes us easily as dedicated as any key worker.

Mind, you encounter some right weirdos when you're out and about, sometimes it's better to be proactive and avoid them than risk them making something of it.

I think you mean "soon to cross the Rainbow Bridge"

Good read, thanks

#cans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52723101 Anyone spot the tiny little contradiction here?

Fast-forward three hours:

There's a very good single album in Mellon Collie somewhere, the only problem is getting anyone to agree what should be on it.

Fuck me, the Mail are a bunch of snowflakes, aren't they? Not to mention hypocrites. Imagine the outraged thinkpieces they'd be writing if a nursery or a hipster café banned words like "mucky" to describe kids because it might hurt their feelings.

Thing is, I think it's human nature to think like that to an extent, and that's okay. I went to the local park to sit and read at lunchtime, and I was a bit pissed off at first by how many other people were there. But then you catch yourself and realise that obviously you're no different to them. And besides, you didn't drive 90 minutes to get there. And you aren't complaining about it on camera.

Negates the whole point of doing it on the cheap, but on the other hand, monster costumes. Tough call.

I was thinking of something a little more understated.

Anyway, other than all that, how's the telly?

I'd actually been thinking this might be the perfect time for me and the fella to finally tie the knot. "Sorry everyone, couldn't have anyone there except us and the witnesses, such a shame"

Also your cooking is shit

She needs to stop thinking like a zero and start thinking like a hero!

Aye, most of the parents I know seem to be thinking along the same lines (though whether they'll go through with it when push comes to shove, I don't know). I think I'd be saying similar. It's not like much schoolwork tends to get done in the back end of the summer term anyway.

My fella's work were already fine with people doing one day a week from home, because they're based practically on the Essex borders and they're aware the commute is a ballache, but similarly to the above, I've no doubt they'll be shifting even more in that direction after all this. They already had hotdesking (even though no one likes it and it's been shown to be counterproductive in many respects) and they surely won't be the only organisation going even more down that route to save on overheads. Mind, having to share my home office more days than not going forward might make me look for something office-based...

An unbalanced level playing field, eh?