trust me on this one ~ lockdown isn’t much fun

I got sick from the coronavirus before a nation-wide lockdown was imposed on the entire United Kingdom.  So, this is Day 10 of my being completely isolated in the garret, and I’m slightly miffed about it all.  Being a sick hermit, not going out, seeing nobody at all, with nobody allowed into my place, isn’t as much fun as you might think.

The upside is that there is utter, complete, peace and quiet ~ whenever you want it.

The downsides include:

• It’s no fun for a guy to be sick without anyone to complain to.
• There’s no nurse to make the bed, bring drinks, and sort out the proper medication.
• Unless you’re at death’s door you can’t get medical treatment anyway.
• Watching endless reruns on TV is stultifying.
• Eating the worst diet you can imagine, out of cans.
• Snacking all day and half the night.
• A complete lack of physical exercise.
• Not shaving, washing, or changing out of the sweats you were wearing a week ago.
• Loneliness, utter boredom, anxiety, depression, paranoia.

And, if I was still drinking, I’d probably be drinking 24 / 7.

If there is anyway on this Earth you can avoid being incarcerated alone during a lockdown, just go for it.

~

Jack Collier

jackcollier7@talktalk.net

I haven’t got one of these,

It would be nicer.