Well,
no one actually knows exactly what the stage that we are in actually
means. As far as I can tell the actual
difference is that the three medical regions of Barcelona have now been amalgamated
and people within the metropolitan area of Barcelona can travel within the
region. We are still, as far as I can
work out in Phase 1 for most things, so that the regimented times for exercise
are the same as for Phase 0.
Restaurants are open to 50% capacity and
the tables should only be outside on the terraces and should maintain physical
distances. As far as I can understand
from my reading of the rules, facemasks should be used in all public places
where the physical distance cannot be maintained.
If you had accompanied me on my cycle ride
this evening you would have been very hard pressed to have seen too many
adherents to any form of the rules.
People have obviously had enough of restrictions and they are eager to
enjoy the summer, and bugger possible death, presumably?
Trump
no longer deserves the title of President; he has forfeited any claim to that
by his (even for him) unbelievable responses to the crisis of the death of George
Floyd. God knows, as one commentator
noted, the bar for Trump’s attempts, as being presidential is set very, very
low – but he failed even the lowest of expectations by his incendiary and
frankly racist twitters. When are we
going to be rid of this unfeeling grotesquery?
The fact that he even has a ghost of a chance in November tells us a
great deal about the American electorate!
For
the second time, I went for my dental appointment to reconstruct the tooth that
has a gaping hole in it as my filling fell out.
The first time I was a week early and this second time I was a day
early. Even though I wrote the bloody
details down I still managed to get there a day early – so, in some senses I am
getting better. I might add that I managed
to be early for both my faulty turn-ups!
I would say, third time lucky, but that
hardly seems to fit a visit to the dentist!
