Bloody Lockdown

 Groundhog Day was a reasonably good film starring Bill Murray as a weather forecaster reliving the same day over and over again, now I, and a few million others, know exactly how he felt, it won't be long before I'll be marking the days off on the wall!

Once the weather brightens up maybe I'll be able to get out on my scooter because I can't walk very well right now due to a very painful hip, just a couple of hundred yards with my walker is getting to be an effort. I've jumped through all the necessary hoops from GP, three visits to a physiotherapist, to finally seeing a consultant at the hospital, next stop a hip replacement but when? Who knows?

So, until this Covid-19 is dealt with, groundhog day it is. In fact, I'm not even sure what day it is when I wake up in the mornings. This week I have someone coming in to fix a window in my lounge 'cos it's blowing a gale force draft on Wednesday, in the evening Dawny picks me up to go shopping, then on Thursday, I have my Covid vaccination that's about the highlight of this particular week so far.

Right now I'm sitting by my window watching the rain falling steadily and listening to the radio. I suppose I could crack on with a book I started to write back in the mists of time, or maybe go and learn some new riffs and chord progressions on my guitar, or there's always Facebook or Twitter to while away the time but I'm getting fed up with reading what conspiracy theorists have to say about currents issues.

I can't believe how things have changed over the past year, from everyday interaction with friends and neighbours, seeing Dawny about four times a week, going out on photography trips with my old mate Bill, eating out, going for a pint to being, for all intents and purposes, a prisoner in my own flat. Yea I know I'm not the only one and I do feel for those who can't get out at all or have no contact with others, at least I have social media or my phone and even they're getting tedious, I'm getting to the point where I don't want to hear other peoples opinions!

The one consolation, and at this moment in time it is the only consolation, is that Spring is not far off then at least I can get into the garden or go for a trip on my scooter, even if I still have to wear a mask 'cos I really don't have an issue with that.

Current mood: Frustrated, fed up, back pain, and anxious otherwise not too bad.