Who let the dogs out?

Wednesday, April 29 day 2 – lockdown level 3 – or is it?

Yesterday, while I stayed home and worked all day, one of the busiest days I have had for a while, the humans all decided level three meant get out and get going! While some had to travel to their workplaces, you can’t tell me that queuing for 3 hours at Macdonald’s or KFC was a pleasant experience!

Carless streets are over, there was a constant stream of traffic to and from and parked up at Waiwera…with walkers, swimmers, kayakers and fishers arriving and settling in….the directive of, “you can drive to your nearest beach and exercise” seems to have been translated into “go hang out at your favourite beach and set up camp”.

From my work window, I felt safer inside my gate..watching a raft of unfamiliar faces and vehicles come and go, it appears many have decided to break out of their Bubbles and push into other bubbles, I do hope that this unnecessary activity doesn’t push us all back into lockdown 4 again as the second wave hits!

On a more positive note, there are a large group of people changing the way they work, firing shots and emails from behind the “screens” working up a storm with online sales enthusiasm….after yesterday’s keyboard contacts, I am proud of the innovative and fighting spirit of our small Kiwi business operators, many a one man band! Those who come out richer from this experience will not be the ones lining up for McDonald’s or spending the day at the beach in someone else’s bubble!

Riverhaven bach owners who have been unable to come to their Bach’s for five weeks are now able to come and check them during the day, I’m guessing there will be an influx of humans around here over the next few weeks….we will need to be diligent with public areas and keep the gate locked, so many hands are not touching!

The playground is taped to deter the temptation for day visitors to share their bubbles, can’t really do a sign in book for children so we can be diligent with contact tracing! That’s a thought – if the McDonald’s food deliverer (at the window) tests positive – how is the govt going to contact trace just one hour..let alone one day? I am so not going….home cooking has become a good habit!

Today will see a trip to the supermarket, as it is five days since last stock up and we have munched our way through everything green!

After an undisturbed night and a good sleep, I can hit the keyboard early and the supermarket at opening time. Let’s see if the humans of AUCKLAND can behave today and show some respect for others who actually don’t want to undo all the good we have done!