Went swimming at my old haunt after nineteen
months !! The pool, the changing room, the shower stalls, were all empty. Felt
wonderful to swim all by myself. By and by I was joined by a little six year
old boy, then his young Dad, and after a while two other ladies. That was it –
five of us in the pool.
Back in the old days before the pandemic hit us,
it was difficult to swim the full length at this hour without having to stop at
least a couple of times for people flailing their arms about, or kids having
fun splashing about in the pool.
Started off by taking a bath, then as I headed
out to the pool, an attendant was standing with a spray can at the steps – I
was supposed to sanitize my hands before entering the pool, even after taking a
bath. Then, when I got out, I had to sanitise my hands again before
taking the shower !!
“Orders”, said the fellow, “Sir, I am following
orders.”
The new pandemic is already upon us – paranoia, sprinkled with a liberal dose of lunacy – like a pepperoni pizza with extra pepperoni.
