It’s been a long week 😩 But good news is that I managed to get everything I needed to get done, done - nothing hanging over me for the weekend 😁 Time to start delivering things already though, let’s do it!
January 8, 2021
🦠 So, er, yeah… Things are pretty bad. We’re still rocking out at home. Going to the office on Wednesday and can’t say I’m looking forward to it all that much 😕 Needs must though..
Daily Covid death toll hits a record 1,325
January 7, 2021
As the we watch the dramatic scenes in Washington DC and reach a record high number of coronavirus cases in the UK, here in Upnor it is perfectly calm, cold and peaceful 😌
Fantastic news! My local brewery, Iron Pier report that they are able to stay open (unlike pubs) for collection in the new Lockdown 3 rules. Shall be making my way there this evening to collect some socially distanced, fresh, local beer. They have a newly bottled saison too! 🍻
Just for the record, the first week of 2021 has be FAR worse than the first week of 2020.
The only exception is that I didn’t have to get on the train to London, which is kinda nice.😊
Still… way worse 👎 But hoping for the best 🤞
🚣♂️ Good news! The rower has been dispatched from Concept2 🥳 Should arrive some time next week. I am beyond excited.
Can’t wait to use a Erg that hasn’t been abused in a gym. 😂
Need to think of a name. 🤔💭
💥 Boom! 💥
To kick off 2021, I earned this award by closing all three rings for seven days in a row. #AppleWatch #CloseYourRings #2021
January 6, 2021
So if I want to buy some beer I have to go to a supermarket, not my local family-owned, socially-distanced, pub round the corner from my house? Oh, but I can get food from that same place, just not beer. This rule seems to make no sense.
How on earth is that safer?!
Why are avocados 🥑 always reduced? Does nobody buy them in Medway?
Not a complaint, more for me!
January 5, 2021
🦠 It’s getting a little silly now… In reality though, this doesn’t change anything for us. We had planned to stay away for at least the next few months anyway. Guess that’s now enforced 🤷♂️ Medway has been in the highest tier of lockdown since lockdown #2 anyway…
We’re seeing it as an opportunity, we can stay hunkered down, cut back our costs, focus on work, diet, health, fitness and come out of this stronger. Not being able to see family is the only real negative, we’re just pretending we’re abroad!
The handling of schools in this latest situation is a massive cock-up though, asking them to plan to open from before Christmas, reinforcing that recently and then at 8pm yesterday asking them to switch to remote learning from the following morning (today) is just not good enough. Where is the planning? We’ve been doing this hokey-pokey for a year now, none of this is new. Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
Hello, lockdown 2021 edition.
🏃♂️ Second run of 2021. A steady lunchtime 30min/5km jog around the normal route at home. Cold hands, especially at the top of Upchat Road! Feeling good though. 😄 Apple watch didn’t record my heart rate for some reason 🙄
My right Airpod Pro had a weird crackling sound in July. Now the left has the same issue. Apple support process very good so far. All taken care of, all process driven, all remote. Easy.
🔙 Update: Had follow up earlier today. Nothing in the MRI that looks untoward 🙌 Doc therefore doesn’t think it’s AS. Plan is to cut back on the meds, keep exercising and see if it’s sorted. Still feel some pain in the morning so I’m a a little dubious, but I guess we’ll see…!
January 4, 2021
I should not have sold that bitcoin 🤦♂️
The head of marketing at Brooks Saddles is a genius. 🤑
I both love and hate Notion.so
Such a powerful tool, but some things are more difficult than they should be ☹️
🚣♂️ Rower hasn’t been dispatched as planned 😭 Now being dispatched on the 7th. Still a week ahead of the date that I was told at the time of order, so I can’t really complain too much.
🦠 Well, we’re still both negative! Our second symptom-free test (2-weeks later) this afternoon at The Deep End. Same process as in Chattenden, a little quicker now we know what to do on iPhones/Gov-website. No military staff, possibly council employees? All friendly enough! 👍😁
January 3, 2021
If you haven’t watched Parasite yet, you need to. Absolutely fantastic movie. I can’t remember the last time I was so engrossed in a film! 🎬🍿
🔄2020: New Year’s Day Sail
We virtually had the river to ourselves as we left the marina on a chilly New Year’s day for a boy’s day out. The water was very calm and so while the sails were up, we motored out past St Mary’s Island. The wind picked up a little and with the tide in our favour we made our way out towards grain. We turned around at Saltpan Reach after we were all rather cold, despite the tea! It was about here I decided that it was now time for some proper sailing boots and trousers - my feet were bloody freezing. We met Ezz and Albie at the berth when we got back. A quick 6-hour sail, with nobody getting in the way! 📷⛵️
🔄2020: BrewDog AF At the beginning of Jan @geekyjames and I went to visit BrewDog’s new alcohol-free (AF) bar in Old Street. They claimed that it was the worlds first AF pub, which is probably disputable, but certainly possible. The concept is that instead of offering the normal line-up of beers and spirits they only offer drinks below 0.5% ABV.
I met James close by and we walked into the large, white-washed unit. When I think of the word pub, I think cosy. This place certainly wasn’t cosy it was concrete. That said, it was in keeping with Brewdog’s industrialist modern design concepts and while clearly a bit different, you’d know it was a BrewDog bar. There were seats suspended from the ceiling, lots of greenery and some funky lighting too. All super, but it was cold and lacked soul.
I’m all for supporting AF beers, but when the bar is cold and lacking in soul, the beer is the only other thing that’s going to you me there. And if you ignore all the marketing AF beer is ultimately boring, it’s expensive, hoppy flavoured water. There was a good selection of hoppy water, probably the best selection I’ve seen in one place, so that’s quite commendable, but to be expected for the first AF bar in the world. I picked up a Stiegl-Freibier, a Lucky Saint and something from Mikeller too, which I was pretty happy with.
In the end, we’re glad we went but we walked to BrewDog’s normal bar in Shoreditch and had a proper drink! I’d go back, I think the concept is great and I admire them for being novel. More AF beers in normal bars is probably the answer though, if this helps make that happen, rock on.
🦠 Just booked our second symptom-free COVID test. We’re going to ‘The Deep End’ tomorrow, which is exciting. The Chattenden site we went to last time is fully booked until next Saturday, looks like the council are prioritising school kids - the schools are opening?!
💼 Back to work tomorrow. Feels weird not having to iron all my shirts, part of me is almost missing the normal rituals.
Pleased to not have to get back on a train. Looking forward to getting back at things, lots to do, exciting projects on the horizon. 😁
January 2, 2021
2020 - The Year of Prove andrews.io/blog/the-…
Crikey.
Jeremy Clarkson: I got Covid for Christmas. I’m not going to lie, it was quite scary
