I was reading my school report earlier from July 1963 and I received 91% for Writing. Mathematics was good as well at 92%. Hand Crafts was lousy at 31% and Behaviour outside class, poor. Not much has changed except , when in Britain did we depart from the Imperial measurement feet and inches to metres ? I can’t recall the change and as I drive a great deal all sign posting are miles not kilometres.
During Covid era ( CE ) we have been told to stay 2 metres apart at all times. For those that don’t carry a ruler or measuring tape that is 6 feet 6.74 inches. Thankfully I understand the decimal point but 0.74 of an inch is tricky. 6 inches I get ( don’t say anything you wags ) and 6 feet I know if I go to the mirror. Put bluntly it me plus my ( no I can’t print that word ) and three quarters of my thumb. I guess the best way to assess is literally to guess. For those with bad hearing it may be impossible to now socialise of course and for those who haven’t washed in the morning you may get away with it.
This morning I went on a morning walk with a chap I know and we remained I think 2 metres apart though at one embarrassing moment by accident he passed wind and the ducks in the river scarpered away on hearing the blast. Thankfully I was 2 metres away and although he apologised and excused himself I assured him that all was well, I was good and at that distance it was without whiff.
Covid clearly has its benefits. Love Making becomes very difficult as does Ballroom dancing and riding tandem through woodlands. Walking on pavements is tricky and DIY is ideal. With 7.8 billion on the planet we are going to need more room to move around at 2 metres apart which presumably is why others are looking for more space in outer space. Bezos is trying to get there to set up Amazon Warehouses and Musk too if his batteries can make it. NASA and Russia want to take their fight to a new level and Branson wants to get away from his Virgin Airline creditors.
What planet am I now on I ask ? Is this the new normal at distance from others or will we ever get intimate again. As I walk around I see fear on people’s faces if there is any prospect of my entering closer than the 6 feet 6.74 inches. Last week out shopping I walked up to a man to ask him the way. He screamed at me as I came closer ‘ Keep away, Keep away he shouted ‘ . His fear had overtaken him and I was left feeling like a leper on legs when all I wanted to know if there was a post office nearby. 6 feet 6.74 inches is the new mark in the sand pit and no doubt for long jumpers easy to fathom. High jumpers too will be ok but for the likes of me and I’m sure others tricky. Why didn’t Dominic Cummings when he wrote the rules round it up to 7 feet although driving 264 miles to Durham clearly didn’t give him time to read them.
You may decide this is just another tall story, I assure you not it’s clearly 6 feet 6.74 inches and like it or not it’s here to stay and it’s the new normal your allotted circle on the planet which means your area is the area of that circle you’re in ( pie r squared ) 22 divide by 7 times 78.74 inches that’s right 247.46 square inches ( can’t work that out in square metres ) and frankly I’m not going to try. Did I really get 92% in Mathematics 57 years ago ?
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