New Rules

Sometimes I feel as though we are going backwards. We are back to wearing masks outdoors in Saumur, day 2 test has to be a PCR one and now France wants people coming into the country to have a test 48 hours before.   The latter is fairly impossible to find if you are entering France from the UK during the Christmas/New Year period, which seems to go on until about the 8th of January.  All this and there is still no evidence that the new variant is anymore lethal than the previous variants.   Even with 3 vaccinations one is subjected to all these tests.   At some point countries will make vaccinations mandatory and then what?

I noticed in Angers that  about 50% of the people on the tram and in  shops wear their masks below their noses, or round their chins.  Do they think it looks more attractive that way?

I had lunch with friends in a Thai restaurant this week.  My share of the bill came to 25€ so I put down 3 tens and took a 5€ note from the others' contributions.  When the money was totted up it was 15€ short.  How could this be?  After some discussion all heads turned to me and one actually accused me.  I was indignantly protesting when I opened my wallet and there for all to see was a 20€ note, not 5€.  Mea culpa.  How embarrassing is that?

I had coffee with a neighbour who is terrified of catching covid.  All the windows in her living room were open and she was wearing a mask.  Rather  than drink her coffee she let it just sit there getting cold.  I on the other hand kept my coat on and drank the coffee quickly before the arctic blast coming through the window froze it solid.

I am playing a tennis match tomorrow.  My opponent is 32, tall, fit and strong.  What are the chances of me winning?  I agree, zero.