London: the unlockening/relockening

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When I had my plod around the commons in SW London, this morning, the roads looked quieter than usual.

 

[Mation]

With stupidly bad timing, I've had to get to work by public transport instead of cycling for about a week. It's felt increasingly safe, though, with fewer and fewer other passengers, and the great majority with masks. Surprised and relieved to see that it's not just me that gets on the bus and opens windows, and that people will sit down next to an open window without looking like they want to shut it.

I remember in autumn 2020 dreading the thought of having to get the bus in cold winter weather, thinking about the usual heavy condensation on windows. Think I managed to dodge it last year. This year has been condensation-free, thus far

 

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I was at Waterloo at 09.15. it was empty. Traffic very light, people very light. All very sad.

 

[marty21]

I drove back from Bath yesterday and traffic was lighter when I got into London at about 4pm , drove down the A40 to Edgware Rd , then up through Regent's Park, Camden, Highbury Corner, Dalston and there were very few delays . Normally I can rely on a few major traffic snarl ups.

 

[pesh]

I was at Waterloo at 09.15. it was empty. Traffic very light, people very light. All very sad.

Londons always like that on Christmas week tbf

 

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Now in a bar for refreshments. It's less than a quarter full, the staff are very flat as were most of staff I've spoken to in shops

 

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No news years Eve now BBC News - Omicron: Trafalgar Square New Year's Eve event cancelled

Omicron: Trafalgar Square New Year's Eve event cancelled

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says staging the event would not be in the interests of public safety.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DaphneM]

this thread should be retitled London: The Lockening

 

[Pickman's model]

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[Pickman's model]

perhaps this thread should be retitled the relockening
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this thread should be retitled London: The Lockening

brilliant minds

 

[marty21]

this thread should be retitled London: The Lockening

The re-lockening

 

[Pickman's model]

Now in a bar for refreshments. It's less than a quarter full, the staff are very flat as were most of staff I've spoken to in shops

how were the drinks?

 

[prunus]

The re-lockening

Enlockening. More efficient. Only requires changing one letter.

 

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how were the drinks?

Ok, just ok. Average really

 

[Pickman's model]

Ok, just ok. Average really

were they as flat as the staff?

 

[editor]

brilliant minds

Your word is my command.

 

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One of us took tea, the other a glass of still wine; the only beer was fizzy pop stuff.

 

[marty21]

I was in my local tonight , The Crooked Billet in Clapton, very quiet , unusually quiet.

 

[Pickman's model]

I was in my local tonight , The Crooked Billet in Clapton, very quiet , unusually quiet.

Was it quiet, too quiet?

 

[Cloo]

Went out last night in West End to a show that was actually going ahead (Nutcracker at English National Ballet)- a lot of theatres dark. Ballet show I'm sure would normally be sold out but I'd say 10-15% of people probably dropped out.

Restaurants really empty - a few people indoors and outdoors, but I expect, even on a Monday, they'd usually be spilling over. Streets not deserted by any means, but significantly less thronguing than usual.

 

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Was it quiet, too quiet?

Ssssh, It was oh so quiet

 

[marty21]

Was it quiet, too quiet?

Yep , it's big pub , maybe 30 or so in . Mostly in the garden .

 

[ska invita]

one big pub near me busy today, including a party of a dozen women in their 80s having xmas dinner!! eek

 

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It's all rather sad. Business's have suffered very badly over the last year, especially the smaller ones and pubs, restaurants, hairdressers etc. One would hope and expect them to be really busy at the moment...from what I have seen they are far from busy.

 

[teuchter]

London showing off the new >1600 case rate colour

 

[magneze]

Definitely emptying out though. Supermarket very quiet yesterday. As usual our road has very few cars - same things happens every year.

 

[teuchter]

The queues outside the cheesemongers of East Dulwich were quite something when I walked past a couple of hours ago.

 

[magneze]

No cheesemongers here. Although also haven't really been out much so perhaps there's tons of people just out of sight and perhaps there's also a ton of cheesemongers too.

 

[Sue]

Hackney's just breached 3000 cases per 100k. (3066).