Friday 3 July 2020

Social Distancing While Shopping

I went up to the market yesterday, and everyone was being careful - the volunteers were there again with their long sticks, to show how far apart 2m is. The Cheese Market, where the local veg stall is, had a one way system and a hand sanitiser in a clever little wooden box that had been made to fit over the railings.
I treated myself to some Russian Caravan Tea from Harrisons' Tea stall by the Clock Tower.
Then I went into Hay Deli for the first time since lockdown. They have set out a one way system starting at their side door, then with a lane going round the main part of the shop with plastic sheeting hanging down from the ceiling between the lanes and across the front of the counters. Of course, there was one confused looking chap trying to wander round the wrong way.
A lot more shops are open, including most of the ones in Backfold. I had a chat with the lady from the Sandwich Cellar through the window - she's serving from a table across the doorway. Fleur de Lys Antiques and the Antique Centre are open, Lion Street Art Gallery and the Haymakers, the clothes shops and most of the bookshops now.

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