{"id":4660,"date":"2020-04-30T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sams-blog.com\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T04:28:33","slug":"under-lockdown-and-its-beginning-to-bore-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sams-blog.com\/?p=4660","title":{"rendered":"Under lockdown and it&#8217;s beginning to bore me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A second month under lockdown. Outside it looks bleak.<\/p>\n<p>And the same applies to indoors.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly the simple act of taking one&#8217;s car to the petrol pump seems like a wonderful outing.<\/p>\n<p>Going to the supermarket at 7am in order to get in at a time when the crowd is less is another feature of this lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>But at times even those visits are a waste of time and one comes away without essentials.<\/p>\n<p>When will it all end?<br \/>\n<!-- Start of StatCounter Code for Default Guide --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar sc_project=2720500; \nvar sc_invisible=1; \nvar sc_security=\"d25d8712\"; \nvar scJsHost = ((\"https:\" == document.location.protocol) ?\n\"https:\/\/secure.\" : \"http:\/\/www.\");\ndocument.write(\"<sc\"+\"ript type='text\/javascript' src='\" + scJsHost+ \"statcounter.com\/counter\/counter.js'><\/\"+\"script>\");\n<\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"statcounter\"><a title=\"Web Analytics\" href=\"http:\/\/statcounter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"statcounter\" src=\"\/\/c.statcounter.com\/2720500\/0\/d25d8712\/1\/\" alt=\"Web Analytics\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><br \/>\n<!-- End of StatCounter Code for Default Guide --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second month under lockdown. Outside it looks bleak. And the same applies to indoors. Suddenly the simple act of taking one&#8217;s car to the petrol pump seems like a wonderful outing. 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