Hi HoneyBlossom!

I empathise with your difficulties due to COVID, at work and with self-isolation. It sucks when you have to cover someone else’s work. I hope you are being compensated fairly for it.

In my country they have removed many restrictions. Masks are no longer necessary for the public, they are phasing out COVID testing too. I disagree with this as there are many high risk members of the population.

I find it interesting how different people, high risk individuals included have chosen to handle the situation in different ways.

My high risk family members have chosen self-isolation as their preferred method to avoid catching COVID. My high risk friends have chosen not to self-isolate. Best I understand it, it the choice comes down to a fear of death vs a fear of not enjoying life. I think it is a difficult and very personal decision.

It is shocking to learn about the cuts to fire services that your government has made when the issues of fires are so well known. Thank goodness for the volunteers stepping in to contribute! I wish you well and I hope for the best possible outcome with the fires.