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Day 4 - A different perspective...


Monday, June 21
Temp 51° - clouds with some blue sky and occasional sunbursts!  Of course, occasional rain bursts also!

Are you one of those people who rearranges the furniture all the time?  Well, I typically am not, but today I stepped into your realm and moved my cheese...well, metaphorically my cheese, but in real life I moved my desk! So now I watch the outside people (blue bands?) going about their daily life, unknowingly being spied on (!). The airport is close enough to watch people dragging their bags to wherever they are going just because "it's so close, we might as well walk".  Of course they don't take into account the wee chill in the air, and the ever present risk of rain.  Traffic...delivery vehicles...buses...oh yes, it's all action out my window!

After the epic blue band fail yesterday, I earned the yellow band consolation prize, which should have meant IOE (Individualized Outdoor Exercise) with my 'personal trainer'. However...THAT all changed this morning and we are back at zero privileges 😝. Apparently the contact tracing is continuing so no one from our plane is allowed out in the world at all. My second COVID test that they took yesterday came back negative...so that is a win...but I still don't get the prize - not sure how this all works really...

The dangers of (very) early morning TV...up for consideration this morning were...



All I can say is:
  1. Don't watch TV at 4 in the morning
  2. Be glad your bag already weighs 50lbs
Although TV is available 24 hours, at least 5 of the channels were infomercials...buy one now and get one free!  What would one do with 2 magnetic therapy chairs...things you wonder about...

Food, glorious food


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