Further Down The Rabbit Hole

As the world falls apart more and more, I've stopped paying into my investments and pensions, in order to save as much money as possible. I'll probably have to lose the place in London at the end of the month to save even more, which will be a massive shame. But if the near impossible happens, and when this is over I get a contract or job in London that covers the bills, hopefully it might still be available.

Shamefully, I was one of "those" people today, who ran to the supermarket when I heard they just got toilet paper. While I already had more than enough to last me a year coming into the crisis, I wasn't so sure that my elderly neighbours or Mum and Dad had enough to last them the length of the quarantine. So to make me feel at ease, I bought a 16 pack. I could have bought two, but one doesn't want to go overboard, does one.

I'm also going to see if the bank can give me one of those "mortgage holidays" the Chancellor mentioned. I doubt my business would qualify for a grant, so that's my next best option.

Apocalypse Update

Here's where we stand:

Mum's not going to Florida anymore.

Dad is, hopefully, arriving back Sunday morning.

My contract has finished, so I'm back in Lymington full time, with no contract prospects whatsoever, and will probably have to go permanent again.

Boris says the country stays open, as they're trying to stagger who gets the virus over a longer period of time, so as to not overwhelm the NHS.

I am fully prepared for the coming apocalypse, with luxurious shae butter toilet paper, imported American foaming hand soap, and a tank full of gas in the GT-R.

The countdown to Mad Max has begun.

The Earth Strikes Back

You can't turn on the telly, listen to the radio, or go on the Internet without having the doomsday scenarios about the Coronavirus thrown in your face. The scariest part is how they've said that at this point, we're all going to get it, it just depends how bad.

With that in mind, it's probably a good thing that my contract ends next week, so I can hide in the New Forest. What sucks is that FlyBe, our local airline in Southampton, has gone bust. So while I was planning on visiting Middelburg soon, that seems to be up in the air now. Let's hope it's all over soon.