Going out now

There are a few things that are different now when I go out, I go out regularly as I have had to work since day one of the pandemic, the main difference going to work now is that I drive as I feel it is safer because I am the only one who drives my car and only one in it, whereas before I always got the train to work, I started driving because there wasn't anyway I could social distance on the train in the early period of the pandemic, the train was packed as I am on a commuter line to London. Even when most people stopped using the train there were times when there would be myself and one other in the carriage and they seemed to make a point of sitting in the seats next to me despite all the room so thought a precaution I would take would be to drive.

Work itself was slow to take any kind of precautions, we deal with all aspects of people/society and can have anyone through the door so at the start it was down to the member of staff themselves to try and put their own measures in place which was difficult, eventually we shut to the public, we still work in the building but no-one else is allowed in, Now the employer is enforcing the suggested 2 metre social distancing and at least a month and a half after it started in UK they provided sanitiser and cleaning products for ourselves and equipment, a bit like shutting the door after the horse has bolted and disappeared over the hill. When going out to shops etc I started tp wear gloves but couldn't get any disposable ones so thought pretty pointless if you are wearing the same ones and thought that I might even be putting others in danger by wearing same gloves unless washed after every use. I haven't worn a mask as of yet but definitely would if had to go back on to public transport, when out I definitely keep to the 2 metre guideline and won't go in a shop if too crowded. The one time I always wear gloves though is when I get water from the communal tap to water the flowers on my partners grave, I usually do this once a week so wash them inbetween. The main worry I would have being out is I imagine the same as others that when I am in contact with people hoping they have followed guidelines and are not exposing myself to the virus especially when in shops with others, even think about it at work when near other staff, often think I am becoming a little bit paranoid. Whereas when I was out before I wouldn't even really worry about what others were doing etc and wouldn't bother me in the slightest if I was near anyone else even if they were coughing or sneezing