Runners urged to show respect and keep distance

AS a 70yearold, selfisolating, recent returnee from overseas, I was not happy when, breathing hard, you ran past me well within one arm's length.

Perhaps, it would have ruined your personal best for that route but could you please cross the road next time you overtake walkers? You must have seen me ahead of you but I did not hear you (I was not using earphones) until you were almost next to me.

There were no vehicles coming but with so many cars parked on Spencer St I had no chance to escape. Everyone I've encountered on my walks has carefully maintained at least a twometre distance.

So your rushing past was a quite a shock, especially as I have been worried that I might be spreading this virus.

Yan Campbell

Shiel Hill

ALL banks are going to operate on one day per week and then for only three hours maximum. With this method of operation there are going to be long queues stretching out of the bank which is the most likely to spread the coronavirus. It certainly seems to be an illadvised change and banks should return to normal hour operation which would eliminate the queues.

Ian Morgan Oamaru Central

BY now there should be no excuse for not knowing about Covid19 and its seriousness with all the news media blasting it in our face every day. I can’t say if there are hoardings as well saying the same as I have not been out there.

To the powers that make the decisions; warning time is over, get yourself together, this is not a drill.

Reports in your editions of coughing, spitting at people and food products, that is not a joke. A child doing that would get a smacked behind. An adult just gets a nice ‘‘don’t do that again’’ warning. That is a joke. We are at war. The bombs are blowing up people’s jobs and freedom.

The spitters and coughers who get Covid19 will be quick to demand their rights to medical attention though. Give them a choice — hit them in the pocket or lock them up.

Rowan Leck

Kew

GOOD to hear the newspaper production is all automated except the tossing out of the papers. We have usually microwaved our newspaper to remove the folds and wrinkles (about 20 seconds) this would also possibly sterilise it.

Keep up the good work, we value our Otago Daily Times.

H. Macleod

Wanaka

WHILE I understand the fears around the world about a pandemic, I never imagined it to happen in our lifetimes. I have one small idea to prevent supermarket fights over toilet paper.

Call me oldfashioned but I know there will be other women in my mid60s age group who will remember the use of muslin cloths for baby bottoms.

These were used specifically for that purpose with other muslin being used for face cleaning. The ‘‘bottom end’’ version were put in a separate bucket of bleach/whitening powder before washing.

Why can’t we, as sensible adults, use such a system for ourselves as an ecofriendly way to use up those old tatty face cloths or cutup towels?

I have been wondering why there’s no panic buying of disposable nappies? Hope I don’t cause it.

I. Tenbeth Andersons Bay

TOO many vehicles on the roads. We need more stop/check police activity to determine why drivers are in breach of lockdown.

If common sense were a supermarket product, the shelves would remain full and untouched.

Gerry Elliman

Bradford