“PICK UP THE PHONE TO OLD FRIENDS YOU’VE BEEN MEANING TO SPEAK TO…”
Well, that went spectacularly wrong… Little did I know when I wrote my editorial in the last issue stating it would take an act of Parliament to prevent me from going to the Goodwood Members’ Meeting in March, followed by Classics at the Castle in May, that the world would be turned upside down and, in effect, an act of Parliament did stop me!
This has all the hallmarks of being a truly memorable year for all the wrong reasons. Virtually all major events have been cancelled or postponed, the latter in the hope the virus pandemic will be contained by the summer. The majority of us (in fact all of us in the UK and most of Europe) have been forbidden to venture out other than for necessities – gone for the time being are early morning drives on our favourite roads, or meeting up with friends at the local cars ’n’ coffee type event – the advice (and I’m all in favour, don’t get me wrong) is to stay at home and do all you can to prevent the spread of the virus.
If you are fortunate enough to have a garage at home, I guess now is the time to tackle those little jobs you’ve been putting off for too long. If you don’t, then pick up the phone to old friends you’ve been meaning to speak to but not quite got round to it. Above all, stay safe, stay well – and see you on the other side…