Painting pandemic

CAN I urge readers to buy shares in the Hammerite paint company?

I have never seen so many shiny, newly-painted wrought iron fences. Around where I live, the streets are full of people, including me, sitting on stools carrying out the most boring task on the planet.

A bonus, however, is you get into interesting conversations with passers-by including neighbours I haven’t spoken to before — socially distancing of course.

aLLaN BELL, Edinburgh.