Day 21

Day 21 . . . three full weeks in the UCV.  Damn!

I've been fully vaccinated since late February but it wasn't until today that I enjoyed my first meal inside of a restaurant.  I met with a friend today, a former work colleague, to catch up on things and exchange some gossip over lunch.  Indoors.  Without masks (at least while eating). First time in over a year.

It felt overwhelmingly normal.  

My friend, the former colleague, hadn't been vaccinated but felt that he had the antibodies by virtue of the fact that he had come down with the covids last year.  After a few flu-like symptoms in the household, he got his family tested and his wife and one son (of two) tested positive.  A week later, he came down with the flu himself, and his symptoms were more severe than either the wife's or the son's. He didn't require hospitalization and recovered at home with only minor medical attention. But even though his test had came back negative, he's confident enough that it was the covids he caught from either his wife or his son, and he believes that the bout has given him sufficient antibodies to have lunch in a public restaurant with his vaccinated friend.

To end the suspense, my iPhone wifi hotspot was strong enough to stream all my HBO shows last night. It buffered, but only for a few seconds, between shows but otherwise allowed me some 2½ hours of uninterrupted viewing.  This did not displease me.

I stopped by the house after lunch today.  The ceiling replacements are complete, and walls, ceilings, and trim are all painted.  The only remaining activity is the big one - installing the bedroom floor.  The rafters beneath the floor have been reframed and replaced, and covered by sheets of plywood.  New wood floorboards will be installed, sanded, stained, and lacquered.  An electrician will be by tomorrow to replace exterior floodlights.  The insulation in the attic will be replaced on Wednesday.  A cleaning crew will be by sometime this week to complete a much-needed clean-up 

We're getting there.