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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

I had an unfortunate incident yesterday. The numbers are low at the moment so I thought it would be safe to have some work done on my house. I arranged to have a skylight installed. It would only take an hour and it didn't seem very risky. I opened all the windows and exterior doors to have a lot of air flow and I closed the doors to our bedroom and bathroom. Two guys arrived, wearing masks and all seemed fine. I sat outside in the backyard. I wore my mask. Then I realised that one of the workers was sniffing, sneezing and coughing. By that time they had already made a hole in the roof and there is a rain storm predicted the next day. So I didn't feel able to stop them. The coughing guy mostly stayed outside on top of the roof, but he did come inside the house as well and he had his mask pulled down. I was too embarrassed to say anything about that. I had to go inside and walk past him a few times to sign the documents. It was worrying. When they left, I waited for about 2 hours to let the house air before I went inside and I disinfected any things they might have touched. I informed the business they work for about this but so far they have not responded. I am not sure how I should have handled this. I should have at least, politely asked the guys to wear the masks properly, not pulled down under their chins. I wish I didn't have to deal with this kind of thing. I suppose I will not be organising anything similar anytime soon. But for how long will this last? Looks like it's going to be a very long time before vaccinations arrive for us.

May 5, 2021

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