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On Thursday night much of the nation stood at their doors and windows to take part in a nationwide applause for our NHS staff, something which is well deserved and a small, but welcome show of appreciation for the doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff within our National Health Service.

I have first hand experience of the skill and wonderful work of the NHS with my Mum, Dad, brother, myself and Anne over the last number of years, and it is a true disgrace the way they are treated by this government, but that is for another day.

If anything positive has come out of this crisis we are in it is hygiene, as I discussed yesterday, and recognition for sectors of the economy which for far too long have been mocked and belittled. My mum is a supermarket worker, my girlfriend is a cleaner and my dad used to be a delivery driver and without these three this country would be on its knees right now.

The way sections of society have behaved in this crisis has been utterly disgraceful and appalling, panic buying on a scale probably never seen, aggression and rudeness towards supermarket staff and complete disregard for their fellow citizen. Without the supermarket staff we would not be able to purchase the food and essentials we need to get through this period. They have to continue to work in extremely hazardous conditions, risking getting and spreading the disease further.

Never in our history have people relied upon delivery services like they do now, with everyone in the main confined to their homes, delivery drivers have become essential pillars of our society, getting food and essentials to the people in need.

Cleaners have never ever had a more important role to play than they do now, deep cleaning rooms, public and private facilities and all of the hospitals. Cleanliness and hygiene are vital in fighting a disease and it is certainly time that these pillars of our society were recognised, along with supermarket workers and delivery drivers.

The under-appreciation of roles within society needs to stop, every single one of us have a vital role to play. No job is more important than another one.

Thursday was day 6 of my enforced time off work, and day 3 of the lockdown. I didn't get up until gone 1pm but managed to fill the rest of my day with photo editing, uploading images to my page on Facebook, as well as calling Victoria and mum and dad, and going for my daily walk to a new place.

Tarvit Ponds is at the entrance to the old Tarvit Estate in Cupar, a serene and secluded spot for a short stroll with the camera on a murky afternoon. I absolutely look forward to returning here on a sunny summer's evening with both my camera and Vic at some point.




Potentially 18 days and more of the lockdown to go, it makes you truly appreciate what matters in life.

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