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  2020-11-24

  Public transport use- Myki History 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way I travel on a local level. Before the lockdowns in Melbourne I would frequently (several times per week) travel via public transport, mainly on trams. However, the lockdowns meant that all the things that I would use public transport to get to were moved online. As a result, for over eight months I did not use public transport at all. The increased exposure sites on trams meant that even when restrictions eased in various periods, I was reluctant to use them. The few times I have been on trams since I have felt anxious as there were often other passengers that did not wear facemasks properly, if at all. As a result, I now tend to use other forms of transport such as cycling and walking to arrive at destinations.
• 2020

  Trolley Trouble

  My partner was telling me a recollection of an incident in a story: (Context they live in England) OK, so I was in store, they leave 2m gaps, this old ass boomer joins the queue, and I feel a nudge against my leg. It's her like, trolley type thing. She's like 1.5 feet away. I look to her, and back, queue moves, I try distance myself. I feel a nudge against my leg again. I turn around and she had taken off her mask. She's like 70. The queue moves again and a staff member comes up and tells her to put a mask on. I feel the trolley against my leg, and she seems pissed for having to wear a mask. I finally get out of the queue cause it's my turn and I hear her say like "finally you stopped wasting space"