@adders I hope things get better for you. I think they will, because demand is building and demand for change is building except we are all on a ship in a dense fog, unable to see and in uncharted waters, so moving dead slow, foghorns sounding and hoping we don't ram something or hit a reef.

I do like your idea to take the time to explore close to home, be it odd parts of the high street or even footpaths unwalked.