I find myself alarmingly close to getting a free buss pass – I am 59 today. My father once told me the first thing I heard was him telling off my Mum for breaking the two minute silence, I was born at 11 am. I had a Zoom from 10.30 to 11.15am and forgot to shut up at 11 – ground hog day.

It’s hard to have a memorable day when you’re locked down in a tiny flat, but  I started with a plan.

I thought I’d try a little jog before breakfast to save myself a bus fare. I got as far as Tower Bridge and then this happened.

The perils of jogging in London! Tower Bridge at 7.30am pic.twitter.com/3L1gLAOA6M

— Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 11, 2020

This is as close as I come to doing a Tom Cruise 40 foot base-jump.

Love the way this jogger is oblivious to what’s in front of her!’ pic.twitter.com/DOr7mdukOo

— Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 11, 2020

Thanks to Beeston for showing me a way forward

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— Ian at Money Alive (@MyMoneyAlive) November 11, 2020

I got home , had my breakfast and my partner had made a real effort (thanks Stella).

By lunch, Mike Harrison on twitter was showing me up.

Is that what it is? I do the Blackfriars/Tower Bridge loop because I’m old and infirm. Suspect that’s more like 5k but it feels a marathon to me!

— Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 11, 2020

So I thought I’d jog the other way up to Westminster bridge , ensuring I didn’t pay that ruddy bus fare.

I forgot to turn left and jogged on to Tate Britain where find they’d put the Christmas lights on early

⁦@TateShots⁩ Tate Britain not mucking about. Wouldn’t fancy their leccy bill! pic.twitter.com/pe5eJOZlVz

— Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 11, 2020

Things got weirder

There’s a lot of weirdness around town today pic.twitter.com/bIxo8OD0lI

— Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 11, 2020

I went home and locked down. Tonight I’m having halibut for my tea.

The family had a group Zoom , it went on a long time.

Stella bought me a Fitbit. Clearly my weight-loss has not gone as well as I thought,

Thank you.

Thanks to everyone who has wished me happy birthday.

I hope this blog-let has cheered you up if you are down and made you laugh if you’re feeling ok.