SAT 200221 VISITED SHARON LATE NIGHT TO DROP OFF KIDS PRESENTS
I was meant to have gone and visited Sharon, yesterday; but, most unfortunately, with ADD/Attention Deficit Disorder getting the better of me...therefore, I went and left it far too 'late'.
So, instead, I made up my mind to go and visit them, today; and, drop off their birthday presents which should have been delivered, yesterday.
I left home somewhere around 7 PM; and, with 3 trains to catch...the journey was extremely slow...I think, I actually arrived there somewhere around 8:30 PM.
West Norwood -> Norwood Junction -> Purley -> Kingswood
The first station I had to wait 15-20 minutes long...the 2nd station I had to wait about 20 minutes up to 1/2 an hour...and, the 3rd station another wait time of 20 minutes. Not to mention long train journey's in between stations.
When I eventually arrived, I rang the bell...; but, didn't bother to go inside of the house...; instead, I just simply said, here are your presents...but, now, I have to leave before the last train comes. I only got to speak with the 2 youngest children; not the adults/nor the teenage boy.
The truth is, I had been coughing a bit...; and, didn't wish to give any of the family Choronavirus entirely by accident...; that's the real reason why I didn't bother going inside of the home.
I brought 3 cards...each of which I signed up.
- Bereavement card the dad (who had just recently lost his mother)
- 2 birthday cards for the twins
...I also included some presents: toys/box of chocolates/peanuts/-etc. Oh, and, a Alexa device(I had given them this device before; but, when I got home it wouldn't work...; so, I decided to return it back to them...I think, it wasn't properly de-registered from their a/c.).
9 PM THE RETURN TRAIN JOURNEY HOME
My original intention was to get off at Tulse Hill train station. However, when the train arrived along the platform; I found I could not get off...because I was in carriage number 8...and, the station announcement said..."this station has a short platform/make sure you are in the right carriage to leave"...; because, I had travelled on my bike...it wasn't easy to rush to get out of the adjoining next train carriage, instead; so, I simply wait for the next train platform to come along which was North Dulwich.
I knew which way to ride from North Dulwich to get back home...turn left at the entrance...passing through West Dulwich...and, then, over to Tulse Hill/West Norwood.
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I noticed there are many 'teenagers' on the streets/and, also, using public transport during the late evening. I think, this is because Covid-19 doesn't affect the young as much as it does older people. I'm not too sure if the parents either let their teenage children out.../or, if they sneak out themselves without having their parents permission. I can certainly see where it's possible for teenagers to get into an awful lot of trouble on the streets...with their carefree, couldn't care less sensibility...and, also, willingness to try and experiment with attempting to do 'new' things.
For example, whilst sitting on the train, a couple of teenage girls came up and asked if I could light their cigarette. I told them, "no, I don't smoke." When they came and asked me a 2nd time, I replied: "You look a bit young to be smoking." One of the young girls reply to me was: "F*** off!" I decided it's best to totally ignore her; after all, I used to be a teenager with a highly rebellious streak myself.
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