When 10 is a crowd on your 50th

Jennie Ridyard ponders the return to"normal life" and her new status as a Covid-broken woman who may just be getting old.Friday was a big night out for me – so big, in fact, when my twice-yearly window-cleaning guy said he would be coming on Saturday morning my response was an unequivocal no, most definitely not: I had a hangover pre-scheduled for Saturday morning so would be indisposed, particularly to bright-eyed people throwing the curtains open at sparrow’s-fart.

When I say a big night out, I mean big pandemic-style: after 19 months of lockdowns and half-hearted re-openings, on Friday restrictions in Ireland – where I live – were largely lifted, and a whole 10 people were allowed to eat together at the same table in a restaurant, as long as they were all vaccinated and presented their certificates on entry.So I finally had my 50th birthday celebration out with friends, fancy food – and all the wine.Meanwhile, the same night, Irish nightlife reopened.

The theory is that young people aren’t as badly hit by Covid, and it’s young people who go to nightclubs, and those inside were strictly vaccinated so all would be well. I mean, sure, there’s always that one creepy old man in the night club, but he’s collateral damage.

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