There was a gas leak in our block of flats a few weeks ago. Soon after, many of the pipes across the building were identified as old and requiring replacement.
It took a couple weeks, but today I managed to get the gas safe engineers to come and perform the replacement.
The experience was surreal.
Pre-COVID, the engineer would arrive and simply walk into the home with few precautions.
Now, they’re wearing masks, gloves, and foot coverings. They ran through extensive safety and symptom questionnaires. They took turns coming inside my property to make sure they kept distance from each other. I was asked to open all my windows and ventilate the property beforehand.
It was the first time I let the new norm into our home. And despite all the changes and new protocols, I’m grateful to be in a country with companies taking it so seriously.