Editor:
I really miss playing hockey twice a week, but I have recently observed that “social distance” walking in this COVID-19 period is surprisingly like playing hockey.
You have to keep your head up, assessing what the other “players” are doing and where they have created a space for you to go. Also, you must determine the direction the players are taking and their relative speed.
The fastest are, of course, the joggers and cyclists who emerge suddenly. Next are the healthy seniors, followed by young people absorbed with each other and parents with their small children.
Then come the dog walkers (you can usually guess which way they will go) and, lastly, people walking their cats as they are pretty much going nowhere. So, like any able-forward, I dodge and weave through all the players. I finally reach my goal where coffee awaits but, alas, no cheering fans.
Perhaps my walk will be easier next time if I don’t wear my skates.
Gary Hetherington, Burnaby
