Texts from Dad by Peter Barber - Book Tour
Texts
from Dad by Peter Barber
Summary:
Hilarious
account detailing 57 days of corona virus lockdown by way of daily texts to his
daughter that ended up going viral.
Bringing
a smile by taking a different view. Introducing humour and leading the reader
through a slow realisation that we have all been affected in the funniest ways
if only we would stop to think about it.
After
the first page a smile will creep across your face, by page two you will be
hooked.
Written
by A technophobic old fart that has trouble programming a dishwasher who was
pushed into writing a blog using modern technology during forced isolation.
Funny, or insane? You decide.
Peter
is a Carnivore with vegetarian tendencies. (Sometimes meat needs a garnish).
BBQ enthusiast, Father to a wayward daughter, Husband to a fiery Greek
philosopher and muse. Owner of two unfit overweight dogs, part time writer and
full-time couch potato.
Laugh
at him, or with him. Either way, you will probably end up laughing at yourself
too.
Information about the Book
Title: Texts from Dad
Author: Peter Barber
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publication Date: 27th August 2020
Page Count: 138
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Excerpt
DAY 1
Lockdown
24th March
2020
I’m trapped! A prisoner. House arrest. Confined to barracks. Only allowed to drive to supermarkets, nowhere else. Only allowed to walk once a day but stay close to home but not drive there.
Yesterday Boris Johnson made his televised announcement that Great Britain is now closed. After weeks of dithering he has finally announced the following new rules.
I’m trapped! A prisoner. House arrest. Confined to barracks. Only allowed to drive to supermarkets, nowhere else. Only allowed to walk once a day but stay close to home but not drive there.
Yesterday Boris Johnson made his televised announcement that Great Britain is now closed. After weeks of dithering he has finally announced the following new rules.
1. Stay at home.
2. Go shopping only for basic necessities.
3. One form of exercise a day – either alone or with members of your
household.
4. Leave home only for medical need or to provide care, or help
vulnerable person.
5. Travel to work – but
only if necessary and you cannot work from home
This has been coming for a couple of weeks. Last week he announced
that although the pubs can remain open, nobody should go there. Restaurants and
theatres should be avoided at all costs, but still allowed to remain open.
Prior to this, the main government advice was to wash your hands
while singing Happy Birthday twice.
Now everything must close. No more football, no more TV sport, no
more of wandering aimlessly around the shops to buy tat that you don’t need.
What will we do with our time? By the way. What are basic necessities? I hope
it includes beer.
Schools started to close on the 18th March. Restaurants were forced to close on 20th March, and my favourite pub closed its doors
at Friday 20th March at seven minutes past eight. I
distinctly remember the time because my watch broke while I was being dragged
by my feet away from the bar, leaving furrows on the wood from my fingernails
whilst trying to cling on for a few more minutes begging for just one more
beer.
So, I can’t go to work. Disappointed that I can’t go to the gym. I
did join over a year ago on a sudden impulse to get in shape but never went.
But I would have liked to start now but that’s closed too. I can always assure
my wife that I was going to get in shape, but the government wouldn’t let me.
That may work.
As I will have to stay at home, I will need to plan this very
carefully. Very soon my wife will start to realise that I will be sitting
around doing nothing and start getting ideas of how to keep me occupied. This
is likely to include gardening and home improvements. I already have the excuse
that no hardware shops will be open so will probably get away with decorating.
Getting out of digging the garden will be a little more challenging but it
might rain, I hope.
Boris has promised an update on the lockdown in three weeks. This
will certainly be extended. I think we are likely to be trapped for at least
two months, so we need to start getting used to it. Quietly looking forward to
doing nothing for a while anyhow.
Author Information
Peter
Barber is a 63-year-old Company director and technophobic that has trouble
programming a dishwasher. He was pushed into writing a daily blog by his
daughter using modern technology during forced coronavirus lockdown. These
daily texts quickly became viral and spread to a worldwide readership.
Peter
loves to make people laugh and sees humour in even the most mundane activities.
New methods of greeting are discussed as handshakes are no longer fashionable.
Worrying about what is classified as an essential item when out shopping and
praying that it includes beer. Claims
that 5G towers transmit Covid-19 are discussed and examined together with
proposals that UV light combined with bleach injections could protect us from
the virus.
Peter
is a Carnivore with vegetarian tendencies. (Sometimes meat needs a garnish).
BBQ enthusiast, Father to a wayward daughter, Husband to a fiery Greek
philosopher and muse. Owner of two unfit overweight dogs, hates walking, loves
writing enjoys beer.
Peter
is anti-Brexit and lives most of the time in Bedfordshire but spends as much
time as possible in Greece for the weather and the company.
Tour Schedule
Monday
24th August
Tuesday
25th August
Wednesday
26th August
Thursday
27th August
Friday
28th August
Monday
31st August
Tuesday
1st September
Wednesday 2nd
September
Thursday
3rd September
Friday
4th September
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