SHOULD I VISIT THE AIRPORT TO PREPARE MY FLIGHT DEPARTURE?

Point being to prepare and rehearse your departure in advance - make sure you have all the covid and other new rules right and know where to go.

The airline booths are half empty. It's hot-booths now, no flights for your airline today? Then no booth and no-one to ask.

Airports are half empty, if that. You can only walk one way round, of course, it's all social distancing. So walk backwards.

You risk being stopped by finger-twitching Security because you are not a passenger that day. But stay - you can talk your way out with reassuring chit-chat.

Try to get into the covid test centres. If travelling on day D, go to test centre D-2 or miss your flight. So arrange your test wellin advance and find out where the Centres are. Last minute at the airport will probably be an even bigger rip-off. Pay for all the tests - can be really a lot money - do you really need to go?

No-one at the info desk. No info desk. No-one to answer questions. Check gov websites for your countries of departure and arrival.

But you know what, sometimes you have to have a break from your uncaring care home.