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At the start of the outbreak the state of New South Wales decided that the elderly should have exclusive access to major supermarkets for a set period each day. The set period was 7-8AM Mon-Fri.

For me that meant getting up at 05:30 and 30 min walk there and back.

I only tried it twice. First time I picked up a couple of litres of milk and fled for the checkout - which was empty! Second time I didn't even bother going in. Going into battle with a horde of elderly couples… each armed with a trolley, that they couldn't handle… was more than I was willing to bear. What struck me was the preponderance of couples, in normal times elderly men are rarely seen shopping for groceries with their elderly wives.

I reverted to taking my chances with Mums and their toddlers at a civilised hour.