Bureaucracy at the building suppliers.

 leave the house behind, walk down the alley with the son, turn right at the lights and there is the car. There is a small damage on the front right of the car, this is probably where the tow hook of that big car hooked it the other evening. An accident whilst parking, what of it?  The car is old and damaged anyway, all covered in dents. Leaving the parking spot, back out into the traffic. This is always difficult. Then the snout of a red car suddenly pokes out on the right. It is a long sporty Mercedes snout.

Stop. The owner of the snout cannot see. Watch as the snout come out carefully, and then the rest of the vehicle. The man in the drivers seat makes divers signs of gratitude. Pass along the street, and at the first opportunity do a U-turn, and follow the red car. Five hundred metres on park the car. This is right opposite to the bank. Leave the son to mind the car and go in, go up to the automatic teller machine, tap in all the necessary codes and get money in cash. One big green note and ten brown ones, makes up to two hundred. And all this because the building suppliers is taking cash only.

Return to the car, there is the son waiting. Drive on to the builders suppliers, minding the surprisingly heavy traffic. Talk to the son, he has his comments on the traffic. At the building suppliers go on foot to the customer bell that they have put up under an awning. The virus has changed many things. Two young women arrive, open the window beside the awning. Tell them the name, and hand over the money. They both go away, and then come back with a collection docket. Go back to the car, drive ten meters forward, and hand over the docket to a man driving a small forklift vehicle. He drives the vehicle about, rotates it on the spot, and with a clatter pushes the forks under a pallet. The contents of the pallet are the order, already prepared. He raises it up, and the eight bags of plaster are placed in the hatchback of the car.

Now the dockets are complete, all is done and paid for. 

Bureaucracy rules the day.