With restrictions lifted for coffee shops on Friday morning, there was a buzz around the place And it wasn't just from the caffeine.
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The sight of people returning to coffee shops - some had been restricted to takeaways, while others had closed completely - was enough to bring some hope and excitement.
When you stop and think about that, it really highlights what we have been through!
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There is a group of pensioners in the city who hit the streets on the bikes, and for years it has become routine for the group to stop for coffee. Until the coronavirus restrictions came into force in March.
On Friday morning the retirees were outside Seesaw Coffee, where retired Rocky River school principal Ken McDonald explained that the group, which varies from six to a dozen riders depending on the day, were pleased to be able to stop for coffee again.
"Normally we'd just go home while all this social distancing is on," Mr McDonald said.
"We came here for a coffee. We haven't had one together since the rules came in."
The group of riders have become regular customers at several of the city's coffee shops during their rides.
"We go to Westside, Parkside, we try to spread it around and help them all out."
Mr McDonald explained that the group of riders has gradually increased in number as people have retired, before looking at his fellow riders and briefly explaining their backgrounds.
"Phil's a doctor, Bob was a uni lecturer, Dave had a business, Ken was a transport engineer, Ray was a copper and Paul was an engineer," he said.
"A lot of us have been mates for a long time because we all used to race with the cycling club. We've given that away now because we're too old, we don't bounce like we used to."