Forget loo roll, we've got our hands on 2020's biggest must-have | Rick Jackson

Well, it’s one of those blow-up spas but who cares?

In March, lockdown meant no toilet roll or hand sanitiser.

Come May and it was flour, yeast and hot tubs that became as rare as hen’s teeth.

Being on the radio does have some benefits and a sachet of yeast promptly arrived at Wave Towers courtesy of a lovely listener, but sadly, no hot tub – or Ferrari!

Our hopes were dashed when a placed and paid-for order was soon cancelled as the supplier was overwhelmed by demand and couldn’t promise delivery until at least September.

The hot tub really is the most wanted item for the summer of 2020 as many – if not all – of us have had to cancel our holiday plans this year and know we are facing yet another day, week or months in our own gardens.

So we took some of our holiday money and decided to make the most of our garden.

However, all our hopes were dashed... until a surprise phone call.

We were told that the one we had originally ordered was not available, but a larger, more expensive one was in the warehouse, so we blew the extra £100 and bought i.

We rearranged the patio furniture, put down some sponge mats, I pressed a button and hey-presto, it inflated itself in less than two minutes.

We filled it with warm water and set the temperature to 38C.

I then changed the habit of a lifetime and actually read the instructions about adding chemicals, so we don’t get legionnaires’ disease or green hair.

Finally, it was ready. The kids were asleep, I put on my splendid Union Jack swimming shorts and in we went. Bliss!

I’m normally in bed by 9pm, but at 11.30pm I finally got out. My shorts instantly chilled and I had to waddle back to the house shivering!

I now need some new purchases. A warm dressing gown and to stop cold shorts sticking to my skin, I’ve ordered three pairs of budgie smugglers! Thank goodness we’re not overlooked!

Play up Pompey – I can’t face another League One season

It’s the best scenario. League One couldn’t restart as many clubs couldn’t sustain the financial hit of no fans, so for Pompey to enter into the play-offs is the best possible outcome.

Another reason I’m happy is because of our awful play-offs record. Now we don’t need to worry about our opposition being ‘in form’ or ‘having momentum’. We don’t need to worry about how we’ve been performing. For us, Oxford, Fleetwood and Wycombe , we all have no form and no momentum. It will all be about which team is the fittest and gels together quickest.

With the experience of Kenny Jacket and Joe Gallen, hopefully it will be us. I couldn’t endure another League One season.

Inspired to lift extra weights by pretty girl’s arrival on site

Last week I told you how my gym had reopened and introduced socially-distanced training pods in its car park. Well, this week I had my first workout since March and my first in public.

It was certainly weird watching all the trades people going about their business in the bustling business park at Farlington while I performed hip thrusts. I’m pretty sure my baggy, ill-fitting shorts were not quite the right attire for such people to see thrust into the air.

It was also funny how others’ efforts doubled when a pretty girl arrived to collect some UPVC from the neighbouring business. It’s amazing how much extra weight you can lift in such circumstances!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​