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There Was Also A Good Side To The Pandemic, Here Are 27 Things People Miss That Are Proof Of That
We don't have to tell you that the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented time in our lives. You probably read many similar headlines saying something like this at the time. It was also a pretty scary time in many ways—with risks to our health, jobs, and basically, life as we know it.
Now that almost five years have passed since it started, people are seeing the period with different eyes. Some even miss certain aspects that we no longer have. That's what this list is precisely about—folks online sharing which pandemic-related things they wish were a thing now, too. So, let's jump in and see whether we agree with them or not, shall we?
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#1
Our planet Earth getting a break for the first time in a long time.
Jules 1 year ago
YES!! Whilst I realise that a lot of people were going through s****y times, I have to be honest and say how amazing it was to see what a difference it made when we stood the f**k still for a moment and let the planet breathe for a bit. People in India could see the Himalayas for the first time without the pollution, people could see fish in the canals of Venice and it was joyous to hear the birds sing instead of traffic on the ground and in the air. It gave me hope that nature might recover if she manages to find a way to get rid of us for good.
WindySwede 1 year ago
No, not according to this "Lockdown measures have significantly reduced electricity demand, affecting in turn the power mix. Increases in residential demand were far outweighed by reductions in commercial and industrial operations" - https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2020/electricity
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#2
I live in Yosemite National Park. No visitors were allowed in during the initial lockdown, so it was only the employees who lived in the Park that got to enjoy Spring that year. No one on the Mist Trail on a fine spring day in May. No cars at Tunnel View for sunrise. No gumbies at Swan Slab. No careless influencers trampling the meadows. The birds were loud, the bears were comfortable, the dogwood blooms didn't get picked and ruined. I miss that--I miss having the Valley to "myself". It's so selfish. But man. What an experience.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
Really, some places are meant to be quiet and virtually deserted. And I admit right now that I am a hypocrite because I visited that place myself as one of those tourists. I didn't pick any flowers or trample any plants, though, promise.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I bet. I heard you was able to see more wild life because there was less people around to scare the wild life away.
CanadianDimes 1 year ago (edited)
I live in London and there was a brief window in which there were no (or very few) tourists but those of us who live here could be out and about, so London was for the Londoners. I don’t mind the tourists - it was just nice to have those few months with the city to ourselves.
#3
Being left the hell alone.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
The pandemic didn't change anything about that for me. Apparently I'm just forgettable. ;)
Daya Meyer 1 year ago
I see a difference between alone and lonely. I am sorry for all those who felt a negative impact in their lifes. I really enjoyed distancing from people, social interaction and the expectation to attend family events and activities for a while.
No matter where you lived in 2020, you experienced the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. And, well, the whole world was impacted significantly.
It impacted the global economy, putting tens of millions at risk of poverty, disrupting food systems, and leaving countless individuals vulnerable to undernourishment and so on.
Then there’s its influence on the public's physical health, mental health, and the healthcare sector. Many people got COVID-19, and while some recovered without too many repercussions, others suffered for a long time (some still suffer) from long-term effects like fatigue, memory problems, trouble with taste and/or smell, shortness of breath, sleep issues, and many others.
#4
Empty streets.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
I worked during the pandemic and it was the quickest I've every gotten to and from work, fresh air, no smoke and just clear streets.
Serena Myers 1 year ago
Yes. As an essential worker, same. There were very few cars on the roads, the motorways were almost empty, petrol was the cheapest it had been in months, the dawn sky was the clearest I had ever seen it, and the sunrises were spectacular because there was so much less smog.
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And now commute traffic is back to stupid congested because so many companies demanded that everybody return to the office, even though a forced two year experiment proved it's completely unnecessary.
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
It's all about real state. There's too much money in office spaces for owners to let it go
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LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
I drove on the freeways here in Southern CA. Man, there were hardly any cars even during rush hour. It was wonderful!
Exotic Butters 1 year ago
My husband and I had a blast during COVID. We and our neighbors all hung out on our decks, talking back and forth, we made some amazing food on the grill, take 4 mile walks everyday. It was fun! But I never say it because I know it wasn’t that way for lots of people. Seems like a jerk move to talk about that when some people are fighting for their lives or losing loved ones.
#5
People keeping their f*****g distance. It took a bit, but now people are right back to hovering over your shoulder in line.
Kerry Fletcher 1 year ago
I've said that in line. I asked a gentleman if I could help him, he said no. I said can you just take a step back please? He said the pandemic is over. I said I know, my personal space isn't over though.
William Teach 1 year ago
Darned right. If I can stretch my arm and touch you you're too close.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Oh boy, my monkey arms are gonna hurt some people 😊
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Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Was in a long CVS pharmacy queue yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised that we all maintained a healthy distance from one another, even after all this time.
Ron Man 1 year ago (edited)
Not here they're not, thank God. Most stores here still have their floor stickers telling people where to stand in line and for the most part they're still obeyed.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I see those and still stand in them. Nothing wrong with not breathing on each other. After 20 years of marriage I prefer my husband breathing just not on me.
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Huddo's sister 1 year ago
There are still markings on the floor in chemists and some other places where I live and people still generally use them when lining up.
Jess Thalken 1 year ago
I’ve turned around to the person hovering over me and said that them breathing on my neck is not gonna make this line move any faster. Please back up out of my personal space. Usually works. Haha
#6
Not feeling bad for sitting in my apartment all day and night. No FOMO.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
You know, it really says something when the pandemic didn't change your life one iota.
Ron Man 1 year ago
I don't have FOMO. But as someone who lives alone and worked from home before the pandemic and during it, it was absolutely hell not having anything to get out of the house for.
Kathy L 1 year ago
I know it was rough on extroverts and people whose kids were at home, driving them crazy. But as an introvert, I LOVED it.
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Unfortunately, many people lost their lives due to this illness, too. According to the Worldmeter, over 7 million people have died from the virus as of December 2024. Additionally, complications (and deaths) were worsened by the coronavirus or pandemic restrictions, as people faced delayed diagnoses and help.
At the same time, even though the pandemic was a horrific time for health, society, and the economy, some people still hold positive sentiments toward it. After all, even though it is human nature to focus on the negatives, some people try to find positivity in every horrible situation, as that is what drives them forward.
So, when one Reddit user asked netizens to share what they miss about the pandemic, many (to be more specific over 12K people) were quick to answer. We've compiled this list for your convenience, to show you what people had to say.
#7
Common courtesy if people were ill. People staying home or masking up when sick. Now we’re back to disgustingly ill people hacking and coughing all over with zero regard for others. It’s gross.
Sarah Matsoukis 1 year ago
When everyone wore masks in public buildings I wasn't sick once for 3 years, the moment it was over I got sick.
Ron Man 1 year ago
I still see a lot of people wearing masks in public, and a lot of companies here have kept the policy that if you're sick, you're masked at work or staying home if you have a fever.
Ron Man 1 year ago
I love that my comment is being downvoted because I said I see people still masking and taking precautions with illnesses around. Yes, please downvote responsible actions for illnesses. BP people are so fvcking fvcked in the head it's hilarious.
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StrangeOne 1 year ago
Just as the pandemic was starting, but before lockdown, when people were starting to be more aware of the importance of staying home when sick, and leaving if you get sick during work, I did start feeling sick at work. Manager said go home and don't worry about a "left early" write up. HR still gave me a write up and said I shouldn't have left work. Some places only talked the talk, but didn't walk the walk.
Jacquie Carr 1 year ago
I miss masks. They keep your face warm in winter & people can't see your facial expressions
Limey 1 year ago
Yep. I was in an airport the other day sitting opposite a person who was hacking in a really chesty cough. No mask, no hand in front of face. Maybe they weren’t contagious but it sure would have been nice if they had acted like they were and exercise the courtesy we saw during the pandemic.
#8
The Pace of life almost felt like how life should be ? Less traffic, less crowded streets, less noise , more time to appreciate people at home , some jobs could commute, even people who had a variety of opinions on the pandemic details, seemed to have a community of sorts within their said beliefs… It just feels modern society is chaotic for no good reason, and the pandemic slowed things down for a short minute.
Doodles1983 1 year ago
Nope. NHS here. Busiest time of my life. Unfortunately, we all picked up the pace out of necessity. And it's become the expectation. Now being met with burnout and people leaving in droves.
winterwidow87 1 year ago (edited)
Working in healthcare post pandemic is a nightmare. We're expected to mantain the pace we got during the emergency and people are just leaving. I have so many ex colleagues that have left healthcare completely and now do a different job because of this. I am hanging by a thread because i still love my job and was relatively new to it when the pandemic started, but we are all burnt out and management just doesn't care, they keep expecting us to meet their impossible standards. If something doesn't change the quality of healthcare is only going to get worse in the future.
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I love this one. Unfortunately, my husband was working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. Emergency Management Office.
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
I hated this. Not only was anything barely open, I got harassed by mall security over carrying a bottle of water on a very hot day, and then accused of "mall walking" because I didn't know the mall opened an hour later. The security even tried grabbing my reusable water bottle to throw it out.
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago
This. We aren't supposed to hustle all the damn time. I know it was different for everyone but in my job when the pandemic first hit we were sent home with pay for a month. Then after that month they put us back to work (with masks distancing and all kinds of things). That month (for me at least) was precisely what I've wanted my whole life: my own time.
#9
I miss having optimism that life would get better post pandemic. Somehow things have gotten worse and Elon f*****g Musk is making decisions that have potential to f**k s**t up even more for me and my income.
Robin DJW 1 year ago
Yeah, well, Elon does not even try to pretend that he is is not evil. And the OB - well, I am still astonished that ANYONE would vote for him, so especially not enough to actually elect him. So The Ugly American is a common beast after all. It's tragic.
Angie May 1 year ago
Look at Larry Truelove and Bill Murphy in the comments here, a disgusting amount of people legitimately think he's great and things will "get better" with his hateful a*s in the white house.
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Larry Truelove 1 year ago
Things will definitely be better after the January 2025. But the mainstream media will try to convince us it won’t.
Bill Murphy 1 year ago
Especially four years of whomever was running the country in Biden’s stead
For instance, some people missed how empty the streets were due to the restrictions. For example, in this Bored Panda article, you can see how empty the streets of Krakow looked back in 2020. In comparison, here’s what driving through the streets of Krakow looked like in September of 2024—way busier, isn’t it? And that’s just one city; any other could probably be used as an example, too.
So, it's no surprise that some folks miss such emptiness. It seemed so quiet and calm, didn’t it?
#10
The beginning. When we were all in it together. Then it devolved into the whole mask/no-mask and vaccine/anti-vax b******t. Ugh.
Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
It was so nice to be on the same page for a minute. We used to sit outside for "happy hour" with the neighbors. We were all in our little deck chairs sitting away from each other and other neighbors would be out walking. It was the most pleasant spring in our neighborhood. AND the weather was glorious that year. It's too bad it took a health crisis and so many didn't make it.
Limey 1 year ago (edited)
…and that it didn’t last. I am lucky as I live in a “blue state” and wore my mask without comment, but i know people in different states who were publicly berated for wearing a mask
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SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Having seen what I saw when I was in hospital at the height of the Pandemic here in the UK? I hold absolutely No Truck with anyone who is an Anti-Vaxxer or not had them, unless they absolutely cannot due to legitimate medical reasons.
Lara Verne 1 year ago
Yeah. Unfortunately after while, antivaxers were back on their b******t.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
So many people got sick and died especially if you were very old or very young. The hospitals here in Southern CA were always full.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
There was no "we were all in it together". From the beginning there were people saying the virus was not important and then a lot of people who just disregarded mandates. We all paid the price, and still are.
nm (he/him) 1 year ago
No, we were NOT all in it together. The society had its enemies, the anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers.
#11
The quiet. In the big city where I live there are various lakes / ponds around, and during the pandemic I could hear the frogs chirping like crazy in the evenings instead of traffic.
S Bow 1 year ago
I wonder how many people heard that for the first time and didn't know what it was.
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
I saw random wildlife that we don't usually see on the streets here, a badger, the birds took over etc. The quiet though? It was weird! You could hear a mouse fart from two streets over!!!
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
I remember how quiet everything was. I hardly saw people or cars about because everything was either closed or had reduce hours.
#12
Not having to talk to people.
Having time to do extra stuff around the house. .
Kathy L 1 year ago
YES. Heaven for me would be not having to listen to stupid chitchat and small talk.
Andrew Keir 1 year ago
And yet, chitchat is a social act, and helpful for our personalities and mental health. In small quantities ...
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Dont Sellmyinfo 1 year ago
Not having people to talk to was a major problem for many looking for MH and substance use treatment services. It was isolating and the death toll from d**g overdoses rose from approximately. 70,000/year to over 100,000 in just 1 year. The rate hasn’t gone down. People need people. —— I’m happy for those that got the rest they needed during COVID, but for some it was “the straw that broke the camels back”. Our already broken healthcare system crumbled and the onus was placed on the underpaid backs of the front line workers. So many people left the healthcare field. States are trying to fill the gaps by lowering standards of education and proficiency. The pandemic ruined a field I devoted myself to a decade ago. I’m treading water, getting my masters so I can work in policy to hopefully change this sh!t. Not having to talk to people got us into this mess. The people have no advocates, the advocates have no support. Those in power reigned supreme without checks from policy advocates
Speaking of calm, since people were ordered to stay at home during the COVID-19 outbreak, Earth got a well-deserved break. In 2020, Bored Panda wrote about how satellite images revealed a dramatic drop in pollution over Italy due to the lockdown.
Voa News reported similar things, too. Smog, which had been choking New Delhi for decades, began to clear up. Nitrogen dioxide pollution decreased by 30% in the northeastern United States—you get the gist.
#13
Time, I had time, I was just starting to understand myself as I'm an addict and that time gave me the ability to actually look inward and make strong necessary changes to essentially grow up and become a better person.
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago
Yep, I resent that it ended, honestly. Now I'm just waiting for retirement. It'll be another *checks watch* 14 years but I'm a patient man.
#14
Not being obliged to shake hands. You could just nod at each other and go on.
Andrew Bridge 1 year ago
I no longer shake hands because of the number of people I heard leaving the bathroom without washing their hands
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I've always hated shaking hands and try to avoid it as much as possible.
WonderWoman 1 year ago
Keep your nasty hands to yourself, and NO I don't want to hug you hello or good bye, keep your hands off me
William Teach 1 year ago
I hate shaking hands, even with people I know. I used to work in wireless and I saw the condition of their phones. Nasty. Just like their hands
#15
Pretty much everything except the people dying.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Also, persons who live paycheck to paycheck and lost their income.
Clown fish 1 year ago
In the UK we got 80% of our pay but my boss gave us all the other 20% which was really nice
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Basically, during the pandemic, we were able to see how strenuous we humans are on Earth and how quickly it regenerates once we slow down a little. It's no wonder some folks miss it, especially now that everything is back on. We continue to strain the planet, even though it’s the only one we have.
So, while the pandemic was a scary time, there were some positives in it that some of us are starting to forget. Maybe this list will serve as a reminder and a motivation that, even in the darkest times, light (even if just a small one) can be found.
#16
Working from home.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
This is when we, as a society, figured out that many jobs could easily be done from home without a loss of productivity or efficiency. Which of course means that middle management is entirely useless and far overpaid.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
It would not have been possible without modern advances in fiber optics to make fast internet workable and video conferencing aps.
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Panda Panda Bo Banda 1 year ago
What's so weird about a half-obscured picture of a nun with 3-inch nails working on a laptop in a hotel room?
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My workplace was exalting the benefits of conducting meetings via video rather than face to face for a few years before the pandemic. As our offices are dotted throughout the country it was encouraged as a way to cut down on cross country jaunts to meet with colleagues, reduce our carbon footprint, prevent burnout for those travelling frequently, etc. When the pandemic hit it was even more lauded. But now, apparently face to face is better so people must attend the office X amount of times a week. Basically, video conferencing was a god send when we were doing it from the office itself yet doing exactly that same thing but from home instead is somehow ineffective??
Jacquie Carr 1 year ago
If managers appear to have no-one to manage, they don't have a job. It's mainly middle management pushing for people to be in the office & there's a reason for that
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sturmwesen 1 year ago (edited)
I already talked to my boss in december before covid about working from home 50% in the future...then came covid and now I am in the office 1-2 mornings a week. Thank you Corona
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
Related to this, the fact that teams could still be productive and using Zoom etc to communicate might help knock the idea that people have to be physically colocated in order for things to work to the curb. Prior to COVID, I've lost count of the number of times I had to move everything from one desk to another (often just across the walkway, maybe ten steps at most) when there was an internal reorganisation so that the team can be sitting together. And of course the IT equipment itself had to be moved by professional removalists (at taxpayer expense of course since this was a government agency)
StrangeOne 1 year ago
This was grand until I realized the office was my home and home was my office, and there was no leaving work drama at work. My family heard all of what went down. My kid was begging me to quit. I eventually did. This was also the time I got to see how bad the mice problem was getting. Caught the f****r chewing my couch up while I was sitting on it working.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Best thing ever. It's SO much better for my mental health. I'll never go back. The type of work I do just doesn't require it. I'm much more efficient and happy at home. And it allows us to hire people who don't live in the same geographical area - which is great when there isn't a large pool of qualified workers who are local. My company even sold their office suite last year, which earned them over a million dollars. Hopefully we'll see some of that money in our salary raises! :)
Blondie23 1 year ago
I am one of the lucky ones that has a job at a company that still believes working from home is good. We do have to come into the office a certain number of days but they have embraced the hybrid work idea. Also... if you have sick kids or are sick yourself but still want to work they let you work from home for the duration which is huge! No more burning PTO days when you don't need to!
Manny 1 year ago
The pandemic actually proved some, if not most jobs could still get done if not even better working from home. I still don't understand how some employers don't realize that and could actually save money if they didn't have to pay for an actual office to house all their employees. They wanted everyone back in to just to micromanage.
#17
Clean supermarket baskets. Actually just clean stuff in general. The moment it was no longer mandated, everything went back to being filthy
Your would think there would be minimum standards of hygiene in places that sell produce... I mean, I'm pretty sure a corner grocer would get in trouble for having baskets as gross as Woolworths baskets always are.
Hey! 1 year ago
Our grocery store kept the swipes so the roll is always full - somebody actually checks this - and you swipe your own cart. Since we eat there before doing the groceries, I also swipe my hands. BTW, those swipe are huge, something like 6"x3".
Fire Singer 1 year ago (edited)
I remember seeing signs that said "carts are sterilized" and all I could think about was Michael Scott from The Office yelling "I declare bankruptcy!" and Oscar explaining "Hey. I just wanted you to know that you can't just say the word "bankruptcy" and expect anything to happen." You can't just put up a sign saying "sterilized" and expect that to actually mean anything. :P
Ariom Dahl 11 months ago
I live in Western Australia and some supermarkets here still have wet wipes for trolley cleaning as well as hand sanitiser. Lots of smaller shops also have the hand sanitiser available.
Sara Frazer 1 year ago (edited)
Different for the people who had to collect the carts from the parking lot. When covid shut down the lab I worked at (making glasses for Costco, and Costco had closed all the optical departments in-store, so our work dried up) they shipped us out to work at the Costco stores. This was April 2020. Because my boyfriend works in healthcare with very high-risk people I opted to push carts outside at the store I was sent to. Almost every cart I collected had peoples' used gloves, used masks, used tissues in it. You cover up to go in the store, but hey f*ck the people who grab the carts, huh? Although this was in America, and based on the terminology of OP here they're probably in Europe
PeriMeNope 1 year ago
Where I work, we keep things clean...then people come in and c**p things up. It's getting to where we can't keep up.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
On the + side, Walmart and Meijer still have wipes at the entrance so you can sanitize your own cart. Hope that continues.
#18
I miss the ability to avoid people and tasks of other peoples….people got very selfish and demanding post covid like they’re more important than anyone else
Edit: Wow I didn't expect this comment to get so many upvotes. It's amazing to see how many of us think alike. And thank you for the awards.
Janelle Collard 1 year ago (edited)
Right? The entitled A**H**es seem to have multiplied exponentially!
Peet 1 year ago
Some of them got selfish and demanding during the pandemic. I'm a lab technician, we worked our a**es off non stop and the most demanding people were the ones that just wanted to travel. There were people dying but I understand...it's more important you catch your flight to the maledives. I was constantly yelled at at the phone and now I'm just burnt out like hell. I would like the freetime others had.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I find it's the opposite. But people in my area have always been jackasses.
#19
- peace and quiet
- actually having no stress and being able to just exist and mind your own business
- being rested and getting enough sleep for the first and probably the last time
- not working for 5.5 months.
Robin DJW 1 year ago
Thank you. Your work must be important, so thank you. The folks who were already WFH kept going, too. WFH has a lot to recommend it. I wish management was not pulling back from it for so many jobs.
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Nikki Angulo 1 year ago
I did work for part of it, not the first time we were on lockdown, since my contract ended the day lockdown started, so I was supposed to be on EI but ended up on the Canadian government’s program instead, basically the same as EI. I was an available to work, but was never called to fill in for people doing Nolin teaching. The second time we went into lockdown I was working. Teaching online is not good at all.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
The pandemic is when I got into bad sleep habits. I used to read every night before bed for at least an hour, which meant going to bed about 9.30 at the latest. Then a combination of anxiety and a d**g that finally helped me get to sleep quicker meant I was either trying to avoid going to bed early to avoid the negative thoughts, and thinking I didn't need as long to get to sleep. That meant I was going to bed at 11-12pm and it is really hard trying to change the habit even though my anxiety is under control.
Brian Beduhn 1 year ago
The only good part of the pandemic was non-essential people not in the way.
#20
The illusion that the majority of people cared about others.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Kind reminds me of that song those celebrities sang from the safety of their mansion/yacht.
Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
In other words, following the same safety protocols that we were all given.
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Je souhaite 1 year ago
Ha ha when people were forced to be together all the time it actually put a strain on a lot of marriages and relationships in general
Cool crow 1 year ago
And some relationships were saved. Some families grew closer. For me, the pandemic reminded me of what and who really matters in my life, and how hard it can be to say goodbye.
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#21
Hand sanitizer at gas pumps. Pandemic or no, some folks just don’t wash their hands.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
The handwashing stations here were removed the second it was lifted. I made sure our office kept the sanitizing stations. They're still being used.
Mike F 1 year ago
I did non emergency medical transportation until I retired, we ALWAYS had a metric $hit-ton hand sanitizer. When it hit the fan, we began buying it in giant (1 gallon) bottles and refilling the smaller pump bottles. It became part of my (of course) daily routine.
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JL 1 year ago
Some pumps provide the disposable gloves. For those that don't, I keep some in the car, been using them since the pandemic. 2__79664.1...879577.jpg 
Michael P. 1 year ago
I just carry hand sanitizer with me at all times. The soaps in some bathrooms smells really awful or you have to open the door by touching the handle, even if you just washed your hands. Yes, I wash my hands after going to the bathroom or I use my hand sanitizer.
#22
Staying at home and having a family time almost every day like eating together, watching movies together.
KittyGaming 1 year ago
Personally not me, both of my parents got sick and I stayed in my room all day only leaving to get food or go to the bathroom, everytime my parents talk about how sick they were they always mention watching me dashing from my room to the kitchen and back, I'm glad others got closer though
#23
Sitting one person per pair of seats on the bus. Hate it when someone sits next to me.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
People were actually getting away with using the seat next to for their bags. People are still doing that today, I see, and in the courtesy seating area.
#24
Getting paid to stay home and do, essentially, nothing. Spending tons of time with my kids.
Also my kids loved that the school gave us school food for them to eat at home, so I miss them being excited for us to go pick up the weekly school food.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Our district delivered, by bus, 1 daily meal. Got us (janitors, food service, and drivers) back on the clock. Also was able to do a deep clean of the buildings in the spring so bigger maintenance items could be done in summer.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
I LOVED seeing the kids and families go pick up their meals from the school near my house. It was so cute. A nice little outing for the kids and hopefully some financial help for those families who needed it. Or not! Just time with kids.
#25
The price of petrol
#26
Getting absolutely hammered on zoom with my buddies
Ron Man 1 year ago
This sounds like something maybe you should all still be doing? Sounds great, and nobody has to worry about driving or spending on overpriced drinks.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
We absolutely do, regular cocktail hours with friends who don't live in the same town, or even the same country. It's a nice thing to be able to do.
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Being 4 years younger.
Sara Frazer 1 year ago
I just turned 31 yesterday and and I'm liking it. My 30s have already been significantly better than my 20s
What do you think ?
Joanne Earle 1 year ago
Actually I LOVED quarantine. I'd been training for it my whole life. I loved it that we were forced to be housebound. I do feel bad for the restaurants and businesses that couldn't rebound. Also wasn't crazy about the lack of TP and other things.
Cool crow 1 year ago
TP shortage wasn't my worry. Coffee! Can't run out of coffee! I still like to make sure I have plenty.
Load More Replies... sturmwesen 1 year ago (edited)
The magical time: WFH, no social contact you don't want, silence (minus neighbours kids), reduced hours, f****ing clean streets..besides health/death/jobloss for other people I only hated Corona Puppies...so damn many untrained / socialized puppies from puppy mills
Libstak 1 year ago (edited)
If my parents had not, first by some cosmic coincidence become sick and injured with a host of age related downturns like seizures, stroke, broken hip, vascular dementia in the first year which meant I saw more ambulances, hospital waiting rooms, hospital beds and covid measures that meant I had to wear disposable gowns, plastic face covers, gloves, masks and sometimes paper shoes to see them every day and care for the other at home I might have loved covid. The 2nd year? They both got covid one day apart, I did not. I was their single designated visitor after 2 weeks quarantine on 2 different floors, same hospital. I had to hand feed my dad who lost his capacity to swallow solids without choking and ate very little of the hospital food. So I made and blended soups every night and cereal and milk or porridge and took it to him. Mum could and did eat, even liked the hospital food but had a slow recovery and fears she wasn't breathing properly. It was crazy and exhausting for 2 yrs
Bill Evs 1 year ago
It actually worked out quite well for me, a lot of things advantageously fell in to place at just the right time. Before lockdown kicked in I had just finished paying off two quite big loans. I also had been promising myself for years I would get fit but had always put it off simply because work took up a lot of my time and any free time I had I was simply too tired to do anything strenuous. All of a sudden I had extra cash and bags of free time (even though I was WFH). Fast forward two years after the initial lockdown and I had dropped 29kg in weight, taken up running (which I still do today) built up a nice pot of savings and got a lot of those niggly jobs around the house ticked off.
Nikki Angulo 1 year ago
I lost weight during the pandemic! Both times we were on lockdown! The second time when I came to choosing between eating lunch or having a nap before going back to ‘work’ I chose a nap! lol
Lara Verne 1 year ago
I miss when people make jokes about covid and quarantine and antivaxers were quiet for once.
Nikki Angulo 1 year ago
I’m guessing from your name and your comment that you work in health care? lol
Load More Replies... Joanne Earle 1 year ago
Actually I LOVED quarantine. I'd been training for it my whole life. I loved it that we were forced to be housebound. I do feel bad for the restaurants and businesses that couldn't rebound. Also wasn't crazy about the lack of TP and other things.
Cool crow 1 year ago
TP shortage wasn't my worry. Coffee! Can't run out of coffee! I still like to make sure I have plenty.
Load More Replies... sturmwesen 1 year ago (edited)
The magical time: WFH, no social contact you don't want, silence (minus neighbours kids), reduced hours, f****ing clean streets..besides health/death/jobloss for other people I only hated Corona Puppies...so damn many untrained / socialized puppies from puppy mills
Libstak 1 year ago (edited)
If my parents had not, first by some cosmic coincidence become sick and injured with a host of age related downturns like seizures, stroke, broken hip, vascular dementia in the first year which meant I saw more ambulances, hospital waiting rooms, hospital beds and covid measures that meant I had to wear disposable gowns, plastic face covers, gloves, masks and sometimes paper shoes to see them every day and care for the other at home I might have loved covid. The 2nd year? They both got covid one day apart, I did not. I was their single designated visitor after 2 weeks quarantine on 2 different floors, same hospital. I had to hand feed my dad who lost his capacity to swallow solids without choking and ate very little of the hospital food. So I made and blended soups every night and cereal and milk or porridge and took it to him. Mum could and did eat, even liked the hospital food but had a slow recovery and fears she wasn't breathing properly. It was crazy and exhausting for 2 yrs
Bill Evs 1 year ago
It actually worked out quite well for me, a lot of things advantageously fell in to place at just the right time. Before lockdown kicked in I had just finished paying off two quite big loans. I also had been promising myself for years I would get fit but had always put it off simply because work took up a lot of my time and any free time I had I was simply too tired to do anything strenuous. All of a sudden I had extra cash and bags of free time (even though I was WFH). Fast forward two years after the initial lockdown and I had dropped 29kg in weight, taken up running (which I still do today) built up a nice pot of savings and got a lot of those niggly jobs around the house ticked off.
Nikki Angulo 1 year ago
I lost weight during the pandemic! Both times we were on lockdown! The second time when I came to choosing between eating lunch or having a nap before going back to ‘work’ I chose a nap! lol
Lara Verne 1 year ago
I miss when people make jokes about covid and quarantine and antivaxers were quiet for once.
Nikki Angulo 1 year ago
I’m guessing from your name and your comment that you work in health care? lol
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