ADs and The Brave New World

[BogRollBOGOF]

When you kind of hope that a new thread meanders on quietly because it means that life is being fairly stable...

What are ADs?

Here's the copy and paste job...

Definition of AD
^AD stands for anti dementor.
There are creatures in Harry Potter called dementors, who suck all hope and happiness from you and eventually take your soul. Way back at the start of the pandemic thread after thread was posted on by posters like this and anyone who'd dare question anything or disagree with anything (like putting cheese in your coffee) was bullied off these threads. And so any actual discussion disappeared and it became an echo chamber of misery.^

We are the antidote to that. We follow the rules, but not the "roolz" and we question and discuss with respect to each other. It's all very civil.

[justasking111]

Hospital again tomorrow check up at clinic. Last night sore throat bit of a cough. Well I've been in isolation for 11 days apart from two hospital visits. So if it's covid they can bloody well have it back 🤬🤬

[BogRollBOGOF]

The overlap between hayfever and Covid is strong!

Happy unmasking day for Wales. I hope Scotland follows soon. They've made so little difference.

I'm kind of glad the media is finally confirming that the ADs were right all along (and frequently saddened by it as so many of the negative consequences in the big picture that we anticipated came to pass). It is also frustrating that many people nodding along and fed-up of a Covidy "New Normal" did quiet little U-turns after so long of calling us things like Granny Killer and Selfish.

I'm looking forwards to not having to second-guess every cold and sniffle. Testing only where there's a medical need for treatment is fine by me!

I had a lovely weekend away at a crowded super-spreader event It was so very close to normal. Quieter than usual for a few reasons (planning travel, change of circumstance, last minute illness) but just so good to be back there after 3 years- it was supposed to be the first weekend of lockdown so was already a year.

I hope other countries see sense soon. I'm so ready to travel. It's nearly 3 years since our last foreign holiday as we went in April '19.

[NannyGythaOgg]

I keep looking at Turkish holidays.

I haven't been away since May 2018 and am desperate for a break.

I have been going to Turkey by myself twice a year since 2007 and I'm now more nervous than I was the fist time.
Not having been away for so long, the fact that I am now 67 (which has tripled the cost of insurance, even though I have no issues) plus the chances of things changing or me missing something I need to do is making me keep vacillating rather than just booking it.

[ISaySteadyOn]

I was on the tube yesterday and I am pleased to report that, although it was less crowded, Londoners are back to their usual studious ignoring of everybody else plus you can see them doing it (masks few and far between).

[BogRollBOGOF]

@NannyGythaOgg

I keep looking at Turkish holidays.

I haven't been away since May 2018 and am desperate for a break.

I have been going to Turkey by myself twice a year since 2007 and I'm now more nervous than I was the fist time.
Not having been away for so long, the fact that I am now 67 (which has tripled the cost of insurance, even though I have no issues) plus the chances of things changing or me missing something I need to do is making me keep vacillating rather than just booking it.

The past year or so, I've had to give myself so many shoves up the arse to do stuff as it seemed to be a Big Thing in my head. Inevitably when I actually did it, it was much simpler than I built up in my head. It was a legacy from constantly changing circumstances and the constant risk of last minute disruption.

At the moment, I feel like I'm waking up after so long in existance mode, especially now the natural rhythm of things is finally being restored. A lot was still off kilter and out of place in 2021.

I'm finding I don't remember much about this time last year, but I spent much of the first part of 2021 feeling numb, until August really. Then there was a lag time on events like my races getting going again.

[Worldgonecrazy]

@justasking111 hope all goes well for you

[Worldgonecrazy]

@NannyGythaOgg you should definitely book the holiday. It’s good to have something to look forward to.

We are booked to go to Belgium in late August, unfortunately more than 9 months since our last jab so will require Pcr tests before travel unless common sense kicks in and the jabs are seen for their true ‘not very preventative of infection if current claimed infection rates are correct’.

[justasking111]

I'm starting to feel normal, no masks in handbag, or the car. Don't think about them now. A few folks still wearing them but it's a rare sight

[BogRollBOGOF]

Wishing all ADs a very happy, normal Easter!

We've had a family birthday recently and it was lovely to go to shops to buy presents rather than panic buying in mid-March incase lockdown happened, or blindly buying on the internet. On the actual day it was lovely that he could choose what he wanted to do to celebrate rather than losing a significant and memorable chunk of childhood birthdays to lockdown. No party yet, but that's due to the logistics of what he wants to do rather than because it's illegal.

It's weird, it's this time last year, March to July that I struggle to remember with much clarity. It took a long time to phase back to normal, and I spent much of it feeling numb. There were some things to do, but in weird twists of normality, like holding youth groups outdoors, but things were still awkward, unstable and involved masks if they were indoors which was a major deterrent. It feels like a vague bad dream now.

[thenightsky]

Happy Easter to you too Bogroll. x

[ISaySteadyOn]

It does, doesn't it? Happy Belated Birthday to your relative 🎂. We have had two recent birthdays in our family too and were able to have simple parties.

The change in weather helps as well. I just feel better.

I'm adjusting now to really really not having small children anymore. Did/do any of you find that older children actually need slightly firmer boundaries than they did when smaller or is it just that the boundaries are different?

[MMBaranova]

It's weird, it's this time last year, March to July that I struggle to remember with much clarity.

I remember key things and stretches of restrictions from the last two + years, but don't have the clarity of memory I used to have. So much mush.

[justasking111]

Mush is a perfect description if you have photos on your phone as I do that say five, four, three, two, one year ago the lack of pictures the last two years is startling. It's the same with uploads to FB even while things eased temporarily people didn't post meals, walks, holiday time for fear of being judged

[BogRollBOGOF]

I'm getting a lot of pictures of gorgeous sunny walks two years ago. We're fortunate to have pleasant countryside nearby and we'd make the use of the light evenings to dodge the crowds. I didn't go to the local woods for months because it was like the M25 in there

Again, it's last year that the "memories" feature isn't showing much up. April was sunny but with a biting wind and May was grim. We were back to school routines and some evenings with activities, but the weekends were bland. Later in the year DS1 ended up with months of vertigo so that cramped what we could do with him all summer, then DS2 had a couple of months of an on/ off pain followed by a foot injury, then a packed race season in the autumn gave me an overuse injury and I'm still limited in milage for walking/ running which is bloody annoying.

I was selective about what I shared and how I might see it recurring each year. The silence is more telling!

[Curlygirl06]

Lost you all for a while, happy Easter everyone from me and the tortoise, who is doing well.
I've recently had covid, dh brought it back from Scotland. He felt like he had a cold so no big deal, I didn't even feel that, just a slight tickle in my throat like I had a bit of dust in my throat. Had a week off work, tidied the airing cupboard, sorted the filing, got lots of stuff done and I know I was lucky.

[AlviarinAesSedai]

Happy Easter everyone. The last two years have been a very trying. My DM will never be the same again. Lockdown destroyed her.

[RainbowCrayons]

I'm another (name changed) member from the first few threads. I sometimes feel like posting links to the first few threads in AIBU asking ' AIBU to think we have been vindicated and weren't the granny killers we were painted as'. Of course I won't because TAAT and all that and not wanting to cause a pile on but I think the first few threads would look very normal now with the occasional mad person arriving to tell us off.

I'm not UK so masks are still here, hoping that goes soon too. There have been some minor easing recently and rates are still low so hopefully that paves the way for more.

Happy Easter everyone!

[MrsDeaconClaybourne]

Happy Easter everyone. Nice to 'see' you for a catch up. I'm so glad there isn't the need for the threads any more but do miss them occasionally.

Has anyone else been following Lucy Easthorpe or read her book?

When the Dust Settles: The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529358248/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_SCFW585MV4B5R59E9E0E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Think lots of you would find it really interesting.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, whatever you're up to.

[LivinLaVidaLoki]

Hi everyone. So good to see you all!
Planning my first trip of the year to Greece and started reminiscing about these threads. And look! Here you all are!

Hope all of you are keeping well.

[mmmmmmghturep]

Happy Easter to you all.

[smallandimperfectlyformed]

Hello! Happy Easter to everyone. Remember I was the one who was really upset by my church choosing to keep restrictions even after freedom day? I took my children to a service a few weeks ago and was disappointed as there seemed to be no provision for younger children. We have gone to another, more happy clappy kind of church twice since but a fellow parishioner from my original church said today there is an Easter egg hunt so we are going to try it again. That's if the kids get up in time, service starts at 9.30!

[LivinLaVidaLoki]

Good luck @smallandimperfectlyformed I do remember you.

[justasking111]

Happy Easter all 😁

[HotCrossTum]

I'm on holiday now in a Mediterranean country (first holiday in 3 years) and popped into a store yesterday. After looking at clothes for a bit I was warned by security to wear a mask. I had to leave the piles of clothes to go back out and find a mask and I decided not to go back in at all in the end. I completely forgot to wear a mask even though I packed loads knowing I will need it for the country I'm in. This is an honest mistake but just makes me think how abnormal our lives have been for the past two year. I'm so glad that we don't have to wear masks in the UK anymore and I hope other countries take note.

I respect people that do wear masks but can't imagine anything worse than wearing a mask in a hot country. It just brought so many bad memories from the past two years. My ds's nursery teacher mentioned loads of kids including my ds are quite delayed in social and communications skills due to the lockdowns and mask wearing. It just angers me more remembering it and being reminded to wear one just made the hairs stand on the back of my neck.

[Worldgonecrazy]

I’m visiting Portugal soon and sadly the country is still in dementoring mode. Not sure how much fun the trip will be.

Hope everyone has a lovely Easter weekend. Plenty of chocolate, ice cream and sunshine on the south coast