Positives of covid19

[tinyme77]

To think that there may be some people whose lives could be better because they can't access the things that are bad for them? e.g. Gamblers in the high street shops. Are people still using prostitutes? Can you think of any benefits of this situation?

Maybe because they can't get out of the house

Really? You think a single man wouldn't leave the house or even just order one in?
Married men will offer to do the shopping or other urgent task and just see one then or one the way home from work.

I've noticed that I'm a far nicer person. I'm polite anyway (I always thank the bus driver as I get off) but I've started dkjng proper thank yous. I'm a keyworker and am wfh most of the timd, my team are on rota so 1 person in each day. I spoke to a driver yesterday and thanked him, because without them I couldn't get to work. I sent shopping today and I thanked the checkout person as well

I'm realising how lucky I am that I still have a job, a job that's considered essential, that I'm trained for and will probably increase in demand (idiots no doubt will take advantage of reduced police to commit offences). I still wake up with dread each morning and theres a pit in my stomach, but I am lucky really.

Am talking to my parents more. We have a tricky relationship and mam was abusive, and for weeks I put off seeing or even calling them (I live away). I'm now phoning them every single day.

Once this is all over (am struggling not knowing how long. If someone said it'd be x amount for definite I could cops better as I'd have an end date) well appreciate things a lot more. I'll appreciate my morning coffee from Costa, nature and being outside, seeing my colleagues, seeing friends, going to the cinema, going to cocktail bars, giung fkf lovely long walks.

It's showing who my real friends are, the lovely kind ones who check in on me (as I do them) and really care vs the ones I was suspicious were using me and now I have confirmation as I've had no text asking how I am or even a response to my text asking after them.

Of course this doesn't make it OK. People are dying, the economy oz shot and my mh is suffering anf I'm a lucky one. But if all we focused on with the crap stuff we'd feel worse.

Madein I totally agree with you.
I'm doing the same.
I'm not sure exactly what you do but thank you for doing your essential job & keeping the country going. Much appreciated

I'm hoping it will open some minds to being grateful for community. I think we may have a lot of people come out of this with different life mentalities. It's a big thing. We're all at home thinking. Maybe we'll grow from it.

Also... the prostitutes question has me rolling. Not even sure how to start replying to that. Haha

The dog is loving having us at home and all the extra walks.

Pollution is down in many countries.

I don't have to go on a weekend away that I was dreading.

The rest of it is just awful and heartbeaking for so many. And it's only starting here

Good for introverts. I don't feel guilty for not socialising

My house is clean.
The laundry is caught up.
I’m not needing excuses to not go out.
My neighbour doesn’t wake me at sparrows fart every morning revving his motorbike. (But I’m not sleeping well)
I’m not getting any knocks on my door.
Dh is wfh so we are getting a bit more time together, no commute.
I think I’m eating less, I’m too afraid to eat.
I waved at my neighbour, rather than spending twenty minutes talking.
Finally, my daughter had to postpone her wedding, she’s had to buy new bridesmaids dresses for the little flower girl, they are lovely dresses! (Much nicer than the other dresses)

Some are tenuous but we have to dig deep sometimes.

Hopefully the Chinese will permanently stop the barbaric practices in their live markets and also stop killing off endangered species for pseudo-medicines. I bet they'll carry on as they did before though.

I also hope that the reduction in flights taken lasts as companies realise that they don't really need to fly everyone everywhere. Again, I won't hold my breath.

OK obviously there are many, many downsides, but since you asked, for me PERSONALLY:
I have realised how much "stuff" I don't need, how much I buy without thinking normally.
I have been reminded what really matters- life, health, family- and that nothing else REALLY matters, or doesn't matter as much.
I have been reminded how lucky we are to live in a free country- some people, ie North Korea, are in "lockdown" every single day.

and I HOPE people have realised that a lot of meetings could be email or video conferences instead of flying all around the world. And that a lot of companies embrace working from home going forward.

Thank you Tracy. I work within probation so not essential like the NHS but still classed as an essential service and at the moment we're still having to provide minimum staffing levels. Work are being good and anyone who is vulnerable or at risk are not on the rota. It's only us 'healthy' people and the way it's going it'll be 1day in the office at most a week

The environment will benefit

I think genuinely there will be a lot of positive changes in the world after.
Better laws about the animal trade in China.
Carers, supermarket workers and the like will be treated better by the general population. No more of the sneering about "a proper job" to those who have rightly been treated as key workers during thos pandemic.
The NHS will also hopefully get far more funding.
I also think people will rely more on small businesses
I think many of us (myself included) will become more aware of our health or lack thereof! And Male positive changes.

I think there are some positives.

Once thos is over many will look at the world differently.

@Igotthemheavyboobs there have been a couple of threads on here in the past about DHs who moaned when the posters grey roots came through/ a poster whose DH objected to her growing it out to grey.

Blokes like this will have to re evaluate their priorities.

Better for the environment I suppose.

I've caught up on life admin. DH has sorted out about five years of accumulated paperwork.

No school run. No mad dash. No arguments about socks. No racing through a school day to only see my kids for a few fraught hours.
Time with my children. Time to enjoy the house I worked so hard to pay for.
No one to answer to. No doorbell ringing.
No one knows if I am dressed or what time the kids go to bed, or what they eat.
I can choose what they learn, what they see and what they hear.
Time to exercise. Less driving, less traffic, less spending. Use what we have. Games, toys, crafts, food.
Getting to know my neighbours.

Environmentally I imagine it is pretty good. A lot less flights and less car travel.

It's much quieter and more peaceful.

Less pollution.

Spending less as we can't get out and about.

DP has actually done some of the jobs in the garden that I can't manage and it's looking less like a jungle.

It’s made me realise what a genuinely lovely group of people I have to work with and how much I miss them all while we are working from home.

Working from home I get to spend some extra time with ds 12, we have baked today and then walked round local field having a chat. Saving about £250 this month on school lunches and travel. My speed awareness course was cancelled and they refunded me £90. I can do my fake tan and sleep in it all night and shower at my leisure in the morning. Many many downsides, but trying to look at the positives!

Only 1 plus is better for the wildlife and environment but that's it. The rest is depressing

Yes, natural selection and possible reduction in over population of the planet.

Maybe in the sense that there is now less pollution and the earth can have a bit of a break from us running it ragged.

Also I can maybe see it as an opportunity to reassess our priorities and realise what's actually important.

Other than than I've got nothing.