What have you learnt from this pandemic?

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For me I am a naturally cautious person and tend to think of worst case scenarios on a daily basis. I am a catastrophiser.

Therefore I'm very reluctant to book things far in advance. I wouldn't book a holiday years in advance. Maybe months but more likely weeks.

This pandemic has reinforced that. I can't see myself booking a holiday for 2022/2023. I want to go away in January but probably won't book anything until December.
Seeing the hassle people have had to go through to get money back/travel insurance etc puts me off booking anything earlier.

What about you?

That I'm more of an introvert than I thought.
That I don't really have any friends.
That the amount of people who support our useless shitshow of a government is thoroughly depressing.
That I bloody hate commuting and don't want to do it any more.
That my old dad was pretty much spot on when he proclaimed that the vast majority of people are as thick as mince.

That my local council is even more shit than I previously thought.

That my marriage is over.

That even though my children drive me crazy on a regular basis I am so glad that I have them to cuddle.

That the UK is full of snitches. Also the reason my house isn't spotless is not due to lack of time, I just can't be arsed!

@wanderings

That 1984 and a police state enforced by the public are dangerously close to reality.

And this

That when other people have to live their life the way I live mine they can't cope with it well.

It's confirmed my belief that the vast majority of people only care about themselves.

And how some people have not a clue about how the economy works. Usually the ones piping up that opening up places after 4 months and the virus at v low levels and dropping is “too soon”

That I'm lucky

That the managers of our hospital ward are utterly useless, selfish cunts, leaving us to struggle on the front lines whilst they 'work' from home.

@KitKat1985 - this 100%. Utterly bloody useless and an embarrassment to the profession.

I work in Critical Care. It was like bloody Armageddon. Both our HoN and DoN have ICU backgrounds yet disappeared into thin air when the shit completely and utterly hit the fan. I have literally zero respect for either of them. Complete cunts. Luckily our matron and Band 7s are awesome.

Drying my hair naturally looks no worse then my attempts with hairdryer.

I’m lazy and get more done with some structure.

I don’t want to be married anymore.

That me and DP are lucky to have the jobs we do

That we actually like our house more than we thought

I can actually garden without killing anything

I have a new found appreciation for where we live (countryside etc)

DP is better at baking than me

I still cant paint

I love DIY

I have way too many clothes and don’t need to buy any more at least until the end of the year

I realised that I’m never going to get the house clean, as I didn’t manage in the months WFH.

Also, I cannot make a sourdough bread. I know that, I’ve tried.

That my relationship with my partner is strong - even in the difficult times we’ve coped well and supported one another.

That I am very lucky to have a lovely home and outdoor space of my own. Small but mine.

That teaching is not for me.

@ChooksAndBooks

I am .ore antisocial/introverted than I thought.

How much stress i feel around people calling in and judging the state of the house.

Equally how much stress i feel due to time pressure and the school run.

I really like my house, especially the outside space.

Don’t call yourself antisocial, you’re just not very sociable.

That lots of people, including lots on MN are selfish, only thinking of themselves, not prepared to follow rules and guidelines, and thus we are in this for far longer than we need to be

Just look at all the why should I ....... posts

@MrsCrosbyNRBT

Same echoed in our department. I think every NHS manager I worked with seemed to find a reason to isolate and/or work from home asap while the rest of the staff struggled on. Absolute joke.

Most things I have learned/understood have already been mentioned. Mostly along the lines of lacking critical thinking, how Hitler in Germany happened and how cruel and jealous many people are.

BUT there is one other thing

@ThatDamnScientist I have learned that some people make the most of the situation and use it to inform learning in order to improve their life. And that I am very impressed by this.

• that I love baking
• that cycling is the most boring form of exercise imaginable
• that my parents are incredibly easy to live with (and we have far more in common than I ever thought possible)

-that I miss art galleries and museums, but not shops of any kind

• that I am ready not to be a teacher any more
• that my idea of happiness is a book, a giant mug of coffee, and a sunny afternoon with my parents
• that I am apparently turning 40 tomorrow

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That a large number of people are selfish, incapable of critical thinking and unable to see anything from a perspective other than their own.

@MrsCrosbyNRTB
I feel your pain. Our midwifery managers and specialist midwives all completely useless. Sitting in their offices while the shit is hitting the fan.

Unit is full labouring women sitting in triage waiting for a room B7 escalates to on call manager and on arrival first words out of her mouth are " I'm not here to work" and Ok if she could manage the shift but didn't even do that.

So disillusioned with it all now and near to packing it in.

That me and my husband get on really well! Both working from home since March, I've breathed a sigh of relief when he'd gone out for the odd cycle ride but not a cross word from either of us during that time! And we've actually laughed a lot!

That when my father needs care in the future it'll be left to me and my sister. The others are as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike.

That grieving is hard when you are 18 thousand km away and can't go home for the funeral.

The general public are absolute fucking gobshites who do only what suits them as and when.