Aibu...how close to normal is life for you

[jeansandashirt]

Aibu to wonder how close to "normal" (as we know it) is your life right now?

Quite normal

Yeah pretty normal. On holiday and apart from masks in the supermarket you wouldn't know much difference!

@SleepingInYourFlowerbed

It's 1 metre plus. The plus doesn't mean more than one metre, it means you should be using other infection control methods if you are 1 metre apart, like masks, being outside etc.

Thank you for this, I was going to point it out myself. If people have forgotten about or don't understand the "plus" part of 1 metre plus that would explain why meeting friends seems back to normal for them.

peacocking do people not wear mask or have to distance where you are? Are you happy to see friends inside etc?

Frienfsoftheearth - no, no masks. Literally pretty much everything back to normal. Additional precautions around admissions to hospital/care homes but otherwise business as usual here. We are very lucky.

Not at all.

My life consisted of doing things in close proximity to others: helping the elderly and disabled at a Centre, driving them, ad hoc tasks generally indoors. Sometimes my (voluntary) job brings me into contact with homeless people and not keeping them at a distance is very important as so many people do. Many of the people I volunteer with are deafish, blindish, or both and depend heavily on touch to remain connected.

I sang in 2 choirs, went to a friendly church, met groups of friends indoors, stayed with friends, rented holiday cottages in groups of friends, took someone to the cinema at least once a fortnight. We would go to the local Barn Dance quite regularly.

Since DH retired, we had just discovered the joys of travelling, including cruising (which I always swore I would never do and now love). And our pensions have taken a hit.

Fairly normal apart from DH WFH three days a week and not being doing any of the bigger days out we usually do in the holidays, plus we cancelled our holiday that we were supposed to be on last week. Other than that, pretty normal.

Not very. Still haven’t seen my family since November.

About as far from normal as it can be, whilst trying to keep going.

My mum is in hospital, needs full time care but i cant have a face to face conversation with anyone. I cant see or speak to my mum - she must feel totally abandoned.

I was supposed to qualify as a veterinary nurse in july. I wanted to qualify before 50, im 50 next week and my clinical exams were postponed, then cancelled, then reinstated then postponed again.

Work is difficult to say the very least - clients are not allowed in. Some are very unhappy about this and generally vent their spleen at the nurses.

Fucking face masks - lost count of how many times i have given up on the shop because ive forgotten mine.

We used to eat out all the time (too much if im hobest). We dont now, maybe on a special occasion.

I am worried for my DDs mental health as she only leaves the house with a great deal of cajoling - she's terrified. Back to school for her gcse year - its all gone to shit, she was doing so well.

No holiday this year.

DP folded his business and now works for a firm.

FUCK YOU COVID - FUCK YOU TO HELL

Nothing like normal for me.

I'm on month 5 for furlough and don't expect to go back next month (work in travel sector) - if anything, it will be redundancy next.

I hate masks & shopping so spend as little time in shops etc as possible - big shop on line - oh, that's back to normal as I can now get slots again - had to go in stores in the height of it all.

We have done a couple of day trips but the only normal thing is the kids playing out on bikes with other kids.

We don't go places where it might be busy, only eaten out a couple of times.

Husband is working from home until further notice.

On a positive note, my parents are local and we see them lots again now (not just over the wall/across the garden).
And the dog loves having everyone home.

I reckon it's as close as it's going to get for the foreseeable future. Kids just had first full week back at school. I was actually in the office instead of working from home, which was great. I'm seeing friends, I am someone who hates hugging and things so the social distance is fine. We have been on days out with the kids to the farm, beach, parks, safari park. We have been in restaurants. It's great. Just got emails to say the kids hobbies are starting back in a couple of weeks and the gym is opening up again. Levels have been and still are low for our area. Long may it continue.

100% normal today. Had a lovely walk in the Yorkshire dales followed by a lovely meal, 2 for one cocktails, no one in masks and no one asking for track and trace details.

@jeansandashirt

Aibu to wonder how close to "normal" (as we know it) is your life right now?

Far far away!