To think that people will appreciate the things we took for granted once this is over?

DuaneAgain · 2021-02-01T05:18:59+00:00

Just that really. A trip to the cinema. A couple of pints followed by a curry or a nice pub lunch. Being able to actually train properly in a gym again and use the sauna etc.

Sargass0 · 01/02/2021 05:31

Carers, retail workers, family

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 05:42

So the majority think I'm being unreasonable.

Bit odd considering how many threads there are from people struggling with lockdown.

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PinkyParrot · 01/02/2021 05:43

Yes, hopefully we will want to see and do things rather than buying so much stuff.
I am going to visit nice hotels around the UK for weekends away and to help their recovery. Can't wait.

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 05:44

I guess positive thinking is not allowed on here...

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 05:45

@PinkyParrot

Yes, hopefully we will want to see and do things rather than buying so much stuff. I am going to visit nice hotels around the UK for weekends away and to help their recovery. Can't wait.

That's a good idea. I'm justifying my love of takeaways by 'supporting local businesses'.

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SusannaSpider · 01/02/2021 05:47

I live somewhere, where we were able to live pretty normal lives (bar travel) for a big chunk of time after the first lockdown. And no, unfortunately you'd be surprised how quickly normality just resumes and how quickly any lessons are forgotten.

Gubanc · 01/02/2021 06:15

@SusannaSpider

I live somewhere, where we were able to live pretty normal lives (bar travel) for a big chunk of time after the first lockdown. And no, unfortunately you'd be surprised how quickly normality just resumes and how quickly any lessons are forgotten.

Unfortunately, I agree with you. The only positive side of this pandemic I've seen was the reduced number of flights. But people will probably be flying even more once the restrictions are over.

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 06:19

I can't wait to be able to train again properly. I don't have room for squat rack in my place and would be the best part of £2k with a decent barbell and 200kg worth of weight plates (not much chance of finding second hand as fitness equipment is in short supply).

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Imgonnadance · 01/02/2021 06:21

I agree with Susanna. Last year when summer rolled around with September approaching and life was pretty much normal with eat out to help out and everyone outside enjoying life it was hard to believe that a few months before we had only been allowed out once a day to exercise. When things go back to normal we will soon forget this time. It is human nature.

tonystarksrighthand · 01/02/2021 06:29

Fucking hope we forget. It's been (is) horrific. The sooner I forget all this the better.

Mental health has taken a battering, 4 family members dead (not to Covid, they just died) HARD to not feel resentment and not being able to have seen them and no proper funeral.

I haven't seen any of this be kind. Just constant judgment placed on working parents, mask wearing, shopping trips, sending your child to school so you don't lose your job.

I can't wait for the day this is a distant memory.

MsTSwift · 01/02/2021 06:33

Maybe for a week or so but humans move on fast so on a long term basis no I don’t. Look how quickly we went back to normal in the summer.

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 06:34

@Imgonnadance

I agree with Susanna. Last year when summer rolled around with September approaching and life was pretty much normal with eat out to help out and everyone outside enjoying life it was hard to believe that a few months before we had only been allowed out once a day to exercise. When things go back to normal we will soon forget this time. It is human nature.

I hope this to be the case rather than the long lasting mental trauma that many on here are convinced will follow.

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Pinkstars2501 · 01/02/2021 06:41

I can't wait to book into a hotel somewhere, anywhere! Just for a night is absolutely fine by me as long as it's somewhere I've not been before and am able to to walk around the area. I'll even get a takeaway and eat it in the hotel. Or take cutlery and eat it in a park or on the beach, I don't care!
I'm from a coastal town but moved to a landlocked county and god I miss the sea...

I'll also be so happy to go to work and not look and feel like a giant sweaty condom! Full PPE in a nursing home for 12 hours is hard! Plastic sleeves, the lot. And yes I'm fully aware that it's necessary, it's also shit.

orangejuicer · 01/02/2021 06:45

Voting has swapped around now.

YANBU. Cinema sounds divine. Being spontaneous. Key workers having a break hopefully. A holiday!

Oysterbabe · 01/02/2021 06:47

I'm looking forward to walking to the office. I used to enjoy that 40 minutes to myself each day; headphones on and daydreaming. I don't have to go in to the office again but I've asked to do 2 mornings a week just to mix things up. Maybe from next month.

Aahotep · 01/02/2021 06:50

No people will quickly go back to not appreciating stuff.

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DuaneAgain · 01/02/2021 06:51

I do feel lucky that most of my time is spent travelling between sites. As I work the evening I get to chill throughout the morning and then escape before boredom sets in (which it doesn't tend to when you know you have to go out later).

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WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa · 01/02/2021 06:51

In an ideal world yes. But I think actually people will become more selfish due to all the missed time and experiences they are "owed".

Pleaseaddcaffine · 01/02/2021 06:52

Im lookig forward to a rest and seeing all my extended family properly. I miss them and just spending uality time with mates.
My sisters adopting soon, fingers crossed, so I want to spend some time with her and them to help out.
I miss zoos and sea life and big walks in New places. Ice cream with the kids. Hope I appreciate these more.

I also hope but doubt people will be nicer to to each other.

Originalusername2021 · 01/02/2021 06:55

@Aahotep

No people will quickly go back to not appreciating stuff.

This

Aebj · 01/02/2021 07:04

@SusannaSpider you in Perth by any chance?
I think we appreciate everything. It’s cool being a tourist in your own area . As for my work we’ve never had such a great year. ( well until yesterday when shit hit the can. Fingers crossed for the next few days!!)
International travel will be good but happy to live without for awhile longer

Pleaseaddcaffine · 01/02/2021 07:04

I think all people won't though and even is 10% do things differently then that's a big change.

Afishcalledwonderful · 01/02/2021 07:29

I really think it depends on the person. My Mum got ill at the beginning of lockdown and ended up in a care home in July - she died in the home two weeks' ago and I never got to see her again other than through a window and on zoom. When she was dying she also tested positive for Covid so we couldn't be with her at the end. I'm a single parent so have been on my own a lot and all I crave are the simple things - seeing (yes, just seeing) friends and family; browsing the shops and having a coffee and a doughnut somewhere. All the things I used to waste money on I really couldn't care less about. I think the pandemic has had a profound effect on me and will change my behaviours going forward.

LakieLady · 01/02/2021 07:39

I can't wait for the day when I can go for a pint or several with friends, pop in to friends (or vice versa) for a cuppa and a chat, go to the cinema or a gallery.

This lockdown is killing me. My beloved partner died (not Covid) at the start of November, and being alone under what feels like house arrest with only my grief for company is hell. I practically have the Samaritans on speed dial.

peak2021 · 01/02/2021 07:40

I'd like to think so but I am not sure this will happen. One of the things this pandemic has highlighted is the great selfishness of some people, even though there are many kind and good people alongside them, so to speak.