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To find the early COVID era nostalgic?

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Acco · 15/10/2023 21:00

I’m mostly talking about the pre-lockdown and lockdown 1 era mostly but just 2020 in general to a lesser extent (but not 2021, I still hate it and it doesn’t seem that long ago). I haven’t thought about COVID for ages but I was taking about the toilet roll hysteria with my in laws tonight and then I saw a TikTok throwback to all the 2020 trends and sounds and it gave me a warm feeling inside. It’s an era I’d never want back but I remember the lovely sunny days in the garden in April and May 2020.
Anybody else feel this?

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Moonbowlspoon · 15/10/2023 21:01

Honestly? Not in the slightest.

ShellySarah · 15/10/2023 21:02

Hell to the fucked up no.

That was horrible.

Sparklesocks · 15/10/2023 21:03

No….it was awful not being able to see my friends and family and a lot of people died. Plus queuing 40 mins to get into a supermarket to do my weekly shop was a nightmare.

Youneedtobelower · 15/10/2023 21:03

No hth

vodkaredbullgirl · 15/10/2023 21:03

No was too busy working.

ilovesooty · 15/10/2023 21:03

No.

KajsaKavat · 15/10/2023 21:03

Watching the entire nation going nuts over night and willingly locking themselves in their homes, following insane rules that made no sense and constantly being told how I must hate old people just because I questioned it? No thanks! Those were the shiftiest times I’ve had. Also I could carry on working and travelling , so I wasn’t restricted at all and the roads were empty, but I’d still rather have had sensible people around me and not fools who fell for the whole propaganda thing,

NuffSaidSam · 15/10/2023 21:04

Yeah, I'm so, so busy now that I'm sometimes nostalgic for all the time I had during the first lockdown. I'd quite like to be locked down for a couple of weeks tbh.

Precipice · 15/10/2023 21:04

You can spend time in the garden now. Probably you will have nice sunny days in April and May 2024 to enjoy likewise.

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HeadacheEarthquake · 15/10/2023 21:04

I can honestly say the daily death toll overrode any any fuzziness I felt about the hilarious (not) priduct shortages

AvengedQuince · 15/10/2023 21:04

Hell no. I worked throughout and my young teen was home alone all day everyday.

JayAlfredPrufrock · 15/10/2023 21:04

Yep. Loved that first lockdown. I spent the whole time sitting in my garden. Friends would walk past and chat through the hedge. My DD was home from Uni. Happy days.

Newuser75 · 15/10/2023 21:04

I loved the summer, in the garden with the kids, no where to rush off to. It was great and I'll remember that time fondly. But..

I hated home schooling! It was without a doubt one of the most stressful times of my life. I had a young baby who was ill and a then 7 year old who wanted me sitting with him all day while he did his work.

I also was very anxious of getting Covid and particularly the kids getting Covid. I never washed the shopping but I was anxious about the whole thing so that wasn't good.

It was a strange time with mixed memories.

FionnulaTheCooler · 15/10/2023 21:05

There are things I miss about it, like a slower pace of life, having the time to do things with DD like baking and cooking and taking long walks to appreciate the lovely countryside around us. There are things I definitely don't miss like not seeing extended family or friends for months and having to queue up outside the supermarket to get in.

BriceNobeslovesMurielHeslop · 15/10/2023 21:05

God no, but then I’m a nurse and was still working. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd was trending on TikTok then and it still makes me feel slightly sick.
I have friends who were working from home who agree with you though.

JayAlfredPrufrock · 15/10/2023 21:05

Oh and no traffic noise. Or planes.

AvengedQuince · 15/10/2023 21:05

Oh, and when I got to the supermarket after work the home workers and furloughed had taken everything.

Primproperpenny · 15/10/2023 21:05

I get what you mean. For those whose lives weren’t blighted, who didn’t lose someone/suffer life changing illness/ lose a business etc, it was a time of low pressure, no rushing around and lots of sunshine. It was an awful time, but I do have (some) fond memories of the garden we created in the house we were renting at the time.

Sprinkles211 · 15/10/2023 21:05

Nope I remember losing both my grandparents within weeks of each other and nearly losing my mum. I remember being terrified of my vulnerable sen daughter catching it and the consequences of that. I remember having to give up work to protect my family and seeing everyone on social media make out it was a holiday and selling toilet roll online for £50.

Desecratedcoconut · 15/10/2023 21:06

No, it was awful. Special shout out for letters that told those with health vulnerabilities to stay away from the windows and all the posters lining up to tell them that if they have the gall to leave their homes they should go to the back of the nhs queue should they become sick. Hope those fuckers are still chewing on that.

hamstersarse · 15/10/2023 21:06

I think you’ve a touch of Hindsight bias

I’d rather eat dog shit than go through that insanity again

Newuser75 · 15/10/2023 21:07

Oh goodness the toilet roll! And pasta!

Youthinkyoureuniqueyourejustastatistic · 15/10/2023 21:07

I actually agree OP.
That was a really warm spring and we spent lots of time playing in the garden. Everything was online and accessible.
Totally a privileged view obviously - but I kinda think a “shutdown” is kinda nice - lol - if everything shut down for 2 weeks once a year (haha - if you’ve ever been to Milan at the start of August thats what happens).

Hubbys work now do an internal shutdown every quarter where the whole company has 2 days off - it’s quite nice.

ilovesooty · 15/10/2023 21:07

I don't miss not being allowed to see anyone for weeks and being isolated on my own