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Thevy29 · 41-45, M
Roads and shops suddenly were less crowded. And for some strange reason all the toilet paper disappeared.
DoubleRings · 51-55, F
I remember thinking it wasn’t gonna last long and we would just go back to work after a week or two but nope.
Also I kind of liked being obligated to stay home bc I hated socializing with my in laws at the time (my hubby Doesn’t get along with his siblings) and in general it was nice avoiding people and staying behind a screen to do anything.
Also I kind of liked being obligated to stay home bc I hated socializing with my in laws at the time (my hubby Doesn’t get along with his siblings) and in general it was nice avoiding people and staying behind a screen to do anything.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@DoubleRings I heard people say that too. Or that certain family members made a rule in their house that everyone had to wear a mask even during holiday visits. Strange they would wear a mask all the time except when they sat down together at the table to eat the meal.😂
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BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
Worked fine for me. I hated my coworkers, so it was great to get a break from their faces. I was working on my immigration application that year and had a big exam, both of which I had accomplished by the end of the year. Looking back, I know it was stressful but I miss it. I also remember wishing I was living alone, that was a dream to me at the time.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
It changed how I shopped. I refused to wear a mask and my city put a mask ordinance in place so I drove to the next city where they didn’t have one. It wasn’t long till the large corporate stores that I liked to shop at put a mask rule in place even though there wasn’t an ordinance. So I shopped at a local chain store in that city that had no mask rule. Some customers wore masks, others didn’t, and some would pull there mask down to expose their mask because they were gasping for air, or else they didn’t cover their noses. I didn’t go to restaurants and I started shopping more on Amazon to have things delivered to the house.
bijouxbroussard · F
It was like nothing in my previous life experience.
Years ago my grandmother had told me about living though the 1918 influenza pandemic and how frightening that had been.
I worried, but never had I imagined people would be so ridiculous about simply wearing masks, and once they became available, receiving vaccines.
I almost lost my middle sister, who contracted Covid before a vaccine was available and had to be hospitalized. I did lose a couple of relatives who refused to be vaccinated.
To date, I have been vaccinated and I haven’t yet gotten Covid. But I do realize that the latter has just been luck.
Years ago my grandmother had told me about living though the 1918 influenza pandemic and how frightening that had been.
I worried, but never had I imagined people would be so ridiculous about simply wearing masks, and once they became available, receiving vaccines.
I almost lost my middle sister, who contracted Covid before a vaccine was available and had to be hospitalized. I did lose a couple of relatives who refused to be vaccinated.
To date, I have been vaccinated and I haven’t yet gotten Covid. But I do realize that the latter has just been luck.
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
Having trouble finding masks, having fogged up glasses while wearing them, and their smell after a while, stopping the use of coins and bills, closed malls and museums, working from home, eating at home or only carry out, preparing most of my meals, etc.
I still see a few people wearing masks. 🙄
I still see a few people wearing masks. 🙄
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Punches · 46-50, F
My own life didn't really change much.
A couple minor things good and bad but nothing noteworthy.
Good - roads were more clear. Bad - thrift stores were closed for a while. I live in those places.
I worked as normal being a retail slave, er, "essential worker".
A couple minor things good and bad but nothing noteworthy.
Good - roads were more clear. Bad - thrift stores were closed for a while. I live in those places.
I worked as normal being a retail slave, er, "essential worker".
greensnacks · F
The lock down. I was in an apartment back then, and felt suffocating. Also, I was sick the with the covid the year starting before they said it's coivd here as well and I hated it, worked throughout it.
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@MrBrownstone I saw one weirdo with a water jug on his head in Walmart. And hand-crocheted yarn masks that wouldn’t keep a bug contained inside of it. When anyone would make a snarky remark about me not wearing a mask I’d roll my eyes and keep walking.
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@MrBrownstone my sister was one of them. When the Covid scare first started she got someone to take her to the store and pharmacy, she was wearing a mask, wearing gloves, had a bottle of sanitizer and a pack of Kleenexes in her pocket. She didn’t want to touch and ATM keypad with her bare fingers, or open a door etc. What all she described that she was doing sounded ridiculous. She never got another ride from that person either. Probably embarrassed her. She was posting on how people shouldn’t be carrying cash and coins because they were full of germs and should be paying for everything with a debit or credit card. And giving out all kinds of free advice and posting hateful things about people who refused to mask or get the vaccines. . She took 8 boosters and announced a couple months ago that she wouldn’t take any more because they weren’t protecting her from getting Covid every winter.
lauren1086 · 26-30, F
I remember being in Houston Texas and the rodeo shut down mid rodeo and they sent everyone home so after a few days we went home. We were one of the last, and i do mean last states to get any kind of mask mandate or actual shutdown so no mask for us for the most part later that year we traveled south and found some states had a mandate (we ignored it) some were selective/optional. It was we always did shit that was outdoors which in the south in winter is not a big thing so it was like hey this is not as bad as it seems or that folks made it out to be but myself did have many a fights with others over mask and my refusal to wear one.
midschtch · F
Nothing really changed and some might say we were crazy, i was in the process of taking over a business that i partially owned and although we closed down we were open for the employees. They could come hang out just relax without the bullshit, they were not required or encouraged to wear mask or get vaccinated (this today is still ongoing controversery in America) cause well, no one was gonna force anyone to do anything. I myself didnt do either so it was not a big deal to me we were closed down for 3 weeks then unofficially reopened slowly on our own never had a mask requirement and did business as usual. I guess you can say it was just something that lasted longer then most wanted it to or thought it would because many were scared or confused with it, i mean it was crazy.
ChemicalXTheExtraterrestrial · 36-40, F
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Punches · 46-50, F
@HumanEarth It is interesting how they made such a fuss of masks, vax, covid, etc...
But then in Jan 2022, all that just stopped overnight.
Now they have jut gone back to the regular health scares like all kids have autism and all adults have type 2 diabetes.
That whole pandemic was the biggest hoax in history.
But then in Jan 2022, all that just stopped overnight.
Now they have jut gone back to the regular health scares like all kids have autism and all adults have type 2 diabetes.
That whole pandemic was the biggest hoax in history.
HumanEarth · F
Exactly my point. Just like they did with 911, JFK shooting and countless other things
Punches · 46-50, F
@HumanEarth Real nice to know though that the powers can just disrupt the entire planet so easily.
Something I do not get - why didn't they do this BEFORE the days of the Internet when information was not as accessible? Today we can easily learn about facts, viewpoints etc. Back then it was solely local people or the media.
With their bs about covid, I imagine the masses will have a hard time taking ANY health scare serious. Even the ones who took the pandemic serious, even they got fatigued of it.
Something I do not get - why didn't they do this BEFORE the days of the Internet when information was not as accessible? Today we can easily learn about facts, viewpoints etc. Back then it was solely local people or the media.
With their bs about covid, I imagine the masses will have a hard time taking ANY health scare serious. Even the ones who took the pandemic serious, even they got fatigued of it.
Jake966 · 56-60, M
I kept working and travel on roads was great !
Beautywithin · 36-40, F
I still had to work so a lot didnt change! I just remember typically we had the best weather that year.
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Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
That time changed my life. I lost touch with people and connection etc
Matt85 · 36-40, M
it was awful. i had to wait for what must have been and hour and half, to go into asda.
Rob04 · 18-21, M
Classes went online and prepping up for GCSE. The rumours of "we are going to give our tests next year!" Wasn't true.
Sevendays · M
I had to continue working so not a lot changed.
nobodyishome · 31-35, F
Did not stop for me 😂😂🤣🤣
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
Not much; my life didn't change all that much.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@CrazyMusicLover Not much traffic either since schools went to Zoom meetings. I could run several errands in about half the time due to that and not many people in the stores.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Kevinthegreat I think the quality of public education went way down. I saw the type of assignments that they had when the ZOOM classes were going on. It was ridiculous. And they weren’t having ZOOM meetings as long as a regular class would be either.
@cherokeepatti I agree with all of that
hunkalove · 70-79, M
I was sure I would be dead soon.
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Kiesel · 56-60, M
The toilet paper mass panic and Lysol price gouging
Pfloyd121 · 46-50, M
@BittersweetPotato the F35 fighter jet is so invisible you can't see it
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