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What do y'all miss doing from the good old days before the virus. (Original Post) Texaswitchy Mar 2020 OP
I miss Bev54 Mar 2020 #1
Going places. safeinOhio Mar 2020 #2
I am bored to. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #11
We've been getting all those safeinOhio Mar 2020 #17
The Obama Years... nt EarthFirst Mar 2020 #3
Hell yeah Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #13
Going out to dinner, Sunday services CanonRay Mar 2020 #4
College Basketball Botany Mar 2020 #5
This. March Madness is my "thang". Love college bball Roland99 Mar 2020 #8
Me too. Was looking forward to March. nt Ilsa Mar 2020 #46
Ohio State had a team that was fun to watch and they were really playing well too Botany Mar 2020 #50
I already miss being relatively assured of finding the groceries and supplies I need at one or two hlthe2b Mar 2020 #6
I miss going to bed with a plan for the next day. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #7
I hear ya! I miss an appetite. Mine left from concern and nervousness of what's to come. Frustratedlady Mar 2020 #21
I enjoyed the occasional movie Skittles Mar 2020 #9
walking around the bookstore perusing... FM123 Mar 2020 #10
Kissing Mr. Femmedem without fear that it could kill one or the other of us. n/t femmedem Mar 2020 #12
Teaching. Date adventures w hubby. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #14
My olli classes (for over 50) marlakay Mar 2020 #15
Seeing my 8 grandchildren! A Brand New World Mar 2020 #16
Going out with my daughter and son in law to greymattermom Mar 2020 #18
Living a normal life... I am so tired of being frustrated and afraid for 3 years renate Mar 2020 #19
Right there with you. So tired of all things tRump. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #45
The Virus is Donald John Trump DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #20
I miss not being terrified for my spouse 24/7 onecaliberal Mar 2020 #22
I have understand that. Texaswitchy Mar 2020 #24
Peace. onecaliberal Mar 2020 #25
Riding the NYC subway system (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2020 #23
Going to the gym, yoga, out to eat with family and friends DesertRat Mar 2020 #26
Playing naked twister with neighbors. Funtatlaguy Mar 2020 #27
hahaha Niagara Mar 2020 #30
One of them is double jointed. Unfair advantage. Funtatlaguy Mar 2020 #31
Yes, that is an unfair advantage. Niagara Mar 2020 #32
Going to Pilates classes 3 times a week. beaglelover Mar 2020 #28
Visiting my daughter Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #29
I miss my grandkids who live 3 blocks away. Greybnk48 Mar 2020 #33
Standing in line at Salt and Straw MissB Mar 2020 #34
I miss worrying I'm gonna bring the virus back to my wife. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #35
I miss seeing my granddaughter and picking her up at school ooky Mar 2020 #36
Ever since I moved to Florida bluecollar2 Mar 2020 #37
I miss it, too, but not over COVID-19 Aquaria Mar 2020 #42
I miss going on my weekly pilgrimage Aquaria Mar 2020 #38
Finding eggs in the grocery store. n/t customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #39
Teaching my students :( Music Man Mar 2020 #40
Playing pickup Basketball Jspur Mar 2020 #41
Not talking to frightened people Olafjoy Mar 2020 #43
Hugging my friends. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #44
Rugby. All of it. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #47
Hugging my family WestLosAngelesGal Mar 2020 #48
The constant low hum of random people chattering away MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #49
Eating meat. It started as using Lent as a jump start to dropping weight and a return to fitness. LuvLoogie Mar 2020 #51
Right now... skiing tinrobot Mar 2020 #52
Casual sex. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #53
Breathing at least somewhat safely? Doreen Mar 2020 #54
My husband's nights out! csziggy Mar 2020 #55
not worrying about my daughter every night Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #56

Botany

(70,447 posts)
50. Ohio State had a team that was fun to watch and they were really playing well too
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 07:30 PM
Mar 2020

Final 4 .... no but a good chance @ sweet sixteen

hlthe2b

(102,138 posts)
6. I already miss being relatively assured of finding the groceries and supplies I need at one or two
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:21 PM
Mar 2020

stores and not seeing empty shelves, which is very nerve-wracking.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
21. I hear ya! I miss an appetite. Mine left from concern and nervousness of what's to come.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:30 PM
Mar 2020

I'm never bored, so I can always find some project to do.

marlakay

(11,428 posts)
15. My olli classes (for over 50)
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:25 PM
Mar 2020

My dance class, but we did start online one on zoom today, not the same though.

I think I miss going out to eat and drink the most. That is our treat 1-2 times per week.

greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
18. Going out with my daughter and son in law to
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:28 PM
Mar 2020

Buford highway ethnic spots or neighborhood places. Just once a week, usually Sunday when traffic wasn't bad. Now, nothing is open and there's not much traffic. I brought them take out pizza. Not the same, but better than nothing.

renate

(13,776 posts)
19. Living a normal life... I am so tired of being frustrated and afraid for 3 years
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:29 PM
Mar 2020

It’s not just Trump, but everything seems so shitty. I miss worrying about just day-to-day things like the kids’ homework not getting done instead of financial collapse, a Russian takeover of our country, and pandemics.

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
20. The Virus is Donald John Trump
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:29 PM
Mar 2020

Last edited Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:04 AM - Edit history (1)

And he started infect us in 2015/2016. 2020 is just the worst of that virus.

And hence the name The Trump Virus: let's remember the "man" that singlehandedly brought our country to ruin healthwise and economically because of his gross failures/omissions to act.

I miss the pre-Trump Virus days.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
24. I have understand that.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:36 PM
Mar 2020

I am fine but my friend is still frail.

Another two months would have made a big difference.

Niagara

(7,565 posts)
32. Yes, that is an unfair advantage.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:27 PM
Mar 2020

It wouldn't be the same, you and your neighbors could still play with Skype.

Greybnk48

(10,162 posts)
33. I miss my grandkids who live 3 blocks away.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:27 PM
Mar 2020

My dil is a nursing student and part time healthcare worker and we're social distancing because my husband and I are 72 and 71 respectively. It's really boring here without them several days a week. (ages 5 and 2)

MissB

(15,804 posts)
34. Standing in line at Salt and Straw
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:47 PM
Mar 2020

Contemplating which flavors to try, knowing that I’d be getting a chocolate cone anyway.

Solid 30 minute line with 40 people in front of me every time we went there. I’d marvel at their efficiency of moving the line along by keeping three or four scoopers constantly working. A scooper would help a group (like a group of family members standing in line) with samples and then scoop them all up their ice cream while the next scooper jumped to the next group and so on.

Seems quaint now, standing in a crowded line.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
35. I miss worrying I'm gonna bring the virus back to my wife.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:58 PM
Mar 2020

Who although a super healthy looking, active 58 yo, has had 2 bouts of pneumonia in the past 7 years.

All the social shit I used to do pale to that.

ooky

(8,908 posts)
36. I miss seeing my granddaughter and picking her up at school
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:07 AM
Mar 2020

doing the homework and all before her daddy picks her up at night. It's actually all I really enjoyed anymore.

She's about to turn 7.

This really sucks.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
37. Ever since I moved to Florida
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:12 AM
Mar 2020

I miss Whataburger..

Best damn fast food restaurant chain since the demise of Doggie Diner...

 

Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
42. I miss it, too, but not over COVID-19
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:37 AM
Mar 2020

But because it's one of the worst about slathering its food in sodium.

I can't eat there at all because even something as simple as my typical order of a #1 with onion rings and Diet Dr Pepper has 1760 mg of sodium, which exceeds my allowance for the day, and the sugar content (14g) is ridiculous, too. If you get their A-1 Thick and Hearty meal, we're talking almost 3000 mg of sodium a day, which exceeds the daily allowance for healthy people!

Unacceptable.

The healthiest fast food flagship burger is the Burger King Whopper, as long as you don't put cheese, mayo and ketchup on it, which I didn't do, even before I had to cut back on sodium.

 

Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
38. I miss going on my weekly pilgrimage
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:13 AM
Mar 2020

To the grocery store and the post office.

Other than that, my life is the same as it's been for the past 10 years, save for those couple of years I went to community college.

Music Man

(1,184 posts)
40. Teaching my students :(
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:25 AM
Mar 2020

Choir is hard to do by yourself.

I picture their faces, especially seniors I've had for years and whom I may not see for a while, and that's enough to get me emotional about the whole situation.

Jspur

(578 posts)
41. Playing pickup Basketball
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 12:30 AM
Mar 2020

games in the evening time in the park. This is the time of year where I play a lot of basketball after work. It's my favorite time of year. I feel that's been taken away from me.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
43. Not talking to frightened people
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:20 AM
Mar 2020

Who are calling me afraid they have COVID19 and I tell them all “sorry there are no tests”.
(I am a telemedicine doctor)

LuvLoogie

(6,935 posts)
51. Eating meat. It started as using Lent as a jump start to dropping weight and a return to fitness.
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:03 PM
Mar 2020

Then as the virus took hold, it became more of a survival issue and trying to shore up my immune system.

I intend to go ahead and roast a leg of lamb for Easter, and turn the leftovers into (something) shwarma (like). Freeze for later.

Going forward my intention is to reduce my meat intake. In my freezer, I also have some frozen guisado de chicharon that I couldn't get to before Lent. I hope I can get to that some time in late April or early May.

tinrobot

(10,887 posts)
52. Right now... skiing
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:15 PM
Mar 2020

We would have been on the mountain full of fresh snow today.

Just bought a new pair of skis for my wife. Now she's gotta wait until next year to use them.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
55. My husband's nights out!
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:25 PM
Mar 2020

For decades he's had a bridge group - at Whataburger, LOL - on Thursday nights and AD&D on Saturdays at friends. For the last year or so he's had a second AD&D game at the home of a friend's daughter.

The bridge game is now out since Whataburger is closed, The Wednesday night game is suspended. I am not sure about the weekend game. Given that all the participants are at the very least in their 60s and some are in poor health, I think they should stop it, but they don't listen to me.

But for the nights that have been stopped, I miss the time to myself. I've been used to planning to feed my husband only four nights a week and being able to just take it easy the other nights. Now I have to reconfigure my whole cooking schedule. Not that my husband insists on fresh meals - he's perfectly happy with leftovers - but I was used to saving the leftovers for me.

Plus I could just skip cooking altogether and just much on celery or whatever. With him here, I feel obligated to have actual meals.

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