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Post by hop2 on Apr 18, 2022 12:48:20 GMT
Eh, I’ll bite.
I’m still not enthused to go to large venues. The ‘biggest’ thing I’ve been comfortable doing is eating indoors. It’s going to have to be something super special for me to go. Even the wedding I went to was outdoors.
Although, I’m not fond of crowds or crowded spaces to begin with pre Covid and add another risk on top of that and I can usually find an excuse to to do ‘large’ venues.
Now I’ll go back to see if what I’m saying is any different than what I said then - if I answered.
ETA: I’m pretty much on the same page as I was then. LoL my biggest risk has been eating indoors. I think my nephews birthday party was the most crowded venue I’ve been in. But we were away from most other groups/people.
And my job, despite being my biggest risk, did not facilitate my vaccination in any way. Yet they repeatedly ask for proof because they keep changing the system in which they keep track. Sigh. But that a separate whine.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2022 14:03:37 GMT
THIS IS AN OLD THREAD I pulled it up for the peas to look at what the peas said 2 years ago. You must have a reason for doing this, so be honest - what/who do you mean more specifically? I have a gut feeling it is to Beetlejuice myshelly and start crap again but that is just me.
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Post by gar on Apr 18, 2022 14:11:12 GMT
You must have a reason for doing this, so be honest - what/who do you mean more specifically? I have a gut feeling it is to Beetlejuice myshelly and start crap again but that is just me. That would seem a fairly pointless exercise since she’s very black and white on the issue and rarely changes her stance but who knows. Maybe quiltz will tell us.
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 18, 2022 14:23:42 GMT
Lostinspace doesn’t seem like a poster who starts crap though. Maybe she just thought it would be interesting to see where we all are now with our activities.
If it is a call out thread though, it’s pretty lame. 2022 is no 2020. And if it’s to call out myshelly, there are lots of people who thought/think like her. No need to continually hammer one poster.
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Post by anaterra on Apr 18, 2022 14:33:55 GMT
I am ok with large venues... now...not so much at the beginning of this pandemic... we are vaccinated and boostered...
We go to HEB, walmart, target, sams..
We have seen the Cowboys, Rangers and Spurs play... weve been to the theater to see Rent and South Pacific... my husband ran the Cowtown marathon.. which is several thousand people corralled together before the race starts... we went to fiesta in San Antonio...
I know covid is still out there... i know people are still getting sick... but.... but we have resumed life as usual.. we have not cruised or gone to an AI yet... but hopefully next year... we have no big vacation plan for this year...
But at the beginning... we were still going to work as "essential"... we never got time off... lol... so for us... life is back to normal..
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Post by quiltz on Apr 18, 2022 14:39:41 GMT
You must have a reason for doing this, so be honest - what/who do you mean more specifically? I have a gut feeling it is to Beetlejuice myshelly and start crap again but that is just me. J u l e eNo, this isn't a Beetlejuice anything. I was going down a "rabbit hole" and thought that perhaps some peas may or would be interested at how we viewed the world only 2 years ago. Nothing devious or anything. Just a trip down memory lane.
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Post by J u l e e on Apr 18, 2022 14:49:46 GMT
I have a gut feeling it is to Beetlejuice myshelly and start crap again but that is just me. J u l e e No, this isn't a Beetlejuice anything. I was going down a "rabbit hole" and thought that perhaps some peas may or would be interested at how we viewed the world only 2 years ago. Nothing devious or anything. Just a trip down memory lane. That’s what I meant. You don’t seem to be the devious type.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 18, 2022 19:28:39 GMT
I don't plan on going anywhere any time soon. We have to start going back into the office a couple of days a week and I'll be wearing my mask all day. We've had a lot of people off with Covid because my dear colleagues are slack as.
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Post by Merge on Apr 18, 2022 19:45:29 GMT
This thread gives me PTSD. I'm so glad that isn't our reality right now.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Apr 18, 2022 19:47:32 GMT
I’m not sure any of us want to go back to this point in time. It makes me very uncomfortable thinking about this time in the pandemic.
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Post by holly on Apr 18, 2022 20:17:59 GMT
I’ve gone to two large concerts this month. Went to Nashville and Hawaii last month. The only time we wore masks were at the airport/planes and in Hawaii. I live in WA state and we were one of the last states to lift our mask mandate. In Nashville we spent 4 days jammed into lots of bars with people from all over the country, yelling, singing and none our group got sick. Well, my DH got a cold (he got tested numerous times and was negative) after we got home. We are living life pretty normally.
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Post by gar on Apr 18, 2022 20:33:59 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough.
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Post by cycworker on Apr 18, 2022 20:54:22 GMT
I went to a soccer game in Victoria last week. Heading over to Vancouver on the ferry for a work thing. Plans are forming to head to Seattle & Portland in August & September. I'm fully vaccinated & boosted so I am no longer willing to factor Covid into my decision making, with the possible exception that I'm in no rush to fly anywhere - but I don't like flying at the best of times.
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Post by mom on Apr 19, 2022 0:39:31 GMT
I didn't participate in this thread originally, but will now.
Our life has fully resumed. We've traveled state side + internationally and have 2 more international trips before the end of the year. We are got Astros tickets for a game coming up. We've gone to the theater and saw plays, we've been to the ballet. I shop in person when I can (local stores) but for the most part, I online shop for clothes, etc because the stores I like aren't local. We are back to church (I do mask here). Haven't gone to a concert, but that's not a big priority right now. I wear a mask when I feel like I need to and don't when I feel safe.
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 19, 2022 0:56:53 GMT
We are going places. The biggest venue recently was a hockey game and they were still checking vaccine status and you had to rapid test if you weren't. No masking required.
I've made vacation travel plans for the summer and booked an event for the fall.
I mask about half the time when out and about (medical facilities still requiring it) and will go back to masking full time if cases increase again.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 19, 2022 1:28:50 GMT
If the curve flattens and there are not spikes, I could go back to sporting events pretty quickly. I wouldn't go now because I know that we are flattening the curve, but at some point, when the experts, not the idiot in the white house, says it is okay to go back, I will. I have concert tickets at the end of August. If they deem that school is safe to go back, and they allow the concert, I would go...I think I didn't change my mind. I have been to concerts and sporting events. I went opening weekend last year to a baseball game, the first ahl game fans were allowed, and a handful of concerts. As soon as restaurants allowed people back inside, we started going.
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Post by quinlove on Apr 19, 2022 3:04:59 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. ((( gar ))) I’m so sad to read this. I don’t remember it at all. I am so very sorry for your loss. ❤️
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Post by luvnlifelady on Apr 19, 2022 3:14:47 GMT
Our lives really didn't change all that much. I was in the restaurant industry and I was laid off for a time but other than that, I've been at work and public facing. I switched to the grocery industry though but it's similar in the public contact arena.
The only major impact was not being able to travel to see my adult kids nor having them travel to see me. That was a long two years between visits.
My bf was restaurant management the whole time.
We often took walks on public trails (few, if any other people around) during the height of the pandemic.
Now we go to sporting events without a second thought.
We both got Covid over Christmas. I am double vaccinated while he is also along with him having the booster. I got sicker than he did.
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Post by gar on Apr 19, 2022 8:14:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2022 8:40:27 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. You, and others in the same position as you were at the time, were the first people I thought of when I started reading this thread. Non of you need reminding on what you all went through. quiltz - I would guess that most people have a different opinion now to what they had two years ago. The situation has changed dramatically to what it was two years ag and different countries have very different strategies in place on how to deal with the virus going forward. I don't think it's helpful to resurrect old threads that can bring painful memories to some and also trying to compare such a different situation. The whole world was in a different place then to what it is now. It's like comparing apples to oranges.
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Post by gar on Apr 19, 2022 10:16:23 GMT
Thanks @dottyscrapper. I’m far from alone, it was a dreadful time for so many people in so many ways.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 19, 2022 11:29:24 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. I'm so sorry gar - I didn't realize either.
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Post by gar on Apr 19, 2022 11:52:11 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. I'm so sorry gar - I didn't realize either. Thank you
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2022 13:02:42 GMT
When it first hit, it didn't bother us that large events were cancelled. We both hate large crowds. I really hate them. I get anxious and nervous and sometimes panic attacks. I can control that better now but the anxiety is so bad that even in traffic jams or super busy roads, I get all kinds of antsy and nervous. DH won't let me drive in areas where we know the traffic is busy.
Because I am not a fan of large events, we're still not going to any. I do miss hockey though. DH thinks college hockey and lower level (ECHL) hockey should be cheaper so he won't buy tickets. If I think I can attend an event that's more of an all day thing vs just a few hours and avoid it at peak hours, I will go. That's how I've always been though.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 19, 2022 13:45:14 GMT
It has only been within maybe the past few weeks that I stopped wearing a mask 100% of the time anywhere indoors when away from home. Periodically I check the county Covid dashboard and the current reported numbers of community transmission are really low. Flu risk is also very low. I didn’t go to very many places to begin with and over the past couple years have gotten used to going to those places I do go even less, and usually during non peak times. I still prefer to keep my distance from people.
Having said all that, I attended a pretty big conference last October. While I was a little nervous about it (especially traveling), most people masked up most of the time out of respect for everyone else which I appreciated and that definitely helped. We recently attended an awards ceremony at school where our DD was being honored and the auditorium was nearly at capacity. That is the most crowded situation I’ve personally been in where most people weren’t masked up in two years.
We haven’t been on any vacation as a family other than to our lake home and don’t have any major vacations planned for anytime soon, although this miserable extended winter that seemingly refuses to end has taken a big toll. We took a couple expensive vacations in 2019 while our cabin was torn down, so vacation spending wasn’t in our five year plan anyway. Our cabin renovation ended up eating into our discretionary budget for vacations, etc. for the next several years. It was kind of a good thing that we were forced to stick close to home, not be tempted to spend money on travel or other things and knuckle down on what needed to be done at the lake.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2022 13:49:55 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. Gentle hugs - I lost my mom during Covid, too, and it was hard. I ended up with Covid myself and couldn't even attend her burial. Not something I like to dwell on. You are not alone.
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Post by gar on Apr 19, 2022 14:20:00 GMT
I have zero wish to revisit the last 2 years any more than I have to. I lost my Mum during those 2 years and I couldn’t see her except through a window. I remember it well enough. Gentle hugs - I lost my mom during Covid, too, and it was hard. I ended up with Covid myself and couldn't even attend her burial. Not something I like to dwell on. You are not alone. I’m sorry for your loss…it was harder than it should have been, wasn’t it 😔 and I’m sorry you couldn’t even attend her burial- that’s just brutal.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2022 14:32:07 GMT
Gentle hugs - I lost my mom during Covid, too, and it was hard. I ended up with Covid myself and couldn't even attend her burial. Not something I like to dwell on. You are not alone. I’m sorry for your loss…it was harder than it should have been, wasn’t it 😔 and I’m sorry you couldn’t even attend her burial- that’s just brutal. It took so long for it to even feel real. I still forget sometimes. She had been in a nursing home and did not have a phone (don't get me started on her husband), so we had no contact for so long. I sent letters and things, but never knew if she got them. We only found out she passed because her husband decided he had to tell my Uncle who then called all of us.
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Post by gar on Apr 19, 2022 14:34:25 GMT
I’m sorry for your loss…it was harder than it should have been, wasn’t it 😔 and I’m sorry you couldn’t even attend her burial- that’s just brutal. It took so long for it to even feel real. I still forget sometimes. She had been in a nursing home and did not have a phone (don't get me started on her husband), so we had no contact for so long. I sent letters and things, but never knew if she got them. We only found out she passed because her husband decided he had to tell my Uncle who then called all of us. Oh goodness that’s really so sad 😞 Just awful. I’m not surprised it feels unreal given all those factors 😔
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Post by paigepea on Apr 19, 2022 14:56:28 GMT
While I’m no longer scared of large venues, I have no desire to be around crowds of people without a mask on.
We travelled to the US at Xmas time and wore masks around others outside (although covid was on the rise at the time) and we travelled to Europe in March. We attended shows and we’re around huge crowds at the Eiffel Tower, buckingham palace, etc (in masks). After 3 vaxxs we came home from that trip with covid. It was a brutal two weeks in our house. Seemed to last forever. I still have lingering issues. I have a trip booked in May but after that I’m petrified to travel. I don’t want to go through all of that again.
If our society hadn’t made me consumed with days in isolation, days from positive, testing at home, which symptoms are covid, when can kids return to school, when is it safe to see my parents, etc it would have been easier to be at home and recover from covid. With all of that anxiety piled on top I was up at night crying and stressing and taking tests in the day to see if we were negative. I admit I didn’t deal with the anxiety we’ll but a less stressful recovery period would have been better for me. I even found sitting and waiting for the antigen tests to be stressful.
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