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Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by germinalphrase »

rpadovani wrote: post #40
RalfWausE wrote: post #31

I think the psychological toll of the lockdowns in different countries is highly underestimated. I myself have no real economical shortcomings due to the lockdown, but even as a person who is normaly a total loner and who can spend weeks completely alone on a excessive hiking trip i am slowly going crazy... For my wife, who is a highly social character, its even worse. And i am not the only one in this mindset... wha…

I feel you: my life is as good as it can get during this challenging time, I live with my SO in a somewhat large apartment, we both still work, I from home and she from office, we don't have any sick relative, nor kids, so we have our space, and we don't have to worry about money or anything at all. I'm quite loner on my own, and the first lockdown was quite a breeze. But these days I'm becoming more and more tired,…

I know others feel differently, but my toddler has actually been a reprieve. Each day has been some small step forward, some word or new idea discovered. There’s bad with the good, of course - but I don’t know that I would have had the time to see all this if I weren’t home.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by germinalphrase »

[deleted] wrote: post #153
mixmastamyk wrote: post #16

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And some of us have been cooped up with spouse and kids for almost a year. When I get a little alone time I'm especially grateful. Still, I'd love to go to this bar! Or the pub down the street.

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That’s got to be really tough. Take care of yourself.

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Post by DebtDeflation »

RalfWausE wrote: post #31

I think the psychological toll of the lockdowns in different countries is highly underestimated. I myself have no real economical shortcomings due to the lockdown, but even as a person who is normaly a total loner and who can spend weeks completely alone on a excessive hiking trip i am slowly going crazy... For my wife, who is a highly social character, its even worse. And i am not the only one in this mindset... wha…

I think we're turning the corner. I was firmly in the "doomer" camp before, but there are strong reasons for optimism now.

New cases, daily deaths, and hospitalizations have all been falling rapidly for weeks now.

The current estimate is for 50% of the US population to have received their first shot of vaccine by June 28:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine...

That's at the current pace. The pace will almost certainly continue to accelerate. You also need to add in the unvaccinated who have immunity from prior infection.

We're on track for a quasi-normal (as far as restrictions go) Summer, and there will be an enormous push to get kids back in school full time and people back in the office regularly right after Labor Day.

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Post by alexilliamson »

kortilla wrote: post #96
Glawen wrote: post #79

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never really understood this severance. You can drink without getting drunk. I like to drink good beverages, but I don't like being drunk, so I just take a few glasses.

> You can drink without getting drunk. No shit. The problem is that when you get into the habit of drinking 2-3 drinks every night you’re bordering substance abuse. Also, “a few glasses” is enough to be arrested for drunk driving, so you might not be the caricature of a drunk but you’re drunk nonetheless. Severance is a great way to understand your relationship with alcohol. The only reason it even seems weird is bec…

Agree, except when I gave up coffee all my coworkers were extremely incredulous and unsupportive. Caffeine is also super ingrained in culture but arguably less dangerous.

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Post by baud147258 »

I miss the bars a little (I wasn't too much for going out), but the current 6 pm curfew is rather annoying, how I can't do anything after work. Of course I adjusted my habits, going shopping or running during lunch breaks or the week end, but still

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Post by robocat »

Clewza313 wrote: post #145
pjc50 wrote: post #128

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Yes, it's terrible. Even those of us who are "coping" aren't coping terribly well. But ironically the disconnection has made the costs of the disease invisible as well. The zoom funerals. I personally know a couple of people who are now effectively long-term disabled with respiratory issues - well enough to leave hospital, but their previous lifestyle can't come back. The death toll dwarfs every single "disaster" in…

But those mostly killed people still the prime of their lives, while COVID mostly (not entirely, but mostly) advances the Grim Reaper for the old and sick who likely only had a few years anyway. If we measured the toll in disability-adjusted life years instead, the comparison would be quite different. Cynical thought: COVID lockdowns are extreme largely because unlike most public health problems it affects the rich t…

> while COVID mostly (not entirely, but mostly) advances the Grim Reaper for the old and sick who likely only had a few years anyway.

The average years lost is 10 years of life in the US and 16 world wide[1] - and I think you need to reconsider how callous your comment comes across (to me at least, and I would guess others too). [edited: added detail]

I also feel your comment entirely disregards the point made by the parent comment: “I personally know a couple of people who are now effectively long-term disabled with respiratory issues - well enough to leave hospital, but their previous lifestyle can't come back.”

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=years+lost+covid

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Post by jjgreen »

leesalminen wrote: post #157
jjgreen wrote: post #103

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A lot of us wish we could; but in the UK it is illegal to leave the house for anything but food-shopping, a medical appointment or (limited) exercise. I don't think "escaping a police state" falls under any of those.

Wait are you seriously saying that you can’t leave the country?!?

Yes, there are exceptions (vaguely stated, a funeral or what the police would regard as essential), but a holiday would be illegal.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

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Post by SyzygistSix »

_uwiz wrote: post #50
RalfWausE wrote: post #31

I think the psychological toll of the lockdowns in different countries is highly underestimated. I myself have no real economical shortcomings due to the lockdown, but even as a person who is normaly a total loner and who can spend weeks completely alone on a excessive hiking trip i am slowly going crazy... For my wife, who is a highly social character, its even worse. And i am not the only one in this mindset... wha…

Different countries, and different situations. Living in a big old house in the country with your family? Your life is probably basically the same as it always was. Potentially better, depending on the work situation. Okay, sure, you're not going on as many holidays, and depending on how strict the rules are where you are, dinner parties are off the cards. Living in a flat as a single person in the big exciting city?…

>Literally everything you do has been illegal or restricted in some form for almost a year now.

I've more had the mindset that everything I normally do can put other people in danger and potentially kill them or someone close to them. Or leave them with lingering side effects from illness for who knows how long.

But yeah, also kind of going crazy.

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Post by dashundchen »

LandR wrote: post #76
_uwiz wrote: post #50

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Different countries, and different situations. Living in a big old house in the country with your family? Your life is probably basically the same as it always was. Potentially better, depending on the work situation. Okay, sure, you're not going on as many holidays, and depending on how strict the rules are where you are, dinner parties are off the cards. Living in a flat as a single person in the big exciting city?…

Also my city feels much more dangerous now. PReviously with loads of people always milling around I would feel safe walking around alone at 2-4am going home from bars. Now it can feel pretty dodgy as soon as its dark in the city centre. No one has any reason to be there so the junkies, homeless and others have seemingly gotten more brave. I was in the city centre around 9-10pm a little while ago and it was almost 100…

Anecdotally my experience has been the opposite in my mid-sized US city. Previously the only people out during the weeks at night would be drunks from bars.

Now even in the dead of winter, on my nightly walks I see people strolling around at night. Many times the same people, assuming they're just looking to get out of the house.

Summer was even more drastic, I don't think I have ever seen more people take to cycling and walking for enjoyments sake in my area before.

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