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Corona - what does help you? Your fears, thoughts, everything
Front-Ranger:
What big changes have you made in your life since the pandemic? It's important to feel like we have some little control of our destiny in these uncertain times.
Me, I've started talking to my cat. And most times, she answers back!
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 28, 2020, 01:04:28 pm ---Me, I've started talking to my cat. And most times, she answers back!
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I do that, too, although much of the time we converse telepathically.
My biggest change is not going into the office, which is fantastic. COVID did me a great favor in that respect. At the very least, I'm saving an hour a day commuting and $160 a month renting a parking garage space.
Another positive change is that I work in an industry that is no longer the most collapsing sectors of the economy.
Yet another positive change is that I now have an excellent excuse not to go to the gym.
The biggest negative changes include not getting to meet friends for happy hours or dinners. Slightly offset by having a good excuse to order takeout or delivery -- I'm supporting my local businesses!
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 28, 2020, 02:19:22 pm ---I do that, too, although much of the time we converse telepathically.
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You mean you talk to Charlie, right? Or have you acquired a cat too?
I, too, drive far far less than before pandemic (BP). And sometimes I wonder why I ever drove around so much in the first place. It was mostly because other people wanted me to show up to help them with something, be companions with them, or escort them. Or just be together. (I work at home.) I can understand the last reason and the first. But the companioning and escorting got out of hand. I like to visit with people once every month or two each but weekly or several times a week? No. I'm going to change my ways and be less available to amuse and entertain others. Going to focus on my grandchildren and people who need my help.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 29, 2020, 11:33:05 am ---You mean you talk to Charlie, right? Or have you acquired a cat too?
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Oh, sorry, yes. I did mean Charlie. Although if anything should ever happen to Charlie (god forbid, but he did turn 12 this year) I probably wouldn't get another dog. But a cat would be nice! Cats are just much lower-maintenance than dogs and by then I might want to live in an apartment, which complicates dogs' needs even more. And they're about equal in terms of their conversational skills and witty repartee.
Penthesilea:
Can I vent a little?
Aaarrrgh! I'm so angry about some of our politicians right now. And of course about the parents in my nursery!
Schools, kindergartens, nurseries etc. have been closed down due to high Corona numbers since mid-December. But: there are emergency openings for people who simply can NOT work from home, can not find a private place/person to look after the children, etc. Emergency only!
Guess what? In my group 8 out of 9 children attend nursery every day. And I know for sure that only 1 set of parents (out of 9) both go to work. That means 7 out of 9 children attend nursery even though at least one parent is at home full-time!
In contrast to the first lockdown last March/April, the parents do not need to show any kind of proof that/why they can't attend to their children themselves. The parents call my boss, say they need to bring the child, and that's it. My boss is not allowed to ask for the reasons, let alone to ask for proof. This lockdown is a joke, as far as kindergartens and nurseries are concerned (schools are different).
The parents lie to our faces, we know it, they know it. And we can't do anything about it. >:(
As for politicians, that's the state politicians of the federal country I work in. They failed to make regulations for parents needing proof of their emergency. In other federal countries the situation may be different.
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