Little things about Lockdown that you miss.

[Generic Account]

I know it was a horrible time for many, and I don't mean to make light of that, but what are some of the little bits of lockdown that you miss?

It all seems very cynical now, but I do remember those initial few weeks when I'd rushed home from Milan right before international flights had closed. The shipyard horn here in Belfast sounded for the first time in 20 years and you could hear it all over the city.

And I did like how regimented I could make myself with work schedule, running, reading etc. Partly aided by the sun and access to a garden.

 

[Lucille]

THE WEATHER WAS NICE.

 

[Lucille]

Playing CIVILIZATION for 14 hours a day instead of working.

 

[Lucille]

NOT SEEING PEOPLE.

 

[Lucille]

Also renting a 2 bad flat for £1000/month.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

THE POTENTIAL FOR SPEED ROUND ASFMS

 

[RJN]

My unemployment check

 

[Lucille]

Working a second job whilst getting furlough money and paying off my credit card debts. THANKS TORIES!

 

[Generic Account]

I think it made me realise that a lot of my extraversion is just me feeling obligated to be seen seeing people, and I was fine dialling back and being with family for months.

 

[Lucille]

EAT OUT TO HELP OUT.

 

[lolly]

Being able to do a 75 minute commute in half the time.

 

[lolly]

Discounted Ubers

 

[VV]

Not having to think of excuses for not going on nights out.

 

[Star]

Having a genuine excuse not to see certain people

 

[Lucille]

The THRILL of WALKING AROUND THE PARK!

 

[Star]

My journey to work taking 30mins rather than 70.

 

[SvalaWuzRobbed]

Drinking a bottle of rosé at lunchtime and then 'working it off' with Just Dance on YouTube, or sitting on the lawn, finally catching up on some classics I'd always been meaning to, like On The Road. Basically, being on furlough

 

[Generic Account]

Queuing outside Lidl on a Saturday morning.

Kahoot quizzes

 

[Star]

The furlough lie-ins. Still being in pyjamas at 9am.

 

[SvalaWuzRobbed]

Some of the online quizzes were actually really fun too! And then instead of having to make excuses to leave, just citing technical issues and going to bed

 

[Lucille]

The EVENT TELEVISION that was January 6th.

 

[RJN]

I did some zooms with people I hadn’t talked to in years, so that was nice. Until it became boring

 

[RJN]

Actually watching all of Mad Men was my greatest accomplishment

 

[BoysForSeles]

Table service in all bars (an age thing).

From a Moopy perspective the banshee syncs.

 

[Generic Account]

Rushing to the laptop for your allocated 5 minute window to choose an entry for the Kalavision that never happened

 

[COB]

The first few months where I was furloughed.

 

[Lucille]

Posting 150 times during a Eurovision rewatch and not remembering ANY of it the next day.

 

[Tisch]

That little period where work had an "oh shit" realisation that we all needed laptops and we literally COULD NOT WORK from home but still got full pay

Filming silly little videos for Suomi

 

[Lucille]

Not having to think about WHAT TO WEAR everyday.

 

[Star]

Only needing to wash my hair once a week.

 

[funky]

MOOPY WRITING CLUB

 

[GNL]

Playing CIVILIZATION for 14 hours a day instead of working.

Literally this.

 

[funky]

Having an actual and valid excuse to be anxious all the time

 

[funky]

Actually watching all of Mad Men was my greatest accomplishment

I did this!

The only time my TV/Film bucket list actually took a dent

 

[GNL]

Having an actual and valid excuse to be anxious all the time

The horrors of late stage capitalism are a good enough excuse <3

 

[Marina Salty]

Leaving the city and live in the countryside for those two years

 

[jivafox]

Jumping to the front of the queue at supermarkets with my NHS badge despite not being remotely clinical

 

[GNL]

People staying the fuck away from me.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Friday night zoom drinking with my best mates.
Peak Moopy
Walks in the park (lockdown one only)
Me and Mr Ag's chess tournaments and Sunday roast dinners.
Not having to work.

 

[RJN]

I did this!

The only time my TV/Film bucket list actually took a dent

Same. I’ve never watched so many films in my life