The General Covid19 Thread

Smallman1

mono-stereo Do you understand how people could perceive your behaviour as selfish?

I do Mono.

I do not regret any of my wonderful trips one bit though, I had a fantastic time and came back rejuvenated.

Jules72

Amps hard left policies lead to stagnation eventually… if people don’t have an incentive to get off their arse they will sit on it and do nothing… not for the greater good in the end. Anyway Amps don’t think you are a hard leftie… not based on those views

Amps

Jules72 Anyway Amps don’t think you are a hard leftie… not based on those views

Thats kind of my current minimum requirements for a good socialist ish government.

zackster

Amps oh yeah, of course communism and socialism are the exact same thing. That truth goes for both republicans and most libs too.

And I love consuming as much as the next guy. However, I do have to say that after watching capitalism go into a full on death spiral for all 35 years of my life, it does make me wonder how anything other than a violent Marxist overthrow could work.

303abuser

Smallman1 I’m an acute asthmatic, in the high risk category and have been able to lead some sort of normal life without putting my health and the health of others at risk.

assuming this is true, you can’t possibly think flying and being in crowds is a good idea. i’m not going to pile on, but you should probably re-think your approach.

Smallman1

It’s a tightrope for sure.

Have to balance both my physical and mental health.

Being in my flat 24/7 is terrible for me so I made the decision to have some changes of scenery.

Yes, I know I could have stayed in the UK but I chose not to and, to my knowledge, I’ve neither caught nor passed on Coronavirus.

303abuser

Smallman1 i get it, there’s little benefit to losing your mind, but there’s a lot of middle ground between staying home 24/7 and getting on airplanes. i’m also questioning your confidence in saying you haven’t caught it or passed it on, when you just can’t know for sure.

either way, stay safe, there aren’t simple solutions at this stage.

zackster

Cuz you got skillz, king!

seanc80

Ah sure its terrible altogether. I hope you are doing ok now though!
Fuck. Off.

seanc80

303abuser There are simple bastards though

303abuser

seanc80 this is true.

zackster

I am LOSING IT in my house. I need to get to a Greek island asap for my mental health!!! Dr said!

Smallman1

Walk a mile in my shoes lads!

jonattonyeah

All I can say is that the 17 days I was stuck in my house where I couldn’t leave or see anyone was brutal. I actually somewhat enjoyed my stint in the ER as at least I had people (nurses) around. It was really difficult mentally. There’s only so much you can read, watch, and listen to.

Smallman1

Thank you Jonatton!

bosstrabs

This stuff really surprises me. As someone who is slightly more on the introverted end of the introvert-extrovert scale (not massively so, but basically enjoy socialising when I choose and not all the time), I have not become depressed by lockdown at all.

jonattonyeah

bosstrabs

Part of it was not having a choice. Part of it was the stress of knowing I had a dangerous virus. Not being able to exercise or even go for a walk. The only time I opened my door was to pick up food deliveries. There was no outlet. Just had to wait it out. The walls started getting very, very small after a week. The last few days I was pulling my hair out.

bosstrabs

I have enjoyed having the excuse to fuck things off that I don’t want to go to.

Smallman1

When you’ve spent your entire life ledging it around the world and all of a sudden you can’t, it’s hard Dave.

bosstrabs

I need to recharge my bants on here between socialising.

Homegrove

Imagine doing the guarantee in a strange hotel room. As a lot of people have done, and are still doing.

seanc80

I have to say lockdown didnt affect me at all. Mind you i was able to actually go outside the house. Bbq, beers, drugs and working from home. It was painful not being able to see mates and go to the pub. But aside form that i quite enjoyed the summer in many respects. I am pretty happy in my own company though. So if you aren’t well then, that puts a different angle on things im sure.

jonattonyeah

seanc80

I honestly thought I’d be fine. Just hang about. Relax. Drink some wine. Catch up on TV and reading. Sleep. But I found it far more difficult than I expected. The monotony of it all.

vinnyt77

seanc80 Basically the same. Wife and I spent a bunch of time chilling out in the garden listening to the many cool streams that were going on, getting generally pissed in the sunshine. Not the worst summer I’ve had by any stretch…

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