Anyone Else Miss the Pandemic?

bad2thebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119281645#Comment_119281645

Iol very apt I must say....

Drunken Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119259781#Comment_119259781

Jesus, remember the earliest days of it.

Local rumour because an ambulance was seen taking Jim Reilly away in the dead of night from his house "it's heeere!!!"

John Byrne was at Cheltenham and an ambulance was at his house last night.

Viral videos of men in hazmat suits being spotted at various hotels and office buildings.

Viral audio clips of an alleged army order to put armed troops on the streets.

And for what eh. A bleedin dose that we eventually all caught (by now most of us have probably caught it twice) and which caused no harm to the vast, vast majority of people it infected. No death, no long Covid, no nothing but a national descent into madness, a spiral of debt and inflation that has only really just begun. And we had to sit in perpetual misery while England got a dose of reality and re opened fully last summer while we remained an international embarrassment.

It was never fully explained whether following NPHET advice was taken on a cabinet majority vote, a vote of the three coalition leaders, or Martin listened to all sides but made the decision himself.

I guarantee you that come election time the only way Leo will be able to differentiate FG from FF will be to claim that as a medic he believed our lockdowns were too harsh and would lead to economic collapse/ hyperinflation but that MM couldn't be talked to.

patrickbrophy18

Nope. Let me explain:

It is single-handedly responsible for the permanent closure of hundreds of thousands of businesses the world over. Essentially, the owners of these businesses were forced into debt and bankruptcy against their will under the banner of health and safety. The employees of the effected organisations will have had all meaning and purpose stripped from their sense of self and value due to being laid off.

The atomising and mentally numbing effects of lockdowns will likely have long-lasting effects on the collective psyche of society.

Many college students will have been deprived of important milestones in their social lives where positive meaningful memories would otherwise have been made. For those in their formative years, the development of important social cues could be permanently stunted due to mask mandates. The constant barrage of messages about social distancing and sanitising could very well have instilled a high degree of hypochondria into their minds thereby crippling their willingness to socialise and possibly, very long after the pandemic subsides.

While the idea of support bubbles was somewhat comforting for the first couple of months, it got old very fast. For as long as I live, I will never forget how claustrophobic it was to not be allowed more than 2 kilometres from my residence. This was hundreds of times worse in places like Spain and Italy where people were more or less subjected to de-facto house arrest. The trauma of this will be felt for years to come.

From a social media perspective, it opened up a can of worms by providing the Karen's of society with a new excuse to name and shame those who momentarily slipped up when it came to compliance with mandates to score brownie points from their disciples. Basically, getting a dopamine hit for showing how virtuous they were.

I realise that at the start it was a serious disease which claimed the lives of numerous people and we would likely still be under lockdown without the vaccines. However, I do not agree with the "one size fits all" approach to lockdowns which was adopted to varying degrees the world over due to the mental, financial and social damage it inflicted on everyone.

Finally, on a personal level, as someone on the Autism Spectrum, I had made huge strides in tackling my symptoms until the pandemic occurred. Over the course of the pandemic, I feel I have regressed due to the lack of practice in keeping my symptoms at bay.

Now, some good came of it as it provided many people an opportunity to re-evaluate their lives, it resulted in a better work-life balance for businesses which could support it (e.g. flexible work space i.e. working from home etc.).

With all of the above in mind, I find it infuriating how anyone could claim they miss the pandemic.

dxhound2005

Social media Karens must be different to real life Karens? Real life Karens delighted in asserting their right not to wear a mask and inflicting their horrible behaviour on unfortunate shop workers, bus drivers, airline staff etc. Or maybe these should be called Gemmas.

Sgt Hartman

Another thing that drove me mad was the constant repetitive Covid safety radio ads that played on every single radio ad break. I haven't turned on my radio in over 2 years as a result.

vixdname

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119260277#Comment_119260277

Agreed, wait til theyre in their 40s PLUS and 2 years is a blink of an eye

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119308157#Comment_119308157

solution ,stop blinking, tis working for me anyway!

vixdname

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119261020#Comment_119261020

You mean the conspiracy theorists that said it was a scam (it wasnt, science was never proven wrong by Youtube videos made by dubious "experts").

That it was the New World Order that was about to take over (It wasnt)

That it was the "Great Reset" and our civil rights were going to be taken from us, so as we could live in a 1984esq dystopia (It wasnt)

That Bill Gates was going to ensure we were all subservient minions to our overlords (We arent)

That the Rothchilds were going to ensure we were subservient minion to our overlords (We arent)

That our rights to travel etc would NEVER be given back (they were)

That by the end of it all we would be a 100% cashless society (we arent)

That 5G masts would be installed world wide whilst we were made stay in our homes so as the "Elite" could control our minds and kill us at will (They werent and they dont)

That the vaccines held "Nano particles" that could be used in conjunction with 5G to control us at will (Didnt happen).

That we'd all be FORCED to wear mask forever (Didnt happen)

That we'd have to have certificates of vaccination FOREVER if we ever wanted to attend a public event or go to a restaurant (We dont)

As for you thinking yere ringwing conspiracies and yere "resisting" propaganda ie a few unwashed dole merchant morons shouting on Grafton street of a Saturday evening, are somehow responsible for getting the country back to the way it was pre pandemic and have prevented a global plan by the shady "Cabal" or "Elites" with all their power and endless money from taking over the world is astoundingly delusional.......this must be how your fellow failed theorist rabbit hole dwellers have reconciled the whole embarrassing debacle between yourselves is it ?

vixdname

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119261339#Comment_119261339

Youre right, you're not

bad2thebone

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119308391#Comment_119308391

Sure didn't I say that already. I'm not funny, you're not funny either.

vixdname

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119308465#Comment_119308465

I wasnt trying to be, you were, bye now

bad2thebone

Bye bye, hope you get a few likes for your comment. I aim to please. Happy to give you status or validation from others.

You're a credit to the community:)

Bye

Juran

In and out of A&E for a few stiches and tetanus shot within an hour !

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119302192#Comment_119302192

Unless someone can correct me otherwise, Covid 2020-2021 was the largest media propaganda campaign in history.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119312583#Comment_119312583

Propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

I don't think its for anyone else to correct you, I think it's more for you to offer proof that media reportage of a serious public health message coming from the WHO, national governments and State health services, was biased, misleading, or promoting a political angle.

Can you?

Juran

I miss the no weddings and no gatherings part. Saying that, since Covid, I no longer feel obilged to go to events I have no interest in, and will say No thanks in the future. I declared myself done with weddings after the pandemic.

That was one thing I heard lots of people say, 'thank god so and so is having a family only wedding and we don't have to go'. People who had big weddings themselves 5 or 10 years ago were saying this as well ! I was thinking, the cheek of you to expect the whole village to come to your wedding a few years ago .. I hope they now realize the whole village was dreading going to their wedding at that time.

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119510243#Comment_119510243

gee im the total opposite.. pre pandemic - I hated getting an invite to a wedding if I felt I didn't know the couple well etc.. (ok if close friend or family)... but now I'd love a wedding invite.. would be lovely to go to such an event - enjoy the company of loved ones/mayb meet new people.. glam up, go to a nice venue.. etc..

i now love to see people enjoying themselves when out and about together - whether its a group of mates or families.. lord know we wer miserable enough for a long time..

I rem going to the paddy's day parade this year... I really enjoyed seeing the kids having fun as they watched the parade etc..

horses for courses and all that

TagoMago

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119510243#Comment_119510243

100% agree on the no weddings part! Now that we have all of out 'freedoms' back and after a full summer of stags and weddings, I definitely miss the absence of social obligations

pgj2015

I never go to weddings anyway. I always hated them. all the same boring days. I reject all but close family weddings. Even good friends weddings. Some people take it as a big insult but I don't care, that is their problem. I send a good gift but I wont be going.

Raven1221

My life is much better without COVID-19. I cannot wait that it fully end.

cezanne

I was in a super value shop today and slowly slowly the masks are coming back it was a bity creepy to be honest it aint over they didnt succeed enough it will be back like Arnold !!

cezanne

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119515012#Comment_119515012

I am the same never attended a wedding always told them up front that they are a pointless waste of money & it would be better to lodge the spend against their future homes but they all had the wedding 10/ 20 k+ and they are all paying for them still through 30 / 35 year mortgages !

riclad

I don't miss the pandemic, I miss empty streets with very little traffic, the city centre was quiet, good for a cyclist. Now its almost back to normal apart from many shops closed , boarded up buildings, empty office buildings. I think it's nice that more people have options to work from home, it's like we fast forwarded into the future with so many people using zoom , students learning online.

Of course going to school online young people missed out social interactions making friends which is an important part of going to school as much as the academic learning process

It shows the Internet is absolutely vital to keep business government going in the midst of an pandemic or some other future crisis

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516003#Comment_119516003

Haven't really seen that yet.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119308370#Comment_119308370

All that shoite reminds me of:

https://youtu.be/ut3I6gFmlls

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119269763#Comment_119269763

Thankyou Strumms.. For putting it back in proportion. ..I was and am in my own "lockdown",, As my immune system is down and because of illness I live in isolation anyways. So those whiles were in some ways easier as there were far better services than previously. So I was a spectator ... Feeling for all of you. And yes, youtube and the internet were and are a lifeline..

Good lord no. At the very start, it was a novelty - working from home, pace of life relaxing (of course not for all) but the good weather helped. Even Zoom meetups were kinda fun. But then it got shyte, not good mentally, emotionally, physically... no thanks.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516003#Comment_119516003

All in your ceann dude.

Andrea B.

Kinda miss being able to avoid the social obligation of occasions like funerals.

I prefer the option of sympathising with a phone call or a card.

That's the only thing I miss. All in, so happy my kids can have normality in their lives.

85603

lockdown was glorious. give me 2 in a row from tomorrow, no questions asked mr gates.

yagan

As I said in a previous post the pandemic inspired us to make a massive move and it's working out brilliantly. We got out of Dublin thanks to a work transfer in my wifes job and our quality of life has massively improved. The pandemic gave us the push, but I do not miss it.

laoisgem

I've had a parent die during lockdown, not covid related. I feel bad that they didn't get the send of they deserved. Currently waiting on news of an aunt in next few hours/days and dreading the thoughts of attending an actual funeral 😐️

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119534894#Comment_119534894

My friend got a relatively good deal on a house across the street from where she was renting. The sellers had to move, and queues of people viewing wasn't an option... so my friend's offer was accepted. Worked out amazingly.

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119536129#Comment_119536129

((((HUGS))))

scottygee

Working from home? Sign me in! Barely any traffic? Great! But if what it takes is the pandemic, no, thanks.