I have not posted since the pandemic, I figured it would be a good idea to leave some thoughts behind from it since it has gone on or so long, and has actually been quite a life change for almost 9 months now. I hear from people I work with, people from other countries, India, Bulgaria, Germany, England. All of them seem to be looking at this more like a manageable thing, life just did not shut down for them for the length of time and had such a less impactful change on their day to day lives. Sure they went through the same shit we did, wore masks, socially distancing, all the things. After hearing the differences I asked them why it was so different for them. The most common things i took from it were this:
- They were used to wearing masks, and no one ever gave anyone shit over having them on.
- They all shut all the stuff down, and actually SHUT THE SHIT DOWN. All of it, and everyone was onboard.
- They all were back to business as usual in 2-3 months time at worst.
I concluded that as people of different countries, all of those people found a greater good out of it, didn't make excuses, and did their fucking part. I am so disappointed in my neighbors, friends, people who I thought could fucking suck it up and do the right thing, way back in April when the 9 month problem could have been a 2 month problem. People that politicized the whole damn thing, masks became a sign of weakness and they made fun of others that were trying to make a difference. Every idiot out there that made an excuse for not wearing something as simple as a mask, all of you should be ashamed. Like the flu every year, i have seen people get COVID this year, my last head count of people I know is 6. Saw that at least 1 of them died. Was this all preventable, no. Was at least some of this avoidable and could we have saved lives if we were more careful, you bet your ass it was. This was people being negligent to their neighbors and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Now for all those friends that did their part this year, even a couple that typically fit the category i just wrote about, You are all good people, and I appreciate you all. Thank you for thinking about other people, thinking beyond your own interests. I can't thank you enough.
Things I miss since I moved into my COVID cave (home):
- Bars
- Leaving the house to go to actual destinations
- Meeting friends in person
- Unnecessary long hugs with people who didn't want them, but accepted them because that was just me
- High fives
- Not sanitizing every time I left a new anything or any place
- Having coworkers that were actually next to you, at least once in a while
- Going to lunch with people
- Having everything you needed in a store when you needed it.
Things I enjoy since COVID:
- Smelling far less smell ass breath from people, thanks for masks
- (Probably) a little less likely to catch the flu since I've got this fancy mask
