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Meh:
It's strange, I'm fearful.
I guess people have to try to create and find normalcy. I'm not sure if I should watch the news or not.
Twoapenny:
I've got to the point now where I feel the news is just making me more anxious rather than giving me more information, Posh. We're taking all precautions we can (mostly by staying in!) and there's nothing else we can do now until we get our vaccines. I realised knowing how bad it all is is just making me feel worse, but there's nothing else I can do about it so I've decided I'm better off not knowing. I was talking to a lady at the bus stop this morning who said the same thing - they've had a pre Christmas family gathering over the weekend as her daughters are both nurses and working over Christmas so they got together with the adult kids in the garden and the parents sat in on the porch. They all had their own food and drink and they've made the best of it but she said she's stopped watching the news, it's just too much doom and gloom (and it is a doom and gloom situation but there's good stuff as well). So - we went out today to celebrate the solstice. We caught the bus to the beach, had a walk, had a packed lunch and hot chocolate and then caught the bus home. The bus drivers are all dressed up and in the Christmas mood, everyone's sticking to the distance advice, the beach is beautiful even when the weather's not great (and there's a big house on the sea front that used to be a nursing home; it would make an amazing communal living space for me and son and a few other families in similar situations - every time I see it I hope I win the lottery so I can buy it :) ) and it was nice. I'm focusing on all of that and pretending nothing else is going on because I can't cope any other way just now lol xx
Meh:
Some days I start to fear complacency. News of a new strain sorta counter acts the complacency.
But yeah, the news does give me more anxiety.
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Pseudo Mouse on December 21, 2020, 09:59:45 PM ---Some days I start to fear complacency. News of a new strain sorta counter acts the complacency.
But yeah, the news does give me more anxiety.
--- End quote ---
I know what you mean, Posh. It's easy to forget to be careful if you kind of forget what's going on. I notice the difference in myself, though - yesterday I didn't read any news at all, no social media, nothing on TV, no radio - and I did feel calmer and happier. I did talk about it with a friend of mine who's a teacher and is worried about going back to school in the New Year (understandably), particularly as this new strain has come about. But she was also relieved that they hadn't gone away for Christmas as they usually do, because apparently France and some others have put a travel ban in place on Brits (very sensibly, in my opinion) so they'd have been stuck. I find the situation so odd because it's bad for people in different ways, and for so many people as well. But I'm staying in my bubble, with son, the cat and some mince pies :) Lol xx
Meh:
That's good Two and the Mince Pies sound so very British. There is such a big push to get the economy back to normal, they need the kids to be in school so adults can do their thing. I feel bad for the teachers and it comes off as a bit of a sacrifice.
This situation is so problematic though, it's not going to just clear up all of a sudden in the spring with vaccines and so forth. I'm in a certain amount of denial because it's hard to plan for that.
News here is a constant flow on contradictory messaging. Officials telling people to stay home and it's followed by the Mega Store Walmart advertising that they have all their in-store check out lanes staffed for Christmas shopping. The Walmart store shows a Teddy Bear riding around on a kid's plastic bike and the store is totally empty as if "don't worry nobody is even here and you can buy toys"
Then there are some commercials put out by businesses/airlines meant to make flying seem both safe and fun. In my opinion it's insensitive and obviously misleading. It bothers me because it almost makes a joke out of the situation and relies on a catchy old earworm song. Who knows who actually owns the rights to the song. It would be ironic if the musicians ended up dead from the virus.
I hope someone does a parody of that commercial that goes:
"We can die if we want to"
"We might leave our friends behind"
"Say, we can act if we want to
If we don't, nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9w_paUjzKs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7mBzdDHyY
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