Much missed through Virus

I miss : Coach trips.
Girlie afternoon shopping and then on to a meal.
Not worrying about keeping my distance.
Normality.

I had to wait 18 months before I could go by train to Scotland to see my sister, BiL and other relatives. Last week I made it. We were all so happy to meet up again. Frequent phone calls, essential though they are, don't make up for lack of hugs.
Having bitten that bullet, I'll soon make arrangements to go south to see my sons' families, including all five GC - they change so much in so short a time.

I miss the peace and quiet generated through Covid lockdowns. Kids are back battering footballs until 11 pm, yelling and shouting when racing about on their illegal use electric scooters. I'd
queue outside a chemist anyday if it meant some quietness.

Seeing my son and daughter in law and two grandchildren. They are in the USA and we’re still not allowed in. Heartbreaking and I know I’m not on my own but that doesn’t actually help.

Golden Wedding North West Passage cruise of a lifetime!

Missing seeing my son and and his wife as well as my first granddaughter who is now 2. Missed out on some valuable times.

Peace of mind

I miss Travelling by train/bus. Not being able to go to the theatre/concerts. Not being able to see a doctor when worried about something. Not being able to book a holiday without problems. Not being able to have a good browse around a shop. Watching people avoiding you when out for a walk, no casual chats.

I suppose we must get used to this world, can't see it changing for a long time.

Nannashirlz

I was given some antibiotics that didn’t agree with me brought me out in lumps all over my body. I rang my drs up and 6hrs later drs rang me. my blood pressure was crazy high and crazy low I was blacking out so rang 111 they sent an ambulance to me which rushed me into emergency and I ended up having to have them flush out my body by drip. Spent few days in hospital. Anyway when dr rang a nurse answer my phone and told him I’d being admitted in. Dr rung me when got home and said I should have said I wasn’t feeling too good. I said I did ask receptionist. She said I will get dr to call you. So I’m now sitting with badly bruised shoulder and broken ribs after a fall with the blackouts I was having.

Oh Nannashirlz you have been through the mill!

I really miss spontaneity. Nearly everything has to be thought through much more now, and I wonder if we will ever be totally rid of apprehension concerning where we go and what we do. Perhaps we will, over time.

So sorry to hear that SillyNanny. I felt the same when I retired and had little contact.

nadateturbe

Just being able to stand close to people without worrying.

Yes. I was on the beach yesterday and people had seen dolphins. Someone stood quite close to me to point out where she’d seen them and I was thinking afterwards ‘that was too close even in an outside situation’. I’m not going to lose sleep over it but it’s almost surreal that I was thinking that.

Missing the Volunteering I did for 27 years. Covid halted that then just as I got to go back I had a shoulder injury made worse by all the inactivity over Lockdowns! Only 3 people from the shop I had volunteered in have bothered to keep in touch & neither Manager or any paid staff have bothered unless I contact them. So 27 years trying to help a good cause wasted! So miss the life I used to have as have very little life now!

I miss over-forties discos - I did like dragging out my Northern Soul moves once a month.

Theatre. Feeling safe.

If anything, theatre and cinema, the odd meal out. But mostly, being able to just go to the doctor and take the cats to the vet without all the messing about and telephone consultations, difficulty getting appointments and waiting on the phone etc.

Singing in church (although we are now allowed to sing behind our masks)

Spontaneity

Travel (have had two trips booked pre-Covid cancelled)

Will never take for granted again the normal things of life!

Seeing my elderly disabled sister in the nursing home where she is looked after. As she is 150 miles away it has been nearly impossible to visit . I've seen her twice in the last 20 months.

Family, as I am one of many, who still haven't been able to visit or them travel to us from the U.S and OZ
Almost 2 years now, since I saw either of my daughters and their families

I'm missing the feeling of just doing as I like. The mask wearing, hand washing, queuing is tedious, but it has to be done. I've rescheduled tickets for a show on the 30th Sept and I'm usually so looking forward to the night out with my friends, but there's this dark cloud hanging over it all. Although by the look of things I'd just better try and get used to it all being like this for the foreseeable, its a right pain in the butt though.

I guess I miss the planning and anticipation - for visiting family, travel, meeting friends- having things to look forward to- as well as actually being able to do these things!

Going overseas to see my family. Their country won't let us in from UK, and I don't think I could face all the travel stresses at the moment, despite being double vaccinated. (Airport hassles, Covid tests, related paperwork, increased risk of Covid contact....)

I was given some antibiotics that didn’t agree with me brought me out in lumps all over my body. I rang my drs up and 6hrs later drs rang me. my blood pressure was crazy high and crazy low I was blacking out so rang 111 they sent an ambulance to me which rushed me into emergency and I ended up having to have them flush out my body by drip. Spent few days in hospital. Anyway when dr rang a nurse answer my phone and told him I’d being admitted in. Dr rung me when got home and said I should have said I wasn’t feeling too good. I said I did ask receptionist. She said I will get dr to call you. So I’m now sitting with badly bruised shoulder and broken ribs after a fall with the blackouts I was having.

Apart from seeing family nothing really. I've been my husband's carer for 30 years so gave up lots of things over the years and my GP has been fine, I've had phone consultations and seen him in person more than once. My dentist is the same. Queuing at the pharmacy can be a bit of a pain but not a daily event so not much of an issue.

honestly I didn't miss anything so I guess i am blessed. I worried about my family but don't worry so much now that they are all vaccinated except the youngest. I have only used real masks when I went to get vaccinated, other than that I have used light scarves which get used once and washed.