My "petty" reason I hate corona
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Some of my favorite food items at smaller, specialty shops are hard to find in stock now.3
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We had a 3 week trip to visit my family set for June into early July. I am Canadian, loving in the US, the rest of my family still lives near where I grew up. My kids haven't seen their cousins in 2 years. Even my college aged kid was coming for half the trip.
Didn't happen.2 -
I understand. I have one daughter living in Europe and the other one on the west coast. WhatsApp is a blessing, but it doesn’t = IRL hugs.1
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My son's wedding got cancelled in May after 2 years of planning, I had lost quite a bit of weight and now have to lose it again for hopefully next May.2
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Theoldguy1 wrote: »corinasue1143 wrote: »The bank. I had to make an appointment and drive 15 miles to cash in a $2,000 cd and put it in my checking account.
Not drive 2 miles and do it at the drive-thru. Now I have to make another appointment and drive 15 miles to order new checks. Or else figure out how to order them myself.
Google, you can buy them online much cheaper than through the bank.
As an ex-banker, I would not recommend this. You are giving your bank account info to a 3rd party company that you have zero knowledge of their security protocols or enforcement. Whenever we had customers that had identity theft or fraud on their accounts, a lot of times it could be traced back to these online check printing companies. Employees will get approached by bad guys to sell them lists of customers names, account numbers, routing numbers, etc. If you want to be safe stick to your bank and pay the extra couple of bucks.13 -
Some of my favorite food items at smaller, specialty shops are hard to find in stock now.
As per a now disappeared conversation thread from earlier this summer (LARGE SIGH), the smoked salt trio we chatted about is still over at IKEA if that's one of your specialty items. I finally picked mine up last weekend. 😉0 -
My petty reason to hate corona is that it makes me feel irresponsible or like an idiot. I am only going out when I truly have to, yet I have friends and family that have get togethers and short trips, and seem to find ways to "live" while I haven't. We did get together with my two kids and their families at home for Father's Day. I was so disappointed that we spent most of the time INSIDE (soooo hot outside), and no one was wearing a mask. So, I didn't either. I am now constantly debating with myself every time whether or not I should or shouldn't do this or that. If I say no, I feel like a paranoid over reacting fool. If I say yes, I'm irresponsible.7
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rwecker5782- do NOT feel like a fool or paranoid-- this thing is REAL- I have had 4 family members to get COVID- one niece ended up in the hospital with breathing trouble- she finally got out the hospital but now has an oxygen tank-(she is only 40- and NO she did not have breathing issues before COVID)-- better safe than sorry esp. at our age!3 -
Some of my favorite food items at smaller, specialty shops are hard to find in stock now.
As per a now disappeared conversation thread from earlier this summer (LARGE SIGH), the smoked salt trio we chatted about is still over at IKEA if that's one of your specialty items. I finally picked mine up last weekend. 😉
I picked up some around the time Tom suggested it. I was using it maybe a little too much, as I woke up with some pretty puffy eyes 👀. Really like it - and you?2 -
Some of my favorite food items at smaller, specialty shops are hard to find in stock now.
As per a now disappeared conversation thread from earlier this summer (LARGE SIGH), the smoked salt trio we chatted about is still over at IKEA if that's one of your specialty items. I finally picked mine up last weekend. 😉
I picked up some around the time Tom suggested it. I was using it maybe a little too much, as I woke up with some pretty puffy eyes 👀. Really like it - and you?
Oh no! Sorry about the reaction! I'm still finishing off the first box (from Maldon) before delving into the IKEA stuff. I rarely shop there so I knew I had to at least pick it up! I'll be sure to be careful when trying it!0 -
I would really love to buy some new clothes but I feel I need to try them on before I actually buy them. I do not want to guess and buy something that does not fit or look good. I have lost a significant number of pounds (over 50 lbs) and have no idea what size will fit. Stores I have been in will not allow me to try them on. I do not want to take them back. What a hassle and I am not sure them would allow returns anyway.5
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@GreenValli
Amazon.com has a thing called Prime Wardrobe. You can try on clothing before you buy and returns are super easy.3 -
Right now my petty reason to be upset about COVID-19 is because I was very excited to start my MA (online so that hasn't been changed by COVID-19) and go to coffee shops and study the evening away in anonymous solitude. But that novelty has been taken away and an escape door to peace and quiet has been shut.
(To be fair, cafes are open in my city, I just think it's irresponsible to spend prolonged amounts of time in public if it's not needed. While I have not had any symptoms I don't want to put others at risk if I am asymptomatic. And besides, while I DO wear a mask when in public, I would not love wearing it for longer than needed. So at home studying it is)
I hear you. I'm pretty much in the same situation. I used to hang out at coffee shops and bookstores to counter online study at home. I went on campus for the first 8 weeks of spring semester. Since then, it has been back to online/Zoom. All the best and let's hope that the situation changes.0 -
GreenValli wrote: »I would really love to buy some new clothes but I feel I need to try them on before I actually buy them. I do not want to guess and buy something that does not fit or look good. I have lost a significant number of pounds (over 50 lbs) and have no idea what size will fit. Stores I have been in will not allow me to try them on. I do not want to take them back. What a hassle and I am not sure them would allow returns anyway.
I hear you. Congrats on your weight loss, I am still shooting for that amount. Same store policies here. It reduces spending. I am de-cluttering and more careful about buying new under this store policy.0 -
My petty reason to hate Coronavirus - I found some wax melts online that were a dupe for my daughters all-time favourite Lush bath bomb and shower gel fragrance, The Comforter.
So I ordered a bunch of them to surprise her, and waited and waited. Almost a month later they turned up. In the meantime my daughter got the virus and, whilst recovered now, still has no sense of smell. 😢
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All the back seat parenting i get because of covid. Its so annoying.1
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wanderinglight wrote: »My petty reason is that I used to love grocery shopping, and now I hate it and I hate all my fellow shoppers 😂. Someone is always standing in my way or fondling the produce or drifting down the middle of the aisle in a daze or going through the checkout line with their mask pulled down, hoping the poor checkout girl calls them on it so they can go off on how their rights are being violated.
I made these masks and that made me feel better 😂
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@wanderinglight - I think you should try selling these masks on Etsy
If you want to just sell the design, you can have a company like teespring fulfill the order, which is what a former coworker friend is doing with mostly fitness related t-shirts, but some masks as well:
https://teespring.com/stores/happibod0 -
I need a new refrigerator. No one has them in the size that will fit the space in my kitchen. It’s a standard size, but only huge refrigerators are in stock right now. It’s a supply chain issue. Apparently manufacturers miscalculated and just as demand went up (because of everyone staying home and putting stress on their appliances?) they cut orders back. Plus issues related to manufacturing facilities being shut down and that shipping anything from overseas takes extra months as well.2
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My petty reason is not being able to go to all the outdoor festivals, state fairs, craft fairs, etc. that I go to every year. The Spring and Summer just turned into a blur. And I retired at the end of March, just as the virus kicked off in NY (yay me!), so my plan to sell my condo and buy a place in Ireland has been put on hold as well. I feel like I'm in limbo.7
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On the one hand, it doesn't matter that everything's closed because my boyfriend is having severe PTSD and doesn't want to leave the house. So I can't get mad at him for not going to the symphony with me. On the other hand, I'd like to DO SOMETHING on occasion besides go to the grocery store once a week.2
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »On the one hand, it doesn't matter that everything's closed because my boyfriend is having severe PTSD and doesn't want to leave the house. So I can't get mad at him for not going to the symphony with me. On the other hand, I'd like to DO SOMETHING on occasion besides go to the grocery store once a week.
I feel you. I've gotten so stir crazy that occasionally I just go out on a long drive. Nowhere to go, but at least I'm out of the house 🤷🏻♀️4 -
Going into a store and using the provided hand sanitizer only to discover that it smells atrocious...and even with hand washing the smell remains...5
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I really hate all of the time I have missed out on spending with family and friends when i think back to when lockdown started here in march.4
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I haven't had a hair cut by a professional since Dec 2019. (I do my bangs and he does my ends, but my poor layers...)3
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I last had my hair cut (at all) in late Jan 2020. At the time I was joking that it was exactly a year since my prior haircut (which I remembered since it was immediately before the polar vortex in Chicago in late Jan 2019, which cancelled a business trip I was supposed to take and led to a basement flood (frozen pipe) that cost me money). As of Jan 2020, I had resolved to be a new person and get my hair cut every 3-4 months, but the world conspired against me. Oh well, a ponytail isn't that awful.5
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Last haircut was January 2020 for me too, I’ve hacked at it a few times since then but I’m getting desperate now! I have baby fine hair that doesn’t do well at extreme length - not to mention the lack of highlights (to blend in the grey/white) is starting to bug me! 👵🏻
Only comfort is that most people are in the same situation, and it’s not like I’m seeing anyone anyway! 😂3 -
Since February 2020 I've learned how to cut my husband's hair and he has been trimming the bottom of mine and I've gone to an all one length style. We have just decided to continue even though we can get haircuts now (with a little bit of a hassle). We save $45 every month!3
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I borrowed "Joy of Cooking: All About Pasta & Noodles" from the library and asked my OH for requests. One was stuffed manicotti. Well, apparently there is a shortage. Couldn't find jumbo pasta shells at the first store either, but did find them at the second. Saw crazy high prices for these on Amazon and Walmart.
This article is from May but apparently some pasta shortages is still a thing. As with Coca Cola, etc., manufacturers are focusing on their top sellers. (We haven't seen caffeine-free regular Coke since last spring, so he is making due with regular.)
https://slate.com/business/2020/05/pasta-shortage-coronavirus-why.html
I can't remember the last time I made or had stuffed shells. These were delish! (I actually morphed the recipe from my big JOC and the one from the box because these were simpler than the one in the library book.)0 -
My son (13yr old) has decided he prefers me cutting his hair (!!!)
I don't think I am great at it and would rather take him to the barber, but he is determined that he will only have a cut if I do it4
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