LOCKDOWN!

@Kandae11 (55131)
January 13, 2022 11:22am CST
Some months before the year 2020, many of us would not have envisioned living the way we do today e.g. 1 mask wearing-(remember Michael Jackson)? 2.social distancing (we are social beings, so this one is difficult) 3.continuous washing of hands(very new to some) 4.sanitizing everything (l. l do my groceries before packing them away). However,the hardest for some to bear would be. curfews and lockdown_some describe it as 'suffocating'! Not being able to step out and go where one wants, whenever one wants. Stifling yes,but it got me thinking_what about. millions of people worldwide who are on permanent lockdown because of a physical disability Some of these people cannot in their lifetime ever step out again. Surely we can. bear lockdown for a week,a month etc. Let us count our blessings and hope for a better 2022.
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marguicha
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
13 Jan 22
There are many things we take for granted every day. The sanitizing is the worst for me. I find it very boring. My friend Dixie is more clever and told me to put everything on a place where you don´t go for 2 or 3 days. The viruses don´t last forever.
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marguicha
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
13 Jan 22
@Kandae11 I only buy groceries. I have buy only a couple of items since the pandemia started.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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13 Jan 22
@marguicha It is best just to get the necessities and work with what we have until this thing blows over.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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13 Jan 22
Yes of course.very good advice. Some last for hours, some for days, depends on the surface it lands on.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137458)
• United States
13 Jan 22
Lockdown never happened in our part of the US, but Pretty and I have had two scares so have been under lockdown twice. Luckily, we had gotten our monthly groceries before we were put under self-lockdown. We survived just fine. Since I left my job last January, we only leave our house to go to buy groceries once or twice a month and doctor appointments, when they come up. It's not a problem for us. We do wear masks if we step outside, though. And nobody is allowed into our house.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137458)
• United States
13 Jan 22
@Kandae11 It will continue as long as people refuse to get vaccinated... And now that there is a variant that the vaccines don't work on, scientists will have to make a new vaccine... and we will continue to have people claim that vaccines don't work. Covid isn't going away.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137458)
• United States
13 Jan 22
@Kandae11 The covid pill is available... well, in the US it's available. I've not seen any because I got all three of the vaccination shots, as did Pretty. (We just got "boosted" right before Christmas.)
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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13 Jan 22
Some people simply cannot deal with lockdown or even mask wearing. Curfews are ignored and illegal parties flourish. I hope this doesn't continue for another year.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47062)
• India
13 Jan 22
Yes we should always be thankful for our blessings! But yes at times things can be frustrating. I feel as if you are active after a gap here?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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13 Jan 22
Yes.a very wide gap. After taking some time off, l had to deal with health issues. Not fully back , l am using my phone for now until l get my new laptop - in a few weeks. I do not work well with a phone.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47062)
• India
14 Jan 22
@Kandae11 Yes one tends to make more mistakes with phone. Plus a smaller screen is not always a pleasure to work with. Just hoping that you do not have any more health issues.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jan 22
Good point. I don't have a problem with not being allowed to roam as I wish because I actually haven't wanted to roam very far for a very long time before 2020. But I know people who are totally miserable right now. I think I will mention what you just wrote about to them to see what they'll say.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jan 22
Yes, I would have been the same way if I were younger.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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15 Jan 22
I too have not been going out much even before Covid, but it is very hard for those who love to mingle.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51452)
• Canada
14 Jan 22
This morning I thought to myself that it has been 2 1/2 years since I went grocery shopping without wearing gloves. I always wear them when its flu season, as I don't trust the handle on the carts being sanitary. What I miss the most thru it all is visiting loved ones that live in other areas, we don't travel out of our area during these times.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51452)
• Canada
15 Jan 22
@Kandae11 We went 2 years without seeing some family members, a sister-in-law, who was battling cancer passed away, and a brother-in-law had a stroke 2 weeks ago. He is still hospitalized and nobody can visit him as he was in the ICU and had contact with someone who had covid.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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15 Jan 22
@Juliaacv. That is heartbreaking! Everywhere people are hurting mentally and physically.My particular concern is for the very elderly who have this unseen enemy brought to them.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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15 Jan 22
Not being able to visit and greet old friends is distressing for many.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
4 Feb 22
It’s been an eye opener. One of the many reasons we cut short our Florida winter was to get home and have a large yard to breathe in peace. Never had a lockdown, but our state asked us to quarantine for two weeks. We quarantined for 6 months
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Feb 22
@Kandae11 We were too afraid to go out and about. Saw no one except our younger son. We met outside in masks.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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4 Feb 22
Six months? - why six months?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
14 Jan 22
I know...it is like the living Hell that never ends...but it could be much worse really.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
14 Jan 22
@Kandae11 We do!
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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14 Jan 22
Yes, it could be much worse. we must keep hope alive for a better 2022.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
14 Jan 22
Yes, we should count our blessings, and appreciate what we have. It is indeed restricting and uncomfortable staying restricted from going to different places. We must find a way to make ourselves busy despite all these lockdowns., It is difficult but necessary and possible.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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14 Jan 22
Yes, it is possible if we try a little harder and be patient.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Jan 22
I am glad you thought of those people..their lives are very significant.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Jan 22
@Kandae11 It is good virtue to do so
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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15 Jan 22
Very often l put myself in another person's shoes.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
14 Jan 22
I can only say that my husband and I are lucky enough to enjoy staying at home. We never had a very strict lockdown, we can go out and walk, the stores stayed closed for several weeks and that was annoying. Let's hope that 2022 will be the beginning of a new free era.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
15 Jan 22
@Kandae11 In fact the number of divorces sharply increased during the lockdown. We are married from 50 years and we always worked together, we have the habit.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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14 Jan 22
I can just imagine how tough it is for those who love to go out and mingle. And for those who barely tolerate their significant other being stuck in close quarters for hours on end, could be detrimental.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50580)
• United States
16 Jan 22
Well hello there stranger. It’s so nice to see you. Yes, the world has changed a lot. I too hope that 2022 is a better year.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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16 Jan 22
Nice to see you too.And these are trying times indeed. Your family are all doing fine?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341692)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 22
And, to Australia's shame, we have able-bodied refugees who have been shut away for years. What an awful life it must be for them.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341692)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 22
@Kandae11 We have had a lot of refugees try to get into the country. They come illegally and get caught here and are then 'detained' which more or less means imprisoned, sometimes for years. It's a disgraceful situation.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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14 Jan 22
Refugees?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Jan 22
It is frustrating but but we must do everything possible to get rid of covid and it’s spreading everywhere now.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Jan 22
@Kandae11 All we can do is take it as it comes and hope for a stronger more effective vaccine.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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14 Jan 22
What if a more deadly variant shows up?.The past two years have proved emphatically that we are not in charge.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
30 Jan 22
This is very true. I've learned to stop complaining about things like waiting in a long line at the grocery store for instance and am glad to have a grocery store to go to
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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30 Jan 22
Even when we face bad situations, some others out there are in worse ones.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139779)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Jan 22
I hope 2022 will be a lot better.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55131)
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13 Jan 22
I hope so too.
Joanie
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
7 Feb 22
I have always been a bit obsessed with handwashing. I only sanitize if I go outside - say to a store. I don't mind mask wearing as i think it has its benefits.
Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Jan 22
Very well said. We better sacrifice for the ordeal that we're dealing with is just - but temporary. Others who didn't follow rules and regulations no longer here in the planet. The virus is not a joke.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Jan 22
Thats True. We can do what we must while covid is with us.
Mildred Tabitha
@mildredtabitha (16137)
• Nairobi, Kenya
21 Jan 22
You are right. We can bear a one month lockdown. We are blessed to even wake up and see a new day. During lockdown in my country in 2020, there were increased cases of violence at home and I understand why many never wanted to stay at home
The Fly One
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
17 Jan 22
Lockdown was the hardest for me but glad it is over