COVID - the positives

[JezmondTutu]

So I realise it’s been pretty horrendous for a lot
of people. But what of the positives?

For me, I’ve enjoyed being able to work from home more and travel less.

I have had more time generally, including more time to listen to music and vinyl.

I’ve ridden my bike more than ever.

& finally that change to home-office working has allowed us to add a new member to the Frost family!

 

[avole]

The more people who die, the more chance the planet has of survival. If that isn't a positive, what is ?

 

[billo]

I think I have saved about £16 a week on takaway coffee while in lockdown
I thought that dog was a working one, looks like you should get your money back on Trades Description Act

 

[clifftaylor]

The more people who die, the more chance the planet has of survival. If that isn't a positive, what is ?

Are you volunteering?? No, I thought not.

 

[avole]

Are you volunteering?? No, I thought not.

Too subtle, huh ? No, my comment was to point up what is a silly topic.

 

[clifftaylor]

There was nothing in your post to suggest you were being "humorous"

 

[avole]

I wasn't being humorous.

 

[fegs]

Too subtle, huh ? No, my comment was to point up what is a silly topic.

But it's not a "silly topic"

Why not look for the positives in something?

It's what keeps a lot of us going

 

[gintonic]

Actually there was a pretty similar thread not long ago

 

[gintonic]

Given 2020 was dominated by Covid-19 you'll get a shed load of positivity here

https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/2020-silver-linings-what-worked-out-well-for-you.249963/

 

[HiFiman]

Seem to have alot more cash in the bank due to pub closure.

 

[chartz]

Tested tomorrow. We’ll see.

 

[gintonic]

Tested tomorrow. We’ll see.

me too but as part of a study into cv19 in the community

 

[JezmondTutu]

But it's not a "silly topic"

Why not look for the positives in something?

It's what keeps a lot of us going

Exactly. I’d not seen a previous thread but good to think about the positives in a world where much is negative.

 

[Vinny]

I wasn't being humorous.

Which just shows the original comment to be even dumber than it reads.

Human lives lost to C19 are but a tiny, minute, totally irrelevant, loss of life in overall terms of human population. The total opposite of the case in terms of lots of personal situations.

 

[fegs]

Seem to have alot more cash in the bank due to pub closure.

that's two of us

 

[avole]

I’m told there were positives in the labour camps, apartheid, in fact in so much I should fall on my knees and apologise. Wars and mass slaughters committed throughout history must have always had a positive side.

Perhaps instead of condemning human atrocities we should organise them better. And, instead of trying to vaccinate against coronavirus, we should encourage it. After all, a picture of a puppy is worth a thousand negatives.

Sorry, but this topic illustrates the worst of human complacency and its ability for self-delusion. Nothing personal in this, JezmundTutu, and I’m out of here.

 

[JezmondTutu]

Sad you feel that way - each to their own.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

The more people who die, the more chance the planet has of survival. If that isn't a positive, what is ?

Hmmm, that does sound a bit like someone who’s sat in traffic complaining about traffic.

Also, I’ve lost two relatives and a family friend to Covid19, this doesn’t feel like much of a consolation to be honest.

 

[Derek Wright]

Sorry to hear about your loss