What do you really miss doing ?

Dual wheels

Farting in lifts

DaSilva

Seeing my family. I have vulnerable people in my family so everybody is very careful to avoid exposure. Despite that though, we can't see each other because simple people need simple blanket rules with punishments.

poisonated

I miss going to the pub and travelling.

babynice

I miss having a routine in my life. I used to work during the week and go to the gym in the evenings, or maybe meet up with a friend. I’d nearly always head off to another county for a day trip during the weekend.

Now I’m just at home all the time by myself. I try to get out for a walk but in the last few weeks I’ve lost all motivation.

opinionated3

Miss simple things like giving my mother a hug, or shaking someone's hand that I haven't seen in a while. Miss golfing with my friends that I haven't seen since last October, meeting my father in law for a pint at the weekends watching the sport on the TV in the corner of the quiet country pub.
They're very simple things but never in a million years would I have believed that they would be considered "dangerous" activities by a few scientists that I've never heard of in my life. I'll certainly never take the simple things for granted ever again, that's for sure. Life is very short and it's for living, not simply existing which is what we're doing now

pconn062

I miss not having to live in fear every month of not having enough money to pay my rent for me and my family, because my work and right to earn money and run my business has been deemed "unessential".

I miss not seeing my mother struggling every day to care for my sister who requires around the clock 24 care and whose daycare facility which provided the one bit of relief for her has been running at 0-50% capacity since last march. Or the look on her face as they tell her again that due to Covid they are cancelling her few precious days of respite.

But nothing matters these days except Covid.

almostover

Things I miss most,

Playing sport. GAA and golf were my outlets.

Watching live sport. GAA and Rugby. I try to go to a 6N game every year. Love the football and hurling championships in the summer.

Visiting my parents. If I do this no I would have to break rules and risk a fine. Not to mention have the mental image of a scolding Tony Hoolahan in my head accusing me of being an older person killer.


Going for a spontaneous drive with my GF. Just taking off of a Sunday going somewhere nice and having a meal out. A simple pleasure.

Meeting friends. In any setting. Not just for a pint. Just meeting other people and having a laugh for a few hours.

Foreign travel. The GF and I get away at least once per year.

Freedom to pick and choose to do what I want when I want.

It has been tough the last while. Just one last push and the summer should bring some normality.

Going to GAA and soccer matches, visiting the parents whenever I want, being able to work without wearing a mask for 8 hours straight, and not having to clean every item when I get home from shopping.

tommybrees

Being able to make my own choices

Lundstram

_ZeeK_ wrote: »

Reading this thread, there seems to be a theme emerging: Pints, pints, pints..

So what? It’s a social outlet for many people but it’s now demonised as if they were raging alcoholics.

God forbid a person enjoys themselves.

fits

I miss sleeping past 4:30 am

I miss my kids having a structured day and attending preschool

I miss having a job

I miss having time to myself.

opinionated3

Lundstram wrote: »

So what? It’s a social outlet for many people but it’s now demonised as if they were raging alcoholics.

God forbid a person enjoys themselves.

Exactly. And it goes both ways, I know the publican whose pub I frequent is definitely suffering mentally from lack of interaction with his customers. It's sad to see but hopefully by September he might be given a chance to open up again

prunudo

The spontaneity of doing anything at short notice, whether its going to a beach 10km away, going to a quiet forest or mountain, going shopping to replace a worn pair of jeans, going to a cafe for a Saturday morning fry, going for a pint without having to eat a meal.
The list is endless tbh.

Goodigal

I miss seeing and hearing the sea

I miss just going in and out of the shops just browsing and chatting with friends (and maybe even trying on clothes! What's that?!)

I miss office chats

I miss spontaneity

SAMTALK

I miss my friends

I miss my hairdresser

I miss just deciding on a whim to get in the car and go somewhere

I miss when people could stop and talk to you and not move away like you have the plague

is_that_so

Having a different answer to what do I need to do today?
Like others concerts, theatre, congregating and a weekend plan to go somewhere.

Chris_5339762

COVID killed a year long long-distance-relationship and I lost my best friend too. And now that its over, there are no prospects because you can't date, and the underground casual sex scene I can't get involved with because I was temporarily living with my parents before all this kicked off. And thats now permanent. (Until my folks are vaccinated I can't meet anyone, as my parents are vulnerable).

I miss travel, bigtime, getting off the plane to nice warm sunshine and a different culture.
I miss PLANNING travel, that was part of the fun.
I miss gig trips to London which felt like a second home and I miss my friends there.
I miss the odd hug or a handshake.
I miss relaxing when around other people.
I miss eating with people at work. We have to sit at our desks for teabreak in the hospital.
I miss my parents. They've changed. They're paranoid of everything and meet no-one.
I miss my mums health, she is deteriorating into what I suspect is undiagnosed parkinsons but she is point blank refusing to even ring the doctor until COVID is over.
I miss the thought of a future meeting and living with a partner. Due to the above, and the fact I'm an only child, I will be pushed into full-time caring duties in the next few years.
I miss trip to Dublin to meet friends or go on a hike.
I miss the odd meal out.
I miss being able to do ANYTHING apart from work - home - work - home - work - home.
I miss having something to look forward to.
I miss my own mental health. Despite having enough money, and still earning, and not having any REAL worries, I'm miserable and depressed.
I miss laughter. No-one is laughing anymore. I haven't laughed in weeks, maybe months.
I miss not panicking about every interaction with humans, despite being vaccinated fully myself.
I miss not feeling sad all the time.
I miss not being an absolute hypochondriac about my own health anymore

Theres loads of other things, not just these. I miss them all. However, these sacrifices must be made for the time being, to protect vulnerable people and ensure hospitals don't get overwhelmed. I fully agree with the restrictions because we can't be trusted as a society (see Christmas), but the mental health issues will be horrendous in years to come.

darem93

I'm not going to deny it, I do really miss the nightlife and socialising aspect a lot.

I miss being able to go out at like 10.30pm and still knowing there was a long night ahead. Or going for a few quiet ones in the local pub, which ends up with a group of us getting a minibus into town and coming home from the nightclub at 5am drenched in sweat from all the dancing we had done. Stuff like that seems like a whole other lifetime ago.

I do also miss being able to jump in the car and drive wherever I want. Or heading to Dublin or Belfast just to stroll around the shops and coming home with the boot full of clothes.

Hopefully when things do return to normal (although this phrase is nearly becoming like "when I do win the lotto"), we will appreciate things so much more.

Sanjuro

Due to Dublin being inexcusably unaffordable to live in, all my mates live down the country. So I haven't seen them in a year outside a ****ing screen. Taking the kids swimming on a Saturday afternoon. Going for a drive in the Wicklow mountains. The ability to go 'I think I'll go here today' without making sure it's inside 5km from the house and doesn't require a haz-mat suit to go to.

SAMTALK

I miss not being able to give my friends a hug when they are going through a hard time

jrosen

Miss dinners out, travel, miss seeing my kids enjoy their sports. Miss spontaneity.

NeonCookies

A big one one is seeing our friends in Europe. We'd normally go 2 or 3 times a year. My brother is stateside too. They're the hardest ones to bear right now as I can't see recreational travel like that being "allowed" for quite some time.

We live in a different county from our friends and family at the moment which makes things complicated. Just in general, sitting with a group of friends and everybody just laughing. Going to my parents' for Sunday dinner. Tea with my best friend. Planning trips away either by ourselves or with friends. Walking up the road to the pub for a random pint.

Work wise, I miss variety in the day. I used to be out in different places every day. Now I just go upstairs. I know I shouldn't complain as I'm lucky to have a secure job, but it's just so mundane.

Basically, everyone misses the same things.

Listrydude

Miss the pint, in a nice snug in a nice country bar.
Miss being able to travel outside the damn 5km at a whim.
Miss not wondering what's the number in ICU today?
Miss being able to offer condolences in person to friends who lose a love one.
Miss not knowing what Zoom was.
Miss rugby, concerts - miss being in a crowd of 28, 40, 80 + thousand people! Imagine, we used to do that?
Miss planning a weekend away - London, Dublin, Mayo, anywhere.

But on a positive note, really look forward to doing these again!

Chris_5339762

Deleted User wrote: »

Basically, everyone misses the same things.

Yes we all miss human socialising in some way shape or form. We're social creatures. Taking that away is unnatural, albeit necessary IMO to keep more of us alive and healthy longer.

ThunbergsAreGo

Playing football/5 a side.

Ireland is a country rich in outdoor activities, in which there is very little risk associated,a nd would be great for mental and physical health

The 5km rule is an absolute killer

Watching Groundhog Day without feeling I’m living Groundhog Day

trixi001

I miss my parents

I miss my extended family - haven't seen my aunts & uncles in a year!

I miss my friends

I miss the opportunities to make new friends - i moved to a new city in early 2020, and joined a few clubs, but they were all cancelled!

I miss the beach, the mountains, the countryside

I miss swimming

I miss the GAA - even having the matches in TV was great

I miss having something to look forward too

I miss having something to do - anything will do

I miss social interaction (WFH, the only person i have seen since xmas is my husband)

I miss having a reason to get dressed

I miss having a reason to clean

I miss not being in debt

I miss having the motivation to do anything

I miss going to garden centres, restaurants, pubs, cinema, concerts,

I miss my Freedom

I miss living my life

I miss everything - even the commute to work

Mister Vain

I miss my Thai massage. I'm as stiff as a poker at the moment.

snowgal

I really miss going for a walk because I want to go for a walk, if that makes any sense?! Like before Covid I wasnt big on walking but Id feel the need to get out there now an again and take in some fresh air. Now I go because wtf else would you be doing. The fun of even walking is gone!!
Also I miss meeting my old school friends twice a year and acting like we're all 20 again, dancing and singing our hearts out somewhere in the middle of nowhere and just laughing so much out tummies hurt. Remember laughing, that was good craic!
And, the structure and the the fact at the moment nothing reallly means anything. Easter, who? Paddys Day, used to be a great holiday! Bank holiday? so what.......