Open Thread: What’s The First Thing You’ll Do?
Last Sunday we asked you to tell us the first thing you’ll do when the lockdowns are lifted – answering either in the comments or by taking our poll.
The results as of post time:
Hug family and friends: 39 percent
Go out to dinner with friends: 16 percent
Go to a house of worship: 15 percent
Go to the gym: 14 percent
Go to a gallery, museum or concert: 13 percent
Go to a bar and toast the end of the lockdown: 2 percent
Of course, there were plenty of opinions in the comments, and quite a few people mentioned getting a haircut first!
If you haven’t answered yet, don’t worry! We’ll keep this open thread going for a while, and check in with it later after we get more responses and answers to the poll.
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I am anxious to escape lock down. Our state is very restrictive. First visit will be to local Y for a workout…walking has been helpful, but weight machines are also needed.
In the meantime I am working on My Life Directory…a simple, inexpensive booklet (or PDF) that guides me to write in the location of all documents, records and contact information that I need to manage our life. COVID has reminded me that life will offer many surprises, accidents, illness, strokes or worse. Check it out!
I love going to museums and have really missed that during the quarantine. I hope to take in some museums once they are opened up. And, yes, I definitely need a haircut! Ironically, I just got in my annual physical before the PANDEMIC started; but I did not get the chance to have some tests done, so I plan to do that, as well. However, during this time, I have continuously made work connections via ZOOM, and have been able to accomplish a lot of administrative work as well. So, I will continue to attend those ZOOM meetings; and hopefully, when things open up, I plan to start to gradually attend networking meetings IN PERSON!
The first thing I’d do is fly home. I’ve been stuck at my “snowbird” place. Then dinner with friends and a concert!
Hi – Just because the Governor says OK does not mean that the virus has gone 100% away. Many thinks it is likely to return in the fall. If you’ve got to take a plane, remember that you are stuck in an enclosed area and anytime you or any other passenger take off a face mask to eat or drink someone with the virus may be breathing virus particles in the air. Someone suggested to me that wearing a plastic visor to protect one’s eyes is also a good idea. Any kind of public transportation would have some risks – perhaps serious ones. It might be a good idea to delay travel until better tests and some really good drugs or vaccines become available especially when you are still in beautiful surroundings.
I will drive to Ted Drews Frozen Custard hut in St. Louis, MO, and stand in line with other people who love that custard. They are strangers to me but we all love that frozen custard and the many yummy concoctions and flavors and sizes. It is a safe and delightful place to relax and just enjoy “being”.
X haircut , make appointment for colonoscopy.
I need to complete several delayed medical visits that cannot be done online. Otherwise, l will continue to SD as I have been doing since the end of February. As the weather gets warmer and more people are out it has become uncomfortable to do a daily walk. When I begin to play dodgeball, I shift to very early or nearly dusk for calmer streets. Covid has not left. I will wait for museums, Broadway, concerts, and opera live. I am NOT leaving either!