Originally Posted by
Lonnie
Rather than dwell on the negatives of this pandemic, there ARE some positives about it:
1) Cheap energy costs (Gasoline under $2/gallon; who would have thunk!)
2) Work at home for some office-type jobs that otherwise would have NEVER happened and it looks to stay that way
3) More service industries jobs for at-home product and food deliveries and sanitation/cleaning of businesses
4) Bicycle sales and service are through-the-roof, IF you are fortunate enough to be in that business
5) Re-evaluation of what is important in our society and economy. (Someone determined what is "an essential business", although they were wrong about bar-tenders; they dispense far more "medication" and mental-heath "advice" than pharmacists and psychologists EVER will in Wisconsin! )
6) Pay-down of personal debt because individuals cannot spend disposable income on "entertainment" or "going out"
7) Interest rates at historic lows,allowing for re-financing of home loans or first-time home buyers the financial "window" to buy a home. (Although the housing market availability IS very limited and thus "high-priced".)
8a) Finally getting my money`s worth on what I spend for cable TV and the internet, since stay-at-home mandates means I watch show re-runs or old sport games for awhile (THAT got boring), then hung out on the Autopia forum (NOW we know why so many Captain Obvious posts!!!)
8b) Read a book (you know that "thingy" with printed words on paper and a cover that tell a story or have information on a subject)
9) Spend time with immediate family members outside "social distancing" and hear personal stories about their life that I never knew before.
10) Slow down a bit and go for walks just to get out (although I made up for the "excercise" and supposed weight-loss by eating more "food" to cope with the boredom and inability to publicly socialize.)
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