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Ask HN: What do you miss most from pre-quarantine life?
- byoung2 6y agoI miss going to the movies...I'm not sure if movies in the theater will ever be the same, given how profitable direct to streaming has been (e.g. Trolls 2, which netted Universal more money in 19 days than the original did in its entire theatrical run of 5 months). I have 2 home theater setups (one indoors and one outdoors) with projectors and 100+ inch screens and Dolby atmos surround in each, but there is still something magical about watching movies in the theater. I also miss restaurants. I love cooking, but not every meal every day. Delivery is a nice break, but I like sitting in a restaurant, and having someone else cook and do the dishes.
- eyer2016 6y agoPlaying team sports
- johnnyo 6y agoI need a haircut. Badly.
- sudoaza 6y agoGoing to a bar for craft beer
- holler 6y agohaha, where I live they did announce that bars are now allowed to do take-out drink orders! how fancy
- thorin 6y agoMy local micro brewery will deliver anything from 2 pints cask craft ale and any number of keg and can beers they deal with on a weekly basis every Friday. It actually tastes better at home than in the bar but I miss the people and interactions that go with it.
- ksaj 6y agoEvery pub has that one guy who tells outlandish stories about his incredible overly-exciting life. Nobody believes a word he says, but it is part of the entertainment you pay for in each pint. As we now save a whole lot of money on store-bought booze, we begin to understand, and truly miss the bar markup and tipping costs.
- thorin 6y agoI'm British so I don't think I've ever tipped in a bar in my life. We do tip in restaurants but it's not expected like in the US. It's not just the conversation, I just generally like the vibe in country pubs.
- holler 6y agoI miss many things, but by far the biggest is being able to go the gym. Working out is one of the key ways I stay sane, especially after working behind a computer screen day-in day-out. I miss going swimming (only pool around here is at the gym), I miss going to the movies, I miss people being upbeat, and mostly I miss seeing my family and being able to give everyone a hug!
- ksaj 6y agoI work out at home with dumbbells, door frame chin-up bar and a mat. But boy do I miss having the whole bunch of equipment that lets me vary up my routines to keep things interesting and hard at the same time. Incidentally I'm nearing the middle of the GoodLife Fitness 30-day Ab Challenge. If you asked me to do 65 ab crunches followed by leg lefts AND planking without stopping for a rest a couple weeks ago, I'd laugh because no, no I wouldn't be able to do that. But I can now. When its done and over, I will be able to more than double that, which seemed impossible before, but no longer does. So all is not lost. After this challenge, I'll have to find another one to stay motivated until the gym opens and is safe enough to attend.
- partisan 6y agoPeace of mind.
- WheelsAtLarge 6y agoGoing out and not having to constantly make sure that I'm keeping my distance from people.
- tahira0509 6y agoBest moments with my family and friends
- nunez 6y agoA beer at a bar
- thepiratesailor 6y agoSex outside.
- chewz 6y agoNothing
- architect 6y agoBeing able to pay my rent
- gshdg 6y agoBeing able to hug my mom.
- luckman212 6y agoSeeing people's faces, smiles (instead of a mask)
- chrisbennet 6y agoI miss getting together with a my family.