How much will your life actually change during the latest lockdown?

Received notice today that outdoor ranges at the gun club will be open. Access will be limited to the club house but I wasn't going in their much anyway. Perfect.

With this news my life won't change much at all. We weren't eating in restaurants, only shopping for essentials and not having people over in any event. I worked from home well before the pandemic started and my clients are still paying.

So the plan is toss another log on the fire, make sure food and adult beverage supply remains sufficient and settle in for a quiet and peaceful winter. :)

Being retired, I am doing the same. We have been placing online orders for our groceries from 2 local stores since March and will continue to do so. If I do go to LCBO etc, I buy enough to last for a month. These days you can do much of your shopping online and still support local businesses.

Being older, with health issues of varying degrees. We’ve been reducing how much we expose ourselves to risk. Same for the brothers/sisters/parents and even both my children have “co-morbidities) in the family. Hermits again I guess.

Work:
We are outside PTBO. So we’re caught in the 28 day :(.
My ( our) job is to help people get financing. Mainly vehicles. We will be open, but we expect a hard month. Need customers....

So all in all.
It’s going to impact the fiancé and a fair bit.

Not a big change for me day-to-day. I'm not travelling now (usually spend about 12 weeks/year outside the country) - that's a big plus.
Everyone in my immediate family is working from home and getting paid - we are very lucky with that.
No health issues in the immediate family so the doctors and clinics all being shut down or reduced operation is an annoyance but not a big problem.
I don't miss shopping, theatres and restaurants being closed...My wife does though. She tells me she thinks I actually enjoy the lockdown.
I think I've used the line "Are we doing anything this weekend? No? I guess I'll go up to the bushlot" too many times.

The downside is that we don't have extended family get togethers - my siblings, their kids and grand kids. We usually do that a few times during the summer and at Christmas.
... and my inlaws are in a retirement home in Kemptville. They've managed to keep covid out of it (so far). But visiting them has been made more difficult and the fear of covid for them is very real.

Pretty much the same for me. I was always been home office based but I have not been on a plane since Feb of 2020 - that feels odd to me. I do miss my face to face team meetings, customer meetings and interacting with my sales agents across Canada (aka golfing) but we will get to that soon enough. My wife has been working from home since March and is not traveling as well which she is fine with. It is great to have my kids back from University on an extended Christmas visit. But really not much has changed for us in this second lockdown - no dining out, but we do order takeout from a local restaurant once a week.

Bow season was a well deserved break from lockdown, but now that is winding down. I picked up a couple of books on my list I am going to read, and I have a couple of models (Yamaha YZR500 and a De Havilland Otter) I will be building to pass the time in lockdown. I have a couple of side jobs that are winding down so maybe I will have some time to do some plinking and some wood cutting on the farm to get out of the house.

All we can do is make the best out of a bad situation.

Other then my eldest son is stuck in Toronto so he can't come home for Xmas nothing has changed for me since this has started. Still working from home, I go hunting if I want to.

Actually kinda of enjoying this. I'm thinking in the future all my contracts I will be working from home.

This whole affair has had minimal impact, like others, being retired and living on a farm with acreage there is always things to do so 'being trapped at home' was pretty much a lifestyle long before they told me I had to.

I actually like the 7:00 am 'Seniors Shopping ' the grocery store adopted here. I'm up early and can get it, thru and back in about an hour and nary see anyone else.

My buddy and I got out for breakfast once or twice a week. We were able to turn his two bay garage into a 'Bistro' last spring and meet there for a chat. I guess we'll start that up again, thankfully it's heated so we won't have to wear mitts and try and hold the mug. :)

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It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt to and to adjust best to the changing environment in which it finds itself……so says Charles Darwin in his “Origin of Species.”

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No change at all, except having to line up in January for shopping again...if I need to go out. That should only be for milk and 10% coffee cream. Hitting Costco today to get some consumables and eggs

You need to build a chicken coop

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Originally Posted by line052

No change at all, except having to line up in January for shopping again...if I need to go out. That should only be for milk and 10% coffee cream. Hitting Costco today to get some consumables and eggs

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no change in my life almost.
but big change on how ppl view what I do for fun ...

Metro keeps offering "buy three of these and get free delivery" on items I like getting (the Bailey's coffee milk right not) and that means I just have to aim the delivery for before the sales ends date.... so no need for grocery shopping.

Boxing day is coming and I have been looking online for items that if they come on big sales I can order them (all in one folder on the brower, just open all tabs, look, done)

Work, usual, this year even more than I was expecting and more deadlines so maybe a bit slower this next month... but maybe not.

A few books sitting waiting for some time to read and too much around the waistline so it is needing attention too... also some misc projects I can work in in the house this winter so motivation and work depending those. Not really much change from lock down to not for me personally.

Not a lot of change for us, all the stores within a 5 minutes walk and Costco within a 7 minutes drive.

Out every other day for a 6-7k run with the dog and walk on other days. Telly has been good with Rogers free channels at this time of year and Nexflix ,book reading always good.

Miss the cabin could be out doing some wood chopping or trails, might get a x box next year and try the late season hunt.

Bonus is the wife is spending less because the stores are line up's..

Nothing of any significance will change for us. We're well stocked up on most supplies we need and haven't been to a restaurant in months, so no loss there. The wife hasn't heard officially yet from the Bd. of Ed. whether or not she will be required to go into to work at the school or work from home? (she's in the office) . We'll be at the cabin for the duration doing the cabin thing.

I’m not as far along in the walk of life as most of the posters thus far,

For us, it means kids out of school (more than a week...?), wife maybe out of work (supply teacher)...I work in construction and my current project is classed as critical infrastructure so I think it will continue, although a bit slower in the winter.

As someone said above, not getting together with family or neighbours is the hardest part of all of this. My parents are living on a lake with few neighbours, so having the family over is something they really cherish, been hard on them already.

I lost a good fishing buddy because he's a bit of a hypochondriac when it comes to this stuff so he stays buried in his basement and won't go outside. As for myself, I have to have blood work done about every 2 weeks or so when readings change but that routine has changed significantly because clinics have reduced operations. Other than that, life goes on.

Zilch change

We opted for home schooling at the beginning of the year so not much changes in that regard. Kids are young so staying home for school is kinda fun. My wife looks after them for the schooling portion of the day, it’s a bit hectic, but she’s a trooper.

I’m a framer by trade so this time of year work usually slows a bit which is refreshing. The colder months are tough to keep the momentum going. The lock down just gives me more time with the family.

As I mentioned in another post, we recently sold our house in Newmarket. It was getting tight with a growing family. I’m not sure what to expect with the market in the new year and with another lockdown.

The first lockdown really got us doing more online shopping for groceries. It has become very convenient. We choose not to brave the stores.

Like everyone else, the biggest bummer is not being able to hang out with family. I usually throw a few bbqs a year and have big family get togethers but this year that hasn’t happened. Christmas will be quiet. We will turn to technology (FaceTime) for our family fix.

Won't really effect me, I get to spend the holidays away from home. Covid restrictions around the world have prevented a replacement so I am stuck.

Very little difference, I don't eat in restaurants or go to cinemas or theatres. I've got enough tools to keep me busy if there's anything to fix or make. Food is stocked up, I cook my own food, I don't buy any of that pre cooked stuff. If I need to unwind, I go outside and enjoy nature.

We had some skype time with the first born son this morning, from Australia. ...It’s Christmas Day there now! ....He might have come home for Christmas ,but not this year.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

We had some skype time with the first born son this morning, from Australia. ...It’s Christmas Day there now! ....He might have come home for Christmas ,but not this year.

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Have you been to Australia yet, I went a few years back if you haven't been put it on the bucket list and save. LOL

Happy holidays.

No big difference,here,either. I still spend lots of time in the bush or the garage. Mrs.T is quite content to stay in the family room snuggled up in her easy chair watching the boob tube. A weekly trip for groceries or the drug store is the most high risk activity you'll see me doing and only by necessity. Wear a mask,wash your hands and stay out of crowds. We'll be fine.

No changes, work go to camp, work go to camp...off for x-mas, go to camp.

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

Have you been to Australia yet, I went a few years back if you haven't been put it on the bucket list and save. LOL

Happy holidays.

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Yes , the wife and I for the Presidents Cup . We wanted to do the ‘double ‘ after attending the Ryder Cup in Paris. As you can tell our family are very involved in golf. Both beautiful countries. As you know it is their summer vacation in Australia now. Hot Hot Hot.In normal years it is a tradition for family to go to the beach on Christmas.