Quarantine Quandry

[Allison]

So I stole this from a Facebook friend, with permission. This is somewhat similar to "bad advice" but with a twist. We'll see if this catches on, at least for the next few weeks or months.

You post something you miss because of quarantine. So it could be a food, place, person, activity, event, etc. or it could even be a quarantine specific problem. The next person posts a quarantine acceptable replacement. It should be fun, and not very serious, but possible. So... for example, if someone says they miss concerts, "find a livestream" would be too practical. Time travel isn't possible, so it shouldn't be that either. Don't feel like you have to give a unique thing that you miss, either. We can repeat the things we miss, but try not to repeat solutions, unless you can't think of anything else and/or it's a really good one.

Example:

Person 1: I miss going to the flea market.

Person 2: Pick fleas off your dog and sell them.

Then person 2 posts what they miss.




I miss seeing my coworkers.

[Gelquie]

Find pictures of all your coworkers, print them out, and put them up on a wall.

I miss being able to stop by a cafe whenever I want.

[Celestial]

Charge yourself for food whenever you go to the kitchen.

I miss university library access.

[Allison]

Read scholarly books to your Neopets.

I miss hearing the ping of the baseball bats form the high school baseball and softball fields that are directly behind my house.

[Lizica]

Step 1: Build a scarecrow hefty enough to support an aluminum baseball bat.
Step 2: Rig up an automatic pitching machine filled with baseballs.
Step 3: Set up both the batting scarecrow and the pitching machine in the empty field behind your house so that the pitches will hit the baseball bat.
Step 4: Go back home and listen to the distant, comfortable sounds of baseballs pinging off from the makeshift bat!
Step 5: PROFIT!*

*_{Plan may require you to intermittently refill the pitching machine.}

I miss visiting my siblings and their pets.