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Zinjanthropos
Jun 21, 2020 01:45 PM
(Jun 21, 2020 02:14 AM)confused2 Wrote: We bought a house in suburbia (actually a bungalow) we both liked just before UK lockdown. Very elegant with a garden and everything. I've been doing it up for a few weeks and gradually it has come to me I don't actually want to live there. I like (current crappy home) stepping out of the door into a seaside holiday town. I like (love) having seagulls chattering on the roof and rats scuttling about under the floor.
You’re a nature lover C2 . Did you weigh that against the expression ‘Happy wife, happy life’. 
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confused2
Jun 21, 2020 02:30 PM
(Jun 21, 2020 01:45 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: (Jun 21, 2020 02:14 AM)confused2 Wrote: We bought a house in suburbia (actually a bungalow) we both liked just before UK lockdown. Very elegant with a garden and everything. I've been doing it up for a few weeks and gradually it has come to me I don't actually want to live there. I like (current crappy home) stepping out of the door into a seaside holiday town. I like (love) having seagulls chattering on the roof and rats scuttling about under the floor.
You’re a nature lover C2 . Did you weigh that against the expression ‘Happy wife, happy life’. If one of has to be unhappy I'm pretty sure I know which one it will be. 
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C C
Jun 21, 2020 03:35 PM
(Jun 21, 2020 02:14 AM)confused2 Wrote: We bought a house in suburbia (actually a bungalow) we both liked just before UK lockdown. Very elegant with a garden and everything. I've been doing it up for a few weeks and gradually it has come to me I don't actually want to live there. I like (current crappy home) stepping out of the door into a seaside holiday town. I like (love) having seagulls chattering on the roof and rats scuttling about under the floor.
I was wondering when you mentioned something about that before. It sounded so against the grain. Maybe you could still lure them inland with Doritos or potato chips. (Hilarious moment seagull steals crisps from shop)
Seagull stealing bag of Doritos from store
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4aQIV3881Pw
As for the rodents...
Seagulls are literally rats with wings
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ZhvLEywokQU
And there's always re-living fond memories either vicariously or with your own videos...
Family of seagulls on roof
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pbmKS2BMSvo
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confused2
Jun 21, 2020 08:58 PM
I'll probably just sulk. Unlikely to match the great sulk of '93-2007 on account of the life expectancy problem. I might deliberately stay alive just to beat my own sulking record.
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Zinjanthropos
Jun 21, 2020 11:30 PM
(Jun 21, 2020 08:58 PM)confused2 Wrote: I'll probably just sulk. Unlikely to match the great sulk of '93-2007 on account of the life expectancy problem. I might deliberately stay alive just to beat my own sulking record.
Scatter some French fries on the lawn and wait 5 minutes.
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Leigha
Jul 7, 2020 08:33 PM
Hello, just driving by. I have been so busy lately, went back to work after a brief lay off. I'm grateful.
How have you all been coping with Covid? I'm an introvert, so it hasn't been as much of a hardship, as it is for my extroverted friends.
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C C
Jul 7, 2020 11:50 PM
(Jul 7, 2020 08:33 PM)Leigha Wrote: Hello, just driving by. I have been so busy lately, went back to work after a brief lay off. I'm grateful.
How have you all been coping with Covid? I'm an introvert, so it hasn't been as much of a hardship, as it is for my extroverted friends.
Few seem to know there even is a pandemic around here. Kept the genie in the bottle during the first months, but no putting it back now.
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Syne
Jul 8, 2020 12:06 AM
Since the new spike in Covid cases is no longer tracking with the deaths (and not overwhelming hospitals), it seems the number of cases doesn't mean much, except for fearmongering politicians.
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confused2
Jul 8, 2020 12:42 AM
I think I might be an introvert too. I've rather enjoyed the guilt free holiday aspect of lockdown. The self-employed (obviously) don't get holiday pay so this is the first holiday I've had in 14 years. We've sold our business at a huge loss but still enough that we are reasonably affluent retirees.
I rang a rather extrovert old friend about some building work - an hour later I hadn't had a chance to say much more than "Hello.".
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Leigha
Jul 9, 2020 03:35 AM
I've recently learned that being an introvert has more to do with how we like to ''recharge,'' at the end of say, a work day. I personally like to run ...alone. Or workout...alone. I don't like happy hours and such, but enjoy a good party and spending time with friends, AFTER I've had time to myself. An extroverted person typically ''needs'' to recharge through being around others, as opposed to being alone. Would you still categorize yourself confused, as an introvert?
In other news, I've noticed ''The Science Forum'' is turning into a bit of a ghost town. I posted on there earlier, and it's one of the few posts since May. That made me sad, I remember a few years ago, when that forum was so fun. Hopefully, it'll bounce back...maybe it's because everyone's dealing with Covid.
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