What's something you secretly liked about quarantine?

Paradise, unfortunately it didn't last.

Now, even wearing masks is frowned upon.

It felt like heaven to me to.  The people all went away.  It was so quiet.  I would lay awake at night just to listen to the quiet.  A favorite tv show of mine was "The Last Man on Earth" because it showed a world without people, so no one to be afraid of.  No loud voices or misunderstandings.  No one to get mad at me for reasons I could not understand.  

During quarintine when we were allowed to leave home I went out into my neighborhood and when I looked as far as I could in any direction there was not a single person.   In the tv show I liked so much I wondered if I would be scared or lonely if I was that character, no other people anywhere.  I thought about that a lot.  That day during quarantine when I was alone, not one person anywhere, I did not feel lonely, I felt peaceful.  It was like the show came true.  

Outside my window is a sidewalk and busy street.  Always noise day and night.  I listened and listened.  Not a sound.  No cars, no people shouting or laughing.  I felt peace.  I am heartbroken for the people who got sick, I do not want things like the disease to happen but for me being autistic, and non-verbal and being afraid of being around people all my life, for the first time, for a little while in all that quiet I felt safe. 

The UnitedWeStream online events; from Manchester.

There was even an Art Battle, to raise money for the NHS, and I successfully bid for one of the cheapest drawings. £61 charcoal sketch, of a Victorian Nurse, at an auction where proper Mural Art reached nearly a Grand. (Even then, I thought to myself, "Those lot could afford to go priovate!")

I still keep the Artwork, as a symbol of how our good nature was taken advantage of.

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Yes! I fact I was begging for it.

Someone coached me on how to use photoshop so that I could eritva series of artworks that badly needed editing to make them more professional. I bought a cheap used laptop especially for the purpose 

I got my time back again! And for several weeks I used it, often working till 2 or 4 in the morning. It was such a gift!D

Day job anyway had been getting particularly thankless. It was so good to be out of it. 

I loved lock down, loved the isolation and love not being round people 

It gave neurotypicals a taste of life in our situation.  What's normal for us became the norm for everyone else.  Given how quick society is to forget it may happen again someday.

One good thing was the clear skies unmarked by vapour trails from passenger jets.

I did XD

So many school attenders must have cheered when that happened.

Due to the lockdown, a lot of people weren't outside anymore. 

As a result, I saw so many amazing things around my city. 

The absolute highlight was watching a sparrowhawk family grow up next to a path in an estate and seeing young peregrines flying overhead at low altitude in a chalk pit. Also encountering tawny owlets in a forest. 

And also the comet too!

I miss the peace and quiet most. I also miss people having to stay in, suddenly I didn't feel so bad for always staying inside. All feels like a lifetime ago now.

No school XD the best part for me.

And no tourists in Cornwall. I was able to go out and see hardly anybody, it was so nice not having to mask and hide away inside.

The peace and quiet was one of my favourite things. Hardly any noise of traffic, no noise of people in town. It was like being the last person alive at times.

Interesting post, thanks for creating. A couple of things stand out for me, the lack of traffic was great, the peace and quiet that created was something I have never experienced, especially during the day. Working from home and not having to go into the office, that was a big plus. 

Hi, yes I also have a lot of lockdown nostalgia- I had a great time especially during the first lockdown and actually felt much happier and more connected to people during that time. I loved the quiet, being able to work from home and having less social pressure and demands. I also realised I like online socialising a lot as it is less stressful to be able to socialise from the comfort of my home and it’s much easier to escape a video call or phone call than an in person meeting if necessary. In addition a most of the handful of friends I have were by that point spread out accros the globe so there weren’t many opportunities to see each other in person anyways and then during lockdown we actually ended up connecting more and I started for example playing board games online on a regular basis with one of my friends. I was lucky that during the first lockdown I was able to stay at university (as going home would have been challenging and meant a lot of upheaval and change) where I was in my comfort zone. A few people also stayed in my accommodation who were very nice to be around (but they never put any pressure on me to join in) so if I did want to interact with someone there was that option. I have actually met quite a few people who thrived during lockdown. My mum also benefited from it. I am always cautious about how I put it through as I realise that a lot of people really struggled and I obviously wouldn’t wish for another pandemic but the lockdown did have a lot of positives for me which I miss. 

I had my wedding during those times and that was wonderful! No guests because our families live abroad so they couldn’t come. No party, only dinner cooked by me and a cake baked by me. No spending money on unnecessary things and no noise. We had a lovely walk in the park in the evening, walking was allowed here, in Germany. Till today whoever I tell the story of my wedding, they say “I’m so sorry!” “That must have been terrible” no! That was great! And my husband (NT, but also an introvert) didn’t mind that there were just the two of us. 
In his culture the parties are even bigger than here, in Europe, so he says it’s a lot of headache when it comes. But I have beautiful traditional dresses from my mother in law, I also had one for that day. 
i also liked that shops were closed and I stopped hearing “go, buy yourself a new cloth” which I don’t like or even hate. 

Not really secret as I've told a number of people, but I really liked how everyone would keep in touch and check in on people. 

Once things opened up again, everyone seemed to want to meet up with as many people as possible. I found the number of people I could manage was drastically reduced, so going to hang out with more than about 4 people just wasn't fun. I also think everyone became so busy catching up in person, they didn't think so much about the people that weren't there in person, and generally just got busy with life. As the odd one out, I got a bit left behind.

So I miss the calls, the messages checking in, and the small social gatherings.

On the other hand, I became much closer with neighbours. We had to stay in our gardens, so we took fence panels out and would just sit out. We don't do it as much, but will still sit out sometimes, and I've relied on some of those friendships to get through some difficult times.

Overall, it feels like a net win tbh.

sitting on the bench in my garden.  Lockdown seemed to be the best Spring and Summer for a few years 

I did too - I generally don't go to the supermarket (like other shops)  other than quickly a 8pm. But wife was an at risk category, so I went a queued with a trolley round the car-park.  I think wife is glad I'm not doing it now - as I took some detours from the shopping list 

I actually liked going to the supermarket, as it was quite because they only let a small number of people in, and everyone was keeping there distance which meant other people didn’t get in my way lol. 
I also really enjoyed the first BigMac I had when McDonald’s reopened