Happy Covidversary? Believe It Or Not, It’s Been 5 Years

• Covid 19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020
• More than 7 million people world-wide have died from Covid 19

I'm Not Debating Anything, I'm REMINISING About The Pandemic

Most people who want to always fight, call people names, and push their conspiracy theories will not see what this article is. They'll read the headline, then bitch about it before they even open up the article.

It's f&^%ing True! Swearing Helps Manage Pain

Before I talk about MY MEMORIES, I want to be clear I could not possibly care less about what anyone else thinks is true. Like, not even a rat's cutie patootie will get me to debate anyone on this.

Covid Memories For Me Started With A Picture Out Of China

I remember showing Nick Northern this picture I saw on Facebook of completely empty streets in China. It was like a dooms-day book, like The Stand.

I told Nick that they were talking about a disease that can spread like crazy, and I was nervous to do remotes in hotel rooms for the Charlie Russell Auction, as people come here from around the world.

First, there were a lot of people in my life that laughed in my face when I brought up the people dying everywhere. A few of those people are dead now. From Covid. For real.

Second, we were all scheduled to do remotes at the Charlie Russell Auction, some in hotel rooms. It was scary until...

March 11, 2020 The WHO Declares Covid-19 A Pandemic

Then all of a sudden, everything was off.

Honestly, at the radio stations, we were scared but also a little excited. You have to realize, we've been training our entire careers for an emergency situation like this. Not that we were giddy for a disaster. We were READY for a disaster. There's a big difference.

Then Things Got Weird

I never imagined when I was in broadcasting school, that one of the most important things I could tell people was "not to flush things that weren't toilet paper" and the like. I thought it would be more like, "Anyone with a last name starting with T evacuates on Wednesday" type stuff.

Things Got Even Weirder

• No toilet paper anywhere
• We had to constantly tell people the most basic things like, wash your hands
• There was no disinfectant anywhere
• And ALL THE MASK/VACCINE BS

Some Pandemic Stuff Was Kind Of Cool

My ultimate favorite permanent thing from the Pandemic? Grocery Delivery. No contest. It changed my life and I'll never go back.

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My second favorite thing, people don't come to work sick anymore. It used to be GREATLY frowned upon to miss work for being sick in radio.

For example, when my late husband had brain cancer, he had over 30 days of sick leave saved up because he hadn't called in sick for TEN YEARS.

I Was The First Person At The Station To Be Quarantined

It sucked because my Covid test results didn't come in for 16 days. For 16 days, I did my radio shows in my living room at home. We were having daily zoom meetings. It was like a movie.

In 2020 I spent 7 weeks quarantined. Weeks and weeks of broadcasting out of my guest room. (After the first quarantine stint, I found a way to sound proof my guest room.)

I won't lie to you. I loved the pandemic lifestyle. I am the kind of person who LIKES being alone. I actually crave it and get grumpy if I don't have it. So, no more parties to back out of. No more station events to go to. Hell, I couldn't even really have people over to my house. We had Tiger King and cooking and lounge wear.  It. Was. Glorious. (But I didn't die and neither did anyone in my immediate family.)

Sure, it sucked. It really really did suck. It freaks me out when I think of my friends who died.

But it was also so nice and quiet and peaceful.

5 years out from Covid. Weird.