Augie Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) I remember a lady who hired me to a bank in 1993 who would not shake hands. She would cross her hands on her chest and give a little bow. Some people thought she was a nut job, but she actually was a genius. Will a handshake ever become the common gesture again? How soon does it come back, if ever? Does that EVER happen? How soon before you want to cram into a stadium with 65k strangers? The world is going to change in a lot of ways, many of which we can’t even foresee at this point. Amazon is soaring, while other sectors are suffering, some more than others. “Virtual business” will replace a lot of travel with airfare, restaurants and hotels. Zoom surges as Delta and Marriott struggle mightily. I’m curious about your thoughts, where do you see this going? How does this change our lives? The world as we know it will change forever going forward. The crisis is now, what does the future look like? PS. I’m an optimist, we always bounce back. . Edited April 19, 2020 by Augie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 All it will do is make you wear a mask in public which was gonna happen sooner or later in the world we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestg Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Online communication will become the main. Mass parties will become less popular. It seems to me quite possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hmm, well in the short term everyone that lives in an urban area will check their toilet before squaring! No restaurants , no food I guess @DCOrange, read this thread , in North Columbia Heights! BTW PoPVille an essential follow for you now ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 ? and ??, or ?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 4 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: Hmm, well in the short term everyone that lives in an urban area will check their toilet before squaring! No restaurants , no food I guess @DCOrange, read this thread , in North Columbia Heights! BTW PoPVille an essential follow for you now ! Why do you do this to me? I've been nothing but nice to you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Perhaps I’m a Luddite, but I refuse to live in fear and I plan to return 100% to pre Covid behavior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Perhaps I’m a Luddite, but I refuse to live in fear and I plan to return 100% to pre Covid behavior. Yeah. Me too once a vaccine is made. I don't think people who weren't already germophobes will suddenly become germophobes. Different strains of sars and flu will always pop their head up, though. I think society as a whole was already heading down the path of minimal physical contact, so this will accelerate that a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Shaking hands really is a disgusting ritual. I'd never given it a thought until this pandemic happened. But, really ... it's a pretty unsanitary practice. I think a lot of people will wear masks, even post-vaccine. I think people will be socially distant more consciously. I had to rearrange my office so no one sits closer than 6 ft. away from any co-worker. I can see that sticking ... which will be problematic, long-term. My hope is that a significant number of people in our country accept that this is a game-changer and that viruses aren't political creatures. My fear is that a more significant number of people in our country will dig in, interpret it as an opportunity for government to take away our civil rights, and end up refusing to keep themselves and others safe just to say, "ain't no one tellin' me how to live my life." When one would think something like this would bring the country together, it's been divisive. Unfortunately, it's a sign of the times and a sign of the current state of our country/federal government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hmm..Bowling Ball Shots going way of the dodo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 7 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: Hmm, well in the short term everyone that lives in an urban area will check their toilet before squaring! No restaurants , no food I guess @DCOrange, read this thread , in North Columbia Heights! BTW PoPVille an essential follow for you now ! Regarding "NEED TO MOVE" (also need to know how to turn off cap lock): In some areas of country they are preventing sales / rentals due to possibility of large number of people visiting place and touching items leaving viruses behind. My brother has properties in NC he cannot rent or sell. I have a friend who is renting a room in an place and the other two renters are acting like this is all fake news and media spin. He is very vulnerable and cannot move due to restrictions. Other Impacts: In state of Virginia there are businesses which are open which are certainly not essential while others are forced to shutdown. This type of disparity with it repeating every time there is an outbreak will certainly affect small business climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Call Brunswick. No more tenpin 'alley balls' for me. I don't know what this will mean for 5 pin, where 99% of bowlers use the lane's balls. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Perhaps I’m a Luddite, but I refuse to live in fear and I plan to return 100% to pre Covid behavior. I have to say it depends on what the new normal is, with regards to Corona/Covid. If it still presents a real threat, then I will adjust my behavior quite a bit. But if the chances of catching this specific virus decline to levels low enough where the disease isn't on everyone's mind, I'll probably go about my business very similarly to how I did before this little crisis. I prefer to greet close friends with a handshake or even a hug/kiss. But in the short term, after restrictions are first lifted, I imagine my behavior will still be in semi-quarantine mode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: Hmm..Bowling Ball Shots going way of the dodo? Most definitely I was disgusted by that when I first heard of it many years ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, The Dean said: I have to say it depends on what the new normal is, with regards to Corona/Covid. If it still presents a real threat, then I will adjust my behavior quite a bit. But if the chances of catching this specific virus decline to levels low enough where the disease isn't on everyone's mind, I'll probably go about my business very similarly to how I did before this little crisis. I prefer to greet close friends with a handshake or even a hug/kiss. But in the short term, after restrictions are first lifted, I imagine my behavior will still be in semi-quarantine mode. We will eventually let almost everything go back to normal. I too like to shake everyone’s hand and give close people a hug. The lady who hired me without shaking hands made me wonder about all this. Shaking hands makes as much sense as wearing a tie. We do it.............just because that’s what we’ve always done. The difference is, I don’t need to worry about what your tie has been up to. Shaking hands will take a while to come back for me. It was customary and polite, but it never really made sense form a practical standpoint. IF we HAVE a season, I’m more likely to watch all the games from home. I’ll go back as soon as it makes sense, but I think people will be more reluctant to attend, at least for a while. We have tickets to a couple concerts later this year. IF they happen, I’ll give it a second thought. How long does that take to change? Long run, not shaking hands will be more easily accepted and forgiven. My old boss and Howie Mandel will no longer seem so strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Augie said: Shaking hands will take a while to come back for me. It was customary and polite, but it never really made sense form a practical standpoint. IF we HAVE a season, I’m more likely to watch all the games from home. 1) Shakings Hands makes perfect sense from a practical standpoint, back when you wanted to know the dude across from you was not gunna grab his sword and eviserate you. Agree, think it is gone for good. 2) I got $100 you will be at the opener. 1 hour ago, LeGOATski said: Most definitely I was disgusted by that when I first heard of it many years ago.... Yea... not something that ever enticed me either. Some kid will watch a video of that ritual in 2050 and it will be akin to us seeing old clips of women smoking and drinking while pregnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Im loving these acoustic shows music artists are putting on from home. I’m thinking there will be more remote concerts available and some company will figure out a way to monopolize it and ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 5 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: but I refuse to live in fear No wonder you drove a murderer in the backseat.............. 3 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Call Brunswick. No more tenpin 'alley balls' for me. I don't know what this will mean for 5 pin, where 99% of bowlers use the lane's balls. ? How does a true Buffalo Bills fan NOT have their very own bowling ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Folks have been talking about this may generate cultural differences in the years ahead, like going to a Japanese style where people who don't know each other do not touch each either while greeting. Some have suggested the casual hug is now dead, and so on. I disagree with all of that. People have extremely short memories. Eventually, COVID 19 will be a thing of the past, the same way no one was talking about SARS a year ago or the Swine Flu. And people will continue to shake hands and huggers will continue to hug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Somewhere between "not at all" and "we're all gonna die" If I'm at a tailgate and seeing people I've been seeing for 17 years my old habits will click in without thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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