Cricketics 11,023 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 So corona and shyt has dented lot of our daily activities but lets form a list of positive impacts which the whole lockdown thing will have. Keep it positive only. To start with , I think many people who can work from home and are able to work from home will manage to have pretty good savings without spending much. I mean seriously there is nothing really to spend money on in the next few months. Plus there is is option to use your technical skills to take up more opportunities working from home and even make more money while sitting at your home with your family around. Add on Link to post Share on other sites
kosingh 2,403 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 LOL yes. I have not been spending on anything except groceries. I am thinking about ordering a treadmill to set up at home. But stay at home has been good for the savings yes. Let's see how long I get to keep my job though with all the crap that's happening! Link to post Share on other sites
maniac 21,708 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Eating at home. No junk or outside food. In addition to what has been covered above Link to post Share on other sites
coffee_rules 10,324 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Cooking. Trying all different recipes , Cooked Veg Tehri using Instant pot. Tastes awesome with raita Straight Drive, sandeep, flamy and 2 others 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
sandeep 12,085 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 32 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Cooking. Trying all different recipes , Cooked Veg Tehri using Instant pot. Tastes awesome with raita I was solo for a month in Feb - parents in India, wife had gone to Seattle to help her sister with a new baby, did a bit of cooking and experimenting then. Now I'm enjoying being lazy and being fed by mom & wifey. I think either this Sunday or Monday is going to be yogurt rice day, will see what the weather's like ;) Link to post Share on other sites
Cricketics 11,023 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 One new positive, I have stack full of vacation time and sick hours left which I can use early next year for a long India trip. I mean plenty of hours, which I plenty of hours which I earlier planned to use this March and some in summer are now intact. I am excited that by the start of Fall season, I would have accrued even more good amount of vacation time to use for my next vacation to may be India. Link to post Share on other sites
Vancouver 16 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I got new Apple MacBook Air and iPad Pro to kill time, and to deal with withdrawals from closure of Apple stores. I hope they launch next gen Apple TV in coming weeks, cannot wait for new iPad Magic Keyboard in May. coffee_rules 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Laaloo 18,664 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 My wife’s credit card bill is low raki05, velu, LordPrabhzy and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
flamy 1,568 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I don't have to make excuses for WFH anymore, I wake up at 10 and login, get my work done, and don't have to "pretend to work", and just go to my living room, and do some kettlebells, stretching. Cooking! I've been meaning to start cooking for a while, and took a break after moving to my new condo, now getting back to things. Gotta love Instant Pot! Peruvian Chicken is next. I had to substitute my Berbere with Ras-el-hanout the other day, so my Ethiopian Chicken stew became Moroccan I'm "hanging out" and connecting with more friends now, as more events are online, whereas previously too lazy to step out and drive. Cricketics and sandeep 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cricketics 11,023 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 7 hours ago, flamy said: I don't have to make excuses for WFH anymore, I wake up at 10 and login, get my work done, and don't have to "pretend to work", and just go to my living room, and do some kettlebells, stretching. Cooking! I've been meaning to start cooking for a while, and took a break after moving to my new condo, now getting back to things. Gotta love Instant Pot! Peruvian Chicken is next. I had to substitute my Berbere with Ras-el-hanout the other day, so my Ethiopian Chicken stew became Moroccan I'm "hanging out" and connecting with more friends now, as more events are online, whereas previously too lazy to step out and drive. Talking about hangout, the whole virtual happy hour and stuff has gotten so popular all of a sudden and I am loving it and brings back some great memories. I remember doing A lot of virtual skype sessions with friends back during High School and undergrad years and then it kind of died. There has been sort of a rebirth of it because of current conditions but its one we should appreciate. flamy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
velu 24,464 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 4:30 AM, Cricketics said: To start with , I think many people who can work from home and are able to work from home will manage to have pretty good savings without spending much. I mean seriously there is nothing really to spend money on in the next few months. no consumption .. no profits .. job loss dont blame wall street Link to post Share on other sites
mishra 5,617 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 1:55 AM, Laaloo said: My wife’s credit card bill is low Want the torture to end asap even at the cost of credit card bill. Mahabharat at home may start any time LordPrabhzy, Laaloo, Forever Indian and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Cricketics 11,023 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 54 minutes ago, velu said: no consumption .. no profits .. job loss dont blame wall street I agree, its sad. I think we must contribute to our respective local markets once things get back on. Things like buying or eating at local business shops/restaurants will be a good start to support local business. We should all show at least that much support. Link to post Share on other sites
sukhoi 49 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Population burst Its why Pakii has not initiated a lockdown yet raki05 and sergio04 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Deleted_User_1 2,726 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 6:53 PM, Cricketics said: One new positive, I have stack full of vacation time and sick hours left which I can use early next year for a long India trip. I mean plenty of hours, which I plenty of hours which I earlier planned to use this March and some in summer are now intact. I am excited that by the start of Fall season, I would have accrued even more good amount of vacation time to use for my next vacation to may be India. Pehle Corona ko sambhalo, Baad mein chhutti ki chinta kariyo, theek hain? Link to post Share on other sites
Cricketics 11,023 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, Audiophile said: Pehle Corona ko sambhalo, Baad mein chhutti ki chinta kariyo, theek hain? Bhai saal ke end tak hopefully sab theek Link to post Share on other sites
Deleted_User_1 2,726 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Cricketics said: Bhai saal ke end tak hopefully sab theek Until we get the new superbug. If no changes are made, this will happen more often. Link to post Share on other sites
Mariyam 5,546 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 10:49 PM, mishra said: Want the torture to end asap even at the cost of credit card bill. Mahabharat at home may start any time Osama bin Laden was stuck with 3 (or was it 4) wives in a home for 8-10 years. That too in Pakistan. Now I feel he must have leaked his location to the CIA himself. Ankit_sharma03, velu and punjabi_khota 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ankit_sharma03 22,091 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Pollution levels will go down...its very noticable around us Link to post Share on other sites
diga 1,973 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Osama bin Laden was stuck with 3 (or was it 4) wives in a home for 8-10 years. That too in Pakistan. Now I feel he must have leaked his location to the CIA himself. How many southens do you have?? sandeep and maniac 2 Link to post Share on other sites
