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Four Years On, Covid Has Reshaped Life for Many Americans
NY Times ^ | 03/13/2024 | Julie Bosman

Posted on 03/14/2024 7:43:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Jessie Thompson, a 36-year-old mother of two in Chicago, is reminded of the Covid-19 pandemic every day.

Sometimes it happens when she picks up her children from day care and then lets them romp around at a neighborhood park on the way home. Other times, it’s when she gets out the shower at 7 a.m. after a weekday workout.

“I always think: In my past life, I’d have to be on the train in 15 minutes,” said Ms. Thompson, a manager at United Airlines.

A hybrid work schedule has replaced her daily commute to the company headquarters in downtown Chicago, giving Ms. Thompson more time with her children and a deeper connection to her neighbors. “The pandemic is such a negative memory,” she said. “But I have this bright spot of goodness fro

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KEYWORDS: americans; covid; life; reshaped
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61 posted on 03/14/2024 11:47:31 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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62 posted on 03/14/2024 2:11:27 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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63 posted on 03/14/2024 2:11:56 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Big Red Badger

No mention of the vax status of these people.

They are all probably triple “boosted”.


64 posted on 03/14/2024 2:36:34 PM PDT by nvcdl
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have to say, COVID was good for me. I learned I could work from home and that I really liked it. I’ve been working from home ever since. I do not miss the commute. I do not miss the time lost every day commuting. I do not miss being in a loud cube farm all day. I have no plans to ever go back.


65 posted on 03/15/2024 3:38:04 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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