Does any one else miss the beast from the East?

Posted by Few-Pickle6324@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 244 comments

That was the best few weeks of my entire life… waking up every morning to look out of the window and see everywhere coated in a fresh blanket of snow, attempting to walk to my grandma’s house during a blizzard and accidentally walking into a mountain of a snow drift on the side of the road because I couldn’t see where I was going… It was like some sort of cozy apocalypse.. everyone was losing their minds on the news and I was just sat by the fire with a mug of hot chocolate wrapped in blankets having the time of my life, not to mention I didn’t have to go to school for ages. I know it wasn’t great for everyone, and there were even a couple of deaths here and there, but if we could have another one (without the deaths), that would be fantastic.

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MidnightRambler87@reddit

Just so I’ve read this right…. You want another catastrophic weather event when it’s clear the UK cannot cope with the current situation even after a week or so?

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SeoulGalmegi@reddit

People sometimes wish for another pandemic just because they enjoyed being paid to watch Netflix at home (so what if millions die and the entire economy is tanked).

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laughinggrvy@reddit

Yep they want this because it doesn't impact them much. Fuck all the pensioners hey.

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Ziphoblat@reddit

Sorry what, the *pensioners*? They were the beneficiaries of lockdown.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

I'm not sure what obtuse point you're making, perhaps that the lockdown was to protect them? They definitely suffered more the lack of social contact and are less able to order things online etc.

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andtheniansaid@reddit

they were not the beneficiaries of the pandemic though

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Public-Amphibian4698@reddit

Does the world even notice? Worked every day through all of them. It was frankly a highlight of my life. So some humans died, we die all the time.

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

There are some people who would enjoy lockdown again and you’re surprised someone wants some snow and hot chocolate?

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kingsindian9@reddit

I got made redundant and had to cancel my wedding during lockdown, however I was genuinely truly happy during it. I know it was bad for so many but I felt at peace and happy.

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flyingalbatross1@reddit

My wife and I look back at lockdown as one of our happiest times. Minimal work, just family time every day, week after week. I wish it could come back.

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Adnams123@reddit

You can do everything now that you did in lockdown, just thankfully not scrounge free money off the tax payer.

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flyingalbatross1@reddit

Way to show your bias there mate, I was working from home rather than being furloughed. I could get my work done in peace in a few hours fitted in around life rather than spend all week on site. And I could still be on call whenever needed for issues needing immediate attention. I just didn't waste hours and hours every week commuting and being present.

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Adnams123@reddit

Maybe you should explain that to your employer instead of me. Then you could go back to living that life.

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flyingalbatross1@reddit

Again with your jumping to conclusions I am my employer. I run a small business and supported and looked after a whole team during that period of time. How about you stop being the deeply unhappy person you are inside?

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Adnams123@reddit

I appreciate the concern, but unlike you, I'm far happier now than during lockdown.

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flyingalbatross1@reddit

Good for you. I won't allow my personal biases try to dictate to you why that makes you a bad person.

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Adnams123@reddit

Lol.. you just have by calling me a "bad person". Well done.

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flyingalbatross1@reddit

No, I said that's what I'm not doing. Keep up.

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soundguyjon@reddit

Scrounge free money - are we talking about the furlough and SEISS scheme that supported a huge number of people and kept them in jobs for when lockdown ended or the people that abused the grants, schemes and government contracts? And sure people can still do everything else they did during lockdown apart from the key factor in it all, time. For a lot of people normal life, and consequently time, stopped ironically giving them freedom back to do stuff that it otherwise restricts them from doing.

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Adnams123@reddit

Both. I don't blame people for scrounging free money. The government were giving it away to everyone. But please, let's not look back with nostalgia on decisions that have directly contributed to the current cost of living crisis.

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soundguyjon@reddit

So the people that got furloughed were scrounging and instead should have lost their jobs and got nothing? 11.7 million people out of work, with no money, no jobs, thousands of businesses going bust, unpaid bills, debt, mortgages being defaulted on and houses being repossessed. Yep, that would have been a better alternative and would have had absolutely zero impact on the economy. Or I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you think the country should have just kept on going as if covid didn't exist?

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Mr_Emile_heskey@reddit

As someone who worked in health care, the amount of death I saw during lockdown, let's just say I still have occasional nightmares from that time.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

I worked in home care then, and it was a scary time especially the early days before any PPE. It was pretty jarring listening to my friends moan about being bored on furlough or WFH, and how much money they were saving.

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Mr_Emile_heskey@reddit

Yup still annoys me when people say how they want lockdown to happen again, like, it's so ignorant to why we were in lockdown. I remember when my mates in our group chat were all buzzing because they were at home getting drunk while getting paid and there's me sat at work question why I ever wanted to work in healthcare with all the awful stuff we were dealing with.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

I kind of...lost contact with some friend groups because they'd all be meeting up and partying, when I was scared about transmitting anything going one service user to another, and couldn't even visit my gran. I lost a lot of faith in humanity the first few weeks of lockdown. But then everyone came out to clap and bash some pots and pans, faith restored 🤡

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Mr_Emile_heskey@reddit

I remember shouting out my window "stop clapping and pay us a proper wage". No one on my estate clapped again lol.

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MrLuftartisan@reddit

As a former soldier.. I feel yall dwag 🖖

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Civil-Koala-8899@reddit

As a healthcare worker I hope it doesn’t

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LemmysCodPiece@reddit

My wife was in care, so it was hard times for her at work. I went through Chemotherapy during Covid, that was fun.

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kingsindian9@reddit

This. We were so lucky to have health savings so money wasnt an issue, but suddenly I had no work stress, no pressure to see people. Long walks in the park, proper connection time with the wife, beautiful days spent in the garden and of course warzone with the boys on PS lol

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Interesting_Loss_541@reddit

My mum had cancer and passed away in July 2020, if not for lockdown my dad and I wouldn't have had that extra time at home with her so I'll always be glad for it.

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Miniteshi@reddit

My son was born on 5/5. I rather than 2 weeks off to spend time with him and my wife. I got 6 months furlough and enjoyed every moment of it. That was truly something I felt blessed with.

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MovieMore4352@reddit

The change to WFH gave me so much time with my very younger daughter. Lunch hours playing together and time not wasted commuting was priceless. She was 6 months old when lockdown happened and already considered myself very lucky being given 6 weeks paid paternity leave.

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kingsindian9@reddit

This too! WFH is such a fucking blessing to my mental health. Its enabled me to have so much more time with my baby now preschooler

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GalvanicGrey@reddit

Similar situation here. My kid was born September 2019. Long story short, me and my partner decided I would be a stay at home dad, as her job and future earnings potential was better than mine. Her 6 months maternity ended just a few days before we went into the first lockdown in March 2020. As she'd managed to go back for those days, she was furloughed on full pay, rather than maternity, and we basically got to spend the first year+ of my kids' life as just the three of us at home. I do feel some guilt, my partner's grandfather did pass away during the pandemic (not unexpectedly though). And from all the horror stories you can read of some people's experiences. But 2020-2022 was almost some of the golden years for me personally.

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LordEmostache@reddit

I always feel guilty about how much I enjoyed Lockdown. I too git furloughed and had my firstborn come during it and basically got to spend the first year of their life with them. I didn't have any deaths in the family, and I'm a bit of an introvert anyway. I basically got paid in full to just stay at home and pursue my hobbies.

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Miniteshi@reddit

This is my idea of socializing as it is so yeah it was perfect for me. A proper once in a lifetime situation for sure.

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LordEmostache@reddit

It's how I imagine those who can afford to not work get to live, and honestly I'm jealous I can't live like that in general now.

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Miniteshi@reddit

I'm *now* a stay at home dad to two disabled kids. Life threw me a curve ball. It has its moments. I'm currently sat in my garage enjoying my racing sim while I wait for the washing machine to finish before moving it to the dryer, dishwasher is on so that's the first few hours of the morning ticked off before I start the never ending list of DIY projects to work on. It can get boring in the long run I'll give it that! I've ended up falling asleep trying to find something new to watch to pass some time before everyone else is home.and the afternoon evening chaos commences!

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LordEmostache@reddit

Ah bless you, honestly I wish you and yours the best buddy! If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend Vikings (for something serious) or I Think You Should Leave (For something funny) on Netflix, absolute bangers!

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kingsindian9@reddit

Now that is fucking awesome, no doubt a memory that will be with you for life.

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Miniteshi@reddit

It was nerve wracking since I had to drop my wife off at the door of the hospital. Couldn't take her in then I went and sat in a supermarket car park in Watford because no one knew if I was allowed in. Little while later I was asked to come back, got into loads of PPE and scrubs and got to be there for the c section and recovery. What followed after was bizarre because I was getting paid a significant part of my wages and no one including my store manager knew how long I was off for. After about the 3rd month, I stopped asking when I was due to return. I don't think I'll ever have that luxury in my lifetime ever again. Then again, not planning anymore kids so there's that.

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frustratedpolarbear@reddit

Same! I've never been in better shape or so well read! 40 books a year at one point, exercise every day, a DnD Skype campaign that everyone's always available for. Total introverted heaven. I know it was awful for so many but I thrived! It was the closest I'll ever get to true freedom.

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12nowfacemyshoe@reddit

I had a few niggling injuries and a house in desperate need of repair. Resting at home for months meant I got both fixed, felt a bit guilty on Teams calls when some of my colleagues were clearly struggling.

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Ok_Cow_3431@reddit

I often wonder if when people are saying how much they enjoyed lockdown they're conflating lockdown with furlough. A lot of us weren't furloughed so we got all the negatives of the social isolation without the benefit of paid time off.

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Resident-Scarcity481@reddit

I wasn't furloghed but I really miss lockdown. I used to lvoe going outside for a nice walk or cycling, hiking. No people, only those who also exercise. Now it's kids everywhere, people don't know how to get out of the way even if you ring a bell a ton and from a good distance. So, so many cars on the road and I already hate road cycling as is. Only good thing I managed to keep from this is WFH. I don't understand it when people say 'social isolation'. I was thriving during lockdown and now. So yes, I would want that back.

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andtheniansaid@reddit

> I don't understand it when people say 'social isolation'. I was thriving during lockdown and now. You can't understand that people are different from you and not everyone just wants to be on their own?

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Resident-Scarcity481@reddit

Same way as those who constantly crave attention and socialisation can't understand when people want to be on their own. Different worlds, different lifestyles, different opinions. Just because I don't understand it doesn't mean I don't respect it. It's their life, but more often than not those craving socialisation push themelves onto those who don't want it no matter how many boundaries you set or conversations you have about what you want to handle.

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andtheniansaid@reddit

I think the majority of people that like socialising absolutely do understand, they just don't *relate*, which is perhaps what you really meant.

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Ashamed_Today8413@reddit

I wasn’t furloughed and I loved it but I was lucky enough to be able to work from home so I guess boredom wasn’t much of a thing. The social isolation part was much preferable to me than travelling to and working in an office full time. I am also happy with little social interaction outside of my family.

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Ok_Cow_3431@reddit

Which while genuinely meaning no offence, is an opinion often seen on Reddit. The isolation suits introverts but the rest of us need that engagement to feel mentally energised

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andtheniansaid@reddit

you can be an extrovert and still enjoy lockdown if it means getting to spend way more time with your family.

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MrLuftartisan@reddit

I am and was at the time a self employed decorator. During lock down I turned to all kinds of monkey business to make ends meet.. And I'd do it again tbf 😉

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BurstWaterPipe1@reddit

Yeah some of us got off very lightly with lockdown and look at it positively. I was a PhD student so nothing really changed for me on that front - less pressure if anything. I enjoyed saving money not going out as much, lots of free time, beautiful weather, time to exercise, a 30th birthday spent with my gf and a takeaway, etc I’ve got a job and a toddler now and it would be HELL to do it again, but the original lockdown gave me a really needed rest.

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sleepyprojectionist@reddit

Yeah. I wasn’t furloughed. My company wanted to treat all of its employees across the globe exactly the same. There was talk of folks in the US losing insurance benefits if they were furloughed or some such. So that’s how I ended up working for 40% salary for almost a year after I had just moved to London for this job without two pennies to rub together. When all was said and done and I had quit that job and moved back up north I was over £10k in debt and had developed an anxiety disorder.

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Daveddozey@reddit

The day they told 70 year olds to stay in doors I was on my way to heathrow to fly to the US. Original destination was Cyprus but they’d closed their borders a few days earlier. I noped out of there, got off the train at Euston and got in the one on the opposite platform heading back north.

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Portas30k@reddit

Why did you have to work for 40% salary? If you were still working your salary should have been unaffected.

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sleepyprojectionist@reddit

I was working two days a week, hence the 40% salary.

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chappersyo@reddit

Yeah I’m either getting paid full or doing 40% of my hours.

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Bugsmoke@reddit

You’ve been mugged off if you were working AND only got 40% of your salary. I think you got more than that if you got furloughed.

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Daveddozey@reddit

I enjoyed the drive to work on empty roads. The rush hour train to London a couple of times where I have a carriage to myself. Riding a bike through London at 8.30am and not being overtaken, or overtaking a single vehicle. Normally the hotel I stay at in London is within walking distance of the office, but there were so few hotels open during lockdown it was a long travel, and I wasn’t going to deal with the tube. Eating out was grim though, but the work canteen was open at least.

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SweetButtsHellaBab@reddit

I didn’t get furloughed and still liked lockdown, but I had a “key” job I still had to commute to. The emptiness everywhere I went was beautiful. It made me realise how claustrophobic the normal number of people felt.

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Imaginary_Bird538@reddit

I worked throughout (although switched to remote) and I kinda loved lockdown. I wouldn’t wish for another one, for the sake of the people who suffered. But personally I got into such a peaceful routine. Long walks, cooking, cosy home activities, sleeping better, and managed to start saving money for the first time in my life. Tbh I’d quite like a lockdown every year from Jan -March (if it wasn’t for the terrible economic and social consequences for everyone else…)

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brockford-junktion@reddit

I can work remotely. Office I shut and I can't travel? Doesn't matter, still working.

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Neither_Process_7847@reddit

Especially for those also trying to teach kids in the early stages before the education system adjusted...

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Jeets79@reddit

I was a key worker and never got any time off during lockdown. Personally I’d love one for anyone who had to work the last one, it’s the only way I’d get enough time off to actually sort my house out etc.

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DarkStarComics333@reddit

Same. It would do wonders for my burnout and mental health.

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Jeets79@reddit

For me it's physical health as much as anything, my back is a ruin and even a couple of weeks would be a massive help. Not going to happen though is it :-(

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DarkStarComics333@reddit

Sadly no. I feel you on the pain. I'm awaiting a fibromyalgia diagnosis because I realised recently that I am just constantly in pain. Sciatica, migraines, joint pain, muscle pain, digestive pain. Every day, sometimes all at once. Chronic pain is a hideous thing and I hope you find peace and relief soon!

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dippedinmercury@reddit

+1

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Previous_Problem_235@reddit

“I loved the snow-ins of my childhood” Reddit: goes absolutely insane about a separate and entirely unique event - COVID lockdown

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MerlinOfRed@reddit

It wouldn't be of their childhood though, the beast from the east was only... *Checks notes* ...eight years ago. Okay fair enough, maybe it was.

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Previous_Problem_235@reddit

Some people were, rather disgustingly, born post-2000

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magicaltrevor953@reddit

Its absolutely sickening isn't it.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

> Some people were, rather disgustingly, born post-2000 There are some people who were born in 2000 who would not have been a child 8 years ago.

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Da5ren@reddit

I wouldn’t want lockdown again, but there’s parts of the first stage of the pandemic that were so utterly barking mad and unique that I still think about a lot and wouldn’t mind revisiting just to remind myself of how insane an experience it actually was. I know people are sick of talking about it now but the early trips to the supermarket to see if today was the day I managed to get toilet roll or pasta, then coming home and spraying all the messages with disinfectant, socially distant walks in the park, the daily new briefings being the highlight of the TV schedule. It’s just mad that it happened and everything is back to normal now, because at the time it felt like it was a new way of life.

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raquille-@reddit

Personally I loved lockdown. Our first son was born so we had this little family bubble, playing warzone with my mates and not having to see people for dumb shit plus furlough was great. I’m being selfish of course as the wider context was awful

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NinjafoxVCB@reddit

I had wanted my entire childhood through to my late 20s dreaming of getting paid to not work and be able to spend a summer doing up my house/garden/learning new skills in the kitchen/video games. However when lockdown happened I was classed as essential to keeping society and country running so it was business as usual for me apart from no rush hour and easier to find parking (first time actually enjoying the A12 and M25). Then having to deal with my non essential coworkers coming back to work complaining how hard it was getting paid to stay at home because it was boring as they had no imagination. Then when things got back to normal, I'm back to being treated like every other person like my job isn't essential at all. So yes I wouldn't mind another lock down or weather event if it meant I got the perks of others.

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HonkyBoo@reddit

Quite honestly, and selfishly, lockdown was amazing for my wife and I. Disregard the death, economic instability and the public circus of the government, we renovated our house, lost weight, ate better, bonked loads, the list goes on!

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Gullflyinghigh@reddit

If my job was one where I was furloughed then I'd take it for a bit. Less keen when instead I'd be working the whole way through at home like last time, plus the school bits. Urgh.

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wiggle987@reddit

Hey, walking to work at 7am in the morning, on a nice spring morning with not a car or person in sight was oddly serene in the early parts of lockdown.

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chappersyo@reddit

Not gonna pretend I don’t miss lockdown sometimes

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slippery-pineapple@reddit

My husband got 3 months full paid furlough and went mountain biking every day, completed all this video games and a full rewatch of Simpsons 1-12 (he doesn't acknowledge later series). His parents and friends have a large enough front gardens that they could meet socially distanced, he nor anyone he knows ever got seriously ill and he met his now wife whilst doing socially distanced dating. I've never asked if he enjoyed lock down but I've always assumed he didn't mind it

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discoveredunknown@reddit

That post you replied to is peak Reddit, I’m surprised they didn’t prefix their statement with a *checks notes*.

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Rare-Quantity5503@reddit

Yeah, the “Catastrophic” then when you go back and remind yourself of 2018: “at least 10 deaths”

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discoveredunknown@reddit

You’ll get the same in the summer if you post about baking hot weather don’t worry.

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Otherwise_Koala4289@reddit

It's also a demographic particularly well represented on Reddit.

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Big_Cheese16@reddit

I was off at 90% pay from march to September... Take me back

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doctorgibson@reddit

Give over, a bit of snow never killed anyone

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cactusdan94@reddit

Lol this is nothing. I regularly see posts of people saying they wish we were back in full lockdown.

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Spider-Thwip@reddit

100% I live on a perfect hill for sledding.

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vector_mash@reddit

A child wrote this, they have no idea about how much chaos that type of weather can cause.

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Smellycooter123@reddit

Yes absolutely it was fun

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mustard5man7max3@reddit

Yeah it would be great

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LemmysCodPiece@reddit

Last week wasn't catastrophic in the slightest. It was inconvenient and overhyped by the media.

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MrLuftartisan@reddit

Yes. Yes he dose 😊👏

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

Some people just want to see the world ~~burn~~ ***Freeze***🥶🥶🥶

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BraveLittleToilet@reddit

When I hear people being nostalgic for lockdowns, it really makes me feel quite weird. I know that not everyone had the same experience as me, that’s why it’s a weird spot for me. I lost my job and friends stopped checking in and I lost contact with a few people. I have chronic depression and anxiety issues and I’m currently being assessed for ADHD where all these things combined with being completely isolated in my flat just made me insane. I went absolutely crazy and the suicidal ideation was something I dealt with daily. I still haven’t fully recovered. Beast from the east was quite cozy though only because it lasted a fraction of the time I spent alone during Covid lockdowns.

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dprophet32@reddit

Yes please

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TheresNoHurry@reddit

Also for me yes please

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And_Justice@reddit

God forbid a guy asks for some snow

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Public-Amphibian4698@reddit

Yeah that really would be great tbh. I was at work every day still but had a great time.

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Sensitive-Seal-3779@reddit

This isAberdeen and Aberdeenshire right now

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CdotHYT@reddit

Don't forget the hot chocolate.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

Christ, you're selfish. See how fond you are when you're elderly or disabled.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

Also during that there was a care worker who died trying to walk client to client.

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Few-Pickle6324@reddit (OP)

I said that I wish we could have another big snowfall without the negatives, I understand that it wasn’t a fun time for everyone.

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idlewildgirl@reddit

No because I had to walk to work throughout it in awful weather to ensure pensioners and the disabled could get gas and electricity on.

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CrowsEatCheese@reddit

No, it delayed a family funeral by 4 weeks and trapped us in our home.

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_mister_pink_@reddit

I mean I’m sure idve also enjoyed it if I was off school drinking hot chocolate. But I was still going to work every day and it was kind of a nightmare. I’m sure you’ll have a different opinion on the next one when you have stuff to do. (Does sound legit cosy though!)

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Fenpunx@reddit

Yep, I'm a roofer/cladder. It fucking sucked.

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Drath101@reddit

Retail manager. Seconding this, it fucking sucked.

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welsh_will@reddit

Yeah, I was working in waste collections at the time, it was awful and took weeks to catch up

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Main_Parsley_7569@reddit

I was in my first grad job, living in a squalid flat with 7 other people and one bathroom (no living room) and a bedroom so small I couldn't fit any furniture other than my single bed. We had a pay as you go gas and electricity meter and I was the only one who ever topped it up - it was a 1-mile walk to the corner shop to get it topped up. The heating constantly died and I was always freezing. We had a carbon monoxide leak one day, and the landlord told us to just open the windows. I was working 79-80- hour weeks, we were allowed to WFH when the snow made the commute impossible, but then I had to work curled up on my tiny bed as there was literally nowhere else to go. Today, I have a lovely big warm house with my husband, and the beast from the east would probably feel really cosy and novel. But there are still thousands of people across the UK living in the conditions I used to.

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panguy87@reddit

No because prolonged icy conditions weren't fun. Going further back to the winter of 2009-2010, where there was snow and ice from November through to March, that was hell for travelling.

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1968Bladerunner@reddit

No! We're currently going through it in the north Highlands & have been for a week. It gets old pretty quick when you can't even get the car off the drive, so I've been walking to the shops to pick up what essentials I can get hold of. Thankfully I've long made my peace with UHT milk, as there hasn't been many fresh deliveries from the south lately. Boggin' in tea, but acceptable in coffee, hot chocolate, & even on cereals to my palate.

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AnonymousTimewaster@reddit

Is that the one from 2018? Honestly I barely even remember it. We didn't get much snow in the North West at all. 2010 though - that was the real one. I dream of having 2 weeks of snow like that again

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BeanOnAJourney@reddit

I hate snow but honestly i'd take it over the 100mph winds we're expecting in Cornwall this evening. I'm genuinely terrified for my roof and chimney.

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Second_Guess_25@reddit

❄️❄️❄️*Come join us up here in Aberdeenshire if you want fun, fun with 5 feet of snow!* 💀❄️❄️❄️❄️

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LibraryOfFoxes@reddit

It started thawing yesterday, I could actually see the road, it was amazing. Woke up this morning and it's fucking Narnia again. Must have been at least another six inches fell overnight.

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LikeEveryoneSheKnows@reddit

It's like that here in Caithness too. We're all over it now, it actually feels like it will never end.

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SMTRodent@reddit

It does sound pretty awful up there.

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AmyG2020@reddit

It’s total balls I am over it and this person is welcome to come up and “enjoy” it

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Bassmekanik@reddit

Haha. Same!’ You be just cleared my drive, yet again, for the 6th day in a row and I’ll still be relying on my kindly neighbour to come plow the 70m entrance road so I can reach the main road! Everything looks lovely, but I’m so fed up of it now. Guess it wouldn’t be so bad if this happened regularly enough to make it worth investing in a snow blower and winter tyres.

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Bassmekanik@reddit

Haha. Same!’ You be just cleared my drive, yet again, for the 6th day in a row and I’ll still be relying on my kindly neighbour to come plow the 70m entrance road so I can reach the main road! Everything looks lovely, but I’m so fed up of it now. Guess it wouldn’t be so bad if this happened regularly enough to make it worth investing in a snow blower and winter tyres.

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Lovecraftian666@reddit

Redditor nostalgic for being a child with no obligations or responsibilities what else is new

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callisstaa@reddit

Redditor complaining because someone was happy what else is new.

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Viewbob_Trew@reddit

I'm sad I mostly missed it. Had a horrible ear infection that ruined my balance which lasted basically until the snow had mostly melted.

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Shaggles1987@reddit

That was literally the week I moved from Australia to London. Assumed every London winter was like that….

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LikeEveryoneSheKnows@reddit

I live in the far north of Scotland, it's snowed all damn week and we're sick of it. Schools are shut for the second day on the bounce (they were meant to go back yesterday), the roads are dangerous as fuck and we're stuck in with two kids and dwindling food because we can't get our cars off the driveway. I love snow, but there is a limit. Send help. And milk.

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cat_socks_228@reddit

As a kid I loved it. School sometimes got cancelled, we'd go sledging make snowmen yadda yadda As an adult - I'm fed up. It's difficult to access supplies from shops, my husband works nights in a town 5 miles away. The roads are horrific. I have a toddler with medical needs who can't handle the cold much and we have a 10 month old. The paths are so bad I can't take a pram out, so we're all going crazy and can't really go outside much because the cold is too much for our toddler. I miss the idea of snow but I hate the reality.

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aspannerdarkly@reddit

Yes I’d like some decent snow accumulation once a year at least. It was more like days than weeks though wasn’t it?

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cvslfc123@reddit

No, I had a 13 year friendship end during that time which led to my mental health deteriorating and I'm still not fully recovered. It was an awful time for me.

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Few-Pickle6324@reddit (OP)

Oh, I’m sorry to hear that :( sending virtual hugs

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bookishnatasha89@reddit

Nahhh. I started work at half six all that week, I live on the East coast so I was struggling through every morning's fresh snow in the dark every morning that week.

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Icy-Astronomer-8202@reddit

Fuck no. What? What sort of question is this?

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Milky_Finger@reddit

This country has a terrible time with genuine empathy. This is a very divisive topic because people anecdotally have a great time when they can nestle in at home and chill for a week. Someone else in the public sector doesnt have this luxury, and both of these British people for some reason cannot have a reasonable conversation about it.

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IAmDyspeptic@reddit

I work for Royal Mail. It was the only time I was sorely tempted to quit my job on the spot. I wanted to ring my boss and tell him to come get the van because I'm going home and never coming back. Having to wade through snow drifts because no one wanted to clear a path to their door. Having to deal with drivers who simply couldn't drive in snow. And the avalanche of parcels I had to try and deliver. I had a small cul-de-sac of around 12 houses to deliver to, it was on a hill so I couldn't drive down there. I had so many parcels for that little street alone I had to make three trips, trudging up and down that hill, just to get rid of the parcels. And not to mention it once took me 3 hours to travel four miles back to the depot on account of three car accidents on the same stretch of road. It was the most fucking demoralising experience of my life.

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Cogz@reddit

> I had a small cul-de-sac of around 12 houses to deliver to, it was on a hill so I couldn't drive down there. On my first route I had a similar cul-de-sac and I was warned not to attempt it in snowy weather. Supposedly, during the Beast, the postie took the van down there sideways and couldn't get back up the slope. They had to abandon the van until the snow thawed.

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Piccadil_io@reddit

Well no! I had to work!

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Astronomer-Plastic@reddit

Ignore these miserable bastards I understand what you mean.

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

Beast from the East was about 4 or 5 days, not weeks on end. And no thanks, had a holiday booked that weekend and very nearly got stuck on a train in the New Forest overnight, and don't really want to repeat in tbh.

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FoleysRose@reddit

Fuck that, I've just had a pipe burst and ceiling collapse because of the cold. Give me the "beast from the west", with silly hot temps instead.

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Normal-State-5837@reddit

You don't miss the Beast from the East, you miss the novelty of unexpected time off from school and bonus hot chocolate. And that's fine. I don't miss it, I got stranded at a tiny train station without a waiting room for several hours, and huddled with other commuters for warmth, like penguins.

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confused-leprechaun@reddit

Storm Emma. I remember this, because I am an Emma. There were many jokes.

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vector_mash@reddit

Showing your age here kiddo. Adults who like snow probably thought cool snow, maybe went walking in it, sledging etc. but I think most people were sick of the chaos it caused pretty quickly.

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Bassmekanik@reddit

In Aberdeenshire right now and since Hogmanay we’ve managed to get to a shop twice. And only because a farmer has cleared our entrance road. Yeah, it all looks cool, but I am a bit fed up of clearing snow.

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PlasticSmile57@reddit

Regardless of sides we have got to stop using the argument of “our houses weren’t built for this”. Wtf were they built for then?? To fool Russian spy satellites into thinking we actually live here?

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Rinlow05@reddit

Absolutely not. I never want to see -15° on my car dashboard ever again while I am trying to convince it to start so I can get to work.

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Venus_Gospel@reddit

This is exactly why I like when we get snow like this, I get to work on my sofa under my duvet and read all the bitching on socials from people moaning about it taking them 5 minutes extra to get to work because the car needs to heat up. We get snow like that once every few years these days, its a rarity and is only getting rarer, wish people would appreciate it whilst we still get *any* snow in this country

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Odd_Reflection_8756@reddit

idk, Fair point! Those mornings were brutal. But I still wouldn't mind a snow day every now and then for that cozy vibe.

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lotissement@reddit

🤖

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LemmysCodPiece@reddit

I am in on this one. The Beast from the East was awesome. I had literally just installed a multifuel burner that fed the central heating. I had spent the summer collecting free firewood, I had several tons of cut, dry and graded wood and a coal hole full of smokeless briquettes. It was snowballs fights, sledding and snowmen. Then back inside for hot drinks and bacon sarnies, to a house that was like toasty as can be, for free. I always keep the house stocked, with essentials. I have a power cut box and I can even run the central heating from a car battery. I reckon I could live quite well for a couple of weeks.

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Mobile-Proof8861@reddit

Loved it. I loved the Covid lockdown as well, though. What's not to live about chilling at home reading or watching boxsets?

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N7twitch@reddit

I was unhoused at the time and crashing with family, in the only space they had for me - which was little more than a brick shed without proper doors. There’s cold, and there is cold, and there is *cold*. I learned the latter that year.

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Asleep-Quality792@reddit

We’re currently under about 5 inches of snow in Aberdeen and have been for 8 days 😂

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Pleasant-Put5305@reddit

Dude, it was a highlight - at the time I was putting my mind into supporting the Caravan and Camping club - Christ - can you picture the ants nest when the top fell off?

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Waste-Box7978@reddit

I miss it as the day after it hit I left for a gap year in the sunshine, what a year

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Lisylou21@reddit

Beast from the east didn't really hit my part of the UK. Little bit of snow that didn't stay long. Pretty much gone the next day. 2010 did though. I loved going sledding and playing with my daughter in the snow. I've had another 2 children since and would love to experience proper snow with them one day.

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beingiscat@reddit

Sounds like your next holiday should be somewhere snowy. All the coziness and beauty of the snow but without the disruption. We were in Bulgaria skiing when the beast from the east set in here so we pretty much missed it - there was more snow here than at the ski resort!

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No-Quit3994@reddit

Water pipe froze and broke. Downstairs completely flooded. Big insurance claim and 8+ months of disruption. So that's a NO.

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

I was at uni at the time living in a student house. We just fucked around and got drunk, did some drugs and went out in the snow. Apart from the house being ruthlessly inefficient and costing a fortune to keep warm during that time, for some reason I have really fond memories of that time. Probably because of the novelty of it all.

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Illustrious-Snow1858@reddit

Sounds like great fun, I bet it’s such a core memory for you and your mates! I lived in an old draughty cottage in the countryside with no heating with one of my oldest friends during this time. Our water froze and we were absolutely freezing cold, but it was fantastic! I pulled a sicky from work for three days (they tried to get me to walk the 5 miles in and I refused) and my friend and I just watched Christmas films, drank loads of hot chocolate and walked across the fields to her parent’s house. We went to the sea and saw the beach covered in snow, walked down the steam train line, climbed in snow drifts and sat by the fire in the pub drinking wine. It’s such a fond memory for me. I know it was wretched for a lot of people, but I was a front line worker during lockdown, so I’m giving myself the joy of the Beast from the East.

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Ok-Salary3550@reddit

> I have really fond memories of that time. Probably because of the novelty of it all. No it's because you had no actual responsibilities and just sat around drinking and taking drugs all day. I mean *come on*.

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Better_Concert1106@reddit

I mean I have fond memories of my uni days anyway because of that (I mean we didn’t take drugs/drink all day every day, but there was a lot). But I have a particularly fond memory of this time.

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Billy_Rizzle@reddit

GET IN KATHY! THE BEAST FROM THE EAST IS COMING!

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pooey_canoe@reddit

I lived at the top of a hill in a flat with plate glass windows. When I woke up my breath was fogging the air inside. The hill was covered in black ice and I had to descend on all fours at points. Feels like the kind of story boomers tell!

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veryoddnames1989@reddit

It was absolutely incredible. I was talking about it with some work colleagues in their 20’s and they didn’t have a clue. Turns out just saying ‘THE BEAST FROM THE EAST??’ louder doesn’t help them understand.

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ultraboomkin@reddit

I don’t remember the beast from the east. The only memorable cold snap from the past few years was 2022 when it got down to -14 here in the south.

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raquille-@reddit

No not really. I had skipped a disc a week before so getting to and from the physio and chiropractor when it was very icy made life difficult and very painful. I fell over a few times and it’s fucking hard to get back up when your back is in agony

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ThePineappleSeahorse@reddit

It wouldn’t be fantastic. It would be utterly shit and devastating for many people and for emergency services, food supplies and the many people who can’t just stay at home and have to go to work to provide essential services, healthcare, look after vulnerable people etc.

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Fuzzy_Dragonfruit_20@reddit

Correct but for some people it WOULD be fantastic. I’d personally love it, chilling at home with my wife, son and dog… bliss.

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Nice_Back_9977@reddit

Yeah I was a community nurse working in some rural areas, it was a nightmare frankly and even worse for some of the people I was trying to reach.

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revrobuk1957@reddit

Ah yes, the beast from the east. That was when my boiler died and couldn’t be replaced for a fortnight…

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TheRadishBros@reddit

What did you do? Surely the house was basically uninhabitable during that time.

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PutTheKettleOff@reddit

Electric heater? Presumable alongside a leccy bill that won't yet have been repaid

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revrobuk1957@reddit

There was a certain amount of that!

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revrobuk1957@reddit

Lots of fleeces and thick socks!

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Son-Of-Sloth@reddit

No. I work in housing repairs, it was a nightmare. Ha ha.

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skycs@reddit

Not really, there still havent been a day since the new year that we havent been under 20 cms of snow. I can work from home at the moment but there will be a random point work give up the charade of caring and say everyone has to be in the office

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SMTRodent@reddit

You can't have another one without the deaths, so, no. Extreme weather events mean that people die who otherwise would not have done.

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HalfFaust@reddit

I'm generally a very clumsy person and had a broken arm at the time. Was not fun.

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AmericanGraffitisong@reddit

I mean I did enjoy it, the only downside was that my college was closed but I still had to go in for an hour to do an exam and they kicked us all out right after 😅 and as I didn't have good transport home I had to stand in the cold for a good hour (??) to get picked up lmao

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Sea-Cranberry-2@reddit

what about the dove from above?

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Global-Mix-3358@reddit

Uvavu!

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NixNada@reddit

Eranu!

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chappersyo@reddit

Don’t forget the fly from on high or the vest from the west.

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Educational_Hawk7484@reddit

That's made me lol. Thanks.

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nWoSting145@reddit

Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo🤌

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snarkacademia@reddit

No. Because cold weather actually kills people. You might be ok. Others aren't. https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0752/

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skronk61@reddit

Are you unemployed OP? Because I can only see this being good if that’s the case. Most of us hated getting to work in those conditions.

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More_Version_7568@reddit

We’ve got the beast of the east returns in parts of the country and it’s definitely not a cosy apocalypse this time round. Life has moved on, and while I was able to enjoy the snow with minimal consequences and responsibilities then, it’s years later and now I’ve still got to somehow work while dealing with school closures. I suddenly realise why my mum didn’t love snow days as much as me when I was a kid.

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Mesonychoteuthis@reddit

I was one of four people who made it into work. Our minimum staffing level to function is twelve so I spent a few days doing the work of three people. Fun times!

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sjw_7@reddit

Where I live the beast from the east wasn't too bad. There was snow on the ground for a week but the roads were mainly clear so people could get about. The trains were a mess and if you wanted to travel further afield it was difficult so there were issues. However that was not the experience for many parts of the country where it was much worse. I love a bit of snow and its nice when we get a snowy weekend. But we really aren't geared up for something like the beast from the east so no I dont want something like that again.

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GallusTom@reddit

Shit like that is great when you're like 12 and don't have to be anywhere for anything. As a grown up, I'm still gonna have to try and get to work

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Somerandomcoroikafan@reddit

Yes, but that's probably because I was in year 5. I probably wouldn't have the same opinion if I was an adult at the time

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Intelligent_Ad102@reddit

I understand you man. I catch myself fantasizing about a massive earthquake or a huge meteor or something like that... societal collapse would be less stressful than the hamster wheel we are running in right now.

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Beaver-hausen@reddit

I learnt to drive during the Beast from the east and did my test (one of those week long deals) it was quite surreal. Feel confident i can drive in our current weather though

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AntiSocialFCK@reddit

I was in Toronto for that storm in February and I have to be honest I loved it. So much snow and it was pretty cool. The Canadians have the clearing of the snow down to an art, we would all moan and nothing would be open including the M4. So fuck that for a laugh. I’ll just go Canada again.

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CongealedBeanKingdom@reddit

Yeah no commuting to work everyday was a fucking nightmare.

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Desperate_Listen_718@reddit

Yes! I’m with you OP. I’m 32 and I still get excited when I see snow outside!

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rdmprzm@reddit

Nope. She's sleeping next to me right now.

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Paladin2019@reddit

I ran out of some essentials and walked to my local Aldi after the first big snowfall of BFTE, expecting an apocalyptic scene of empty shelves if it was open at all. It was staffed by one local lad and the shelves were full to bursting and I was the only one there. Best shopping trip ever!

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cankennykencan@reddit

No I repaired water mains. Everything is 10x harder when you can't see the ground, can't feel your fingers and cars sliding about everywhere

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theocrats@reddit

Yes. It was fantastic. I rode my mountain bike to work every day. I'd help a few stuck cars in the snow. The roads were otherwise quiet, the office was quiet, shops also. The funniest thing that happened was that an impatient BMW driver was honking at me as I was taking it easy on the snow/ice. He decided to floor it to overtake. It was a rear wheel drive. You can guess what happened next. I carried on my way, he needed a new car.

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11theman@reddit

No, I have a job that requires me to get out and about and I get weird and unhappy if I can’t see mates and go for a walk. I find posts like this and the nostalgia for lockdown utterly alien.

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cptironside@reddit

I worked throughout that. At the time, I had a job that required a lot of outdoor working and honestly, I absolutely loved it. It made for one of the best weeks at work I've ever had! A very welcome change in atmosphere and conditions at the time.

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Ok_Shopping_3341@reddit

I missed it. Spent 3 weeks in hospital in Edinburgh and all I saw of TBFTE was the sky. Shout out to the staff at the Royal Infirmary tho. They slept in the hospital for 2 weeks as it was too dangerous for them to get home. Absolute superstars.

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losermaxer@reddit

yes. bring more snowy and cold weather please planet. i despise summer. most of the year im depressed and wanna die, but for 3-4 months a year its made worse.

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Duoplo@reddit

Sounds you're lonely with no social life, or responsibilities tbh

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Nice_Back_9977@reddit

They were a child to be fairv

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VeganHaggisLover@reddit

I was stuck on a bus for 8 hours lol I don’t miss it.

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Sustain_the_higher@reddit

You guys got snow? We didn't see a dusting

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InternationalRich150@reddit

No. As an adult i had to walk 90 minutes to work which was a 5 minute drive away.... no public transport. Cars were getting stuck everywhere. I fell so many times and hurt myself. I had to work a 9 hour shift in cold wet shoes and then walk back at night in the dark. Its easy to romance it when you had no responsibility. It wasnt pleasant.

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Magneto88@reddit

How it gods name did it take you 90 mins to walk a 5 min drive, even in the snow?

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Porkchop_Express99@reddit

My wife runs a small business which can be at the mercy of really bad weather. Without saying what she does, if the location she rents has to close because of weather, she has to refund customers. She can get her rent back, but it doesn't go far. One day of that is bad enough. More than a few days could be immensely damaging. I'm sure a lot of people are in a similar position. So no, we don't want to see anything like that again.

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Sluggybeef@reddit

No it was awful. We were lambing and it was the worst one of my life. We were digging ewes out of snow drifts and lost so many otherwise healthy lambs. Was a real slog

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TraitorTyler@reddit

Was this the 2010 storm? I was just reminiscing about it earlier. I love the snow/heavy rain. I don't understand why people whinge about it, it's winter. Embrace it. It brings out my inner child (I was a kid in 2010) so that's why my mind goes back to those great days.

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sweetpicklemilk@reddit

The Beast from the East was Feb 2018

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ThePineappleSeahorse@reddit

Embrace it? Not a chance I bloody detest the entire season. It’s hardly whinging when It’s causing very real problems for people who are struggling to get access to food supplies and medical care, carers are struggling to get to vulnerable people and it has a huge impact on farmers. Some areas are much worse than others but even in areas where it isn’t so bad the weather is still resulting in a great deal of inconvenience, accidents and injuries. I have various disabilities and I haven’t been able to get out for days because my balance and walking are poor enough on an average day let alone on ice, even with added traction. So no I won’t be embracing it and I can’t wait until Winter fucks off.

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Exotic-Voice-4729@reddit

I miss the big snow in 1988. My dad built us an igloo in the garden, there were massive icicles hanging off all the gutters, school was cancelled and there was a power cut and we ended up having ice cream for breakfast

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DisIzwong@reddit

Do you mean the one In 2016/2017. That was Bone chilling. I remember walking home from work In double trackie bottoms and 2 Hoodies and still felt the cold

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discoveredunknown@reddit

Is Beast from the East what one snowy winter will be for us in years to come? Boomers probably got 3 bad snow days growing up and every winter will remark how ‘when we were a kid it would be snowing every single winter 5ft deep’. Maybe that the beast from the east will eventually transform into that for us.

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Zubi_Q@reddit

Probably the most unhinged question asked on AskUK

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Exotic-Voice-4729@reddit

Isn’t there a ‘beast from the east’ every year (according to the express)

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No_Shallot_8195@reddit

I really hope that the current snow storm rivals it. I want to be comfy again like I was during that and lockdowns.

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ThePineappleSeahorse@reddit

You can get comfy in your bed. You don’t need everyone else to suffer and go without essential services and supplies and risk life and limb trying to get to work or to check on elderly relatives in order to facilitate you getting comfy.

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Euphoric-Program6667@reddit

If I could stay at home for a few days sitting around having hot chocolate and relaxing it would be nice. If I had to go to work it wouldn’t be so nice.

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TankFoster@reddit

No, it was fucking horrendous. I hate this. I want summertime.

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Mplus479@reddit

You don't pay the heating bills, do you?

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Thenedslittlegirl@reddit

It’s ok to have fond memories of it as a child. I suspect you’d feel differently if you had a job that wasn’t happy with you just not turning up. I was actually ok as they shut my office and we didn’t have home working at that time but my mum worked in the hospital and had an absolutely fantastic time trekking 3 miles in the snow (and she was lucky to live close)

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Ok_Cow_3431@reddit

We live on the coast, so rarely get 'real' snow. But Beast From The East dropped a solid foot or 2 on us that lasted for maybe a week, certainly not "a few" weeks. Im on the side that doesnt mind the snow. I quite like it and it doesnt really stop me doing anything, Ill happily don all weathers and trudge through the blizzard to go fill my backpack at the supermarket

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pollypocket200@reddit

You sound horribly entitled. Hopefully you’ve developed a few more responsibilities? Although it does sound like you’re still living at your parents …

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LiorahLights@reddit

No, I don't. I got stuck on a bus for 6 hours. I was trying to get home from work.

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blainy-o@reddit

The only thing I miss about the Beast From The East was having a car that was better equipped to deal with it. I don't miss anything else about it. I fucking hate the cold and winter in general.

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WonFriendsWithSalad@reddit

Wgere I was we had Red weather warnings and I was having to walk an hour and a half to get to work at the hospital so no, not really. Also my boiler packed up (But I can see why you liked it)

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hamstertoybox@reddit

No, I have kids now and my son refuses to wear his coat.

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Wavesmith@reddit

Most people miss when it snowed when they were a kid I suppose.

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sweetpicklemilk@reddit

Ah yes. The beast from the east. When my boss bullied and shamed me for not walking 4 miles to get into work , because “I lived closer than everyone else”.

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laughinggrvy@reddit

No it was stressful as fuck, I was working full time plus other commitments. I got up early to try clear paths round my gran's street. We dug out as much we could to let her toddle out a safe position to get into a car.

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Mimicking-hiccuping@reddit

The first one for me as an adult, in 2010, highlighted just how inefficient my boiler was and how draughty my house was. The boiler ran continuously for 6 weeks and cost me a fortune. I'd dread to think the price now in 2026. Then the snow dump in 2016 (was it?) I had to walk into work as were 24/7 operations. People were being sent home as there was a "risk to life" and we had to stay to operate the equipment. When I eventually got a day off, there was fuck all left in the shops. If I was a kid, it'd be great. But as an adult, the cold n wet n snow n ice is shit.

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AmazingRedDog@reddit

£? About 4x

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SSMicrowave@reddit

Beast from the East was timid compared to what they went through in the early 60’s This BBC archive video shows it is absolutely fantastic https://youtu.be/grhcGPYLPYg?si=gVknvOWSrF9fxRj_ To answer the question, no I don’t miss it/want it.

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AvailableYam2484@reddit

100% relate, being stuck in a peaceful, snowy little bubble was pure bliss! ...I mean yeah, I wouldn't want any deaths or general chaos as a result, but totally get where you're coming from.

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