Things that might go away after

[AustinTink]

Yes PLEASE make this go away! I have a nasal problem and allergies. So I'm always having a slight runny nose. After doing things like touching the "community pen" at banks or for sign in sheets, and especially after shaking hands, I have to wash mine before I blow my nose. Even before all this, for the last 8 months or so, I've been telling people who want to shake my hand, "Sorry, I just blew my nose," and show them the tissue in my hand or pocket. I then say, "It's allergies, nothing contagious, but still. . "

Their response is: and they thank me for protecting them. Meanwhile, I'm thinking, "No, I actually did it to protect ME and so I don't have to excuse myself at a convenient moment to discretely go wash my hands."

The "community pens" at doctor's offices are the worst. Do people really not think twice about using those? i always use a pen out of my purse. The gross clipboard they give you for paperwork at the doctor's office is just wrong, too.

 

[Chaoster]

Those bins at the market where you pick your own rolls, bagels and other types of bread.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I think shaking hands will become a thing of the past for sure.

I say we do this...

 

[choirfarm]

Choir, Disney, Large Sports Arenas,

 

[L&Lfan]

Unfortunately, self service coffee at Wawa.

 

[halfpintpeggy]

Unfortunately, self service coffee at Wawa.

Noooooooo!!!!!

 

[KevM]

Unfortunately, self service coffee at Wawa.

I think that’ll be away for a while, but I think eventually it will be back.

 

[godisney14]

Self serve of any condiments and utensils at fast casual and fast food places.

Maybe this cris will accelerate the use of contactless payment for transactions at POS, instead of cash. This is also an area where the US is behind many other developed countries.

 

[holden]

I think more places will have hand sanitizer available. For example, on the check in desk at the hair salon. It’s not a place that would normally have a bottle of hand sanitizer on the counter, but I think going forward places like that will.

 

[MillauFr]

Polling places. More states will move to vote by mail.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Great responses so far. I didn't see this one and may have missed it in the responses, but I think the cruise industry is in for a very tough number of years, and what it survives as will look a lot different than the way it looks now.

 

[spiders]

In the short term...a lot.

In the long term...very little.

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This isn't the first pandemic although in our lifetimes, it's the first one that has had such a profound effect on everyone. But over time, the things that right now are completely frowned upon, were normal just 30 days ago and will be normal again.

 

[CdnCarrie]

cash

 

[halfpintpeggy]

I’m curious about summer (sleep away) camps for kids. Do you think they’ll be cancelled this summer?

 

[kymom99]

I’m curious about summer (sleep away) camps for kids. Do you think they’ll be cancelled this summer?

Yes I do. My son volunteers at our 4H camp every year. I was thinking they probably won't have it this year and it may have been the last year he would have been able to go. It made me sad to think about it. He loves it and the kids all do too

 

[mi*vida*loca]

In the short term...a lot.

In the long term...very little.

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This isn't the first pandemic although in our lifetimes, it's the first one that has had such a profound effect on everyone. But over time, the things that right now are completely frowned upon, were normal just 30 days ago and will be normal again.

I agree completely.

if this goes on for years (which I don’t think it will) I could see more changes being permanent. But we easily forget and will go about our normal lives soon enough. Especially once the media chills out. And we have a vaccine is released.

 

[littlejimmy]

keeping our means of production and manufacturing, etc in this country. so we are never again dependent on other countries for what we need. this wasn't meant to be political. just practical.

 

[nkereina]

I think if those working from home are successful during this period, we will see a lot of companies moving to remote work and telecommuting in order to save cost on real estate and office-related expenses. I work for a large banking entity, and my department was working from home two days a week prior to all of this in order to save on space in the building. Space is charged to each department's budget, and we were able to have less space by rotating team members working from home throughout the week. With the virus, we are all 100% remote now and I can see this staying the same going forward if its successful.

 

[disneyseniors]

Buffets for sure. I stopped going to them long ago. Got tired of seeing little kids reaching with dirty fingers into the food, people coughing and sneezing around the food, and generally wondering when was the last time they washed their hands. Ick!

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I hope buffets go away. If anything I do hope it disappears.