The post-isolation world.

Maybe keep a bit more frozen stuff in stock at home with the help of a stand alone freezer. The panic buying really caught us out as we buy fresh each week.

I'm not buying a freezer yet as they are mostly out of stock and the retailers are price gouging the ones that are in stock.

Probably try and buy more locally from small business for meat and fruit/veg rather than rely soley on supermarkets too.

Maybe try and look after my garden a little better.

On the basis of 3 weeks working from home then I think I'll be encouraging the firm to promote home working more often (although I wouldn't want to do it full time).
In addition I might drink more than I was pre-lockdown, I've certainly upped my intake in those 3 weeks.

As others have said there'll be a bit more planning around food - we currently don't have a freezer and it wasn't a problem for the first 8 weeks in the new house but it has been a mild irritant recently.

I've only driven twice in the last 3 weeks and I feel like it's actually helped me rediscover the joy of driving, even in a 2 litre diesel estate.

I have always had a certain amount of tinned and dried foods, frozen which I get from the short shelf life shelf, keeps for three months and saves money. Buying the larger packets of things saves too as per unit they are quite a bit better priced.

My wife is the same. I joke that it has been at least 10 years that she has been preparing for the zombie apocalypse, and as a result we're reasonably well-stocked at all fronts. We also have a kitchen with pretty much every cooking utensil and machine you could possibly want, as she's a keen and excellent cook.

More structured WFH as opposed to just more WFH.

Not sure what I'll do differently as the thing I miss doing the most (gym and Club generally) I will definitely continue to do. I hardly use the cars when not in lockdown so that will just continue; we fly a lot because of family so we won't just stop going to see them. I suppose the one thing I will be definitely doing is planning our retirement in more detail than the current "sell that house; buy one somehere else; keep renting that other one out" with a view to actually doing something that means work can just get stuffed sooner than later. I think W2.1 will be more amenable to it after seeing the differences between the central European approach and the UK one to a massive national health crisis.

The most likely outcome of this for me is more gardening, but that may just be a sign of ageing.

I'm not sure we'll do anything differently - we won't be stocking up as even at the height of the panic buying there was always stuff in the shops and between that and what we had in the fridge we were always comfortable. We also have Hello Fresh delivered weekly and they never let us down even through the busiest of times.

The road to work is a dream - last night I left Middlesbrough at 5 o'clock and was home for 5.35pm - 85 mph all the way. Normally I wouldn't be in until 6.15. I've also started avoiding the Tyne Tunnel and going through Newcastle to go south so that's saving me £3.40 a day. Getting home earlier means I get to go out and have a really long walk with the dog - he's one now so can take a good yomp across the fields. I've repaired stuff in the house and pressure washed everything outside that would stand still.

I do miss the golf and catching up with my mates but we've started organising Zoom video conferences where we can drop in for a drink and catch up. I always get my round in. Even the shopping we do has been painless - I nip round to Sainsbury's and wait for a few minutes outside before being let in to an almost empty store - it's like doing a trolley dash.

To keep fit I've pumped up the tyres on my bike and rigged up a gym in the back garden using the full Calor gas bottle from the BBQ as a giant kettle bell, and the flat weights from the sun parasol.

My non work related behaviour won’t change, other than the fact that I will be savouring my freedom when doing the things I currently miss.

WFH for me is something I will still use sparingly, I really don’t like it and it only has a specific purpose (normally when I need to be left alone to read documentation or concentrate on technical stuff). I am now far more appreciative of my lovely work chair and ergonomically sound computer set up.

What will change/is changing is that I am looking to be more self-reliant from now on.

• I’ve always been a saver, but I will look to save more and get the mortgage wrapped up even quicker.
• I’m going to run a higher stock level of stuff as I expect that this will not be the first and only lockdown or set of restrictions (during COVID or another virus)
• I’m going to further bolster my home gym (quite good now, but not being able to go to the boxing gym and do proper leg training is a fucker).

I’m going to give some serious thought as to what to do with my career. I guess many of us now feel exposed given how quickly and comprehensively things have turned to shit and the furlough process is highlighting across the world that big companies have a series of roles that add little value in the grand scheme. Expect a significant amount of “ restructuring “ and a far more simplistic role evaluation question like “ how does this job protect or improve company profitability “.

On a car related note – I’m going to be keeping an eye out for pande-nomic priced barge awesomeness. I need a proper XJ (X300, X308 or even maybe a nice XJ40).

We all have:

I think my work life will change significantly post isolation.  I imagine that virtual training will become much more accepted and remote consultancy too. That should mean less time on the road, more nights at home. I'm really enjoying the daily bike ride but missing a swim. I'm going to look into an endless pool after this and I'll improve the garage gym. I've got a three car garage but only use one of them so I'm wondering what sort of gym/pool combo I'd get in a two car garage space. All based on the premise that I'll have any money at the end of this crisis!

There may be cheaper options, but a local garden centre has them and the ones they sell start at around the £10-12k mark (iirc, might have been more), the more expensive ones have a jacuzzi at the end.  I think the prices went up from there, to at least £60k

It’s tempting to say little will change as in many ways we aren’t affected as some we are both home based. We are going to get chickens and get the vegetable garden in place but this is more an acceleration of previous plans than new ones.
Our dining room is currently a home gym but we are also looking at a pool of some variety. It’s been on the cards a while but this is making us think about it more seriously.
One thing we will definitely do more is use group FaceTime and zoom. It’s been a great way to keep in touch with people.

I'm at the lower end of that budget! Still doesn't make much economic sense vs gym membership but I think I'd get alot from it. My man maths logic is that I was spending a stupid amount of money taking all the kids to Florida this summer. With that cancelled I can spend that money in an equally wasteful way!

Well, if you concrete the whole you can at least use it positively.

We had the same plans, they're not cancelled yet but I'm sure it will only be a matter of time.  If so, we'll re-book for next year, but will also fit something in when it's OK to travel again so probably not much of a saving overall, but I'm sure I can man maths the cost of this years holiday into the new car fund.  Less wasteful than an endless pool!

As for the original point of the thread, I'm not really sure.  I've been flat our working from home, so in theory could do that more, but work has been all about business continuity.  So maximising volume and keeping track fo the impact of increased absence and all the additional cost it's taking to run the network.  That's all OK from home, but my job in normal times is to lead the team and drive the strategy, which does require face to face engagement and going out and seeing what's going on in sites.

We may buy a larger freezer for the garage to replace the under counter size one we have now as additional space, we'll certainly be getting out / having weekends away more than ever when we're able to and I'm enjoying the evening walks with Lindsay and Max (well, he rides...), so that will continue.  Looking forward to getting the cleaner back.  Will also think about getting some home gym equipment, but I prefer to get out on my bike for exercise.