What has been your favorite quarantine "survival" item?

[NightWatcher]

For me it's been Bluetooth headphones and earbuds.

Whether it's been the ability to walk around with tunes or comedy in my head (my brain is too far gone w anxiety for me to be able to read a book or watch a movie), or the noise canceling function that drowns out my kid's Zoom School or my wife's work calls.

What's been your favorite or go to survival item?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. My art supplies, tablet, and TV.

[Jamastiene]

2. Everclear and Mountain Dew to chase it.

My wood carving projects that I piddle at sometimes.

Sleep. So, my bed?

Joan Jett concerts on YouTube.

My punk CDs.

Chocolate.

[samnsara]

4. .. I am going thru a lot of tequila and pot tho!

[mitch96]

21. +1....... ETOH and de 'erb.. mon......... nt

[NightWatcher]

10. I didn't list my cannabis as a "survival item", but oh yes, I forgot about the drugs.

I've quite the collection and spend most of each afternoon and night medicated.

[Danascot]

52. Mountain Dew + tequila

= Redneck Marguerita

[samnsara]

3. Ozzie and Harriet....its Comfort Tv..

...also Im a basket weaver so that keeps me sitting in front of the tv a lot..No kids here..just hubby and me and 4 dogs on 5 acres so we can run away from each other if need be...

[Siwsan]

5. jig saw puzzles

Well, actually any puzzles that keeps my brain working and distracted.

[seaglass]

43. backup if you run out of puzzles -

https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/

[Siwsan]

44. Thanks!

[Phentex]

6. New couch for our dogs...

they were taking up the entire couch and it was severely damaged and falling apart. I ordered one we can all fit on and it's been heaven to lounge on with the dogs.

[cyclonefence]

7. Toilet paper

Rolls and rolls of toilet paper.

[stonecutter357]

8. ardbeg corryvreckan .

[NightWatcher]

11. I had to give up liquor but I'd take a sip of that or a good rum.

[FM123]

9. Carbs.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. My son-in-law calls that the corona diet.

[FM123]

28. My thoughts exactly!

[brewens]

12. Bong, walkin' shoes, home gym, in that order. If I didn't get my morning workout in

I'd be going crazy. I'm lucky to live in a nice area to just go out the door and walk and enjoy the morning.

[Laelth]

13. Cribbage board and a deck of cards. n/t

-Laelth

[Arkansas Granny]

15. Yard work. Gets me outside in fresh air and away from tv.

[wryter2000]

16. Time outside

Sitting in my yard every day makes a huge difference in my mood.

[Arkansas Granny]

18. I've had a lot of birds and wildlife this year and I live just a block off

of a main route through town. I've seen squirrels, rabbits, skunks, possums and raccoons in the past year. I always take a flashlight when I go outside after dark.

[wryter2000]

23. I live in Oakland, near a major freeway

I have to protect vegetable seedlings from raccoons. The only time I saw a possum, I was sitting in my yard in the middle of the afternoon. I informed it that it was nocturnal and should get some sleep. We do also have skunks around here, but I've only smelled them, not seen them. And at night, I sometimes hear owls.

Up in the hills, where I used to live, one of the main garden pests was deer. I do love Oakland (but not always the deer).

[dixiegrrrrl]

46. So you would know San Bruno Mountain, I take it.

we lived in a mobile home park above above Colma. 2000 to 2005.
There was a pack of wolf dogs, I kid you not, on the mountain/hill, they often would go thru my yard, one time they went right past me on my patio. They were very subdued, non-threatening as they filed by.

sadly someone in the area complained they might eat their outdoor cat....wtf!!??
And animal control tracked them down and killed them.

I am still furious about that.

[wryter2000]

49. I'm closer to Mount Diablo

Even nearer to the Oakland hills. The whole Bay Area is wonderful.

[GemDigger]

17. Whopper Mini Eggs (1 more bag left) and my art supplies.

I wish I had a dog sitter though because mine is worse than 15 kids under the age of 5 all in one room.

[LeftInTX]

40. That's why I don't have a dog..LOL

[highplainsdem]

19. Old Dave Barry books, to read while falling asleep, to get my mind off worries.

During the day -- more TV than usual, discussions with my cat over who should get the recliner closest to the TV, exercise equipment that had been gathering dust, more housework than usual, reading, browsing lots of websites, going for walks.

[MLAA]

20. Netflix and my new veggie garden

[Trailrider1951]

22. My sewing machine

It has helped to keep me sane. Being a pack rat at heart, I had plenty of cotton fabric and thread stashed away, so I've been making face masks. After I had enough for my family and myself, I put the masks out at the curb at the front of the house with a sign that said: FREE MASKS

PLEASE TAKE ONLY ONE PER ADULT IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD
LEAVE SOME FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS

Mask is 100% cotton and is pre-washed and pre-shrunk. To wear, slip loop over your head, adjust mask across face to cover mouth and nose, then tie the strings behind your head. Mask should fit snugly on face. Wear ONCE only, then wash in hot water with detergent. Mask can be pressed with an iron set on “cotton” temperature setting.


When I ran out of elastic and couldn't find more to buy, I switched to using 45" to 47" shoe laces as the tie. Every time I put a new batch of masks out in the box at the curb, they are gone within hours. It's not much, but it helps keep me focused on being part of the solution instead of being part of the problem.

[NightWatcher]

25. Way to go!

I want my wife and daughter to start making some masks too. They've been complaining about being bored and they love to do crafts and sewing.

Do you have a favorite pattern that you are using?

[Trailrider1951]

34. Here is a link to my favorite pattern/picture tutorial:

https://buttoncounter.com/2018/01/14/facemask-a-picture-tutorial/

To use 45" to 48" shoe laces, skip the step that attaches the elastic. Instead, fold top of accent strip (short length) over twice and press. Hem with sewing machine. Then do the same with the strip's bottom edge, trimming to fit, if necessary. Hem the bottom, then fold strip in half lengthwise and press, attaching to the mask body with a seam along the raw edges with the sewing machine. Fold the strip over enclosing the raw edges and seam along the strip's lengthwise fold. This creates a sleeve through which a shoe lace can be threaded, with the ends going the same direction. This makes a loop of shoe lace at the bottom of the mask and the ends at the top of the mask. Put the loop over your head and around the back of your neck. Tie the laces behind your head and adjust the mask body to fit....Hope this helps!

[sarge43]

35. Here's the YouTube tutorial my husband used to make masks.

These are good masks for civilians, too. We wear ours for supply runs.

There are many more tutorials on YT.

[Niagara]

31. +1000

I wish that I could rec this. Thank you for taking the time to help others.

[Lulu KC]

24. Brooklyn 9-9

We just don't watch network tv shows and have totally missed it. Good laughs and LOVE the opening theme so much that I spent $1.29 on it for a ringtone. Who am I!? The pandemic has changed me.

[yellowdogintexas]

45. I watch it on Hulu.

It is hilarious

[Nay]

26. Crocheting, drawing, reading, bird watching, and long walks in the hood. I

miss the gym's water aerobics classes, but heck, I can feel that walking 45 minutes a day is doing me more good. My legs are much stronger.

When I finish the queen-size crocheted blanket for my son, I think I'll start some serious painting with acrylics.

[Midnight Writer]

27. My desk top gaming computer. I'm spending lots of time online. Lots to explore out there.

Runner up would be my Roku and my Kindle Reader. Endless cheap entertainment.

[IcyPeas]

29. TV and internet /nt

[Totally Tunsie]

30. DU, of course!

[SeattleVet]

32. Amateur radio.

Completed the build of an Elecraft K2 multiband transceiver kit, and have been spending a lot of time tweaking the alignments and getting a lot of use of the test equipment on my bench. Learning Morse code so I can make effective use of it - never had the time I needed to dedicate to that, before.

And beer - should go without saying.

[sarge43]

33. This laptop

Catching up on the e-books. Streaming a lot of movies and TV shows.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. Alexa (I can play music from SiriusXM through three devices throughout the house)

and this laptop.

[MissMillie]

37. tater tots

I've been making breakfast burritos, and adding REALLY crispy tater tots in w/ the egg, cheese, breakfast meat and salsa. It has become my favorite breakfast.

That and walking the dogs when the weather is nice. We have 4, and I walk them 2 at a time. A good 90 to 120 minutes of time out of the house and away from everyone else.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. Red Licorice

Alcohol-free beer.
DU
Free Cell on my tablet
And walking on the golf course near here.

[LeftInTX]

39. Sugar Free Jello Instant Pudding!!

I just discovered it two weeks ago!!


I never grocery shop at Wal Mart, but I had to get something from them anyway. So I went grocery shopping there and since I was somewhat lost, I ended up looking at pudding and saw Jello Instant Sugar Free.....yum White Chocolate

I have no idea how long sugar free instant pudding has existed, but I just discovered it two weeks ago!!!

[Major Nikon]

41. Whiskey

[3catwoman3]

42. My iPad for NetFlix and DU.

My cell phone for texting our sons, taking cute cat pictures, and for cell phone solitaire.

[dixiegrrrrl]

47. The Fire tablet and Blue tooth speaker/headphones for me also.

Mr. Dixie and I are both retired and hermits by choice, so the stay at home was not a burden at all,
but the electronic toys give us the ability to be in any room without disturbing each other.

[ooky]

48. My dog, Ipad, and Iphone.

Messenger video conferences with granddaughter, Apple devices for other social interactions, and doggie for kisses.

[smirkymonkey]

50. My PC.

Internet, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube (music, comedy, TV clips, etc.), oh, and work.

And rose black iced tea.

[zanana1]

51. Jigsaw puzzles

They keep me occupied.