Flashback Thursday
By Toni
@toniganzon (77770)
Philippines
July 15, 2026 6:46pm CST
I don't want to go back to the time when we were forced to wear masks in public places.
I don't want to go back to the time when we were forced to stay at home and was never allowed to go out.
I don't want to go back to the time when we couldn't hug, shake hands, or be just next to each other.
That was the hardest time for me and I believe our country had the longest lockdown in the world.
Photo was taken in a coffee shop during the time when our country allowed us to go out but had to wear masks. I went with a cousin to another city looking for bicycle parts and I enjoyed some of their restaurants and coffee shops.
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7 responses
@DaddyEvil (175695)
• United States
19h
Pretty and I still wear masks if we go out in public.
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@Aquitaine24 (12015)
• San Jose, California
18h
I admit I don't do so as much. People were wearing them before the pandemic.
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@DaddyEvil (175695)
• United States
18h
@Aquitaine24 I used to catch everything that people were passing around before the pandemic. Since I keep wearing the masks, it's very rare for me to catch anything anymore. 
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@Aquitaine24 (12015)
• San Jose, California
18h
@DaddyEvil It is good of you to wear one then. During the pandemic there used to be masks for sale in a lot of fun designs.
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@Ineeddentures (38362)
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18h
It's a nice picture.
There will be another pandemic.
At least we will all.know.what to expect
And for that we should thank COVID
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@toniganzon (77770)
• Philippines
8h
True but I don't want that to happen again. Not in my lifetime I hope.
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@Ineeddentures (38362)
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8h
@toniganzon
Oh It will happen in your lifetime
Almost 100% unless you die prematurely
@celticeagle (191375)
• Boise, Idaho
14h
The country sure changed during that time. I was already housebound so it didn't affect me that much.
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@toniganzon (77770)
• Philippines
8h
We loved traveling and that really affected us because only one person was allowed to go out per household.
@Aquitaine24 (12015)
• San Jose, California
18h
In the U.S. people could go out but had to wear masks and socially distance. Many festivals were cancelled. You could walk outside and socially distance, and being in your car alone was socially distancing as well.
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@toniganzon (77770)
• Philippines
8h
We couldn't for almost a year. Only one person was allowed to go out per household. And that person has to carry a special permit with him. Without it, nobody was allowed to go out and that lasted for a year.
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@toniganzon (77770)
• Philippines
8h
Nobody is allowed inside the hospital without a mask.
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@rakski (158408)
• Philippines
7h
@toniganzon the hospital near us allows them. I see a few people without it but I choose to wear mine
@toniganzon (77770)
• Philippines
8h
That's good. We live in the city and it was like a ghost town with hardly any cars outside.
@aninditasen (18210)
• Raurkela, India
5h
In my city some people have started wearing masks. I pray God corona doesn't come back.
