I live just outside Burlington, VT. We’re all pretty familiar w Maureen Cross, as she shared her story up here. She moved up here during a pandemic when basically every business was shut down. We were ALL bored and stir-crazy ;)

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/the-new-vermonters-fleeing-covid-19-newcomers-find-temporary-or-permanent-refuge-in-the-green-mountains/Content?oid=31176261

Counting us I know of 2 families that fled and returned and are glad we came back.

There's a difference between permanently relocating and temporary relocating during a period where you're not allowed to leave your home.

Kind of amazed at people who made permanent moves and found that surprise, life on a rural farm is not like life in Brooklyn and didn't like it. Didn't thse people know themselves at all? I know I'm a city person. Life in the city is not the same right now, but I know when this settles down, I want to be here and not in a quiet burb.

It wasn't even that bad the first time.