Covid - 19: How is it affecting you?

[TheGreenGoblin]

At 0230Z tomorrow, we cancel all restrictions on mixing and mingling, apart from social distancing.
Sports back into competition, with spectators at the grounds. No limit on time spent at the pub.

The only real restriction is at the Territory/State borders, where you need a permit to cross and arrivals have to quarantine for 14 days.

Our third largest industry, tourism, is stuffed as it relies on interstate and overseas visitations to survive. Our Chief Minister is dithering on when he might allow the borders to re-open. It’s all political, not health related. There’s an election in August, his government had stuffed the economy before Covid but he’s tried to recast himself as the bloke who personally saved us all from the ravages of a virus which never actually took hold here.

Anyway, my staff have all decided that they prefer working from home, so we’re making it the new normal.

It is rational operators like you that will bring your economy back to life.

[Ex-Ascot]

Really have lost track of what stage we are at here. Masks to be worn in public, can't travel between zones (11 I think) without a permit. Bars closed but restaurants can serve pop with meals. Borders closed but domestic flights have restarted. Lorry drivers tested on entry and apparently kept in some pretty awful accommodation to await results. If positive they get thrown back over the border. Every premises you enter you have to have your temperature taken, log in and have your hands sanitised. Fags still banned, no idea why but there is a good black market going.

Our staff are not working from home!

[4mastacker]

Suffering withdrawal symptoms from the lack of me canal activities but things appear to be on the up - the Canal & River Trust are opening up the system to full navigation next week and we have been asked to prepare our revised working practices to ensure social distancing whilst maintaining safety on the waterway.

Only problem is C&RT have ruled that no-one with any underlying health problems, classed as vulnerable or over-70 can return - buggah!! That rules out about 95% of our society's volunteers and many more elsewhere around the system who operate locks, etc.

[Magnus]

Jeez, 4ma, I read that as lack of carnal activities. Ye had me worried.

[4mastacker]

[boing]

Some rousing music for these depressing times. Words apparently by Da Vinci.

Crank the volume up and drowned yourself in sound.





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[TheGreenGoblin]

Some rousing music for these depressing times. Words apparently by Da Vinci.

Crank the volume up and drowned yourself in sound.

Rather rousing on a Sunday morning. Good stuff.

[boing]

Looking at the time zones you obviously could not sleep.

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[TheGreenGoblin]

Looking at the time zones you obviously could not sleep.

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Early to bed, early to rise makes a Goblin no healthier, wealthier or wise!

Some days I awake early so better up and about than abed or, worse, dead!

Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep,’ the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care,
The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief nourisher in life’s feast.

[Boac]

Two videos about da Vinci's 'The Codex of Flight of Birds'

[TheGreenGoblin]

Ah hah, now there is something worth watching. Thank you Boac.

Cup of tea and cast to the big screen I think!

[TheGreenGoblin]

Two videos about da Vinci's 'The Codex of Flight

I hadn't appreciated that his Codex was digitised and sent to Mars.

[ian16th]

Cup of tea and cast to the big screen I think!

Define 'big'.

I have 2 x 24" screens on my PC. Not long ago my TV had a 22" CRT screen!

My wall mounted TV is an old Sony Bravia 40" and working fine, but its 'dumb' so I'm looking at a 'smart' TV. I'm looking in the range 55" - 58", which not long ago would have been science fiction!

The CRT for the Orange Putter tail warning was about 3", subject to memory fade.

[TheGreenGoblin]

Cup of tea and cast to the big screen I think!

Define 'big'.

I have 2 x 24" screens on my PC. Not long ago my TV had a 22" CRT screen!

My wall mounted TV is an old Sony Bravia 40" and working fine, but its 'dumb' so I'm looking at a 'smart' TV. I'm looking in the range 55" - 58", which not long ago would have been science fiction!

The CRT for the Orange Putter tail warning was about 3", subject to memory fade.

As you say ian16th, size is all relative, not least to the size of your lounge/sitting room/den.

My Samsung smart TV screen is 40" (but the one in the lounge is 28").

It has great colour and the sound is excellent and certainly did justice to those two videos.

I miss the CRT though, not least because I enjoyed watching the static and cosmic background radiation on an untuned channel and also the old test pattern. Am I sad? Yes!

[TheGreenGoblin]

I sometimes feel that this music is more appropriate for these times...

[boing]

Very soothing but too slow for me in these days GG. I need to get out and do.

Found this new-to-me quote today, thought it was hilarious.

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!

Hunter S. Thompson

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[CharlieOneSix]

The shielding recommendation for higher risk individuals in Scotland has been extended from the initial end date of 18 June to 31 July. A sensible decision in my book. Regardless of Scottish Government advice on end dates, I shall continue shielding until at least four weeks have passed with no reports of new infection cases in Scotland. Living in a relatively remote rural location with no family north of the border that is not too arduous to do - but it almost certainly will not be a short term effort.

[barkingmad]

Appreciate the thread drift, but for ian16th and others who may be spending more time gazing at “the box” during house arrest, is this website and others of practical use for screen sizing?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/ho ... ce-matters

Just a few thoughts before going cross-eyed!

[ian16th]

Appreciate the thread drift, but for ian16th and others who may be spending more time gazing at “the box” during house arrest, is this website and others of practical use for screen sizing?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/ho ... ce-matters

Just a few thoughts before going cross-eyed!

Just checked, I sit about 11' from my 40" screen.

Some time ago, I remember reading something that gave the main advantage of HDTV was that you could sit closer to it!

[Cooda]

I'm sitting 2 feet from my 87 inch HDsmart TV


but it's behind me and only used for videoconferencing