Coronavirus - Overall
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@Virgil said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
my kids fucking hate coronavirus because they have gone from having sport nearly every day to having nothing. And May is basically next year to them.
Would suck for kids, we have just found out our oldest camp is canceled, no surprise there.
Eventually when they close schools here it’s going to make life interesting.. and by that I mean shit because kids stuck at home just eat all the timeyep, eldest had his first ever camp cancelled already. he took that alright. then soccer cancelled, and he got shitty, and then 5-a-side cancelled and he lost his shit.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@R-L muffins and crumpets are different, I like them both.
Is that what you meant?
Don't play dumb rebel!
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@mariner4life I'm on my way home from my daughter's camp...no matter how often you tell them, kids have no idea about proper hygiene, social distancing, not touching/hugging etc.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
my kids fucking hate coronavirus because they have gone from having sport nearly every day to having nothing. And May is basically next year to them.
Can sympathize.
Mrs M's daughter is an NHS nurse but her hubby isn't an essential worker so they are sat at home. They'd love to come to Cornwall but can't.
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Here's a problem for the Fern to help me with. As I said a few pages back, my wedding is scheduled for next Saturday.
It's in a location in regional NSW where as yet there are no cases. The ceremony will be outdoors, and the reception in a large barn-type building that is fairly open. We are expecting around 60 guests, with nobody coming from overseas.
What do we do? On the one hand, do we have a responsibility to the wider community to cancel such an event, knowing that even if precautions are taken it may lead to the virus spreading amongst our group and beyond? Or in these tough times, do we owe it to our friends, relatives and ourselves to go ahead as planned, giving us something to celebrate when everything is dark?
Complicating this further is some recent medical news in the family that adds to the urgency of the occasion, without giving too much away.
The other relevant fact is the food has been ordered and paid for, the venue booked and paid for, as has the grog. We postpone and the food is wasted.
As yet the Government has not banned this type of event (outdoor, under 100) but who knows where we will be next week.
So, my friendly band of kiwi internet weirdos... what do I do?
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
As yet the Government has not banned this type of event (outdoor, under 100) but who knows where we will be next week.
So, my friendly band of kiwi internet weirdos... what do I do?
Have the wedding, but let everyone know if they choose not to come you'll understand?
Get smashed and have fun!
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Here's a problem for the Fern to help me with. As I said a few pages back, my wedding is scheduled for next Saturday.
It's in a location in regional NSW where as yet there are no cases. The ceremony will be outdoors, and the reception in a large barn-type building that is fairly open. We are expecting around 60 guests, with nobody coming from overseas.
What do we do? On the one hand, do we have a responsibility to the wider community to cancel such an event, knowing that even if precautions are taken it may lead to the virus spreading amongst our group and beyond? Or in these tough times, do we owe it to our friends, relatives and ourselves to go ahead as planned, giving us something to celebrate when everything is dark?
Complicating this further is some recent medical news in the family that adds to the urgency of the occasion, without giving too much away.
The other relevant fact is the food has been ordered and paid for, the venue booked and paid for, as has the grog. We postpone and the food is wasted.
As yet the Government has not banned this type of event (outdoor, under 100) but who knows where we will be next week.
So, my friendly band of kiwi internet weirdos... what do I do?
It’s bloody tough!
I don’t envy you at all, I know someone over here who must be getting married the same weekend as you.Weddings can be stressful enough when it goes to plan, hate to imagined what you and the soon to be Mrs Barb are going through
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Here's a problem for the Fern to help me with. As I said a few pages back, my wedding is scheduled for next Saturday.
It's in a location in regional NSW where as yet there are no cases. The ceremony will be outdoors, and the reception in a large barn-type building that is fairly open. We are expecting around 60 guests, with nobody coming from overseas.
What do we do? On the one hand, do we have a responsibility to the wider community to cancel such an event, knowing that even if precautions are taken it may lead to the virus spreading amongst our group and beyond? Or in these tough times, do we owe it to our friends, relatives and ourselves to go ahead as planned, giving us something to celebrate when everything is dark?
Complicating this further is some recent medical news in the family that adds to the urgency of the occasion, without giving too much away.
The other relevant fact is the food has been ordered and paid for, the venue booked and paid for, as has the grog. We postpone and the food is wasted.
As yet the Government has not banned this type of event (outdoor, under 100) but who knows where we will be next week.
So, my friendly band of kiwi internet weirdos... what do I do?
Will you be inviting old people? Will you know if anyone is presymptomatic or asymptomatic?
Brother of a wife's friend postponed his wedding in Japan to remain in Hong Kong for pretty much that exact reason.
I'm a risk taking person, but I'd hate to have my decision responsible for an old person getting very ill.
Just thankful I'm not in your position. Whatever you do, I wish you all the best regardless.
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@barbarian live stream it, we will all watch!
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@barbarian even if you go ahead, you would expect a some to not come out of fear/panic/Self isolation anyway, so that reduces some of the risk.
But yeah don't envy you bro, I think with the awareness it can still go ahead but whether everyone can let thier hair down and forget about all this other shit is the question.
Probably don't serve Corona though huh 😜
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Will you be inviting old people? Will you know if anyone is presymptomatic or asymptomatic?
Brother of a wife's friend postponed his wedding in Japan to remain in Hong Kong for pretty much that exact reason.
I'm a risk taking person, but I'd hate to have my decision responsible for an old person getting very ill.
Just thankful I'm not in your position. Whatever you do, I wish you all the best regardless.
My partner has her four grandparents still with us, but all are over 90. It's unlikely they will attend (though they are all so frail that they are just as likely to be taken down by a stiff breeze as the virus).
So assuming they don't come we'd have nobody over 66 at the wedding.
At the moment our plan is to lay out very carefully the risks of attending, and communicating that to our guests. We will ask anyone presenting any symptoms not to attend.
We obviously expect a fair few people not to attend, and that's fine. Just need to ensure everyone knows exactly what they are getting into at all times.
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@barbarian given what i am hearing about hosipitality restrictions your decision may be made for you
i feel for you mate, this fucking sucks
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@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian live stream it, we will all watch!
We've thought of that given a number of family can't attend, but there isn't much phone reception at the venue so it's not possible. Probably a good thing knowing some of the degenerates that prowl this site.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian given what i am hearing about hosipitality restrictions your decision may be made for you
In a way that's not the worst thing. I think there would be a bit of relief on our part if the Government stepped in and banned it. Takes the decision out of our hands.
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian live stream it, we will all watch!
We've thought of that given a number of family can't attend, but there isn't much phone reception at the venue so it's not possible. Probably a good thing knowing some of the degenerates that prowl this site.
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@barbarian looking at case numbers NSW as a state might still be just below the 1500 cases by the 27th which seems to be roughly when shutdowns start occuring. Australia as a whole are potentially looking to be around 4000. Maybe invest in some internet streaming and limit guests. Hell of a tough situation. It would almost be better if you didn't have the choice to make.
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@barbarian That is a really tough spot to be in. I would probably cull your guest list and just have immediate family. Get rid of the grog as that makes people hug, cuddle, sing and spit everywhere. Not sure how you enforce the no contact thing as everyone will be wanting to give you and the bride a cuddle and a kiss.
Lots of those food tables, buffets would be a breeding ground also.
Just look at that recent wedding at Stanwell Tops, 31 people now tested positive and the venue claiming nobody was sick at the time.
I dare say the govt may step in and solve this issue for you. You may then get a refund hopefully from venue etc.
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Guy I know in Singapore. -
I am not so sure if the virus is heat sensitive. but what i can say about Singapore is that we had experience SARS back when i was around 8 to 10 years old, so i experienced it first hand and we had to take temperature twice or thrice a day. Currently, the university that i am studying in requires everyone to take our temperature twice a day too, and most classes are switched to online classrooms.Also, because quite a few people died during the SARS period and our hospitals were overwhelmed back them, so our hospitals have been built to deal with pandemics like this. My sister works in clinical trials as a CRO and she can confirm this.
Singapore also does contact tracing to an almost extreme degree. I heard from my sister who has some friends working on contact tracing that they trace potential carriers of the virus not just down to the day; where you are on say jan 30 2020, its down to the minutes, like where were you on jan 30 2020, 11.32 am. This is done with the help of the police force in singapore.
On the other hand, over the past few days you see a surge in number of cases in Malaysia, Malaysia is likely even warmer than Singapore. so my view is that government intervention is the most important factor
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@chimoaus said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian That is a really tough spot to be in. I would probably cull your guest list and just have immediate family. Get rid of the grog as that makes people hug, cuddle, sing and spit everywhere. Not sure how you enforce the no contact thing as everyone will be wanting to give you and the bride a cuddle and a kiss.
Lots of those food tables, buffets would be a breeding ground also.
Just look at that recent wedding at Stanwell Tops, 31 people now tested positive and the venue claiming nobody was sick at the time.
I dare say the govt may step in and solve this issue for you. You may then get a refund hopefully from venue etc.
We're not big on spitting everywhere, but I take your point.
The Stanwell Tops wedding had a number of guests from the US who carried the virus, so we're a little different. But the same broad risks exist for sure.