Vic & other states going into lockdown

[Xeteth]

Crazy times, take care all!

https://twitter.com/DanielAndrewsMP/status/1241578357537386496/photo/1

[Shiraz]

South Australia and WA close borders. all the best
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/south-australia-set-to-close-borders-amid-coronavirus-fight/12079044

[DarkArts]

Indeed. Stay safe. :thumbsup:




You know ... I wouldn't be surprised if, nine months from now, there was a mini baby boom. ;)

[The_bluester]

Yeah, it is already doing the rounds on Facebook that in early 2033 we will be calling the resulting generation the "Quaranteens"

[Merlin66]

SIS rules apply.......

[Nikolas]

SIS?


Let's hope we at least have good weather the skies will be super clear these next few weeks

[Merlin66]

Self Isolation for Seniors, SIS
No kids visits no outside social visits-stay inside and hope.....

[raymo]

I thought at first from the thread title that she was forced to wear a chastity belt for some reason.:D
raymo

[The_bluester]

That would be lockout, not lockdown.

[StuTodd]

Self isolation doesn't mean you have to sit inside cooped up, you can get outside but not close to people. Too many people thinking this is some sort of armageddon!

[Atmos]

I’m curious as to whether my job will be classed as an essential service, probably not but I work outside on my own and have very little contact with people.
Looking like mid week I’ll have a lot more time for astro related stuff ;)

[Imme]

Exactly......I’ve spent plenty at bunnings preparing for the new landscaping I now have time to do!

[The_bluester]

I AM in an essential service industry (Power related but not a power worker) I am not really sure how it is going to impact me as of yet. I will have a lot of asset inspections to do I think, and I should be able to ensure I can do them in areas I am not going to meet people. With a doubly vulnerable family member I argued my way in to working from home last week for what was previously office based work.

One thing is for sure, they better full their fingers out and put me back in a company vehicle (I have been rattling the sabres to move back out of a novated lease car, which I will have to buy out, to a company owned and signed car, for three months) or I might well find myself subject to regular roadside stops to see what I am doing out and about.

[alan meehan]

good luck everyone the night skies are lookin good at the moment

[theodog]

Two best hobbies to have during self isolation would have to be;

Amateur Astronomy & Amateur Radio.;)

I hear plenty of VK3's on the air lately up here in VK2 land.:thumbsup:

Stay safe and look out for each other.

Cheers

[JeniSkunk]

Considering that the lockdowns are now national in scope, perhaps a mod could change the thread title to:
Australia going into lockdown

[MortonH]

The OP can edit the title.

[Nikolas]

It's not even a total lockdown it's a shutdown of social centres because people couldn't heed the message to stay in small groups and headed to beaches in droves and also it is very hard to monitor how many people end up in bars and clubs etc. The government had to step in because people are stupid and selfish.

[DarkArts]

Hmmm. Armchair-ageddon? :)

[DarkArts]

There are at least a few more (as some female colleagues have pointed out) in this non-exhaustive list:
Knitting, quilt-making, gardening/horticulture, music (learning/playing instruments), gaming, reading and, of course, the horizontal tango. ;)

[FlashDrive]

I have lost 6K so far from my Super .....:(

So ....my wallet is now in ' Lock down ' ... not spending on anything that is not necessary.

Thought there is 1 item that will still carry on ...my ' pimping ' and restoration of my 10" Dob. ;)

Col....

[Merlin66]

Yeah, as self funded retirees, we're the same - the "box" is getting much smaller.
Looks like we may loose $10k on a booked O'seas trip now cancelled.......

[Wilso]

Instead of canceling trips try and postpone 6 months or more if possible, a lot of businesses will try and help you out if they can.
A lot of people are in the same boat! A hard time for tourism.

[Tandum]

We got back from Asia on the Week-end. Airasia cancelled all flights from DaNang back to Bangkok so we grabbed a Singapore Airlines flight home via Singapore instead of doing another week in Bangkok as planned. Airasia then cancelled the bangkok-brisbane flight while we were in Singapore so good move there I guess.

Stuck indoors for 2 weeks but that's no big deal really. Need to brew more beer anyway.

[theodog]

Great list. My better half is progressing through another most stunning quilt project. I need to buy some new bright strings for the guitar (shops closed ATM). Pulled a hammy bowling on the Wii. Reading towards advanced Ham Radio licence for when they open that up again and yes, one could always spend time learning new steps for the h. tango.:rolleyes:

[drylander]

I have found whiskey helps avoid the virus so tasting my supplies. :rofl:
Pete

[glend]

My son has just sent me an aerial photo of the massive traffic jam at the WA, SA border. I guess they were trying to beat the border closure.

[JeniSkunk]

The origins of that supposed Chinese curse, is actually late 1800s UK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times
Likely stemming from misquotations of British politician, Joseph Chamberlain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain

I can't find points of origin for what are claimed as the second, and first parts of the curse.
"May you come to the attention of those in authority"
"May the Gods give you everything you ask for"

[glend]

Ok, sorry I mentioned it.

[ausastronomer]

I've lost $70k since mid February on my Super, which isn't what I needed with only a few years to retirement. Looks like I might be working an extra couple of years if I still have a job in a few months.

I tried to turn a -ve into a +ve explaining to my wife that it had gone up by $50k in the 7.5mths from 30th June to 19th February; so in reality we had only lost $20k over the position we were at in June 2019.

The thing I am really cranky at myself about is that I had an insight into the economic effects that Corona Virus would have, as the company I work for produces about 70% of its revenue with Meat Exports to China and the lock down in China from late January almost crippled us. We couldn't send any meat into China and it was all sitting on the wharves for a month. In addition all the banks in China were closed and we couldn't get paid for stock that had been delivered prior to lock down. Things started to move again in China about the first week of March, so they got over the hump pretty rapidly. I should have moved my super across to cash at that point, but when you're working 12 hour days trying to keep the business rolling, you aren't really thinking about your own super.

The other positive is that I converted to cash about 8 days ago and have the opportunity to make some gains, as I believe the market will fall a fair bit further yet; and hopefully I can buy back in at the bottom end of the market and get back to my previous point within a year or two.

Cheers
John B

[wavelandscott]

Greetings from the New York tri-state area where we are headed into week 2 of lock-down, shelter in place, essential outings only.

It is odd being at home during the week (now for 10 workdays)...and with both Sons home from university “remote learning” the real battle is for quiet space to work.

Authorities here are expected to keep the “pause” in place until April 19th or so...while I am not an expert and offer no advice on investing, my opinion is there is a bit more contraction to go before we get to the bottom here. Hopefully, the recovery is V shaped.

Wish the weather would cooperate, snow yesterday and generally icky weather means no night sky viewing...guess it is back to Disney+

Be well!