RE: Grouchy's corona virus cure
I cancelled Tassie on Monday - Refunds from accommodation and activities and rescheduled flights for October at which time I will re-book car, accommodation and activities. The world war 2 fighter flight is postponed and the owner (pilot) was happy to do so. I had thought he was retired, but he flies for the military still and interestingly he told me they were on high alert and it was undetermined whether he would have been able to fly me on the 28th anyway. Interesting huh?
Further to this, on Monday my mate on the Sunshine Coast passed a kilometres-long Army convoy heading North. I made some inquiries with mates who could say much, but what they didn't say spoke volumes.
Yes, a world gone mad.
I saw the Tas Govt. have essentially barred all incoming people except for essential-travellers (medical, law enforcement etc. and imposed a two week enforced quarantine...Our trip to Tassie on Sunday would have truly sucked with nothing open so cancellation was the only choice.
We'll be down in October though, spring time, and will do all of the things we'd planned.
Hope things are going ok for you.
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Yep, the doors are closed as of midnight tomorrow night (I hope the virus knows it's got the rest of the week off) or at least anyone coming into the state (residents included) are subject to a 14 day isolation period (though so far that is proving impossible to enforce).
Personally we're OK. Wife and I both have the ability to work from home if (when) we are required to by either employer request or school closure forcing us to do so. Was talking to a former colleague last night who is expecting her second child in a few weeks and she has been told that their daughter, who is 2 or 3, won't be able to visit for the duration of her hospital stay - and she's never been away from her for any significant length of time before.
It's good that you were able to reschedule things and get refunds. Providers seem to be pretty understanding at the moment which is good. The hard part will come in a few weeks or months when we start seeing staff being let go from different jobs. Sadly, I think Australia wide this pandemic will send quite a few small operators to the wall.
So far people (businesses, banks etc.) are being quite accommodating...Moving forward? Hmm...Let's see.
Good that you have the ability to work from home WFH, as I am doing already. Head out to do appointments here and there, but trying to avoid it. Still, I have a job to do.
It's going to impact many people, like you say with your expectant friend and work lay-offs etc. People will suffer. More will go bankrupt than die, I think anyway.
Stay safe brother. Stay in contact.