Coronavirus & Lockdowns - the Positives - Thread

[peternorth]

apparent flattening of the flu curve

 

[the_interloper]

My court has become basically like my caravan park, we're all drinking together a fair bit and all seem to know what everyone else is up to.

 

[Scotland]

I get it, I do, but are they really? Aside from a news article and a facebook post here or there the much needed respect they'd likely appreciate is a pay rise.

Yeah they really aren't. It's like saying that retail workers get much needed respect at Christmas time each year when they are under the pump and everyone else is winding down. Nurses, shop staff etc. will all be forgotten about once life goes back to normal.

 

[peternorth]

Yeah they really aren't. It's like saying that retail workers get much needed respect at Christmas time each year when they are under the pump and everyone else is winding down. Nurses, shop staff etc. will all be forgotten about once life goes back to normal.

Only exception is that retail workers arent flying in the face of a health risk.

but i do see your point

 

[peternorth]

i do wonder if perspex screens at woolies and other outlets shall remain after the corona has gone away

 

[Billy ray]

i do wonder if perspex screens at woolies and other outlets shall remain after the corona has gone away

Yep they will as they should.
I hope that people giving eachother a wide berth as they pass while walking etc continues too

 

[peternorth]

Yep they will as they should.
I hope that people giving eachother a wide berth as they pass while walking etc continues too

The biggest challenge shall be when workers in CBD high rise buildings queue to enter the lift. Do they exercise social distancing then? Or cram in my an elevator orgy

 

[Billy ray]

The biggest challenge shall be when workers in CBD high rise buildings queue to enter the lift. Do they exercise social distancing then? Or cram in my an elevator orgy

Best way to ensure an elevator by yourself is to get in first and start unzipping your fly and drop the pants

 

[peternorth]

Best way to ensure an elevator by yourself is to get in first and start unzipping your fly and drop the pants

Doesnt work

 

[BFew]

i do wonder if perspex screens at woolies and other outlets shall remain after the corona has gone away

And whether more workers using them will turn up at work sick with something and not be sent home, just because of this additional protection.

 

[peternorth]

And whether more workers using them will turn up at work sick with something and not be sent home, just because of this additional protection.

One hopes that this has been a learning (flattening the) curve, if sick stay home

 

[BFew]

Supermarket online delivery improvements

Woolworths partners with Uber to boost home delivery capacity

A new partnership between Woolworths and Uber will kick off today as the supermarket giant looks for new ways to meet unprecedented demand for home delivery during the coronavirus lockdown.

www.news.com.au

 

[Hawk Dork]

Supermarket online delivery improvements

Woolworths partners with Uber to boost home delivery capacity

A new partnership between Woolworths and Uber will kick off today as the supermarket giant looks for new ways to meet unprecedented demand for home delivery during the coronavirus lockdown.

www.news.com.au

Coles uses airtasker if you want

 

[Billy ray]

I think people staying home when sick would be a great outcome. And if they go to work sick their colleagues and bosses calling them out and telling them to Get the **** home would be awesome

 

[Procrastinator35]

Best way to ensure an elevator by yourself is to get in first and drop a fart.

EFA

 

[Tiger Toffee]

i do wonder if perspex screens at woolies and other outlets shall remain after the corona has gone away

Might as well remove them now, why you ask, well I'll tell you........

Because now they request that I pack my own bags, I stand at the end of the counter as I am getting handed the items and there is no perspex separating me from the cashier.

Just another braindead idea that wasn't thought through by woolies amongst the many others out there that I have taken great delight in observing.

I couldn't care less overall but I am just loving pointing out all these common sense mistakes everyone is making in their obsession to observe social disconnecting and the like.

 

[The Dice Man]

Might as well remove them now, why you ask, well I'll tell you........

Because now they request that I pack my own bags, I stand at the end of the counter as I am getting handed the items and there is no perspex separating me from the cashier.

Just another braindead idea that wasn't thought through by woolies amongst the many others out there that I have taken great delight in observing.

I couldn't care less overall but I am just loving pointing out all these common sense mistakes everyone is making in their obsession to observe social disconnecting and the like.

You think Woolies came up with that idea? It was happening in Europe 3 weeks before 'woolies had an idea'. Australia has been following the leaders and thankfully, have been able to learn a bit and reduce their risks. Im sick of all this but that isn't something to be worried about.

I remember the day I first saw the perspex in a supermarket, about 5 weeks ago. I was one of about 4 people in the supermarket and thought, 'How ****ing good is this!' Then arrive at the cashier and there's this perspex wall.. Ok that makes sense I guess. But then how do you pay? France has a 40 euro max on tap and go (was 20 until last year) and obviously cash is not ideal to be handling. And I had 140 euro in booze. Was wearing gloves, so took my card out and put my pin in, then at what point do you remove the gloves? Ive touched my wallet, my card.. Do I keep them on for the drive home? What if I have to drive again today.. new set of gloves... But oh shit we are running out of gloves(we bought 2,500 pairs 7 weeks ago and are out).

Australia has had 6,000 odd cases, with a whopping total of 4 new ones today. Thank your lucky stars man because so far you've escaped having to really deal with it! And that perspex may just have helped a bit.

 

[Hawk Dork]

You think Woolies came up with that idea? It was happening in Europe 3 weeks before 'woolies had an idea'. Australia has been following the leaders and thankfully, have been able to learn a bit and reduce their risks. Im sick of all this but that isn't something to be worried about.

I remember the day I first saw the perspex in a supermarket, about 5 weeks ago. I was one of about 4 people in the supermarket and thought, 'How ******* good is this!' Then arrive at the cashier and there's this perspex wall.. Ok that makes sense I guess. But then how do you pay? France has a 40 euro max on tap and go (was 20 until last year) and obviously cash is not ideal to be handling. And I had 140 euro in booze. Was wearing gloves, so took my card out and put my pin in, then at what point do you remove the gloves? Ive touched my wallet, my card.. Do I keep them on for the drive home? What if I have to drive again today.. new set of gloves... But oh shit we are running out of gloves(we bought 2,500 pairs 7 weeks ago and are out).

Australia has had 6,000 odd cases, with a whopping total of 4 new ones today. Thank your lucky stars man because so far you've escaped having to really deal with it! And that perspex may just have helped a bit.

Wouldnt it be better to carry sanitiser instead of gloves ?
Its really about not touching you face with anything infected, be it a glove or a hand.
or breathing in droplets.
Fair enough gloves are ok for handling lots of potentially infected stuff and then you get rid of them

Everyone laughed at the people with the plastic bottles on their heads but it does stop you touching your face and breathing in droplets if they wore a face mask under it.

I havent got to the plastic bottle on the head yet but bought a few of these from Aldi about a year or so back so it stays on my key ring

I used something similar when I went to India decades ago

 

[peternorth]

You think Woolies came up with that idea? It was happening in Europe 3 weeks before 'woolies had an idea'. Australia has been following the leaders and thankfully, have been able to learn a bit and reduce their risks. Im sick of all this but that isn't something to be worried about.

I remember the day I first saw the perspex in a supermarket, about 5 weeks ago. I was one of about 4 people in the supermarket and thought, 'How ******* good is this!' Then arrive at the cashier and there's this perspex wall.. Ok that makes sense I guess. But then how do you pay? France has a 40 euro max on tap and go (was 20 until last year) and obviously cash is not ideal to be handling. And I had 140 euro in booze. Was wearing gloves, so took my card out and put my pin in, then at what point do you remove the gloves? Ive touched my wallet, my card.. Do I keep them on for the drive home? What if I have to drive again today.. new set of gloves... But oh shit we are running out of gloves(we bought 2,500 pairs 7 weeks ago and are out).

Australia has had 6,000 odd cases, with a whopping total of 4 new ones today. Thank your lucky stars man because so far you've escaped having to really deal with it! And that perspex may just have helped a bit.

And you've touched the pinpad. Then inserted card back into wallet, touch the wallet, wallet into pocket transferring germs into pocket. And if you make contact with germs on glove upon removing them? Its a box of pandora!

 

[revo333]

I now cough into my elbow like it's natural and i've been doing it my whole life.

 

[peternorth]

Anyone finding yourself and strangers saying hi, hello, g morning when out for walks?

 

[Cruyff14]

Anyone finding yourself and strangers saying hi, hello, g morning when out for walks?

I did that before this.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

You think Woolies came up with that idea? It was happening in Europe 3 weeks before 'woolies had an idea'. Australia has been following the leaders and thankfully, have been able to learn a bit and reduce their risks. Im sick of all this but that isn't something to be worried about.

I remember the day I first saw the perspex in a supermarket, about 5 weeks ago. I was one of about 4 people in the supermarket and thought, 'How ******* good is this!' Then arrive at the cashier and there's this perspex wall.. Ok that makes sense I guess. But then how do you pay? France has a 40 euro max on tap and go (was 20 until last year) and obviously cash is not ideal to be handling. And I had 140 euro in booze. Was wearing gloves, so took my card out and put my pin in, then at what point do you remove the gloves? Ive touched my wallet, my card.. Do I keep them on for the drive home? What if I have to drive again today.. new set of gloves... But oh shit we are running out of gloves(we bought 2,500 pairs 7 weeks ago and are out).

Australia has had 6,000 odd cases, with a whopping total of 4 new ones today. Thank your lucky stars man because so far you've escaped having to really deal with it! And that perspex may just have helped a bit.

I don't know who invented it and I don't care and plus I'm one of those who is not fussed with this virus, if I get it I get it and plus it's very hard to hide from something you can't see.

As for cash it's my preferred method of payment because i at least know how my spending is going, how many times have you waited in line because someone has lost track of what is in their account due to tap on and is holding up the line because they need to transfer from one account to another, drives me nuts.

As for gloves they are useless unless you are changing them for virtually every different item you touch which is why i laugh when cashiers don't change their gloves after every customer because you don't know if the person up the line scratched his arse, wiped his nose, coughed into his hand and then put it all over the items he touched.

Like I said I couldn't care less but for those that do and are paranoid about things, if your not going to do it properly then don't do it at all.

 

[Big John Studd]

Using tap and go for items under $5 and not getting strange looks from shop keeper

 

[Billy ray]

Using tap and go for items under $5 and not getting strange looks from shop keeper

i used it at my local spar for a purchase of $1.99.
haahahha