New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[DJR]

Gosh. And just like that, we're a police state. WORLD

Fixed

[Hairy]

The good... well the silver lining...

 

BEST COMMUTE TO WORK EVER!!

 

SH1 was like a dream this morning. Milford to Auckland City Hospital in 15min.

 

And as an added bonus FREE PARKING from total, while we're running on essential staff and visitor numbers are drastically reduced.

 

All that aside, there were still more cars on the road than I thought there would be. We've been told to keep our DHB staff passes on us at all times in case the police start pulling people over to see why they are out and about.

Keep safe Patch

[davetapson]

Edcon going down the tubes. Not going to pay suppliers.

 

It's going to get hectic in SA.

 

First time I've put a transfer through to my mom for > 10:1

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Edcon going down the tubes. Not going to pay suppliers.

 

It's going to get hectic in SA.

 

First time I've put a transfer through to my mom for > 10:1

 

 

To be honest, Edcon has been circling the drain for a number of years now.

Old business model that has not adapted with the times. Inventory few people want, no online presence. Was never going to end well, Covid-19 will be a convenient excuse for many failing companies I think

[davetapson]

To be honest, Edcon has been circling the drain for a number of years now.

Old business model that has not adapted with the times. Inventory few people want, no online presence. Was never going to end well, Covid-19 will be a convenient excuse for many failing companies I think

Excuse, or tipping point. For sure.

[Wayne Potgieter]

How is everyone doing?

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

How is everyone doing?

 

We are doing well. I have a bit of a cold, so paranoid as hell but will pop in to the doc today to sort it out. Comes from moving in the rain!!

 

I see you guys still have some lockdown chancers playing touchie or frisbee in the park but in all I think you guys are taking it more seriously than this side.

Some of the videos from the more vulnerable area's are scary. 

[davetapson]

We're doing pretty well.  Some quality family time, eating more cr@p than is strictly healthy, odd run / ride, walk with the kids.

Did a cycle around the neighbourhood - it's like paradise - little traffic out, families out for family walks.

 

It's a pretty privileged time especially for those with kids - never again (?) is the government going to say "Go spend a month with your family doing family stuff."

 

At the back of my mind tho, is that the silence is the sound of the economy crashing.

 

But whatever, we will get through it, one way or another.

[Rocket-Boy]

We're doing pretty well.  Some quality family time, eating more cr@p than is strictly healthy, odd run / ride, walk with the kids.

 

Did a cycle around the neighbourhood - it's like paradise - little traffic out, families out for family walks.

 

It's a pretty privileged time especially for those with kids - never again (?) is the government going to say "Go spend a month with your family doing family stuff."

 

At the back of my mind tho, is that the silence is the sound of the economy crashing.

 

But whatever, we will get through it, one way or another.

For once its the whole world economy suffering together. Normally its just SA getting shafted for some nonsense spewed by the president.

[patham]

How is everyone doing?

 

Home office in the corner of the lounge just set up a few minutes ago - note the congratulatory mug of tea. Not perfect ergonomics, but better than a kick in the pants.  

[Hairy]

Home office in the corner of the lounge just set up a few minutes ago - note the congratulatory mug of tea. Not perfect ergonomics, but better than a kick in the pants.  

are those two photos on the bottom right the same photo, just different sizes and B&W vs colour?

[Hairy]

Home office in the corner of the lounge just set up a few minutes ago - note the congratulatory mug of tea. Not perfect ergonomics, but better than a kick in the pants.  

The one think that irks me with my dual monitor setup is that they are not the same make or size, so they do not line up nicely like yours do!

[intern]

Home office in the corner of the lounge just set up a few minutes ago - note the congratulatory mug of tea. Not perfect ergonomics, but better than a kick in the pants.  

 

I've been working from home for 20 years...and your office looks way more professional than mine!

[intern]

Not sure about how other chaps and chappettes are doing, so here's me:

Have lost probably half of my clients. Luckily I have clients in Australia where they are still working.

There is little prospect of those lost clients starting up again any time soon.

I have put my boat up for sale at a discount, because a) lots of people have a bit of money now thanks to the Govt paying everyone out and b) within a few months or a year's time, you'll have any number of boats to choose from. And within a few months or a year, it is going to be difficult or impossible to sell anything (advice I saw in a 'finance' column the other day said 'if the going gets tough, consider selling one of your cars to become a 1 car family....uh, yeh, when the going gets tough, you ain't selling nuthin mate). Of course, now I wonder if holding cash is going to be better than holding a good, because the value of cash is about to hit reverse itself.

Right now, I am not sure how I feel about home ownership vs not having a home. The market is about to lose 20 percent or more as there will be no buyers (I very nearly upgraded to a flash house towards the end of last year...thank heavens that fell through, the last thing I need right now is more debt). With around 60 or 70 percent equity in our place and a mortgage barely in 3 figures, and no car boat or other debt, I suppose our wicket is OK but that position is likely to deteriorate rapidly as the equity evaporates. I'd convince my wife to sell her M3 while there may be some buyers out there, but that ain't gonna happen.

Cutting all luxuries. Planning on making regular (daily) trips to the supermarket and stocking up on semi durable foods, because all that stuff is going to get expensive and fast (you can't knock out half or more of the supply chain and expect pricing to stay steady - even if Jacinda decides bureaucrats must decide 'fair' pricing). And you know what? Hoarding in this climate is a perfectly rational response. The ethics, we can discuss another day. I am not stocking up on TP, though, let's not go completely crazy.

I'm probably one of the luckier ones, because the nature of my work means I am still working quite a lot, despite shrinking client numbers, and I also work through good times and bad because companies still need comms even if it is announcing cutbacks, setbacks and closures.

But I am chafing BIG time at the restrictions on movement etc, though it hasn't yet directly affected me in any way (I still walk the dog, get fresh air etc, and am concetrating on wheelie practice on the MTB because I can't piss the neighbours off with the dirt bike...which is what I really want to practice wheelies on). The chafe is made worse by the Stasi attitude of the cops, from Mike Bush to letters from the District Policing head, and then that unreconstructed moron David Clark going for a drive and a mountain bike in the very same week our head constable expressly told us plebs we are not to go mountain biking.

This whole thing is a giant stuff up. Batten down the hatches, team, because we're gonna get hungry soon.

Oh, and happy Friday people. May you be healthy, well and happy today and into the weekend. Take care of your families.

[intern]

Oh David Clark is the Minister of Health, for those who don't know.

[patham]

are those two photos on the bottom right the same photo, just different sizes and B&W vs colour?

 

No, you are just seeing double 

 

Actually, you are very observant, and they are indeed the same source image. I just swept all photos on the ledge to one side, ruining the artistic effect of the earlier arranging. Although having said that, if I look at the same combination of pics now in real life, from the right angle it looks pretty cool- like a stereographic image.