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DannyG:
I know most of you are probably sick of hearing about or discussing the current situation the world is facing with the Covid 19 virus and it probably doesn't have any place on a vehicle forum, but I feel it is nescasary to give our members an outlet to discuss it if they wish too.

First of all I sincerely hope none of our members are effected by the virus, either in the capacity of the illness itself or caught up with the lock downs and the associated financial strain that may follow.
I know this is nearly impossible to be true given what has happened and what is about to unfold over the next few weeks/months.

I was initially wondering if I was a bit too relaxed about the whole thing or if the rest of the world had gone mad.
But a few short weeks later would suggest this is a very serious matter and it will have long term ramifications for most, if not all of us.

As a family we are so far lucky that both myself and my wife are classified as essential workers and from what we are being told will continue to be so even in a total lock down.
Our children are not so lucky. They have all been put off indefinitely until their professions are given the go ahead to start trading again.
Our youngest son is a commercial builder, so at the moment he is still employed but we dont really know what the future will hold for him.

My super fund has taken a massive hit, but that is hardly worth mentioning when people are losing their jobs and lives due to the virus.

I cant be sure of course but Id say we will go into some sort of total lock down in the very near future. And where it goes from there or for how long is anyones guess.

I can only assume we will be in whatever position the government puts us in until at least they see that curve falling consistently and even then they will be very cautious bringing us back to 'normal'.

In Tassie we are lucky in the sense that we are an Island and our government went hard and reasonably fast in reacting to it. I feel we are in the best position in the country.

What are everyones thoughts?

Luigi:
If anybody is considering travelling Cape York this season you might not be able to. Roads North of Cairns are closed at Mt Carbine and Wujal Wujal unless you are willing to do the 14day quarantine stint. Not sure how long for but expect 6 months.
The tourist season as come to a grinding halt in Cairns and thats a huge problem with so many people not able to work, I dont envy the state and federal leaders in trying to manage this .... and dont get me started on the dunny paper calamity.

Stay healthy everyone!

DannyG:
haha yeh the dunny paper thing still makes my mind boggle. So does all the panic buying.

Again I may be a bit relaxed about all this but from how I see it we will always have access to supermarkets.

The tourism industry world wide would be taking a major hit and they are not Robinson Crusoe in that regard.

I really feel for the families or individuals that have lost their jobs. I know the government is handing out money...arguably to the wrong people.......but there will be people lose a lot when push really comes to shove.

I guess if there is a positive, everyone will be itching to get out when its all over. Our sporting events will be sold out, our restaurants will be packed etc. Hopefully we bounce back with avengence.

mewgaf:
Not to try and take the the lime light. I was admitted to hospital yesterday with at this point in time an unknown condition related to very low blood pressure.
The threat of covid-19 being life threatening to me is a real risk for the next three or four months.
Please take this pandemic seriously and protect yourselves.
In nine months time I hope to catch up with you all touring around.
Cheers
Mark

mux339:
Best wishes Mark, I trust it's a quick recovery. My wife went through a period of low blood pressure associated with the chemo if I recall correctly.

I'm now confined to barracks having come down with a flu/cold which is unseasonal for me. I'll quarantine myself for two weeks ending Sunday week. I'm feeling ok, normal ups and downs, initially a very bad sore throat with lots of yellow gunk being spat up. No bad fever yet, maybe a very light one for a few hours then disappears. Symptoms vary from hour to hour. Activity is a panacea; relieves the symptoms. Lungs are good.

I haven't been tested for the virus because I don't meet the qualifying criteria for a test. It's a bit stupid when you clearly have so many of the symptoms. So when you read the statistics on the news, add one.

Three adult kids in the household, one disabled (Daniel) who we are trying to protect. The other two "kids" have been stood down from their respective employments sadly. Both work in the leisure/fitness/sporting industry. Both are disheartened, but I'm keeping them busy with shopping tasks, household tasks, and filling in for support workers with activities for Daniel.

Financially I'm an immune pensioner, as my benefits are not affected by financial markets. But I'll take a hit anyway by providing the kids with free board until they re-establish some kind of income level.

I'm glad I contracted this bug early. Hopefully it will provide some level of immunity once I recover so that I can then concentrate on looking after the family.

Protecting family and friends should be the primary effort for all of us during these lean times. If we all do that well then I think we will be a better community for it when we reach "the other side".

Best wishes guys, and gals. Back to the bunker! :occasion14:

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