whats everyone doing during the lock down

[Frosty]

Technically JUSTA, a chicken coup is a form of a she-shed! 

Yeah, were's Remi? He's such a gooood boooy!

[indymanjoe]

On 4/27/2020 at 10:24 AM, JUSTA6 said:

OK... Chicken coupe or SHE shed???  Might wanna sheshier she shed before this is done.  And how come the dog is not all over this?  

I guess its more of a she said shed,Chicken? yes i am. LOL Remi pic

[JUSTA6]

2 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

I guess its more of a she said shed,Chicken? yes i am. LOL Remi pic

Gotcha....Looks much more comfy.   Guess he's upper management now.   Life is sooo RUFF.

[64 kiwi boni]

4 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

I guess its more of a she said shed,Chicken? yes i am. LOL Remi pic

i am starting to get a theme here on forever pontiac..... you are all like me and spoil your best friend !

[64 kiwi boni]

I was very disappointed to wake this morning to the news that New Zealand  has covid 19 back in the community after a straight run of 100 days of none😥

 the Government has put Auckland into level 3 lock down, making everyone stay at home and the rest of nz to a level 2 social distancing and no groups more than 100

 and we have to wear masks again🙄

On the up side, if they put us into level 4 i will be working on the 64 again 😄...............

while my business goes broke!! 😞

[Ringo64]

What happened? Start letting people from our neck of the woods in?  

[64 kiwi boni]

not sure Ringo, for the last few months only nz visa holders have been aloud back in to the country, other than that no one has been aloud into nz.( everyone gets quarantined for 14 days too)

 but the nasty bugger has slipped in and they found it in a family of 4 in Auckland, 

now i hear on the radio, same old things, panic buying, ppl running around with their hands in the air screaming the sky is falling etc ! media having a feild day, with elections in 40 days etc

Edited August 11, 2020 by 64 kiwi boni

[Ringo64]

Bummer! Tricky SOB it is. Was hoping you islands could keep it at bay. 

Sad news here in Florida, we've been under 10k positive cases now for about a week and that's been a real milestone. Hate to see what's going to happen when winter hits and the snowbirds (people who come down to escape the winter) come down. Really need them to spend cash as our state is high dependent on tourism but don't want them to spread the virus more.

[64 kiwi boni]

I am hearing you Ringo, as soon as the media let us know Auckland was going into lock down, Aucklanders started heading south too Taupo, to their holiday homes to get away from lock down!!!

 Major red flag too me, they could be bringing this thing to my town and family !!! 😡

[64 kiwi boni]

9 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Bummer! Tricky SOB it is. Was hoping you islands could keep it at bay. 

Sad news here in Florida, we've been under 10k positive cases now for about a week and that's been a real milestone. Hate to see what's going to happen when winter hits and the snowbirds (people who come down to escape the winter) come down. Really need them to spend cash as our state is high dependent on tourism but don't want them to spread the virus more.

From what i have read from the "who" there is no real difference in numbers between winter and summer,and i know places like Orlando and disney world will want punters to come along and spend money.

 but we dont get too much info on Florida here.

 it sucks mate, and i truly hope our scientist get there vaccines sorted asap🙄  

 i have watch wayyy too many si-fi movies over the years to understand what will undo mankind. 😔 i never thought it would REALLY happen.🙄

I know you and i talked about our elderly parents, and today in nz they locked down every rest home to protect the oldies... which i though was a great idea 

back in march we lost a lot of our older generation to covid thanks to family bringing it into the rest homes😥

Edited August 12, 2020 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

Here in nz i am classed as an essential worker being a plumber gas fitter, and i had heaps of trouble getting ppe ( personal protective equipment) back in march so i could do my job.

 The government would only let me do "emergency work" and what fun i had just to do my job, this virus ( according to my plumbers board) can be air born in sewer systems, and for a guy like me to repair anything like a sewer pipe, or change a toilet i need to be in full ppe ! 

back then in march, i had to work all my contacts just to get the ppe to protect me, BEFORE i could do a job.!

And today the first thing i did after hearing the news was i headed to my ppe shop.... sold out.. less than 24 hours after the news had hit !

new stock 4 weeks away ! (sweet as mate 😡)

I then thought out of the square and went to my electrical supply shop and they had everything i needed 👍

Taupo IS a small town, so i am always struggling to get shit🙄

[Stewy]

Quote

same old things, panic buying, ppl running around with their hands in the air screaming the sky is falling etc ! media having a feild day, with elections in 40 days etc

Here in the states, that's a normal Tuesday. My wife has been work-from-home since (around) March and very likely will not be going back to the office before the end of the year if at all - her company is now thinking about being 100% work remote (which is great for our monthly budget when it comes to gas for the cars).

It's interesting lately in that you can tell what products are non-American made. I've been trying to get auto detailing supplies for the past few months (a certain polish I use and a some buffing pads, specifically) however the manufacturers have been sold out for, again, months. Guess the polishes and pads are stuck at the California port waiting for entry 😒

Edited August 12, 2020 by Stewy

[Ringo64]

6 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

I am hearing you Ringo, as soon as the media let us know Auckland was going into lock down, Aucklanders started heading south too Taupo, to their holiday homes to get away from lock down!!!

 Major red flag too me, they could be bringing this thing to my town and family !!! 😡

Florida is a well, a very loosely governed state when it comes to COVID restrictions. Many snowbirds have stated they want to come down and early because of that. My county is also very heavily republican and some radically so that they are under that belief that masks are the devil and a breach of our freedom. How we got a mask mandate passed in my county is beyond me but very happy we did as we are seeing some great results. We went from having about 200-250 cases a day to 50 so either people stopped going out to avoid masks or they are working. Win-win in my book.

Problem is now that they are talking about repealing that in September so we don't scare away the snowbirds. Basically asking them to come here and give us the virus freely and unimpeded. Completely asinine. Swear this whole situation is more and more let's find the idiots. Instead of acknowledging what works and creating an approach based on that, they go backwards. None of these politicians passed an elementary science class and it shows.

5 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

From what i have read from the "who" there is no real difference in numbers between winter and summer,and i know places like Orlando and disney world will want punters to come along and spend money.

 but we dont get too much info on Florida here.

 it sucks mate, and i truly hope our scientist get there vaccines sorted asap🙄  

 i have watch wayyy too many si-fi movies over the years to understand what will undo mankind. 😔 i never thought it would REALLY happen.🙄

I know you and i talked about our elderly parents, and today in nz they locked down every rest home to protect the oldies... which i though was a great idea 

back in march we lost a lot of our older generation to covid thanks to family bringing it into the rest homes😥

Yep. The virus doesn't react different dependent on the weather, it's primarily human behavior in those times. When it's colder, people tend to be inside more where it spreads more easily. I always laughed at the people who said the heat will scare away the virus or make it act different. If that was true, why does Florida, Arizona, Australia, and other hot locations still have the virus?  

Having an autoimmune disease, I've basically settled down and accepted this is now my life for the next year or more till a vaccine has been widely distributed. Getting worried about my parents as my mom is taking more and more risks. My brother-in-law is a little more loose on this whole thing and I think that is influencing my mom. My dad and I are trying to make sure she doesn't go too far. 

5 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Here in nz i am classed as an essential worker being a plumber gas fitter, and i had heaps of trouble getting ppe ( personal protective equipment) back in march so i could do my job.

 The government would only let me do "emergency work" and what fun i had just to do my job, this virus ( according to my plumbers board) can be air born in sewer systems, and for a guy like me to repair anything like a sewer pipe, or change a toilet i need to be in full ppe ! 

back then in march, i had to work all my contacts just to get the ppe to protect me, BEFORE i could do a job.!

And today the first thing i did after hearing the news was i headed to my ppe shop.... sold out.. less than 24 hours after the news had hit !

new stock 4 weeks away ! (sweet as mate 😡)

I then thought out of the square and went to my electrical supply shop and they had everything i needed 👍

Taupo IS a small town, so i am always struggling to get shit🙄

I feel ya. My fiancé works in a bank. At the beginning, it was hard for the bank to procure PPE for her so we had to use the items we found. The bank has been really good about the whole virus things except for that in the beginning and then when they opened up to the public. Still irks me how they did that.

Luckily, I've always worked from home so hasn't really impacted me much in that sense. However, these shut downs have negatively affected the company I work for. Hoping everything works out as this is by far one of the best companies I've worked for.

44 minutes ago, Stewy said:

Here in the states, that's a normal Tuesday. My wife has been work-from-home since (around) March and very likely will not be going back to the office before the end of the year if at all - her company is now thinking about being 100% work remote (which is great for our monthly budget when it comes to gas for the cars).

It's interesting lately in that you can tell what products are non-American made. I've been trying to get auto detailing supplies for the past few months (a certain polish I use and a some buffing pads, specifically) however the manufacturers have been sold out for, again, months. Guess the polishes and pads are stuck at the California port waiting for entry 😒

It still is crazy how specific things are scarce. Soda is one thing that shocked me being as such. Cans are in short supply but even getting bottled soda of a specific type is hard. I enjoy a soda 2-3 times a week so not a huge deal for me but it is one of those pleasures I like.

[Frosty]

I think the snowbirds from northern states with mask mandates in place like New York and Michigan won't have an issue wearing marks or freak out. It's the more liberal states that have failed to instituteituite some sort of mask mandate that you have to worry about. So you are going to have a mixed bag of snowbirds. Now the interesting thing is this -  will they be allowed to come to Florida without having to do a 14-day self-quarantine?

One thing I had not expected in this pandemic was a shortage on coins. Everywhere I go these days, I see signs about asking for exact change or using credit/debit cards because the stores or restaurants are short of coins. Heck banks that never use to accept hand rolled coins are now accepting them just to get them back into circulation! Go figure.

[Ringo64]

4 hours ago, Frosty said:

I think the snowbirds from northern states with mask mandates in place like New York and Michigan won't have an issue wearing marks or freak out.

Logically, that makes sense Frosty but one thing that this pandemic has shown me is that logic and common sense have gone out the window. I have heard of quite of few incidents at Universal and Disney World (which you have to wear a mask to be at) of people from states with mandates, etc... stating "This is my vacation. I don't want to do this on my vacation." etc... Simply because you're on your vacation doesn't mean the virus is not going to infect you.

4 hours ago, Frosty said:

Now the interesting thing is this -  will they be allowed to come to Florida without having to do a 14-day self-quarantine?

Back in May when we had road blocks into our state to screen for New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and other epicenters to inform them to do so, people were just driving around them. Either getting off the exit before or driving off road to go back to the exit before (I kid you not). Poor planning by whoever setup those roadblocks. I'd have a cop waiting and fine people who did that.

Then people who flew in from anywhere were supposed to quarantine for 14 days. 

My Dad has always said how do you enforce that quarantine? You can't really. Sure, law abiding and community conscious individuals like you or I will certainly abide by it but I would say people like you or I are not the ones spreading this thing. 

 

Alright, done with my rant of the whole stupidity that is this pandemic response of individuals  

[Wrongway]

Wow, that's the most I've seen you sat at one time Ringo. Tell us how you really feel bro. 

[64 kiwi boni]

9 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Logically, that makes sense Frosty but one thing that this pandemic has shown me is that logic and common sense have gone out the window. I have heard of quite of few incidents at Universal and Disney World (which you have to wear a mask to be at) of people from states with mandates, etc... stating "This is my vacation. I don't want to do this on my vacation." etc... Simply because you're on your vacation doesn't mean the virus is not going to infect you.

Back in May when we had road blocks into our state to screen for New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and other epicenters to inform them to do so, people were just driving around them. Either getting off the exit before or driving off road to go back to the exit before (I kid you not). Poor planning by whoever setup those roadblocks. I'd have a cop waiting and fine people who did that.

Then people who flew in from anywhere were supposed to quarantine for 14 days. 

My Dad has always said how do you enforce that quarantine? You can't really. Sure, law abiding and community conscious individuals like you or I will certainly abide by it but I would say people like you or I are not the ones spreading this thing. 

 

Alright, done with my rant of the whole stupidity that is this pandemic response of individuals  

Ringo, i feel just like you, where is the common sense?, wouldn't you think any normal human would think about it and just go,geees i need to look after mine and my family's health ??

its so sad to see all over the world, people trying to cut corners to do what they want to do, and not listen to the people who KNOW how to stop this virus.

 just wrong. 

Mate, this whole thing is just like a bad movie! kind of like watching the Chernobyl disaster. what a bloody mess!🙄

[64 kiwi boni]

18 hours ago, Stewy said:

Here in the states, that's a normal Tuesday. My wife has been work-from-home since (around) March and very likely will not be going back to the office before the end of the year if at all - her company is now thinking about being 100% work remote (which is great for our monthly budget when it comes to gas for the cars).

It's interesting lately in that you can tell what products are non-American made. I've been trying to get auto detailing supplies for the past few months (a certain polish I use and a some buffing pads, specifically) however the manufacturers have been sold out for, again, months. Guess the polishes and pads are stuck at the California port waiting for entry 😒

Stewy, that is just shocking mate, what the hell is wrong with people?.🙄

 The interesting thing like your wife is going through is here lots of business are shutting down there offices and have all their workers on contract from home.....

glad i am not a commercial landlord !😢

or own commercial property in nz.

There is  going to be a lot of empty building in the main city's the way things are going.

[Stewy]

4 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

The interesting thing like your wife is going through is here lots of business are shutting down there offices and have all their workers on contract from home.....

glad i am not a commercial landlord !😢

or own commercial property in nz.

There is  going to be a lot of empty building in the main city's the way things are going.

Hey Kiwi - funny you mention that because, as in the case of my wife, her company rented office space from a landlord. Since going full time work-from-home, her company (as I learned from my wife) will not be renewing their office space lease (when it expires this fall) in the building they've been in for the past several years so she will be going back to her original office one more time to collect her personal effects from her desk. Otherwise, the plan is she'll never be back in the same building. IF (big "if") her company does go back to an in-person office setup, the company (who is still trying to figure things out) will be getting a bigger office (more square footage) to allow for the whole social-distancing-while-at-work idea. On one hand it's bad for one land lord, on the other hand it MAY be good for another... "c'est la vie", I guess

[Ringo64]

9 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Wow, that's the most I've seen you sat at one time Ringo. Tell us how you really feel bro. 

 I have some strong opinions on how people are really being self-centered in this pandemic because of a bunch of people in my county believe it's a "hoax" and are not taking it seriously or are down right attacking people who are. It's absolutely pitiful.

I also think there are some amazing people handling this pandemic and those impacted by it so don't want to be completely negative  

Didn't mean to jump all over ya either Frosty ♥

7 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Ringo, i feel just like you, where is the common sense?, wouldn't you think any normal human would think about it and just go,geees i need to look after mine and my family's health ??

its so sad to see all over the world, people trying to cut corners to do what they want to do, and not listen to the people who KNOW how to stop this virus.

 just wrong. 

Mate, this whole thing is just like a bad movie! kind of like watching the Chernobyl disaster. what a bloody mess!🙄

Agreed. Little more community awareness too (you don't have to love thy neighbor but at least respect them  ) .

 

[Frosty]

7 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Didn't mean to jump all over ya either Frosty ♥

No offense taken Ringo.

I am frustrated too. Imagine how I felt when I watch goof balls invade my state capital when Michigan was #4 in COVID cases, just starting the lock down, without masks, and totting guns (because it ls legal to carry a gun in the state capital at this time), and gridlocking the entire capital district? Made us look like a bunch of redneck hicks on the national news...and that's were I work!!!! Damn a-holes! 

So when I walk into a gas station or party store and see someone who isn't wearing a mask, I just want to slap them up the side of the head and say "What the F is wrong with you? Do you think I'm enjoying wearing this F'ing mask? Apparently I have more consideration for you than you do for me."

Edited August 13, 2020 by Frosty

[64 kiwi boni]

16 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

 I have some strong opinions on how people are really being self-centered in this pandemic because of a bunch of people in my county believe it's a "hoax" and are not taking it seriously or are down right attacking people who are. It's absolutely pitiful.

I also think there are some amazing people handling this pandemic and those impacted by it so don't want to be completely negative  

Didn't mean to jump all over ya either Frosty ♥

Agreed. Little more community awareness too (you don't have to love thy neighbor but at least respect them  ) .

 

JustA says your a caring person Ringo  👍

and its life as we know it Jim

( think that was a quote from spock)

sorry this video has a loud dumb arse ending.

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by 64 kiwi boni

[Wrongway]

Amen brother! You only echoed most of our own thoughts!

[Frosty]

Official 2020 COVID-19 inspirired logo.

 

[64 kiwi boni]

So today i am working at home today, and i just had to tell you guys!

 my lovely wife is spinning her wheels over a whole new concept!

Today she had her groceries delivered!🙄

hahaha, she claims she will never have to go to a grocery store again!... $8 to deliver... i kind of agree with her, you cant start your car drive to town walk around a store getting what you need( and sometimes what you dont need !!) load in the car, would take a least an hour of your day.

Is this the future!!!