tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post342732934337940083..comments2023-09-28T13:28:52.243+01:00Comments on Raedwald: Psst ... wanna buy an aircraft?Raedwaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-41186662770789600382020-04-08T20:30:00.784+01:002020-04-08T20:30:00.784+01:00DP111 - you're right. For most people under lo...DP111 - you're right. For most people under lockdown, the greatest risk of infection comes with the weekly trip to the supermarket. That's why the supermarkers here hand out masks to customers and all staff wear them - not the FFP3 masks that keep breath-vapour containing the virus OUT but the surgical things that keep the virus IN.Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-73627808579690620352020-04-08T17:46:03.728+01:002020-04-08T17:46:03.728+01:00DP111, 12:30"Another week or so should tell u...DP111, 12:30<i>"Another week or so should tell us if the lockdown is working. If its not, then the virus has found a way to the population, via supermarkets or some other way."</i><br /><br />Or, most of us had it before anyway. <br /><br /> <br />JPM, 13:25<br /><br /><i>"DJK absolutely right, and with its disastrous herd immunity policy that is perhaps what awaits UK and US people if the rest of the world do as China, Taiwan, S. Korea, Germany, Norway etc. are doing and eradicate this scourge in their nations.</i><br /><br />US has done 1.7 million tests JPM, more than any other nation; what is it you are suggesting the US and UK should do? Specifics please, as your list of countries above have almost nothing in common in their approach. <br />Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-20976307178510629302020-04-08T16:17:32.599+01:002020-04-08T16:17:32.599+01:00There'll always be 35,000 people flying to int...There'll always be 35,000 people flying to interminable COPXX conferences (and pre-conferences) in the future I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-30476450150878811922020-04-08T15:01:17.601+01:002020-04-08T15:01:17.601+01:00"St Greta and the idiots of Extremist Rebelli..."St Greta and the idiots of Extremist Rebellion must be delighted that their dream of eliminating the opportunity to visit other countries has been so swiftly delivered."<br /><br />Thanks DeeDee, let's hope that the sorry little lot of ragged-trousered twonks will now stay at home and do what we do, just chat online and save the feds the effort of stopping us wandering around like her other thick children/mates.Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-83891317993929255222020-04-08T13:55:15.964+01:002020-04-08T13:55:15.964+01:00For the sake of over stressing our NHS the Governm...<br />For the sake of over stressing our NHS the Government has seen fit to destroy the countries TOTAL economy. They used to achieve this by means of war - now they do it using propaganda and making people feel guilty for even walking in a park.<br /><br />As a reminder, on AVERAGE, there are 1,600 deaths from all sorts of causes DAILY in the UK. Over the winter months these figures could easily be DOUBLE that or more. Where was the lockdown then?<br /><br />Other than 'won't someone think of the children (sorry, NHS)' can anyone else tell me how this economic catastrophe can be justified? There is and never will be a cure. Same as influenza - you'll either get it or not, suffer or not, die or not.<br /><br />We have just STARTED this process of collapse too. Never mind the airlines, what about the high street businesses and suppliers that will never re-open? We have all been beggared by a mixture of propaganda and (some would say) deliberate contamination and most certainly by deceitful leadership that refuses to reveal the REAL reason behind their actions.<br />Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-85507085821714658782020-04-08T13:30:22.936+01:002020-04-08T13:30:22.936+01:00WTF is CVD? MLA GUMN.
How do you get it?
Do we sel...WTF is CVD? MLA GUMN.<br />How do you get it?<br />Do we self isolate?<br />Doonhamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-55737284280123103002020-04-08T13:25:25.027+01:002020-04-08T13:25:25.027+01:00DJK absolutely right, and with its disastrous herd...DJK absolutely right, and with its disastrous herd immunity policy that is perhaps what awaits UK and US people if the rest of the world do as China, Taiwan, S. Korea, Germany, Norway etc. are doing and eradicate this scourge in their nations.<br /><br />Trump might threaten WHO for not joining him in his lies about China, but many other countries will expose those too. JPMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-26858243294637784312020-04-08T12:30:57.824+01:002020-04-08T12:30:57.824+01:00Radders, Thank you for running an informative blog...Radders, Thank you for running an informative blog<br /><br />Lockdown started on 24th March 2020. Its now 8th April 2020. A full two weeks. Yet there is no flattening out of the Infection rate. The rate is still positive. This does indicate that the method of infection is not just by touch(wash hands). <br /><br />As most of the population is incarcerated, with contact very limited, then the only way that infection is spreading to the mass population, is not via emergency workers, who are limited in contacts, but via supermarkets. Even if one person per family goes to the supermarket, he going to a centre of infection, where a persons from the rest isolated population visits on a regular basis. The infection now spreads to the entire population via supermarkets, who act like hubs.<br /> <br />As the modes of infection are not wholly known, viz by air, then access to the supermarkets must be limited to electronic means, and goods delivered by special teams. Or remove the lockdown, as we are now very much in the region where prevention is worse then the cure. <br /><br />Another week or so should tell us if the lockdown is working. If its not, then the virus has found a way to the population, via supermarkets or some other way.<br /><br />DP111Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-54567646169207117682020-04-08T11:35:11.627+01:002020-04-08T11:35:11.627+01:00At the moment flights into China are limited to 75...At the moment flights into China are limited to 75% of seating capacity. I don't think we can realistically expect anything better than each middle seat being left empty (so 4 passengers over a row of 6), meaning about 66% of capacity, at least until a health card or vaccine comes.<br /><br />Depending on how many airlines actually survive, fares could become prohibitive, meaning package holidays and general tourism will be beyond the means of many.<br /><br />I doubt any business of consequence will return to executive or business travel - again until the card or jab thing. Too great a liability for employees who may feel they're being put at risk, or for PR purposes. I used to have to do that stuff and absolutely despised it, partly because it was a 12 hour flight, partly because my hotel bill was subject to intense scrutiny. So don't think this in person, flesh on flesh is popular.<br /><br />They'll soon have the Iran model about gradually trying to revive the economy and Nicaragua about herd immunity. Unfortunately it's very unlikely we'll ever learn how the N Korea version pans out.<br /><br />Whatever happens, it's very likely most governments will take the walking on eggshells route of a very gradual easing of restrictions. And if Boris doesn't pull through, or is severely lung compromised, that alone could add another month.Smoking Scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-87997278973345896432020-04-08T10:53:47.284+01:002020-04-08T10:53:47.284+01:00I'm a happy chap and of the firm belief that h...I'm a happy chap and of the firm belief that human ingenuity and some corner cutting will bring about a vaccine in perhaps 9 or so months as many labs etc hit the ground running given their previous work on sars and mers hence my travel plans.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-322551885421446632020-04-08T10:41:58.266+01:002020-04-08T10:41:58.266+01:00Many countries have used travel bans or quarantine...Many countries have used travel bans or quarantine restrictions as part of their C19 supression strategy. Unless the disease is completely supressed in the UK (which seems unlikely) then those restrictions are not going to be lifted anytime soon. Still, you might be able to travel to the USA, and perhaps to parts of the EU.DJKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-54074095540959682242020-04-08T10:34:59.382+01:002020-04-08T10:34:59.382+01:00Me too Thud, will be away as soon as I can.
Micro...Me too Thud, will be away as soon as I can.<br /><br />Microsoft teams is another excellent conference tool. BUT heed Raedwald' comment, had a 3 hour 'chat' with more than one who likes to ramble. Could ahve ben done with 15 minutes time and a couple of emails...beware! Already after only two weeks I am constantly "away". <br /><br />It is a "shock to airlines, airports and Boeing/Airbus"...and tens of thousands of parts/service comapanies, tens of thousands of hotels and their service comapnies...and so the ripples spread. Millions of jobs. <br /><br />Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-74486007526832290702020-04-08T10:30:01.469+01:002020-04-08T10:30:01.469+01:00But it will not after a pretty short time so not m...But it will not after a pretty short time so not much of a concern.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-5182616380603648042020-04-08T10:03:55.395+01:002020-04-08T10:03:55.395+01:00Thud: You may think differently if each foreign t...Thud: You may think differently if each foreign trip also involves a two week stay in a quarantine hotel.DJKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-85271994181329633272020-04-08T09:56:22.028+01:002020-04-08T09:56:22.028+01:00I have no intention of flying less and I'm alr...I have no intention of flying less and I'm already looking at future travel plans and I doubt I'm alone in this. I just can not see people not resuming their addiction to cheap flights on sleazy jet etc.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-84759569243265502612020-04-08T09:48:34.029+01:002020-04-08T09:48:34.029+01:00It turns out that working from home and holding vi...It turns out that working from home and holding virtual meetings works relatively painlessly for many people. I don't think the pre-Covid19 world of communing to the office to log on to your computer, or travelling many miles to meet people face-to-face is coming back. As we're told that a vaccine is about two years away, then even when the lockdown ends, natural prudence will keep many people away from public transport. It's rather a shock for airlines, airports and Boeing/Airbus, but there we go, the future can't always be extrapolated from the present.DJKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-51944727148781177262020-04-08T09:27:18.337+01:002020-04-08T09:27:18.337+01:00Before the Coronavirus:
Business travel as the st...Before the Coronavirus:<br /><br />Business travel as the status quo<br />Face to face meetings as the status quo<br />Working in an office as the status quo (for those with 'office' jobs)<br />Politics as an elaborate game of patronage<br />The economy as a way of spending tomorrow's money today<br /><br />After the Coronavirus:<br /><br />The same as before the Coronavirus, but not quite as frenetic.<br /><br />The adjustments (particularly if the virus returns cyclically) will take years to settle down, and eventually people will forget about the Coronavirus. DiscoveredJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300239909689336895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-4852371714902393232020-04-08T08:15:51.030+01:002020-04-08T08:15:51.030+01:00My biggest concern about all this is "what co...My biggest concern about all this is "what comes after". At the time of 9/11 I was working in the C&W internet business and I thought at the time "here comes video conferencing" but it didn't take off as I thought. So maybe we will just get back to normal? Tell you what though - have you seen the cost of flights to Europe later in the year?? Ouch!!Poisonedchalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877122279794559618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-57654815405062142662020-04-08T08:07:42.412+01:002020-04-08T08:07:42.412+01:00'those HR departments may just decide that tho...'those HR departments may just decide that those trips are unnecessary'<br /><br />Or maybe companies will decide it's the HR departments that are unnecessary.Andrew Douglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-32315668723373110572020-04-08T08:06:24.418+01:002020-04-08T08:06:24.418+01:00My younger son is looking forward to being able to...My younger son is looking forward to being able to resume his "hobby" of jetting round the world on his holidays. 3 trips have been postponed this year, but they're not cancelled. However, I accept that that won't apply to many.<br /><br />St Greta and the idiots of Extremist Rebellion must be delighted that their dream of eliminating the opportunity to visit other countries has been so swiftly delivered. DeeDee99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06753473473887381622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-24278016417142334562020-04-08T07:35:02.198+01:002020-04-08T07:35:02.198+01:00We used to laugh at the comics that showed Mr Joe ...<br />We used to laugh at the comics that showed Mr Joe Average relaxing in a reclining chair, headset and VR goggles mounted and exclaiming 'what a great holiday experience!' as he swanned around exotic locations from his living room. Total Recall anyone?<br /><br />Doesn't seem quite so ridiculous any more, does it?<br /><br />Millions would give a limb for such 'freedoms' right now.Dave_Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537213245172078183.post-20490852045971723072020-04-08T07:32:04.150+01:002020-04-08T07:32:04.150+01:00I am sure they can be used by the 2 billion Africa...I am sure they can be used by the 2 billion Africans that want to come here - and that our politicians want to come here.<br /><br />Certainly better than all those rafts that need 'rescuing'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com