Potential POSITIVE effects of corona virus

[Zaphod]

And one wonders how long some will stay. New Zealand is a very small market and after a few years back id say about 5 some will get very itch feet. Im feeling that way after a mere 12 months and im not even remotely a talent. And there are only 2 orchestra in the country or really one and half. Yes the beaches are great and there is now a rocket company here but really after a holiday of a few years their gaze will start to look to the heavens.

I agree. We made a decision to return to NZ a few years ago, but that came at a significant cost in terms of salary, experience and ability to travel. It's a trade-off we accepted and we were definitely happy to return home, but for many, once the pandemic passes and it will eventually, they are likely to leave for greener pastures. Remote working isn't the panacea it is made out to be.

[artemis]

Friend of mine applied for a Senior Business Analyst contract role. Agency said there were over 100 applicants.

[dobby41]

But I can see it now, the H&S crackdown (read gravy train) will be people working from home and risking a paper cut.

You hit the nail on the head there Sideshow.
H&S BULL S**T gravy train has been exposed for what it truely is !

Rather than paper cuts companies risk issues with RSI, neck and back strain from people working from home in poorly setup environments.
Some people WFH setups I have seen are woeful.

[BlackPeter]

And one wonders how long some will stay. New Zealand is a very small market and after a few years back id say about 5 some will get very itch feet. Im feeling that way after a mere 12 months and im not even remotely a talent. And there are only 2 orchestra in the country or really one and half. Yes the beaches are great and there is now a rocket company here but really after a holiday of a few years their gaze will start to look to the heavens.

What you ask is wrong with whatching rugby every friday night... cant a chainsaw at hamilton park cater for your ears?

Dont forget the Dames and if you think london doesnt think it owns Kiri and Dame M think again....

Those pure world class talents need a big stage and that stage isnt here.

The really big talents in all fields must be shipped out especially when they are young to get that experience.

They will return but for some it will be decades before that happens and they cant stay here its not healthy.

There used to be a time when even the US still had decent and honest presidents people could be proud of. After reading your post one quote from J. F. Kennedy sprang into my mind: "Don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1PbQlVMp98

Instead of complaining how sad things are here in NZ ... why don't you just spit into your hands and start your work on making them better?

[moka]

One of the benefits of covid – lots of places to do early voting. New Zealanders are going hard and they’re going early. Nearly half of eligible voters have voted early - 1,565,421 by 14/10/20 out of 3.3 million enrolled voters.

https://elections.nz/stats-and-research/2020-general-election-advance-voting-statistics

Perhaps, as one pundit joked, if we all vote early, then maybe they will have to stop campaigning and go home.
What does early voting mean for the quaint rules around campaigning in New Zealand? All billboards must be taken down before election day, and no advertising or media that could influence voting is permitted in print or online. Voting day is treated as a kind of fast that is broken at 7pm when results start coming in. Even social media accounts must be scrupulously non-political.
Yet all manner of ads, billboards, media reporting and online opinion is permissible up to midnight on October 16, by which point more than half of us will have voted. It could be argued that this makes a mockery of the election day code of silence that was already hard to enforce in an internet age.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123020237/election-2020-what-does-early-voting-do-to-electoral-traditions

[moka]

Having the borders closed is a case of winners and losers. I was in town on Saturday, and it was really busy. One shop said Labour weekend sales were up 40% compared to last year. People are not able to go overseas so are spending money on retail therapy, doing up the house, buying a new car, travelling around New Zealand. A friend approached businesses recently for sponsorship and said we understand if you do not donate as usual because of covid. Only one business reduced their contribution slightly. Another business said they had never been busier.

[King1212]

Vaccine is effective.this thread will be closed...

[BlackPeter]

Vaccine is effective.this thread will be closed...

Probably ... at some stage. However - just do the numbers how long it will take to roll out the vaccine. They say 50 mill doses by end of the year, and you need two of them. This is 25 mill vaccinated people. Leaves 7775 millions still to be vaccinated (based on 7.8 billion people worldwide).

And hey - it is really difficult to distribute stuff which needs to be kept below minus 70 degrees all the way from factory to consumer worldwide in large amounts.

While it is great to hear about the first successful vaccine candidate being that effective ... and I hope more will come, it won't make a huge dent (if any at all) into the current Covid wave this winter in the Northern hemisphere.

The good thing is - it clearly has potential to dampen next seasons (winter 2021/22 in the northern hemisphere) Covid wave and make travel between some disciplined first world countries sometimes in 2021 easier again.

There is reason to be optimistic, but I think we should leave the euphoria for a later day.

[Balance]

The vaccine sun is starting to shine through the dark virus clouds.

Something to be very happy about.

Will take time but a journey of 10,000 miles needs the first step.

[couta1]

The vaccine sun is starting to shine through the dark virus clouds.

Something to be very happy about.

Will take time but a journey of 10,000 miles needs the first step.

A vaccine for a pussycat virus which barely makes the top 20 causes of death for the year, give us a solution for a the real problem causes of death at or near the top of the list and ill get excited.