on โ13-03-2020 07:07 AM
Coronavirus update: Formula One Grand Prix called off, Trump announces travel ban, Tom Hanks tests positive
on โ10-07-2020 12:36 PM
Just because it is high rise does not mean it is bad. I once visited old lady in one of these towers in Carlton. It was very high up, and she just loved living there. The rooms were small, but the view just spectacular, and she could see planes as they were about to land in Tullamarine airport, some 20km away. She was also happy that nobody can break in through the windows, and all it too to feel secure was having secure door.
But it is very crowded when large families with lots of kids live there. Obviously, you need to be very low income to even qualify to get a flat in these buildings, and many people are disabled and often metally ill. But the lockdown is not just to protect the community from "them" it is to protect the people who live there and are not infected. With thousands of people living in these places, you cannot avoid being close to people the moment they leave their apartment. They have been all tested now, and in the towers that have been cleared, the lockdown ended.
The lesson learned? We should all have bit of extra food in the cupboards, if you are on medication, make sure you have at least a week extra, and do not let your supplied of any run right down. necessity
on โ10-07-2020 12:55 PM
She's looking forward to a bbq...in Wellington...in winter ![]()
โ10-07-2020 01:45 PM - edited โ10-07-2020 01:46 PM
@lionrose.7 wrote:Welcome to New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12346829
A terrific article. Looks like a perfect fit for NZ and her family.
And coming from San Francisco, she'll hardly notice the earthquakes.
Thanks for posting
on โ10-07-2020 02:15 PM
@davidc4430 wrote:One of nine Melbourne public housing towers to remain in strict quarantine due to coronavirus infections
its prolly a good example of why these high rise slums are a bad idea
in saving money by 'housing' thousands on a small site we have built huge virus incubators
we certainly have become the clever country
we have millions of acres of vacant land in this country but we feel the need to house people in these stupid places
hey david, I found a book for you
on โ10-07-2020 02:21 PM
@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:
@davidc4430 wrote:One of nine Melbourne public housing towers to remain in strict quarantine due to coronavirus infections
its prolly a good example of why these high rise slums are a bad idea
in saving money by 'housing' thousands on a small site we have built huge virus incubators
we certainly have become the clever country
we have millions of acres of vacant land in this country but we feel the need to house people in these stupid places
hey david, I found a book for you
I was thinking.................................
on โ10-07-2020 05:03 PM
@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:
@davidc4430 wrote:One of nine Melbourne public housing towers to remain in strict quarantine due to coronavirus infections
its prolly a good example of why these high rise slums are a bad idea
in saving money by 'housing' thousands on a small site we have built huge virus incubators
we certainly have become the clever country
we have millions of acres of vacant land in this country but we feel the need to house people in these stupid places
hey david, I found a book for you
this ones better
on โ10-07-2020 05:58 PM
@davidc4430 wrote:
@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:
places
hey david, I found a book for you
this ones better
Why is it 'better'? It's about cancer.
on โ10-07-2020 07:25 PM
@*kazumi* wrote:Just because it is high rise does not mean it is bad. I once visited old lady in one of these towers in Carlton. It was very high up, and she just loved living there. The rooms were small, but the view just spectacular, and she could see planes as they were about to land in Tullamarine airport, some 20km away. She was also happy that nobody can break in through the windows, and all it too to feel secure was having secure door.
But it is very crowded when large families with lots of kids live there. Obviously, you need to be very low income to even qualify to get a flat in these buildings, and many people are disabled and often metally ill. But the lockdown is not just to protect the community from "them" it is to protect the people who live there and are not infected. With thousands of people living in these places, you cannot avoid being close to people the moment they leave their apartment. They have been all tested now, and in the towers that have been cleared, the lockdown ended.
The lesson learned? We should all have bit of extra food in the cupboards, if you are on medication, make sure you have at least a week extra, and do not let your supplied of any run right down. necessity
What did VIC learn from the early Chinese experience ? or New York , Northern Italy , UK
Where is the danger ?
Winter time
High density living
Industrial centre
Not enough ongoing testing
Central heating
Gregarious social living
Low exercise in isolation
Low sunshine exposure in isolation
Why are deaths rates low in Africa ?
Fresh air , exercise , sunshine ? contributing to relative resistance ? possibly ?
on โ10-07-2020 07:36 PM
on โ10-07-2020 07:38 PM
Africa - how's the testing going. ![]()