Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

What are you going to be doing during the lockdown?

  • At home. I’m non essential

    Votes: 70 41.2%

  • Working. The virus doesn’t scare me

    Votes: 41 24.1%

  • On standby

    Votes: 10 5.9%

  • Working from home. Too essential to take any risk!

    Votes: 66 38.8%
  • Total voters
    170
  • Poll closed .
Sorry guys, but ...

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/a...d-for-home-brewed-beer-due-to-lockdown-2020-4

"Anchor Yeast has stopped the sale and distribution of its brewer's "Inkunzi malanga” dry yeast.

The 20g product has been in hot demand as South Africans scramble to make home-brewed beer during the national lockdown. No alcohol sales are currently allowed...

Anchor Yeast consumer director Joanne Clarke said in line with the disaster regulations governing the lockdown, and following legal consultation, Anchor has put on hold the distribution of the yeast product.

Clarke said the Inkunzi Malanga yeast has been used for the last forty-five years to brew traditional or craft beer.

It has a different formulation from the standard baking yeast, to produce more foam and a distinctly sour taste.

“We understand that this will be upsetting for some people but are advised to adhere to the spirit of the legislation, rather than just the letter of it,” Clarke said...."
 
Rob Fisher said:
The modder advised against me trying to drill out stainless steel so I abandoned that project! Well, the charging of the Dremel wasn't a complete waste! With the continual use of my Dvarw's they all have scratches and little marks on them from being washed etc... so I tried polishing one! Never polished something before and it's a win! The scratches have gone and it's nice and shiny again! As soon as lockdown is over I'm off to buy a decent buffing wheel! This is a chicken dinner! Bazinga!
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Normally when someone tell me it's not possible I normally prove it can be done.
 
Grand Guru said:
What they give with 1 hand... I'd rather see them restore the WHO funding.
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I honestly don't trust WHO either(maybe they more honest when it comes to covid) with all the fear mongering they did with vaping...with all the fake studies from Stanton glantz(all the data collected was rigged studies that would go their way) that were pretty much all retracted but still did such major damage to the industry, I have no respect for liars that destroy and actually put millions at a much higher risk just for some Big tobacco blood money.... Honestly they can save more lives being pro vape then they can ever save in this covid pandemic, we lose so many more ppl every year from smoking than we going to ever lose from Corona..... IMHO

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CashKat88 said:
we lose so many more ppl every year from smoking than we going to ever lose from Corona..... IMHO

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Not to take away from your argument as I agree wrt the tobacco funded studies etc being the root of alot of the negative news.
bu smoking is a choice though. Corona isn't.
 
We can criticize the WHO for many more reasons @CashKat88 as it's subject to lobbying like all other organizations. But the truth is that it's made a huge difference in billions of people's lives... Ebola, Malaria, Polio etc. No one is perfect buddy
 
M.Adhir said:
Not to take away from your argument as I agree wrt the tobacco funded studies etc being the root of alot of the negative news.
bu smoking is a choice though. Corona isn't.
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Yeah I completely agree with you but smoking is also an addiction and as much as it was a choice in the beginning, in the end its something that could end up killing you because you don't know how to kick the habit even if you wanted to, its something so difficult to do and no one cared for people with this affliction before but along came vaping and its here to help us live better healthier lives, it puts quality back into life and actually started this awesome community we all love, For them to try kill something like that and abandon the millions that need this to save their lives just for money really upsets me.
 
M.Adhir said:
Not to take away from your argument as I agree wrt the tobacco funded studies etc being the root of alot of the negative news.
bu smoking is a choice though. Corona isn't.
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When I grew up it was a norm. I didn't want to smoke but fell in the trap. By the time I realized I didn't want to smoke it was a bit too late.
The case with Corona is I don't want it ,but this time it's not my choice. I guess it's also the norm to have it because the whole world has it.???
 
Resistance said:
When I grew up it was a norm. I didn't want to smoke but fell in the trap. By the time I realized I didn't want to smoke it was a bit too late.
The case with Corona is I don't want it ,but this time it's not my choice. I guess it's also the norm to have it because the whole world has it.???
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A few years ago (when i was still a smoker) - someone asked me if i could go back and change one thing in my life directly, what would it be?
My answer - would not have lit that first cigarette when i was 13 or 14 years old.

My point of that previous statement was just there are inherent choices involved in smoking (yes someone may be addicted now so alot of that "choice" was made a while back - but there are options other than smoking to satisfy a nicotine dependency/ craving. And with Corona your only choice currently is to stay home as much as possible to try and hope you dont get sick.
 
Grand Guru said:
We can criticize the WHO for many more reasons @CashKat88 as it's subject to lobbying like all other organizations. But the truth is that it's made a huge difference in billions of people's lives... Ebola, Malaria, Polio etc. No one is perfect buddy
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Yeah I understand, as much good as they have done, I will never trust them fully again and its great that they doing good out there but once trust is broken its very difficult to regain again unless they do good on the people they wronged in the past...my view on them will never be the same again
 
Hooked said:
Trump's failure to respond appropriately goes way back when.

https://www.laprogressive.com/timeline-of-failure-and-deception/
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Bear in mind a large portion of the criticism is from the Democrats/ far left.

Here's a quote.
Psychologists and psychiatrists have long warned that Trump is a malignant narcissist, incapable of considering or caring about the welfare of others.
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Yet he frequently refers to rescuing the children, seems like the tent camp in central park is serving that function.
From my web wanderings it seems to be abused children that are being rescued, not kids infected with cv19.

Doesnt sound like an individual incapable of caring for the welfare of others.


https://timothycharlesholmseth.com
by Timothy Charles Holmseth on April 15, 2020 at 11:50 A.M.

President Trump is a HERO.

Babies and small children are being treated beneath the tents of the field medical hospital in Central Park, New York.
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M.Adhir said:
A few years ago (when i was still a smoker) - someone asked me if i could go back and change one thing in my life directly, what would it be?
My answer - would not have lit that first cigarette when i was 13 or 14 years old.

My point of that previous statement was just there are inherent choices involved in smoking (yes someone may be addicted now so alot of that "choice" was made a while back - but there are options other than smoking to satisfy a nicotine dependency/ craving. And with Corona your only choice currently is to stay home as much as possible to try and hope you dont get sick.
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I agree with you. I was just stating how I feel.
 
M.Adhir said:
Not to take away from your argument as I agree wrt the tobacco funded studies etc being the root of alot of the negative news.
bu smoking is a choice though. Corona isn't.
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And Zoo Biscuits... :O:lipssealed::giggle:
 
blujeenz said:
Bear in mind a large portion of the criticism is from the Democrats/ far left.

Here's a quote.


Yet he frequently refers to rescuing the children, seems like the tent camp in central park is serving that function.
From my web wanderings it seems to be abused children that are being rescued, not kids infected with cv19.

Doesnt sound like an individual incapable of caring for the welfare of others.


https://timothycharlesholmseth.com
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blujeenz said:
Bear in mind a large portion of the criticism is from the Democrats/ far left.]

The timelines are factual (one assumes). That the criticism may come from the Democrats is thus irrelevant.
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WHO praises President Ramaphosa’s response to Covid-19
https://www.all4women.co.za/2003547...ses-president-ramaphosas-response-to-covid-19

In a virtual press conference hosted in Geneva Switzerland on Wednesday evening, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Michael Ryan praised South Africa, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the worldwide epidemic…
He also highlighted how other African countries have been leading the way in their response to the new coronavirus.

“There’s a tremendous amount of innovation going on in Africa in general. It is interesting in the way that South Africa is bringing the disease under control. And how African countries are actually, in many ways, showing the way.

“The strategy in South Africa was based on preparations, primary prevention, lockdown and enhanced surveillance. Sixty seven mobile lab units around the country, 28 000 community health workers trained in case detection,” he noted.

“And I think over 120 000 tests completed, with a 2.7 % positivity rate – which is incredible. That much testing for that return,” says Dr Ryan.

Watch the full media briefing below:

 
"Three Western Cape supermarkets have had to temporarily close their doors for deep cleaning after staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Two of these stores are located in the Zevenwacht area near Kuilsriver. The third store is located in Somerset West..."
Read here
 
No rushing off to the Spur, I'm afraid ...

Spur restaurants to stay closed until all lockdown rules are lifted
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/spur-restaurants-to-stay-closed-until-all-lockdown-rules-are-lifted
22 April 2020

One of South Africa’s most popular franchise restaurants Spur has announced it will not reopen immediately after lockdown. All Spur and Panarottis restaurants will stay closed, while only select Rocomamas eateries will reopen.

The Spur group’s Chief Operating Officer Mark Farelly said, they will remain closed as long as there are restrictions on the number of customers they are allowed to serve at any given time and when they can sell alcohol.

“The restricted trade was so injurious that the lockdown almost came as a relief as the cost of individual closures was preferable to the hideous trading losses our franchisees were incurring,” Farrelly said in a statement. “On average, our turnovers dropped over 70%, and it proved impossible to run a viable business with the restrictions in place.”

He added that Spur is not going to have its franchisees take on the cost of reopening after lockdown on so they can “sustain catastrophic losses”.

Spur has been careful not to inform its customers on when it will be reopened; instead, customers have just been informed that they will be kept updated on when the reopening will take place.

It is believed Farelly also did not inform landlords of when the eateries in the group will begin trading again. Instead, they have been warned that winter may not be the safest time for sit-down restaurants.

“One of our major concerns is that we are going into winter [the flu season] and rightfully, people will continue to be alarmed by anyone coughing and sneezing,” he said. “We will not grant a franchise on any site driven to closure by unrealistic landlord expectation.”

There are more than 600 Spur restaurants across the country, which employ approximately 30 000 employees.





https://www.capetownetc.com/news/sp...y-closed-until-all-lockdown-rules-are-lifted/
 
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