Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

[ARYANTO]

Read on S/Media:
White guy applied for lockdown relief for his small co with 30 workers,
got turned down because of xyz. Decided to let his 30 go ,let gov't look after them , start employing 30 pale people on Monday to support and help.
Love this story

 

[Resistance]

The image below is not for sensitive viewers!
I helped my step brother out with my spare Zeus dual. He called me today to say its spitting and tastes awful. I asked if he had changed the cotton cos that's probably the issue... He says "ya, of course"

Wellllll. Clearly not. I don't even know how he smoked this for so long. The inside of the tank was disgusting (hence the ear bud) sies, some people just don't deserve nice things
Totally random post, but had to share the horrors

He most probably vaped a NET or something. Maybe also a DIY NET.

 

[ARYANTO]

The Girls went on a Coke [ZOO COOKIES IS ON HIATUS [[and the price jumped R4-5.00 because of increase of egg prices ]] - I picked up 4 kg in the last couple of weeks] and ciggie hunt - got a store that do have Stuyvesant @ R100 for 20 [we should have stocked up on ciggs not vape juice ]
They got no name brand - R55 for 20 - cheapest , menthol going for R65 .The shopowner proudly states that he have ''more than enough'' stock. No wonder that old cow don't want to lift the ban , her buddy must be making a KILLING !!!!

 

[FireDragon]

Day 37 of lockdown (day 1378 of self-isolating):

I have been working from home since 2016.... nothing has really changed for me. Work is way busier as it is a US-based academic website.

My new puppy mouse is keeping me busy. Black and Tan mini Dachshund. Damn.. for something with such small legs... he is a fast lil' f'ker!

*screams in panic* Just cracked my last bottle of vape juice!

 

[Resistance]

The Girls went on a Coke [ZOO COOKIES IS ON HIATUS [[and the price jumped R4-5.00 because of increase of egg prices ]] - I picked up 4 kg in the last couple of weeks] and ciggie hunt - got a store that do have Stuyvesant @ R100 for 20 [we should have stocked up on ciggs not vape juice ]
They got no name brand - R55 for 20 - cheapest , menthol going for R65 .The shopowner proudly states that he have ''more than enough'' stock. No wonder that old cow don't want to lift the ban , her buddy must be making a KILLING !!!!

Same thing around here with stinkies we had friends paying 1k a carton and complained with a smile about the price but refuses to vape.
I also think that's why they don't want to re-open the vape outlets it will give people more vuma to convert to vaping.

 

[ARYANTO]

Just to curb my curiosity : HOW MUCH BAILOUT HAS BEEN PAID TO S.A.A.?
Since 1994 the government has given SAA more than R57,000,000,000 in bailouts.
Nov 18, 2019
and just for fun - ESKOM:
The table below shows the Eskom bailouts and re-capitalizations since the company was formed in 1923.

Eskom Bailouts and Re-Capitalizations
Year Bailouts
1923 to 2008 No bailouts
2008/2009 R10 billion
2009/2010 R30 billion
2010/2011 R20 billion
2011/2012 —
2012/2013 R0.7 billion
2013/2014 —
2014/2015 —
2015/2016 R23 billion
2016/2017 —
2017/2018 —
2018/2019 —
2019/2020 R49 billion
2020/2021 R56 billion
2021/2022 R33 billion
2022/2023 R23 billion
Total R244.7 billion

 

[ARYANTO]

And seeing ARYANTO is HUNTING on Google , let's check ...
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said the losses in tax revenue from beer and alcohol in April were:

• R664 million lost in excise duties from beer.
• R300 million lost in excise duties from wine.
• R400 million lost in excise duties from spirits.
• R300 million lost in duties from cigarettes.

“So, year to date, our under recovery from these activities is R1.5 billion and we’re just through the first month,” said Kieswetter.

 

[Resistance]

Just to curb my curiosity : HOW MUCH BAILOUT HAS BEEN PAID TO S.A.A.?
Since 1994 the government has given SAA more than R57,000,000,000 in bailouts.
Nov 18, 2019
and just for fun - ESKOM:
The table below shows the Eskom bailouts and re-capitalizations since the company was formed in 1923.

Eskom Bailouts and Re-Capitalizations
Year Bailouts
1923 to 2008 No bailouts
2008/2009 R10 billion
2009/2010 R30 billion
2010/2011 R20 billion
2011/2012 —
2012/2013 R0.7 billion
2013/2014 —
2014/2015 —
2015/2016 R23 billion
2016/2017 —
2017/2018 —
2018/2019 —
2019/2020 R49 billion
2020/2021 R56 billion
2021/2022 R33 billion
2022/2023 R23 billion
Total R244.7 billion

Wow!

 

[Mollie]

Wow!

Thats VERY shocking

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[ARYANTO]

Wanna buy a pineapple ?

On the the first day of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in March, the Johannesburg fresh produce market sold 10,000 pineapples or so. On April 6 and 7 — a few days ahead of the Easter weekend — 60,000 pineapples were sold, reports BusinessLIVE.

Then this past Monday, volumes skyrocketed to 90,000 pineapples on the day.

Prices have responded — while pineapples sold for about R12.50 a kilo in March , they have shot up 80% to R22.50 last weekend.

Ingredients:

2 large ripe pineapples

4- 5 litres freshly boiled water (the amount depends on the size of the pineapples)

4 cups (800g) sugar or more to taste

Ice and fresh pineapple slices (optional), to serve

How to brew it:

1. Remove the green stalks from the pineapples and rinse and scrub the fruit well.
2. Using a sharp knife, cut the pineapple (skin included) into pieces.
3. Place the pineapple in the bucket and pour over the boiling water. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
4. Cover with a clean dishcloth and leave in a warm place for 2-3 days. The longer you leave the mixture the more it will ferment.
5. Strain mixture through a fine sieve, a muslin cloth or a piece of netting. Pour into the cooldrink bottles; don't seal the bottles too tightly*.
6. Chill and serve with lots of ice and a slice of pineapple if desired.

 

[Timwis]

Sunday, so about to put a Pork Joint in the oven for a traditional Sunday Roast, would have lamb every Sunday but it's just too damn expensive!

 

[Hooked]

DAY 37 08:40
Good morning inmates , still quiet outside but not for long , Minister Cele is threatening to shove the level up to 5 again , people just don't listen , this morning there was a post on FB with the fines for contravening the rules, everything is fined @ 1000 for first transgressors . If the control keepers were a bit more visible , govt can make up lost revenue quickly with fines , but alas ,there is no blue or cammo uniform in sight .I 've been out weekly and not once have I been stopped or questioned . Same goes for my cottage-dwellers and neighbours ,and we go to different shopping centers and suburbs - even as far as Edenvale/ Germiston.
Just for interest's sake , had our first ''hungry person'' at the gate yesterday , stating ''not wanting money but tinned food'' [Rather picky] . Know there will be more - disabled doorbell.

09:35 Believe it or not - Neighbor got his gardener in to cut lawn etc - I want so hard to bust his balls , but he will know it was me ...fuk.

How on earth did he even manage to do that?

 

[Hooked]

Day 37 of lockdown (day 1378 of self-isolating):

I have been working from home since 2016.... nothing has really changed for me. Work is way busier as it is a US-based academic website.

My new puppy mouse is keeping me busy. Black and Tan mini Dachshund. Damn.. for something with such small legs... he is a fast lil' f'ker!

*screams in panic* Just cracked my last bottle of vape juice!

What a beautiful pic @FireDragon!!

 

[M.Adhir]

I think that's Orions Belt/ Three Sisters.
At least that's what I thought it's called.

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

I think that's Orions Belt/ Three Sisters.
At least that's what I thought it's called.

View attachment 195431

It is!

 

[ARYANTO]

update
up 447 to 6783
deaths 131

 

[Grand Guru]

update
up 447 to 6783
deaths 131

At this pace we should expect a total lockdown again in 3 weeks maximum

 

[Grand Guru]

Day 38,
It’s the end of the long weekend and I enjoyed it thoroughly. This lockdown has been very beneficial for my credit card!
No online shopping, no compulsive buying and on going to the shops to kill time.
The kids are going to bed a bit later than usual as the online schooling starts only at 9am so we watch movies together almost every night and we play board games.

 

[M.Adhir]

Hmmmm

 

[Timwis]

Day 38,
It’s the end of the long weekend and I enjoyed it thoroughly. This lockdown has been very beneficial for my credit card!
No online shopping, no compulsive buying and on going to the shops to kill time.
The kids are going to bed a bit later than usual as the online schooling starts only at 9am so we watch movies together almost every night and we play board games.

Saving money will be one of the very few Silver Linings for some but it's those who because of this are not earning any money to save i feel for!

 

[ARYANTO]

At this pace we should expect a total lockdown again in 3 weeks maximum

this time it's level 10, 30 mins out for shopping , that's all . capish ?

 

[Adephi]

this time it's level 10, 30 mins out for shopping , that's all . capish ?

And they confiscate your 2l pineapple beer.

 

[M.Adhir]

At this pace we should expect a total lockdown again in 3 weeks maximum

Yeah I think they need to reconsider this lockdown though.
Alot of what is being forced on us doesn't seem to be thought out properly.
Becoming somewhat totalitarian.

Nevermind the financial impact which most of us will never live long enough to recover fully from. Maybe our grandkids will see the economic recovery. We won't, neither will our kids.

 

[Feliks Karp]

At this pace we should expect a total lockdown again in 3 weeks maximum

Unless something insane happens, we'll carry on in 4 for a while, there has been sustained community transmission for a while now which means the horse has bolted, it will continue to climb at an exponential rate just hopefully at a pace that's manageable. They know this too it's why we bought extra medical staff from overseas. The projection of 60-70% population infection will probably come to pass, especially considering that 50% of Gauteng's positive cases have been the low presenting/asymptomatic types.

Most countries have said two things, confirmed infections are out by a factor of at least ten, and by the first confirmed case the disease has been circulating for 6 weeks. Remember the first confirmed case here, only presented symptoms on day three of being in the country, which means the two days when a person is most infectious was already at the airport and in between, we only found that guy because he did the right thing and his GP did the right thing. How many people got through the airport measures (mostly being questionnaires and thermal cameras for body temp check)?

Myself, I had really bad red eyes, post nasal and the worst dry cough I have ever had in Feb, lasted two weeks, my GP said I didn't meet requirements for tests, and until they develop reliable antibody tests I'll never know. The projected infections are only as slow as the lock down has been in effect, so they projected 7k roughly three weeks ago, not quite at 7, but it's almost there but three weeks late so there has been a bit of suppression but mainly they have done well at mitigation. In all reality most high density urban areas probably have way more infections.

 

[blujeenz]

Pity we dont have a constitution to protect us in these trying times, like the Americans do.