General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

[love_the_life]

More likely one of their facebook friends reported them.

With friends like that, you don't need enemies as they say.
There has been advice to people about 'dobbing in' and even harassing groups they see when they are out when the said group may be a legitimate family unit and can be out together.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

With friends like that, you don't need enemies as they say.
There has been advice to people about 'dobbing in' and even harassing groups they see when they are out when the said group may be a legitimate family unit and can be out together.

Pity for all the illegitimate children at present who cannot be out and about

 

[Hvr]

Pity for all the illegitimate children at present who cannot be out and about

Poor coughs.

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

Pity for all the illegitimate children at present who cannot be out and about

Yes, poor coughs...

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[VPS]

This would be me

 

[TheRealTMA]

This would be me
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Well, hidden vegetables are one thing, but I’m not going that far!

 

[Pushka]

This would be me
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We had coriander tonight. We are safe.

 

[p--and--t]

Poor coughs.

Oh no! This isolation must be getting to me. I laughed yet again at a HVR post

 

[Hvr]

Well, hidden vegetables are one thing, but I’m not going that far!

I find the root vegetables hide from me.

 

[Pushka]

Employees must complete a Jobkeeper Employee Nomination form to "Notify eligible employees that you intend to participate and ask them if they agree to be nominated and receive payments from employer as part of the scheme". Edit: You dont need to send form to ATO but must keep on record.

Theres work to be done via payroll software for correct/exact Jobkeeper coding so the ATO can pick up via STP reporting. Its to be paid as an Allowance and correct descriptions must be created in software. If the software code wording is incorrrect, there will be issues getting paid from the ATO. ie, Allowance created as JOBKEEPER-TOPUP plus you have to have JOBKEEPER-START-FN## reference. No super applicable to payments. No answer on Payroll Tax applicable but expect it wont be, just like Parental Leave payments are not applicable.

Im told you have to have this locked down by end of April to qualify (at this stage). Not sure what happens if an employer starts JobKeeper/stand downs after April, waiting for response on that.

Employer must have registration completed by end of April, scheme opens for registration 20th April, including Employee Nomination form.

Monthly employer declaration required to receive payments

I’d have expected just to process payroll as normal and that wouldn’t need special coding. It’s all STP.

 

[Lynda2475]

If Coriander is the cure Im a dead women - i wont eat it for love or money or health.

Heard on radio this monrting that In NSW kids are going back to classrooms on week 3 of Term 2 (11th May), they are talking about reopening resturants the same week.

I really want them allow nail salons to open, i really need a pedicure. If they limit number of clients in the salon at a time I cant see it as nay less safe than a haidresser which is still ipen, give the salon ladies always wear masks and rubber gloves anyway. And unliek a haircut a pedicure can totally be done in under 30 mins.

 

[Pushka]

If Coriander is the cure Im a dead women - i wont eat it for love or money or health.

Heard on radio this monrting that In NSW kids are going back to classrooms on week 3 of Term 2 (11th May), they are talking about reopening resturants the same week.

I really want them allow nail salons to open, i really need a pedicure. If they limit number of clients in the salon at a time I cant see it as nay less safe than a haidresser which is still ipen, give the salon ladies always wear masks and rubber gloves anyway. And unliek a haircut a pedicure can totally be done in under 30 mins.

SA schools never shut. Just not open currently for school holidays.

 

[Lynda2475]

NSW school never shut either, it was just encouraged for kids who could stay home to do so for the last 2 weeks of term 1. Term 2 starts on 27th April, all currently on Easter Hoidays.

However my understanding is that the "option" to do remote learning will cease (except for those who are sick or have comporomised immune systems) from week 3 of term 3 - meanign kids are expected to attend in person or be deemed truant.

 

[Flying mermaid]

If Coriander is the cure Im a dead women - i wont eat it for love or money or health.

Heard on radio this monrting that In NSW kids are going back to classrooms on week 3 of Term 2 (11th May), they are talking about reopening resturants the same week.

I really want them allow nail salons to open, i really need a pedicure. If they limit number of clients in the salon at a time I cant see it as nay less safe than a haidresser which is still ipen, give the salon ladies always wear masks and rubber gloves anyway. And unliek a haircut a pedicure can totally be done in under 30 mins.

I went and had my hair done on Wednesday. Had been dithering about cancelling - have gone to the same salon for 30 years and can remember when the current owner started as an apprentice. Was feeling really bad about cancelling. Then they phoned up to see if I was still coming because they had had so many cancellations and I just said yep still coming.

I did feel quite safe. All the hairdressers were wearing masks and they change them after each client. They had a certificate from the ACT govt saying they had had training in sanitising. They cleaned everything including the eftpos machine after I had used it. The chairs are very far apart so clients aren’t coming anywhere near each other. I would say probably 3 metres if not more between chairs.

I did do a few things like not wear watch or jewellery and I quarantined my shoes and bag in the garage

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NSW school never shut either, it was just encouraged for kids who could stay home to do so for the last 2 weeks of term 1. Term 2 starts on 27th April, all currently on Easter Hoidays.

However my understanding is that the "option" to do remote learning will cease (except for those who are sick or have comporomised immune systems) from week 3 of term 3 - meanign kids are expected to attend in person or be deemed truant.

I thought they were doing some sort of rotation so not all the kids were back together.

 

[Denali]

If Coriander is the cure Im a dead women - i wont eat it for love or money or health.

Heard on radio this monrting that In NSW kids are going back to classrooms on week 3 of Term 2 (11th May), they are talking about reopening resturants the same week.

I really want them allow nail salons to open, i really need a pedicure. If they limit number of clients in the salon at a time I cant see it as nay less safe than a haidresser which is still ipen, give the salon ladies always wear masks and rubber gloves anyway. And unliek a haircut a pedicure can totally be done in under 30 mins.

My weekly massage and a pedicure is what I want to get back to when things reopen.

Although my Chiro's sports & remedial masseuse is back from Saturday and I have a booking for next week - he had to get the OK from some Dept and did the Dept of Health Infection Control course (he did this before the lock down)

 

[Lynda2475]

I went to the hairdressers the Saturday before easter. They were only using every second/third station (its usually packed on Saturdays) and were wiping everything down too. I felt safe, as opted for the chair nearest the open door, and only got my roots done, a treatement and a trim (40 mins). I didnt get any foils or my hair blo-dried, left with it wet to minimise the time in the salon. Blo-drying my long thick hair takes close to an hour. Usual appointment is 2-3 hours, so I was chuffed wiyth 40 mins.

I really need a remedial massage and to see my physio, but am going without. The pedicure is what I want most though.

 

[Flying mermaid]

I went to the hairdressers the Saturday before easter. They were only using every second/third station (its usually packed on Saturdays) and were wiping everything down too. I felt safe, as opted for the chair nearest the open door, and only got my roots done, a treatement and a trim (40 mins). I didnt get any foils or my hair blo-dried, left with it wet to minimise the time in the salan. Blo-drying my long thock hair takes close an hour. Usual appointment is 2-3 hours, so I was chuffed wiyth 40 mins.

I really need a remedial massage and to see my physio, but am going without. The pedicure is what I want most though.

They gave up trying to dry my hair about a decade ago, or put that muck on that they like to at the end. Colour, wash and cut and in and out in 1.5 hours. Would be shorter, but there are always photos to show

 

[Flying mermaid]

A friend of mine is the co-ordinator for “helping our Hospital heroes”. She just put a post on Facebook, saying she had just received 145 hats from an 87 year old! What a wonderful effort.

 

[RooFlyer]

I did feel quite safe. All the hairdressers were wearing masks and they change them after each client. They had a certificate from the ACT govt saying they had had training in sanitising. They cleaned everything including the eftpos machine after I had used it. The chairs are very far apart so clients aren’t coming anywhere near each other. I would say probably 3 metres if not more between chairs.

I went to a 'hairdresser' today for a gent's haircut. My regular is closed temporarily, so I went to one in a shopping centre.

At the entrance, I was asked if I was feeling well, and if I had been interstate in the past 14 days (hmmm ... trick question I wondered ... was there an isolation enforcer hiding round the corner? ). Hand sanitiser on my hands on entry.

I saw them wiping down the chair etc before I sat down, - all so far, so good, but then was rather uncomfortable as the person happily spoke and chatted quite merrily towards my face. I know they can't 'social distance', but I thought that was a bit careless. I was only a bit relaxed as it seems there isn't any virus in the Hobart area, except for trip returnees.

But I must say one other client was holding a 'special needs' puppy in training. Uber-cute and went nuts (happily) when the blow-drier was used .

Usual appointment is 2-3 hours, so I was chuffed wiyth 40 mins.

(sorry ... actually )

 

[Lynda2475]

Well on a normal saturday salon is chockers and my hairdressers is constantly switching between clients and often one of the apprentices washes my hair or helps with the blow-dy. the good think about this virus was that my actual hairdressers did my colour, wash/treatement and cut. So only I had exposure to 1 staff member. Hand sanitiser everywhere, all surfaces wiped down, plenty of sistance between clients and most forgoing the hair dryer.

I ordered myself a eliptical cross trainer online (after a few false starts trying to find in stokc), and have now waited at home 2 days with no delivery. Delivery tracker for courier company shows it arrived ta their Sydney Depot 8:30am yesterday, and "prebooking delivery" at 4:30am this morning with delivery date schedueld as today. Ive now waited at home 2 whole days and still no sign of it. I really need the weekend to try and work out how to assemble it, but i guess it wont be here til monday now unless courier deliver post 5pm.

I want to go and grab some takeout for dinner but dont want to leave incase they show. It weighs over 80kgs so ineed delivery guy to carry it up the stair to my door, I could never get it home from the post office (i dont own a car).