r60man
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Post by r60man on Jan 4, 2021 6:41:44 GMT -8
Who didn't see this coming?
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Post by Red_Hercules on Jan 4, 2021 8:20:41 GMT -8
Who didn't see this coming?
F1 folks have been too optimistic. But, could they still hold it behind closed doors? |
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Post by safetycar on Jan 4, 2021 9:48:13 GMT -8
Well, I guess everyone except F1 saw that coming. I am disappointed but not surprised.
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Post by r60man on Jan 4, 2021 11:30:57 GMT -8
Who didn't see this coming?
F1 folks have been too optimistic. But, could they still hold it behind closed doors? Well there are the quarantine restrictions, which require them to be in the country for two weeks and test negative before they can be out and around. Teams will not be able to meet those restrictions, too much to do at the start of the season. |
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Post by hairyscotsman on Jan 14, 2021 2:18:13 GMT -8
Who didn't see this coming?
Yeah I was told a couple of months ago that Australia wouldn't happen in March, and that the Americas races are all in doubt as well. The calendar is just a guideline at this point & F1's going to have to be flexible again this year. |
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Post by hairyscotsman on Jan 14, 2021 2:24:01 GMT -8
F1 folks have been too optimistic. But, could they still hold it behind closed doors? Well there are the quarantine restrictions, which require them to be in the country for two weeks and test negative before they can be out and around. Teams will not be able to meet those restrictions, too much to do at the start of the season. Yep. The population of Australia went to great lengths to achieve the very low infection rate they have now, precisely by restricting incoming travelers (even Australians trying to return home) and restricting movement inside the country. It would make zero sense at all to make a move in direct opposition to what's worked so well. |
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Post by boiler on Jan 14, 2021 13:06:06 GMT -8
Well there are the quarantine restrictions, which require them to be in the country for two weeks and test negative before they can be out and around. Teams will not be able to meet those restrictions, too much to do at the start of the season. Yep. The population of Australia went to great lengths to achieve the very low infection rate they have now, precisely by restricting incoming travelers (even Australians trying to return home) and restricting movement inside the country. It would make zero sense at all to make a move in direct opposition to what's worked so well. And they did it without a mask mandate, I was floored when my in-laws mentioned that last week. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jan 14, 2021 13:20:05 GMT -8
Yep. The population of Australia went to great lengths to achieve the very low infection rate they have now, precisely by restricting incoming travelers (even Australians trying to return home) and restricting movement inside the country. It would make zero sense at all to make a move in direct opposition to what's worked so well. And they did it without a mask mandate, I was floored when my in-laws mentioned that last week. There were mask mandates in certain territories at certain times. They also went into a full nationwide lockdown and mandatory social distancing a few times. |
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Post by mikey on Jan 14, 2021 18:09:31 GMT -8
And they did it without a mask mandate, I was floored when my in-laws mentioned that last week. There were mask mandates in certain territories at certain times. They also went into a full nationwide lockdown and mandatory social distancing a few times. It also helped that it's an island that mostly has it's population around the coast, meaning it's easier to control than having to spread the resources throughout the whole island. That and the people mostly cooperated with the rules made it fairly quick to stop the spread. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 5:39:43 GMT -8
There were mask mandates in certain territories at certain times. They also went into a full nationwide lockdown and mandatory social distancing a few times. It also helped that it's an island that mostly has it's population around the coast, meaning it's easier to control than having to spread the resources throughout the whole island. That and the people mostly cooperated with the rules made it fairly quick to stop the spread. It also helps that the Aussies don't have egotistical dumb-asses in charge. |
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Post by snuffmoviestar on Jan 15, 2021 9:14:47 GMT -8
It also helped that it's an island that mostly has it's population around the coast, meaning it's easier to control than having to spread the resources throughout the whole island. That and the people mostly cooperated with the rules made it fairly quick to stop the spread. It also helps that the Aussies don't have egotistical dumb-asses in charge. I wouldn't bet my life on that^. |
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Post by hairyscotsman on Jan 18, 2021 16:51:10 GMT -8
There were mask mandates in certain territories at certain times. They also went into a full nationwide lockdown and mandatory social distancing a few times. It also helped that it's an island that mostly has it's population around the coast, meaning it's easier to control than having to spread the resources throughout the whole island. That and the people mostly cooperated with the rules made it fairly quick to stop the spread.I think that bold bit is the most important part of the equation. Being an island certainly helped some, but they'd have gotten nowhere without a smart plan and citizens willing to execute it. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jan 21, 2021 12:58:12 GMT -8
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Post by pushtopass on Jan 21, 2021 14:27:29 GMT -8
It also helped that it's an island that mostly has it's population around the coast, meaning it's easier to control than having to spread the resources throughout the whole island. That and the people mostly cooperated with the rules made it fairly quick to stop the spread.I think that bold bit is the most important part of the equation. Being an island certainly helped some, but they'd have gotten nowhere without a smart plan and citizens willing to execute it. Yes; being an island doesn't help that much because basically both of our borders are closed anyway. So in many aspects we are an island as well. |
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Post by mikey on Jan 21, 2021 19:58:54 GMT -8
I think that bold bit is the most important part of the equation. Being an island certainly helped some, but they'd have gotten nowhere without a smart plan and citizens willing to execute it. Yes; being an island doesn't help that much because basically both of our borders are closed anyway. So in many aspects we are an island as well. You mean the USA? Not likely...my old maid came from Nova Scotia and used to drive to Maine and walk thru the woods every couple of months into and out of Canada with no borders no nothing, just lots and lots of woods and more woods. The Southern Border is also pretty porous as well. |
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Post by pushtopass on Jan 22, 2021 5:41:03 GMT -8
Yes; being an island doesn't help that much because basically both of our borders are closed anyway. So in many aspects we are an island as well. You mean the USA? Not likely...my old maid came from Nova Scotia and used to drive to Maine and walk thru the woods every couple of months into and out of Canada with no borders no nothing, just lots and lots of woods and more woods. The Southern Border is also pretty porous as well. My point is that most people entering this country at this point in time are flying in on airplanes. That includes US citizens who travel abroad. All should be quarantined when they arrive. We can easily do that the same as Australia and many countries. |
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Post by mikey on Jan 22, 2021 10:03:56 GMT -8
You mean the USA? Not likely...my old maid came from Nova Scotia and used to drive to Maine and walk thru the woods every couple of months into and out of Canada with no borders no nothing, just lots and lots of woods and more woods. The Southern Border is also pretty porous as well. My point is that most people entering this country at this point in time are flying in on airplanes. That includes US citizens who travel abroad. All should be quarantined when they arrive. We can easily do that the same as Australia and many countries. Yes we could but that means alot of States letting the Feds make the rules and then the States left to enforce them with usually no money in the regulations to pay for it meaning it won't happen. My local airport, a puddle jumper place, finally hit 1 million customers in 2020 after over 50 years of being in operation, they are an 'International Airport' according to their advertising, that means they would have to find a way to do the quarantine monitoring too. They have ONE fricking baggage carousel and ONE TSA checkpoint with normally one person who looks at your stuff thru normally VERY dark sunglasses and asks no one any questions, they just stamp your stuff and you move on. |
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Post by pushtopass on Jan 22, 2021 13:09:09 GMT -8
My point is that most people entering this country at this point in time are flying in on airplanes. That includes US citizens who travel abroad. All should be quarantined when they arrive. We can easily do that the same as Australia and many countries. Yes we could but that means alot of States letting the Feds make the rules and then the States left to enforce them with usually no money in the regulations to pay for it meaning it won't happen. My local airport, a puddle jumper place, finally hit 1 million customers in 2020 after over 50 years of being in operation, they are an 'International Airport' according to their advertising, that means they would have to find a way to do the quarantine monitoring too. They have ONE fricking baggage carousel and ONE TSA checkpoint with normally one person who looks at your stuff thru normally VERY dark sunglasses and asks no one any questions, they just stamp your stuff and you move on. You do it like Thailand (for example): everyone landing on a plane that originated out of the country takes the bus straight to a quarantine hotel (at their expense) and remains there for 14 days (or probably less now, particularly with testing). |
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Korean cable TV is lousy. no more NASCAR nor NHRA
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