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Post by JimC » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:46 am

pErvinalia wrote:
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They've done that here for the footy codes. It's weird in AFL as size of the field and the camera angles mean you can see that the stands are empty. But with rugby league it works really well. You don't really see much of the empty seats.
It is definitely bizarre, if you let yourself think about it.

But that won't be an issue for most footy fans... :tea:
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Post by Brian Peacock » Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:54 am

Footy is still a bloody boring game though.
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Post by Svartalf » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:10 am

all sport is boring when you're a spectator.
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Post by pErvinalia » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:28 am

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Post by rainbow » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:37 am

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Post by Alan B » Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:26 pm

Oh! How prophetic! :whistle:
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Post by Tero » Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:15 pm

Healthcare ststem jammed with covid not able to cover other infectious diseases
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Re: The post corona virus thread.

Post by JimC » Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:01 pm

Tero wrote:
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Healthcare ststem jammed with covid not able to cover other infectious diseases
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/health/d ... index.html
Here, at least, flu cases have gone down considerably compared to last year, partly because of more scared people getting the flu shot, and partly because of social distancing and improved personal hygiene...
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Post by rainbow » Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:38 am

Alan B wrote:
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Oh! How prophetic! :whistle:
:shifty: Well I had a little chuckle. :FIO:
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Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:57 am

They would be as effective as those paper throwaway ones.
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Post by Svartalf » Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:04 am

not if the wearer ate them...
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Post by Tero » Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:42 am

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Re: The post corona virus thread.

Post by Scot Dutchy » Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:12 am

Back to the trains:

'People don't want to fly': Covid-19 reawakens Europe's sleeper trains
Overnight services in Europe had seemingly hit the buffers but pandemic has revived demand

For all their promise of romance and adventure, Europe’s sleeper trains had appeared to have reached the end of the line.

Cripplingly expensive to run and forsaken by travellers for budget airlines, a decision by the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn to terminate the service connecting Paris to Berlin six years ago ushered in the closure of routes across the continent including almost all of France’s network.

But as Europe continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, there are tentative signs of a new dawn for the couchettes and twin bunks, as the concerns of both governments and travellers’ over the environmental impact of short-haul flights are being complemented by a desire to avoid airport departure lounges and security queues.

In the last few weeks there has been a flurry of announcements and inaugural journeys. Last Thursday the Swedish government said it would provide funds for two new routes to connect the cities of Stockholm and Malmö with Hamburg and Brussels.
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Re: The post corona virus thread.

Post by rainbow » Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:23 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
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Back to the trains:
Personally I would choose a train over air travel. Who wants to be cramped in a small space with smelly, unwashed Europeans, if one can avoid it?
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