COVID-19 – The responsible SA Business Response

[adrianh]

Covid-19 is going to cause lots and lots of parents to go insane......we are forced to have our little $h1Ts at home for the next month....

[ians]

Covid-19 is going to cause lots and lots of parents to go insane......we are forced to have our little $h1Ts at home for the next month....

If you are fortunate enough to work from home ...what about all the households which both parent work.

We are in a bit of a spot... even the holiday care where my daughter normally goes during school holidays is closed

[ians]

We are in deep shyte ...apparently not only are we in a technical recession ...the country is broke... no surprise ...after all the looting ...why would they have put something away for the rainy days... there is talk that they might drop the interest rate but other than that ...there is no money to assist the people of this country.

They are saying dont sell your stock even though they are falling through their a$$.

They were showing people panic buying... hello ...its not panic buying ...its being smart in many ways.

prices are still normal.

products are still available.

but more important ...

there is only 62 infected people ...so going to the local mass store is still pretty safe

so call it what you want ...at least i have the most important stuff covered.

The first thing people say when they are put into isolation ...i wish i had done some shopping ...dont be that fool.

[adrianh]

If you are fortunate enough to work from home ...what about all the households which both parent work.

We are in a bit of a spot... even the holiday care where my daughter normally goes during school holidays is closed

I've been working from home for many years. I do 99% of the work at home and hardly ever need to go out. My clients have their drivers deliver and collect from me more or less once a week. My eldest daughter still lives with me and I take her to varsity every day. My other daughter stays in the hostel in Stellenbosch. All that it means for us is that my eldest daughter I I won't go out at all and my youngest daughter is going to go stay with her boyfriend in Muizenberg. My wife works in the UK and her company is very good with this sort of thing. In real terms this thing has absolutely no effect on my life whatsoever. I like living like a hermit so now I don't have to go out at all for the next month. We did buy some supplies but nothing out of the ordinary - Just the most important stuff we would have bought in the next 4 weeks anyway.

[Derlyn]

Someone asked a question yesterday and I have yet to hear an answer.

How safe is one in a swimming pool ?

Derek

[ians]

Just imagine what the CV 19 vaccine will be worth... not only will it be worth more money than you could imagine ...it will also be cleared for use without all the red tape... it makes you wonder why people like gates and buffet when asked in a n interview long before this virus started where they were investing their money ...world health and yip you got it ...vaccines... i am thinking this is where I should be buying shares.

When you hear about stuff being written about this pandemic long before it actually happened ...doesnt it make you think.

Panic buying ...they say dont panic... do you really want to go into a shopping centre when this pandemic is in full swing.

Put up your hand and say "I" ...if you believe the SA government has this virus pandemic under control and will be able to manage this pandemic and the people when it starts rolling in SA.,, nobody is wearing face masks ...people are still shaking hands ... turning on taps in the toilet to wash hands... pushing the trolling then only wiping down the handle... handling cards at the tills... pushing card machine buttons ...leaning against counters... opening doors... pressing elevator buttons.

The worse... was a person standing packing a shelf in super market coughing all the product he was packing ...you would think the manager would remove the person as soon as they start coughing.. at least put the person in the back where nobody cant see him coughing all the products you are about to load into your trolley and you wonder why there is panic buying... we only have 62 reported cases ...rather get in and get what you need before there are thousands of infected people handling the stuff.

[ians]

Worth a watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQztKXR6k0

[adrianh]

“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.”

― Albert Einstein

[ians]

" OUT OF STOCK"

The most common used phrase at the moment.

Beside all the food stores emptying faster than people can say ...out of stock.

No inverters ...no batteries ...i needed 6 LED 6000K nano lights... no stock... everything is becoming a problem.

[adrianh]

I live very close to the N1 highway in Goodwood Cape Town. The road noise is normally quite loud and one can judge the time of day and the time of year by listening to the ambient sound mostly coming from the highway. Today sounds like Christmas day - it is deathly quiet - even quieter than a Sunday. I take it that 99% of Cape Town are staying indoors....

[ians]

Anyone have a mixture to make it yourself ...considering there are no stocks on the shelves and the majority of people in this country just dont have R50- 70 to blow on hand sanitizer.

[ians]

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer#ingredients

https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf

[ians]

I thought i would make my own hand sanitizer...

It seems the smart people have bought out all the 99 % alcohol in Sa already... no stocks available and no ETA.

I have a garden full of aloes and i know where to find more ...just dont tell my wife... i am sure she wont miss them... and i know how to erase the DVR... the other place ...the people are at work... i know where all the beams are ...and there is no CCTV

[ians]

What is the SA government going to do for business in SA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG4do83CFUk

[ians]

Imagine that....note the date 2015