From the F1 website:
The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix, which had been scheduled for April 17-19, has been postponed as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The Chinese Grand Prix Promoter, Juss Sports Group, officially requested the postponement after ongoing discussions with the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People's Republic of China (CAMF) and Shanghai Administration of Sports.
Amid continued health concerns and with the World Health Organisation declaring the coronavirus as a global health emergency, Formula 1, together with governing body the FIA, jointly decided to accept the postponement request in order to ensure the health and safety of the travelling staff, championship participants and fans.
Formula 1 and the FIA will continue to work closely with the teams, race promoter, CAMF and the local authorities to monitor the situation as it develops, with all parties studying the viability of potential alternative dates for the Grand Prix later in the year should the situation improve.
"The Chinese Grand Prix has always been a very important part of the F1 calendar and the fans are always incredible," Formula 1 said in a statement. "We all look forward to racing in China as soon as possible and wish everyone in the country the best during this difficult time."
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Northern Raider
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Imola have submitted a proposal to stand in for the Chinese GP
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Im on a flight to Taiwan this evening. According to the seating map, there are only 14 people on the flight 
Bet the bastards still wont upgrade me, of course.
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Bet the bastards still wont upgrade me, of course.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
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Hate to ruin it for you, but I don't think that you can be upgraded from first class.T_R wrote:Im on a flight to Taiwan this evening. According to the seating map, there are only 14 people on the flight
Bet the bastards still wont upgrade me, of course.
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Re: Coronavirus
Two relaxing weeks at stunning Christmas Island!greeneyed wrote:Good luck. Hopefully we see you back in Australia one day.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Someone's got to fly the thingDr Zaius wrote:Hate to ruin it for you, but I don't think that you can be upgraded from first class.T_R wrote:Im on a flight to Taiwan this evening. According to the seating map, there are only 14 people on the flight
Bet the bastards still wont upgrade me, of course.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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How's the bottom line looking, @T_R?
We've got out trip to Japan coming up in April and whilst we're not worried about the virus itself, we are worried about how it's going to impact our trip.
We've got out trip to Japan coming up in April and whilst we're not worried about the virus itself, we are worried about how it's going to impact our trip.
Re: Coronavirus
Down about $1 million turnover in the last three weeks. So, pretty crap.
Just arrived in Taiwan. Lots of masks being worn, but no major concerns beyond that. Flights and hotels all empty though.
My wife got back from Japan on Thursday. Much worse there.
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Just arrived in Taiwan. Lots of masks being worn, but no major concerns beyond that. Flights and hotels all empty though.
My wife got back from Japan on Thursday. Much worse there.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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There are masks being worn in Canberra. Maybe we just got used to it after the bushfires.
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Sh... should we be worried about our trip? or have they got a bit under control?
I wont complain if the results are that foot traffic is down for universial and disney, but if they start cancelling flights and closing **** down, it's really going to upset me
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Dunno. Aus government has issued a ' Exercise high degree of caution' notice for Japan. That's huge. Anything higher and it starts messing with your travel insurance.
Japan has nine million Chinese tourists a year. At the moment, there are none. Hotels are going to be crazy cheap and you'll be pretty much able to walk around places like Kyoto in the nude ... you'll have them to yourself.
The issue may also be getting home. Taiwan has just whacked a compulsory 14 day quarantine on arrivals from Japan and Korea. When I arrived here yesterday, all Japan flights (there are normally about 4 an hour) had been cancelled.
Can't read it yet, but I wouldn't be packing my bags at this point.
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Japan has nine million Chinese tourists a year. At the moment, there are none. Hotels are going to be crazy cheap and you'll be pretty much able to walk around places like Kyoto in the nude ... you'll have them to yourself.
The issue may also be getting home. Taiwan has just whacked a compulsory 14 day quarantine on arrivals from Japan and Korea. When I arrived here yesterday, all Japan flights (there are normally about 4 an hour) had been cancelled.
Can't read it yet, but I wouldn't be packing my bags at this point.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Sterlk
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Re: Coronavirus
A good measure of how worried people actually are is whether employers can be convinced to give their staff paid quarantine leave, if they've been to nearby countries recently (excl. China).
I tried, and failed.
Verdict: people like to obsess over the news coverage but aren't at all concerned within Australia yet.
I tried, and failed.
Verdict: people like to obsess over the news coverage but aren't at all concerned within Australia yet.
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We won’t get anything like that. We’ll just be told to work from home. Working from home is part of our business continuity plan. Everyone’s set up
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It's on, kiddies.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Take care of yourself TR
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The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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They better not cancel any Raiders games. 
This coronavirus has broken into the backfield with only the fullback to beat.
This coronavirus has broken into the backfield with only the fullback to beat.
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motogp in disarray, Qatar cancelled and Thailand postponed
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My mum has had some health problems in the last 18 months, so coronavirus scares the hell out of me.
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Just had my usual March conference in Italy cancelled. On the plus side, first year in a decade I'm home for the Raiders first game.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Perhaps its the optimist in me, but im still feeling pretty good about our trip to Japan.
If Disney/US etc all open up again after this two week period, and the current travel advisory holds at exercise caution, then we've made the decision to go ahead with our trip.
If Disney/US etc all open up again after this two week period, and the current travel advisory holds at exercise caution, then we've made the decision to go ahead with our trip.
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I had 2 conferences this week. One at Gold Coast which is 1 hour drive and the other in Orlando which is 30 hour flight. Both going ahead but I went with the former. Better chance of getting home again.
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So, be honest. How many of you stocked up on toilet paper?
Complete insanity, really. Those nutjobs buying multiple packs of 48 rolls from Costco are going to have unnecessary toilet paper taking up space for a year or more.
Complete insanity, really. Those nutjobs buying multiple packs of 48 rolls from Costco are going to have unnecessary toilet paper taking up space for a year or more.
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gangrenous
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Re: Coronavirus
Nothing gives me the **** like being unable to buy toilet paper.
It’s an unfortunate combination...
It’s an unfortunate combination...
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We didn't and I think we're down to 3 or 4 rolls - which ain't a lot with a wife and 2 daughters. I'll be out on the streets begging for **** roll by Friday.
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I came in here to ask the same thing. Crazy. I’ll be using the Shower if things get desperate.Sterlk wrote:So, be honest. How many of you stocked up on toilet paper?
Complete insanity, really. Those nutjobs buying multiple packs of 48 rolls from Costco are going to have unnecessary toilet paper taking up space for a year or more.
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This made me lol
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Are you sure that’s the worst case outcome mate ?
I bow down to thee oh great Nickman, the wisest of the wise, your political adroitness is unsurpassed, your sagacity is unmatched, your wisdom shines through on this forum amongst us mere mortals as bright as your scalp under the light of a full moon, never shall I doubt your analytical prowess again. You are my hero, my lord, my savior, may you accept my offerings so you continue to bless us with your genius.
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And toilet paper shares!
I bow down to thee oh great Nickman, the wisest of the wise, your political adroitness is unsurpassed, your sagacity is unmatched, your wisdom shines through on this forum amongst us mere mortals as bright as your scalp under the light of a full moon, never shall I doubt your analytical prowess again. You are my hero, my lord, my savior, may you accept my offerings so you continue to bless us with your genius.
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I'm binge watching 'Doomsday Preppers'.Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑March 4, 2020, 5:32 pmI came in here to ask the same thing. Crazy. I’ll be using the Shower if things get desperate.Sterlk wrote:So, be honest. How many of you stocked up on toilet paper?
Complete insanity, really. Those nutjobs buying multiple packs of 48 rolls from Costco are going to have unnecessary toilet paper taking up space for a year or more.
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Kimberly Clark (owns Kleenex) share price has gone up $10 in the last weekManbush wrote:And toilet paper shares!
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My wife always has us stocked up
She got caught short once as a kid, and it was apparently tramatic enough to require her to need at least 30 rolls in the house at all times.
So we're ahead of the curb
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I coincidentally had to get some since I was running out anyway, but a normal 8-pack was fine.Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑March 4, 2020, 5:32 pmI came in here to ask the same thing. Crazy. I’ll be using the Shower if things get desperate.Sterlk wrote:So, be honest. How many of you stocked up on toilet paper?
Complete insanity, really. Those nutjobs buying multiple packs of 48 rolls from Costco are going to have unnecessary toilet paper taking up space for a year or more.
Scarcity drives demand - or the impression of it at least - since there's not going to be any shortages beyond what the panic-buying crowd are causing.
Its somewhat ironic that the toilet paper manufacturers aren't going to make any additional profit out of this. They'll get a heap of money now, but the people stocking up are essentially removing themselves from the toilet paper market for a year or two until they've used up their supply. The total amount purchased won't significantly change, it'll just be front-loaded.
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Same, we’re a Who gives a crap household. Our last order got us ahead of the curve.Botman wrote:My wife always has us stocked up
She got caught short once as a kid, and it was apparently tramatic enough to require her to need at least 30 rolls in the house at all times.
So we're ahead of the curb
Wait... what’s that saying? Ahead of the curb or curve?
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Google tells me its ahead of the curve... either way we're good for bog rolls here in the botman household