Is everyone okay??
Discussion
Pommy said:
Firstly, Jader, sorry i never responded and thanks for your insights. Seems like an underrated car. Seen a few police commodores and youd think if its good enough for them it must be reasonable.
Ive never tried adaptive cruise and thought it would be good.
Going to be a used bargain before long.
Ive got an Astra RSV and agree about auto off and sport on - makes a considerably noticable difference
TBH it is a used bargain already Ive never tried adaptive cruise and thought it would be good.
Going to be a used bargain before long.
Ive got an Astra RSV and agree about auto off and sport on - makes a considerably noticable difference
I'm getting more used to the adaptive cruise. It is pretty good in slow moving traffic where everyone is basically doing the same speed (think Citylink in the mornings) and I am using it to do full stop / go in that situation. I still find myself braking initially though - I react to brake lights 2 or 3 cars ahead, not the car immediately in front slowing down which is how the cruise works - I still don't trust it to stop properly from 80 km/h!
On the freeway I find it painful - driving changes from thinking "oh I'm getting closer I'd better think about overtaking" to either "has this guy sped up, oh no I've slowed down" or trying to move out to overtake before the cruise brakes. I still haven't mastered it and always lose 2 or 3km/h as I come up on slower stuff. Maybe parking it in the outside lane with the cruise at 110 (honest officer) is the way to go.
The ideal system would be one where you can switch between the two: adaptive for the clogged up bits and normal for the freeway.
Pommy said:
cheddar said:
robm3 said:
Howdy all...
A divorce means she's getting the Defender
Chin up, plenty more Defenders in the sea.....A divorce means she's getting the Defender
Divorce sucks but its bloody fun what comes next.
Also have a lovely girlfriend, so no need for Tinder or the like.
Jader1973 said:
Pommy said:
Firstly, Jader, sorry i never responded and thanks for your insights. Seems like an underrated car. Seen a few police commodores and youd think if its good enough for them it must be reasonable.
Ive never tried adaptive cruise and thought it would be good.
Going to be a used bargain before long.
Ive got an Astra RSV and agree about auto off and sport on - makes a considerably noticable difference
TBH it is a used bargain already Ive never tried adaptive cruise and thought it would be good.
Going to be a used bargain before long.
Ive got an Astra RSV and agree about auto off and sport on - makes a considerably noticable difference
I'm getting more used to the adaptive cruise. It is pretty good in slow moving traffic where everyone is basically doing the same speed (think Citylink in the mornings) and I am using it to do full stop / go in that situation. I still find myself braking initially though - I react to brake lights 2 or 3 cars ahead, not the car immediately in front slowing down which is how the cruise works - I still don't trust it to stop properly from 80 km/h!
On the freeway I find it painful - driving changes from thinking "oh I'm getting closer I'd better think about overtaking" to either "has this guy sped up, oh no I've slowed down" or trying to move out to overtake before the cruise brakes. I still haven't mastered it and always lose 2 or 3km/h as I come up on slower stuff. Maybe parking it in the outside lane with the cruise at 110 (honest officer) is the way to go.
The ideal system would be one where you can switch between the two: adaptive for the clogged up bits and normal for the freeway.
Still has emergency braking active though.
200bhp said:
Jader1973 - I assume that given recent news, the answer to the "Is everyone OK?" title of this thread would be a No?
How will you cope when you can no longer drive a Holden? Does it mean you're no longer contractualy obliged to tell us that they're all wonderful cars?
How will you cope when you can no longer drive a Holden? Does it mean you're no longer contractualy obliged to tell us that they're all wonderful cars?
I’m okay. Looks like I’ll be “contractually obliged” for another 7 months at least, unless I can negotiate an earlier date. I then need to figure out what to do next.
Our days were numbered as soon as they sold Opel. It was a matter of when, not if, they made the decision.
Pommy said:
What do you do there Jader and whats the next step?
Hope all will be ok.
I'm fortunate in that I've moved roles a fair bit (11 roles in 20 years across Holden and my previous employer) so I hope I'm not going to have too much trouble finding something else. Seems I'll have plenty of time to figure out what to do next.Hope all will be ok.
There's a "what car" thread being put together in my head which will probably appear in a week or so.
Pommy said:
Good time to ask - how's everyone doing?
Seems like every is supposed to be ill but actually not many are. Am sure that will change soon.
I’m working from home (the US hit the panic button last Friday and said everyone who could should) so I though I’d save some $ on fuel and tolls for a few weeks.Seems like every is supposed to be ill but actually not many are. Am sure that will change soon.
I reckon if we all do the right thing we’ll be out the other side of this in 3 to 4 weeks.
The economy might be buggered though, at least the bit that relies on international tourists. However looks like international travel will be really difficult for a while, so maybe more people will holiday here instead.
Chin up
Still good on the Northern Beaches too. Timing of all of this is piss poor for me - trying to sell a unit to make life a bit easier and missed the market by about two weeks. Have got a small window to perhaps get a sale, otherwise, well not sure really. Could be a total bargain for someone but would mean I could keep the 928...
Otherwise, work is incredibly busy - major transport infrastructure projects/services that still need to be delivered - albeit we're working with reduced workforce as people either chose to, or are forced to, isolate.
Otherwise, work is incredibly busy - major transport infrastructure projects/services that still need to be delivered - albeit we're working with reduced workforce as people either chose to, or are forced to, isolate.
Still at work, very busy. Because we are a "money provider" for businesses we are actually busier than ever.
Have to be in the office for a project hand over, as I've people over from Brissy. But the other dozen staff are all working from home. I'll do the same next week.
Glad to have gotten rid of both houses now, but looking at whats comming to market as I'm looking to buy in the next 6 months. But no idea if prices will go up or down.
Have to be in the office for a project hand over, as I've people over from Brissy. But the other dozen staff are all working from home. I'll do the same next week.
Glad to have gotten rid of both houses now, but looking at whats comming to market as I'm looking to buy in the next 6 months. But no idea if prices will go up or down.
Bibbs said:
Glad to have gotten rid of both houses now, but looking at whats comming to market as I'm looking to buy in the next 6 months. But no idea if prices will go up or down.
Annoyingly I was just getting my flat ready for sale when all this hit and the potential buyers just seemed to disappear. Have instead put the 928 on the market as one of them had to go.If anyone wants a 3-bed duplex in Manly, let me know - it could mean I keep the Porsche!
Working at home here (Higher Education). Used to it from the point of view of meetings and so on, but teaching is tricky. All good though, glad to have a reasonably secure job.
We're looking to buy in the next year, hoping house prices come down a tad - apologies to those on the opposite side of the equation!
We're looking to buy in the next year, hoping house prices come down a tad - apologies to those on the opposite side of the equation!
April 6th, I notice all the Australian stats for Corona are looking postive...errr good!
Infection rate falling, recovery rate the best in the Western world or thereabouts and testing is very high.
I heard a proposal that borders may be opened internationally with the proviso that newcomers get tested and if positive, then off to isolation plus they pay for it.
If negative, you're free to roam...
Interesting and hopefully comes to fruition...
Infection rate falling, recovery rate the best in the Western world or thereabouts and testing is very high.
I heard a proposal that borders may be opened internationally with the proviso that newcomers get tested and if positive, then off to isolation plus they pay for it.
If negative, you're free to roam...
Interesting and hopefully comes to fruition...
I think we're still in this situation for a while longer yet. Its good that the rate of infection seems to be falling, but to celebrate too soon would possibly undo the hard work we've all been through so far. Singapore seem to be finding this out at the moment.
What does work in our favour is being a large, sparsely-populated island at the arse-end of the planet. It'll have its side-effects later...
What has been interesting to watch is how the Fed Govt appears to have out-Labored Labor. There is little for Albanese to criticise as something he wouldn't have done. No idea how it all gets paid for, but that's for the hangover...
What does work in our favour is being a large, sparsely-populated island at the arse-end of the planet. It'll have its side-effects later...
What has been interesting to watch is how the Fed Govt appears to have out-Labored Labor. There is little for Albanese to criticise as something he wouldn't have done. No idea how it all gets paid for, but that's for the hangover...
It will be interesting to see what happens. Given the trajectory we should be down to zero new infections per day within a couple of weeks. Assuming that continues for 3 weeks you could argue we’re clear of it, so why keep things locked down longer than that?
The issue is that currently ScoMo et als strings are being pulled by the medical experts with their “thousands will die” models and the “it could come back and thousands will die” scenarios. Hopefully governments will see sense and look to get the economy up and running again ASAP, although tbh round here the only real difference is the pubs and cafes are shut, everyone else seems to be carrying on as normal - I walked past a house (with the dog as part of our daily walk) that seemed to be having their carpets cleaned today. Not sure how that is essential.
The sensible approach is to get local infections to zero and continue to quarantine all arrivals until a vaccine is available. Yes, international travel will be more painful than usual but at least domestic life can get back to normal.
Added bonus is everyone has to holiday here so the economy gets a boost from that.
Although the approach to schooling isn’t sensible imho. I think they should keep them closed until end of April. Going back next week only means people start to move about, think things are back to normal etc so I wouldn’t be surprised if infections spike again. And the restrictions drag out as a result.
Or they could let another floating Petri dish dock and offload more infected...
The issue is that currently ScoMo et als strings are being pulled by the medical experts with their “thousands will die” models and the “it could come back and thousands will die” scenarios. Hopefully governments will see sense and look to get the economy up and running again ASAP, although tbh round here the only real difference is the pubs and cafes are shut, everyone else seems to be carrying on as normal - I walked past a house (with the dog as part of our daily walk) that seemed to be having their carpets cleaned today. Not sure how that is essential.
The sensible approach is to get local infections to zero and continue to quarantine all arrivals until a vaccine is available. Yes, international travel will be more painful than usual but at least domestic life can get back to normal.
Added bonus is everyone has to holiday here so the economy gets a boost from that.
Although the approach to schooling isn’t sensible imho. I think they should keep them closed until end of April. Going back next week only means people start to move about, think things are back to normal etc so I wouldn’t be surprised if infections spike again. And the restrictions drag out as a result.
Or they could let another floating Petri dish dock and offload more infected...
PomBstard said:
I think we're still in this situation for a while longer yet. Its good that the rate of infection seems to be falling, but to celebrate too soon would possibly undo the hard work we've all been through so far. Singapore seem to be finding this out at the moment.
What does work in our favour is being a large, sparsely-populated island at the arse-end of the planet. It'll have its side-effects later...
What has been interesting to watch is how the Fed Govt appears to have out-Labored Labor. There is little for Albanese to criticise as something he wouldn't have done. No idea how it all gets paid for, but that's for the hangover...
The thing about Singapore I don't get is that they locked down the airport so that no transit passengers are allowed but let all those foreign passholders in without quarantining them hence the huge outbreaks in the dormitory blocks housing the Indian, Bangladeshi, Malaysian and Indonesian and other S.Asian workers, these are now by far the largest outbreak clusters and one-by-one these dormitories are beng locked down - shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted springs to mind.What does work in our favour is being a large, sparsely-populated island at the arse-end of the planet. It'll have its side-effects later...
What has been interesting to watch is how the Fed Govt appears to have out-Labored Labor. There is little for Albanese to criticise as something he wouldn't have done. No idea how it all gets paid for, but that's for the hangover...
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