Charismatic

​​​​​​18, Coming of age, #18.

Bo-Jangles

It's not a magic potion, it takes about two weeks for your body to process and build up your immunity and the lockdown is all about providing protection for everyone else that has not had their 2 x jabs yet.

Charismatic

...but are we there yet?
What about now, now are we there?

Bo' is right though, ideally we'd let everyone have their shot + 2 weeks before we can move onwards. This is why I'd like a border reopening date announcement once vaccine centres start to get empty slots, it will push more fence sitters.

Charismatic

12 today, that's one dozen, #12.

So far so good, I don't want to jinx anything but the number look more positive than some media commentators predicted when we switched gears.

Charismatic

8 today, Garden gates it's #8.

BEVS

The tortoise and the hare.

I'd suggest the end of or turn of the year per the original plan. Maybe even over the holiday period if Oz can somehow sort themselves out. Otherwise probs after the summer shutdown. Families traditionally camp in in and around NZ anyway during shutdown. Autumnal harvesting not being until ....Autumn. Construction being on hold 'til mid Jan.

Fence sitters will need some sort of push and/or enticement. They want to travel? They get vaxxed & carry ID for that. They too lazy or do not care about others ? They get maybe an incentive ( I would favour an electric goad) . They iz nutters or think it is a sky fairy throw of the dice ? They get eff all even if they get sick. Just a one man tent in a field far far away.

As NZ becomes vaxxed it moves into the next stage despite the hitch in having opened to Oz when it really should not have.

Justcol

Chances of me getting see my granddaughter in Auckland over labour weekend ??

Charismatic

Fair I'd say. It's crossing the border back again from Aucklandistan that'll be the challenge.

BEVS

Fair to good. I'd have thought the fam would be preferring to spend a little SI time though after the Auckers lockdown period.

Charismatic

45 today, half way there it's #45.

Bo-Jangles

Oh dear, that was not quite how it was meant to go!

That makes it difficult to guess what way it will go tomorrow - I suspect more.

BEVS

Ok. Middlling.

Justcol

I do love an optometrist optimist 🤓

Charismatic

19 today, that's Goodbye Teens #19.

chocolate cake

Unfortunately I’d say not good, at today’s kindy podium session firm talk that there will be a border around Auckland even in Level 2.

Looks like minimum to get out of Auckland before December might be swab up the nose test