@BeatersRus Man, didn't know you were sick with this crap. Hope you're well out of the woods now. The Houston area hasn't been hit very hard 'yet' and I hope it isn't but got a feeling it's going to be....
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That's why there called ex.No more than 50 in one spot?
My whore of an ex wife is going to be pissed. This will really cut into her activities.
(Joke)
Whoa that’s cold......No more than 50 in one spot?
My whore of an ex wife is going to be pissed. This will really cut into her activities.
(Joke)
Thanks Roger, I am still in Australia at present. I am lucky that I am on a rig and its heavily controlled, so no virus out here. I am due back Saturday, so that will be interesting. I will just use common sense and hope the authorities do the same. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.@Chargerjase ...I hope you are safe and get back home OK. Maybe consider staying a bit longer this trip.![]()
The guess that means the Beach Hop will be cancelled this year. Bummer, I was all set to go.Any unticketed events where numbers are over 500 (I think) here are also being cancelled. I guess the ticketed part means that people are traceable should the worst possible case scenario happens.
Chappel-Hadley was in an empty stadium as well.no more than 500 over here too , and they are talking about canceling the football( NRL and AFL) as well now ( so the worriers ( we beat them on the weekend, knights ) wont have anything to do ). VIC and ACT have declared state of emergency , its getting BAD