COVID-19 update – Interim playing options explor

I was officially unemployed as of the first day of the lock down. My wife and I gave our business to the lady that has worked for us for around 12 years. For the last 3 few years we worked from home. We turned our garage into an office, so we had to physically leave our house and take e few steps to the office. We are taking this time of lock down to pack up our house, which we sold just before the lock down. Now we are waiting for my visa to be approved, and then a new adventure and life waits us in the UK.

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Lion4ever wrote: I was officially unemployed as of the first day of the lock down. My wife and I gave our business to the lady that has worked for us for around 12 years. For the last 3 few years we worked from home. We turned our garage into an office, so we had to physically leave our house and take e few steps to the office. We are taking this time of lock down to pack up our house, which we sold just before the lock down. Now we are waiting for my visa to be approved, and then a new adventure and life waits us in the UK.

I you don't mind me asking, what line of business were you in? And also, why the UK?

Tuna, ek bedoel die oorsee gaan vakansie hou as kla met witbrood onder die arm. Dit is maar n klein persentasie van SA bevolking wat so iets kan bekostig. Ek kan definitief nie! 

Ek dink dit gaan lank vat voor internasionale reis weer gaan terugkeer na normaal. Enigste positief wat ek moontlik insien is dat die toerisme industrie in SA weer gaan moet begin cater vir die plaaslike mark (dit wat nie al gevou het nie). Amper alle toerisme was gemik op oorsese toeriste wat die $$$ het om enige pryse te betaal. 

TunaLion wrote: Ek dink in die algemeen gaan alles ge-reset word en alle bedrywe gaan "reinvent" word. Soos jy noem, die toerisme bedryf hier in SA het belaglik duur gework. Hierdie "working from home" storie gaan baie meer algemeen word (of so dink ek). Maatskappye gaan besef hulle kan baie geld spaar wat hulle betaal vir kantore, krag en water, reis vir meetings, ens. Van 'n IT persektief af gaan dit beteken hulle betaal baie minder vir netwerk toerusting, ens, asook servers, maar gaan nou weer betaal vir Cloud infrastructure, wat 'n maandelikse koste is. Niks gaan dieselfde wees dink ek nie.

TunaLion wrote: Lol, ja dit is waar. Ek sal self wat gee vir 'n oorsee vakansietjie. Die verste wat ek uit SA was, was Namibië, so dit tel amper nie eers nie, en dit was net omdat ek daar gewerk het vir 'n paar jare. Ek wonder hoe reis affekteer gaan wees met die hele krisis. Ek lees van so baie vlugdienste wat of bankrot is of baie naby daaraan. Die security en health checks gaan seker next level wees ook nog.

Big time. At the moment, travel is non existent, and what business there is, is rebooking passengers for new dates. I am not sure what the industry will look like after the crisis. Less airlines, hotels will offer cheaper rates initially to get bookings. But with the exchange rate ripped to shreds, travel for South Africans wont be too attractive, unless our economy booms after the crisis. 

Vaal Leeu 3 wrote: Lion4ever wrote: Vaal Leeu 3 wrote: Lion4ever wrote: I was officially unemployed as of the first day of the lock down. My wife and I gave our business to the lady that has worked for us for around 12 years. For the last 3 few years we worked from home. We turned our garage into an office, so we had to physically leave our house and take e few steps to the office. We are taking this time of lock down to pack up our house, which we sold just before the lock down. Now we are waiting for my visa to be approved, and then a new adventure and life waits us in the UK. I you don't mind me asking, what line of business were you in? And also, why the UK? We were in the worst industry of Covid-19. Travel Agents. My wife has a UK passport, and my son is there on an ancestral visa. So it makes sense. Thanks. Have distant family and a few friends there, they are all doing well for themselves. Best of luck for your new adventure

Thanks. Won't stop supporting the Lions. We will see which Premiership teams have good SA representation, like Gloucester and Sale, and keep an eye on home fixtures and visit for the weekend. We don't have a top tier rugby team in the town where we are staying.