Exit Plan(s)

[the.shoemaker]

@Shui

it might as well last quite some time.

yeah, the question is how long… seems like theres no way anyone could know that answer.
if its august, i would stay. october, i’d take the opportunity to head home for a bit

[Shui]

@the.shoemaker

yeah, the question is how long… seems like theres no way anyone could know that answer.
if its august, i would stay. october, i’d take the opportunity to head home for a bit

Review the situation in 2-3 weeks would seem to be a sensible move

[kurupted]

@Shui

However, the rain will soon stop in the North. So no reason to leave because of the rain.

Really? People have told me this is just the start. Also:

Looks like a dip usually occurs in July but doesn’t really subside til end of Sept

[Shui]

Last year there was very very very little rain in Taipei. This year there was even less rain in Taipei. So please do not start panicking just because it now rains. Seriously

[kurupted]

Your name is Shui, so I feel like this might be a trick

[LondonSpice]

@kurupted

(I’m not personally worried about Covid as I was vaccinated already, and the case counts are still super low)

I say stay, may be boring at the moment but home Gonna be any better?

I’m leaving because I’m in tourist visa so have to go eventually, plus I want to be vaccinated.
I’d rather stay tho.

Get on Tinder your vaccinated so gives you a big +

[meishijia]

@the.shoemaker

also considering it and wondering what other people’s thoughts are on this. I doubt june 14. but do we see ourselves being in level 3 until september?

I think we will be in at least level 3 until September, more than likely till the new year.

Lets face it, even if they get the vaccines, they are gonna fuck up the rollout, you just know it.

[kurupted]

Lol I actually did open my profile with “vaccinated” but no one wants to leave their house still

US would be better actually – they’ve restarted concerts and everything. Plus, friends

[Kingdomparadise]

I spent summer time in Taiwan last year. In late July and August, it is rainy season.

[Icon]

Remember how you guys complained about Taipei 101? How ugly it was, that it was going to fall down, that they wouldn’t even be able to finish it? Now it is a key part of Taiwan and a must in relevant pictures.

[keoni]

@kurupted

I actually did open my profile with “vaccinated” but no one wants to leave their house still

That doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t still transmit it.

[kurupted]

It’s unlikely – read the latest research

[Mithrandir]

@shaokilai

Wednesday Evening: Flew on EVA to NYC (direct flight), check-in took longer (15 mins) and the PCR test was checked. The airport was empty and a lot of the shops (and restaurants) were closed. Boarding was completed by class, vs. by row. The flight was very full (only a few seats open),with vast majority of passengers Taiwanese. The flight crew all wore masks throughout the flight, all passengers wore masks (except when eating/drinking). It felt very safe, especially since to get on the plane you were required to have a negative test from Taiwan and there were no transfer passengers.

I’m on the EVA to NY right now. The flight is nearly as empty as the airport. I think there are 16 people in the back section of the plane. Every person has a 3 seats row to themself, and 2/3 of the 3-seat rows are empty. Everything seems well organized and safe so far.

[BigDave]

I don’t think we will be level three so long. I’m gonna say July 1st. August 1st at the latest. There is no way that Taiwan will want to head into a new school year with schools closed.

[Shui]

@kurupted

It’s unlikely – read the latest research

20-40% according to some studies

[marasan]

@Icon

Remember how you guys complained about Taipei 101? How ugly it was, that it was going to fall down, that they wouldn’t even be able to finish it?

That happened? Quite funny.

[Icon]

Months, years of a thread they kept unravelling.

That is why it is fun to look at past topics.

[lostinasia]

@marasan

@Icon

Remember how you guys complained about Taipei 101? How ugly it was, that it was going to fall down, that they wouldn’t even be able to finish it?

That happened? Quite funny.

Huh. Unsurprising, but I hadn’t looked back at those things before. It does amuse me that most of the “you guys” that @Icon refers to are probably long gone from this forum.

Taipei 101 - World's Tallest

Standing outside the Taibei World Trade Centre, which is just next door to the new ever-so-tall building, I couldn’t help noticing the fault running all along the length of the sidewalk. I was living near there in Xinyi District when the 921 earthquake struck, and there was a whole lot of shaking going on. I don’t feel very confident about the geology in that locality. I know what an earthquake feels like on the 12th floor of a building, never mind the 101st. Even without Osama bin Laden and Chi…

Taipei 101 - World's Tallest (Part 2)

Um. I saw this little plastic wrap-like think dangling from one of the big Chinese coin ornaments on the side of the building closest to NY NY. Is it possible that they’ve decided to leave the plastic coatings on the building like many people do with chairs and door fixtures? Will it help protect the exterior of the building from corrosion and wear, and fingerprints? But then again it was night time so maybe it was just a floataway plastic bag or a worker’s hanky. Just curious.

[Ducked]

@Icon

Remember how you guys complained about Taipei 101? How ugly it was, that it was going to fall down, that they wouldn’t even be able to finish it? Now it is a key part of Taiwan and a must in relevant pictures.

You say that like its a good thing.

[qwert_zuiop]

@lostinasia

It does amuse me that most of the “you guys” that @Icon refers to are probably long gone from this forum.

I mean I remember hearing about the 101 being the tallest building in the world in the news as a child. First time I heard about Taiwan probably. So definitely wasn’t me

Is there any thread about Forumosa demographics?