 Poster: A snowHead
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Depends what you do but the salaries are pretty decent and the tax is much lower so factor that in too @holidayloverxx,
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 29-04-20 15:08; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The period before there's a vaccine and high levels of vaccination ('herd immunity') is basically a gamble about a tightrope walk (to mix metaphors). If a particular roadmap doesn't work, then they'll be in a Worst Case Scenario of yet more unnecessary deaths + a massive economic hit. And they'll have to start all over again. Let's hope the UK learns from other countries' experiences and uses the results to better navigate ourselves through this - although on past performance, I'm not optimistic.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 29-04-20 15:07; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@ringingmaster,
So you'll be walking / cycling from now on then . . .just 'in case' . . .? Make sure you use the green cross code whilst walking across the road for the bus then to protect yourself from all those others still driving that simply do not care . . .
Death / Illness through Alcohol & Obesity is a massive problem in this country and a huge strain on families mental health, the NHS, businesses - the numbers are ridiculous - and its been going on for centuries, not 6 weeks. Those afflictions arent risks to others?. . .maybe if it was reported verbatim, day in day out and supported by 'experts' with data we'd all be abstaining. .
As I said - 'perspective' . . .
PS. Enjoy your next ski trip (whenever that is) - hopefully this will be long forgotten and have become a slightly dull conversation by then . . .if it has not already
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@Belch, You appear to be deliberately choosing to misunderstand.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@ringingmaster,
I'm not deliberately choosing anything at the moment (choice itself seems to be a dim and distant memory) - you appear to be believing everything you are told . . .
I understand the 'situation' implicitly and am as concerned and worried as the next man - death is not a particularly jolly subject. What i'm more concerned about is where this is actually going - and how easily 'we' seem to be all going with the flow . . . . . . . .for the greater good of course
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@Gämsbock, it also says to continue to home office where possible. I wonder if employers can force you to come in even though home office works just as well, but senior management doesn't like it?
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@Whitters, not if you’re vulnerable. Then they’d have to chose between having you work from home and having you off sick. Otherwise I don’t know. We’ve been told that even once the office reopens there will be no requirement to attend, it will be entirely optional. We’ve so many cross-border workers it would be impossible at the moment anyway.
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@Nadenoodlee, tax depends on your canton, once you factor in health insurance I don't think GE was that much diffferent from the UK.
Tax inspectors paying refunds at your door in cash, however, is quite the thing.
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I put this English summary on the other thread
Looks like everything will be open for the Summer although I guess no tourists?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| Depends what you do but the salaries are pretty decent and the tax is much lower so factor that in too @holidayloverxx, |
You have to be very careful with that. I have a couple of friends who were lured to Zürich from Munich by high wages and low taxes and ended up nearly bankrupt. If you want to make the move then make sure you have factored in the total cost of living because it is significantly higher than here in Munich.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Looks like everything will be open for the Summer although I guess no tourists?
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A rather important point. A lot of people in this country, judging by my own friends and acquaintances, have written off the idea of "holidays abroad" this summer and are not at all sure they'll even get a holiday in UK this summer.
Personally I'm a lot more bullish, but holidays are all about looking ahead and planning.
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Oh dear had a naughty moment. I scanned BobinCH post and thought heaven how wonderful restaurants to be open with no children and then reread it.....having no children myself and knowing how useless most British parents are at keeping their kids under control (unlike Swiss and Spanish IMHO) such an event would be heaven.
Yet again I realise what sensible country Switzerland is - I constantly think I should have gone to live there when I could have afforded it, was still working and could have got a job there. It may be very expensive but it is sensible and not given to excessive hysteria and let us face it swiss scientists and engineers are amongst the best in the world.
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You know it makes sense.
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| countryman wrote: |
Oh dear had a naughty moment. I scanned BobinCH post and thought heaven how wonderful restaurants to be open with no children and then reread it.....having no children myself and knowing how useless most British parents are at keeping their kids under control (unlike Swiss and Spanish IMHO) such an event would be heaven.
Yet again I realise what sensible country Switzerland is - I constantly think I should have gone to live there when I could have afforded it, was still working and could have got a job there. It may be very expensive but it is sensible and not given to excessive hysteria and let us face it swiss scientists and engineers are amongst the best in the world. |
Well said, I live next to Switzerland and I'm jellous of many things.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Apparently key is that they only see one person at at time and have a record of everyone they have seen so contact tracing is relatively easier compared to random contacts.
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That's the important bits.
Had they done that back in February, we wouldn't have needed the lock down. (granted, it's a impossibility as we didn't know there's a virus running loose back then)
It's going to be like that for the rest of the year. Manage the small cases popping up here or there, or have a general lock down. I'm really keen to see which country can manage it well and how. We're in uncharted territory after all. National/cultural differences notwithstanding.
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Poster: A snowHead
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My understanding is that Zermatt are planning to open for skiing at Stage 3 on 08 June. It's never that busy in summer, but many resorts will be following how they go about it
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name, yes I know - I’ve worked in two (GE and ZH) so far and been resident in ZH for two rounds of tax. For us, it’s all about the deductions- which we get far more of here (childcare, travel, money paid to relatives etc) I got sod all in the UK as a high rate payer. I did some fag packet sums and I would have to earn double the going London salary for my job to equate to what I have in ZH. God knows what it would be if I was in Zug...
@Idris, I agree the Brits are poo-poo at making sure Mabel and Hugo stay under control but the Swiss as a good example? Have you seen a playground? It’s like Lord of the Flies in there
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I got an email from Verbier-Val des Bagnes Tourism today (2.5.20) saying they intend to adapt the successful 4 Vallées 'VIP Pass' scheme this summer. The intention is to make it more attractive to those with second homes as well as outside visitors by changing the range of activities while still continuing with the free pedestrian pass for users of the gondolas and PostBus and the 50% discount for VTT riders. So it looks like they are expecting to be able to run a similar setup to the previous couple of summers. If this goes as they would like, I imagine it'll serve as a template for how next winter might be organised, if similar limitations are still in place.
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Just went to Hornbach and it was jumping. Despite the 300 people max and repeated reminders to distance on the tanoy it’s not really realistic due to the number of people and width of the aisles. Will be much safer in the mountains 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@BobinCH, what is it with Hornbach? Ours looked busy when I cycled past
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@Nadenoodlee, I would imagine people have been stuck at home looking at all the jobs they could have done if they could get materials. And now they can.
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Only 28 new infections in the last 24 hours. Fingers crossed for phase 2 next week.
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| BobinCH wrote: |
| Just went to Hornbach and it was jumping. Despite the 300 people max and repeated reminders to distance on the tanoy it’s not really realistic due to the number of people and width of the aisles. Will be much safer in the mountains |
The parking has always been full the three times I've driven past my local branch these last 10 days or so.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Or to put it another way, I can go to the pub tomorrow!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Our rental agency emailed today to confirm that the Quatre Vallées lifts will be opening on 7th. July and that the clients we have for 3 weeks over July-August have confirmed they're still coming. So the main thing stopping us when we go mid-August will be the transit through France and entry to Switzerland plus, of course, the degree of cover from our travel insurers.
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@LaForet,
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the main thing stopping us when we go mid-August will be the transit through France and entry to Switzerland
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What's the issue? The French say no quarantine for those in transit with immediate effect and the CH borders will be open from 15/6.
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You know it makes sense.
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I was just being conservative. Things could change if the Government decides to do another U-turn on the French; if there's a serious flare-up of infections/deaths in the UK; or if the Foreign Office decide to recommend against any foreign travel so we can't get travel insurance; etc.
We also usually like to break our journey en route to Switzerland - we have a hotel booked, but I'm not sure how enjoyable it'll be. And we're both 66, so however low the probability is of contracting the virus, it's not something we would necessarily emerge from unscathed. So we might just do the 8½ hours from Calais all in one go, though we've found it a bit tiring even in the summer.
We'll just have to wait and see.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Traffic will probably be good though
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Poster: A snowHead
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Sleep in the car.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Whitegold wrote: |
| Sleep in the car. |
I'm 66. I do that already while I'm driving. Thanks heavens for the driver assistance options. Worth every penny.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Steve Sparks, the French are maintaining a (political) attitude of reciprocal quarantine, and they will enforce it properly.... so if your crime minister maintains his (political) position, you’ll be quarantined.
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@under a new name, not if you're in transit - from the Ministère de L'Intérieur:
"Seront exemptées du dispositif de quarantaine volontaire, sauf si elles présentent des symptômes, les personnes suivantes :
les personnes en transit vers un autre pays "
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