DAVID PENBERTHY
ous ethos. With respect, the PM had a bit of a shocker with his footy call.
I don’t think the coronavirus will really give a toss either way if we are standing up to it or not, by going to watch the Cronulla Sharks play.
Of everything I have read, the figures that made the greatest impression on me this week were the infection rates in Italy, where as of February 24, 124 people were infected with the virus, which is fewer people than were infected in Australia this week.
As of last Thursday, the number of infected Italians stood at 12,462. All because the country adopted a slapdash, business-as-usual approach as the multiplier effect of the virus saw a few isolated cases blow up into a nationwide crisis in record time.
Against this backdrop last Friday’s chaos at the Melbourne Grand Prix stands as one of the greatest failures of planning our nation has recently seen. How utterly irresponsible that the Formula One bosses and the Victorian Government did not actually make a call as to whether spectators could attend until the aforementioned spectators were standing outside the track gates at 8.45am Friday.
It was reckless beyond be
It felt as if the PM with his footy call was trying to show a degree of chutzpah
Anyway, having spent 22 years working from home, I’m well-equipped to advise on productivity.
Do not lie down on your bed
Wear whatever you like Create a dedicated work space
Go for a walk
Do not do housework Keep your stationery stocked
Self-care is essential lief. And as the F1 champ Lewis Hamilton said so bluntly and eloquently, the race organisers (and possibly the nervous state government) clearly pushed things as far as they could because of one thing and one thing only. Money.
There are of course millions of millions of dollars at stake in sport, through memberships, advertising, match day food and drink sales, broadcast rights. What matters most of all is human safety.
Sport might be the most important unimportant activity, but human life is more important than anything else. So bring on the 2021 season.
I’ve just got one question, living in a family that spends all of winter having its life ruled by football. What the hell do we all talk about now?
Do not watch The Bold and the Beautiful
Avoid the fridge
Don’t answer the home phone
Never call your colleagues from the beach, a lunch, your car or the shop You want them to think you are permanently chained to your desk and are on the verge of burnout. Which you would be, if you weren’t fighting off coronavirus.