No word AFAIK. MHI 30th in June was canceled.

I agree with Alan on this. I have friends near Goppingen and they are locked-down and expecting worse to come. From here in the UK we can go to the IMA Marklin Days or not at short notice - it's a long days drive for me including a ferry and I have a friendly floor to sleep on when I get there - but I wouldn't be booking my flight from America! I think it is most likely not to happen as Europe goes into 3rd phase pandemic lockdown again and bickers over using Oxford Astra-Zenica vaccine or dying in waves, again.

IanC

I miss the train shows. No dates rescheduled yet.

Why not? Some day we should have "herd immunity" and cases should drop drastically. Summer should also help.

In theory yes, in practice I have doubts. Due to all the lockdowns the 'herd immunity' is much lower & slower than it could have been.When do you expect that? This summer? Christmas? Next year? ....

And about summer, yes it should help, but last summer was the worst period of the whole covid year so far. We had the first curfew of Europe back then, and had mouthmasks imposed everywhere outside. All the deaths due to the heatwave back then were attributed to the virus. Now that numbers are rising here in Belgium again, I see history repeating itself.

To go back to topic, I would go immediately to a trainshow (or whatever event) if they are back, but I'm afraid that all the new 'rules' will make it a much less enjoyable experience, if at all. It will all depend on how long these 'rules' will be imposed after this pandemic is over. It's especially on that part that I am not optimistic. Are you planning/wanting to use a vaccination passport like in Israel? To go abroad, or just to be able to enter a shop or restaurant? Not me, at least...


And about vaccination, I made the following deal with myself: I will only (consider to) get a vaccination AFTER my basic rights such as freedom have been restored, not before. I will not give in to any blackmail or threats, and not accept being treated as a 2nd grade citizen because of this. I want to show compassion and solidarity with other people, but enough is enough.

B

I agree that vaccines are the answer to herd immunity - that is what gives us immunity to what were common childhood diseases that killed many children a century or so ago, but have now essentially disappeared from the picture (except where anti-vaxes stop their children having the MMR jab and similar).

In the UK there is now something of the order of 40% of the adult population have had their first Covid jab, either the A-Z or Phizer, and the infection rate is dropping like a stone, along with the number of people in hospital.

Here in New Zealand we have just completed a successful Americas Cup campaign with thousands of people around the Auckland waterfront. This was just after Auckland had been in lockdown for a week due to some community Covid cases.

Here in Wellington we have a MRR show scheduled for 3 weeks time. While not as large as the IMA by any means, if we get a few thousand folks through the door we would be more than happy.

Vaccine wise, they have only just started rolling out the Pfizer vaccine to border workers and their families so hopefully that will keep rolling out over the next few months. We have been quite fortunate to have a great big moat around the country and now there is talk of travel bubbles with the East Island.

But traveling to the IMA remains a pipe dream at this stage.

My wife and I have both had the Pfizer vaccine. The second dose four weeks ago. No problems. We figure that it is just a matter of time that you will not be able to get on an airplane or go to a show without wearing your ‘I’ve been vaccinated lanyard” around your neck.

I honestly don't get how nz people are willing to keep following those strict lockdowns for such a small amount of cases. Not even just that, during last elections your pm had an absolute majority. As if people want to be locked away and being told what to do.

We will see what will happen in the coming months. I don't believe you (nz) will get away with it that easy. With all the virusvariations popping up, it is just a matter of time before a true wave hits IMHO.



And then another great depression to follow, and then another world war? No thank you.



Sure. But you could also turn this around. The other could take the measures to not get infected, if he/she is so afraid of it. I have yet to see compelling evidence that things like masks and all the disinfectants etc have a nett benefit anyway.

And infections are a part of life. Infections and getting infected is what keeps us healthy in the long run, they keep our immune system trained.

No one has the right to lock anyone up or to dictate the conditions under which to live, work, socialize, ... either IMHO. If you want to remove yourself from life, fine. Just don't force others to do so either, and don't blame them when something goes wrong with your own health or life.

It has become a matter of belief, a kind of religion. I don't believe the majority of the measures, like masks, do anything significant to stop infections. For every study proving something, there is another that dismisses it. I see no correlation between measures (here in Belgium) and infection rates. Yet for a year now I live in a society where the only thing of importance seems to be your physical health. All other things, mental health, economy, freedom, ... have been degraded to 2nd place or worse. This with always the mantra: "in 2-3 months it will get better". I'm really tired of trying to chase this carrot that decisionmakers are constantly holding in front of me. At some point it just has to stop.




Maybe you need to tell this same line to a smoker, and try to force him to quit, let's see how far you get with that.

There are so many things to be afraid of in life. This virus is just one of them. But being constantly afraid of others and infections you forget to live, at least I cannot live.




For me, that would be a horrorscenario coming true. This is like having to wear star symbols in the 30s. But I agree, I'm afraid it is just a matter of time...

You should try comparing NZs covid rate/1000 people (or larger sample size if you prefer) to somewhere like the USA, which hasn't done lockdowns like NZ has. In comparison covid has run rife in the population there, and this is what the UK has realised, except it has taken three lockdowns for the UK to get it right and stabilise the covid situation and get the infection and death rates down to where they are not running the hospitals absolutely ragged.

Besides which, in NZ the lockdowns have lasted only a matter of days, after the initial lockdown a year ago, so that local track and trace of the infection can be done and further infection minimised. From what I have seen on the news it has been highly effective in clamping down on the virus. Many other countries are very envious of the events being held in NZ without needing the 2m personal isolation space around each person.



I wouldn't bet on it, the possibility of both these happening is good, covid or not.



Maybe you should read this piece about a diagnosis of how one particular instance spread. I would sooner wear a mask to minimise the possibility of infection from a disease that is known to be spread by air borne droplets that not wear a mask at all.



But your government does have the right to manage your country for the greater good. I agree that care needs to be taken so that we don't go back to the situation like it was in Germany during the Nazi era,




well, that situation already exists if you get involved in international travel (I am not counting travel inside the EU where you don't need a passport). When I emigrated from NZ to the UK I needed to get a vaccination certificate to show I had certain jabs to travel through China and Russia on the train. Later on I needed to go to French Guiana as part of my work and had a yellow fever vaccination to my certificate. What is different to having Covid added to this certificate?

Exactly Alan and Ian! Those are the same facts Brazil said why America would see higher infection rates. We have too many here with the same mindset as DasBert.
My brother in law is one of them. He also follows Infowars and Alex Jones. Both are nut jobs and why my sister (a master degreed school teacher) is divorcing him. He already has brainwashed my nephew. He won't allow my niece to work with a mask on, so he pays for her car, insurance, gas, and recreation. No place allows employees not to wear one here.
By the way he owns a UPS pack/ship store. He won't wear a mask, thinks the mask traps the virous inside and you inhale it. He believes it's a Govt. scam. He is like the ones who stormed and ransacked the US capitol on January 6th, so he's also a Drumphtard. He thinks the covid vaccine's are a scam by big pharma, and against any govt. funded stimulous help for citizens not owning a small business.

Well, it is looking less and less likely that anyone outside Germany will get to the IMA this year if this report is to be believed.

To me it even looks doubtful if anyone inside Germany will get to go.

Hi Everyone,

Even though with this uncertainty, at least several of us from California are all set to go! We have booked our flights and hotels back in January. If the Treff is cancelled, so be it. If the Treff is on, but quarantining is required upon arrival to Germany, at least I will cancel. Our flights can be changed without penalties, and our hotels can be cancelled without fees. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Stay well everyone!

Tak
San Francisco Bay Area, USA

I just found out that the Märklin Days for this year has been cancelled. :(


https://www.maerklin.de/...customer-service/events/

I wonder the rescheduled Eurospoor in Oct/Nov is next?

Tak
San Francisco Bay Area, USA

Bunmmer guy's! Anyone else experiencing insomnia or libido issues since lockdown a year ago? It's not physical. I'm sleeping better thanks to cbd oil, but the other problem persists. Deperssion can cause it. If I'm depressed it's only from still seeing very few people outside my own family.

The Marklin website does show cancelled for Marklin Days. That's new. Late last week it had it scheduled. I sent in a contact question to double check. Websites have been known to be wrong. Long shot, but worth the clarification. I would have thought they may have sent out a general note. Haven't heard back.