<div><div dir="auto">Thanks Pete, I think we should discuss what our practice going forward should be about Parish Council. I think one reason zoom works is that we had a number of f2f before we went zoom. We might alternate in the future.</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stephen</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 3:43 pm, Peter Wild <<a href="mailto:peterwild1957@gmail.com">peterwild1957@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Parish Councillors</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">There are benefits from online for business operations generally, not just retail.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">During lockdown, I have found that 2D online generally entails significantly greater efficiency and amenity compared with 3D online. Both efficiency and amenity gains flow from being able to choose location, usually one's home, with reduced transport time and greater personal comfort.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">In practice, 2D also leads to more efficient operations. Our last Parish Council demonstrated this through a productive discussion on a range of detailed issues, finishing at 8.45 pm without leaving any business unfinished.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Over the past couple of months, I have identified a handful of activities where I find 3D to be necessary:</div><div class="gmail_default"><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><li>Real presence Eucharist</li><li>Life performance</li><li>Table fellowship</li><li>Very cosy tete-a-tetes<br></li><li>Travel</li><li>Physical contact</li></ul><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">Parish Council monthly meetings are primarily business meetings and so are none of these and best undertaken in 2D.</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b style="color:rgb(19,79,92);font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><b>Pete-Barnabas Wild (04 5580 3584)</b><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><b><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Physically apart, Socially close</font></b></i></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 2:13 PM Stephen Duckett <<a href="mailto:stephen.j.duckett@gmail.com" target="_blank">stephen.j.duckett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi<div>Further to our brief discussion last night, here's a story in today's Age about moving on-line and downsizing. Tough times<br><br><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-feels-apocalyptic-melbourne-shopping-strip-retailers-hand-back-keys-20200526-p54wl8.html" target="_blank">https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-feels-apocalyptic-melbourne-shopping-strip-retailers-hand-back-keys-20200526-p54wl8.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Stephen </div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div>
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