Coronavirus - Overall
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Just got back from a shopping expedition. Bunnings was full like normal. But some people were wearing masks and muttering to themselves about personal space, while others were making sideways glances at them with slight smirks on their faces. Big shout out to the blonde with great fake boobs wearing a wrap around dress who kept leaning over to inspect flowers across from me. Made my day.
Supermarket - half the car park was empty which is astonishing for a Sunday. This place has a Coles and Woolies. Shelves slowly becoming stocked again, but no TP.
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@Bovidae said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Man Italy showing no signs of slowing down.
Can't seem to see confirmation of any new cases here, looks like a further 2?
I don't know what the hell they are doing there.
The public are not following advice to stay at home. I was told that the Italian government asked a Telco to track their mobile phones and 40% of the population was regularly on the move. This will be mostly the younger generation who will then have contact with their family/grandparents and you know the rest...
In my experience from visiting the tourist traps and landmarks of Europe, the only thing more ignorant and entitled than a coach load of Italian teenagers is a coach load of Spanish ones. I’m unsurprised they do whatever they want.
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@JC said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Bovidae said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Man Italy showing no signs of slowing down.
Can't seem to see confirmation of any new cases here, looks like a further 2?
I don't know what the hell they are doing there.
The public are not following advice to stay at home. I was told that the Italian government asked a Telco to track their mobile phones and 40% of the population was regularly on the move. This will be mostly the younger generation who will then have contact with their family/grandparents and you know the rest...
In my experience from visiting the tourist traps and landmarks of Europe, the only thing more ignorant and entitled than a coach load of Italian teenagers is a coach load of Spanish ones. I’m unsurprised they do whatever they want.
Spanish chicks are waaaaaaay hotter though
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@JC said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Bovidae said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Man Italy showing no signs of slowing down.
Can't seem to see confirmation of any new cases here, looks like a further 2?
I don't know what the hell they are doing there.
The public are not following advice to stay at home. I was told that the Italian government asked a Telco to track their mobile phones and 40% of the population was regularly on the move. This will be mostly the younger generation who will then have contact with their family/grandparents and you know the rest...
In my experience from visiting the tourist traps and landmarks of Europe, the only thing more ignorant and entitled than a coach load of Italian teenagers is a coach load of Spanish ones. I’m unsurprised they do whatever they want.
Spanish chicks are waaaaaaay hotter though
I reckon the Italian ones are at least a couple of degrees hotter right now
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In yet more evidence this country is run by retards:
Australians on welfare benefits will receive an extra $550 a fortnight to help them in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. A coronavirus supplement will be added to JobSeeker (formerly known as Newstart), Youth Allowance, parenting payment, farm household allowance special benefit for a period of six months. Waiting times and asset tests for the Jobseeker allowance will be waived as more people lose their jobs due to coronavirus. Josh Frydenberg said in Canberra that this move will essentially double welfare benefits. “(The new payment) will be available to sole traders, casual workers who meet the income test,” the Treasurer said. “This means, anyone eligible for the maximum jobseeker payment will now receive more than $1100 a fortnight, effectively doubling the jobseeker allowance.” The government will also provide another $750 payment to people on social security and veteran benefits, on top of the $750 given out in the first round of stimulus measures.
Economic stimulus you can't spend because the government won't let you travel or even go to the beach.
14 years ago the Federal Government ran budget surpluses and had no net debt. Now we're three quarters of our way to a trillion dollar debt and the government announces a stimulus package of $189 billion. While asking us all to stay home.
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Well I am about to do something I have never done in my 28 year working career, apply for the dole. School closures are imminent here and all my work has been cancelled for the last few weeks and now for the foreseeable future. Guess I should be happy to get back some of the tax I have paid over the years.
Hopefully I will pick up some work but I imagine there are going to be lots of people applying for whatever jobs are left. I am just happy I live in a society that does actually have govt support payments.
My thoughts are with all those other people who are likely to be out of work and have their lives impacted by this.
Well I can't actually apply as the website has crashed, must be a few people applying.
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Scott Morrison is warning Australians that states could be locking down suburbs and putting up tougher statewide restrictions soon. “You will see more of this,” the Prime Minister said in Canberra. “You will see more regional focus to this, more targeted responses from states and territories and that will be done at the instigation, based on their health advice and they will seek to do it as consistently as possible as states face with similar outbreaks in similar situations. “Where possible it will be restricted but in some cases, I suspect, states and territories will take a broader application but this is what we are now facing. “This is the next stage and this is what was anticipated some weeks ago, almost a month ago when we said we are now moving to prepare for pandemic like situations.”
I always wondered what it would be like to live in a Communist bloc country
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Scott Morrison is warning Australians that states could be locking down suburbs and putting up tougher statewide restrictions soon. “You will see more of this,” the Prime Minister said in Canberra. “You will see more regional focus to this, more targeted responses from states and territories and that will be done at the instigation, based on their health advice and they will seek to do it as consistently as possible as states face with similar outbreaks in similar situations. “Where possible it will be restricted but in some cases, I suspect, states and territories will take a broader application but this is what we are now facing. “This is the next stage and this is what was anticipated some weeks ago, almost a month ago when we said we are now moving to prepare for pandemic like situations.”
I always wondered what it would be like to live in a Communist bloc country
Nah, it's not a communist bloc country, not enough health officials have been executed, plus with Morrison in charge we all know it's basically a theocracy.
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejilian has announced the state will move to enforce major lockdowns of non-essential services, in the first state to strike out without federal backing. "Tonight I will be informing the National Cabinet that NSW will proceed to a more comprehensive shutdown of non-essential services. This will take place over the next 48 hours," Ms Berejiklian said in a statement. "Supermarkets, petrol stations, pharmacies, convenience stores, freight and logistics, and home delivery will be among the many services that will remain open.
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Scott Morrison is warning Australians that states could be locking down suburbs and putting up tougher statewide restrictions soon. “You will see more of this,” the Prime Minister said in Canberra. “You will see more regional focus to this, more targeted responses from states and territories and that will be done at the instigation, based on their health advice and they will seek to do it as consistently as possible as states face with similar outbreaks in similar situations. “Where possible it will be restricted but in some cases, I suspect, states and territories will take a broader application but this is what we are now facing. “This is the next stage and this is what was anticipated some weeks ago, almost a month ago when we said we are now moving to prepare for pandemic like situations.”
I always wondered what it would be like to live in a Communist bloc country
Nah, it's not a communist bloc country, not enough health officials have been executed, plus with Morrison in charge we all know it's basically a theocracy.
I read an excellent comment by Sam Harris this morning:
People who habor strong convictions without evidence belong at the margins of our societies, not in our halls of power. -
@chimoaus said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Well I am about to do something I have never done in my 28 year working career, apply for the dole. School closures are imminent here and all my work has been cancelled for the last few weeks and now for the foreseeable future. Guess I should be happy to get back some of the tax I have paid over the years.
Hopefully I will pick up some work but I imagine there are going to be lots of people applying for whatever jobs are left. I am just happy I live in a society that does actually have govt support payments.
My thoughts are with all those other people who are likely to be out of work and have their lives impacted by this.
Well I can't actually apply as the website has crashed, must be a few people applying.
What's genuinely appalling is it's contrary to all available evidence. Hopefully the impact for you is short lived.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Spanish chicks are waaaaaaay hotter though
Now this is the very reason why I visit selected web discussion sites ¹, to find information I never really knew about before!
¹ where one can lie without people knowing too. Mrs Mick is half Spanish and Baron-Silas-Greenback is quite right, but that doesn't suit my point.