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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@JC not all my socks have holes in them!
Ooh, look at you with your posh intact socks!
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bunnings had loads of single use ones in aus too
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@JC said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
It's really easy to say wear a mask but one thing I'd like to know is where are people getting all these masks they are supposed to wear?
The local chemist beside where I work just told me this morning they haven't had any disposables in stock for weeks, they're on back order. And they're normally priced at $75 for 50, which you'd cut through pretty quickly if you have a family I'd have thought.
The reusable ones are equally difficult to get hold of. Mrs JC ordered a couple last week on the back of the signals from the government. Almost all places she tried online were sold out. The one place she managed to place an order came back pretty soon after accepting the order but saying they'd be delivered the back in stock.
We got some from here: https://www.masksbykenzy.co.nz/
She's a seamstress who makes them herself. Admittedly it took a week or so. Kids one arrived before we left for holiday but not the adults. But have them all now.
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@dogmeat That's something that really fucks me off. Although in fairness, I also used to feel the same about people who came to work hacking and snotting their germs everywhere because they were certain the world would fall apart without them for a day. Stay at home if you're sick, assholes.
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@JC We actually ordered a couple from NZ early in the Melbourne lockdown
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo yeah, i meant on SB. I'll find a way!
Get down to your local Tea And Biscuits and put one on manually, like the old days.....
Bullock Bar in Wanaka is a great spot for a punt...
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Police stops.
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@Smudge said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo yeah, i meant on SB. I'll find a way!
Get down to your local Tea And Biscuits and put one on manually, like the old days.....
Bullock Bar in Wanaka is a great spot for a punt...
And that's all it's good for! That's where I cheered on Polly last start
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Why wouldn't you be complacent when the government slaps itself on the back for eliminating the virus?
They also can't seriously expect people to lock themselves at home every time they get mild symptoms of a cold. There would be noone at work at all over winter if that was the case.
As I said earlier, it was inevitable the virus would come back, especially if it is as contagious as they claim. We can't stop the country every time it spreads. It's here to stay at a global level so we just need to learn how to live with it like we do all other versions of the Flu (some of which are extremely nasty).
It just seems like nothing has changed since the last lockdown. No plans on how to deal with the next inevitable outbreak other than "let's rocket from level 1 to level 3 again!". That's not a solution. There's no end game other than some vague hope of a vaccine that is unlikely to be ready short-term if at all.
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Now we don't need Winger to stoke paranoia and conspiracy theories.
It was inevitable because logic suggested it was going to happen. Based on a basic understanding of human frailties, looking at overseas experiences and just shit happens.
they have actually said this since we went to Lvl 1. I'm guessing they stepped up the messaging recently as it was obvious people were getting more and more complacent and also in light of Melbourne's debacle.
I posted about talking to a DHB and being told it was only a matter of time but that they were better prepared.
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@raznomore and Ashley was so prescient with his "a 2nd wave is unavoidable" call...
Cool. Something to add to the conspiracy theories thread.
It was obvious to all that most of NZ (myself included) had become complacent and, given the likelihood of things reappearing, weren’t prepared enough for action when it did.
At least some listened and tried to prepare with masks etcI do agree that we are going to have to find a way of living with this. One of the biggest issues is that despite an increase we still don’t have the ICU capacity in our hospitals and wouldn’t cope with a widespread problem.
We have brought some time in the last couple of months but haven’t solved the conundrum -
Many on twitter are claiming that the bus drivers who drove the overseas returnees to other parts of the country were not being tested. Granted this is just twiterville gossip but there are also questions that need to be asked about the quality of border control in light of some of the breaches that happened. No point going into L3 if your border security is not strong.
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