Corona virus, Port and the AFL.

[RussellEbertHandball]

My bad

No dramas. I should have said, I laughed at it 3 days ago, but it's not as funny today.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Just got an email from Qantas Frequent Flyer with the subject matter - Earn points at 18,000 restaurants with Qantas Restaurants and Qantas points.

Think admin have to talk to the marketing department and IT department.

There's a pub in Hope Valley which is still running daily ads on their Facebook page offering patrons the chance to win a trip on a private jet to Melbourne and tickets to a Crows game in Round 4.

 

[raptalia]

No training...surely this will set us up for injuries when the season restarts and surely snealy clubs like Essendope and Crows will do something sneaky anyway

Yeah, brings back memories of the fall out from the Essendon doping scandal when Paddy and Angus were not allowed to train at Alberton.

 

[Incarnate]

No dramas. I should have said, I laughed at it 3 days ago, but it's not as funny today.

Well, it kinda is bloke. Humour is a great antidote in the circumstances we find ourselves in and it isn’t promoting ignorance to the situation at hand.
I find it amusing that people are still only coming around to this and believe me people only are

 

[raptalia]

How is NRL still going? Delusional morons.

The NRL is run by idiots. The story doing the rounds is that if New South Wales closes it's borders, which it should have done last week, the NRL will locate all teams to Qld and play all games up there.

Sooner or later an NRL player will test positive but the NRL will tell no one and play on.

 

[Capital Power]

No training...surely this will set us up for injuries when the season restarts and surely snealy clubs like Essendope and Crows will do something sneaky anyway

I would have thought that Essendon would be in the test group for the vaccine when it's developed, so could be back on the park first.

 

[Lagooner]

The NRL is run by idiots. The story doing the rounds is that if New South Wales closes it's borders, which it should have done last week, the NRL will locate all teams to Qld and play all games up there.

Sooner or later an NRL player will test positive but the NRL will tell no one and play on.

Relocate them to Baxter Detention Centre they can play in the quad.

 

[raptalia]

Just got an email from Qantas Frequent Flyer with the subject matter - Earn points at 18,000 restaurants with Qantas Restaurants and Qantas points.

Think admin have to talk to the marketing department and IT department.

I think those Webjet ads still running on TV are wishful thinking.

 

[Capital Power]

I think those Webjet ads still running on TV are wishful thinking.

Like the Virgin ads running at Metricon?

 

[raptalia]

Like the Virgin ads running at Metricon?

Yeah saw that, 'Virgin flys the AFL'. or something like that.

 

[Capital Power]

Our "Chief Minister" (a city of 400,000 for heaven's sake) announced the closure of everything non-essential about three hours ago. There is currently no mention of his speech, or the new measures, on either the Government's home page or the dedicated "medical emergency page". No wonder people are uncertain, confused and rely on gossip. Not all of us use Twitter and whatever.

Presumably web content management is a non-essential service.

 

[Capital Power]

I think though the buses are still running. As there has never been an instance of breach of social distancing rules on a Canberra bus, this shouldn't be an issue.

 

[manureid]

So that cruise ship they flung the doors open on has 26 confirmed cases so far. One couple travelled by plane and train back to Melbourne. Meanwhile they have quarantined the crew of the ship... wtf. So let thousands off but oh shit, better not let the crew off. Someone should be sacked over that.

 

[tribey]

Nah mate, it’s all social media hype. She’ll be no wukkas.

You know what gets me? This would’ve been what the world was like not too long ago as regards smallpox, polio, diphtheria, measles, rubella, mumps, tetanus, varicella, pneumococcal, meningococcal and a bunch of other shit that could kill or maim you and your kids for life.

But you know, vaccines.

And a frightening number of plums would have us go back there, with COVID-19 thrown in.

 

[Capital Power]

So that cruise ship they flung the doors open on has 26 confirmed cases so far. One couple travelled by plane and train back to Melbourne. Meanwhile they have quarantined the crew of the ship... wtf. So let thousands off but oh shit, better not let the crew off. Someone should be sacked over that.

This needs more than sacking. If there's no legislation to charge officials for this level of incompetence during an emergency, then create it, and make it retrospective.

 

[jakey]

Speaking of marketing deals to good to turn down, Ports we win you win deal yesterday was a discount on meals at the port club / pub for use next week.

 

[Capital Power]

So that cruise ship they flung the doors open on has 26 confirmed cases so far. One couple travelled by plane and train back to Melbourne. Meanwhile they have quarantined the crew of the ship... wtf. So let thousands off but oh shit, better not let the crew off. Someone should be sacked over that.

It's also weird that the interpretation of quarantine for these idiots is that it begins when they open their front door, and that they somehow are not at risk to others until then. We needed to be much tougher on this from day 1. Interesting how the ABC, which bleated for days about the Christmas Island initial solution, says nothing about that now. We should have kept doing it.

 

[Established1870]

https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/Fact_sheet-Early_Access_to_Super_1.pdf

https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/Fact_sheet-Income_Support_for_Individuals.pdf

People on the dole are getting two lots of $750 as well in March-April and July. I haven't seen anything about this being mentioned all that much so either I'm an idiot who doesn't watch the news or the government doesn't do a good job making this shit widely public.

 

[Capital Power]

https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/Fact_sheet-Early_Access_to_Super_1.pdf

https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/Fact_sheet-Income_Support_for_Individuals.pdf

People on the dole are getting two lots of $750 as well in March-April and July. I haven't seen anything about this being mentioned all that much so either I'm an idiot who doesn't watch the news or the government doesn't do a good job making this shit widely public.

Yep, you read correctly. I'm not sure why it's so focussed on welfare recipients, as I would have thought the real extra help needs to go to those who suddenly, through absolutely no fault of their own, have no job to go to. All of this makes me wish I'd studied economics. REH will explain it to the rest of us, I'm sure . All I know is that I'm always in the wrong demographic whenever the Government wants to be magnanimous.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Morrison said last week ‘80% of those testing positive are from overseas or been in contact from those who have been overseas’

would have made a lot of sense closing the borders a long time ago.

for years we get fed the ‘tough on boats’ boarder control BULLSHIT. But we have ignored the REAL threat of those who come by plane (yes the people with white skin- Americans, British and from Europe).

tough on boats wins elections- it’s pathetic shit that gets lapped up by those with a southern cross tattoo and a Aussie flag in their front yard.

it’s the planes that have left us vulnerable to this crisis.

tough on boarders ????? PIGS ARSE.

 

[Del165198]

Imagine being the campaigner that ate that bat.

 

[PowerBaz]

Just got an email from Qantas Frequent Flyer with the subject matter - Earn points at 18,000 restaurants with Qantas Restaurants and Qantas points.

Think admin have to talk to the marketing department and IT department.

Getting random emails from banks and insurance companies to my mobile?.... all this should open peoples eyes to cocked we are....

 

[PowerBaz]

Morrison said last week ‘80% of those testing positive are from overseas or been in contact from those who have been overseas’

would have made a lot of sense closing the borders a long time ago.

for years we get fed the ‘tough on boats’ boarder control BULLSHIT. But we have ignored the REAL threat of those who come by plane (yes the people with white skin- Americans, British and from Europe).

tough on boats wins elections- it’s pathetic shit that gets lapped up by those with a southern cross tattoo and a Aussie flag in their front yard.

it’s the planes that have left us vulnerable to this crisis.

tough on boarders ????? PIGS ARSE.

 

[manureid]

Yep, you read correctly. I'm not sure why it's so focussed on welfare recipients, as I would have thought the real extra help needs to go to those who suddenly, through absolutely no fault of their own, have no job to go to. All of this makes me wish I'd studied economics. REH will explain it to the rest of us, I'm sure . All I know is that I'm always in the wrong demographic whenever the Government wants to be magnanimous.

Also wondered this. Are your long term Dazza and Shazza's getting the extra $550 a fortnight dole check? Cos if so the local dealers are gonna be loving life. Surely this has to be for recently unemployed due to the circumstances only??

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

Morrison said last week ‘80% of those testing positive are from overseas or been in contact from those who have been overseas’

would have made a lot of sense closing the borders a long time ago.

for years we get fed the ‘tough on boats’ boarder control BULLSHIT. But we have ignored the REAL threat of those who come by plane (yes the people with white skin- Americans, British and from Europe).

tough on boats wins elections- it’s pathetic shit that gets lapped up by those with a southern cross tattoo and a Aussie flag in their front yard.

it’s the planes that have left us vulnerable to this crisis.

tough on boarders ????? PIGS ARSE.

Havent a heap of cases come from Aussies bringing it back from overseas? You cant shut the borders to them.

Shockingly the virus isn't racist.