Interesting stuff
Hawaii,s North Shore community noticeboard comments that Foodland has been stripped of all its TP now too! Marauding traveling Aussies ?? or has the hysteria (like the virus itself) jumped to another country. Might have made the right choice Pupkin after all (although Id live with a dirty clacker if I got to surf uncrowded Sunset anyday of the week). The plot thickens
I’m glad that communal angst has been expressed through the run on shit tickets.
Could be much worse.
Thank god that people haven’t taken half a second to consider what they would really need .
"Here’s a little wake up call for Scomo from a microbiologist
https://macroedgo.com/coronavirus-outbreak/open-letter-to-pm-scott-morri..."
I didn't see anywhere on his site where it say he is a microbiologist, you may have made that bit up (as an appeal to authority argument?)
He produces a finance blog and has a "research background in infectious disease and virology, and experience in biosecurity policy development". That's not a lot of info. A google (actually duck duck go) search didn't reveal anything about him. He might have just read a few journal articles ("research background" that aint) and crunched some numbers for an early draft of a policy paper about the effect on Australia's apple production if a hungry hippo slips by border protection.
Come on Patrick, you're not another one that's going to bring up sources and veracity and shit, are you?
What's wrong with fake So-Crates quotes anyway?
Now, has anyone ever wiped their date with a corn cob? This French chick was gabbling about it last night. Ooh la la.
the pressure to not upset the concocted reality...
ttps://www.indy100.com/article/coronavirus-doctor-scaremongering-risk-spanish-f...
... post modernisnm baby!
the revolution will not be televised
Sypkhan, what is "post modernisnm"?
Patrick.... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brett_Edgerton
First response on google. The BSc and PhD after his name Dr Brett F Edgerton in the letter itself might have been a clue also
Facto=Dumb cunt yet again. Can’t you just imagine him sitting at the far edge of a social gathering wishing he was involved in the action ? Leching after some Euro chick who doesn’t know he exists , before he goes home and masturbates furiously at his dirty batch pad with 3 day old dishes in the sink. This is the type of person who thinks repeatedly and disrespectfully misnaming someone as “Sypkahn “ is clever don’t forget. Thinks being a snide cunt might disguise the fact that he’s got the personality of a beige painted wall in a public toilet block.
Facto obviously agrees with Scomo on the concept that tourism is more important than lives. Twin dickheads both more useful sucking fruity cocktails in Hawaii than contributing to Australia.
This sounds pretty good:
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/350-million-push-for-low-emissio...
Well gosh dang it! He didn't show up in my duck duck go search but now on my phone (which uses google) his name pops up.
Marine bioligist specialising in freshwater crays.
For the record, I think you and factopup make a cute couple.
;)
The bastard is infatuated.
"Sypkhan, what is "post modernisnm"?"
It's the Nissan Motorsport version of Post Modernism.
You know your country is fucked when corruption is so rife that every minister in the federal government has ECONOMICS as their primary motivation.
Minister for ECONOMICS ( minoring in opportunities regarding health related profiteering ) ....Give yourself an uppercut and don’t stop punching.
Blow in, you're more Alan Jones like than I thought! In all departments!
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
"You really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?"
VJ...I’m afraid to say that the cynic in me sees nothing worth getting optimistic about and the realist in me recognises the familiar exploitive pathways being constructed by the same neoliberal profiteers.
In the hands of anyone else a $65M grant towards establishing a sustainable energy system would be something to get excited about , but this is the same government who proactively enables the collusive gas cartel and who oversee the artificially high energy prices which currently cripple the East coast and a vast majority of the Australian economy . These people have no intention whatsoever of delivering energy which isn’t burdened with the excessive profit margins of private monopolies. Their actions to date show this to be undeniably true.
The idea that this approach will change if the source of the energy changes is wishful thinking at best.
It’s government giving $65M to current energy monopolies in order to establish preemptive dominance in the burgeoning industry ahead of those who don’t line the pockets of the LNP. Energy consumers will never see fair energy prices under the neoliberal economic model.
Why not get ahead of the curve with this completely new avenue in Australia’s history ? Establish a nationalised energy grid based on establishing a sustainable energy system which is far less detrimental to the environment whilst enabling the recovery of Australian manufacturing industries through the provision of fairly priced energy ? Australia could position itself as a global leader in innovation and technical knowledge which may offset the natural decline of our fossil fuel industries.
We have the people , the drive , the location ,the opportunity and the incentive to make this new chapter in humanity’s demand for energy a transformative and defining opportunity for our country. The timing is perfect to direct government financial stimulus towards a productive national asset of exportable expertise.
Instead....we’ve got neoliberal shills ready to give away our natural advantages and set us up for generations more of corporate rent seeking .
Rum Corps 3.0
Retailocalypse
https://www.smh.com.au/national/there-s-nobody-here-coronavirus-fears-im...
As if the poor sector wasn't already being hit by a baton
Southern Cross University medical centre closed down because someone showed up with a sniffle.
“A patient presented at the Southern Cross University Health Clinic at Lismore on Thursday morning, 5th March with symptoms of a cold.
The patient was referred to Lismore Base Hospital for testing and was discharged later that day. Tests results came back on Saturday as negative to COVID-19.
As clinic protocols demand, the Lismore clinic was closed as a precaution and will re-open on Monday.”
"The most frightening disease I have ever encountered ...and that includes Ebola, MERS and SARS"
CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Dr Richard Hatchett explains the long-term dangers of the Covid-19 coronavirus - saying it's the scariest outbreak he's dealt with in his 20-year career.
Holy shit .
It all sounds very shit on the Coronavirus front .
Except for the 11 cartons coming from Freeride.....that’s looking more likely by the second.
“Italy has announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine that will restrict the movement of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to contain a widening outbreak”
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-08/coronavirus-italy-quarantine-m...
And
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-08/coronavirus-updates-live/12036...
Let the pants shitting officially begin.
Here you go Andy:
& others: remember to disinfect the cartons or leave them for 29+ days.
Good news from China surprisingly
We speak to Dr Bruce Aylward, the current Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization, and the leader of the WHO team that visited Wuhan in China - where the outbreak began, for two weeks in February.
13 million people quarantined in Italy.
The equivalent of 60 percent of Australia’s population locked down for an indeterminate amount of time , unable to work or consume or stimulate the economy in any way whilst the second highest household debt in the world eats at cash reserves like rust .
But for sure house prices won’t drop if that happens here.
Things are just going to go from boomy to boomier !
I Focus....That’s an interesting vid. Best thing I’ve seen from the WHO
But remember that the WHO is completely corrupted and captured by the CCP.
Worth specifically keeping in mind the efforts of our own government whilst watching that clip. Think of when he is saying how much hinges on a nation’s ability to reduce exposure of its population and then consider Scomo on TV literally encouraging people to visit a Chinese restaurant, go to the football , see a movie ....that’s some criminal culpability.
Notice another vibrant from Nepal flew in from his homeland vis Singapore, tested positive in Tassie , told to self isolate and then went straight into a few shifts at his job at a hotel. Fucker needs to hang. Someone’s life may be lost as a result of his selfish greed . At least put the bastard into a sealed pet transport cage , put him on a plane and airdrop him back to Nepal and let his countrymen deal with him
Have there been any reports of TP being stolen from public toilets?
shhh vj...dont give em ideas.
more for us......100 bucks a roll... bargain....
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/get-yourself-tested-coronavir...
change in health advice
What’s the point of testing if they’re importing it by the plane load so that it’s impossible to track anyway ?
Not to mention the radically increased pressure on our soon to be overwhelmed health system.
I'll be interested to see how many of the patients the 70 year old doctor in Melbourne treated get infected.
he thought he had a mild cold that had disappeared.
sounds like there are going to be a helluva lot of cases where people don't even know they have it.
"Notice another vibrant from Nepal flew in from his homeland vis Singapore, tested positive in Tassie , told to self isolate and then went straight into a few shifts at his job at a hotel. Fucker needs to hang. Someone’s life may be lost as a result of his selfish greed . At least put the bastard into a sealed pet transport cage , put him on a plane and airdrop him back to Nepal and let his countrymen deal with him."
This kind of shtuff normalised, hey?
And what, for pity's sake, is a 'vibrant'?
Facto....just for one second imagine that you have a personality which doesn’t require me as an atmosphere for it to survive in.
Be your own ....whatever you are.
An old, old post that is only more relevant now:
"Your online persona here is a grubby archetype that needs constant skewering. It's a cultural cancer, always lurking, sometimes in remission, but full-blown since the mid 90s and early 2000s. And our body politic has suffered. It is suffering. My optimism is that it's not terminal. Cancer can be beaten!"
With this Caroma-virus, your shit really is hitting the fan, blow in.
And Gloria, what is a 'vibrant'?
It is sure hitting the fan. Did you see those Chinese village videos, where a barricade is put up outside a village, and two guys beat off any one approaching with brooms or sticks? 1/4 of Italy is in lockdown. That's the future, not so much Airbnb - at least for the intermediate term.
“Vibrant “ is the euphemism employed to describe areas where Australian culture has been displaced by ethnic enclaves as a result of mass immigration.
Just as known gangsters and notorious underworld figures are described as “ colourful identities “ , drunk / wasted celebrities are referred to as “tired and emotional “ , so is the description of areas whch fake leftards loudly claim to be “ vibrant communities “ despite the fact that they wouldn’t dream of being caught there after sundown, God forbid actually ever living there themselves.
From the SMH article re Morrison government $350 million low emmission fund
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/350-million-push-for-low-emissio...
“advanced livestock feed supplements; and carbon sequestration in vegetation.”
The last sentence is newspeak for farming corporations to basically do very little and recieve tax payer funding to do it
“While storing carbon on land is useful for combating climate change, it is no replacement for reducing fossil fuel emissions," Martin Rice and Will Steffen from the Climate Council said.”
Eighty per cent of the money from ERF is dedicated to land emissions, which has managed to secure only three per cent abatement a year, while emissions from fossil fuels continue to contribute 75 to 80 per cent of our greenhouse gases.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-04-09/explainer-what-is-carbon-fa...
And you thought that up all on your lonesome, hey blow in?
Oh my, how the pit gets deeper.
I feel a "." coming on.
Anyway, one for the demographic:
https://m.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/old-coastie-who-missed-out-o...
Simba, I did see a pic of a pyramid of TP in someone's double garage, over 6ft high. Impressive. Those guys are set.
And yeah, seriously, there's been some stupidity. Like everyone suddenly realise at once, go to Coles and load up on Trolley fulls of toilet paper, why? Surely a plan of exactly what you'd need for X time, thought out beforehand, then shopped (again beforehand as you saw it coming) in a disciplined way... oh, never mind.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/coles-slashes-its-toilet-paper-...
Also this, from Italy article above:
"There were chaos and confusion in the northern Italian city of Padua in the Veneto region as word spread late Saturday evening that the government was planning to announce the quarantine.
Packed bars and restaurants quickly emptied out as many people rushed to the train station in Padua.
Travellers with suitcases, wearing face masks, gloves and carrying bottles of sanitising gel shoved their way on to the local train."
If you want to catch something, this is an excellent way to do it. And not just catch the train. Even the stuff in the packed bars beforehand. smh
Here’s a confession, VJ.
I wore a face mask when I flew back from Indo. In fact , I wore one from the moment I got to the departure gate and found it packed with people, some of who were spluttering and coughing and just looking very unhealthy.
This is 2 1/2 weeks ago and so it was well before the Coronavirus was considered anything but an exotic foreign issue within Australia.
It felt very strange to be wearing a face mask but I’d been encouraged by the normally very chilled Indo airport staff wearing masks and using hand sanitizer often enough to notice them doing it. Fricken uncomfortable and leading to a feeling of social dislocation. It was an eye opening experience and gave me a little insight into what is possibly in store for us here in Australia.
Glad I did though as I was returning straight to care duties with no possibility of a chance to quarantine before I was in close contact with vulnerable older people. Particularly when I got to Sydney arrivals and it was packed with Chinese students all clad in their own face masks.
Felt amazing to get out of there and get that mask off. Getting off the plane on the North Coast was like walking into a safe little dream world.
That 70year old doctor that scored the virus while in the States makes you wonder just how widespread it already is around the world. Suggests it is already widespread and it is only being noticed due to the increase in testing. If that is the case then it doesn’t seem to be making a big impact in hospitals and morgues if it is not being noticed?
Wow...was there anyone else wearing a mask?
BTW. 60 minutes tonight looks interesting
Probably widespread, the doc, plus a US tourist returning to US from Egypt, plus Indo arrival in Melb via Perth/Indo, QF Syd-Lon flight cancelled with + passenger, plus 2 defence force staff on domestic flights - I've read all this in the last week. Private planes and personal yachts are going to be coming back in fashion
Also note all the high up gov.military members getting it, eg Iran, US, here, Korea.
Blowin hospital not last week but one before, no masks so low level of alert - I would think there would be an overall order for all staff to use PPE if a certain threat level is reached. Hope that some of the talk on here influenced you and perhaps made you safer. Or look like a turkey! ;) hehe
Warning: Coronavirus-free comment!
Went out last night. Wife and I went to a bar to begin with. 'Twas late arvo, no-one around, and while the wife was getting drinks she mentioned the wall of bottles - floor to ceiling shot bottles - to the barman.
He explained they're flavoured shots - all sorts of flavours.
"What's your worst one?" Asked the wife while I was well out of earshot.
The barman produced a bottle, wife started laughing and motioned to me: "He'd love it."
So old mate said to come over and have a free shot.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Vodka smoked chilli," answered my wife.
"No," corrected the barfella, "Not chilli, it's chicken - it's vodka smoked chicken."
I was expecting to start the night with a nice Pinot Noir, instead I was handed a slice of lemon and a shot glass of what tasted uncannily like the juices squeezed from a fried buffalo wing.
It was an abomination of course, though if I was 18 I reckon I would've stuck to them all night.
"That 70year old doctor that scored the virus while in the States makes you wonder just how widespread it already is around the world. Suggests it is already widespread and it is only being noticed due to the increase in testing. If that is the case then it doesn’t seem to be making a big impact in hospitals and morgues if it is not being noticed?"
Exactly, the guy thought he had a mild cold.
If a mild cold crashes the Australian real estate market I'll walk to Bourke backwards.
Whichever bottle shop you choose , Freeride. Bourke st is fine.
so I owe you the Sixpack because we are still talking about it.
Carton if we exceed the 2017 flu case number.
10 cartons if it lowers realestate values in eastern states cities and surf towns.
yeah?
VJ @ 7.01 pm-
“two guys beat off any one approaching with brooms or sticks“
Sounds like a good way to get splinters in your Wang.
World News...
Shithouse Aussie Fad goes viral.
https://www.facebook.com/Sunrise/videos/australias-toilet-paper-pandemon...
The Bog Roll War is givin' Aussies the Shits
Parramatta Knife wielding Bog Roll Bandit
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/04/panic-buyer-pulls-knife-another-shopper-r...
Fresh Sydney Bitches charged over Bog Roll Bust up!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-08/coronavirus-toilet-paper-fight-at...
Big Red Hand referees Melbourne Mums Toilet Paper Bout.
Police Taser Tamworth Toilet Roll Addict over assaulting Dealer
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-tasered-by-police-after-toi...
Same Vid' lands Missy Higgins' viral Dad in the Shit...
In other World News Aussie Surf Web site, 'Swillnuts'..has sunk to a new low!
Aussie surfers bet Slabs of Beer that Corona Virus won't kill more than the Flu.
Please! Just one more plunge...that's it! Perfect! Now press full flush..Bye Bye losers!
I was sitting here reflecting on simpler times. For some reason I was remembering the first surf trips with my good friends. I had north side and westie friends who went north and south coast friends from cronulla etc who always went south. These trips started on trains with a student pass for 15c called an excursion pass. We would have our duffel bags and army packs and boards, a couple of 30c packs of smokes and just head off somewhere. Get off at random stations we knew were somewhere near waves and walk for miles. No phones, no internet, just a sense of supreme optimism that we were going to have fun. Before the walk into the surf spots you could go to a public phone and ring a free number and the recording would give you the swell size and period, wind etc. This would determine which pointbreak bay etc. Down the south coast we would climb down cliffs and hike through palm filled valleys to the sea and wake in our tents in the morning to reindeer licking the fat from the frypans. Surf all day and explore more hills to hidden bays and beaches. I didn't know anyone who flew anywhere to surf back then. I didn't know what was happening in china, if you wanted to phone me you had to catch me at home which was just about never. Life was plain and simple, no debt or credit cards, Even later on when I got married, my central coast beach house was $30 per week in rent and I earned $200...not a bad percentage. I suppose the reason I am writing this is all about modern stress and anxiety. It is under your control and life can be simpler. We have the power to de clutter our brains and lives and move toward a simpler future. To live life as God intended for us and breathe.To give thanks, pursue kindness and live free. Jesus said.."Unless you become like these little children, you cannot see the kingdom of God".
I think we can still exist in a modern world with sanity, but don't take the media and the money driven distractions too seriously, as we are all like a vapour...here today and gone tomorrow.
Have it cunts