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15-04-2020, 08:57 PM | #1651 | |||
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15-04-2020, 09:03 PM | #1652 | ||||
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But she better not think about driving too far from home while isolated in her car or sit in the middle of a deserted park because that's not flattening the curve. Quote:
It makes me wonder how many other people around the country have been unjustly fined but because their story got no media attention they are stuck with it. I'm sure there will be a lot of people in court over the next few months fighting these fines. Good way to flatten the curve. |
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15-04-2020, 09:11 PM | #1653 | |||
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It was a neutral post, not directed at anybody, nor questioning why the thread was closed. It was merely, as the thread title says, seeking clarification.
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15-04-2020, 09:22 PM | #1654 | |||
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Don’t be obtuse. Everyone understood your post the first time around. The ground rules have been set. Play by them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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15-04-2020, 09:45 PM | #1655 | |||
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Your opinion wasn't being sought. You were being told, so be told.
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15-04-2020, 09:53 PM | #1656 | ||
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I wasnt making any form of fun towards those without. Im reffering to proper mentally ill persons living on the streets. So not people able to not easily return to normal life, but the proper distanced from society. Not to sound rude, but, they cant even get a shower or shave from a shelter at the moment, no temp accomodation, at the moment. Cooked meals are takeaway. People are people.
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15-04-2020, 10:05 PM | #1657 | |||
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15-04-2020, 10:14 PM | #1658 | ||
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He usta eat anything, sad to see a bloke go down hill so fast. Reduced to eating Cake of all things. Although he has developed a taste for it lately.
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15-04-2020, 10:24 PM | #1659 | |||
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The wet markets are where the locals buy their meat, not just in China but all across Asia and Africa. Because poor areas lack refrigeration locals buy meat daily and some animals are kept alive until they are sold. Lifting over a billion people out of poverty won't happen overnight. |
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15-04-2020, 10:32 PM | #1660 | |||
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Whose interest should we protect, ours, but with a measure of generosity because we are a wealthy country. I listen to the ABC anbd Raf Epstein spoke yesterday about the big advances that have been made as a result of previous pandemics. Stethoscopes, microscopes, lots more. I think one result here is going to be better detection at the point of exit. Maybe when you walk through the metal detector, your temperature will be taken too. Lots of changes will come and I'm grateful my parents came to Oz in the 50s.
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15-04-2020, 11:23 PM | #1661 | ||
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15-04-2020, 11:30 PM | #1662 | ||
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Cav is never gonna ride that bike.... I've met the legend.
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15-04-2020, 11:47 PM | #1663 | ||
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I just got on carsales.com.au.
Almost 230,000 cars for sale. I recall just a few months ago the number was just on 200,000. There must be some good deals at the moment. A market flooded with cars for buyers with little money to spend. Sent from my LG-M700 using Tapatalk
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16-04-2020, 05:52 AM | #1664 | ||
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16-04-2020, 07:04 AM | #1665 | ||
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Exactly. Have you laid eyes on Cav lately
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16-04-2020, 09:02 AM | #1666 | |||
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Your right mate, there’s a whole group at massive risk, many with serious issues. |
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16-04-2020, 09:22 AM | #1667 | ||
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While it's a bit unfortunate that each State has been able to adopt different 'rules' as to what is or isn't acceptable rather than have a Federally mandated approach, the written guides I've read (QLD, SA, NT, NSW & Vic) have been very clear about what you can and can't do and while there will always be edge cases common sense should prevail and only the anti-authoritarian or contumacious among society are going to even care.
You can hardly blame the police and protective services officers who've been given fairly vague guidelines about how to enforce the rules but that's why we have a system of judicial review to ensure that the system is fair.
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16-04-2020, 09:29 AM | #1668 | |||
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That is a legacy from when this continent operated as separate colonies prior to 1901.
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16-04-2020, 10:12 AM | #1669 | |||
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What's going to happen if this sort of crap continues is it'll backfire on the various rule makers . .People really will jack up and rightly so . A simple 'log a trip' phone call to spell out the reason why a circumstance like your sister is all that the authorities need to know , especially if a distance of say 100 km plus is involved . Just a thought . |
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16-04-2020, 10:20 AM | #1670 | ||
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I’m insisting on advance emails from clients, that relate to longer journeys, and carrying a print of it on the passenger seat. A bit tedious but harder to dispute.
FC’s sister could similarly request email confirmation of each appointment and also print out the routing via Google Maps for each of the two options. A web news article today (9 news) states what I’d observed recently - generally NSW punters were continuing to disregard the official rules where possible. |
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16-04-2020, 11:04 AM | #1671 | |||
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Most manufacturers will list a generic version of every spec, transmission, engine and colour on carsales so there would be quite a few of these cars that don't necessarily exist. Also the jump doesn't necessarily equate to dealers trying to pump stock - there could quite easily be a number of people who are now financially in troubled times and need to move on assets.
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16-04-2020, 11:22 AM | #1672 | |||
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We get fed up with being told like little kids to stay home , wash your hands, social distance at all times and stuff too.. Most aren't idiots (some are) and maybe a bit like kids some rebel or show defiance when told to do or not to do something . Maybe it's a subliminal thing . This is how I feel and I'm being totally honest . I hate being here on my own . Reading , posting stuff on AFF , watching movies , a bit of housework , starting to muck around with my old ride on as a bit of a project , once a day taking the dogs for walk and a quick visit to our local supermarket is fine but wearing really really thin already .Might be fine with some being limited to a fraction of things we like but it's driving me nuts and can only imagine how much more frustrating this will be after a couple of months . I'd rather be at work . Never ever thought I'd say that . So from now til Sunday that'll be it unless I find out from TasPol I won't get grief if I can go for a fish for a couple of hours between now and then by myself . Not liking my chances by the way and will have to abide by it . No rule breaker here . On Monday and Tuesday I have to work but then from Wed to Sun next week it'll be like the past week just described . Necessary certainly but frustrating and mind numbing weeks to endure . God help Scomo and his cronies if this ends up not being the overall best approach. I hope for everybody's sake it is. Genuine question here Be honest ...How many of you feel somewhat violated by all this as we speak despite the good reasons for why it's happening. |
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16-04-2020, 11:25 AM | #1673 | |||
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look around the world. every govt is doing the same or similar things. why should you feel like you deserve special treatment. no police officer on the planet would fine Franco's sister if she waited around somewhere for her second appointment, given the logistics involved. If you think the govt should spell out every single situation then you are living in pre school land. Thankfully it appears the majority of people do get the idea behind it all and are staying home except for essential travel (food, work, doc etc etc). The rest are the 'anti authoritarian' that Russ mentioned in his post. You get a few people that think the rules don't apply to them, and then you get the element that think they are now missing out 'oh, look at them, they are doing xyz... that's not fair, why can't i do that.. etc etc'
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16-04-2020, 11:30 AM | #1674 | |||
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Yes, that is a very extreme view, but it is a possibility. Not me.
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16-04-2020, 11:31 AM | #1675 | ||
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Quick decisions had to be made (people would complain if they were not), you get some errors when you have to do that.
But, id rather action than multiple meetings going no where and inaction. All the petals with their "liberties" being taken away need to grow up and chill out. Once it is over if the focus is still there and is heavy handed then thats a different story. Its going to be OK people; surely someone has done on of the "keep calm" signs by now.
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16-04-2020, 12:14 PM | #1676 | |||
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This seems to be the problem, the main message from the start has been stay home unless absolutely necessary and with that those who just refuse to acknowledge the first part of the sentence have been busy looking for any angle they can fit their own interests into the latter, all the time hiding behind the idea that the rules aren't clear enough. Thing is, if the rules we're crystal clear they'd be up in arms about the rules being too stringent. This is just an extension of the modern trend of wanting to find a problem and be offended with everything. |
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16-04-2020, 12:16 PM | #1677 | ||||
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We've taken a conservative approach whereby: (1) we're now not venturing out for food and groceries as we are having them home delivered; (2) the local medical practice are doing Webex consultations so that's another reason off the list and (3) almost everything else is on the not necessary list.
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16-04-2020, 12:25 PM | #1678 | |||
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Your' chill out' comment does not wash with me . Any normal person with a disrupted life is not going to chill out for a long time.Maybe be when some part of normality resumes . If you can that's great , but there are millions who will find chilling out is something that they will find hard to do for a while. I'm one of them . |
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16-04-2020, 12:32 PM | #1679 | ||
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Good..On the question i asked..
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16-04-2020, 12:37 PM | #1680 | ||
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roddy1960 I hear you and wholehearted agree BUT I'm also having to suck it up as much as I wish to go about as I used to but I got to think about others not just me.
The wife and my 3kids, my parents one 90 other 88 touch wood are still on the go I'm loling my Mum is going batty wanting the old man to jump in the car to go out shopping etc, my sister calls me can I please put them in their place and stay home ! Were all in this mosh pit and it is challenging - heck covid is going to also increase the divorce rate talking mental probs mine incl lol....... The knock off effect on all things people mention is going to hurt - more so the social issues that I really feel for - as mentioned were going to be a very different world once this gets under control, I don't care about the financial aspect of it for lives are worth far more than any monitery factor imo... Money has ruined the world in the big picture, health and our freedom is worth more than anything else broke or not. Hang in there mate.
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