Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by 101RRS

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All well and good but that is a Moderator post - an interpretation - most of that is not contained in the published Forum Rules. I certainly accept the points are valid and as a result should then be incorporated into the Forum rules not just left as an obscure post in a topical thread.

Nope, that is a post by a moderator on behalf of the entire moderation team. They are the rules for this thread. Perhaps they can be formally added to the published rules to make them more explicit.

Originally Posted by bob10

I think what we must remember, no one was prepared for this. It was, dare I say, unprecedented. Considering everything, Australia has still done reasonably well. I'm not looking forward to the wash up after this. It will be ugly.

While I have to agree that Australia has done quite well compared to many, perhaps most, other countries, to say "It was, dare I say, unprecedented" is just straight out incorrect.

Pandemics have been (or should have been) part of government planning for centuries, and certainly since the SARS outbreak the experts have all been warning of a probable repeat of the 1918-20 flu pandemic. The WHO and most government epidemiological centres worldwide have been predicting an imminent worldwide pandemic of an airborne infection that would have consequences similar to the 1918-20 pandemic that provides a precedent, and warned that with modern ease of travel it would spread much more rapidly.

If governments have been unprepared, there is no excuse that it was unprecedented or they were not warned. Even as someone with no training in epidemiology, just with a general scientific training background it was obvious to me by the end of January where we, and the world, was going, although I would have expected Australia to be in a worse place and the USA a bit better than the current situation.

The Qld CMO Dr Young said if the parents submitted a request for an exemption it would be approved, as parents should be with their baby.

Queensland records no new coronavirus cases overnight as the state reaches 29 days without community transmission
Queensland records no new coronavirus cases overnight as the state reaches 29 days without community transmission - ABC News

Submitted paperwork, approved by the council just waiting for the Police to issue permit.

This is is for access through an unmanned QLD/NSW border crossing.

If approved one uses Bluetooth on their phone to activate the lock.

A little unusual as I won’t actually be leaving QLD but need to drive through a roadblock.

Originally Posted by bob10

Actually Ian, I'm sure that's when SWMBO says I admit I was wrong.


Can't wait to see the lads dancing the hornpipe, reminds me of the days at sea, on the forecastle in the dog watch, having a fair old knees up. What fun it was deciding who would be the lassie, and who the lad. I guess with Divers leg, 4BEE would have to do the dancing. I'm shaking with anticipation, shivering with excitement. [ hope it's not the virus. there, back on topic]

The sailor's hornpipe: Carlos Núñez y Popeye - YouTube

No, no can do the Sailor's Hornpipe but I used to be able to do a really sweet Modern Waltz if that helps, & you are welcome to borrow my Naval Tin Whistle thing. Is there sufficient space on the fore-deck for the Waltz or are there too many bits & pieces to trip over nowadays & I bet there wouldn't be a Belaying Pin in sight either.

Originally Posted by Eevo

could you recommend us a media source without any bias please?

AS MUCH AS I KNOW THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME....

michaelwest.com.au
thesaturdaypaper.com.au

are as about as good as it gets

There is also the 'Betoota Advocate'.

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There was a article about putting a man putting his head in a microwave rather than watching a TV show with a masked singer. Given Covid 19 has a lot of us in masks I hope the singing is a lot more successful than people I am talking to on the phone who are wearing a mask and unintelligible Where is that microwave- I can see the logic