Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by 4bee

I doubt we would be talking such numbers if some leadership was shown back then instead of the lax, uncaring approach that was taken.

Yep, 9 months on, the world has already changed from the one we knew, & dare I say, one which we were comfortable with. Certainly I was. But as the old Irish Lady at the races in Ireland would say, standing in the ****ing rain "You are still breathing aren't you?"

Well Dear olde Irish lady, many thousands aren't.

This could be our song, old mate.

Green Day - Still Breathing (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube

Originally Posted by bob10

This could be our song, old mate.

Green Day - Still Breathing (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube

IMHO that song should be played with a small skin covered drum, a fiddle & that squeaky clarinet type thing the Irish use a lot while supping pints of Guiness.

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• 4.1 Fiddle (violin)
• 4.2 Flute and whistle.
• 4.3 Uilleann pipes.
• 4.4 Harp.
• 4.5 Accordion and concertina.
• 4.6 Banjo.
• 4.7 Mandolin.
• 4.8 Guitar.

Damn, no mention of the drum.

Originally Posted by 4bee

IMHO that song should be played with a small skin covered drum, a fiddle & that squeaky clarinet type thing the Irish use a lot while supping pints of Guiness.

Well, my wife is of Irish extraction, I'm fiddling with the computer, and have a Guiness in front of me. Thinking of our friends in Ireland, who went back home after the sister of the wife was blown up by the IRA. Thinking what a funny World we live in. And how I never thought I would be where I am, in time and space. How I survived 21 years in the Navy, is a minor miracle IMO. Covid is just a bump in a long road . In my mind, if you'll excuse me I say **** COVID. And lets hear some music.

The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song (Official Music Video) - Bing video

Well the UQ/CSL vaccine is off the table - Coronavirus vaccine trials of candidate developed by UQ and CSL abandoned due to false positive HIV tests - ABC News

Guess we’ll be getting the Pfizer jab sometime next year.

Originally Posted by bob10

Well, my wife is of Irish extraction, I'm fiddling with the computer, and have a Guiness in front of me. Thinking of our friends in Ireland, who went back home after the sister of the wife was blown up by the IRA. Thinking what a funny World we live in. And how I never thought I would be where I am, in time and space. How I survived 21 years in the Navy, is a minor miracle IMO. Covid is just a bump in a long road . In my mind, if you'll excuse me I say **** COVID. And lets hear some music.

The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song (Official Music Video) - Bing video

Thanks for that Bob.



On a visit to Ireland back in 1980 we went to a Singing Pub somewhere in Dublin.. What a fantastic informal night we had. Have never forgotten it.



Offset by the driver of the Airport Bus who kept looking in his internal rear view & counting the number of passengers on board all the way to the airport. Apparently he was trying to relate the number of pax to the cash in his money box according to another passenger. Never did find out but the assumption was that he was on the "fiddle" & trying to get us to pay twice but I did wish he'd kept his eyes on the road & traffic.


Maybe he couldn't count past 8?



Then there was the Plane Strike which would have left us stranded in Dublin for weeks, but on the bus were a nice couple who left the tour early. Odd? Seems he was an executive (in cognito) of the Transport System & he was able to make arrangements for us to board a "Special" flight back to London, so really he made up for the thick bus driver of the Airport Bus. He was doing a tour to check out the facilities around the country. We have also not forgotten his kindness. Guess what the A/C Rego was ***- IRA. Honest! No Kid. It was there on the Wing in green.


We'd go back again but do it leisurely by own transport. But I suppose that ain't going to happen now.


21 Years! I bet you were never Keel Hauled once. What did the crew do for entertainment then?

Originally Posted by 4bee

Thanks for that Bob.



On a visit to Ireland back in 1980 we went to a Singing Pub somewhere in Dublin.. What a fantastic informal night we had. Have never forgotten it.



Offset by the driver of the Airport Bus who kept looking in his internal rear view & counting the number of passengers on board all the way to the airport. Apparently he was trying to relate the number of pax to the cash in his money box according to another passenger. Never did find out but the assumption was that he was on the "fiddle" & trying to get us to pay twice but I did wish he'd kept his eyes on the road & traffic.


Maybe he couldn't count past 8?



Then there was the Plane Strike which would have left us stranded in Dublin for weeks, but on the bus were a nice couple who left the tour early. Odd? Seems he was an executive (in cognito) of the Transport System & he was able to make arrangements for us to board a "Special" flight back to London, so really he made up for the thick bus driver of the Airport Bus. He was doing a tour to check out the facilities around the country. We have also not forgotten his kindness. Guess what the A/C Rego was ***- IRA. Honest! No Kid. It was there on the Wing in green.


We'd go back again but do it leisurely by own transport. But I suppose that ain't going to happen now.

We have an open invitation to visit Ireland, they'll lend us a car, and accommodation provided, [ we looked after one of their sons who came back to visit Aus. after serving in Africa , peacekeeping for the UN.] One day, hopefully. My wife's family came from Tipperary, but the family line originated in Munster. One ancestor drowned in a boating accident at Corop, in 1870. William McCormack.[ blacksmith] born Thules Tipperary, buried next to him is his wife, Julia [ nee Kelly]born Kilmacow [ love that name. ]. Kilkenny. The family put in to have headstones placed and the graves fixed up in 2007. We'll visit Corop one day.

My wife's father was Postmaster at Manly in Sydney, one of nature's gentlemen. Her eldest brother was a bank manager , ended up the ombudsman for the Commonwealth Bank in NSW. Another wonderful man, in the throes of dementia ATM, I used to stir them up about being related to Ned Kelly, thru marriage. [ the old bank manager didn't like that much at all, no idea if Julia was related to Ned , but too good to pass up.] I felt privileged to know the family, wonderful caring people, mostly all gone now. We just have the MT Isa connection, and Balgowlah in Sydney. And an In law in Adelaide, no one talks about him, he ran off with a younger woman. Nothing to do with COVID, this, of course. But hey, much better to talk about.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Well the UQ/CSL vaccine is off the table - Coronavirus vaccine trials of candidate developed by UQ and CSL abandoned due to false positive HIV tests - ABC News

Guess we’ll be getting the Pfizer jab sometime next year.

Despite our age group we are not keen to be one of the first with any of them & 3 months is fine & would prefer to wait until any preliminary Bugs are ironed out , & you can bet there will be a few. (Not the First of the Few, but first of the millions although being one of the former may be safer longer term.

Time will tell.

The First of the Few - Wikipedia

Originally Posted by 4bee

Despite our age group we are not keen to be one of the first with any of them & 3 months is fine & would prefer to wait until any preliminary Bugs are ironed out , & you can bet there will be a few. (Not the First of the Few, but first of the millions although being one of the former may be safer longer term.

Time will tell.

The First of the Few - Wikipedia

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