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Post by DropBear on Aug 5, 2021 6:12:54 GMT 8
Just putting this here so others who may feel the same will know that they're not alone.
Getting sick of Politicians and CHOs hinting at releasing people from lockdown when even the most optimistic amongst us can see that its obvious that based on the criteria already used (and abused) it will only be extended. Any suggestion at this stage that Qld will be out of lockdown at 4pm on Sunday amounts to deceit.
Don't know about anybody else but this constant dangling of the freedom carrot and then taking it away is doing more damage to my mental health than being in lockdown. I've noticed that my mood tends to lighten getting closer to freedom and then when freedom is taken away I tend to slip back into depression. Not as bad as last year but still very concerning.
So if you feel the same, talk to somebody about how you're feeling. If you don't think your mates will understand, ring one of the services that are there.
And if you're not feeling the same, look out for your mates and ask them RUOK?
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Post by sammyb on Aug 5, 2021 18:02:17 GMT 8
Great post.
Stay well.
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Post by roxii on Aug 6, 2021 7:01:57 GMT 8
The way NSW is going at the moment I have simply resigned myself to the fact that this is the way its going to be for some time. I have done all I can (fully vaxxed) and am doing all I can within the realms of sanity to do the right thing. I have a pretty boring life anyway so its not a huge deal for me, apart from the fact I dont have a bike to ride anymore. But I feel real sorry for people like my daughter. She did her HSC under Covid, now is doing Uni under Covid so has not been on campus and is missing out on the whole uni life thing, her 18th party was cancelled, she has not had a 19th , in her first year of being able to "go out" she has managed to go "clubbing" twice where they were able to go on the dance floor. Her part time job was as a waitress so that doesn't exist either. These are supposed to be the "times of their lives" and this is the sh!t they get to deal with.
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Post by Ayto on Aug 6, 2021 7:21:53 GMT 8
I had literally just redesigning all of our courses for the upcoming Shepparton Running Festival to make them 5 separate courses / events in order to meet the DJPR requirements and hosting a COVID safe event, following the last lockdown. Our event is in 2 weeks time.
Literally mapped out new courses, updated all maps, updated the athletes guide, sourced and booked all new traffic management, infrastructure requirements, website, social media, register now etc. Our infrastructure needs have pretty much tripled as we now have significantly more aid stations, marshalls, start and finish lines to cater for the multiple courses etc.
If we are lucky enough to open up again as scheduled, who knows if it will be on the same restrictions went went into lockdown with (unlikely, based on history), so that leaves a week to Festival weekend, with no idea what restrictions upon opening look like, which means we may need to re-do what we have just done, again, or like many others cancel and disappoint everyone.
Tell me again why I volunteer to do this sh!t.........
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Post by kenkong on Aug 6, 2021 7:22:51 GMT 8
The way NSW is going at the moment I have simply resigned myself to the fact that this is the way its going to be for some time. I have done all I can (fully vaxxed) and am doing all I can within the realms of sanity to do the right thing. I have a pretty boring life anyway so its not a huge deal for me, apart from the fact I dont have a bike to ride anymore. But I feel real sorry for people like my daughter. She did her HSC under Covid, now is doing Uni under Covid so has not been on campus and is missing out on the whole uni life thing, her 18th party was cancelled, she has not had a 19th , in her first year of being able to "go out" she has managed to go "clubbing" twice where they were able to go on the dance floor. Her part time job was as a waitress so that doesn't exist either. These are supposed to be the "times of their lives" and this is the sh!t they get to deal with. TBH those 'times of your life' are actually pretty dam sh!t. Severe hangovers and heads stuck in a toilet bowl, dealing with creeps and fights, wasting hundreds of dollars, drug overdose/drink spiking... I'd be quite happy to have my teenage kids stuck at home. Travelling overseas though, that is where the real time of their lives is being missed
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Post by roxii on Aug 6, 2021 8:39:23 GMT 8
The way NSW is going at the moment I have simply resigned myself to the fact that this is the way its going to be for some time. I have done all I can (fully vaxxed) and am doing all I can within the realms of sanity to do the right thing. I have a pretty boring life anyway so its not a huge deal for me, apart from the fact I dont have a bike to ride anymore. But I feel real sorry for people like my daughter. She did her HSC under Covid, now is doing Uni under Covid so has not been on campus and is missing out on the whole uni life thing, her 18th party was cancelled, she has not had a 19th , in her first year of being able to "go out" she has managed to go "clubbing" twice where they were able to go on the dance floor. Her part time job was as a waitress so that doesn't exist either. These are supposed to be the "times of their lives" and this is the sh!t they get to deal with. TBH those 'times of your life' are actually pretty dam sh!t. Severe hangovers and heads stuck in a toilet bowl, dealing with creeps and fights, wasting hundreds of dollars, drug overdose/drink spiking... I'd be quite happy to have my teenage kids stuck at home. Travelling overseas though, that is where the real time of their lives is being missed Yeah I suppose your experience may vary. I had a ball in my 17-25 years. Surfing, pubs, bands every week, too much drinking, a few too many drugs, some dodgy, dangerous stuff and some genuinely fantastic times. Sure there are some things I would change but on the whole the experience was great and more importantly it was my choice and its also where I (and many others) met there life partners. These kids are not getting the choice and that's crappy.
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Post by DropBear on Aug 6, 2021 8:59:09 GMT 8
Just putting this here so others who may feel the same will know that they're not alone. Getting sick of Politicians and CHOs hinting at releasing people from lockdown when even the most optimistic amongst us can see that its obvious that based on the criteria already used (and abused) it will only be extended. Any suggestion at this stage that Qld will be out of lockdown at 4pm on Sunday amounts to deceit. Don't know about anybody else but this constant dangling of the freedom carrot and then taking it away is doing more damage to my mental health than being in lockdown. I've noticed that my mood tends to lighten getting closer to freedom and then when freedom is taken away I tend to slip back into depression. Not as bad as last year but still very concerning. So if you feel the same, talk to somebody about how you're feeling. If you don't think your mates will understand, ring one of the services that are there. And if you're not feeling the same, look out for your mates and ask them RUOK? I didn't have them handy yesterday but for those that need it, here are the contact details for the various services that can help. Don't pretend, bung on an act or play the hero. If you want or need somebody to talk to, these are the people to talk to. Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 Headspace on 1800 650 890 ReachOut at au.reachout.com
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Post by Peter on Aug 6, 2021 11:07:54 GMT 8
It will all blow over by feb1 I love scoops. This is the date we will open again.
Hang in there.
Lockdown 6 for us. Only 7 more till Xmas.
The hard part of a 7 day lockdown is the first month.
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Post by plazbot on Aug 6, 2021 15:19:28 GMT 8
The rest of the world has moved on. I don't know wtf Australia is doing.
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Post by DropBear on Aug 6, 2021 15:56:42 GMT 8
The rest of the world has moved on. I don't know wtf Australia is doing. Unfortunately the people in charge (at all levels) are too busy playing the blame game and arguing amongst themselves to do anything useful. It will only be when we get bipartisan cooperation and genuine Federal/State/Local cooperation and a compliant population that we'll get out of this mess. And as I've got more chance of winning Gold at at the Brisbane Olympics than this has of happening, I'm guessing that we're just completely F#ucked.
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Post by kenkong on Aug 6, 2021 16:11:37 GMT 8
The rest of the world has moved on. I don't know wtf Australia is doing. Its so weird. Its like Australia has a blank cheque, avoid at all costs, not a single person can die from Covid approach all while thousands of people have died and will continue to die from a whole raft of other preventable issues. 3,000 people dieing from Covid would be a national disaster, 3,500 die from suicide every year...but we have an RUOK day I guess so there is that...
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Post by roxii on Aug 6, 2021 17:28:15 GMT 8
The rest of the world has moved on. I don't know wtf Australia is doing. Its so weird. Its like Australia has a blank cheque, avoid at all costs, not a single person can die from Covid approach all while thousands of people have died and will continue to die from a whole raft of other preventable issues. 3,000 people dieing from Covid would be a national disaster, 3,500 die from suicide every year...but we have an RUOK day I guess so there is that... They set that benchmark of preventing all deaths early which I suppose while it was an unknown was a reasonable call and what we expect of our govts. The problem is now they can’t back pedal from that because if they do then people will ask why we had the previous lockdowns.
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Post by Peter on Aug 6, 2021 18:02:59 GMT 8
The rest of the world has moved on. I don't know wtf Australia is doing. Its so weird. Its like Australia has a blank cheque, avoid at all costs, not a single person can die from Covid approach all while thousands of people have died and will continue to die from a whole raft of other preventable issues. 3,000 people dieing from Covid would be a national disaster, 3,500 die from suicide every year...but we have an RUOK day I guess so there is that... the amount of people suffering and dying from sicknesses that could be prevented by the elective surgery that has basically been stopped in Victoria at least for 15 months far outweighs Covid deaths. this is going to be a massive black period for australia that a majority would see until its way Too late. glady is still the only one that gets it. Even Scomo who I hate, is saying we need to live with it. when we get to 70% vaccinated and we still get cases dan and McClown will still shut. once glady and Scomo make the decision to not shut nsw anymore, I’m moving north. can’t live with the mind f*ck anymore.
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Post by roxii on Aug 6, 2021 18:43:06 GMT 8
The point at which we move on should be once there is a single dose of Pfizer that is not being used. At that point all excuses are null. Anyone choosing to not be vaccinated needs to look after their own health.
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Post by DropBear on Aug 6, 2021 19:40:05 GMT 8
glady is still the only one that gets it. once glady and Scomo make the decision to not shut nsw anymore, I’m moving north. Gladys hasn't got a clue. Had she done what the experts suggested and every other state has done and locked down hard and fast back in June, they'd probably be back to a normal lifestyle by now. Instead, she fluffed and fart arsed around with partial lockdowns and now the virus is well entrenched in the community, its escaped Sydney, elective surgery is suspended, 6 million people are in lockdown(?) till, at the very earliest, the end of August and the way they're going, NSW will be locked out of the rest of the country till well after Christmas. The current lockdowns in Victoria, SA and QLD are a very direct result of her failure to keep the virus in Sydney. Poor result for somebody who supposedly "gets it" Gladys and Scomo are relying on vaccinations to save their political arses. But the Delta and Lambda variants are starting to show that vaccination may not be the golden ticket out. Early research is suggesting the current vaccinations seem to be less effective against these new variants and booster shots will need to be administered. To use a sporting analogy, its half time and we're well behind in the game. To get in front and beat this thing, we will need to be able to source, get supplied and deliver upgraded booster shots to the 80% of the population in a 3 month (or less) period...every year. Currently, we're not even close to being able to achieve those sort of numbers. So don't bother packing your bags. You won't be heading north anytime in the foreseeable future. But if you send a bunch of sick removalists to Sydney, some would see that as poetic justice.
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Post by Peter on Aug 7, 2021 8:42:07 GMT 8
Nsw are doing double daily vaccines than us in Vic.
You’ll be free before us.
Watch and see.
Glady is pushing the vaccine.
Dan isn’t.
Dan is basically trump now.
Loves his own voice and everyone seeing him on tv
Dan rants for an hour daily. He is honestly no different to trump. Talks for ages about nothing Glady doesn’t even want to be on tv.
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Post by DropBear on Aug 9, 2021 13:15:36 GMT 8
Glady doesn’t even want to be on tv. Can hardly blame her. Trying to be clever by having a soft and partial lockdown has backfired massively and for that she's been getting smashed by Experts, the public and the media. Now its becoming obvious she's leading a seriously divided party room increasingly bereft of intelligence, wisdom and/or common sense. Won't be doing her mental health any good. Hope she has some support.
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Post by Peter on Aug 9, 2021 18:08:42 GMT 8
She’s still the one with a plan.
Default plan for every other premier is to shut down.
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Post by DropBear on Aug 10, 2021 5:41:27 GMT 8
She’s still the one with a plan. Default plan for every other premier is to shut down. She has a plan? I thought they were just making it up as they went along. And that approach is obviously working wonderfully well...not. Locking down everybody has one big benefit that Gladys doesn't seem to comprehend. Stop people moving and you stop the virus moving. If she'd stopped Sydney moving, the virus wouldn't have spread to Victoria, Queensland, Orange, Tamworth, Byron Bay.....
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Post by Peter on Aug 10, 2021 8:04:42 GMT 8
Dropbear I am guessing you are in NSW. You think the world is coming to and end.
But for us in Victoria, its extremely exciting what she is doing.
Yesterday she said that once you hit 70% vaccinations she will no longer be reporting on cases. Only hospital admissions.
She wont be doing the full lockdowns like us in Vic have suffered thru. She hasn't yet.
She has a plan.
Meanwhile the other state premiers only move is to shut everything until we have no cases.
But look at the rest of the world. They are living.
Australia went the dumb zero cases and yes it's saved a lot of lives but to what cost?
As of Today total cases during the whole pandemic is
TOTAL CASES VIC - 21,041 NSW - 11,201
TOTAL DEATHS VIC - 820 NSW - 83
If you don't think NSW has done an amazing job in the last 16 months, you need to look at the data.
NSW has been unbelievable amazing in managing it.
For a start you should be at 410 deaths. Not 83.
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Post by Cape_Horn on Aug 10, 2021 8:12:44 GMT 8
Tell me again why I volunteer to do this sh!t......... Because you are Awesome, and we love you.
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Post by DaveT on Aug 10, 2021 15:00:32 GMT 8
Got to agree with DropBear. NSW is a total s#*t show at the moment. Gladys' only "plan" is to do the minimum amount to not upset her voters. Don't encroach on too many civil liberties. She knows she stuffed up by not being tougher at the start, but like a true bloody-minded politician she won't admit it. Deflection #101, "we're not trying to hit zero cases, we need everyone to get vaccinated and once we hit 70% everything will be ok ". Now it's the public's fault if a bucket load of people get infected, end up in ICU ( and a couple might die as well), because people aren't getting the jab fast enough. Wife and I left Melbourne on 19th June for what was supposed to be a 3 week trip to Port Mac to visit my Dad in hospital. The day we were packing up to make our way home the border locked. We figured that Gladys would do something and the border would open up again by the end of August. At the current rate of new people turning up positive whilst being infectious in the community, NSW will still be recording 200+ cases a day at Xmas. We're lucky cause we have no urgent reason to return to Victoria, and spending every day surfing and wearing boardies and a T-shirt beats the hell out of a Melbourne winter. Bonus is we've contributed to the national cause and got our 2nd AZ shot up here in Woolgoolga today. But I can tell you that from talking to literally hundreds of regional people in the mid north coast that haven't had a case in 15mths, they're scared and p*$$ed off at the same time. With no tourists around businesses are going broke very quickly, but they're also paranoid that some Covid-denialist from Sydney is going to roll into town ( see the case in Byron yesterday). It feels like being surrounded at The Alamo. Another 4 months of this will do people's heads in.
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Post by Ayto on Aug 11, 2021 6:57:21 GMT 8
Tell me again why I volunteer to do this sh!t......... Because you are Awesome, and we love you. Well........thanks In all seriousness, now that regional Vic has opened up we have a light at the end of the tunnel for our event Saturday and Sunday week, and touch wood, no more lock downs means we will be able to proceed with Regional Victorian athletes only (approx 50% of our normal field). Assuming this is the case the runners Club should break even so fingers crossed. If Metro re-opens we will welcome our fellow runners with open arms, but unfortunately anyone interstate will have to miss out. Anyways, more broadly, it is an absolute sh!tshow. Snap lockdowns hurt everyone either financially or emotionally and the cumulative effect is taking its toll. Our team meeting this week was like it was being held in a morgue, and this was after the announcement was made to open. People are tired and it is starting to wear some out. forget the financial toll, the road to recovery for our collective mental health will be years, if not decades.
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Post by Peter on Aug 11, 2021 10:47:00 GMT 8
Share the link mate. If the mrs and I are allowed to come up to support we will.
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Post by plazbot on Aug 11, 2021 13:52:17 GMT 8
Australia is using a bucket against a tidal wave. Good luck y'all.
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Post by Ayto on Aug 11, 2021 14:33:23 GMT 8
Share the link mate. If the mrs and I are allowed to come up to support we will. Thanks Blew - Linky here
Bear with us as website might not be 100% current. Stuff changing on the daily.
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Post by sammyb on Aug 11, 2021 15:27:00 GMT 8
TBH those 'times of your life' are actually pretty dam sh!t. Severe hangovers and heads stuck in a toilet bowl, dealing with creeps and fights, wasting hundreds of dollars, drug overdose/drink spiking... I'd be quite happy to have my teenage kids stuck at home. Travelling overseas though, that is where the real time of their lives is being missed Yeah I suppose your experience may vary. I had a ball in my 17-25 years. Surfing, pubs, bands every week, too much drinking, a few too many drugs, some dodgy, dangerous stuff and some genuinely fantastic times. Sure there are some things I would change but on the whole the experience was great and more importantly it was my choice and its also where I (and many others) met there life partners. These kids are not getting the choice and that's crappy. Yeah that's tough for her. * your youth sounds like mine... LOL 😎👍👍👍
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Post by sammyb on Aug 11, 2021 15:48:45 GMT 8
Australia is using a bucket against a tidal wave. Good luck y'all. It's OK We have paddles and bouy to get us out of trouble..... LOL
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Post by Peter on Aug 11, 2021 18:36:47 GMT 8
Australia is using a bucket against a tidal wave. Good luck y'all. Not our choice mate. Being forced
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Post by chris on Aug 11, 2021 19:16:40 GMT 8
Absolutely not our choice, completely over this sh!t and looking at the rest of the world that seems to be getting in with life really sucks
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