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I feel like this whole covid thing has been going on for years now but i do remember reading at one stage that if you didn't have a mask a bra was an option
Here they told us to wear a spair tee shirt around our necks and if someone started coughing to pull the extra tee shirt up around one's nose and mouth
I think VIC is doing what they need to do, being in enforced quarantine for a couple of weeks with payment thrown in for good measure isn't the end of the world!
I think the Premier (Dan Andrews) is trying to be more targeted this time, rather than locking down the whole state as such? Clearly this second wave escalated quickly right at the point when Oz was reopening and some people chose NOT to adhere to common sense Covid-19 rules so now their community are paying the price. I'm confident we'll get it under control fairly soon. #straya
See this is where it gets interesting!
Hubby and I are actually pro Sweden strategy. As are some of our friends. But everyone is obeying what the government tells us to do regardless of our personal views.
For example there was a 5 visitors limit rule. We were organising a gathering and were one person over the limit. One of the families graciously left a person at home so we could stick to the limit. No one thought of doing anything shady.
I'm not sure what it is in the Australian waters that makes us like this but we generally do as we're told. Perhaps it's just ingrained in us all these years.
See this is where it gets interesting!
Hubby and I are actually pro Sweden strategy. As are some of our friends. But everyone is obeying what the government tells us to do regardless of our personal views.
For example there was a 5 visitors limit rule. We were organising a gathering and were one person over the limit. One of the families graciously left a person at home so we could stick to the limit. No one thought of doing anything shady.
I'm not sure what it is in the Australian waters that makes us like this but we generally do as we're told. Perhaps it's just ingrained in us all these years.
@SallyB Might I kindly point out that there are some targeted Trump hating/mocking/belittling/bemoaning/blaming threads already underway. Perhaps some of your posts belong in there instead of other threads that are not solely focused on politics or Trump. Some posters hide the overtly political stuff (when it’s not directly relevant) behind A spoiler tag. There’s a thread somewhere here how to do it.
See this is where it gets interesting!
Hubby and I are actually pro Sweden strategy. As are some of our friends. But everyone is obeying what the government tells us to do regardless of our personal views.
For example there was a 5 visitors limit rule. We were organising a gathering and were one person over the limit. One of the families graciously left a person at home so we could stick to the limit. No one thought of doing anything shady.
I'm not sure what it is in the Australian waters that makes us like this but we generally do as we're told. Perhaps it's just ingrained in us all these years.
I wish I had made the effort to visit Australia pre-COVID. It sounds like a cool country
....convict heritage in those waters
Having seen some of the chaos since restrictions started to lift in June in England, I am not confident it would work here myself, especially in larger cities with some people, usually the younger ones, who are adamant that their liberties are more important than Covid-19.
DK
I think why its working in Australia and NZ - the people being obedient is also because we went into lockdown relatively early and quite hard and then we saw results
But then we also dont have alot of prolonged history of civil disobedience - we like peace and order
Personally, I believe the mood changed and a lot of people thought "why bother?" after a government advisor close to BJ our PM, clearly broke the lockdown restrictions, yet did not result in any fines and was even backed by the PM and others who hold senior positions in the government!
He gave some really pathetic excuses which made the matter worse.
I thought it was hypocritical myself, and BJ lost a lot of the respect I had for him over this.
DK
Personally, I believe the mood changed and a lot of people thought "why bother?" after a government advisor close to BJ our PM, clearly broke the lockdown restrictions, yet did not result in any fines and was even backed by the PM and others who hold senior positions in the government!
He gave some really pathetic excuses which made the matter worse.
I thought it was hypocritical myself, and BJ lost a lot of the respect I had for him over this.
DK
It's actually interesting how we just accept it here. This was a conversation I had with hubby:
M: Grocery charges are like double on the credit card but that is because I bought heaps of food this week
H: Good idea babe. Should buy a bit more in case they lock us up. You get spare whipping cream? You love your cream cakes.
Also note they are providing the residents with groceries and medication etc
We're just worried they won't be the groceries we like!
Hubby and I are actually pro Sweden strategy.
Sooooo apparently in Victoria they've got for the people who run the jails to run the hotel quarantine system.
I had a chuckle at this. No one loves detaining people more than Aussies. I do appreciate everything done to keep us safe though.
Also to those wondering about the food in the housing towers that have been locked down, I don't think they take dietary requirements into consideration. I'm sure you can complain and beg them to give you the right food etc but I saw footage of them loading trollies with generic food. Completely understandable imo. These are drastic times. Might need to eat whatever and get a bit sick as long as you don't die of the virus.