CV and mad panic behaviour

[Baggers]

My very good friend was a sparky/radio operator on small patrol boats in Vietnam, spent much of his time after his tour in Holsworthy for various misdemeanours.

Listening to him it sounds like training in the navy was quite broad and first class back in those days, not sure it's the same now as it's all become very task specific with specialists for everything. He went on to be a big wig at Telstra before he retired, turns out knowing your way around navy comms was a great foundation for the public phone system. Lot's of his mates ended up as Telstra Lineys.

Firstly, massive apologies for the off topic stuff.

Radio Operator (Sparker) was my branch. We were known as the 'elite' branch and the highest paid, non-commissioned rank. I know a good number of mates who went into telecommunications when they 'paid off' (discharged). My best mate and I both went into the media. Me, commercial radio, him commercial TV. I did think of AIr Traffic Controller until I found out about the stress!!!! I almost got a permanent job as the the communications dude in a lighthouse - would have loved that.

So your mate did a tour of Holsworthy, eh? Naughty boy. You had to really transgress to do a stint at that hell-hole! Unusual for a Sparker too... we were renowned for being the squeaky clean sailors, well we had to be as we had Top Secret clearance.

Back to Covid. Yep, well said, Wingman MAV. NSW does seem to have Covid in a 'holding pattern' at present. But you cannot see their lockdown being lifted for many weeks.

Conservative media opinion writers have a lot to answer for, for their early fear mongering, pseudo science and general ignorant cockheadedness around vaccines. Their backflip of late is somewhat infuriating. And let's not get started on SloMo's profound lack of vision and leadership.