CV and mad panic behaviour

[LP]

Notice how contrite Trump has become, that's because he's also in the target demographic.

Without wanting to offend anyone, what a great leveler nature is! The rich and powerful, those frequently rolling over the top of the weak, downtrodden and the environment without regard for any welfare, are often really elderly wealthy and they can't escape the possibility no matter how many dollars they hold!

I don't wish them harm, but let us see how long it takes before they(The rich and powerful) forget this dose of reality! It's partially a situation made by the push for greater margins on mass produced consumer products manufactured in low cost high density cheap labor environments.

[PaulP]

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[Baggers]

Good stuff Shano. Thanks for posting. No time for complacency, and unfortunately the high risk demographics will always be high risk, but that was a good read. 

No probs, Pauly, and you are absolutely right re complacency. My goal was to 'balance the ledger' a little. Protecting our vulnerable is so damn important at the minute... My father (86 - bad emphysema) is in the very vulnerable category and getting this virus will likely finish him. He's as tough as boot leather and under lock and key in a nursing home. Hopefully a vaccine isn't as far away as usual.

[Gointocarlton]

No probs, Pauly, and you are absolutely right re complacency. My goal was to 'balance the ledger' a little. Protecting our vulnerable is so damn important at the minute... My father (86 - bad emphysema) is in the very vulnerable category and getting this virus will likely finish him. He's as tough as boot leather and under lock and key in a nursing home. Hopefully a vaccine isn't as far away as usual.

18 months minimum was quoted today during the news story about the research work at the Peter Doherty Institute

[Professer E]

I don't exactly feel things are under control knowing that the AFL is currently under the control of a "war cabinet" comprising four AFL commissioners and four club presidents, including Jeff Kennett and Eddie Everywhere.    Since when do those two have "executive powers" ?  I couldn't think of two blokes with more vested interest than those two.

[PaulP]

18 months minimum was quoted today during the news story about the research work at the Peter Doherty Institute

Yes, I read the same figure - 18 months.

[kruddler]

I think this is worth posting here....from FB....

Lockdown day # 476. ???

Not really its like Day 9 I think? ?

Tip for my Aussie friends, because I love you all so much and it is killing me a little inside seeing some of you all panicking and fighting each other over toilet paper.

Even IF Australia gets a lockdown... Supermarkets & chemists stay open. ?
Here is what it looks like....

One person from each family can go in.
People line up outside at a safe distance from each other.
A certain amount of people go in at a time.
You don't touch your face while you are there.
You go home, wash your hands, then chill at home.
The supermarkets are constantly re stocking and no one is hoarding because we know we don't need to. Maybe a LITTLE more than normal so you can do a weekly shop not a every second day shop.

So now we all know that.... and the fear of "what if" has been demolished for you... you can stop the insanity. It is harming your own mental state as well as literally harming those people who live pay to pay and find empty shelves. It is fear breeding fear, which isn't good for anyone or anything! Please stop it. If you are guilty of it? Well now you know you don't have to do it anymore my friend. Channel that fear fuelled energy somewhere else other than stampeding through the toilet paper aisle at Coles.

Please. ?‍♀️

Do some good home workouts, a punching bag sesh, do a massive clean out at home, declutter, bake a chocolate cake, watch a funny film or series, read a good book, connect with your family, call an old friend, and
stay C A L M.

Just mostly, lean into your concern for this pandemic with a due reverence for its severity and respond with a sense of faith, community, of loving your neighbour (from a distance?) , of listening to medical experts, and just do what you gotta do.... which I can guarantee you has absoloutely nothing to do with a panic reaction of piling up TP in your garage. ?

I understand the fear...this IS extremely worrying times but panic doesn't serve anything. ?

As we are saying here in Italy
# andrà tutto bene

*everything will be okay. ???

[Gointocarlton]

I don't exactly feel things are under control knowing that the AFL is currently under the control of a "war cabinet" comprising four AFL commissioners and four club presidents, including Jeff Kennett and Eddie Everywhere.    Since when do those two have "executive powers" ?  I couldn't think of two blokes with more vested interest than those two.

If you heard Jeff speak on SEN in this morning, I reckon you would feel confident (I did). He said the group was made up of people with different and wide ranging skill sets. It is mean to be a small agile group to assist with decisions that need to be made and communicated very quickly.

[PaulP]

I think this is worth posting here....from FB....

Those Italians. Such lovely, sensible people. 

That post should be the centerpiece of a massive advertising campaign over the next few weeks.

[Gointocarlton]

Ive been saying for weeks that they need to control who shops and when by either providing vouchers/numbers to be used on certain days or make people line up and limit who goes in and what you can take. Some sort of system needs to be put in place to allow people to get the essentials. If people want to behave like animals, they need to be hearded and treated as such. If nothing else, this has thus far definitely brought out the worst in people.