Coronavirus

[Thirteen]

Coogee beach is a dump. Tiny beach no surf. Overcrowded with twat English tourists. (Sorry JT).

[redwhiteblue]

I'd be keeping it.
Also I'd be stocking up on other items, legally of course.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/corona...&OCID=AVRES000

Think of coronavirus as a test run: Australian military leaders warn we must prepare for worse

I think I can get some disinfectant wipes this week for the first time in over a month. Good thing I always keep spare cleaning products anyway.

[redwhiteblue]

I grew up at Clovelly and literally never went for a surf/swim or anything at Maroubra. It was a shit hole then according to my parents, I am guessing things have changed

I lived at Clovelly for 4 years and it was one of the happiest times of my life and my family loved coming to visit. Mum was still fit and well back in those days and was able to come along with us to the beach. Had a few Happy Boxing days there. Mind you, that was back in the 90's when it was not as expensive as it is today. I don't ever remember setting foot on Maroubra Beach at all. Coogee or Dolls Point/Sans Souci were our go to beaches as children when I used to come to Sydney for school holidays.

[horrie hastings]

I grew up at Clovelly and literally never went for a surf/swim or anything at Maroubra. It was a shit hole then according to my parents, I am guessing things have changed

I actually go for a swim at Mahons Pool just north of Maroubra Beach at bit but have rarely swam at Maroubra Beach, the area itself is still basically as your parents described it, a lot of stuff near the beach front looks like it should be bulldozed and rebuilt , i only went to Maroubra basically for somewhere different to walk the other day. Even when i lived at Kingsford, we would swim at Coogee even though Maroubra was easier for us to get to.

[Easts75]

Went for a walk along the beach and southern headland Monday last week when the council re opened Maroubra Beach for exercise, not a beach i frequent often but i have never seen the water so clear there, like you i saw plenty of Roosters people , one family ahead on the walk, their 3 kids all had Roosters jerseys on and i was wearing my Roosters cap, one jogger who ran past the family then saw me said there is another Rooster lol.
My brother took his son down there Wednesday last week for a swim and also commented about how clear and clean the water was.

I grew up at Clovelly and literally never went for a surf/swim or anything at Maroubra. It was a shit hole then according to my parents, I am guessing things have changed

[bondi.boy]

Where was all this concern about Australian 'manufacturing' when Gough Whitlam wanted to 'buy back the farm' in the 1970's?

Good question.

Instead all our politicians have done is sell off the 'farm' to China, at express pace.

[horrie hastings]

I had a nice swim at Maroubra Beach this morning. Being born and bred in Bondi it was my first time swimming there. Happy to report I saw quite a few Roosters hats and not a Rabbit in sight.

Went for a walk along the beach and southern headland Monday last week when the council re opened Maroubra Beach for exercise, not a beach i frequent often but i have never seen the water so clear there, like you i saw plenty of Roosters people , one family ahead on the walk, their 3 kids all had Roosters jerseys on and i was wearing my Roosters cap, one jogger who ran past the family then saw me said there is another Rooster lol.
My brother took his son down there Wednesday last week for a swim and also commented about how clear and clean the water was.

[Johnny73]

Coronavirus:
On tv last night Prue MacSween, and Peta Credlin stated that Australia should become greatly less reliant on China for everything it is now.
Prue MacSween said "Wake up Australia".

Today, Miranda Devine writes in the DT:

[I]Wake up Australia, we need to China-proof our economy.

Well there you go.
Maybe Australian 'ordinary' people might have some second thoughts also.

Where was all this concern about Australian 'manufacturing' when Gough Whitlam wanted to 'buy back the farm' in the 1970's?

[bondi.boy]

Oh that is just disgraceful. Just keep it in the cupboard and be grateful you had the means to buy it in the first place or donate it to a shelter. It will hardly expire. I was talking to my uncle recently about the hoarding of pasta and flour as the family were trying to make Dad's hot cross buns on Good Friday as he used to be a baker in the 1960's and he had a very popular family recipe. Luckily my cousin found some the day before and she was able to make them. I didn't understand the pasta hoarding myself as I can't eat it due to an intolerance. I'll bet that is the next item people will try and get refunds on.

I'd be keeping it.
Also I'd be stocking up on other items, legally of course.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/corona...&OCID=AVRES000

Think of coronavirus as a test run: Australian military leaders warn we must prepare for worse

[redwhiteblue]

Supermarkets are rejecting people trying to return toilet paper for a refund....
These people should be quarantined from society as there is no vaccine for stupidity

Oh that is just disgraceful. Just keep it in the cupboard and be grateful you had the means to buy it in the first place or donate it to a shelter. It will hardly expire. I was talking to my uncle recently about the hoarding of pasta and flour as the family were trying to make Dad's hot cross buns on Good Friday as he used to be a baker in the 1960's and he had a very popular family recipe. Luckily my cousin found some the day before and she was able to make them. I didn't understand the pasta hoarding myself as I can't eat it due to an intolerance. I'll bet that is the next item people will try and get refunds on.

[bondi.boy]

Coronavirus: China's boycott/economic sanctions.

China is speaking boycott/economic sanctions on Australia if it pursues the inquiry into the source of the Coronavirus that had devastated the world.
Boycott/economic sanctions on Australia in the industries of Tourism, Education, Agriculture.

One political commentator in Australia said yesterday; "China is intent on bending Australia to its will".
On tv last night it was revealed that: "During the lockdown, China built a new warship." Also "China seems to now be intent on enforcing its declared ownership of the South China Sea".

On tv last night Prue MacSween, and Peta Credlin stated that Australia should become greatly less reliant on China for everything it is now.
Prue MacSween said "Wake up Australia".

Today, Miranda Devine writes in the DT:

Wake up Australia, we need to China-proof our economy.

For too long we have pretended China was not ruled by the Communist Party. We must send a message that we will not stand for threats and lies. Taking back the port of Darwin would be a start, writes Miranda Devine.
If we weren’t already aware of the mistake we made hitching our economic fortunes to a communist dictatorship, the threats this week from the Chinese ambassador should dispel any complacency.

Ambassador Cheng Jingye warned that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s call for an inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus was “dangerous” and threatened a consumer boycott of two of our biggest export earners, tourism and education.

“The tourists may have second thoughts,” he told the Australian Financial Review.
“The parents of the students would also think whether this place which they found is not so friendly, even hostile, whether this is the best place to send their kids here.
“It is up to the people to decide. Maybe the ordinary people will say ‘Why should we drink Australian wine? Eat Australian beef?’”

Yeah, sure it’s up to the people to decide.
We know what happens to Chinese people who don't do the Communist Party bidding.
They disappear, maybe to return after being tortured into recanting.

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Well there you go.
Maybe Australian 'ordinary' people might have some second thoughts also.

[bondi.boy]

Coronavirus
Why I really cracked it. P15 Sun Tele today.

Raimond …...reckons he just used a quintessentially Australian method to express his anger at the Chinese govt over their handling of the Covid-19 crisis.

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Age 55
Survivor of leukaemia and several other serious illnesses, he's well aware of the virus' potential to kill people with compromised immune systems.
Having always had a thing about bullies, says he just wanted to stand in front of the security cameras and have them capture him saying:
"Hey Chinese govt, this is your fault, so get this up ya".
So that's what he did at about 10.50am on March 31.

After the incident he drove to Dee Why police station and handed himself in.

Says if he had had a loud hailer he would've taken that over the whip to avoid the armed with intent 'business' [charge].
Also that if he had his time over he would've reviewed his choice of words.
"I was getting pretty wound up" he said.
Accused of racism, he says he has Chinese friends and that nothing he said was racist.
He used the whip to make a noise and punctuate the very colourful language he was using
[I]"The only person I threatened, I threatened to put a bullet in the general secretary's head. I don't own a gun, it was just colourful language".


Mr ….. was charged with stalking, and being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.

His trial is in Manly court on July1.

Hope he doesn't get tossed in prison for that.
Maybe he could get one of those Intensive Correction Orders, where you don't get tossed in prison but instead have an ankle bracelet or something.
Maybe home detention.
Maybe some community service.
Maybe a fine [he might not have much money if he's been sick though.] how will he afford a good lawyer? Good lawyers can make the difference.

[zac]

Supermarkets are rejecting people trying to return toilet paper for a refund....
These people should be quarantined from society as there is no vaccine for stupidity

Covidiots?

[Bondicigar]

Supermarkets are rejecting people trying to return toilet paper for a refund....
These people should be quarantined from society as there is no vaccine for stupidity

[redwhiteblue]

I don't know any words to Bohemian Rhapsody.

Got a delivery from WW the other day, including toilet paper and facial tissues. Thanks for your kind wishes and info.

They omitted 2 items, lucky I was playing accountant and ticking them all off the list.
I rang, the computer voice lady took a refund request, it was approved and the money credited to my account.
All good.

Good to hear BB and I hope you enjoy the weekend. I went to Coles up the road and got my gluten free Anzac biscuits. Toilet paper at the end every aisle..so much it's almost laughable now.