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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #870 - Dec 24^th, 2021 at 1:57pm

Karnal wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 1:10pm:

aquascoot wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 12:33pm:

Karnal wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 12:28pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 10:41am:

Carl D wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 10:12am:

aqua lives in a completely different reality to the rest of us.

Omicron has only been in the country a few weeks (barely), and aqua is quoting stats is if they're the final tally.

FFS Roll Eyes

Let's see what he has to say in three months' time.

Now now, Greggery. In three months time, Aquascoot can say he warned us of all this. Drink fresh vegetable juice, he'll say, do some star jumps, go for a run round the block. The chodes only have themselves to blame.

14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.

You?

your definitely improving

thats an excellent post.

It may not happen overnight, Aquascoot, but it will happen.

20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled, no?

Your elderly auntie in earlier times?

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #871 - Dec 24^th, 2021 at 3:31pm

Frank wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 1:41pm:

Karnal wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 9:52am:

aquascoot wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 7:04am:

What's disastrous about it Carl

0 people in ICU with omicron in the whole of New South Wales

You need to redefine disaster my friend

382 in hospital.

53 in ICU.

12 on ventilation.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/stats-nsw.aspx

Evolutionary blowtorch, innit.

In mid September there were 1200 people in hospital, Musta Faken.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2021/dec/17/c...

Oh, I see. Thanks, old boy.

What was the vaccination rate in mid-September?

I'm curious.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #872 - Dec 24^th, 2021 at 3:41pm

Carl D wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 1:56pm:

Carl D wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 9:19am:

Actually, I might also have a look at Belmont Forum while I'm out to see how busy it is there today compared with the past week. I strongly suspect a lot of people will now be staying home (just like in the other States) instead of shopping and having to wear masks and even then run the risk of getting Covid.

Wow, very busy at Belmont Forum when I went near there about an hour ago. Didn't stop and go inside, just drove along the streets around the outside of the shopping centre. The carparks that I could see were full with people driving up and down looking for a parking spot.

Probably last minute Christmas shopping despite the heat and masks. Or maybe people have started panic buying in anticipation of a lockdown after Christmas? I'm pretty sure we would already be in lockdown if it wasn't for Christmas.

Fascinating. Car parks full in shopping centres.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #873 - Dec 25^th, 2021 at 1:22am

aquascoot wrote on Dec 24^th, 2021 at 5:25am:

incorrect.

if my neighbours had super anxious kiddies who cried and shook with fear at the prospect of having to go to school because they were very scared.

and if my neighbours said they wear going to isolate those children and keep them at home and safe, if they were going to "chart a course" which the kids approved of, if they were going to gloat when one of my kids skinned their knee in the playground and tell me how irresponsible i was for not putting my kids safety first and foremost

i would call them out on it.

i would say to my neighbours

youre kids are going to have a miserable (though admittedly safe) life but it will be mediocre.

i'm not attacking them because i want their kids to get hurt.
i want their kids to experience all there is to experience.

your premier is acting like an over protective mother hen and it is a co dependant relationship with an anxious population.

there is nothing good about it

First up, Raven calls b.ullshit on you telling parents how to raise their children.

Secondly, how very condescending of you, referring to us as children.

We're not "super anxious" we always knew COVID was going to get to WA. Infact it's here now.

Saying we have a miserable (though admittedly safe) life is a sad indictment on your mindset.

Trying to frame the argument as WA being scared children hiding is negated by the fact that we are reopening.

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Victor Sunny Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #874 - Dec 25^th, 2021 at 9:54am Now, we know vaccination is not that great at all. No brain politicians only believed vaccination and took no prevention steps 2 days ago. It has given disastrous COVID-19 consequence to Australia national wide except WA. Even it's low death rate, people sick and isolation will still cost a lots in economy.
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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #875 - Dec 25^th, 2021 at 9:54pm McGowan will be tested in the coming days after shutting xmas down is his state, no cricket no travel no parties and mandatory masks and 3rd jab with no notice.
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #876 - Dec 25^th, 2021 at 10:15pm

Victor Sunny wrote on Dec 25^th, 2021 at 9:54am:

Now, we know vaccination is not that great at all. No brain politicians only believed vaccination and took no prevention steps 2 days ago. .

The no brain sheeple believed the no brain politicians on anything with vaccine. The sheeple don't think their politicians tell lies.

No we have advice the vaccine loses effectiveness after 10 weeks with Omicron so the sheeple will be lining up for 5 booster shots a year.

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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #877 - Dec 25^th, 2021 at 10:25pm With 40 plus degree heat in that hell hole tempers must be frayed with McGowan's bizarre behaviour.
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #878 - Dec 26^th, 2021 at 7:15am

Johnnie wrote on Dec 25^th, 2021 at 10:25pm:

With 40 plus degree heat in that hell hole tempers must be frayed with McGowan's bizarre behaviour.

Well, hardly anyone bothered getting tested yesterday (Christmas Day + 43 degree heat) and I couldn't really blame them. 2 new cases reported.

Can't see too many getting tested today either with the Boxing Day sales on and 44 degrees forecast.

And, while it was disappointing for the passengers involved (especially at Christmas) I just have to point out the irony here:

Airport chaos as dozens of flights cancelled on Christmas Eve

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Thousands of travellers have been dealt a huge blow after Jetstar cancelled dozens of Christmas Eve flights across the country.

More than two dozen flights were pulled from their domestic schedules on Friday, with popular routes heavily impacted, throwing plans into disarray.

Jetstar confirmed flights have had to be cancelled because frontline staff have needed to get tested and isolate as close contacts.

At least 14 Jetstar and Qantas flights between Sydney and Melbourne have been removed on Friday.

Ten Qantas and Jetstar flights between Sydney and Brisbane have been axed, while four flights between Sydney and the Gold Coast were cancelled.

A Virgin Australia spokesperson confirmed while no flights were cancelled on Friday, schedule changes had been made throughout the week.

Same thing has been happening worldwide.

As I said... I had to point out the irony because the airlines were one of the main businesses pushing for borders to be reopened regardless of Covid, even if ‘some people may die’ in one particular case.

I don't usually believe in Karma but its nice to think that's what is happening to the airlines here.

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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #879 - Dec 27^th, 2021 at 7:53pm As the blistering heat continues in WA dictator McGowan has applied the blow torch by shutting down all new years activities after a close contact of one case of the Omicron variant has been detected in his state.
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #880 - Dec 27^th, 2021 at 8:46pm

Carl D wrote on Dec 26^th, 2021 at 7:15am:

Johnnie wrote on Dec 25^th, 2021 at 10:25pm:

With 40 plus degree heat in that hell hole tempers must be frayed with McGowan's bizarre behaviour.

Well, hardly anyone bothered getting tested yesterday (Christmas Day + 43 degree heat) and I couldn't really blame them. 2 new cases reported.

Can't see too many getting tested today either with the Boxing Day sales on and 44 degrees forecast.

And, while it was disappointing for the passengers involved (especially at Christmas) I just have to point out the irony here:

Airport chaos as dozens of flights cancelled on Christmas Eve

Quote:

Thousands of travellers have been dealt a huge blow after Jetstar cancelled dozens of Christmas Eve flights across the country.

More than two dozen flights were pulled from their domestic schedules on Friday, with popular routes heavily impacted, throwing plans into disarray.

Jetstar confirmed flights have had to be cancelled because frontline staff have needed to get tested and isolate as close contacts.

At least 14 Jetstar and Qantas flights between Sydney and Melbourne have been removed on Friday.

Ten Qantas and Jetstar flights between Sydney and Brisbane have been axed, while four flights between Sydney and the Gold Coast were cancelled.

A Virgin Australia spokesperson confirmed while no flights were cancelled on Friday, schedule changes had been made throughout the week.

Same thing has been happening worldwide.

As I said... I had to point out the irony because the airlines were one of the main businesses pushing for borders to be reopened regardless of Covid, even if ‘some people may die’ in one particular case.

I don't usually believe in Karma but its nice to think that's what is happening to the airlines here.

lol

airlines save people from dying you silly billy.

and they save young healthy people .

when you close airlines people have to drive and driving is way more deadly

The official death toll for the September 11 attacks stands at 2,996, including the 19 hijackers, but research suggests that there is a further, indirect toll as a result of behavioural changes induced by fear.

In the months after the 2001 terror attacks, passenger miles on the main US airlines fell by between 12% and 20%, while road use jumped.

The change is widely believed to have been caused by concerned passengers opting to drive rather than fly. Travelling long distances by car is more dangerous than travelling the same distance by plane.

Measuring the exact effect is complex because there is no way of knowing for sure what the trends in road travel would have been had 9/11 not happened. However, Professor Gerd Gigerenzer, a German academic specialising in risk, has estimated that an extra 1,595 Americans died in car accidents in the year after the attacks – indirect victims of the tragedy.

it is vital to reopen airlines to save lives.

as you are well aware.

"you cant put a price on a human life"

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #881 - Dec 27^th, 2021 at 10:09pm

aquascoot wrote on Dec 27^th, 2021 at 8:46pm:

lol

airlines save people from dying you silly billy.

and they save young healthy people .

when you close airlines people have to drive and driving is way more deadly

lol
lol
lol

and lol x 10 again...

Airlines are responsible for spreading Covid around the entire globe.

Same as they are responsible for spreading the flu around the globe every year since international air travel began.

And, they're also responsible for the Covid outbreaks in the previously Covid free Australian States of Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. Aided and abetted by their idiot Premiers, of course (Frank, please take note - I'm including a LABOR Premier in there).

Do you think Covid and the flu grow wings and fly from continent to continent and State to State here in Australia by themselves?

How do you think Omicron has now become the dominant Covid strain around the entire world in less than 2 months?

Anyway, let's have another look at this 'classic' (after I've picked myself up off the floor where I was rolling around in fits of laughter):

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when you close airlines people have to drive and driving is way more deadly

Yeah, especially if you need to travel from say, Australia to the United States or the United Kingdom. Make sure you pack your scuba gear, for starters. Roll Eyes

There's definitely a "Silly Billy" here and I'm pretty sure it isn't ME.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #882 - Dec 27^th, 2021 at 10:28pm

Johnnie wrote on Dec 27^th, 2021 at 7:53pm:

As the blistering heat continues in WA dictator McGowan has applied the blow torch by shutting down all new years activities after a close contact of one case of the Omicron variant has been detected in his state.

One really has to wonder what's going on with our idiot politicians including Mark McGowan (Frank, I'm criticizing another LABOR Premier here, that's 2 in 2 posts... yay for me!) when Mark is making everyone wear masks for another week in the stifling heat we're having here at the moment and also causing the cancellation of New Years Eve events because of ONE CASE when he's still planning to make the same mistakes the other States have made after he opens everything up at 12:01 AM (12:01...lol... and not one second before, I'll bet... typical government idiocy) on February 5th and 'let it rip'.

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Reply #883 - Dec 28^th, 2021 at 5:37am

Carl D wrote on Dec 27^th, 2021 at 10:28pm:

Johnnie wrote on Dec 27^th, 2021 at 7:53pm:

As the blistering heat continues in WA dictator McGowan has applied the blow torch by shutting down all new years activities after a close contact of one case of the Omicron variant has been detected in his state.

One really has to wonder what's going on with our idiot politicians including Mark McGowan (Frank, I'm criticizing another LABOR Premier here, that's 2 in 2 posts... yay for me!) when Mark is making everyone wear masks for another week in the stifling heat we're having here at the moment and also causing the cancellation of New Years Eve events because of ONE CASE when he's still planning to make the same mistakes the other States have made after he opens everything up at 12:01 AM (12:01...lol... and not one second before, I'll bet... typical government idiocy) on February 5th and 'let it rip'.

mark should tell you to bounce out of bed , put on your running shoes and commence the marathon.

south africa is kicking back with a beer
hospitals coped no worries.

mark knows that western australians dont want to do the brutal miles , so he is letting you all have a sleep in.

of course , each day he waits, your immunity drops.

its a non fruitful path but the chode rarely thinks about anything but instant gratification

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Reply #884 - Dec 28^th, 2021 at 7:57am

Johnnie wrote on Dec 27^th, 2021 at 7:53pm:

As the blistering heat continues in WA dictator McGowan has applied the blow torch by shutting down all new years activities after a close contact of one case of the Omicron variant has been detected in his state.

He's allowing the Perth Cup to go ahead though.

It seems that gambling has a special exemption Roll Eyes

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