I can't believe the selfishness, stupidity and irresponsible behaviour of 3500 - 4000 boofheads in Sydney yesterday, well I can believe it but sure as hell don't understand it.  Why would anybody organise and/or attend an anti-lockdown rally and risk the lives of countless others?  It's an event that could become a Covid super-spreader, and with the NSW government unable to contain the current crisis, it could spell disaster for the mainland states, even if state borders are closed.

The behaviour of those protesters was disgusting, with some punching police horses, assaulting police, damaging property and risking the lives of thousands.  It was totally unAustralian when we should be all pulling together as a team to overcome this insidious disease... and here's these effing wankers doing the exact opposite. 

For mine, martial law should be imposed and people who refuse to comply with lockdown laws, like those twats in Sydney yesterday, suffer the full extent of the law.... maybe a bullet or three here and there might just force their compliance.  Yeah, that might sound drastic, but we are living in the grip of a pandemic and something drastic is needed to curb its spread and save lives.

Oh, and if anybody thinks I'm angry.... angry is completely and utterly short of how I'm feeling right now.

I'm a "little on the frustrated side" [cough] myself.  It really is mind-boggling.

There were issues with people from Manly and Northern beaches ignoring lockdown rules as well.  Again, it was the 6.00pm news that showed police moving people on from those locations.  It even got a mention during a NRL game broadcast on 9.  Anyway, let's not quibble about who from where is to blame, it's the selfish, irresponsible and thoughtless we should be condemning... no matter where they are from.

As for the removalist, he broke the border rules in 3 states and will likely face charges in Victoria an S Australia once NSW is done with him.  Word is, he's facing jail time in NSW... possibly in the other states as well.  Sadly, his mother died of Covid 19 and it never should have happened.  He should be feeling as low one can get right now, and serve him right.

Those disgraceful protesters from Saturday are being hunted down by police and they will face some serious charges for their complete stupidity.  Yes, they were from all walks of life, many of them the dregs of society, and I still can't fathom the complete and utter disregard for family, friends and neighbours, etc.

Anyway, I get out of here for a while... before steam come out of my ears and I blow my top.      

I tried to sign up on line for my covid 19 shots a while ago.

I couldn't because it wanted a cell phone number and I don't have one.

So I did the walk in, late morning. I almost didn't feel the shot.

I had no bad reaction and left after 15 minutes.

By bed time I felt like I was coming down with the flu and my arm ached a little.

I took a Tylenol so I could sleep. In the morning I took a Tylenol when I got up.

After 24 hours from the shot I felt almost my usual normal which is half as

good as I felt 20 years ago.   

Have had two doses of Pfizer, two months apart, with no side effects, other than a mildly sore shoulder for under a day on both shots.

I live in government housing.  We have all (all but 1) had the vaccine.  A week ago, one of the residents (19 of us) went to a bridal shower for her granddaughter.  They are non-vaxers and not maskers, and told everyone it was safe because it was outside in the back yard.  A week later, the father of the bride came down with Covid.  The resident who was the grandmother of the bride showed everyone the pictures of the shower in her apartment.  Guess what, we (who choose too) are putting ourselves in complete lockdown once again.  Went to the market (fully masked) yesterday to stock up for the next 10 days or so.  This is shit!  No matter how hard you try to do the best you can, there is always a "back door" for this damn thing to come in.  I do not intent to leave my apartment for at least 10 days now.  Why don't the "no-believers" get that they can put all of us elders (87) in deaths doorway just to satisfy their own beliefs.  I am sure I will be OK.........but S-H-I-T......................AGAIN.???????????????

gpensanti ...all I can STRONGLY suggest is at least you totally avoid 'anti-vaxxers' and 'anti-maskers'.

If I knew any I simply would cease knowing them....

We get our second shots this Friday...brought forward due to changes of policy...

BTW....Melboure Oz is currently in its 6th lockdown....tho I'm in the country so can get to pubs, etc - yet another advantage of exiting the 'burbs' ...

Those people, anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, make me sick and angry.  The fact that they shove their warped views down the throats of others and cause fear and hesitation [even illness and/or death] is enough to earn them a lengthy prison sentence as far as I'm concerned.  It's even worse when those twats are celebrities and persons in positions of power, using their power and influence to sway others from doing the right thing.

Jafo

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BTW....Melboure Oz is currently in its 6th lockdown....tho I'm in the country so can get to pubs, etc - yet another advantage of exiting the 'burbs' ...

Yup no lockdown here in Bendigo. Just pre lockdown restrictions. masks etc etc. Ive had both shots now and had no side effects whatsoever. Plus i got a lollypop both times.   

Nimbin

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Quoting Jafo,

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BTW....Melboure Oz is currently in its 6th lockdown....tho I'm in the country so can get to pubs, etc - yet another advantage of exiting the 'burbs' ...

Yup no lockdown here in Bendigo. Just pre lockdown restrictions. masks etc etc. Ive had both shots now and had no side effects whatsoever. Plus i got a lollypop both times.   

I'm just down the road in 'the Rat' ....off to Irish Murphy's tomorrow...but second shot on friday...

Hmmm, still have Irish Murphy's up there, heh!!!  All three of the Irish Murphy's pubs I went to are no longer trading under that banner, including the one that was here here in Launceston.  Its now just called 'The Irish Pub', as are the ones that were up there in Ipswich in Qld.

Oh well, not that it matters much to me anymore, I very rarely go to the pub these days.  I went to the 'British Pub' here in Launceston around 6 - 8 months ago for a counter lunch, and my previous pub visit would have been around about a year before that.

There is a Irish Murphy's pub here in Geelong also. (to be sure to be sure)

It seems, then, that Victoria's Irish Murphy's pubs didn't undergo the name change I wrote of before.

I just looked if up and it is now known as Murphy's Pub not Irish Murphy's. It was originally known as the Argyll Hotel. I can just remember that.

https://murphysgeelong.com.au/

Oz has lost its collective mind.

Had a test for Covid on Tuesday. Came back positive.  Yes I have had my vaccines, and wear a mask.  This is a mild case. Doing fine. 

No test, no mask and no vaccine. We're just sitting here in our red corner of a blue state watching the rest of the country go batshit crazy. Doing fine.

Never had a flu shot either.