As a person that lives in QLD though, I was pretty happy to be Covid and lock down free for a good 6 months while down south were being smashed with lock downs, I mean I was talking to friends and family from Sydney, and they were shocked that we were going about with business as usual up here while they were locked down.The disruption of sectors of society pales in comparison to the disruption caused by over the top reactions from the governments.
The one size fits all approach is a magnificent example of why centralised planning is an abject failure.
The closure of artificial borders when those borders had little or no bearing on the day to day lives of those living along it is a prime example.
Stupid comments like the QLD premiers statement that Queensland hospitals are for Queenslanders. Creation of artificial bubbles along border towns with ridiculous unwieldy systems in place. Checkpoints in regional areas manned by out of area police or military personel who had no idea where towns where making the queues longer. The forcing and enforcing of curfews on swathes of the population for no discernable benefit. The ridiculous notion that each state had to approve various treatments, RAT tests, and border entry protocols.
The locking up of the elderly when in many cases their only reason to even stay alive was visits from friends and relatives.
Society is angrier and less tolerant, less forgiving and less generous.
We are forever changed.
Mick
Were you happy that people from other states were locked out?As a person that lives in QLD though, I was pretty happy to be Covid and lock down free for a good 6 months while down south were being smashed with lock downs, I mean I was talking to friends and family from Sydney, and they were shocked that we were going about with business as usual up here while they were locked down.
I wasn't happy that Covid existed in the first place, but it did exist so hard decisions had to be made if we wanted the population of Qld to have freedom for some extra time.Were you happy that people from other states were locked out?
How about the ones who lived and worked along the borders to other states?
Mick
And that for me, highlights the change in the OZ character.I wasn't happy that Covid existed in the first place, but it did exist so hard decisions had to be made if we wanted the population of Qld to have freedom for some extra time.
It's just the way it had to be, most of the other states were in lock down anyway, So we had a choice of closing the border and staying free or opening the border and 1 month later putting us into hard lock down like Sydney and Melbourne, opening up to early wouldn't have achieved anything besides plunging us into the hard lock downs and mask wearing for months when we didn't need to be.
Most of Australia had a pretty good run because we shut our international border and kept the virus out, but once NSW was out of control we had to shut the Queensland border if we wanted that good run to continue for another 6 months, and it did.
Well you have to draw the line some where don't you, and we did have a travel bubble with northern NSW until outbreaks started happening there.
that was a result of pivotal elections that might have inconvenienced the state government and totally stuffed the tourist industryAs a person that lives in QLD though, I was pretty happy to be Covid and lock down free for a good 6 months while down south were being smashed with lock downs, I mean I was talking to friends and family from Sydney, and they were shocked that we were going about with business as usual up here while they were locked down.
that depends on who is manipulating the currencyBack to inflation...
@moXJO
I still think Biden is ranting about Russia invading Ukraine for another purpose other than trying to be populous.
It's out of their jurisdiction really isn't it?
My thoughts go to the USD which as we all know is, well, in a predicament.
A stronger US dollar helps their inflation situation by being able to import stuff cheaper.
So, my thoughts are, does Russia going to war with Ukraine potentially give a platform for a stronger US dollar?
It would seem history suggests that currency manipulation is frowned upon, however, could this be a card, perhaps the only decent card, that the US has to assist their predicament?
I just don't know enough about currency and currency shenanigans to know, either way.
not so , we simply didn't have the test kits to inflate the figures ever notice flu disappeared as well even without the extra testingI wasn't happy that Covid existed in the first place, but it did exist so hard decisions had to be made if we wanted the population of Qld to have freedom for some extra time.
It's just the way it had to be, most of the other states were in lock down anyway, So we had a choice of closing the border and staying free or opening the border and 1 month later putting us into hard lock down like Sydney and Melbourne, opening up to early wouldn't have achieved anything besides plunging us into the hard lock downs and mask wearing for months when we didn't need to be.
Most of Australia had a pretty good run because we shut our international border and kept the virus out, but once NSW was out of control we had to shut the Queensland border if we wanted that good run to continue for another 6 months, and it did.
Well you have to draw the line some where don't you, and we did have a travel bubble with northern NSW until outbreaks started happening there.
Not sure what you are talking about?not so , we simply didn't have the test kits to inflate the figures ever notice flu disappeared as well even without the extra testing
It’s pretty common sense I think, Us closing the border didn’t make the situation for the rest worse, it just protected us a bit longer.And that for me, highlights the change in the OZ character.
I'm alright jack , and beggar the rest.
Mick
we as in Queensland ( or more specifically the Brisbane -Gold Coast corridor )Not sure what you are talking about?
who is we? What test kits inflated which figures? What has the flu got to do with anything?
We (Qld) we’re doing plenty of tests, and if we did have an outbreak we would have known it by the number of cases presenting in hospital.we as in Queensland ( or more specifically the Brisbane -Gold Coast corridor )
the very simple maths of the more you test the more you find ( ignoring the false positives ) , the other problem of test results coming back up to 3 days after being tested which made contract-tracing ridiculous , and many folks who had either Covid or the flu ( or both because the test couldn't differentiate , and they normally DIDN'T use the separate (proven ) flu tests
oh oh some strains of the Flu are Corona viruses as well because the Flu is a cluster of symptoms that can be caused by different types of virus
Types of Influenza Viruses
Types of Influenza Viruses
Learn more about the types of influenza viruses that cause seasonal flu illness in humans each year.www.cdc.gov
Types of Flu
Learn more from WebMD about different strains of flu and how they can be prevented.www.webmd.com
but we no longer have to worry about the Flu is has virtually vanished for two years after running amok in humans for more than 100 years previously
and if you think i am joking what about Peter Dutton's flight home to QLD on a commercial flight , between the air passengers , Brisbane Airport where was the super-spreader event there
He is tanking in the polls. And yes, the "drums of war" generally bring on a stronger US dollar. It also tends to unify Americans.Back to inflation...
@moXJO
I still think Biden is ranting about Russia invading Ukraine for another purpose other than trying to be populous.
It's out of their jurisdiction really isn't it?
My thoughts go to the USD which as we all know is, well, in a predicament.
A stronger US dollar helps their inflation situation by being able to import stuff cheaper.
So, my thoughts are, does Russia going to war with Ukraine potentially give a platform for a stronger US dollar?
It would seem history suggests that currency manipulation is frowned upon, however, could this be a card, perhaps the only decent card, that the US has to assist their predicament?
I just don't know enough about currency and currency shenanigans to know, either way.
Well I am not talking about 2020, QLD had lock downs along with the rest of the country in 2020 and we got rid of the virus, and eventually most of the country was pretty much covid free.and i am talking about 2020 when there was a virus spreading ... back in the '14 days to flatten the curve ' era
every wonder why the virus surges in Summertime in the Southern Hemisphere , but in the Winter in the Northern Hemisphere but is apparently sensitive to heat
just asking
I don’t think Russia has as much support from China as people think, China is smart it will support Russia with words, but it knows it’s economy is tied to western trading Partners.He is tanking in the polls. And yes, the "drums of war" generally bring on a stronger US dollar. It also tends to unify Americans.
Russia is a known shtstirrer though and now have a Chinese backing. There is that much propaganda going around it's hard to know where it's at.
Not militarily. Russian gas will flow to china. Any sanctions won't affect Russia as greatly as before. There's are a few countries creating their own bloc.I don’t think Russia has as much support from China as people think, China is smart it will support Russia with words, but it knows it’s economy is tied to western trading Partners.
it will play hard ball, but won’t want to risk its economy.
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