Edinburgh Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Smoggy said: I spoke with my sister on skype this morning, three things they have heard from Australia on coronavirus 1 - the toilet paper fight video which went around the world 2 - Bondi beach being packed and then closed 3- Letting a cruise ship dock in the centre of the countries biggest city and letting all the passengers wander off.... These three things she knew...nothing else. That's to be expected. We know bugger all about other countries apart from the statistics and Trump telling us people are dying that haven't died before. Smoggy and Prydzopolis 2 Link to comment
Smoggy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, wendybr said: Yes, to this. Just heard on BBC World Service that 4,000 nurses and 5,000 doctors have accepted the call up Smoggy referred to. And that private hospitals will be used to treat patients....which sounds like a good step. Private hospitals in the UK have basically been taken over by the government for the duration, Boris is on a churchillian war footing lol wendybr and Prydzopolis 2 Link to comment
wendybr Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Just now, Smoggy said: Private hospitals in the UK have basically been taken over by the government for the duration, Boris is on a churchillian war footing lol Good to see. It's clearly needed. Smoggy, Prydzopolis, EmMac and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Smoggy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Everything but essential services closing from tomorrow, schools will be open tomorrow but will be an update on that with more information. I think a shut down of sorts is coming for schools. What times we are living in! Carns, bombagol, wendybr and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Smoggy said: Everything but essential services closing from tomorrow, schools will be open tomorrow but will be an update on that with more information. I think a shut down of sorts is coming for schools. What times we are living in! What aren’t they telling us. we are truly mushrooms and fed nothing but BS sonar, Smoggy, alexd and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Smoggy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Schools likely to shut from Tuesday according to SMH....thinking that tomorrow might be the last day on school campus for the lad for a long time possibly. StringerBellend, Prydzopolis and wendybr 3 Link to comment
wendybr Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Smoggy said: Everything but essential services closing from tomorrow, schools will be open tomorrow but will be an update on that with more information. I think a shut down of sorts is coming for schools. What times we are living in! From the start of last week we were told to get ready - numerous planning meetings, and platforms for online learning being set up, or brushed up on. EmMac, alexd, Prydzopolis and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Smoggy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, wendybr said: From the start of last week we were told to get ready - numerous planning meetings, and platforms for online learning being set up, or brushed up on. I think good on Glady's for being proactive... ScoMo is looking more and more irrelevant, he is floundering.. Paul01, Burztur, SomeGuy1977 and 7 others 10 Link to comment
sonar Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Just now, Smoggy said: I think good on Glady's for being proactive... ScoMo is looking more and more irrelevant, he is floundering.. ....should of kept him in Hawaii ... Burztur, Smoggy, Unlimited and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment
btron3000 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Smoggy said: I spoke with my sister on skype this morning, three things they have heard from Australia on coronavirus 1 - the toilet paper fight video which went around the world 2 - Bondi beach being packed and then closed 3- Letting a cruise ship dock in the centre of the countries biggest city and letting all the passengers wander off.... These three things she knew...nothing else. As if Bondi is Aussies. Bloody poms, kiwis and Brazilians making us look bad Prydzopolis and Smoggy 2 Link to comment
marron Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 You forgot the Cove though. Prydzopolis, EmMac, StringerBellend and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
Wobblies Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, sonar said: ....should of kept him in Hawaii ... Bit unfair on Hawaiians. sonar, Paul01, wendybr and 2 others 5 Link to comment
ZachMercer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Putting my Armageddon soundtrack together now for the inevitable moment I have to drive out of the city ala a scene from Escape from New York because let's face it, my wife will refuse to drive. Who wants to help complete it for me? So far I've got some eclectic choices.... REM - Orange Crush, Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979, Starship - We built this city, Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus, Nirvana - Milk it, Who wants to help. EmMac, wendybr, Prydzopolis and 1 other 4 Link to comment
wendybr Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 minute ago, ZachMercer said: Putting my Armageddon soundtrack together now for the inevitable moment I have to drive out of the city ala a scene from Escape from New York because let's face it, my wife will refuse to drive. Who wants to help complete it for me? So far I've got some eclectic choices.... REM - Orange Crush, Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979, Starship - We built this city, Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus, Nirvana - Milk it, Who wants to help. Sounds like you've got it covered, Zach! Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979...would all be on my list too! But maybe a bit of Coldplay too. ZachMercer 1 Link to comment
btron3000 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, ZachMercer said: Starship - We built this city How did this get in there? haha I remember - I can't believe this - playing this song on my CASETTE WALKMAN as a kid. Couldn't believe how good it sounded. haha ZachMercer, Smoggy and JackDoff 1 2 Link to comment
ZachMercer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, wendybr said: Sounds like you've got it covered, Zach! Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979...would all be on my list too! But maybe a bit of Coldplay too. I can't do Coldplay.... but I am willing to throw in Keane - Somewhere only we know, and maybe Snow Patrol - Run..... Coldplay reminds me of an ex, and if I'm gonna die, it aint gonna be with that bit*h in my head. Smoggy and wendybr 2 Link to comment
sonar Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ZachMercer said: Putting my Armageddon soundtrack together now for the inevitable moment I have to drive out of the city ala a scene from Escape from New York because let's face it, my wife will refuse to drive. Who wants to help complete it for me? So far I've got some eclectic choices.... REM - Orange Crush, Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979, Starship - We built this city, Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus, Nirvana - Milk it, Who wants to help. Well, if you're driving.........Radar Love -Golden Earring.....long version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMp_XDmvs4M Edited March 22, 2020 by sonar ZachMercer and JackDoff 2 Link to comment
wendybr Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Oh....and the sound track from Into the Wild" for tracks like these! Link to comment
wendybr Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 This is good driving music too. Link to comment
btron3000 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Driving? It's Armegeddon. Just close the windows as night has fallen, drink the required amount of your chosen hard liquor, and put on Joy Division: JackDoff, wendybr, ZachMercer and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
ZachMercer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, wendybr said: This is good driving music too. Ahhh. Chris Cornell..... I'm thinking maybe more Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose. Link to comment
bombagol Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Smoggy said: Everything but essential services closing from tomorrow, schools will be open tomorrow but will be an update on that with more information. I think a shut down of sorts is coming for schools. What times we are living in! Finally! This should've been done at least 2 weeks ago! International medical experts and the World Health Organisation has been asking for this since the beginning. Politicians just don't listen until the impact they've been warned about eventuates. Edited March 22, 2020 by bombagol sonar and wendybr 2 Link to comment
Carns Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Some fruit and veg prices going up due to supply/demand issues. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/coronavirus-panic-buying-sees-fresh-produce-price-hikes/12078198 ------------ I used to listen to Soundgarden's Down On The Upside to put me to sleep when I was a kid, so I'd recommend Blow Up The Outside World, or an earlier one like Fell On Black Days. More in the theme rather than driving songs. Link to comment
BoyFromTheWest Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I agree that the Feds have been slower on the uptake. Experts (epidemiologists) I have heard suggest that Australia has actually done too little too late. The curve is exponentially growing and continues to go up. The idea is to intentionally flatten that curve but people aren't really taking things seriously and Morrison has only just ramped up the rhetoric. I thought that him not self-isolating after a cabinet meeting with Dutton, who was diagnosed, because he apparently didn't show symptoms then. It is probably likely that people have the virus and are contagious before the infection properly takes hold and symptoms follow. He needs to lead by example and lead with strength but wants to be everyone's friend and is soft. I also recognise that we need a strong balance between health and economic concerns. We can't simply shut everything down because that will result in absolute chaos and probably more deaths from other stuff. It will always be a balance between these two. Smoggy, Carns and Prydzopolis 3 Link to comment
ZachMercer Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Carns said: Some fruit and veg prices going up due to supply/demand issues. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/coronavirus-panic-buying-sees-fresh-produce-price-hikes/12078198 ------------ I used to listen to Soundgarden's Down On The Upside to put me to sleep when I was a kid, so I'd recommend Blow Up The Outside World, or an earlier one like Fell On Black Days. More in the theme rather than driving songs. Fell on Black Days.... is that the one with super heavy d tuning at the start? Link to comment
Carns Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, ZachMercer said: Fell on Black Days.... is that the one with super heavy d tuning at the start? Not a guitarist, so no idea. Link to comment
marron Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 There is only one choice. btron3000 1 Link to comment
mack Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, ZachMercer said: Putting my Armageddon soundtrack together now for the inevitable moment I have to drive out of the city ala a scene from Escape from New York because let's face it, my wife will refuse to drive. Who wants to help complete it for me? So far I've got some eclectic choices.... REM - Orange Crush, Tool - Aenima, America - Ventura Highway, Smashing Pumpkins - 1979, Starship - We built this city, Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus, Nirvana - Milk it, Who wants to help. Wanderboy and EmMac 2 Link to comment
JackDoff Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 21 hours ago, JackDoff said: STOP THE WEDDINGS! Only 2 more hours to go! wendybr, Prydzopolis, sonar and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Smoggy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, JackDoff said: Only 2 more hours to go! I'll look forward to reading about your gathering in the SMH next week Just preempt and go in to 14 day self isolation straight after. Edited March 22, 2020 by Smoggy Prydzopolis and JackDoff 2 Link to comment
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