Thought for Today

[supersparky]

My thought for today is, the world is madder than it was.

Ain't that the truth.

With apologies to our sub-editor for poor grammar.

[Greynomad]

Big Brother is watching.

(Has been for many decades. Just more comprehensive than it useter be...)

[T1 Terry]

Big Brother is watching.

(Has been for many decades. Just more comprehensive than it useter be...)

But if he get corona virus he will have self isolate, then either little brother or sister will have to fill in for him until he is cleared
The latest talk is these "lock downs" will be in place for 6 mths, will that included FIFO workers? What about the back packers who pick the fruit and trim the grape vines and do all those jobs no one else wants to do?

[Coolabah1au]

Wow yes ok thanks for that great message [emoji3083][emoji3083][emoji3083][emoji83]


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[Greynomad]

T1,
Dunno about the FIFOs, but the Govt has extended the visa conditions for backpackers so they can work longer & thus stay longer in Oz.
Would be truly chaotic for rostering if the FIFOs had to quarantine for 14 days every time they took a flight to or from.

[Dot]

T1,
Dunno about the FIFOs, but the Govt has extended the visa conditions for backpackers so they can work longer & thus stay longer in Oz.

So the back packers are immune??? Get the lazy buggers here to do some work.

[Greynomad]

That’s the problem Dottie.
The “lazy buggers” who live here wouldn’t work in an iron lung.
And if the government made welfare payments conditional on working as a fruit picker, the bleeding hearts would complain about “slavery conditions” or somesuch.
And the poor darlings would suddenly develop bad backs and switch to sickness benefits.

[native pepper]

About the Cookie warning ....
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Bruce, not worried about the cookies, understand what they do and why on many sites they are needed for proper function. Just the annoying thing popping up at the bottom of the screen about the use of cookies, when I'm logging in and typing that cuts off the bottom of the screen.

Is there a way to get rid of it when you accept what it says, or doesn't it discriminate between users who accept and those who need constant reminding. It's only been happening for a short time.

[supersparky]

T1,
Dunno about the FIFOs, but the Govt has extended the visa conditions for backpackers so they can work longer & thus stay longer in Oz.

So the back packers are immune??? Get the lazy buggers here to do some work.

Dot, with the current travel restrictions, if they aren't already here they won't be coming. Looks like some of us old farts might have to go fruit picking again, just like when we were teenagers.

[Greynomad]

Looks like some of us old farts might have to go fruit picking again, just like when we were teenagers.

Just make sure that at least 90% of the fruit makes it to the packing shed...
Or you’ll rapidly find your belt is shrinking!