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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2022 Post Game Permutations
According to AFL, Kennedy was 73% on ground and Hewitt 75%, Cripps and Cerra both 83%.  If all 22 players had an even amount of time on the ground, it would round up to 82%.

The spirit not to give up, the intensity seemed to be higher and for longer.  Cripps 3 goals straight.  There were many highlights and great things to see, as well as improvement to come.

Well done Blues & the Doc.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: R1, Pre Game Prognostications
Starting to get excited about what may lie ahead for the next 6 months.

When I was a wee lad, there weren't any bad players for Carlton - because they played for Carlton, they were good.  While I'm sure that wasn't the case, the innocence of childhood has a lot going for it.

The players will have me if they show that they are playing as a team and for Carlton and put in.  Doesn't matter who.

I think there is a different feel to R1 this year, helped by not being the first game of the season.

Like others, I think we're in for a good show R1 this year, but head says Richmond to win.

PS welcome back Elwood.  My SIL's brother, 45 had a quad/quin bypass earlier in the year - probably best thing to happen to him as it has given him a massive wake up  call (not saying that you need one) and I think he has decided life is worth sticking around for.  It is amazing how standard and generally easy the op is these days.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
LP the implied link is with the vaccination,  not Covid.  There has also been noise about many athletes having heart issues post jabs.

One of the anti vax messages is (supposed) high rates of myocarditis following jabs.



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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
We're getting it one at a time.   I have just about finished my week.   Didn't eat for three days - razor blades were too much.   The amount of phlegm I've coughed up is too much!  Other than that it has been a bad head cold experience. Coming good now.

Mrs +ve today.   Well see how she goes...
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Maybe in a macro sense, Thry.  Not so for those who are still catching it and having to isolate.  While it generally seems to knock people around for a few days,  the family isolation part is really hard for many. (Often followed by glad we've had it now).

Plenty of elderly are being cautious.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
It's more a PITA then anything.  He is particularly shattered about missing all the cricket stuff this weekend.  The kids' school has been lucky - it's not very big (~300), but less than 20 cases.  Other bigger schools around us have had up to 25% staff and students away - that's disruptive.

We're (again) very lucky - we get free RATs from school for the kids and both our sets of parents get a free box a month being elderly - some have been passed on to us.  Not what the system was designed for, but we won't say no.

One lesson is that if there is a +ve RAT and you're not convinced, ignore it and get a PCR.  We've had friends get a false +ve RAT and report it, then tell their school that the PCR has come back -ve.  Bad luck.  The schools have to go by what was originally reported.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Ahh - it's our turn.

Our boy (10) tested -ve on a RAT before school yesterday.  Got home, looked like crap.  Had a temp of 39, tested again and +ve.

Looks like he is following the pattern of other kids that we know who got it, so he should be OK in a couple of days.

Fever is down to the low 38s, but we all have to isolate for the week and hope that we don't take it in turns to test positive.

No idea where he got it from - there are quite a few options!

Had to let his cricket team know (I'm the coach), make arrangements for training, match, after match mini celebration for the end of the season, work out what to do for the fathers'/son game on Sunday and he gets to miss the presentation day as well.  Had to let his tennis team know as well - as well as opposition for both sports.  Then there is the school run around, and friends who he mucked around with on the weekend.  After that is the other extra curricular activities for both of them as well to advise that they won't be attending this week.

After doing the school stuff (the better half did this), we have been contacted by the council's health service, who were pretty friendly and just going over things.  We get to do a daily check in with them.

Then there's all our stuff - cancelled planned client visits, couple of medical appointments, planning day on Sat for a client etc.  Letting all the extracurricular activities know.  I think doing this you realise sometimes how much goes on in our lives, 

Hopefully, he is the only one that will get Covid, however, if we are all to get it, hopefully it is close to within a week of each other.  Worst case scenario is that we get it one week at a time and our daughter (6) is the last one - so she would have to isolate for 4 weeks.

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Quote from: shawny – on

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/dan-andrews-pandemic-response-is-rated-the-worst-in-australia/ar-AAT742A?ocid=entnewsntp

Any other result would be laughable.


Shawny - this still says that 63% reckon he went just OK to very well?  145 of the 403 Victorians surveyed answered in the negative and 254 in the positive the rest were getting splinters.  Wouldn't take this seriously - either way.
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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread
Tickets for C seats were $150, down to $30 for F.  We were in E and went as a family.   While it was over in an hour and a bit,  it was pretty good entertainment and the atmosphere was great.  My mate & I agreed that we thought it was still not bad value - our kids really enjoyed the demolition.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Pandemic Management bill. Health and well-being Act 2021.
Cap - one of my facebook friends who is a Kiwi, but living in Qld has a view that is very different to mine regarding general health matters, let alone vaccines.  She and her cronies will post every person that has a side effect, re-post about the 450k that protested in Melbourne (yep - 450k - not a possible number) and they are lauding Pauline at the moment re her discrimination bill.

They also vote.  It is really scary how little they know of how Australia legally works - Constitutionally, Government (why doesn't the PM just have the power to change this) down to how people are elected.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Pandemic Management bill. Health and well-being Act 2021.
There are certainly elements of the bill that don't sit comfortably.   From what I gather,  the idea of it isn't being rejected by the Human Rights Commission,  QCs etc, but some of the powers and oversight is being questioned.

So how does Parliament operate?  Governing Party goes nup. Not going to listen.   This is what it is - we've 'consulted' with you.   Opposition goes nup we don't support it, it is draconian,  over the top,  we'll repeal it when we get the chance. Minority parties go here are some amendments we would like.

Wouldn't it be great to hear: Governing party go we hear your concerns,  but this is why the bill is written this way.   The opposition go - here are the amendments to make it workable and fair and reasonable.   The minorities go here are some of our amendments.

Result of the first are the tv images,  threats to pollies, ugly, divisive language and scenes.

Result of the second is people having a better understanding of why it is needed and that Parliament is working for us.

I really hope the first isn't here to stay.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Sorry - tangent, which I'm good at.

My FIL owned a shop.  When he retired nearly 10 years ago, the most current technology he had was the old credit card 'click-clack' machine.  Didn't even have a cash register.  These newfangled phone things don't work for him.