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 Does that mean I can’t go crabbing, bugger, keep safe people

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 I will go for you uncle, yep

Sun, 2021-01-31 13:47

 I will go for you uncle, yep keep safe looks like this person has been everywhere.

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Fishing is exercise but?

Sun, 2021-01-31 14:54

 If fishing is exercise we can go !

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 But only for 1 hour and must

Sun, 2021-01-31 15:01

 But only for 1 hour and must be local area.

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It’s taken me 3 months to get back to the beach

Sun, 2021-01-31 15:10

its 3 minutes away so we’ll be swimming 

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Looks like my garage is

Sun, 2021-01-31 15:17

Looks like my garage is getting that much needed makeover.

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New thread topic.

Sun, 2021-01-31 19:41

I'll say Frosty. Please can you start a new thread and document the transformation of the unmentionable to a nice clean garage that you can actually use!. You might even find an old cream gun and some ammo.....

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Might have to jump behind the

Sun, 2021-01-31 19:56

Might have to jump behind the wheel of a green 1999 Lancer for some motivation

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Aftermarket stereo too?.

Mon, 2021-02-01 09:44

The green ones were a very popular model. 

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 Partner is 40 weeks pregnant

Sun, 2021-01-31 15:25

 Partner is 40 weeks pregnant so that'll be interesting. Driving back from dongara now. At least there won't be any traffic to the hospital :) 

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 Just been told we can go to

Sun, 2021-01-31 17:08

 Just been told we can go to work tomorrow doing the extensions to Karrinyup shopping centre have to wear a mask tho going to be interesting a few hundred blokes having smoko together

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All go for me still.

Sun, 2021-01-31 17:22

Building sites all good just no go for occupied houses.  

Was great at the start of the year, freeway any day was like driving in on a Sunday morning.

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 Straight to workshop and

Sun, 2021-01-31 17:36

 Straight to workshop and home for me, easy.

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 Beaches will be packed this

Sun, 2021-01-31 18:20

 Beaches will be packed this week 

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Hopefully everyone was and is

Sun, 2021-01-31 18:21

Hopefully everyone was and is using the COVIDSafe app 

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7 steps from bed to work for

Sun, 2021-01-31 18:25

7 steps from bed to work for me.

What I don't understand is how a bloke working in hotel quarantine can feel unwell and still go out and about, and take three days after seeing his GP before getting a COVID test and quarantining. 
 

Hopefully this lapse in protocol and, let's face it, the intelligence that comes with low base wage, doesn't have long term consequences. 

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Could not agree more

Sun, 2021-01-31 18:35

And I thought they were banning these guards from having second jobs.....haven't we learnt anything from the Melbourne debacle.   There were supposed to be new rules for daily testing as well ffs  

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Really?

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:05

 How do you ban someone from undertaking employment?

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 Pay them a proper income to

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:45

 Pay them a proper income to do only the quarantine security work.

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Yep

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:49

That's the obvious answer, but clearly that's not happening. 

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 As Sunshine said after

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:54

 As Sunshine said after Melbourne fiasco every government should have tightened up the rules and made sure it was adhered to. My guess is a bit of complacency has crept in.

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Not sure what the rules were supposed to be

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:58

 But I can't see how a person can be prevented from earning additional income?

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 Pretty simple really in

Mon, 2021-02-01 15:05

 Pretty simple really in times like a pandemic do just that job or don't do it at all. Didn't a few of the eastern states governments ban staff at aged care homes from working at more than one when the shit hit the fan over there? Make the rules and make sure they are adhered to.

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Sure

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:26

Nice if you have a high paying job. 

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 That where it comes down to

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:32

 That where it comes down to the government ensuring these people are adequately paid to not have to have a secondary job. Most of them work for bugger all while their boss gets rich.

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Simple, part of the

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:21

Simple, part of the employment contract.

Even the reporter asking the Premier about it said it is in their contracts.

Quarantine security and Uber driver is probably one of the less desirable combinations... 

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The Mrs did a few years with

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:41

The Mrs did a few years with WA Police and wasn't allowed to take secondary employment in a licenced premise including pouring beers at Subi Oval. Instant dismissal if caught.

I have to fill out a form and get formal approval from my Manager and Director for secondary employment to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest or use of their intellectual property, resources etc.

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 Pretty standard for gov

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:46

 Pretty standard for gov jobs. My wife is a teacher and needed written application to teach acro and dance after hours. 

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Agreed

Mon, 2021-02-01 20:04

Many jobs have restrictions on secondary employment where there is clearly either a real or perceived conflict of interest.  I've been subject to them myself.  However let's be real - a person working as a security guard is barely going to be supporting themselves financially on that income alone; it's naive to think they won't be doing additional jobs somewhere.  

Now don't get me wrong - this isn't the fault of the individual, it's the government for not putting the right protections in place to ensure this didn't happen, but to simply suggest that they be forced to do nothing else but be a security guard is pretty laughable.

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The issue is that I assumed

Mon, 2021-02-01 20:26

The issue is that I assumed that the Captain Westralia would have put together a crack troupe of dedicated, well trained guards and not the Sanjeets you can slip a bottle of rum past at the WACA.

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 Should have been the way

Tue, 2021-02-02 09:43

 Should have been the way from the start.

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Yeah I agree with the guards

Mon, 2021-02-01 20:31

Yeah I agree with the guards not having other jobs so why not throw a few extra clams their way. After all they are performing high risk duties working around infected people. On the other hand these people cannot live in solitary confinement they are allowed to go out clubbing to restaurants and shops pubs sports etc so if they contract covid then it will spread.  

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 lowest paid workers doing

Wed, 2021-02-03 09:30

 lowest paid workers doing most important work - of course theres gonna be issues

 pay them good money - make em sleep in the hotel - run it like fifo 2 weeks on 1 week qaurintine home for 2 weeks 

pay the same rates the minesites pay cleaners etc

even better  qaurintine on christmas island  or any of the detention centres

 

NZ Melbourne and us shows hotel quarintine  is the weak link

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 That's what's got me

Sun, 2021-01-31 20:34

 That's what's got me scratching my head, it literally beggars belief.

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Crikey he’s a ride share driver

Sun, 2021-01-31 18:30

could also be a super spreader 

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 Didn't do that job while

Sun, 2021-01-31 19:14

 Didn't do that job while infectious so he says...but you never know.

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 Just what I wanted. Just got

Sun, 2021-01-31 19:21

 Just what I wanted. Just got home yesterday . Got out for a fish today and now nothing for the week . It sux. 

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Bad

Sun, 2021-01-31 19:44

Yeah that's bad timing Russ.  

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 The weather will be shit up

Mon, 2021-02-01 07:49

 The weather will be shit up in hedland anyway russ.

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 Yeah I know. Looked at the

Mon, 2021-02-01 10:39

 Yeah I know. Looked at the forecast for the week. Heavy rain expected all week and cold weather, higher temp for week was 34

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Ordinary governance.

Sun, 2021-01-31 21:11

Why didnt Mclown tell his flock to keep some masks at home because we cant find any for sale.   

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Haven't been watching the

Sun, 2021-01-31 21:42

Haven't been watching the news for the last 6 months?

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Agree. To advise people in

Sun, 2021-01-31 22:49

Agree. To advise people in advance (like in the last 6 months) to have some available at home, because when the shit hits the fan, I will call them mandatory in like 4 hours would make sense for him to do. Botts chemist on Albany Hwy has a sign outside about having KN95 masks available. The car park was rather full in the afternoon, so they will be making a good $. And a friend of mine told me, that he got a limit of 5 from his local pharmacy. So I am sure you will be able to get some soon.

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He said two to three weeks

Mon, 2021-02-01 07:24

He said two to three weeks ago that everyone should get masks.

Who paid attention?

Who choose to ignore it then blame the government for doing what they said they would do if this happened?

 

 

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 In my opinion these  5 days

Mon, 2021-02-01 07:27

 In my opinion these  5 days are a warm up for a longer lockdown. I'll bet money more cases will be found in the next few days as this moron went everywhere around town. 

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Having to be told by the WA

Mon, 2021-02-01 07:39

Having to be told by the WA Govt. that you should be prepared for another outbreak and have masks ? Come on, your not 12 bud.

Maybe being ex defence and lived through many a cyclone I always have a sense of being prepared to some degree.

Thankfully Woodside has working from home pretty much down pat for those who work in the city and this will be over and done with pretty quick.

Hopefully we have no more senseless deaths of our elderly folk, or anyone for that matter.

GLTA.

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Hbf sent us some

Mon, 2021-02-01 08:37

thanks for that. Need em at the beach exercising today. 

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 if u dont have a mask u only

Mon, 2021-02-01 09:07

 if u dont have a mask u only got urself to blame

 u can wear a fishing buff

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Zero new cases, hopefully

Mon, 2021-02-01 13:40

Zero new cases, hopefully back to normal from Saturday.

Lockdown not a problem for me anyway, at home with 3week old baby and 2 year old. Business as usual for us. 

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haha we are in same boat so

Mon, 2021-02-01 13:44

haha we are in same boat so to speak... 2 year old and a 12 week old. any spare time is spent sleeping!

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Ive been flat out working on

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:16

Ive been flat out working on me boat fixing the floor...now have trailer stripped and at the Galvanisers, Cheers Sea-Kem

Busting a nut to get it back together and on the water while things are still hot!

Phuk Covid...fingers crossed were clear by Friday, but I'm going to have a punt and say we have 20 ish by friday.....200 odd by next week.

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 Thank F@#K I got through

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:48

 Thank F@#K I got through Perth and back home before the shit hit the fan there.

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Makes you laugh

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:50

98 percent wearing masks . But a heap won’t work. Full beards. Get no seal totally useless . Like using a stocking in massage parlour. At least there trying

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 Had a laugh at the pictures

Mon, 2021-02-01 14:58

 Had a laugh at the pictures of the shopping centre idiots yesterday, spotting a mast on those panicked flogs was more difficult than playing wheres wally

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No one should be in quarantine in a city

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:10

and where ever they go there should be full time security, gotta get worse! 

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My fault my fault sorry everyone!!

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:20

 Sorry everyone, this is all my fault... i put money down on a shortstay appartment at mandurah to have a few days away with my boat... sorrry

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 Not your fault Straith -

Mon, 2021-02-01 17:00

 Not your fault Straith - must be my fault this happened bexcause 

I am packed (boat, car, caravan) and booked into Denmtark tomorrow- so of course my luck as I now have to wait and see????

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 Was due to happen Surprised

Mon, 2021-02-01 19:13

 Was due to happen 

Surprised me it took so long.

Working in  a Respiratory Clinic in Wa sin ce April have been seeing about 5 patients on average a day since the initial phase.

Today almost 50!!

This is what happens with complacency because we have done so remarkably well and it won't happen to us mentality.

It is here in the world and it's  here to stay until we get herd coverage via vaccine or natural infection, or both.

I do hope the former as it is a truly shit of virus and we don't even know what it will do to us long term.

Stay safe, listen and get tested so we can all go fishing again.

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I expected it to come in from

Tue, 2021-02-02 08:21

I expected it to come in from over east during christmas/new year to be honest.

Day 2 consists of two meetings over teams and two inverviews over the same platform! Glad my company got the IT setup down pat 12 months ago. 

 

 

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Shit that doesn’t sound to good doc

Mon, 2021-02-01 19:31

fingrrs crossed I guess, we have been lucky with all those the left iso, should we be quarantining outside the metro area? 

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I don’t really think alcohol

Tue, 2021-02-02 15:28

I don’t really think alcohol is essential however I thought it would be a good idea to stock up today as all bottle shops still operating as normal

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Day 2 with testing all

Tue, 2021-02-02 15:33

Day 2 with testing all clear....Fingers crossed.

Ill cash out with my punt, maybe the hot weather has worked in our favor and the UK strain said phuk this were outta here.

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 3 days to go Brocko the next

Tue, 2021-02-02 17:57

 3 days to go Brocko the next couple of days will tell the story.

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 Daughter's 21st scheduled

Wed, 2021-02-03 11:22

 Daughter's 21st scheduled for Saturday. Expect we'll have to postpone even if there are no more cases. I'm sure there will still be some restrictions anyway. Today will be an interesting presser

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If this bushfire jumps into

Wed, 2021-02-03 11:31

If this bushfire jumps into Whiteman Park we're going to have to start packing the car ready to head to the old's house in Mandurah but we've got the PITC satellites as a buffer which has an insane irrigation system that floods the entire area.

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 You around Landsdale Frosty?

Wed, 2021-02-03 12:35

 You around Landsdale Frosty? There were fires in Whiteman Park a few years back weren't there? 

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Yeah mate, only a few hundred

Wed, 2021-02-03 12:57

Yeah mate, only a few hundred metres from Whiteman Park bushland and the olds are likewise in Ballafornia.

I think that one was controlled fairly quickly from memory before it got to Cullacabardee. Lots of lakes around here for the choppers to fill it up go again.

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 Maybe the sou'wester will

Wed, 2021-02-03 12:59

 Maybe the sou'wester will push it back? Friend at work has friends in Shady Hills in Bullsbrook and a chopper came down over the house and told them to get out now. Not good

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The old man was a firie for

Wed, 2021-02-03 13:51

The old man was a firie for 40 years and fought Rolleystone, Toodjay etc and still shudders at facing that wall of flame so I'll only start getting concerned when he does but got a few mates out that way that have evacuated already.

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Not a good story up that way

Wed, 2021-02-03 11:41

Not a good story up that way Frost...Hope they can manage it.

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 I feel for my old man he is

Wed, 2021-02-03 13:09

 I feel for my old man he is 70 this year and still a full time fireman he will be at those fires, better man than me hats off to him. 

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 Must be a fit bugger Guy.My

Wed, 2021-02-03 15:15

 Must be a fit bugger Guy.

My old man was a Fireman in England for about 10 years, in the 50's. Then decided to become an Ambulance officerfor about 5 years. Moved to Aus after that and became a cop, go figure.

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 I think that happens abit

Wed, 2021-02-03 16:11

 I think that happens abit between the 3 jobs Andy. 

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That is impressive! My old

Wed, 2021-02-03 15:31

That is impressive! My old man is 66 and retired just two years ago after being offered a redundancy which he took after 0.0001 seconds of thought so they would know each other for sure.

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 They definitely would I

Wed, 2021-02-03 15:47

 They definitely would I don't think my old man has any thoughts of retirement yet just bought himself a new house. 

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For shits and

Fri, 2021-02-05 14:06

For shits and giggles....

Are we allowed to fish now ?..he he

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Not for another 150

Fri, 2021-02-05 15:35

Not for another 150 minutes

Should I cash out on my Scorchers Big Bash winner bet at $1.94 or should I hang onto my original odds of $4.40?

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HANG ON!!

Fri, 2021-02-05 16:41

Hang on Jack! No guts no glory. Why the put the bet on only to cash out? Go the mighty scorchers and big bison 

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Just leaning on Brocko's

Fri, 2021-02-05 16:47

Just leaning on Brocko's punting prowess 

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Did you cash out Jack ? Won

Sat, 2021-02-06 21:11

Did you cash out Jack ?

Won the toss and bowled...pitch conditions apparently, anyway that's the way the ball spins.

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Seems that way safety bay

Fri, 2021-02-05 19:11

Seems that way safety bay boat ramp trailer parking is half full! Just drove past an hour ago