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Totally agree on everything you said. Been there before many times. What else would you expect from these a-hole execs. Would I detect ageism in this?
I just like how we are in national lock down and fuel prices are through the floor that all of a sudden we hit school holidays here annnnnnnnnnnnndddd.......
Fuel miraculously still manages to find a way to go up 30 odd cents a litre .when the majority arent going anywhere ......................thieving bastards.
Fuel miraculously still manages to find a way to go up 30 odd cents a litre .when the majority arent going anywhere ......................thieving bastards.
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Just found out a friend of mine has tested positive. She flew back from the UK 2 weeks ago. Was issued a SHN and fell ill about 4 days ago.
She's admitted to a local hospital but seems OK at the moment.
Corona just became a little more real.
She's admitted to a local hospital but seems OK at the moment.
Corona just became a little more real.
There are plenty who would like to but they can’t get out. I have friends from Europe who paid a ridiculous amount a couple of days ago to fly to Europe and even then had to go to the US first.
They tried for over a week to get any type of flight.
My niece left a week ago and another friend around 4 days ago back to Europe. There aren't many flights now though.
National carriers should be used to repatriate citizens at government expense world wide. Not like there’s a shortage of planes and crew.
Mate's parents were on a two-month cruise to Antarctica. Cruise cut short, docked at Argentina, no planes leaving, had to make their way to Uruguay for a flight home @ $5500.
Seriously, how far do we have to go? Starve to death? 100,000 in 2-3 weeks......give me a break!! Love how govts enjoy complete control on people's lives.
My step sister and her partner in LA have been told by their doctor they most likely have COVID19 but don'tmeet the criteria to be tested.
They're self isolating, but how would they know when they can go out again if they can't get tested?
And how many more in the states and around the world are in the same boat? USA is in deep *smile*
Gawd, it's teach economics time now I suppose.
You do know what an oligopolistic market is I presume, you have seen what this does to demand and supply curves (hint: they go up the vertical axis which is price). Most markets are oligopolies and our utility markets are definitely oligopolies. There is always tacit collusion in an oligopoly, or price leadership by one or a few firms.
The utility companies will try and profit as much as they can from this situation, just like the health providers in the US are. In doing so the opposite of what you say will happen: consumers won't get a better deal, they will get screwed.
Get out of your free market lala land and look at the real world.
DS
It is the free market and firms are offering the best deal they can . . . yeah right.
DS
Need to get some exercise and I am missing out on my usual bike ride to work as I'm working from home.
So, today went for a ride. On my own and I tend to ride on the road so not near anyone else.
Rode into the city to see what was happening. Quiet but certainly not desolate. Most people keeping their distance and quite a few shops still open - I noticed a chemist (fair enough) but also a fancy brand of watches had their doors open too (hmm!).
I ride along the beach and there were people on the beaches but they were in groups distancing from each other, the problem is, how do you allow people to have a break outside and keep their sanity while keeping the numbers at a level where transmission of the virus is unlikely? Not easy but if we keep the number of people at the beach low and others at parks or whatever then hopefully we can allow some movement and exercise without risking mass transmission of the virus.
Lots of people cycling, most just slowly riding around. Not a bad way to exercise as you can keep your distance. We all need to keep well and maintain some exercise while mainly cooped up at home.
DS
Waiting: stood down means you theoretically get to go back to work when the stand down period ends. But you would have to wonder if there will be a job to go back to. I think all our thoughts are with you and others who have lost their jobs. Hope you can sort something once this is over, or even earlier.
So, today went for a ride. On my own and I tend to ride on the road so not near anyone else.
Rode into the city to see what was happening. Quiet but certainly not desolate. Most people keeping their distance and quite a few shops still open - I noticed a chemist (fair enough) but also a fancy brand of watches had their doors open too (hmm!).
I ride along the beach and there were people on the beaches but they were in groups distancing from each other, the problem is, how do you allow people to have a break outside and keep their sanity while keeping the numbers at a level where transmission of the virus is unlikely? Not easy but if we keep the number of people at the beach low and others at parks or whatever then hopefully we can allow some movement and exercise without risking mass transmission of the virus.
Lots of people cycling, most just slowly riding around. Not a bad way to exercise as you can keep your distance. We all need to keep well and maintain some exercise while mainly cooped up at home.
DS
Waiting: stood down means you theoretically get to go back to work when the stand down period ends. But you would have to wonder if there will be a job to go back to. I think all our thoughts are with you and others who have lost their jobs. Hope you can sort something once this is over, or even earlier.
