Converse
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Its very flippant this time. Once second you're a close contact, the next you're a casual contact, so all these people are roaming the streets with no real idea of where they sit.
I have to admit, I am very disappointed with this lockdown. I've been a big advocate for Gladys and her handling of the pandemic, but this time around something isn't right. I had to duck into my local Woolies and was so surprised that literally everything is still open? Newsagency, Tobacconist, Best & Less, those hearing check places, all cafes and restaurants, Kmart, health food stores, etc. Sorry, but what the fuck? To me, a lockdown is supermarkets, medical centre, servos and food shops doing takeaway only. Best & Less is NOT essential. The protein powder store is NOT essential. The newsagency is NOT essential. I mean, come the fuck on. Gladys gets up during the press conference and says that Sydney needs to try harder blah blah, which is fair, but the rules aren't being enforced. You know how you get people to stay at home? Close the shops. If Kmart is closed, then people can't go. If the bloke selling iphone covers at the little kiosk is closed, people can't go. If Officeworks is closed, people can't go.
I was so bloody aggravated walking through the shops yesterday. I believe lockdown should be a last resort. So if you mandate a lockdown, then do it fucking properly. Not this hybrid, bullshit we have happening now. Its a joke, and probably why cases aren't dropping like you would expect in a lockdown.
Ok sorry, rant over.
Ha you remind me of some of the things I was saying way back before Melbourne went into full lockdown I was saying stuff like "shut the bastards down" when referring to places like Bunnings etc...lol. Then about a week later the Victorian government actually did shut the bastards down! lol. I was only saying this as I do recall the lines of cars going in and out of Bunnings when I was going to my local supermarket shopping for essentials thinking how can they be serious about a lockdown around here...lol. Yes do it properly or don't do it at all. You want to limit people's movements shut the damn things down that's for sure!
Yes here in Melbourne during our last proper lockdown the only things that were open were just supermarkets, servo's, chemists, banks, post office's and also newsagents were also still open. Restaurants were all take away only during lockdown.