Aussie veteran and former techie here. I have just bought myself a 2T van and started working as a contract driver/courier in a complete change of career. One, because I am older and own my own home so don't have the need to be raking in the big $$ anymore, and two, because I don't want to play office politics or deal with any vax mandate bullshit. I am working for one of the largest logistics companies up in Queensland. There is no vax mandate for us and I don't think they will put one in place because they know that the majority of drivers are not vaxd and the whole logistics tail is already dragging. If they took out a large number of drivers the whole of Aus would collapse. Everything is so freaking far apart and we don't have a good rail system to move goods, so everything goes by road. My experience of dealing with covid bs is that I have not had any issues doing deliveries to anywhere. I don't see anyone using the QR codes to sign into businesses and less than 1% of people would have a mask on, even in medical and dental clinics I deliver to. From the 17th of this month our dictator Anastacia has implemented the lock out of us dirty unwashed antivaxrs from restaurants, pubs, clubs, sporting events, etc, but we can still do essential shopping. They are supposedly going to force shop keepers to monitor customers QR code logins and check that their digital vax certificate is valid. Good luck with that, I don't sign into anywhere, I just walk straight in and have never been challenged. Most of the shop keepers I have spoken to about this say that they don't have the time or inclination to do it and don't want to turn away any customers. I am sure that there will be the obligatory news article about a random shopkeeper who was fined for not doing the right thing to try and scare the rest in to compliance, but seriously I think this is all just going to fall over. They are promoting this as, "if you want your freedom, then get your jab" in the hope that it will make people just take the shot so they can do stuff again, I think it will have the opposite affect. People who haven't taken it now are not going to be swayed into taking it because they can't go to a restaurant or pub. Fuck it, I will eat and drink at home and not pay exorbitant prices for some wanker to slap some meat and veggies on a plate when my wife and I can most likely do a better job. Will provide more info after 17 Dec once they have implemented this bs.
My Current Aussie Experience in Queensland
👀 EYES ON! 👀
In Qld and not the south, can confirm mouth breathers here still pretend it’s real and plenty of vaxxed…. But meh. Do what you want go where you want, never scanned a QR code never worn a mask, had a couple mask related incidents that ended in an apology to me (one that ended in my basket being taken and I just left, bloke was Chinese and I couldn’t be bothered)…. Other than that we shall see what the 17th brings. Have had a couple work related vax and swab issues (have not done either) but that’s the industry more than anything.
Good on ya, mate. I am standing strong with you. Had hoped that up North you would have been a bit more immune to this bs, but obviously not. I also think that a lot of people are unvaxxed and just staying quiet and not making any noise. Will be very interesting to see what the 17th brings us. We may be horrified to see that the zombie uprising is real and we are surrounded by braindead dickheads everywhere. God help us all.
Found a company who said fuck the vax on good coin. Except the giant global mining company I refused a swab for in 2020 then quit are holding up my site access to the site I’ll be contracting :/ so $$$ getting a bit tight, but owe very little on a 100 acres with a house and drinkable bore down inland of the run factory 👍 how’s things in the SEQ money pit?
Mate, that is fucked. I hope you can get it sorted soon. We just moved from 150 acres in northern NSW up to the hinterland. I miss it, but not the work of keeping the lantana and other assorted introduced weeds down. Moved closer to elderly family members who needed support. Built before the market went crazy, smaller property but backing on to bush, so I can still take the dogs for walks off lead and close enough to the coast for work and if we want to go and see what the fwits are up to.
Fuckkk yea!!!!! Could think of some self sustainable economics id enjoy on 150 acres northern NSW! That Gold Coast hinterland is beautiful, so is the Gold Coast, such a shame about the inhabitants. You get yourself anywhere near the Brisbane rally? I missed another one here yesterday, turn out seemed to be 1200-1500 from what I’m told. labor/union stooge stronghold sub 60000 people, I’m still shocked at the numbers. Truely nothing can stop what is coming.
Also will add there were 1200 people in a park in my mid sized industrial town 2 weeks ago over vaccine mandates * so it’s not all gloom up here and it’s certainly far better. For the Americans reading our north is like your south… hot humid crocodiles and “rednecks” or our equivalent, and much less Covid hysteria.
That's bloody great. It is very heartening to see that you are not the only one pushing back against this bs. That is why they try to stop the protests and won't show the crowd sizes on MSM. They don't want anyone thinking that they maybe part of a larger group. Divide and conquer.
Bogans! Ha.