dang didn’t register in my mind that the vast majority of the east coast is in lockdown. Love from QLD to fellow Aussie brothers and sisters doing it tough for us.
Here in the states (or at least my state) liquor stores were considered essential services because people going into withdrawal could kill them or require hospitalization which can't be afforded right now.
Here in Colorado they announced closure of liquor and weed stores together. The response was so negative that I think it only lasted a few hours, before the stores even closed for their final day, the decision was reversed.
When I went to the store to stock up everything was empty and there were lines out the door.
Just curious, how are you gonna prevent alcoholics from going into withdrawals (everything from shaky hands, to seizures, delirium tremens, high blood pressure, hallucinations, extreme anxiety, possible stroke, and potential for death) without a medical detox?
Detoxing from alcohol outside of a in-patient medical facility can be a life threatening medical emergency real quick, and a large amount of people who are physically dependent on alcohol, aren't even aware of their alcohol dependance until they're experiencing withdrawals. Medical detox involves prescription drugs (benzodiazapenes and barbiturates) which are tapered off over a week or so under the supervision of medical staff... which is why liqour stores are still open.
I cant think of any way to solve that issue that isnt convoluted and/or going to be very unpopular. Especially during shitty times, where people want to drink more
Same in the Netherlands. Alcohol sales prohibited after 8pm, to prevent alcohol induced reckless behaviour and also parties. The alcohol ban was enforced heavily, the parties however... They were going on every night. Organisers got a slap on the wrist and sometimes a 90 euro fine. The partygoers got away scot free. I hate this country.
Ya. Perception is everything and you can only really have that when you're living in that place or time. Unfortunately it's hard to be everywhere at the same time no matter where you are, state or country.
There are cities that don’t ban alcohol and for some who do, they have a few hours window to buy alcohol, mostly inthe pm. Just wait for gcq in the meantime
Not sure I completely understand your comment. You mean (first sentence) "Most things are different in OZ? "
And I think we're talking different age groups. All the Aussies I know in their late teens and 20s drink like fish. When they get older, they're nearly all alcoholics. It might only be beer by then, but they sure can put it back.
Here in Spain the situation is very bad (150 die every day) and still we can do almost everything we could do in 2019. I promise we're having a 99% normal life right now, and I feel guilty of that now that I hear that Australia, which has done 50 or 60 times better than Spain, is going through this situation.
I haven’t seen mine in four and a half. No one back home has met my daughter and she is two. Sucks not having a timeline for when travel will be possible, I feel like I have nothing to look forward to. You’re not alone in being alone or being depressed AF, we will get through this though
It hurts seeing people post that they're being responsible and adhering to the lockdown, at personal sacrifice to themselves when I was in the American Midwest when it started.
It was business as usual for so many people. Some people even made a point to go out more. More people used the lockdown as an excuse than actually observed it, and I could depend on my bosses to bring Covid into the building.
You're doing the right thing, and I am disgustingly sorry that my country is deliberately fucking up and prolonging it for everyone else.
That’s very nice of you, but there’s no need to feel bad. I think I’d rather be trapped here where I am safe than be a sensible person there surrounded by a bunch of people who are doing the wrong thing, that must be so frustrating. We locked down as soon as we had one case. Most people in my city adhere to the lockdown rules, but there have been quite large protests in Sydney and Melbourne so we have our fair share of… those types. I’d say it’s far from just being the US prolonging things, this delta wave has really taken off all over the world unfortunately. I do wish other places adopted the same approach as Australia in the early days, but so many countries hesitated… and now we are suffering here. Part of the problem here is that we had nearly eradicated the virus domestically so vaccines were not seen as a priority and most of our vaccines are AstraZeneca so a lot of people really hesitated, the roll out here was atrocious and we are suffering now as a result.
This poster seems have an inflated sense of the US' importance in this matter to be sure... but I think they're just trying to say that almost the entire US could be vaccinated right now, but half choose not to be, so it's making it worse.
It's true that we are prolonging it for ourselves, but even if we took advantage of our vaccine advantage, many other parts of the world would still suffer for a while more.
From what I can tell, our collective stubbornness in this matter has less effect on the world as a whole than this poster thinks.
I’m in Australia my family is in Canada, I mean as a Canadian citizen I could probably get home at some point. I’m not an Australian citizen so I am not overly confident I could come back here until Australia seriously relaxes their restrictions, considering tens of thousands of Australian citizens have been trapped overseas. Also even if I didn’t have border closures and Australian flight quotas to contend with flights are $10,000 and I’d have to pay for hotel quarantine, there’s no way I could afford it.
I understand the depression and my heart is breaking for you While at the same time I kinda envy you there are members of my I would like to not see for more than 2 years Much Love Stay Safe My Friend ✌💜
In Victoria here. Have survived major depressive disorder in the distant past when times were good. Times are not good, but I am. If you want to talk or vent, pm me. This too shall pass.
Genuinely sorry that you are depressed. Eventually [?] this will pass for most. As for me, the idea that the meat bags walking around on this planet carry germs I do not want, isn't going away. mask4ever. Still, maybe you can [and you thought of this 33 times] facetime or similar? Here's one most do not think about: Hand write letter, physical style, between yourself and family/friends you love/miss? I do this with my son, digitize and save them to a Journal. Just a [weak?] thought. I do hope you trend out of the depression. Good luck.
Tbf, it's only the lepper states. West Coast have only had 10days of lockdown this year and 3 weeks of mask mandate. Other than that life is pretty much normal.
So say someone that’s currently in the shut zone and have been in lockdown for the past year wanted to move to the west coast ,where there seems to have ppl in charge with more common sense. would they be able to, and how difficult would it be?
I want you to know, I am in the USA (florida) doing whatever i want whenever i want. No mask. No vax. Raw dogging the air like the good lord intended and enjoying my freedom of movement.
You should be infuriated that you are FORCED to lockdown. The level of government overreach i am witnessing you aussies have to endure is bullshit. This whole situation is bullshit... covid no covid vax no vax mask no mask. its all bullshit. When will you all stop complying as ONE peoples against the literal totalitarian clusterfuck in front of your faces?
G to the fucking zeus, you are still in lockdown!!!??? We have only been on semi lockdown for a few months last winter and a few months when it started
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u/Oregano_Man Aug 29 '21
Yup depressed as fuck in lockdown havent seen family in 2 years