Daily review 24/09/2021

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  2. 2

    Listened to Lisa Owen tonight on RNZ (yeah I know I'm tragic, but she beats tv news.)

    She talked to a business owner who pleaded his case to allow his sales people to self isolate on returning to nz. On the face of it a good idea

    But, when you consider the logistics of doing so, questions emerge.

    Sure, you can put some bling on their ankle to make sure they stay home, but what about the other dwellings occupants. Do you bling them too, or let them loose to go to school, work or shopping.

    How do you ensure that nobody visits them, rellies, friends work colleagues etc.

    Would they be prepared to have their dwelling taped off like a crime scene, maybe saying " Do not enter, Isolation area, Potential to transmit covid here" to deter casual/sales visitors.

    1. 2.1

      Grant Robertson made a good point at the midday thingy today, when he talked about cumulative risk.

      Exceptions are often each on their own, very low risk. But when you have thousands of people with thousands of exceptions, the risk adds up.

        3. 2.1.1.3

          Considering 84% support for the Government's actions last month I think the Government's actions and our current path through this pandemic are viewed with confidence rather than fear.

          Any fear that's out there seems to be with the 10% who oppose the Government's actions and it's a very personal fear of loosing their perceived privilege and lifestyle. The fear of going broke.

          Trouble is, our economy is going gang busters, 4% unemployment and you can't get a builder until 2023. The constraint on our economy is getting stuff from overseas due to supply chain disruption caused by covid in countries that have 'opened up'

          https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126259905/yes-the-supply-chain-grinch-will-probably-steal-christmas-again

          The wave of outbreaks across Asia has caused contrarian thinkers like one of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s former top strategists David Woo to question whether all these supply chain disruptions are as temporary as everyone first thought.

          “My fundamental view is that Covid-19 is a permanent [supply] shock, that it is here to stay. It is the new normal.

          “By definition, if Covid-19 is here to stay it is because it is mutating constantly, which means you will get periodic outbreaks. Which means that countries, periodically, are going to shut down their ports.

          “You don’t think that is going to increase the cost of supply across the food chain? Of course it will. Globalisation has been such an important aspect of why inflation has been low for so long the last 20 years.”

          This is the new normal, what was isn't coming back.

          I get your fear, we've got a tourist retail business that has a few challenges going forward. We saw our vulnerability many years ago and structured ourselves to handle this, hasn't been easy but we're getting through it. Just like we've got through all the other business challenges of the past 40 years.

  3. 3

    quick question: is there a moth in the Lord of the Rings book? (specifically when Gandalf is imprisoned by Saruman). The book, not the film.

  5. 5

    Listen carefully. If the wind is blowing the right way you'll hear more toys being thrown out of the Trump cot over Arizona.

    Hopefully the cretins who involved themselves in the deluded exercise get lots of barrels blasted their way. Having said that they'll likely cower into their least significant forms and ask for more from their Lord and Master.

      1. 5.1.1

        What's needed is not political subpoenas but actual Federal sedition indictments.

        Though it’s churlish to complain about any accountability measure at this point.

  7. 7

    An appalling report in the Herald:

    If men who shower with the door open and/or are happy to change their kids' nappies are likely to be sex offenders, are women who do the same likely also to be sex offenders?

    "The Tribunal heard Speirs, who has a doctorate in psychology, had implied to the Family Court in 2017 the man had sexually abused or would sexually abuse his daughter.

    The opinion was given based on factors such as his willingness to change the girl's nappies, and his habit of showering with the door open."

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/psychologist-who-assessed-man-as-likely-child-sex-offender-without-meeting-him-can-now-be-named/QZME7CGBAVRHQOI4IHR6GSPX7M/

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