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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #825 on: March 19, 2020, 08:06:32 AM »
With all the economic doom and gloom coming are the politicians going to tighten their belts and forgoe some of their entitlements, perks and salaries?
Apparently the Qantas executives are taking a pay cut and stopping their bonuses.
Will be nothing in comparison to the lost wages of their 20,000+ staff being stood down today.
But at least it’s some sort of leadership.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #826 on: March 19, 2020, 08:56:27 AM »
Apparently the Qantas executives are taking a pay cut and stopping their bonuses.
Will be nothing in comparison to the lost wages of their 20,000+ staff being stood down today.
But at least it’s some sort of leadership.
They may have learnt from this bloke (old but I still value the message)
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #827 on: March 19, 2020, 09:04:09 AM »
They may have learnt from this bloke (old but I still value the message)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=858t44psmww
Let’s not get carried away..... ;)

Remember who we’re talking about here.... ;D
Pretty much guaranteed he’s under a politicians desk right now working on a sweetheart deal for himself.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #828 on: March 19, 2020, 09:07:55 AM »
Quote from: Pete79
Let’s not get carried away..... ;)

Remember who we’re talking about here.... ;D
Pretty much guaranteed he’s under a politicians desk right now working on a sweetheart deal for himself.

I can dream cant I :'(

Still cant believe AFL/NRL etc are still going ahead.. how dead it will be with no fans there....
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #829 on: March 19, 2020, 09:24:48 AM »
Hello, broadcast deal. That's where the money is so good on them I reckon as I have been waiting for my fix again for a while now :cup:

Will be interesting to see if the losing teams use the lack of crowd as an excuse. Played plenty of bush footy with only 100 - 200 people at the ground so if they can only play in front of thousands of people they aren't that committed

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #830 on: March 19, 2020, 09:48:28 AM »

Still cant believe AFL/NRL etc are still going ahead.. how dead it will be with no fans there....

I'm wondering about liability ???

If a player picks a dose up from another player, is the NRL "liable", because they said the team "has" to play ??? ::)
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #831 on: March 19, 2020, 10:37:07 AM »
When [not if], the AFL and the NRL suspend the season will the broadcaster want a pro rata refund?

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #832 on: March 19, 2020, 10:44:22 AM »
When [not if], the AFL and the NRL suspend the season will the broadcaster want a pro rata refund?
Eddie Mag was saying 'they are working on that' with them at moment, he was dribbling Shit like 'we hope they understand'....
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #833 on: March 19, 2020, 11:46:06 AM »
Eddie Mag was saying 'they are working on that' with them at moment, he was dribbling Shit like 'we hope they understand'....
Eddie,
You have three choices,
1) You can got 50/50
2) You can ask the audience
Or
3) You can ask a friend.
You've got 10 seconds.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #834 on: March 19, 2020, 12:16:21 PM »
he was dribbling Shit like 'we hope they understand'....
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #835 on: March 19, 2020, 12:28:32 PM »
It'll be interesting "listeniong" to the football coverage on the TV, I'mm willing to bet you will still hear crowd cheering in the background  >:D It'll be like watching the state of origin where you hear the identical OOOHHHH on every tackle.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #836 on: March 19, 2020, 04:32:37 PM »
Alan Joyce is forgoing 6  months of his salary. Last year his base salary was $2.17m but his total remuneration was $23.8m. So he is giving up either $1.086m or $11.9m. Not sure which. Either way I  expect to see him lining up at the soup kitchen in the very near future.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #837 on: March 19, 2020, 04:48:09 PM »
His Newstart application has probably already gone in ... >:D
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #838 on: March 20, 2020, 08:57:32 PM »
I'm wondering about liability ???

If a player picks a dose up from another player, is the NRL "liable", because they said the team "has" to play ??? ::)

Probably no more than if any other employee picks up a dose from a fellow  worker.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #839 on: March 21, 2020, 08:15:35 AM »
Does anyone know anyone personally that has Corona Virus? Not a friend of your Brother in-laws half sister etc but someone personally.
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« Reply #840 on: March 21, 2020, 09:05:41 AM »
Does anyone know anyone personally that has Corona Virus? Not a friend of your Brother in-laws half sister etc but someone personally.
Our company  owner came back from USA last Monday and tested positive.  In a way it was good timing as he had to self isolate by law and not come straight to work as per normal.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #841 on: March 21, 2020, 10:16:32 AM »
Does anyone know anyone personally that has Corona Virus? Not a friend of your Brother in-laws half sister etc but someone personally.

We have about 21,300 members and conservatively say 10% who are active so that is 2,130 who may or may not see your question. Australia has a population of 24.6M with 709 confirmed cases of Covid-19 so around 0.003% of the population if my maths is correct. The chances of someone here personally knowing a person with Covid-19 is very slim, not impossible, but very slim.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #842 on: March 21, 2020, 11:33:25 AM »
We have about 21,300 members and conservatively say 10% who are active so that is 2,130 who may or may not see your question. Australia has a population of 24.6M with 709 confirmed cases of Covid-19 so around 0.003% of the population if my maths is correct. The chances of someone here personally knowing a person with Covid-19 is very slim, not impossible, but very slim.
So is catching it, and even less of dying from it
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #843 on: March 21, 2020, 11:39:03 AM »
So is catching it, and even less of dying from it

Very good odds...unless your the poor bastard who dies...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #844 on: March 21, 2020, 01:08:04 PM »
Very good odds...unless your the poor bastard who dies...

No one can avoid that, to some it just comes a little earlier than others. I am not concerned by Corona but I am concerned by what it is doing to our economy based around the current rates of infections and rate of deaths the measures in place seem more harmful than the virus itself.
Maybe I’m just a dumb son of a bitch but I don’t get it.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #845 on: March 21, 2020, 06:23:25 PM »
Ok,
When you are dead,
You don't know you are dead.
It is only us that are still here that have that horrible feeling.

It's kinda like when your are stupid.
Is it not?
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #846 on: March 22, 2020, 10:44:17 AM »
with everyone working from home, they should get more tax deductions?
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #847 on: March 22, 2020, 11:54:18 AM »
with everyone working from home, they should get more tax deductions?

A bloke at work has a friend who works for an international company. This company is giving every employee $250USD to purchase a desk and chair to work from home. The total $12,250,000.00USD.

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #848 on: March 22, 2020, 02:55:32 PM »
A bloke at work has a friend who works for an international company. This company is giving every employee $250USD to purchase a desk and chair to work from home. The total $12,250,000.00USD.

That's nice, but where are they all going to get  their chairs from ???

I don't think that OfficeWorks counts as an essential service ???
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #849 on: March 22, 2020, 07:24:11 PM »
with everyone working from home, they should get more tax deductions?
You can already claim a tax deduction for genuine home office expenses, so I think this will be a given.  You should be able to claim a portion of your power, internet, water, mobile phone, etc as I understand it.