Covid

when you're absolutely useless at achieving desired results

you come to really hate targets

as far as they're concerned, it's not what you do that counts

but what you earnestly try to attempt

sounds like jonestown all over again and am not drinking the coolaid

www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/10/jacinda-ardern-rules-out-targets-ahead-of-covid-19-alert-level-decision-so-what-is-she-looking-for.html

Is this a form of anti-viral?

So 71 and counting. Despite the 'sticker shock' of today's figs I reckon we'll soon be looking back to the 'good ole days' of case numbers only in double figures.

Here we go...

The sharp rise seems a certainty (and I think behind the scenes even the political spinners have clocked that). The only uncertainty is how long we 'enjoy' the current restrictions or even face a re-tightening (as hinted in today's 1pm show)? And how quickly we see further easing even as cases increase but vaccinations also increase?

I went to a lab/clinic place yesterday to drop in a test and I was a bit gobsmacked at how shoulder to shoulder the room was, a room chocker with vax info and big posters talking mitigation techniques like distancing. From my understanding of the rules, this hour at least, Tamakis bunch was more observant then the clinic I went into. To much shaming of heavily selected groups only is going on and I see it being very counter productive.

I get tested twice a week as I cross the border. So far big fat 0's which is nice, we'll see how they go after a yacht as 2 of my crew were picnicking with Tamaki.

As for weekly testing. Easy as to sign up but then the niggles started. The FAQ's are good by very limited. Emails never get responded to so it as hit n miss for a while until we managed to get the team connected. But now up and running and it seems pretty damn good. Easy to do which is also good. The one HUGE WTF?? with it is, last weekend we were out of tests so lets go pick up some more, easy as you'd think. On the website and the list of locations for pick ups and drop offs only to find in NZ's biggest most packed metropolis, one experiencing a Delta outbreak, we had to go to the very northern boundary of the City, Te Hana, to pick up more from the 1/2 horse town petrol station, a 240km round trip. The kits just a vile inside a plastic bag and sit on counters like a pen or ashtray, it's not like they need special treatment. Got more yesterday from the room that is likely to be a place of interest in the next few days, oh joy!!, that was only a 70km round trip. Luckily there is a drop off only in Northcote so one saving grace. I just found all that highly bizarre. I was told they are rolling out more places but then we've been told a lot that never seems to happen.

As a FYI - that testing programme is only open to border workers and those who cross it, not the general public or as is noted quite specifically, teachers