Life Is Normal In Sydney

[EEVblog]

Some viewers wanted to see what life was like in Sydney recently, so Dave walked through a local shopping centre to show the current state of play here.

[1]

I am extremely envious Dave. Very happy for you, but so much envy...

[bsfeechannel]

Life is normal elsewhere. The new normal, that is.

[wasyoungonce]

Yeah Melbourne is pretty much getting back quickly.   Which worries me of outbreaks.  Now 17th day no cases in the state.  Never thought we would get there.

As said it'll never be normal again.....

[digsys]

Adelaide is a good example of what can go wrong very quickly ! Outbreak of 17 in 1 day, after months of zero. Hopefully tracing will kick in fast .. could scrub my intended 2 Dec trip.. oh well

[SilverSolder]

Well done Australia.  We are just too.....   something!  ....   to do what it takes to get rid of it in Europe / USA.

[EEVblog]

Adelaide is a good example of what can go wrong very quickly ! Outbreak of 17 in 1 day, after months of zero. Hopefully tracing will kick in fast .. could scrub my intended 2 Dec trip.. oh well

All it likely takes is one infected person with incredibly poor hygiene in the wrong environment.

[nctnico]

I thought there where no more Covid-19 threads allowed? Anyway... life has been 'normal' in China as well for the past half year but the fact remains that a large portion of the world's population will become infected at some point. Normal today is just a stay of execution. Better stay vigilant until the majority of the people got a vaccination.

[Syntax Error]

Not too different a scene to the UK, and we're in lock down! People are thinking that as there is a vaccine in the pipeline, the restrictions (and fines) are just a 'serving suggestion".
A case of hands, face, whatever. Seriously, the message to our antipodean cousins is, don't get complacent and stay vigilant. And don't go kissing any Mink if that's your 'drongo thing'.

This story is no real surprise to Europeans, although the 'experts' might now have to admit they were asleep at the wheel. Researchers find coronavirus was circulating in Italy in September 2019: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/16/researchers-find-coronavirus-was-circulating-in-italy-in-september-2019/

Stay safe.

[DrG]

Most atypical, but easily, the worst video with the "Dave" brand that I ever watched.

[EEVblog]

Most atypical, but easily, the worst video with the "Dave" brand that I ever watched.

Because some people asked to see what life was like in Sydney and I accurately reported that? Ok, sure.
Sorry if facts about Sydney and how we live here trouble you.

[DrG]

Most atypical, but easily, the worst video with the "Dave" brand that I ever watched.

Because some people asked to see what life was like in Sydney and I accurately reported that? Ok, sure.
Sorry if facts about Sydney and how we live here trouble you.

I don't think you are sorry and how you live there does not trouble me. Making things up does not cut it and you know that and have said that to others many times.

You want to know why it is your worst video? Or will you just call me a dick and delete my comments (something that you have never done to me but something that you threatened to do on the YT page in the comments). Yes or no?

[EEVblog]

Better stay vigilant until the majority of the people got a vaccination.

We are staying massively vigilant. Follow me on Twitter for stuff like this. Last week I posted how we are testing the sewage and they detected a small trace in western Sydney and went into full panic PR mode urging people in certain areas to get tested at one of our countless free walk-in or drive-through test facilities, and countless people complied.

[SilverSolder]

You don't have any problems with pandemic-deniers or mask-refuseniks in Australia?

[EEVblog]

Most atypical, but easily, the worst video with the "Dave" brand that I ever watched.

Because some people asked to see what life was like in Sydney and I accurately reported that? Ok, sure.
Sorry if facts about Sydney and how we live here trouble you.

I don't think you are sorry and how you live there does not trouble me. Making things up does not cut it and you know that and have said that to others many times.

It was sarcasm, of course I'm not sorry if you are upset about one of my videos.

You want to know why it is your worst video?

Just tell me if you want to tell me. You had the opportunity the first post, you didn't do it. You had the opportunity in your reply just now, you didn't do it. It's getting old already...

Or will you just call me a dick and delete my comments (something that you have never done to me but something that threatened to do on the YT page in the comments). Yes or no?

If you are going to be a complete dick then yes I will delete your comment on Youtube. In case you haven't noticed, there are several topics that turn ordinary people into complete raging lunatic dicks in comment sections on social media. Politics, religion, guns, and in recent times covid and masks. I'm no fool, I've been doing this for over a decade, I know that subjects like this will trigger people and they will go batshit crazy in the comments. Only other time I've threatened to delete comments in a video is one I did that involved Trump.

[EEVblog]

You don't have any problems with pandemic-deniers or mask-refuseniks in Australia?

Sure we do. Humans are human everywhere.
But generally everyone does pretty well at following the rules and advice here, probably one of the major contributing factors we've been so fortunate through all this.

[EEVblog]

Mandates a threatening policy that no Covid threads are allowed…and then starts a CoVid thread for his self-promotion.

Because people on here use the forum as their means of seeing my new videos.
But yeah, ok, thread locked.
I even gave you the last say, I'm a nice guy.

[EEVblog]

But yeah, ok, thread locked.

Actually, nah, bugger it. I'm not going to let one person lock my own thread for one of my own videos.
I have a new tool that's coming shortly that lets me block people from certain threads, so any dicks can be blocked here as well.

[james_s]

What is even going on here? Someone just comes out of nowhere and starts raging on this video? Why? If it's not interesting just don't watch it?

[wasyoungonce]

Adelaide is a good example of what can go wrong very quickly ! Outbreak of 17 in 1 day, after months of zero. Hopefully tracing will kick in fast .. could scrub my intended 2 Dec trip.. oh well

All it likely takes is one infected person with incredibly poor hygiene in the wrong environment.

Been in quite a few different hospitals during this lockdown period  in Melbourne.  So yeah didn't bother me much.  But its easy to see how a tiny fail can lead to infections passing on.   The hospitals are hyper vigilant some staff better than others.  Yet I saw procedural fails every day.   Like Ambos using "once use" arm cuffs for bloods, pathology in Hospitals....reuse the same over and over.  Whether that's a fail isn't the issues its they use different protocols.  ....Overall as said they are great but it only takes one slip-up even from the pro's.   Appears most of the new infections in other states are incoming OS travellers passing it on.   

Oh Melbourne's gone quite mad with people now out and about we still have to wear masks.   That's fine.

[sleemanj]

You live on a fucking island

[EEVblog]

What is even going on here? Someone just comes out of nowhere and starts raging on this video? Why? If it's not interesting just don't watch it?

Because that's what a certain percentage of people do when the topic involved politics, religion, guns, social justice, or in 2020 covid and masks, guaranteed.

[wasyoungonce]

What is even going on here? Someone just comes out of nowhere and starts raging on this video? Why? If it's not interesting just don't watch it?

Because that's what a certain percentage of people do when the topic involved politics, religion, guns, social justice, or in 2020 covid and masks, guaranteed.

The topic is known contentious thru the world and many countries struggling with acknowledgment let alone control.  Australia hasn’t fixed nor cured it but has managed to control the pandemic somewhat so a facsimile normality has returned.  We are still in quite some restrictions in Victoria but are soon ending or stage reducing. We do all household shopping  by home delivery for example.  I’m a prime example staying isolated safe due to medical issues so we focus on contact minimisation. I see lots of Dr thru Telehealth. It would do me in, without doubt.   Some Asian nations have been controlling similar such pandemics long before Covid 19 and are better at self isolation and control and have fared better than many but it’s still an unending battle for them.

The methods of control was a matter of angst between our states and federal government yet it was controlled thru lockdowns, isolation, masks. This has had a huge fincinial impact on all indeed not doing so does as well.   But it has worked, has failed and been corrected, yet only time will tell.   Even the Spanish flu taught humanity this. You can argue hey it hasn’t gone away!  Fair call hopefully we can contain it enough till vaccines are available or enough for our medical systems to cope.  Both look like happening.   Yes I have been told this by DRs (back in March when first happening (I was in hospitals then))  either we will all get it or we will develop a vaccine one or the other.  But at that early point they were worried about medical systems not coping, the stats then, much was unknown.

Yes not everyone agrees it’s (methods of control)  worth it nor if it’s right yet it has worked so far. But we must be vigilant to keep it controlled complacency is a trap for all. I really feel for the young and old in our society.  The impact on them is huge and societies around the world will never be the same.

Who knows maybe we will be hit with more than one wave as we open up more, more than one mutation? I fear our federal government is not fully engaged with the isolation control method and has dismissed control to the states.  Yes we are not a large nation like America but I feel if they, a juggernaut in comparison, can put their collective efforts to it, they can do anything they desire wrt controlling it. 

I’m prayin for ya brothers! 

[DrG]

But yeah, ok, thread locked.

Actually, nah, bugger it. I'm not going to let one person lock my own thread for one of my own videos.
I have a new tool that's coming shortly that lets me block people from certain threads, so any dicks can be blocked here as well.

Got it - now I have a clearer understanding about your real position on censorship and YT. I deleted my post that explained why I don't like the video but left my post that simply says that, in my opinion, it is the worst video under the brand. I am fine leaving it at that, I know I made my point whether it was popular or unpopular and that is enough for me.   

[SilverSolder]

What is even going on here? Someone just comes out of nowhere and starts raging on this video? Why? If it's not interesting just don't watch it?

Because that's what a certain percentage of people do when the topic involved politics, religion, guns, social justice, or in 2020 covid and masks, guaranteed.

The topic is known contentious thru the world and many countries struggling with acknowledgment let alone control.  Australia hasn’t fixed nor cured it but has managed to control the pandemic somewhat so a facsimile normality has returned.  We are still in quite some restrictions in Victoria but are soon ending or stage reducing. We do all household shopping  by home delivery for example.  I’m a prime example staying isolated safe due to medical issues so we focus on contact minimisation. I see lots of Dr thru Telehealth. It would do me in, without doubt.   Some Asian nations have been controlling similar such pandemics long before Covid 19 and are better at self isolation and control and have fared better than many but it’s still an unending battle for them.

The methods of control was a matter of angst between our states and federal government yet it was controlled thru lockdowns, isolation, masks. This has had a huge fincinial impact on all indeed not doing so does as well.   But it has worked, has failed and been corrected, yet only time will tell.   Even the Spanish flu taught humanity this. You can argue hey it hasn’t gone away!  Fair call hopefully we can contain it enough till vaccines are available or enough for our medical systems to cope.  Both look like happening.   Yes I have been told this by DRs (back in March when first happening (I was in hospitals then))  either we will all get it or we will develop a vaccine one or the other.  But at that early point they were worried about medical systems not coping, the stats then, much was unknown.

Yes not everyone agrees it’s (methods of control)  worth it nor if it’s right yet it has worked so far. But we must be vigilant to keep it controlled complacency is a trap for all. I really feel for the young and old in our society.  The impact on them is huge and societies around the world will never be the same.

Who knows maybe we will be hit with more than one wave as we open up more, more than one mutation? I fear our federal government is not fully engaged with the isolation control method and has dismissed control to the states.  Yes we are not a large nation like America but I feel if they, a juggernaut in comparison, can put their collective efforts to it, they can do anything they desire wrt controlling it. 

I’m prayin for ya brothers!

I don't think the crisis is all bad either...   People have had to learn to cope (which grows you as a person).  More people are allowed the freedom of working from home, and are proving to conservative managements that it actually works very well for most employees, with productivity remaining as high or higher for many companies.  These kinds of changes are positive and likely to last.