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What, Ness - ya thinking about giving up your Kiwiship?Nessa: It looks like in Australia you can't get a job without being vaxxed?
Definitely not S. Africa - my wife is a programmer and she works with S. Africans every day. They often don't have power, certain times of the day. It is a very stressful place to live and work in.Nessa: I hear Africa is the place to be now...
Yes, when a certain amount of stations go down or there is a a fair amount of maintenance to be done there are usually controlled blackouts. Not fun. Businesses suffer.
If you're talking about the looting/riots, yeah we were fine. It was mainly more up north in Kwazulu Natal and a little in Gauteng. The government just had no plan to react at all. Useless. They let it run for like 2 weeks and then only put the army and police in strategic places but by then many of the malls had been looted. It was up to private citizens to mobilise and protect their own businesses with firearms/knives/bats etc. So it could have been worse. There are videos of like 5 or so people keeping a huge mob at bay by shooting shotgun blasts over their heads, crazy stuff.
Unfortunately, it sounds far too familiar to some of stuff that has gone on here, in the Pacific NW, Chicago, NYC, etc., over the last 18 months or so. Every civilized society should have zero tolerance for such, and should deal severely with those who commit such crimes. And it's why people are determined to arm themselves - as when you or your home are under siege and the police aren't immediately available, then one MUST defend themself, their family, home, business, etc. I live in a good area with very little residential crime - and yet every house on my street has defensive weapons - which is why so few would be crazy enough to invade a private residence, cause it would be suicide!Stu: It was up to private citizens to mobilise and protect their own businesses with firearms/knives/bats etc. So it could have been worse. There are videos of like 5 or so people keeping a huge mob at bay by shooting shotgun blasts over their heads, crazy stuff.
Thanks man.Philip wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:01 pmUnfortunately, it sounds far too familiar to some of stuff that has gone on here, in the Pacific NW, Chicago, NYC, etc., over the last 18 months or so. Every civilized society should have zero tolerance for such, and should deal severely with those who commit such crimes. And it's why people are determined to arm themselves - as when you or your home are under siege and the police aren't immediately available, then one MUST defend themself, their family, home, business, etc. I live in a good area with very little residential crime - and yet every house on my street has defensive weapons - which is why so few would be crazy enough to invade a private residence, cause it would be suicide!Stu: It was up to private citizens to mobilise and protect their own businesses with firearms/knives/bats etc. So it could have been worse. There are videos of like 5 or so people keeping a huge mob at bay by shooting shotgun blasts over their heads, crazy stuff.
Glad you and your family were safe from the madness, Stu!