Non-essential services shut down

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goofyfoot started the topic in Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 5:32pm

So what does this mean exactly?

And once work stops, how do you go about getting the mortgage and other bill payments stopped?

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goofyfoot Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 5:32pm

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Blowin Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 5:58pm

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truebluebasher Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 6:10pm

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indo-dreaming Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 6:14pm

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indo-dreaming Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 6:15pm

Thats kind of why it's a last resort, even just closing schools is going to put huge pressure on house holds, who is going to look after the kids if both parents need to work to pay mortgages etc?

Even child care services etc are closed, one parent stay's home to look after kids other goes to work, but they might not have enough money to pay all the bills etc

This is going to be huge, business big and small will go under, people will loose jobs, loose houses, plus possibly lose the odd friend or family member.

Shit most likely has only just started.

Luckily my missus works in a sector that wont be affected and luckily i work for myself and have flexibility and even if loose some work have low morage payments etc.

But heaps of people aren't going to be so lucky.

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goofyfoot Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 6:21pm

What’s with the dots?
I did it to get it on the home page!

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udo Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 6:50pm

i could say but i wont
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goofyfoot Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:01pm

When you find out chuck up a link to it can ya?

;-)

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lostdoggy Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:06pm

NSW gov Instagram

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Westofthelake Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:25pm

Good question(s) goofy!

What exactly are non-essential services? Apparently we will find out more tomorrow.

Not sure that the mortgage and other bills can be stopped by us individuals. That sort of help is going to have to come from the guvmint. Or the banks. Or both.

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synchrodogcal Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:22pm

The great reset, the great recession, the great realisation, who knows, all we know for sure is that Cundalini wants his hand back

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velocityjohnno Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:36pm

I'll pay that

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shoredump Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:52pm

The great reset

Why am I even worried?

Bring. It. On.

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freeride76 Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 7:54pm

is it going to be the great reset? thats the big question.

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I focus Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 8:46pm

The great reset is depression, culture changing not always for the better.

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Westofthelake Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 10:09pm

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Distracted Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 10:22pm

What about daycare?

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Westofthelake Sunday, 22 Mar 2020 at 11:36pm

Re Mortgages:

A CBA spokesperson said:

All of our home loan customers will be able to pause their repayments for up to six months should they need to.

Westpac said:

Westpac customers who have lost their job or suffered loss of income as a result of COVID-19 should contact us for three months deferral on their home loan mortgage repayments, with extension for a further three months available after review.

The NAB wrote:

[Customers can] Pause home loan repayments for up to six months, including a three-month checkpoint.

And the ANZ noted:

[Customers can] Request a deferral of home loan repayments for up to six months, with a review at three months, with interest capitalised[2].

BUT which means "That's a very complicated way of saying, "after you're done with your mortgage 'holiday', as some are calling it, you'll have to keep up your repayments, and your balance will be bigger than when you started the deferral process".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-21/mortgage-pause-coronavirus-nab-co...

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Blowin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 7:39am

Tradies just turned up next door, hairdresser is going to open.

Fuck it .....just do what you want. No one cares.

I’m selling Wu flu flavoured sponge cake at the markets over Easter.

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lostdoggy Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 8:00am

If they don’t get told specifically from the government that they can’t work of course they will continue to work.
Otherwise they don’t have an income and not everyone has the capacity to live off what they have already.

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goofyfoot Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 8:38am

Yeah we’re going back tomorrow

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Blowin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 8:55am

Just had a look at the Centrelink page for registering for corona payments.

Wrist Slitting stuff.

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Nick Bone Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 9:07am

Im at work (carpenter) and have had a delivery already from local hardware - business as usual.

I’ll happily stop working if when im told specially if/when bills/rent/mortgages are frozen.

Im sub-contractor or self-employed, at what point do i become technically unemployed?

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truebluebasher Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 9:36am

'goofyfoot ...What's with all the Dots?' [ tbb is not as strong as Udo...] Forgive me!

[000] Dutto cracked swellnet top secret [ . ] code...(tbb can now reveal State Secret)

[ . ] = Non essential swellnet comments...(Sympathisers Strike Action!) Durr!

TOL (Ticket Of Leave) crew were simply complying with goofyfoot's directive.
+ Give yer dowdy Civic Service Announcement a booster shot of Punk Cred!

Ben must soon separate our Comments into State of Origin Postcode Boxes.
Computer Virus will spell the end of swellnet water boarding Jacuzzis...
Convoys of Dots...........................................................................................................................

Towns are no longer big enough for Naturals v Goofs or Basherz vs Skegz...
Save the Village Idiot / Save the World.

End of world Birthday Breaky with tbb written on it...See Ya! (Don't tell Dutto!)

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mattlock Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 10:24am

TBB. Cryptic but on the money as usual.

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uncle_nico Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 10:32am

Making a new claim is pretty much impossible. At the end of the process you need to book a phone appointment. There are no dates or times available and it keeps spinning to nowhere. Mygov is crashing and you can't get through on the phone. This will force everyone to turn up at Centrelink offices...

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lostdoggy Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 10:39am

It was hard enough to get through to them in normal times

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Blowin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 10:51am

The site asked if I was registered for Centrelink. I clicked no.

Then it asked me to type in my Centrelink registration number.

You’d be homicidal if you’d just got the arse from work.

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AndyM Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 11:30am

"My government is currently unavailable" - a rare and frank admission from the LNP.

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loungelizard Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 11:34am

blowin, well done for being all over this from early on. you were right and scomo is a fucking idiot. anyone see him interviewed on channel 2 last night, the interviewer (youngish guy with white hair) made him look a fool with gentle questions. I had him in the disappointing basket (with Gillard and Turnbull)) but have shuffled him into fuckwits (with Rudd and abbott)

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velocityjohnno Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 12:02pm

Andy lol
And +1 to TBB for 'Ticket of Leave'... make sure you don't get sent to Sarah Island (or maybe you might want to with current situation)

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Pupkin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 1:56pm

Forget the great toilet paper crisis, breweries round here shut yesterday, pubs in the week. No bottlos!

It's political shitfuckery gone mad, I tell ya.

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Pupkin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 12:35pm

The duopoly outlets will still be a goer? Scum.

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sypkan Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 12:59pm

...annnd the political class displays itself...

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quadzilla Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 5:13pm

Bottle Owes are OPEN!

They are an ESSENTIAL service.

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Pupkin Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 6:02pm

Huzzah! The only thing that'd get Aussies riled up otherwise.

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truebluebasher Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 6:26pm

Wed 25th March (Midnite) Qld - NSW Border Closed
(Self Isolate 14 days rule) NRL > Off +
Easter Beaches Camping Cancelled.

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Nick Bone Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 8:25pm

off topic but love how alcohol shops which supply the most proven harmful drug can stay open but a plant in the ground is still off limits

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mattlock Monday, 23 Mar 2020 at 10:06pm

Bottlos open! Now we are going to see some real stockpiling. I was onto it yesterday. Buuuuurp.

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stylemaster1970 Tuesday, 24 Mar 2020 at 4:05pm

Been a rush on that too on the Peninsula Mr.Bone.

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mattlock Tuesday, 24 Mar 2020 at 4:37pm

Might be all we are left with stylemaster.

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Nick Bone Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020 at 7:53am

Can all the fucking Melbourne cunts self isolate in their primary residence. Bit selfish to potentially bring more cases down and put pressure on our stores that aren’t equipped with the stock they prepare for in summer.

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geek Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020 at 8:13am

Going to be interesting come Saturday with the warm weather on the way Nick

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brainiac Wednesday, 25 Mar 2020 at 10:04am

I had him in with k Rudd and Abbott but after the last 6 months, he is making them look good. He is useless and god should strike him down for been a useless fucken idiot.