Day 11 Saturday

A beautiful sunrise this morning so we headed north by north west on our bicycle patrol. We met many other bike riders, most were in lycra. Not us. Friendly lot though, with many a hearty ‘good morning.’ The coffee and egg and bacon sandwich from the Stratford Deli, enjoyed briefly while exercising on the bench under the shady tree (no loitering for us, ‘just catching our breath and stretching, officer’) were delicious. Home to peruse the papers.

Last night’s virtual trivia was fun. A close contest between Andrew and Graeme with the later winning by one point. Unfortunately, I had to apply rule # 1 a couple of times, but hey, it’s pub trivia and people have a couple of drinks. Joanne’s wine glass was a big as her last one, big as her head even. Luckily, she only had a little bit in the bottom.

I see on Sky today that Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says government border force efforts to halt profiteering attempts to smuggle much needed medical supplies out of Australia were absolutely “necessary”.

People trying to “send stuff through Australia post” or ship out large containers will be stopped at the border. The supplies will be redistributed in Australia where they are most needed, he said. 

So a big thanks to that Asian bloke I saw stuffing pills into a huge postage envelope. Firstly, he paid for them, so that’s some money going around the economy and secondly, they will all come back to where they are needed.

We went to Rusty’s market this morning as usual for our fruit and veg. Less than half the stalls were operating but friendly chaps at either end were there to spray you with sanatizer. Certainly, there are fewer people out and about - and I hope even less since I called the Council hot line to dob in a bunch of backpackers sunbathing on the lawns and a group of first nation people having a ‘meeting’ under a tree.

Now, as I mentioned on Thursday, I reckon turps is a cure for Covid-19. Well, guess who also thinks a head lice killer (like turps) could also kill corona virus?

Health authorities are warning people against self-medicating with a drug which is traditionally used to treat head lice and scabies but is now showing promise as a coronavirus treatment, saying it could be fatal. (the cure, like the disease)

A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Doherty Institute found the drug Ivermectin stops coronavirus growing in cell culture. Ivermectin has been used around the world for years as a treatment for a range of conditions including head lice and scabies, and it is available as a pill, lotion and shampoo.

No quiz today but this quote:

“Self isolation is like Vegas in my house. We’re losing money by the minute, cocktails are acceptable at any hour and nobody knows what time it is.”