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Post by Tim Horton on Apr 4, 2020 13:31:49 GMT 10
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Post by norseman on Apr 4, 2020 13:57:42 GMT 10
It's for real and if the efftards in Gooberment shutdown takeaway grog shops at the same time they closed the pubs and bars like they planned then Civil War would've kicked off big time! Lucky the dummfarks reconsidered on that one! The cops advised against it across the nation as a step too far mostly because they didn't want to see street level officers throwing their uniforms and accoutrements in dumpsters and running away!!
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Post by frostbite on Apr 4, 2020 14:22:42 GMT 10
2 cases of wine and 2 bottles of whisky, per transaction, enough to keep this black duck sociable.
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Post by Ammo9 on Apr 4, 2020 17:26:58 GMT 10
Last time I was there, Dan's had a limit of 3slabs I'd beer, 6 cases of wine, 6 bottles of spirits. Not sure if it is an AND or and OR type limit.
I've got 2 spare slabs of beer for a couple months and a small shelf of spirits, enough for longer the the rest of my stores would last
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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 5, 2020 0:05:51 GMT 10
Our Liquorland has 2 slabs, 2 bottles of Spirits & 6 bottles of wine daily limit.
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Post by illuminati on Apr 5, 2020 2:52:27 GMT 10
I think itβs just marketing by the big companies.
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Post by bushdoc2 on Apr 5, 2020 8:18:30 GMT 10
Yeah, TP in short supply, so everyone panic buys. "What I sell is going to be rationed. Stock up FAST!" Nice trick.
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Post by bug on Apr 5, 2020 8:29:33 GMT 10
There have been plenty of incidences of people buying huge amounts of liquor. Possibly in anticipation of the shops closing and them selling on the black market.
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Post by atacr on Apr 5, 2020 9:57:57 GMT 10
I actually found myself in the middle of a crazed panic-buying scrum at the local drive-thru bottle shop a few weeks ago when rumours surfaced on that Sunday that the NSW government was planning to include take-away liquor sales as part of the shut-down of pubs, clubs, restaurants and all other "non essential" businesses including general retail the following day (I work in retail, and had heard the same thing).
It didn't help that the staff at the checkout had been told by head office that they had shifts rostered for the following day (Monday, when the announcement was due to be made) and then it was all up in the air as to what was happening after then after bottle shops were presumably ordered to cease trading; they helpfully shared this advice with their customers, with predictable results...
AS we now know in hindsight the restrictions announced, though severe, allowed take-away liquor sales to continue. I suspect that cooler heads in the government prevailed, realising that they were already pushing their luck as it was by closing pubs, clubs and casinos and thus denying people some of society's favourite vices (social drinking and gambling on the TAB, pokies and keno). If they went all the way by not only forcing people to stay locked-up & idle at home with nothing to do but also then turned off the take-away booze tap, then I suspect they feared that there would probably be a high likelihood of civil disobedience and eventually a breakdown of law & order amongst the general public.
And as we all know, it's not crime or pandemic or recession etc that police and government truly fear but rioting and a collapse of law & order, because this means that they have lost control of the general population and this is the one thing that terrifies them the most.
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Post by illuminati on Apr 5, 2020 10:05:41 GMT 10
Part of it might be fear that if workers get infected breweries and distilleries etc will shutdown and the supply will run low.
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Post by frostbite on Apr 5, 2020 10:11:55 GMT 10
Exactly, atacr. The government knows that the control they have over us is very tenuous. They need the vast majority of us to accept imposed government restrictions, so they implement them gradually, usually during or soon after an event that will increase our acceptance of them.
Move too hard, too fast, and the people will erupt. They have all studied Animal Farm.
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Post by Tim Horton on Apr 5, 2020 10:44:52 GMT 10
There is a political cartoon section in another forum where it says if you are doing home school for your kids, your liquor allowance is doubled...
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Post by bushdoc2 on Apr 5, 2020 11:50:24 GMT 10
Give them bread and circus. Or at least takeaway grog and internet access.
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Post by atacr on Apr 5, 2020 12:59:11 GMT 10
Give them bread and circus. Or at least takeaway grog and internet access.
Yep, was just thinking this exact thing the other day. Imagine for a moment if these restrictions were introduced 20 or 30 years ago in the pre-internet/pre smartphone days before Foxtel, youtube and all the streaming services like Netflix etc; and no facetime, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc on your phones to keep you amused either. The suburban masses would be trapped at home with nothing to do but watch the 6x free to air analogue TV channels that were around then on their low-resolution 34cm CRT TVs and maybe re-watch any DVD & VHS movies they may have had lying around (or have to make frequent trips to the local Videoezy/Blockbuster for fresh content, which would probably be hoarded and the shelves laid bare like the toilet paper isles at Woolies today). In short, people would go out of their minds with boredom and frustration and the whole thing would go to s**t very quickly. The only way the government has managed to get the great unwashed to swallow this bitter pill in today's world with virtually no resistance at all is because people can now sit placidly at home being mesmerised and with their minds numbed by an endless supply of streamed movies and TV series blasting forth from their huge flat-screen TVs in front of them...
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Post by norseman on Apr 5, 2020 13:05:27 GMT 10
Exactly, atacr. The government knows that the control they have over us is very tenuous. They need the vast majority of us to accept imposed government restrictions, so they implement them gradually, usually during or soon after an event that will increase our acceptance of them. Move too hard, too fast, and the people will erupt. They have all studied Animal Farm. The Government only gets away with the shit that it does because the people they serve permit them to do so! When the overwhelming majority of the people decide to withdraw their consent then it's bye bye mega muvver pension cheques! What I find interesting is when that happens which side will the Politicians choose to be on, will it be the people's side or their own?
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Post by bushdoc2 on Apr 5, 2020 19:49:45 GMT 10
Sorry, Norseman: when the people receiving welfare outnumber those paying for it, there is no voting against the status quo. They will permit anything as long as their pokies, grog, childcare and maybe food, in that order) are paid for.
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Post by norseman on Apr 6, 2020 7:45:33 GMT 10
Sorry, Norseman: when the people receiving welfare outnumber those paying for it, there is no voting against the status quo. They will permit anything as long as their pokies, grog, childcare and maybe food, in that order) are paid for. I reckon when this whole thing is "over" they should call an election Federally and in every State and Territory. I think the results will be "shocking" in more ways than one!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2020 8:50:29 GMT 10
I don't classify this as panic buying as the trigger was WA actually introducing limits in an attempt to control behaviour.
"Panic" buying implies irrational action, and it ain't irrational to stock up when the government shows a willingness to introduce prohibitive measures.
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Post by pugs on Apr 11, 2020 13:00:46 GMT 10
No issue for us , got a good mate in the gun club who runs a couple of bottle shops , already discussed the limit thing , heβs told me not to worry Iβm good if I want booze πππ
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Post by norseman on Apr 11, 2020 13:09:11 GMT 10
No issue for us , got a good mate in the gun club who runs a couple of bottle shops , already discussed the limit thing , heβs told me not to worry Iβm good if I want booze πππ pugs Mate just remember who your other mates are when your mate lets you know the national beer supply is about to tank! I want a solid heads up from you and good lead time so I can get out and do some hardcore panic buying!
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