A shout out to all the frontline health staff who've been working long hours to help us get our jabs and tests, while looking after those who end up in hospital.
A colleague who just got the vaccine was chatting to her "post-jab monitor", a lovely young lady.
She's a nurse who admitted to feeling a bit tired after working very long hours since about March last year.
She's now helping with the vaccination effort.
She feels bad for the people working in the population health area, like her friend who is a contract tracer. She said it takes a day to work with just one case of COVID.
The questions are gold.
There was this question from someone who has just been told they have COVID: "So, when I go into work tomorrow, I shouldn't catch public transport?"
And this came after a case was asked where they'd been and what they'd done in the past 24 hours:
Case: "Right, well first I bought some ice."
Contact tracer: "So from Coles, or a bottle shop?"
Case: "No, from my dealer."
Contact tracer: "Oh. So what is his name and number?"
Case: "Nah ... I can't give that out. He's my dealer."
Mr Speaker
Greg Hunt, of Newcastle West, says the "Scomo workout" could be done every time the Prime Minister says "Mr Speaker" while addressing the parliament.
This followed our piece on Monday about the "Gladys workout", which some kids were doing daily at 11am.
It involves two burpees for every time Gladys says "please know", two push-ups for every "come forward", five star jumps for "I can't stress enough", eight high knees for "can I just", three sit-ups for "jabs in arms", three squats for "get tested", four crunches for "restrictions" and one push-up burpee for "August 28".
Deceased Marl
Whenever we hear police talk about "a deceased marl", we chuckle at the Aussie accent.
We can just imagine folks from overseas, thinking: "What's a marl?"
Cheap Trick
Port Stephens butcher extraordinaire Steve Barnett has compiled a COVID version of the Cheap Trick song Dream Police.
"Surely a local band could have fun with it," Steve said.
The COVID police, they live inside of my head. The COVID police, they're under my bed. The COVID police, they're coming to arrest me, oh no.
Gladys's talk is cheap, Anastasia's not nice. Dan has fallen asleep, I don't think ScoMo's alright.
'Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking at me, this mask is driving me insane. I feel like a rat inside a drain.
The COVID police, they live inside of my head. The COVID police let me out to buy bread. The COVID police, they're coming to harass me, oh no.
Well I can't tell lies about where I have been. Those QR codes, they're spying on me tonight tonight. 'Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking at me.
These face masks are driving me insane. I need beer to dull my brain. I try to leave but they're aware. They won't leave me alone.
'Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking at me. These face masks are driving me insane. I need gin to sooth my brain.
