What's going on with the Vic season now with new lockdowns and CV19 on the up again?
Oh sorry man, I missed this - didn't mean to be rude!
Yep - shit went from double digits, a few days later we're hitting triple digits, Premier Dan Andrews is getting visibly cranky in his press releases, that #MelbourneDoesn'tSeemToFckingGetIt. So he, to quote one of my favourite songs from Bone Thugs n Harmony: "dun shut this whole thing down".
Hard border between Melbourne metro and regional Victoria. TOO MANY warnings to people who are trying to get around the rules, not enough fines, which are too cheap anyway, at only $1600. <<< I reckon the fines should be enough for, e.g. a snowboarder, to have to forfeit an entire season. Say, $8k and a heavy mark against their credit rating? THEN Melburnians might fcking get it.
SO, not sure what Hotham is doing, but Falls have suspended lift operations until at least Aug 19th. Mountain is still open (lodges, eateries), and you can see people hiking on the snow cams - Ski Patrol is still providing services, which is mighty admirable and noble of them, and I tip my hat to those total warriors.
Buller of course, is still going, and as mentioned previously, I doubt they would care if they sold 10 lift tickets to people from one of those housing commission towers - per the movie Idiocracy: "oh yaaah! I like money though".
CV19 numbers don't look like they're on a downward trend - at least not one strong enough to be hopeful that the lifts will start turning again on Aug 19. One of the mayors from a north-east Melbourne shire, apparently mentioned that when you go out, there's no such thing as CV19 - everyone's still up and about without a worry in the world, evidently trying to drive the numbers up.
A couple of locals with contacts up at Falls, reckon that insider info says that the idea that lift operations will recommence in late August, has been canned.
It's a sad state of affairs for the entire state, but don't worry, Melburnians - you keep hugging and kissing each other because no one has a right to take your cultural customs away from you, you keep arranging big gatherings and parties because it's your right, and you keep going out and shopping and taking #LookHowFakelyGlamorousMyLifeIsWhilstIDoASelfieNextToMyGrilledCheeseSandwich shots at cafes.
EDIT: I just thought about that last one. Who the fck does this???? I have NEVER taken a picture of myself, next to a steak and some potatoes, for example.