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Post by **Pies4shaw** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:44 pm

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-18/ ... /101445508

Post by **stui magpie** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:57 pm

^

Fair Call. I like Stan Grant's writing.

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:44 pm

Pies4shaw wrote:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-18/ ... /101445508

Excellent article. It was weird for the AFL to play God Save the Queen and have welcome to country at the same time (more or less)

This was well explained in this article in today’s Age:

https://amp.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-m ... 5bivw.html

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:02 pm

Probably the best piece of writing I’ve read about the death of QE2 calling like it is while being respectful. Who else? One of Australia’s best writers and mind: Richard Flanagan: (He also references Daisy Pierce)

https://www.theage.com.au/national/perh ... 5biop.html

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:33 pm

Is it true that security at the funeral will include Buffy on a special vigil, stake in hand, just in case?

No, no no - I thought that but I'm so glad I didn't post it.

Post by **David** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:49 pm

Post by **David** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:15 pm

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:43 pm

Very tone deaf. At Least Maroondah is an Aboriginal name with a lot of local ownership of it. It was originally (IIRC) a community funded and built hospital.

Interesting timing of all the upgrade talk too. First Guy comes out offering money to upgrade it, now Dan is talking about serious upgrades.

The hospital seriously needs work, the main part was built in the 70's and it's been added to and bits bolted on to the point where apart from the (relatively) newish Psych Inpatient units, the rest of it really needs bulldozing and starting again.

Problem with that idea is there is no land to build a new one on unless they compulsorily acquire the road and houses on the south and east.

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:53 pm

Most of the houses either side are already apart of the hospital anyway, but it’s long overdue and quite remarkable it occurs the day after the state government accuses the opposition of being unable to fund the upgrade

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:03 pm

Several of the houses are but most are privately owned.

IIRC they all have caveats of some kind on their titles that the Hospital gets first right of refusal if they want to sell. They have/had an expansion plan that covered all that 10+ years ago.

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:12 pm

Nice pomp and ceremony to start with but religious services at funerals are just so cold and impersonal to me unless you hear eulogies from those who loved you most.

It's a pity that protocol I guess doesn't allow for one final rendition of God save the QUEEN to be sung.

That would have been moving.

Post by **stui magpie** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:16 pm

Back to QEII, apparently the funeral is on all the FTA stations. I wouldn't know as I'm watching Fox Footy but mum, after declaring she had no interest in watching it is now watching it.

Apparently the choir and music is beautiful.

We clearly have different tastes, that fkn organ sound coming from the back room makes me want to get the shotgun and put her TV to sleep, but I'll try to tune it out.

Post by **David** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:44 pm

Just wait until the bagpipes start! Might have to invest in a better soundbar.

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:53 pm

What??? Love the bagpipes!!!

Post by **David** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:02 am

[quote="eddiesmith"]What??? Love the bagpipes!!!

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