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Dear Editor, I am writing to compliment M. Matthews of Banksia Beach for his/her letter regarding car drivers using the indicator on roundabouts. Fair dinkum, many drivers on this island just drive me nuts the way they misuse the indicator on roundabouts. As M. Mathews said, if you are going straight through, the driver does NOT need to use the right indicator. The driver is required however, to use the indicator (the left turn one) to exit but making sure they only turn it on after they have cleared the left exit if there is one. Many people are turning the right indicator on to go straight through but leave it on and wait for the steering wheel mechanism to turn it off. Not only have they not indicated left to exit but as M. Mathews said, drivers waiting at the roundabout see the right indicator on and brake thinking that the vehicle is going to continue around the roundabout. The indicator is the most important form of communication between drivers hence it needs to be used correctly and thoughtfully. Sadly, many also don’t use it at all. Regards R. Russell
Dear Editor, Well what can I say about this little isle called Bribie? We come visit Nanna Kelly and Baz regularly from Brissy, but this year put us on a tight rein with the worldwide germ running around! Suffice to say we are back visiting and enjoying the crumbed whiting (thanks Baz), the awesome meals at the RSL, the magical finds at Busy Fingers and of course the beach lifestyle. Maybe a move here later on might be on order? Thanks Bribie and our Kel and Baz. The Dales from Oxley Dear Editor, Have you ever felt special when you receive a card instead of just an email? In 2020 cards were sold in much higher numbers than usual, so that people could keep in touch with loved ones in a meaningful way, when forced to be physically distant. So next time you open a card, take a moment to feel that special feeling - the sender was the last person to touch the card. Stop and imagine that act - they wrote a special message for you, and in so doing, touched the paper which is now in your hands. It’s a connection which
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cannot be experienced electronically. Hazel Beneke Dear Editor, The thinly disguised fascist diatribe titled "Freedom, Facts & False Prophets" published on 1/1/21 needs a considered reply. His anti vaxxer stance is based on ignorance not science. Consider this:During a virtual press conference in early January, 2021, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan was specific: “I don’t believe we have the evidence on any of the COVID vaccines to be confident that it’s going to prevent people from actually getting the infection and therefore being able to pass it on.” Mind you, that is the entire purpose behind a vaccine in the first place — to not only inoculate people, but to prevent the spread of the disease the vaccine is meant to target. A close look at the research released by Pfizer and Moderna shows the studies haven’t actually tested whether the vaccines actually prevent transmission of the virus. So if they don’t actually do what they’re supposed to do, why are governments,
including ours, spending billions of dollars to manufacture and distribute them? If the vaccine does not stop the spread, will mask wearing and lockdowns still occur after we have all been vaccinated? Do we have a pandemic of testing? Only 6 souls have lost their lives to COVID in Queensland since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. More people have been killed in road accidents. Information like this is not presented to the public either in the mainstream print media or on television. The searches on Google and the videos on uTube have all been censored if they do not agree with the establishment line. Mr Walker says to present the facts, well the facts are being censored heavily. The dangers of mRNA vaccines have not been presented to the public in print or on television. In fact, his "anti vaxxers" are far more informed on these new type of vaccines than he is. One such scientific article is on line at https://www. sott.net/article/446728 Read it and be informed. Alan Blake
