Demonstration

Armidale is normally a peaceful town with hardly any protest events. However, I came across a demonstration the other day organisaed by hospital workers campaigning against working and pay conditions. However, I didn't go out of my way to see the event. Rather is found me and some friends. Each Thursday at 10.30 am I and several blokes meet up at a coffee shop called the Goldfish Bowl. Sometimes we have as many as 7 particpants, but mostly 4 or 5 attend. We discuss a heap of things ranging across technology, work, sporting events, culture, politics, international struggles, family afairs and so on. And, of course, we're all retired.

Well, last Thursday out discussions were interrupted by inceasingly large chants by a heap of people and we leapt from out out-of-doors seats to see what was happening. And this is what we saw.

One has to sympathise with these protestors because nurses have born the brunt of COVID-19's last impact and have often found themselves over-worked and under-paid. Alas, this demo had one adverse impact. A long-term contract bridge partner of mine was due to have a minor operation last Thursday morning, but it was cancelled to another date!

AS