Stranded at Uluru

When Qantas announced it was grounding all flights in response to union action, ABC TV social media producer Lauren Farmer found herself stranded at Uluru.

  1. Wait, been out of range. What's the deal with Qantas? Am I gonna have to live at Uluru? That's alright, made friends with an emu today.
  2. There are worse places to be grounded. Check out these wild horses! pic.twitter.com/qIsj8Icf
  3. Why hasn't @QantasAirways taken over the inactive @Qantas profile? I grab inactive profiles all the time. SM person is lazy.
  4. In our 5 person family, we've got 3 Uluru-Syd, 1 Syd-LAX and 2 LAX-Syd flights cancelled within the next 24 hours. #affected @QantasAirways
  5. !! RT @QantasKangaroo: @laurenfarmer hop on my back, I'll give you the 2380km ride of your life.
  6. @luke_musik That's what I was thinking! Issues with all rental cars being booked now. We WALK!
  7. I'm a regular here now. Another NT Draught please bartender! (@ Outback Pioneer Hotel & Lodge) 4sq.com/ubJTYe
  8. If I'm still here on Monday, I'm totes competing as an emu in the Outback Pioneer's Halloween contest. Inspired by: pic.twitter.com/KFKaEZbf
  9. Enjoy your night off, buddy! RT @QantasAirways: The Qantas fleet remains grounded until further notice. Twitter updates resume tomorrow 9am.
  10. Dude covering Red Red Wine (a classic!) & the farmers in cowboy hats have arrived. This night is getting real, yo. #outbacklivin
  11. Shit's gettin' crazy here at the Outback Pioneer Hotel & Lodge! Check out the dance floor! pic.twitter.com/dSTq8aAL
  12. Your travelin' white folk dancing with your indigenous Australians to Sweet Home Alabama. This is what 60 Minutes' specials are made of.
  13. We deserve an allowance for rental cars or flights on other airlines. How long do we wait for you to work your shit out?#qantasgrounded
  14. Stranded in the Outback. There's so many movies in this. I say we drive but no rental cars available. #qantasgrounded Walk?!
  15. @snarkle Yep today. Only Qantas and Virgin fly out of here and Virgin's booked til Wed. Even then it's $400 each.
  16. @MolksTVTalk We get no news channel out here at Uluru. Entirely relying on Twitter!

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