@mamamia-user-556745246  I believe they asked Johnny to be reviewed by an independent psych but he refused.

I don't think that will happen Caz as 70% of Russians really do like Putin. A few of the GP's I work with are Russian and they present a different view they we are presented with. 

Feeling you! luckily my boss currently is lovely. With COVID we had at times just had to remain shut. It’s hard because other sick people also rely on the pharmacy. 

Don’t stress things can get hot again - 15 years in My husband and I are wilder then ever- I don’t know what kicked things up a notch but it happened. Get experimental. Make an effort. Do things you never thought of. 

I am feeling you - I have had chin lipo and skin tightening on my face and will get micro needling with RF to try and tighten my lose skin on my face and neck.  I am also considering getting my eye lids done and a breast lift. I never cared at all about this stuff until I just really started looking old really quickly.  I have a year long project with the plastic surgeon for subtle improvements. The move my skin has tightened I will get some fill in my sucker cheeks.   I don’t want to overdo it though - I just want to look 40 my age not 55 which my skin does.    Who even is this person because I am not usually worried about this shit. 

I use them and swear by them for my face.  I sleep on my side and these horrible wrinkles on the left side I sleep on from my face being squashed .  This soothes them out very well and reduces puffiness.  I bout the expensive ones to start with but found cheap ebay ones just as good. 

In response to Rushes comment about allergy to alcohol - That is an AA term. It’s kind of like comparing someone with. Peanut allergy- they shouldn’t take it ever as it makes them sick.  For him alcohol is something he should never take as it makes him sick. 

I noticed in Mary’s insta she always has on a necklace shaped like Tasmania which to me says her and Conor are a thing. Lots of photos of Tassie on there also. 

My brother is in the throws of mania right now. He has a diagnosis of schizophrenia but his current symptoms are manic. - He thinkd he is a famous/writer/DJ/singer who has had his works stolen by certain famous radio DJ’s or family and stays awake all night sending me copies of his novel he claims Keanu Reeves is turning into a play. 

@cat - we obviously both agree disadvantaged people need support. But I just don’t think throwing cash is the smartest or most supportive way. I know poverty, it my family, my friends, my career, the area I work.  There are smarter ways to use available cash to raise people up. People from generational poverty need way more then cash to change their lives and sometimes the cash causes more problems then it fixes. That is the reality. Different targeted solutions for different circumstances and people is what we need. 

That’s was a fairly accurate summation of that time. I really miss the social aspects of little kids. I am more isolated now with less time to form bonds with other women. it really was the best years of my life. 

@cat . I do think someone who has just lost a regular income with have debts higher then someone accustomed to a lower wage. You can’t just find a cheaper rental overnight or Stop your car payments, hence why I think an  adjustment period In a time of forced unemployment is fair. Time to either find a new job or down size the rental, sell the car etc. 

@cat people recently unemployed often have bigger outgoings - ie mortgage payments higher rent etc so losing a job suddenly is pretty drastic if you don’t have a lot of savings. They are not a better class of person but they do have an acute money flow issue that is not their doing with lockdowns etc.   Long term unemployed often have reasons they can’t work/hard to employ and I just don’t think throwing cash only is the solution- more social housing so people are not paying ridiculous rent and free medication I do think would make a huge difference to stability and quality of life.  I speak from experience - I come from a low socioeconomic back ground. Half my childhood friends now 40 have not really worked and have barriers to employment - like severe addiction and mental health issues that money will not address. Money just gets turned into junk and alcohol.  This friend who has kids was homeless for a year due to severe housing shortages and long waits for housing.  WhAt would help her is better access to rehab, free medication for her mental health and a home. More money has helped with some things but it ain’t going to be budgeted by someone with an addiction. That Is the reality for many.  Real life changing funding of free medicine, free specialist appointments Without needing $200 up front and positive support would be great.- along with some extra cash. 

It is actually true for some people and not for others. People are complicated - those recently unemployed would do anything to get back into the job market. 

I don’t think the fact he plays different races or sexes makes him racist or sexist. 

This feels like what could have been a learning moment for this lady has turned into something bigger then it needs to be. Surely the public humiliation is enough but unemployment and life time ban from the park is a step to far.  Maybe some legal punishment could also have been implemented but this all seems like too much. 

There is also another story here. Men who commit these acts can also change. They can get treatment for addiction and these low points interacting with the law and forced rehab can change lives. Not only for the men but the families who live them.
While this guy is a problem he is also a person capable of change and better future.

I was super unimpressed with public health in NSW tracing of Covid. I work in a pharmacy in a medical centre and we had our first patient call today with a positive result. Patient spent several hrs in the centre last week and in the pharmacy 3 times. No mask. No contact from public health to us or the medical centre. No interest in names of patients she was near while waiting or asked us how close or long our contact was.
I am not worried for myself and I had a mask on and buckets of sanitiser but lots of frail elderly were there also and some also have respiratory symptoms. This person has had zero contact with known cases or overseas patients and very likely caught it at the surgery as she had not been anywhere else and lives alone. Contact tracing is pretty crap and the transparency is terrible in our area. If I was in a small centre with a known case for a decent length of time I would want to know.

I do actually - I am a health professional - you need to have some symptoms to spread whooping cough- even mild like a cold. Most kids get it off their mother actually so unless you want them in a bubble it’s an over reaction - just like the doctor above in the article states.

Ok- I have to say I think ocd is a real issue here. If they are sick fair enough but other wise you need to chill.