The Dump is:
For posting comments that don’t get up at the Drum, and for having a pleasant, mirthful or enlightening off-topic discussion.
It’s not for personal abuse of other commenters.
Please do that somewhere else if you must.
Play nicely or piss off.
However, why doesn’t a poster add a link for us to read and comment on here, much quicker. Maybe we can do a bit more bagging here, not that I speak for the moderators, yet.
NB: Being tiresome and boring, racist, sexist or just plain creepy is not playing nicely.
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The Pig’s Arms exists because a dozen or so years ago our other favourite playpen – the ABC’s Unleashed blogsphere started to go off. Like a sack of prawn heads in the sun. Something had to be done.
Moderation was taking forever. Comments seemed to be rejected randomly – outrageous ones appeared and reasoned ones were pinged. When they released the Drum / Unleashed ….. things actually got worse !
So many pieces from professional writers appear with no obvious merit. And the moderation has become, to put it frankly, appalling.
As a former contributor and a commenter, I was deeply disappointed at the plummeting quality from our pre-eminent media empire. And I resented so many challenging or dare I say, witty or funny posts in which we’ve invested seconds of our precious time – getting the chop.
So here, for all our benefit – is an open slather blog. Copy and paste your best rejected comments here for posterity. Does not matter whether you’re posting on the Guardian, First Dog on the Moon or wherever else.
And sprinkle pointers to the Pig’s Arms amongst your comments. Let’s try to rescue some of the old faithful.
Cheers,
Emm.
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Doesn’t the ABC allow comments any more?
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It appears not.
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Dumped Your Say ages ago without any warning or mention. Pathetic.
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If you are thinking of retiring, then with Sydney’s properties valued at millions, it must be tempting to seek domain in other regions or perhaps downsizing to an apartment.
We are in our late seventies and shuffling to an age where above toilet seats and shower chairs now start to take our attention. Not that we are not fit, surprisingly we both are. Helvi has or had Breast cancer but, apart from a severe chemo therapy effect, she suffers no ill effects and I can still take steps two at a time.
Living in Bowral is quiet, and for social creatures perhaps a little too dormant. Still, for us, next to hospitals and good cinema complex, and a few good restaurants, not too bad.
We are restrained by income which is part share dividends and small Dutch and Finnish pensions, with the Australian pension just now again kicking in as our assets have dropped below the cut-off point. This ought to provide us with enough mullah till the end, depending staying away from the rest-home/ mortuary.
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Life in Summer Bay is very quiet but once you get used to it you will never want to go back to city life. My advice is pick somewhere where you can do your hobby as in retirement you get lots of time.
I not gregarious anymore and that suits the locals as much as me but you can always find someone to have a chin wag with.
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Yes, retirement can be tricky for those used to doggedly hard work. It is much easier for those used to an undetermined life, unable or unwilling to be gripped by ambition or terminal materialism, instead having focussed on whatever might blow their way..
Exchanging ideas and ‘chinwagging’ is an art lost to many now. For those used to endless slogging and working, retirement can be difficult. I suspect they are the ones now who are forever behind a lawnmower or on ladders cleaning gutters.
Keep chinwagging, Mark. It’s the only way.
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Excellent observation Gerard. I live next to a retired chap who is one of those that needs to be working everyday, from early to late. I fear for him once it all stops.
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Want to know about pump feeding machine? I can fix it. Had a hell of a day. Been in Emergency again with hubby (nose tube fell out in shower). Gone from hand feeding by dripping through syringe to a machine. Contrary to what was told it needs to be reprogramed every feed. Dietitian couldn’t understand problem (it would not work the second time, said End of Dose over and over. I solved the program myself.
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Viv, FM and I send our love and best wishes to you both. Emm.
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Thanks. When is grandchild due?
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Some time in May – about five weeks away. All the best for Easter. Fond regards, Emm
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Sorry to hear that. Those bloody feeding pumps never seem to be intuitive. Wish we were nearby to help!
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I got it sorted and on top of it. Problem in the beginning was that I rang the expert (who gave me the machine) and she was totally flummoxed at the problem. It was the last thing I needed after a stressful day (although I kept cool !). Hubby’s starving !
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We understand the anxiety, Viv.
Helvi had a drip-tube supposedly draining fluid from her lymph node operation into a bag. It got blocked and a mess resulted. The Emergency ward was hopeless, with after waiting a long time, a sticky tape was put on. We were furious.
It was fixed next day by a good old community nurse in one minute, She expelled the blockage by squeezing the tube expelling a blood clot into the bag
I hope your hubby will soon get stuck in a good steak.
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Happy Easter everyone. May all our loved ones enjoy good health.
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And to you Hungster. Hope you’re travelling well
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Thanks Ace, doing okay. Moving to a beach house in a few weeks time, hope it’s not too isolated but I have it leased till middle of December so if I don’t like it I’ll move on. Lovely area and nice and peaceful.
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Sounds good. The hatewanking is in full swing over at The Guardian about the Cricket.
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Sick of hearing about the cricket, don’t really know how they will resolve it all. I guess only time will tell.
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Yep so am I. Lost interest after the second test. The CEO of Cricket Australia needs to go. The ICC needs to grow a set and the cricketers need to stop carrying on like spoilt brats
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I got sick of it 20 years ago. But all the carry out – you’d think the buys had committed murder. Fact is they are effing stupid.
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I used to think that the porpoise of cricket was like cicadas. A reassuring buzz through summer – proving that all was fundamentally right with the world.
We could get on with our lives knowing that the nation’s honour and place in the world was in safe hands.
But, shit it’s been a long time since that was the case.
For me the real concern is that cricket is still a metaphor for life itself- and these days the view is not so much from a sunburnt seat at a test match, but more from a toilet bowl looking up.
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Sounds great, Hung. Please keep us up to date on life from the coast. FM and I are grappling with the peri-retirement decision which seems to be a contest between the coast and the country.
My older cousins mostly went for the coast – Mom’s side came from Port Macquarie, but the town has become a city of retirement villages and the beaches IMHO are not that great.
Dad’s side cousin has moved to Inverell to be closer to his son – at UNE Armidale. Pretty attractive town with comparatively spacious cheap land and houses but a challenging climate and no ocean.
Yeah, and having to sell Cambria and searching for something meaningful to do post paid work.
I wondered if you knew that we’re about to become grandparents. In May. That puts a different spin on it. Emmlet 1 lives in the country in New England but Emmlet 2 lives near us. But but but Emmlet 2 and partner actually holidayed in Launceston as a test run. He liked it, she didn’t and they decided to keep looking – felt Hobart was a better choice.
But gee it gets cold there.
So do keep us up to speed 😊
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Its a dilemma Mrs A and I have Emm, where to live post retirement. Travelling around the countryside like I have been there’s bee many an interesting town. Inverell is indeed a pretty little town with cheap housing but as you say a challenging climate and an a bit of a travel to the coast. We’ve thought of WA where Mrs A came from. Port stephens is a favourite too
At the end, it will depend where the kids are we think. Junior could end up anywhere. The Algernonina’s are still finding their feet, particularly the younger starting a Fine Arts Degree this year.
I could retire but not yet ready, I haven’t planned what to do in retirement. Plan to work full time for another three years then see, or possibly start transitioning to retirement by working part time.
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Thanks Algy. All the best he best to you and the tribe this Easter.
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It’s not compulsory to retire and move house. We stayed put.
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It IS if you owe the bank a chunk of mortgage money 🙂
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The streets changed character viv. It’s not the street we moved into or the what I recall growing up. We could fund our retirement now by selling and downsizing in the same suburb if we wanted to. We haven’t made up our mind yet
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Paid off our mortgage ages ago and did it in 16 years. Some rather lean years in there but was great feeling to have it discharged. Having done what is now called a tree change decades ago, we’re not in Sydney with a million dollar value home. Deciding what to do takes a lot of planning and perhaps some touring around potential towns. Good luck everyone.
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We’re mortgage free viv, we also can subdivide into a duplex which is a windfall for us. Much of the charm of our street has gone. We’re the fourth longest residents in the street and the oldest family, with the family going back 70 years. The original residents with their sense of community has given way to several who keep to themselves. Others the only thing that matters to many is money.
We intend to start touring potential towns soon enough. But the kids will end up being the driver for where we end up.
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We have done a bit of touring. The location depends on finding a place with some sort of oncology service for Mrs M, as she has an infusion every three weeks. We like towns such as Armidale, Orange, etc, although sometimes we feel like just fucking off to Hobart!!
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Roger. The guy next door when I grew up in East Hills went to Hobart last year on a handful of acres bordering the Derwent. I do like the idea but I’m no fan of the cold. One of my other mates said there’s no bad cold – just bad clothing. We have been researching Inverell – cousin just moved there. And Glen Innes which is smaller but equidistant from Inverell and where Emmlet 1 lives. But it’s a 3-4 hour drive to the ocean. Yesterday Sydney ground to a halt because some poor chap climbed the coat hanger. FM took over 2 hours to get to work and she doesn’t go near the bloody bridge.
That and we’re sick of making up the bulk of the Commbank’s super profits.
On the brighter side, I just scored another contract – starts on 16th – so this gives us exploring time.
Caio amigo .
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Hubby is coming home tomorrow. Still on tube feeding through nose down throat. I’ve had a crash course in doing it by hand. I’m currently knackered.
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Hope he improves quickly Viv. Look after yourself.
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I’m trying to. Not driving into town every day will be a relief. Thanks Algy – a good friend even though I’ve never met you. I’m hoping his throat heals more and he can start swallowing food and the sooner the better.
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Great news, I’m sure you will be ok with tube feeding, but he’ll be glad when he can taste some real tucker!!
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It’s a pain in the arse tube feeding bollus. Taking an hour to drip down 280 mls. But he is happy to be home and so is dog Lola and I’m glad not to have to drive in every day. But we’ll be back for a chat with doc on Wed.
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Hope he starts swallowing soon. Look after yourself too, Viv.
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Still a lot of healing to be done. Improving slowly after massive onslaught. Thanks for the good wishes.
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Cricket is finally getting the attention it deserves. I am getting excited now.
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Hubby is now making some real progress.
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Ah, good to hear. I think of him every time I look at the Pigs Arms. Hope he is up for a Pink Drink soon!!
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That is pleasing to hear viv.
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Excellent news Viv.
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Nice to hear, Viv. Give him plenty of tucker. From Helvi and Gerard
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Did I mention that second grandchild is on the way … exactly three years after first.
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Lovely viv. You need good news.
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Hows young Olivia going? Hope all is well.
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Olivia is as amazing as you would expect any grand daughter of mine to be. Tall, blonde and good looking and a bit cheeky. May not stay blonde as we all have brown hair.
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Congratulations, Vivienne! 🙂
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Good to see you old chum. Trust the foot has healed. Motorbikes mate, get us every time.
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G’day Hung… good to see you again, too.
The foot is as ‘healed’ as it’s ever going to be, but leaves me with limited movement and constant pain in that foot… (Not helped by osteo-arthritis…) I still have a steel plate in it, holding my cuboid bone together… and favoring my ‘good leg’ (which was my ‘bad’ leg until the accident, due to arthritis!) exacerbates a scoliosis of the spine, giving me a lot of back pain (when I overdo the ‘foot-work’).
But as long as I mostly stay off my feet, it’s not so bad… bearable if I keep my mind occupied with other things.
I have to say, though, that, in all fairness, it wasn’t the motorcycle’s fault, mate… It was the car-driver who drove out from a side street straight in front of me who was at fault.
Nonetheless, I’ve given up riding motorcycles… mostly because I’m not sure my left leg has enough movement in it for me to be able to properly use the gear lever on a ‘bike.
Seems like a lot of the piglets are (or have been) having a hard time… I send my best wishes to them all and hope we’re all heading for better times soon.
(Had to send this response to your post as a reply to one of my own posts, because there was no ‘reply’ button on your last post. Hope you get it all the same…)
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If even half of the 450 000 pensioners who lost their pension last year are in the same boat as us, I doubt they will be very enthusiastic in voting for the ALP. Out of a yearly income of $ 22.K we will lose about $ 4.5K yearly, if the ALP stops paying back the amounts of tax paid on shares belonging to pensioners similar to us, with incomes below the taxable income. ( imputation credits) Many will be not happy. In fact, they will be mightily pissed off.
The mums and dads were targeted by both ALP and LNP by advertising the magic benefits of buying shares in GIO, The CBA, The NRMA (IAG) and most loved of all Telstra, and recently Medibank Private . Glorious coloured prospectuses were dropped into our letter-box urging us not to lose out and pile into some shares. The mums and dads obliged by the hundreds of thousands, especially when the carrot of dividend imputation was dangled in front of them, (if earning were less than the taxable threshold.)
Retirees loved it.
During those years, hundreds of billions were also earned from the biggest mining boom ever in Australia, and more billions from the sale of those previously mentioned Government companies. Even so, there was no building boom in new hospitals, schools or infrastructures. The money just vanished.
Now the ALP is trying to tell pensioners and retirees that the taking away their tax credits will be used to build schools and hospitals.
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Say hello to Helvi for me Gez and wish her all the best.
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She says, thank you.
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Oh and tell her to get off her arse and get back to the Arms where she is loved by all.
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The Murdochisation of our ABC gathers pace. Guthrie wants the ABC news to be like the horse shit that Seven News delivers.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/mar/16/abc-news-should-cover-more-human-interest-stories-michelle-guthrie-says
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Read that a just thought GAWD.
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Hi Vivienne… just wanted to say I’m sorry to hear about your Hubby’s illness too. I hope he’s also on the mend… and that you’re well yourself.
All the best to both of you.
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Lovely to hear from you – long time. He’s finished treatment and now awaits healing. I’m fine – bit lonely though. I visit and talk to him but his speech is limited most of the time. He’s only been in hospital a week and a half so we did very well as Gerard would also know.
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Hope you hubby is fine Viv, all the best.
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Well after today’s visit and news he should improve. He’s getting two units of blood right now and in the nick of time. He looked crook ! Blood tests every day but I am thinking he’s needed this for a while but no point while being bombarded with radiation.
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If a future Labor Government persist in not returning tax credits paid by people who earn less than a taxable income I will not vote for them. Many retirees, such as ourselves were recently kicked out of the pension scheme because the LNP decided to lower the asset threshold.
We lost our pension but managed to eek out an income from putting some of our savings in bank accounts earning 2% interest and some into a modest share portfolio. The attractiveness in owning shares is the dividend which, also in our case, includes a return of the tax paid on the shares. We do not have a self funded scheme or are part of dodgy tax avoiding superannuation schemes getting fatter on imputation credits.
The government should consider a sugar tax or an increase in GST but leave people who don’t earn a taxable income alone. We are now digging into our savings but with ageing comes the frightening prospect of the horrors of the Retirement homes. And what about the looming medical issues?
That is what we saved for.
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https://www.smh.com.au/money/super-and-retirement/labor-s-hit-on-share-dividends-meets-fairness-test-20180315-p4z4kp.html
I’m surprised you lost what pension you had Gerard. Assets cut off $380k and income cut off $2996 f/n for couple with own home.
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You are right, Viv. Assets of $380K or more starts to reduce the pension which gets totally cut off above $837K.-.of assets
Last year the government drastically lowered the amount of assets. This was estimated to save the government paying pensions to about 350 000 pensioners. In fact about 450 000 pensioners lost their pension.
Those with savings of $837.K are left to eek out an income which of course will not nearly be enough to live on. However, a modest share portfolio does help with imputation credits a welcome aid. All in all, without a part or full pension, many retirees will end up spending their savings to survive, hoping that ill health or other factors such as the horror of ending in an Anglo Retirement home/ camp, will be kept at bay till the final snuffing out.
We, including Helvi, receive a small Dutch and Finish pension for when Helvi worked as a teacher before marriage in Finland and I doing the same in Holland for three years.
Pensions in most European countries are entitlements that everyone receives who have worked, irrespective of levels of assets or wealth. It is a different world.
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What’s the problem with cashing in some of your assets to live off Gerard? The home is not counted so it remains there for passing on to your children. Part pensions cancel out when your assets hit $830K. I can’t see any point in ‘eeking out an income’ while you could just use some of your cash/assets. What’s the point of all those savings if you don’t use some or even all of them?
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You are right, cashing in some assets is what we are doing. Soon we will reach a level where we can get a part pension again. But my upbringing and cultural background has always been leaning towards saving and not spending. That’s why we live a good life. We regard a pension as an entitlement for having worked and paid tax, earning us good public health services, good education, public transport etc., AND a pension .
It is the annoying idea that somehow a pension in Australia is regarded as welfare and a ‘hand-out’. It riles me that even Labor is now leaning towards the American way in seeking to save on expenditure, which is low on world standards, instead of seeking more revenue through taxation.
Saving for a rainy day is what we would like to maintain in case of the old age home or health treatments. Not all that long ago we never gave a thought to that.
How is hubby going? Hope all is well.
Gerard
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Well maybe the rainy day is here now Gerard ! Age Pension has never been automatic – one has always had to qualify. Many of us have provided our own pension via superannuation and it was compulsory for various professions. 10% of post tax income went into it and was matched by employer. Our was a scheme which got closed down – it’s good but there were quite a few years when any salary increase just disappeared into super and finances were rather tight. I won’t go into all the boring details of sacrifices made etc. Labor’s policy is correct – ending a perk which Howard brought in nearly 20 years after Keating’s no double taxation policy. I wasn’t even aware that Howard had bastardised it.
Hubby today finished his 7 weeks of radiation and chemo. He’s in the cancer hospital being tube fed as throat just too sore to get food or protein drinks down. We’re hoping he heals faster than expected and can get back to real eating sooner rather than later. He’ll have another two weeks in there at least. Just me and Lola and the birds and lots of trips to visit him and wash stuff etc. You obviously know the way it goes. Is Helvi doing well now – have you fattened her up.
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Helvi has gained three kilos and is now getting ready for another year’s course of a much milder chemo as well as radiation therapy for which we have to travel to Campbelltown.
More than gaining weight, Helvi is her normal cheerful self again.
The previous chemo was very brutal but it did shrink the tumour.
Hope your hubby will be wolfing down his food soon. It takes time.
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Hubby had surgery first, 6 doses of chemo (taking hours) and 7 weeks of 5 days a week radiation. Sorry to hear Helvi is scheduled for more treatment but what has to be has to be. Do you know how frequent, how many trips to make. I’m assuming getting back to eating will be very gradual but when he does wolf it down it will be a celebration (he’s pretty good on the tooth for an old codger). Apparently he’ll get a PET scan in 12 weeks to see how successful all this has been. The docs seem fairly confident.
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Closing off now.
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A sugar tax, perhaps, Gerard… but please not an increase of GST… far too regressive.
I’m sorry you’ve been having a hard time old friend, and even sorrier to hear that Helvi is unwell… please give her my best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Have you researched cannabis oil? It DOES work… and it helps with appetite too. It also became legal here last March, but is, so my doctor informs me, still tied up in red tape, but it might be worth your while investigating.
Won’t say too much right now… let you get over the shock a bit, eh? 😉
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Thanks, Algy. For a party to hold high the traditional aspirations of the working class, I feel ALP is fast becoming a second hand Liberal party. It is not a good look when ALP is tackling pensioners to give up what they are entitled to. I agree if the dividend imputation is used by the wealthy to avoid tax, but that should be made a separate issue. The issue is certainly attracting a head of steam already and the election is still some time away.
Helvi’s chemo and operation have been successful but further treatment has to be carried out as a matter of maintenance and prevention. In the meantime we are both in good health. Helvi thanks you for your concern.
I would not mind growing my own medicinal cannabis and use the oil, but how does a 78 year old go about it. Are marihuana seeds easy to buy from E-bay or some Gumnut webside?
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I meant Asty. Sorry.
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No worries Gerard. I’m glad hear Helvi’s on the mend and that you’re in good health.
I don’t even want to get started talking about politicians, Gerard, except to say that these days there is no real ‘political right and left’ any more; they’ve all been bought out by the multi-national corporations. What we are witnessing is the logical results of our system being run by international crooks.
‘Aspirations’ are something I gave up a long time ago.
I only wish I knew where to get MJ seeds from. Maybe you could get them over the internet from one of the countries or states in which they are legal (maybe someone you know back ‘home’ in Holland could send you some?), but what the implications would be about importing them, I really couldn’t say. One would imagine that, in order to legalize medical cannabis, that they would have had to change the existing laws about importing either marijuana and/or its seeds. You might need to check the new ‘existing regulations’… red tape… Hmmmm…
Maybe what we (and by ‘we’ I mean all Australians who understand the fraud of the so-called ‘war on drugs’, which is really little more than an innovative marketing strategy…) really need to do is to make a lot of noise until our ‘brave and fearless leaders’ cut all the red tape and allow unhindered access to what is, after all, a very useful medicine.
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Of course the medicinal stuff comes from a different marijuana plant. Seems you have to be half dead to qualify for the stuff. Bloody ridiculous.
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G’day Vivienne!
Lovely to see you again too. Glad to hear Hubby’s over the worst of it, anyway… I’m sure he’ll heal quickly.
Medicinal cannabis can be either the THC (tetra-hydra-cannabinol) or the cannabidiols (which are different drugs with quite different effects) but from the same plant) or even some combination of both, depending on what the condition being treated is.
The other major problem is that so few doctors have any knowledge at all of either cannabis or its applications, which are many and incredibly various.
I reckon they want to hang on to the black market for all they’re worth, too so they’re making it so hard to get legally that you’re obliged to turn to the black market…
It’s not just hypocritical to make it legal and then still deny people access to it by keeping tied up in red tape and official ignorance, it’s downright sadistic!
I asked my doctor what he thought about medical cannabis (in reference to my own constant pain in the bad leg; result of nerve damage) and he said, (and I quote) “I think it’s a very promising mild analgesic…”
So I asked him if he would prescribe it for me, but he said it was “… tied up in red tape” at the moment and that I’d have to look for doctors (or med students? I wonder…) who might be doing clinical tests. But later I searched and found none… He actually suggested that I “… put in a couple of plants in your back-yard.”
LOL! If only I knew where I could get seeds…
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-09/north-korea:-the-problem-of-finding-a-venue-for-the-meeting/9532914
Meeting of the bad haircuts.
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Or a meeting of the small dicks
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Or the fatties, not that I can talk.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-09/matthew-leveson-funeral-held-in-sydney-decade-after-his-death/9530696
Fair dinkum. This puts a whole new slant on Monty Python’s “bring out your dead”. I’d like to say that I’m disgusted but that is too kind a word.
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Hi Piglets, I’m home early. Hope the sty is clean. 🙂
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Welcome back !!! Big hugs from the front bar !!!!
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Why, thanks boss, I’m fine and dandy. 🙂
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Waz is back too 🙂
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Was HOO?
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Welcome home, Sister Mark.
Seriously missed your presence.Looking forward to some Father O’Way, Gordan O’Donnell and General Pub Gossip.
Kindest regards,
Sister Mark
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Cheers Brother. Have a story coming about cricket, strange that.
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Great to see you back Hungster.
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Missed you.
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Thank you one and all. Glad to be back I is.
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It shits me at The Guardian at times Katherine Murphy shoves up the same piece on Adani and Bill Shorten, I don’t know how many times and opens it six times for comments then shuts it down. Riddled with lies and inaccuracies, Cousins uses semantics to try and Kill Bill, does she call him out not at all. Post and comment criticising the continuous regurgitation and it get moderated.
The Bogan from Subiaco opens her shithole, sneering and defaming not a comment anywhere, yet the Bogan runs away and hides.
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I’m still concerned we haven’t heard from Shoe.
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Yes so am I, hope you’re OK.
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I’m okay and all else is as good as possible. Three weeks to go and then we wait. I’m rather preoccupied. Either cooking smooth food or being as inspired as possible or on the computer arguing at the Guardian etc. Being Nurse Barbara each day. Lot of extra washing, temperature taking and weighing.
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Bless you, Nurse Barbie ❤️
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Dear Viv.
Shoe contacted me. The black dog’s been around, but she says she’s on the mend and will be back soon.
She knows we send our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Hung is on three months professional voluntary R&R and he should be back too in a few weeks.
Fond regards,
Emm
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Thanks for letting us know.
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Not want upset any AppleCart but caring folk should know.
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Thanks so much. I didn’t notice this reply yesterday. Send her some more love from me please.
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So Barnyard’s quit. Surely George Christensen has to be the new Leader. He’d bring style and pazazz to the position.
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Gravitas
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Lard
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George always looks like his mum still dresses him.
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No way …. he’s just a big fat slob trying to lose some weight.
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But tough there viv, he enjoys too many pies.
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That’s being generous to his Mum,Big.
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To date I’ve got 101 upticks on Guardian piece by Murphy.
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133 when I looked. Well done there Viv, the naysayers are out in force through.
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Murphys piece today is riddled with moderations. I had one with 30 odd ticks before it go pulled. Up for about three hours. Must learn not to use the word “crap” in a sentence, especially when referring to her writing.
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And as if in cue, in wades Adolf Turd saying one party shouldn’t be telling another party what to do. So Barnyard Philanderer and the Turd have Wafflealot Trumble in a pincer movement.
In the meantime the MSM in their permanent state of onanism last week were calling this clear air.
Meanwhile the GG sits back and lets this play out. The government has failed to govern since it was elected and he sits back and does as he is told.
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Yes, getting the opinion of the serial rorter of travel claims, riding bikes and staying one night in the outback (oh, he stays for weeks at his own expense – crap, lies) has to pop up. We shall see what unfolds.
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This is just so destructive. The people have a poor opinion of the Parliament and its leaders. Yet Barnyard has a tin ear to it all. Its his right ti would appear.
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Watching Wafflealot Trumble sanitize the Ministerial Code of Conduct is pukeworthy. Has a hissyfit then walks off. Barney needs a week off and The Belgian is the acting PM.
When will the GG do his job and sack the Government.
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Normally one would say this whole thing is insane. The great waffler didn’t even have the guts to do it in Parliament time. The surprise is that wibble wobble is to act as the PM and not Bishop. Bloody ridiculous.
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Now Barney bites back. Its a failure of governance all this. Yes what a joke The Belgian as acting PM.
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The ban on sex in parliament between ministers and staffers is silly. Work places are where people often form relationships. Think of doctors and nurses or office situations. Instead of banning they should provide ‘rest rooms’ where couples could meet in private to conduct their affairs.
Barnaby came out swinging and I don’t envy the position the PM is now in. I reckon we will be watching The Drum and ABC /SBS News tonight.
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It’s all over the new and on line. No judgment – from both of the effwits. We know they are stupid and this just illuminates it – lots.
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Helvi is doing fine but oncologist told her to put on weight. At least 10 kilos! She lost 15 during her chemotherapy.
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Please convey to Ms Helvi our finest wishes for continued return to robust
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Previous bust?
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Good health
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Buttermilk should do the trick.😛. Best wishes to Helvi.
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If she has her appetite back then fill her up with lots of good stuff – we know you can cook.
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She lost her contempt for the ‘bacon & egg roll, telling friends she wants to become obese now.
Hospital and Shire Nursing community is subsidising 112 cartons of ” ensure’ which is high protein health drink which comes in three flavours. Apparently 2 two hundred mil cartons daily will keep you alive.
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Would the voters of New England have voted for Barney if they knew what they do now. Would the voters of Bennelong have voted for Prince Philip if they knew of early stage Dementia. Whatever it takes for the Tories.
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I don’t really care who bonks whom but the hypocrisy shits me to tears.
And to watch Turnbull express full confidence in his deputy and claim he had no idea that Barnaby was porking his staff – when apparently everyone else in the parliament did, beggars belief.
I if I was gov general I’d advise her majesty that it was time for another Kerr moment. Effing disgrace.
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I agree Emm, I couldn’t care less where he hides the sausage. But the re is no government and whatcwe have isn’t governing.
The GG should be stepping in but fat change
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I’m sorry to say that it sounds like some sort of lampoon….except is real life. I can’t be bothered watching the back peddling from the libs, and the whinging from Labor. Anyhoo, we are in New Ziland for a couple of weeks. Mrs Ms birthday! Can’t understand any of them but hopefully we will return intact.
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Pretty sure the NZ PM is clear about who the partner and daddy to be is. What a woman ! If I was sungle, I’d went win of thim.
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Its fucking sad thats what it is.
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Hope you’re having a boomer of a time ! Cheers from FM et moi.
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Thenks, Bro ‘ n’ Suss!
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The slimy red faced piece of shit should resign or be despatched to the backbench. He is a goner, just hanging on.
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Not even capable of fucking off properly. Hopeless count.
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They interviewed a sample of them on the ABC last night. Answer – he’d probably still get back in. Pretty low bar in New England apparently.
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I watched this morning , beggered belief some of the comments.
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Very frustrated with the lacklustre performance of ALP, wished Albanese would take over. Can’t imagine the Libs getting another term. Could that even be possible?
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I think Albo should have been the leader in the first place. But I don’t think that the Labor party has been lacklustre as much as the MSM would have you believe. There is a kill Bill campaign going on by nearly all of them. Now they crow that Newspoll is 52:48 Labor as though it’s the start of the end, withould looking at the fact that it’s been 52:48 to 55:45 since the last election with a margin of error. The Essential poll at the same time was 54:46.
Its a problem when just to hang onto power Alexander who was going to retire at the next election or shortly after stood again. Alexander during the campaign said nothing to the cameras, apparently according to local Liberals he has early stage Dementia.
The next election the drovers dog could win against this abomination of a government.
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When things are quiet it would be nice if all patrons popped in just to say they’re okay.
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Hi Viv. Sorry about the quietness. I’ve been flat out at work and herding cats – otherwise known as organising and prepping my band for the Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival next weekend. Exhausting getting 8 people to work and play well !
Should be back in the pub a bit more after that. Fond regards, MJ
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Yeah, point taken, Gidday, still alive!
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I’m wondering how Shoe is.
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Yes, nothing from her for a while, but the volume of her previous work would fill an encyclopedia!
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Yep so was I
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What about Hung?
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Still around as well. Hello everybody.!
Have been immersed with Helvi in a medical world. Things are looking up.
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Poor effort at the Guardian today several moderated comments
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What article was it on Algy?
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One on the ALFW and the other was one of the Batman By Election/ Commented about Israel and apartheid as well as Kroger being a private school snoot. Interesting that suggesting that John Alexander apparently has early stage Dementia is OK, suspected that might get pulled.
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Others are complaining of too much unnecessary moderation – not on your own there.
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Some get put up and should be taken down. There was nothing in the post that were moderated I thought. Even today in Murphys appalling piece the mods were asking to tone down..
Anyway just been to the Rembrandt and Dutch Masters exhibition,with Mrs A and the younger
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And another comment on the AFLW being moderated. Dare not make any comment that is in anyway slightly against the great god AFL. Pathetic. The Giants girls will get a couple of hundred and they’ll call it 10000+.
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I’m not following the women’s AFL which is probably a good thing. I have read comments which seem to have a lot of anti-AFLW. On the radio I hear nothing but high praise and enthusiasm and that’s from men and women. I can’t quite understand why women want to play the darn game but they have always been the biggest fans of AFL – do all the washing and picking up and looking after. I suppose if you’re hooked you’re hooked. I’ve always preferred netball but of late telecasts have been all over the place and I’m now out of the loop – all my favourite players have retired and a coach has committed treason by going over to the poms.
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Outside Cricket which I’m a tragic, Netball is the game I’ve watched the most of. Until a couple of years ago the Algernoninas played it. Mrs A even came back an played for a season, used to watch many of the Swifts games. Hard, fast and no beg pardons.
In two posts I’ve basically said good luck to them hope it all goes well but don’t manufacture the crowd numbers. The AFL is obsessed with crowd numbers
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I can’t be bothered following the comments on the Guardian. As for Wimmin’s AFL, why don’t they just do away with gendered sport and see how they all fair? The great Matildas (the wimmin’s soccer team) were flogged by Newcastle Jets U15s last year. I was silly enough to point this out at work in a room full of women. I was told that I was comparing oranges with apples, no, I’m comparing women’s sport with men’s was my reply.
I do agree about Netball, it really is a great game for television because it is quick, and the time outs are pretty short. I can’t stand cricket…six hours of play generates about three minutes of highlights.
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Agree about the cricket and ashes.
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Well we’ll have to agree to disagree on the Cricket, Hungster and I are very much tragics.
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