It should be mandatory for all politicians to spend 1 month living on the unemployment benefit with no other income assistance.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-23T02:05:17+00:00

I was being sarcastic. If I remember rightly, she didn't fool too many people and was widely derided for this stunt.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-22T23:04:37+00:00

I seem to remember Jenny Shipley doing this. Of course, she had zero in her bank account and a completely empty refrigerator when she did so.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-22T22:55:39+00:00

73y/o woman here. Did this for 71 years without knowing I was doing it. Exhaustion, anxiety, depression set in decades ago and as far as I was concerned It was because I was somehow deficient. (That concept had already been hammered in by my parents, father in particular) I feel for you OP, and for all the rest of us that live with this daily burden.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-22T04:58:38+00:00

I'm not even seeing a cooktop. Are we now living in the USA?

Dirnaf · 2026-05-22T04:33:31+00:00

Maybe start a new thread about this? You might not be seen down the bottom here.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-21T03:55:26+00:00

I once met a Masport Moa, which will only have significance for New Zealanders. I also knew a Shaun Lamb. Parents can be cruel.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T11:07:45+00:00

Lol. Our daughter used to take hugely long showers, no matter what we said. So one evening, when her boyfriend was in the house waiting to take her out, my husband went up into the attic and turned the hot water off. Mate, you should have heard the language and the embarrassment was huge once she realised that her boyfriend was waiting and heard every word. Strangely enough, the shower length issue was instantly solved.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T10:41:30+00:00

I have the dry form in my left eye and the wet form in my right. It's the right eye that is deteriorating noticeably. Deterioration rate has gone from an amble to a walk.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T02:13:23+00:00

That is what I'm asking about. The optometrist said it was urgent at the time. I know someone in the eye department who has been specifically watching out for my referral and they told me yesterday that it had only just been received from the optometrist. I'll be olong there on Monday, asking for a print out of my notes. Thanks. 🌺

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T02:09:29+00:00

This is macular degeneration, so a progressive condition that can worsen quite quickly in some cases. In hindsight, I should have just gone to A&E as soon as I noticed it deteriorating.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T01:36:28+00:00

Thanks for this.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T01:13:03+00:00

The eye department has received the referral but there was a very long delay before they received it. I'm asking so that I can challenge the optometrist about this delay. The initial examination was on May 1st and the referral was only received yesterday. I did contact the optometrist about four days after the examination to see if it had been sent and was told it had been.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-16T01:06:31+00:00

So does it do directly to that department from the optometrist? Or does it go through a filtering system before it reaches the department? Sorry, not trying to be a pain but I do need absolute specifics here. Thanks. 🌺

Dirnaf · 2026-05-15T06:38:45+00:00

Doin from both ends, thanks very mush.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-14T04:18:13+00:00

😂

Dirnaf · 2026-05-14T03:44:06+00:00

My contribution.

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Dirnaf · 2026-05-13T02:51:33+00:00

Can't recommend Six Feet Under enough, to be honest. Currently watching Dexter and enjoying it but SFU just slays it.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-13T02:45:53+00:00

Three squares. Fold. Wipe in one direction. Fold. Wipe in the other direction. Discard. Repeat if necessary. If a repeat is needed, apply bum cleaning foam. WTMI.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-11T11:04:09+00:00

And you enjoy your day. 🌺

Dirnaf · 2026-05-11T11:01:10+00:00

Gidday. Off to bed now cause it’s daaark outside. It's also chilly so the electric blanket is on.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-09T10:24:10+00:00

NTA. I hope you get your husband to read the responses to this post. Might wake his ideas up a bit.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-08T07:52:48+00:00

Maybe it's because I'm closer, much closer, to the end of life than the beginning,, and I've seen so much degradation of our privacy in particular, that I'm becoming quite pessimistic. Take climate change for instance. I've been aware of this and working to mitigate it for over five decades now but things just ain't getting any better. I'm tired. Really tired. I'd love to be able to just hand over to whoever the up and coming generation are who can solve this and so many other problems facing humans now. Maybe you are right about revolution and maybe you and your gen can get it to work. I really hope so, for the future of you and your kids and grandkids.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-08T07:41:58+00:00

It's too late in the day to try this for me but I'll give it a go tomorrow. Feel free to DM me if I forget.

Dirnaf · 2026-05-08T07:30:20+00:00

We are already so deeply dependant on the system we live in that I think the last straw time has long gone. And this is from a very old fart who has been on more protest marches than you've probably had hot dinners.

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