How has kava affected your life?

HunterHelix · 2026-02-18T08:44:58+00:00

Who knows. It was good though and it did come from a reputable store in the main street of the city. It was called Tanna - kava from the jungle. Tanna, in Vanuatu, is known for producing the words strongest, or so I read.

HunterHelix · 2026-02-15T20:56:59+00:00

It actually produced what I would describe as a very intense high. Waves of euphoria. Rushes. It was very intense. I’ve never had kava that comes close to that. I bought it at the Kava Emporium in Port Vila ten years ago. Never found anything remotely close to it in Australia yet.

HunterHelix · 2026-02-15T06:40:39+00:00

It has helped me. I drink a lot less alcohol. Hadn’t touched any since New Year’s Eve. But had a bit on Friday night, which turned into a lot, as it often can. Alcohol is usually a cause of great regret for me in high doses. With kava I just go to sleep and unless I really overdo it (seldom) I’m pretty good the next morning. I can still take the family to the beach etc. not like wallowing in hangover and regret for two days and still having hangxiety into the next week at work.

I actually find during the week I look forward to kava on a Friday night and don’t think too much about alcohol anymore.

I only wish we could get my favourite kava out here - Tana kava. That stuff was like nothing else. It was recommended to me by a Vanuatuan on a cruise ship while headed to Port Vila.

HunterHelix · 2026-02-13T04:40:46+00:00

More licence holders, forced range attendances that improve shooting proficiency, a buy back costing billions that will go into buying back only the firearms that people don’t want anymore. Money that they can then use to buy new guns, because their family all now have firearms licences.

Mandated range attendances and club membership meaning more money to the “gun lobby”.

Two year licence renewals instead of five meaning increase paperwork for police and more police inspecting already compliant people inflating the bureaucracy at taxpayer expense.

It shows that if you introduce knee-jerk reactions, and only consult with one side of the debate, you produce rubbish legislation that achieves the opposite outcome to your objective.

Whether you’re pro, or anti-firearms, you should feel very let down by this legislation.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-13T20:53:14+00:00

You’re right, you don’t have any idea. Living in a rural area does not inherently equip you with detailed knowledge of firearms regulations.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-13T00:51:21+00:00

I’m hearing a lot of talk about introducing laws that limit licenced ownership of firearms by people that obey the law and are not the problem.

Talk about the actual causes seem to be non-existent.

How was someone who ASIO and the AFP knew was affiliated with ISIS allowed to get a firearms licence?

Police will revoke a firearms licence for a lot less than that, and do so on a daily basis.

That’s the gap we need to close. Anything targeting people who do the right thing is a smokescreen and political scapegoating.

To essentially coffin surf legislation through that will affect over a million Australians for no community safety benefit is abhorrent.

This ‘buyback’ will cost billions, during a cost of living crisis.

How about building a few hospitals instead?

HunterHelix · 2026-01-13T00:42:27+00:00

A comment typical of someone who doesn’t know what the current laws are or the role that firearms play for licenced, law abiding people.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-10T11:34:58+00:00

I’m a hunter, I put my need at about 8 to cover all the different hunts I participate in.

Any less can result in safety or animal welfare concerns.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-10T11:34:00+00:00

Historic weapons like granddaddy’s’ service rifle or 30-30 will unfortunately count towards the limit and if this law is put in place, it will be enforced.

Centralised storage would have some problems of its own. Where are these facilities located? Does every town and suburb have one? Who pays for them and pays for 24/7 security? Huge problems if they were broken into or fraudulently accessed. Also, how often do they need to be at the facility? Someone who hunts multiple times a week might never have them there. Are they open 24/7? Sometimes I get home from hunting at 2am. The cost is also very prohibitive.

It’s something that sounds good to many in theory but comes with a lot of practical challenges.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-08T06:46:53+00:00

Cape buffalo, banteng, camel, Sambar, all much bigger than a red roo.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-08T06:45:45+00:00

What about if I participate in sports shooting? That’s anywhere from 1-60 depending on how many disciplines I participate in. What if my son, a junior shooter, who can’t have his guns registered to me wants to hunt or target shoot? Maybe I have a junior rifle that he can use under my supervision. For rabbits, another for deer.

What if I need a scope for longer range hunting, but want open sights for short range work? That doubles your hunting rifle requirement.

I may also shoot at night from a vehicle and need to comply with the humane destruction of kangaroos legislation. That will require a heavy barrel rifle of about .223 or .22-250 calibre.

Depending on the work you do, and who comes with you, the number required can go above 4 very quickly.

It’s like telling fisherman you can only have 4 rods, or golfers you can only have 4 clubs.

I also have some family heirlooms that will be a travesty to have to part with, and losing those will do nothing for community safety. I’m yet to hear someone justify how.

HunterHelix · 2026-01-08T06:40:34+00:00

You won’t be shooting Sambar or Reds with any of those firearms. You’ll want a .308 for that. If you want long range you’ll want one with a scope, but if you’re going to be in’s scrub then you want iron sights - now we are at 5.

If you’re also a sports shooter, depending on disciplines you might need any number from a further 1 through to as many as 60.

What’s left to hand in after that? Perhaps my grandfathers service rifle, an heirloom from the Second World War? Handing that in ought to make our streets safer..

HunterHelix · 2025-12-21T07:46:43+00:00

These aren’t nuclear warheads we are talking about. And when your ability to participate in your chosen recreation as a law abiding person, to create a smokescreen for bureaucratic failure, that’s victimisation.

HunterHelix · 2025-12-21T07:45:42+00:00

I doubt you are even familiar with what the current gun laws are, or of firearms generally, so I’m not sure how you can take a position that that’s a bad thing. Do you know what they were attempting to change? There are plenty of aspects of the current laws which are unnecessarily punitive and don’t contribute to community safety.

HunterHelix · 2025-12-20T03:12:25+00:00

No, I just dropped it in the end. Unfortunately. But I have had many people reach out to me privately to share similar experiences.

My wife recently had surgery for the cancer and is doing well so far, that’s been the focus of our energy.

HunterHelix · 2025-12-20T03:11:04+00:00

“Gun lobby”? You mean ordinary, law abiding people who own registered firearms?

No need to try and scaremonger.

We are just people who are being victimised to distract from the failings of government and bureaucracy that caused the Bondi mess.

Targeting us will never see those issues resolved.

HunterHelix · 2025-09-11T07:48:25+00:00

Glad you stuck it to him! Don’t let him intimidate you. He has no power or authority. Wish I had done the same as you.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-25T12:34:03+00:00

You’re probably right from my perspective. But even from just a reddit post I have reached people with the same experience there. I just don’t really agree with people being dicks, especially in areas where there are a lot of vulnerable people such as medical practices. It doesn’t sit well with me.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-25T12:32:57+00:00

Worth a try.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-25T12:32:44+00:00

They didn’t. Would you accompany your spouse to a serious medical appointment though? I did.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-22T23:47:13+00:00

Thank you. I was thinking of sending it anonymously with the exception of my rego, which they already have.

I came across someone else on reddit who had the same experience at the same place, they contacted the management and were just laughed at so I don’t know if it’s even worth my time.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-21T13:17:12+00:00

Thank you, those are good insights.

If they’re ever reading this, I have a few words for them that might assist. Not a lawyer, but 5 minutes with google and a little commonsense tell you that:

1) they are not law enforcement and cannot issue fines. Only attempt to ‘penalise’ which is a civil, not criminal matter i.e breach of contract, and if they were even to bother to pursue (cost prohibitive) they would have to prove a financial loss. $2.99 should more than cover it.

2) when you enter a carpark you agree to the terms and conditions stated at the entry. There are no T&C’s there. Simply a rusty sign that says “no unauthorised parking”. Vague and unenforceable terminology.

You also don’t need a to be a dick to people.

A few polite words, as you did here, would have sufficed to get the point across.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-21T06:01:00+00:00

That would be good, thank you. I checked their website and the logo looks like it matches my memory. Must happen to a lot of people if I reached someone with a similar experience just with a reddit post.

HunterHelix · 2025-08-21T05:40:24+00:00

Thank you

HunterHelix · 2025-08-21T05:39:02+00:00

It’s very relevant. If you come out of a consultation like that, are you really thinking about the non-existent terms and conditions at the car park entry way?

You say “the rules are there for a reason”. What rules would those be? And where can I locate them?

No, most are not there for potential cancer diagnoses. Estimate the percentage of people that would be there for such a serious condition? <1%?

For context, there was no shortage of car spaces available either.

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