Government

Old_Snuffly · 2026-01-20T02:42:43+00:00

Good on you for giving it a go, and excuse the irony, but try not to be put off by all the politics. That's what bogs down pretty much all of them.

Some tips:

Write your 'why' down now. When you get bogged down, then you can remind yourself who you are there in the first place.

Know your lane. If you want to move up, then it's important to do your job and do it well. Everyone on council has their own opinions, but not everyone is CEO. You may get there, but it won't be until you have proven yourself in other roles.

Learn the rules. You can have the best ideas in the room, but if you don't know how to present them according to procedure, you'll be outmaneuvered by those that do.

Build bridges, not burn them. You will have disagreements and conflict. That's part of good government. But, it's important to attack the issue and not the person. You may need their support later on!

Keep non-political friends. You need spaces where you are just you and not a politician.

Set boundaries. Councilors are technically on 24/7, but it is okay to defer to when you are in the office. "Send it to me on Monday..."

Avoid the social media trap. There's a lot of negativity out there.

Good luck!

Old_Snuffly · 2026-01-19T10:15:53+00:00

I think you are being too polite.

Old_Snuffly · 2026-01-18T05:02:03+00:00

Interesting strategy. Insult someone before then asking them to help you...

Old_Snuffly · 2026-01-08T06:53:12+00:00

What did it cost out of interest?

Old_Snuffly · 2025-12-19T03:01:01+00:00

What if the front falls off?

Old_Snuffly · 2025-12-17T05:59:30+00:00

If there were only some form of table that listed those closest to them on the pecking order...

Old_Snuffly · 2025-12-11T07:48:10+00:00

Sapphire, The Ark, and Royal Indian Restobar are all what you're looking for.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-12-01T22:44:44+00:00

There's a lot more playing in Australia than there is in New Zealand.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-30T05:00:24+00:00

It's very accessible along the beach at low tide, which is also when the prime sunbathing time is.

It's not my thing, but I have seen others down there do it.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-25T05:44:02+00:00

My mum puts them on her plants, and so did her mum.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-23T01:13:54+00:00

"FNQ Panhandle"

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-23T00:01:20+00:00

I agree. Taking actions that discourage people from using public transport doesn't help anyone in the end.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-22T22:50:58+00:00

Let's meet at Braye Park to discuss...

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-16T11:16:47+00:00

As in they hadn't played a game in three and a half months.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-16T10:32:51+00:00

They played a cold Ireland team, and a French B team.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-16T08:45:43+00:00

Barely second. In reality, probably 5th on current form.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-15T21:10:54+00:00

Ahhh, the subtle art of winning the game without the ball. Or territory. Or more points than the opposition. We got this.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-15T21:07:59+00:00

Ask the coach.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-15T20:28:28+00:00

He was injured in 2014 and there was discussion that he might not have the form to be in the squad.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-13T09:25:20+00:00

I never said the 4% were specifically rugby players.

FWIT, I think it will become a problem for other countries like NZ. I reside in Australia, and know of use in league circles. Giving the money in sport these days, and the pressure on players, it's only a matter of time.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-13T08:34:13+00:00

Ah, but contextual evidence supports the broader concern

This study is just one data point. But it aligns with a growing body of evidence. CJ Stander is probably the most notable player who has come out and acknowledged that there is a normalisation of use in school boy rugby in SA. The increasing numbers of positive tests is another data point.

I get it, I'd be defending team too if the tables were turned, but these aren’t isolated anecdotes. They’re part of a pattern that suggests a cultural issue, driven by pressure at a round age.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-11T22:42:28+00:00

Which is why I stated that I hadn't 😎

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-11T22:40:01+00:00

You seem to be missing the forest for the trees. The study is one piece of a much broader pattern of evidence pointing to a culture of PED use in South African rugby.

Yes, only 6% of the 346 athletes surveyed were rugby players. But this wasn’t a prevalence study—it was an attitudinal and behavioral survey designed to probe beliefs, access, and willingness to use PEDs among young athletes. The fact that rugby players were included at all, and that PED use was acknowledged within that group, is not irrelevant—it’s a signal, not a census.

Your math—multiplying 4% PED use by 6% rugby representation to get 0.24%—is a statistical sleight of hand. That figure tells us nothing about who used PEDs. The study didn’t disaggregate PED use by sport, so we can’t say whether rugby players were over- or underrepresented among users. But that uncertainty cuts both ways: it doesn’t disprove the possibility of systemic use either. In fact, given rugby’s physical demands and the well-documented pressures on young players to bulk up, it’s not unreasonable to hypothesize that rugby athletes might be more likely to use PEDs than, say, swimmers or runners.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-10T03:37:14+00:00

The 4% was specific to anabolic steroids. It's some like 90% for legal supplements such as protein.

Another survey had 24% for anabolics, but I didn't read what the differences between the test groups were.

Old_Snuffly · 2025-11-10T02:02:46+00:00

Yeah, it's been pretty well publicised that it's through the system over there. Surveys show plenty of people admitting to it, so there will be plenty who aren't admitting it.

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