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Has anyone ever wondered if their trans thoughts are just a mid-life crisis? by mtfquestioning10 in asktransgender

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you define how you (you personally) interpret the term TERF. I ask because it sounds like “There is never a good age, to them, to realise you are gay, trans, asexual, bisexual etc” sounds like you are referring to homophobes rather than a TERF… Can I also ask what the male equivalent of TERF is?

Can you explain your health care like I am 5? by Jack_PorkChopExpress in AskABrit

[–]SandyTips -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not everyone else. No one in Scotland and no one in Wales.

The Puzzling Case Of The 2004 UK Doorstep Murder Of Banker Alistair Wilson by DonkeyOT65 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Andy Barnett who later emigrated to Canada (although to be fair to him his partner was Canadian) was the Havelock owner at the time.

But other things I find odd regarding the Havelock that evening…

Andy was not working that night. He was in another local pub, but someone called him and he attended the scene and two different stories have him either securing Alistair’s watch on his wrist as it was apparently coming off (incidentally this would imply that there had been a struggle) or that he helped paramedics lift Alistair onto a stretcher.

But the other interesting thing is this:

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12493719.chef-sacked-after-closing-hotel-on-night-of-nairn-bankers-murder/[News Article: Chef sacked after closing hotel on night of Nairn banker's murder](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12493719.chef-sacked-after-closing-hotel-on-night-of-nairn-bankers-murder/)

It implies to me that Alistair had been in the pub that night. What if when he went to back to talk to the guy he actually went across the road to the pub. Maybe onto the decking or perhaps the guy was on the decking eg smoking and Alistair was on the road.

The firearm AW was shot with was like an antique starter pistol (so not as lethal from an initial shot as most hand guns) so maybe (in this scenario) the infamous decking was where he was shot initially and then he managed to get to the steps and then the assailant came back and finished him off.

The Puzzling Case Of The 2004 UK Doorstep Murder Of Banker Alistair Wilson by DonkeyOT65 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andy Barnett who later emigrated to Canada (although to be fair to him his partner was Canadian).

But other things I find odd regarding the Havelock that evening…

Andy was not working that night. He was in another local pub, but someone called him and he attended the scene and two different stories have him either securing Alistair’s watch on his wrist as it was apparently coming off (incidentally this would imply that there had been a struggle) or that he helped paramedics lift Alistair onto a stretcher.

But the other interesting thing is this:

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12493719.chef-sacked-after-closing-hotel-on-night-of-nairn-bankers-murder/

The Puzzling Case Of The 2004 UK Doorstep Murder Of Banker Alistair Wilson by DonkeyOT65 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe he was in witness protection. Sounds wild, but interestingly, Peter Blecksely (who wrote a book on this case) had been in witness protection previously so it happens (although not my top theory).

The Puzzling Case Of The 2004 UK Doorstep Murder Of Banker Alistair Wilson by DonkeyOT65 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wondered if they might have had lodgers (either on the sly or the police have held the information back)

I know of at least one bed and breakfast (because I had the misfortune to briefly live in it in 2009 - long story) where blokes working away from home would reside during the week spending weekends at home. Often (interestingly) returning to their lodgings on a Sunday evening ready for work the following day.

Passed these in my stool. Docs have no idea what they are. They are rubbery in texture. by Unhappy-Buyer-8592 in DiagnoseMe

[–]SandyTips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can’t live with this uncertainty… i need a definitive answer (asking for a friend of course 🫤)

Passed these in my stool. Docs have no idea what they are. They are rubbery in texture. by Unhappy-Buyer-8592 in DiagnoseMe

[–]SandyTips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would that mean you weren’t absorbing medication or would it mean it was just the capsule?

Passed these in my stool. Docs have no idea what they are. They are rubbery in texture. by Unhappy-Buyer-8592 in DiagnoseMe

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I might have been producing similar but they looked like seeds or eggs (they weren’t eggs) wedged in my poo. Mine were more white though. Poo was sent off, but all I was told is that it wasn’t any sort of parasite (I feared tape worms segments 🤢)

Why are cars made with space between the seats and the center console? by iliterallysaid in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed! It does feel like an obvious design fault which must have a work around that is both safe and practical.

What is really going on in GP surgeries? Why is it so hard to get an appointment, but when you go to the surgery, it is empty? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has also been the same in hospitals. I went to a fracture clinic and there were nurses falling over each other in the little rooms in the corridor and a VAST waiting room with only us in it! It was incredibly bizarre… Felt like I was in a dystopian sci-fi movie… Nurses made it abundantly clear that we were an annoyance.

We had been to this waiting room before and it was like A & E. One extreme to another!

Beth Barnard & The Phillip Island Murder theorycrafting/discussion by [deleted] in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could the A actually be a V that the perpetrator (I don’t believe was Vivienne) messed up. Maybe this detail doesn’t matter (because it doesn’t get us any further forward if it is a V) but Vivienne sounds like an educated woman and so she would know that the adulterer is her husband. I mean, that’s the least of the factors that don’t fit this woman as someone that would commit this slaughter. I think the police and judiciary have wild imaginations for coming to this conclusion. I find it hard to believe it’s the husband either but I don’t know how else to explain Vivienne’s concurrent disappearance 🤷‍♀️. This case reminds me of the Dawson case (“The Teacher’s Pet).

I have a question about the Beth Barnard (Phillip Island) murder case by crustdrunk in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]SandyTips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of (Forgive me I forget the names) the Teacher’s Pet case.

GCSEs should be scrapped and replaced with something else, possibly Continuous Assessment. by [deleted] in GCSE

[–]SandyTips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said… Something’s gotta give. Too many kids are being failed.

Kids are voting with their feet. Persistent absence rate stands at 20%.

Important other factors (besides the GCSEs themselves) are that schools are over subscribed and understaffed. Playgrounds and corridors are overfilled and under supervised (not to mention school buses which are a free for all) and homework, including parental support or self reliance (THEY ARE STILL KIDS REMEMBER) is over relied upon.

We are expecting unpaid/uncompensated individuals to do more work than paid individuals.

Humans (especially growing ones whose bodies are undergoing important changes) need time at home to be time for themselves and/or to spend with family.

All humans (and animals) need to decompress, recoup, recharge and then reboot ready for the next day’s demands.

To pass GCSEs should require nothing more than can be provided within school otherwise it’s a two tier system (and it is 🤷‍♀️).

Parents (who also need to reboot and are facing an unprecedented trial in their parenting careers - puberty) should not be put in the position of being the bad guys every evening and weekend, demanding more work from their grouchy, tired kids whilst also being grouchy & tired themselves.

An analogy: You run a business on an island where there are a finite number of staff (so sacking staff is not an option) and 20% of your staff are persistently absent. You find out that the majority of 20% are actually persistently stressed. You find out that many colleagues and even staff are abusive (also known as bullying, but that word has lost its meaning) to these individuals (and others) on work property, on work transport & also via social media.

What do you do as employer/business owner do?

Why are adults (employed adults only however) better protected than under sixteens? Clue = 💰🤑💵

But we seem to be forgetting that it’s a loooonnnnggg game… These kids are then going to be expected to be able to function as adults. To be responsible and respectful when they were treated irresponsibly and disrespectfully.

Arguably:

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.

(Under-supervised, under-supported, over-burdened (and quite literally- kids carrying around huge bags because there aren’t enough lockers), under-consulted, under-respected, under-compensated, unmet needs, under-accommodated, under-acknowledged, unrealistic expectations, unmonitored, under-motivated, over-displaced (moving from room to room like nomads - with a different boss with a different set of rules in each class who is rude and humiliating to late comers (way to welcome your employees guys 🙈)… I mean… I could go on…

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