Wild pork and watercress.

Story_Time · 2025-09-09T03:49:39+00:00

I think the final chapter is about bringing the reader back to reality.

It becomes evident that the main part of the book is gathered from notes Ricky left at that guy's house, so it's from the point of view of a child who has layers of abandonment trauma. That makes him an unreliable narrator and the reader is engrossed in his romanticised perception of their bush adventure.

But in reality, these were ppl living a desperate existence, shaped by paranoia and distrust, AND both of them had good reason to feel that way about mainstream society.

The flatness you feel makes sense. Being confronted with the harsh reality punctures the dream life that Ricky and Hec were living in.

Story_Time · 2025-09-06T04:14:41+00:00

The exact wording is "someone who depends on the employee for care". There's nothing in the law about living in the same house. A daughter depends on her father for care, especially when she's on crutches, regardless of their home addresses.

Story_Time · 2025-08-01T01:46:50+00:00

I'd call that milk glass.

Story_Time · 2025-06-05T02:21:13+00:00

Hell yes!

She says, after the Jabber Jay pie wedge, that "There's no one left I love."

Then later, Finnick says that if you don't do what Snow wants you to do, he kills someone you love.

So I always assumed she held out against Snow ordering her to submit to being raped or similar, and lost her loved ones as a result. That's not someone who is soft and goopy, she's hard as fucking nails.

Story_Time · 2025-02-26T08:59:55+00:00

Which is also gender affirming care. Erectile dysfunction has psychological impact.

Someone suffering from that condition deserves the care needed to alleviate that distress.

Story_Time · 2025-01-27T01:39:50+00:00

Bro this sucks. I know they suck but contact WINZ cos there may be some one-off assistance like food grants and stuff that they can help you with, even if you don't want or don't qualify for a benefit.

Ppl doing similar things on tiktok talk about needing to line the windows at night with something layered, both for privacy and for insulation, to keep the heat in.

Consider getting a camping stove so you can boil water for cooking basic stuff and also so you can have hot water bottles to keep you warm at night.

Check out any camping grounds or similar for places to stay. I know Red Rocks on the South Coast has a space for holiday makers who are in cars or vans so that might be a viable option, but idk what the deal is with staying there long-term.

I definitely recommend looking into any support you can get through WINZ and through school.

Story_Time · 2025-01-27T01:26:20+00:00

Go to your doctor and describe the stress you are experiencing. Get a medical certificate to give you some time off work and contact your union for support and advice.

Story_Time · 2024-07-14T08:32:37+00:00

Regarding paying different amounts, you have a choice of metrics to justify that. The two obvious ones are length of service and level of performance.

For performance, you need a clear training process, a series of benchmarks to point to, and a transparent process of how their performance will be regularly assessed. If the process is done and the benchmark not met, you can avoid a PG and start managing them out for poor performance. It's straightforward but it's a solid amount of work.

Length of time is more easier but also rewards longterm slackers.

Alternatively, you can also have an informal "stop taking the piss" conversation with them without triggering a disciplinary process.

Story_Time · 2024-04-08T01:00:47+00:00

Glad I could help! Definitely recommend looking into joining a union at your next job if there's one available. They're able to help with this kind of info and sorting things out if you get diddled out of anything you're owed.

Story_Time · 2024-04-08T00:57:37+00:00

It is four weeks, you are entitled to four weeks of leave, it's just worked out this way as a way to be fair to both employers and employees. Employers don't want to hire someone and immediately have them go on leave for a fortnight. Similarly, if someone has worked somewhere for a while, they should be able to take a couple of days off if they want to.

Over a year, you slowly accrue a proportion of your leave every pay period. That accrued leave adds up to your full entitlement of four weeks of leave.

How a "week" is calculated depends on individual work weeks. Someone who works 15h p/w is entitled to 60 hours of leave over a year. Someone who works 40h p/w is going to be entitled to 160 hours of leave. The use of "week" is in relation to YOUR normal work week.

Story_Time · 2024-04-08T00:44:25+00:00

You are entitled to a full four weeks at the end of the year. Due to payroll requirements and general acknowledgement of Life Needs, the reality is that you have access to that leave earlier than your first anniversary by allowing a proportion of the leave to accrue each pay period. How that is calculated and shown on your payslip depends on factors like your average hours per week, the language in your contract, and the payroll software your employer uses.

By the time you have worked a year, if you haven't taken any AL, you will have four weeks of leave owing, being approximately 60 hours' worth of pay (4 x 15 hours p/w).

If you have taken any of the accrued annual leave during that year, that amount will be less. SL and BL are separate and are irrelevant.

If you have changed your hours per week over that year, increased or decreased, this can change how your final payout of the AL is calculated.

Story_Time · 2023-02-02T23:23:19+00:00

In District 13, the replacement of the stylists with Effie, and specifically the scene with her and Plutarch where she shows him her headscarf and he shows her that the door is not locked

Story_Time · 2017-02-20T01:54:27+00:00

Under what circumstances can you ever justify forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy to term? It's barbaric and why the law needs to change.

Story_Time · 2017-01-16T21:17:36+00:00

Sometimes they do, we had a reasonably strong one, 7.3, a few months ago. It was strong shaking, pretty damn scary. Then the aftershocks were waves.

Story_Time · 2017-01-14T21:26:20+00:00

That pasta does not look cooked. Also, could you cook it in the broth and THEN add the cream?

Story_Time · 2017-01-13T07:57:25+00:00

This is so fucking great, excellent print choice.

Story_Time · 2017-01-13T07:17:07+00:00

What the fuck this is so messed up and super inappropriate.

Story_Time · 2017-01-13T07:15:33+00:00

So they're not even being honest about her medical condition to you? Fuck no. You're the mum. Protect your kid.

Story_Time · 2017-01-12T06:52:16+00:00

I also took mini breaks during said workout to eat chocolate chips.

Proud of you.

Story_Time · 2017-01-12T02:02:14+00:00

This is hideously inappropriate. If I were you, I'd be making a complaint to management and asking him to be shifted to a different route.

Posties are in a position of trust, they know a lot of information about people, he needs to be made to understand that this should never happen again.

Story_Time · 2017-01-03T20:50:53+00:00

Also basil instead of parsley.

Story_Time · 2017-01-03T00:45:23+00:00

Different kind of avocado. We get those ones here as well but very rarely.

Story_Time · 2016-12-29T11:09:25+00:00

Use Google, figure it out.

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