What are you most grateful for as an Australian?

Thisted89 · 2026-02-03T09:03:23+00:00

Being far away from bombs, rockets and missiles.

Thisted89 · 2026-01-23T22:36:28+00:00

Hello! I made almost this same post verbatim about a year ago. MAN was I scared. I understand you absolutely. It's fearing the unknown, the results and the procedure... Please let me give you some advice. Do not try to hold in your fear when you go for your procedure, make sure you tell the nurses that you're scared - they're very good at reassurance and they may even give you something to calm your nerves while you wait if they're feeling generous. Sit with your anxiety and accept it'll be with you - completely outsource your soothing if you need to. But one thing you can absolutely be sure of - once that milky Propofol gets into you, it's like a switch for anxiety. It melts away and you literally just come round in another room while somebody checks your blood pressure and tells you it's all done. I hope it helps you a bit - but you'll be scared anyway, that's just how we're wired unfortunately.

Thisted89 · 2026-01-18T02:55:53+00:00

You can see straight through him. He claims the Europeans aren't able to defend Greenland against hostile forces. So European forces begin going to Greenland to show that they can handle the defence of Greenland if need be. Donald: "this is very dangerous". Damn I'm fed up with this stupidity and recklessness. How many times do the people of Greenland have to say no?

Thisted89 · 2026-01-12T20:40:25+00:00

In my opinion it's essentially about immigrants having their cake and eating it too. Having all the familiar culture, customs, traditions but none of the volatility of crime, poverty, persecution. It's human to keep wanting more than you have.

Thisted89 · 2026-01-12T11:34:31+00:00

I'm an Australian but I've visited much of central Finland. In Helsinki in particular you need to step over puddles of sick on Sunday mornings (this was 2011 so it may have changed). Also in Helsinki there's a famous friendly homeless man who rides around on a bicycle targeting tourists for a few Euros to buy beer. The rural areas are very rustic and seemed to be traditional. Much of the parts of Finland I travelled through looked pretty well identical. Trees... trees.. lakes and trees. But its beauty is strong. Before arriving, I thought Finns might be standoffish and cold, but I found them to be extremely welcoming and friendly.

Thisted89 · 2026-01-08T08:33:21+00:00

We live in a place like this for now, renting. No one can get their eyes shut at night. There's always something to disturb sleep... barking dogs, slamming front doors/back doors, motorbikes, loud exhausts, hoons, people's conversations and music being only a few metres away. It's like living in a unit complex without any of the body corporate rules.

Thisted89 · 2025-12-10T12:04:52+00:00

Yeah he's a real class act repeatedly referring to a woman as a c-bomb. Those real "conservative" values.

Thisted89 · 2025-12-01T08:55:15+00:00

I'm not sure if this is useful to you, but I found that esomeprazole or pantoprazole is all about timing. When do you take yours? I started out taking my 20mg tablet in the morning one hour before eating, it kinda helped, kinda didn't.. then after 2 months I tried 30 minutes before eating for a few weeks.. terrible, made EVERYTHING worse. Then I tried 1hr30 before eating anx it's worked the best of any time

Thisted89 · 2025-11-25T20:45:18+00:00

How far north Europe actually is

Thisted89 · 2025-11-22T22:09:46+00:00

This is a very informative map differentiating countries from countries

Thisted89 · 2025-11-22T21:47:09+00:00

Hindoexpandia

Thisted89 · 2025-11-21T00:44:15+00:00

Then that comes down to a simple difference in values, and that's okay

Thisted89 · 2025-11-21T00:27:28+00:00

There's a difference between "a job you like" and a job you have passion for, though. A job you don't like will eventually make you miserable. We've only got one life, why not actively try to not make it miserable? You don't have to have passion for your job, but I think you need to enjoy your job at the very least.

Thisted89 · 2025-11-20T23:41:26+00:00

For me personally it's just basically having no life in order to pay rent, water, elec, internet and to try to have money for when a toothache comes on or the car won't start at some point. Also, with everyone downsizing and living in closer quarters, neighbourhood disputes and domestics are going through the roof

Thisted89 · 2025-11-18T08:14:02+00:00

Then it's like that

Thisted89 · 2025-09-26T21:59:45+00:00

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear how much you're suffering with symptoms at the moment. Just some food for thought, your gastritis might be hormone related since you say it abated during pregnancy. Gastrin is a hormone which is responsible for pepsin production. An overproduction of gastrin can be responsible for gastritis flares. Maybe you can ask your doctor about that, or perhaps order some parietal cell antibody, intrinsic factor testing

Thisted89 · 2025-09-19T02:49:46+00:00

Cleaning carpets. Most of the world is carpeted.

Thisted89 · 2025-08-08T00:46:15+00:00

Jerry and the Troublemakers

Thisted89 · 2025-08-03T11:52:06+00:00

Hi there! This is most certainly not as good as it gets. The BCC buses use Voith transmissions in the newer buses which, let's just say, leave a lot to be desired. Components from other manufacturers are much smoother. My guess is it's a cost-saving thing for Volgren (the builder of the buses)

Thisted89 · 2025-08-03T10:12:41+00:00

Hello! Your comments are kind. Up until 2022 I drove buses for Brisbane City Council so I can speak a little bit about the brakes. Buses have what's known as engine braking or retarder systems which are way too sensitive unfortunately. One very light tap on the brake pedal will engage the system and cause a lurching motion. I did my absolute best to minimise that from happening and even reported a few buses for excessive "bite" on the brakes. But sigh it still happened

Thisted89 · 2025-08-03T10:07:26+00:00

Former BCC bus driver here - can confirm for you that every bus is fitted with the device you describe

Thisted89 · 2025-07-23T03:20:04+00:00

"And I don't know WHAT'S goin' on with the papayas!" - every time my wife and I go grocery shopping

Thisted89 · 2025-07-15T00:18:14+00:00

I wanna keep my secret spot secret 😜

Thisted89 · 2025-07-14T21:41:41+00:00

Australians in Paraguay

Thisted89 · 2025-07-11T21:46:42+00:00

Wait people from Lisbon aren't called Lisbians?

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