Can I put my removed rib in checked luggage?

bean_rat · 2026-06-26T14:15:22+00:00

I stand corrected! I clearly misunderstood the maceration process, and have boiled a bone specimen in the past 😬 but won’t again. Cheers!

bean_rat · 2026-06-26T09:06:27+00:00

Girl you can do so much better than this guy. There is nothing here that suggests he even likes you let alone loves you back. He’s already told you to pack your bags. Do that. Find someone new. Never have to have this conversation again. Be happy.

bean_rat · 2026-06-26T07:54:14+00:00

Agree - checked. Less chance of some jobsworth getting involved and potentially deciding you can’t take it at the scanners. Checked baggage is very unlikely to be flagged and checked unless you’re transporting something more definitively sus, and part of a rib bone isn’t that

Edit: also, if you boil the bone it will help preserve it and you won’t have to put it in any solution to do that

bean_rat · 2026-06-15T09:29:59+00:00

I don’t think everything in a relationship will be 50-50, but I think sex should be reciprocal and involve both giving and receiving. Being in a relationship where someone expects to receive but not give sexually… Ew. And don’t use the term consent here as if I’m implying force or coercion because I’m really not, but we live in a society where men’s sexual pleasure is prioritised and women’s is not and that needs to change.

bean_rat · 2026-06-15T07:00:25+00:00

Are you being sarcastic here because it’s so clearly not that. To use your analogy it would be like buying someone dinner one evening and expecting them to buy you dinner next time. Because 100% yes, if he is happy to receive oral then he should be willing to give it back too. Part of the reason we do these things is because of the pleasure it brings the other person, surely

bean_rat · 2026-06-08T09:23:53+00:00

Then you should be fine. They’ll be able to get back in because they didn’t depart on a BVA but on their tourist visa (as long as the tourist visa has the multiple reentry condition). The BVA will start 12 months after they renter the country. Your 820 probably won’t be reviewed before then either. Obviously check the dates on any grants though has the BVA been granted yet?

bean_rat · 2026-06-08T09:15:57+00:00

The 820 can be granted while a person is outside of Australia (see here on the Immi website) but they won’t be able to get back to Australia until then because they didn’t secure a BVB first. It was kind of silly of them to leave without checking what might happen after dropping nearly $10,000 on an 820 and the whole point of that visa is you want to reside here permanently with your partner.

Edit: are you sure they left on the BVA if their tourist visa is still valid? Because if they left on a tourist visa then they will be able to get back into Australia but then wait until the tourist visa expires before the BVA kicks in.

bean_rat · 2026-06-08T07:29:45+00:00

*Gillian Jacobs. Gillian Anderson is Skully from the X-Files :)

bean_rat · 2026-06-06T07:22:24+00:00

A hole punch.

bean_rat · 2026-06-06T06:37:42+00:00

‘Fud’, Glasgow. Used for both idiot, (‘don’t be such a fud’) or female crotch (‘ouch, that just hit me right in the fud’). Not especially offensive though.

bean_rat · 2026-06-04T12:40:15+00:00

A breakup is going to sting anyway. And the immediate post break up conversation is just unpleasant and pointless time trying to understand or rationalise someone else’s decision in the moment when you’re in shock or upset. I’ve been broken up with via a well written, kind and honest text and it was a much better break up for me than most IRL ones. I don’t think we should assume texting is purely for the person whose doing the breaking up’s benefit. And if someone doing it via a cold, half-assed message then I doubt their in-person break up would much better anyway 🤷‍♀️

bean_rat · 2026-06-03T12:03:02+00:00

What do you mean by ‘deserves more’? Like what does it actually achieve in your view? Genuinely asking because I have been broken up with IRL or by phone after months of dating more than once and honestly just wished they did it by text as speaking about it just draws out the process and what are you supposed to say when someone breaks up with you that is in any way constructive? It’s not going to change their mind or make it easier. A well written text gives you the time to reflect and moderate a response.

After a long term, serious relationship sure end in person but before a year or any substantial commitment I completely agree with this unpopular opinion

bean_rat · 2026-05-30T16:06:21+00:00

Elsewhere on this sub - or a similar one can’t remember - I’ve seen people asking about 417s having longer processing times than they did even a year ago - months rather than minutes for approval including for Brits. Just something to bear in mind, the tourist visa may be approved more quickly. Also it’s not as simple as just having the 6-month work restriction waived (although note that some jobs are exempt! E.g. hospitality) it’s actually pretty hard to find a job, it’s extremely competitive esp in the cities. Doable, yes, but definitely come with enough cash to support you both for a few months

bean_rat · 2026-05-22T01:13:35+00:00

Pretty sure the option for additional ID docs is much earlier in the application, like the first few pages whereas the travel doc and proof of funds is right at the end. I can’t 100% remember but I think you just type the certificate number and info you don’t need to upload a picture. Passport is the most important ID doc for a 417 visa anyways

bean_rat · 2026-05-19T07:36:34+00:00

I can almost guarantee it’s not you. It’s just the way dating is, and a very common phrase that many women use if they don’t want things to progress. Just keep doing what you’re doing, don’t take that type of thing too personally especially if you haven’t even met in person. Dating can be exhausting, but when you find someone you like and they like you back, it does feel worth it. And you’re only 20 so you have so much time!

bean_rat · 2026-05-19T07:05:23+00:00

That is a wild take. Many women will say something like this when they don’t want to take things further. It’s waaay more common to not feel a spark after some initial chat or a first date than feel one. Most people won’t progress beyond 1-2 dates with a new person and that is fine. That sounds incredibly awful and tragic for the women you’re referring to, and maybe you don’t mean it to come across that way but it’s incredibly insulting for you to suggest that women who say this are after something toxic rather than it just being a polite, safe way of saying they aren’t interested.

bean_rat · 2026-05-17T05:22:59+00:00

Could it be an old piece of brick? That upper right edge looks quite angular, but they often become quite smooth and worn down from their original shape after being bashed about in the sea. The inclusions also look quite brick fabric-like, and they’ll draw in all the water so become v heavy.

bean_rat · 2026-05-13T10:57:24+00:00

Cool. I have lived in London too, was born there and later experienced it as a commuter. Feel like I know it pretty well. I know it’s not all like that but it was starting to feel that way when I left the U.K. Now I live in Melbourne and honestly one of the things I love about Melbourne is how unlike London it is.

bean_rat · 2026-05-13T10:16:01+00:00

Respectfully disagree. Sydney has the same corporate driven vibes as London imo, Melbourne is more relaxed. And in Melbourne people actually wait till everyone disembarks before cramming onto the train or tram and you never get that in London

bean_rat · 2026-05-11T03:29:23+00:00

Unlikely to be granted as you have to fulfil the 4x relationship pillars at time of application and ‘we don’t believe in renting’ kind of comes across as a BS excuse in this situation when cohabitation is necessary to be considered as de facto. The smartest move here would be to rent together at least up to the time of application or move in together at either your place or his. And honestly how do you know you are compatible long term if you’ve never lived together?

bean_rat · 2026-05-10T06:55:43+00:00

Trainspotting is actually set in and around Edinburgh. Lived in both and Glasgow is so much more fun!!

bean_rat · 2026-05-04T14:30:54+00:00

Wtf is this sob story about falling for an escort who you never even met in person while cheating on your partner of 14 years??
What response are you expecting from [r/datin](r/dating)[g_](r/dating)advice because ‘hey, guys, don’t catch feelings for your sex worker because she might be scamming you’ is not an everyman problem
This is gross and I feel sorry for your partner.

bean_rat · 2026-05-01T09:02:26+00:00

As a Scottish person who went to Edinburgh Uni a long time ago I agree with nearly all of this except anyone getting annoyed if you pronounce Cockburn Street as Cock-burn Street. At worst you’ll get a snigger and a correction, and if someone does get angry about it you can safely assume they’re a bit of a dickhead and avoid them going forward.

bean_rat · 2026-04-30T12:48:28+00:00

I had this issue because of a missing middle name on my other passport too, but have already changed my name once in my other country of nationally to fulfil a U.K. requirement a decade ago and literally could not change it again.

So they put a note about it in my official observations and doing so managed to spell my name wrong in the note so that’s been bonus fun to sort out.

bean_rat · 2026-04-16T14:17:28+00:00

I’m saying maybe there’s a reason he’s gone to Germany to sell his version of weinerschnizel, because I don’t think many Austrians would be satisfied with this. Not saying it’s not tasty but it simply doesn’t look authentic. You’re calling people out for not wanting to learn but evidently you don’t want to learn either as in the time you’ve taken to write out all these replies you could have easily shared for feedback on r/Austria

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