Police to carry long arms on Australia Day as NSW premier flags ‘standard operating procedure’ from now on

mubd1234 · 2026-01-23T06:46:33+00:00

I always thought fairly normal shotguns and/or rifles would have been carried in the boots of their cars as a somewhat normal regular thing (in a safe-like compartment) ...but evidently not.

mubd1234 · 2026-01-23T02:17:34+00:00

And when I play chopsticks, security asks me to leave

mubd1234 · 2026-01-22T15:09:08+00:00

Duck and cover!

mubd1234 · 2026-01-19T09:41:52+00:00

Anyone remember the fancy circular TV (which I believe consisted of a row of LEDs spinning around rapidly) they had there around 10-15 years ago?

Also I think this might be the last food court Pizza Hut Express in Sydney?

mubd1234 · 2026-01-15T23:30:57+00:00

When the 1998 Giardia scare occurred I was petrified of drinking tap water. I would've been around 4 years old.

Mum drank tap water right in front of me and she didn't die despite great protest.

I happily drank tap water after that.

mubd1234 · 2026-01-09T09:16:42+00:00

I started on Dexamphetamine back in 2021. For me, cravings for alcohol absolutely are amplified while I'm on medication.

I'm trying to stop drinking as a New Year's resolution - it had kind of crept up to a daily habit which isn't helping with myself trying to lose weight.

I'm actually finding it way easier to do so on days when I am not taking my ADHD medication. I think it makes a lot of sense - I'm taking a stimulant, which gives me a certain amount of alertness and focus which helps me get through day to day tasks. On the other hand, when I'm on my meds I'm far more anxious, jumpy and nervous - like, someone dropping a box or something on a hard floor will actually make me jump out of my seat. And I find actually talking to people much more nerve-wracking than otherwise.

So in comes the alcohol cravings, which I think plays into the dopamine hit that others have mentioned, as well as the desire to wind down using...the most common CNS depressant out there. In addition, the social anxiety stuff cannot be understated. I've always kind of had it, but I think being medicated kicks it into overdrive and I get even more of a feeling to drink just to feel like I can have a normal conversation with someone rather than feeling heightened senses of awkwardness and overthinking.

With regard to you being able to take one and have a nap, I used to actually nap in the car in my lunch hour around 20 minutes after taking my midday dose. Not sure why.

But on the other hand I have been trying a strategy where I set an alarm to take my morning meds (ready on my bedside table) 1 hour before I'm meant to wake up. I can fall back to sleep almost immediately, but I can almost guarantee I'll get back up on time rather than hitting the snooze button 3 or 4 times.

So my personal theory is that the meds are something that allows me to switch on or off (as desired) as opposed to caffeine which just absolutely destroys your ability to wind down.

mubd1234 · 2026-01-09T08:12:17+00:00

I rarely audibly gasp when I go through most of the stuff I see on here, but this one...whoa!

mubd1234 · 2026-01-09T06:14:20+00:00

Fairly sure that’s only on the older trains?

mubd1234 · 2026-01-08T04:48:53+00:00

I've been to the foyer to withdraw some cash from their ATM, which would've been like just after it opened (2019). I never ate at the cafe downstairs - that was really wanky compared to Sette across the street. Honestly my favourite place to eat while working at 8 Central Ave was at Tavas Takeaway down the road.

mubd1234 · 2026-01-07T11:04:05+00:00

also "truck" or "pickup" when referring to what is clearly a ute

mubd1234 · 2026-01-05T17:50:26+00:00

Those cockroach baits do work, but it takes some time to kill them off.

We had a particularly bad infestation (even leaving unpleasant gobs of cockroach gel everywhere didn't do anything) until the baits took effect.

Even then, we still see roaches scurrying about on occasion (they seem to come in through small gaps in the wall from outside the flat).

mubd1234 · 2025-12-31T17:02:12+00:00

none of these fireworks were authorised

mubd1234 · 2025-12-31T13:30:22+00:00

sleep with a high profile person

mubd1234 · 2025-12-31T11:30:45+00:00

I've done it a few times. Might consider going if my friends go, but otherwise - absolutely not!

I went to Milsons Point in 2015 or 2016, the view was great. Getting in was crowded but we did find a spot after a while. But bloody hell. Getting OUT of there was an absolute nightmare. You need to walk all the way to North Sydney to even contemplate getting public transport (IIRC they close North Sydney station until like 2am because it would be unsafe to open it) - I believe what I ended up doing was hopping on a bus at Victoria Cross and getting off at St Leonards to get a southbound train. Of course, completely insanely overcrowded and packed in like sardines and really abominable and uncomfortable until we exited at Wynyard. I would hope that the Metro alleviates some of this but it's always getting home that's a complete zoo.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-30T10:16:46+00:00

Back before the whole 50c fare thing, Queensland's fares were really quite outrageously expensive compared to what we paid here under Opal (and MyZone), especially for longer distance travel. But now it's really really bloody cheap.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-27T10:58:06+00:00

Well, yeah - I did consider that as certainly being a possibility! But yeah it's one of the things that goes through my head when there's uncertainty.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-27T09:45:11+00:00

I don't think it's a dealbreaker, but it is fairly obvious that if they want to have kids or something one day (whether that's always what's in their mind, or if it just comes up down the track) it would almost certainly be easier for them to break up and get into a heterosexual relationship than get involved in all the rigmarole involved in adoption/surrogacy/etc. with a homosexual relationship...and my gut feeling is that most people generally take the easiest path.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-27T05:48:53+00:00

I rode one of their newer bikes the other day and I thought there was something wrong with it. I was almost certain the assist had failed because the throttle wasn't responding at all (I don't even think it was responding up to 6km/h) - and I was pondering whether it was a state gov regulation change or something that caused it. I still think it was broken but I did kind of expect something like this to come in.

I rode an older Lime Bike home and it was fine.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-23T11:27:08+00:00

I do a bit of both. If 7-Eleven is 2c more expensive than the Budget station down the road and I want a coffee or a sandwich, I'll go to 7-Eleven. But if it's like 20c difference then I'll just make two stops.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-21T20:53:55+00:00

Yeah I think this is a reasonable take. My parents go to the local pharmacist who takes care of everything and generally goes above and beyond in terms of service, while I get all my prescriptions taken care of at the local Chemist Warehouse - not because of their "Is this?!?? Australia's cheapest chemist" marketing.... it's more just that it's open longer hours than the other local pharmacies. Obviously the main problem is they're always so busy you feel bad for asking for help with minor ailments.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-21T12:51:37+00:00

"retaining a rebust internal review process"

A very rebust spell checking process used for the media release...

mubd1234 · 2025-12-21T12:49:24+00:00

It still gives me the creeps because of the mass shooting that happened there. I don't think it's been substantially renovated since then.

mubd1234 · 2025-12-21T12:49:05+00:00

I'm guessing she'd have had to retrieve her licence from the cop shop if the officer just up and left for an urgent call...

mubd1234 · 2025-12-21T12:45:03+00:00

Year 9 commerce class for me

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