tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Catdownundercatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger8509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-37908647545809427022024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:302024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30I hate daylight saving and at each end I experienc...I hate daylight saving and at each end I experience “jet lag” for want of a better description. I do mow in the late evening when it’s stinking hot, but I would do that without daylight saving. I love mornings and am up with the sun every day, summer and winter, it’s quiet and when the children were younger I could get lots of the day’s work done before they were out of bed.gemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969215686993068788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-21498323010397859162024-03-11T03:21:23.480+10:302024-03-11T03:21:23.480+10:30“If you don't read the newspaper, you're u...“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.” <br />― Mark TwainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-53965487097936938152024-03-08T11:54:44.651+10:302024-03-08T11:54:44.651+10:30Potential “stars” are picked out from the rest at ...Potential “stars” are picked out from the rest at a very young age and put on a path to success. Much time and money are spent on making them excellent at a small range of skills. More money and power are spent making them dependent on their “teachers/employers” and by their fans. They live in isolation from the real world, so it’s a shock when they meet it, or, eventually, have to join it. <br /><br />In the olden days, sports people worked at ordinary jobs and played sport out of working hours, so they met ordinary people who were not invested (literally) in them and had different interests and skills. Some of them still behaved badly - but probably did not make international headlines.<br /><br />It must be very hard to be an elite sportsperson nowadays.<br /><br />LMcCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-39457143090791227192024-02-27T19:31:25.933+10:302024-02-27T19:31:25.933+10:30That's an interesting way of saying it Hilde!That's an interesting way of saying it Hilde!<br />catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-31702062742724197032024-02-27T14:58:11.156+10:302024-02-27T14:58:11.156+10:30The money you get when you are unemployed for what...The money you get when you are unemployed for whatever reason is now called "citizen´s benefits" here. So, you are a citizen if you get government handouts. Does this mean that the people who work and pay taxes are no citizens? Maybe they are just seen as useful idiots?<br />Hilde in GermanyHildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-2904723289165163242024-02-25T17:48:24.121+10:302024-02-25T17:48:24.121+10:30Always did think you were a very practical sort of...Always did think you were a very practical sort of person! My work clothes were mostly navy blue - for the same reasoncatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-69491077557701714882024-02-25T13:29:29.986+10:302024-02-25T13:29:29.986+10:30I’ve never worked where a uniform was required, bu...I’ve never worked where a uniform was required, but I’ve always styled my work wardrobe as black, taupe and if I feel the need a bright scarf. Saves so much time shopping and dressing in the morning. And it’s really a timeless look.gemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969215686993068788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-42919794598791442812024-01-29T15:18:34.729+10:302024-01-29T15:18:34.729+10:30I did always wonder why the relatively few people ...I did always wonder why the relatively few people in Palestine get a refugee agency of their own, the UNRWA, while the UNHCR is there for all the other millions of refugees all over the world. And I would like to know if anybody controls where all the money goes and whether it has any effect at all. Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-89652523043516822192024-01-16T17:08:51.332+10:302024-01-16T17:08:51.332+10:30I think what really infuriates me is the lack of f...I think what really infuriates me is the lack of flexibility. If women who want to work while the children are in day-care and school could work those hours it would be much easier but here the government has so many rules and regulations surrounding that sort of thing that employers give up and say people need to be "full-time" or not at all - and that makes it impossible for some employers and too expensive for others...and that then becomes a problem for far too many women (to say nothing of their excellent and much needed skills not being used). catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-32201688235856115822024-01-16T16:16:53.054+10:302024-01-16T16:16:53.054+10:30Thinking back over all the decades, I am not sure ...Thinking back over all the decades, I am not sure that this is anything new. The "stay at home mom" was always a middle-class and up privilege. Which meant that social economic/race/immigration status/ethnicity played a huge role. <br /><br />If you had enough privilege/,money then you hired nannies, nursemaids, governess and the like. Women have always worked on farms, in family stores, in laundries, taking care of others, sometimes even for pay on top of taking care of their homes. It was the advent of "labor saving devices" in the 1950s/on which remarkably changed the attitude that home "wasn't work" anymore. And changed the exceptions of everyone - house always clean (rather than once a week) laundry done all the time (rather than Monday wash/ Tues iron/ etc with the Saturday night bath....)<br /><br />Yes, it became obvious during the pandemic as women left their jobs at higher rates than men that childcare/no school was a huge issue in the US. This has also been seriously influenced by current social structure and increase in single parent families. <br /><br />There is NOTHING sacred or better about a woman staying home full time than a man. It is societies pressure that makes many think so. And increasing conservative societies/people would love to turn back time to decades ago.<br /><br />Solutions? Anyone who wants a career shouldn't be penalized or thought less of than someone who can afford to stay home and take care of home/family. And then there is the issue of both parents putting in time. Dad coming in the door, being handed a cocktail, reading a newspaper, and being called to dinner is stupid and sexist. <br /><br />As someone who worked full time while raising my family, as did my husband, we managed to balance what we both did with work. The income from two people also gave us more options, but we weren't minimum wage workers. Either of us stay at home full time - insanity. just my opinion. <br />Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032454459129277383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-41559943838845701002024-01-16T13:20:02.464+10:302024-01-16T13:20:02.464+10:30Some time in the last few years, I heard a radio r...Some time in the last few years, I heard a radio report of a caravan manufacturing firm that was short of workers. I think it was someone on the HR department who suggested tweaking the requirements so the jobs could be done by people working regular but shorter hours, which - surprise - fitted in with 9:00 to 3:30 school hours. Mothers appreciated not only the money but also learning new skills.<br /><br />One alternative…<br /><br />LMcCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-6042595288077528602024-01-10T08:33:20.137+10:302024-01-10T08:33:20.137+10:30But now a lot of people make a lot of money for ve...But now a lot of people make a lot of money for very little effort. Who cares about and checks up on the unfortunates in their “care”? <br /><br />And I am sure the current model of providing ‘care’ costs the community more than the old one.<br /><br />LMcCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-72957090236945238362024-01-09T17:21:46.015+10:302024-01-09T17:21:46.015+10:30The law here requires the house to be valued. It m...The law here requires the house to be valued. It must be valued by someone who is registered to value property and who is not a beneficiary under the will. <br />There is no inheritance tax here (although the government would like to reinstate it!) They find other ways of taking it from people. Anyone on government benefits also had to declare any inheritance and it is taken into account so they do not benefit from it. (This is supposed to prevent people from taking more than they are entitled from the taxpayer but it can lead to some very unfair situations.) catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-58487126792598520472024-01-09T16:26:11.919+10:302024-01-09T16:26:11.919+10:30Why do you need to have the house valued? You seem...Why do you need to have the house valued? You seem to have a very complicated system. When our father died, my two brothers and I sold the house and each of us got one third of the money. We didn´t even have to pay taxes. Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-85628476822687154432024-01-09T06:35:45.946+10:302024-01-09T06:35:45.946+10:30that is even worse Shandy!that is even worse Shandy!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-49527944728699774212024-01-08T20:20:49.610+10:302024-01-08T20:20:49.610+10:30I can see your frustration at the fee. We wanted ...I can see your frustration at the fee. We wanted to have a kitchen refurb in our Grade 2 listed house. A young girl came, walked through, saw the back of the house was Edwardian, not Tudor and charged us £350 for her view, which took less than five minutes.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-80968814542525556852024-01-08T19:31:04.788+10:302024-01-08T19:31:04.788+10:30Ah, someone who understands! Thank you!Ah, someone who understands! Thank you!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-8318108152201743512024-01-08T09:44:08.471+10:302024-01-08T09:44:08.471+10:30Books are insulation and fireproofing - and treasu...Books are insulation and fireproofing - and treasures.<br /><br />LMcCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-62712616237910837802024-01-07T11:27:23.945+10:302024-01-07T11:27:23.945+10:30Thank you Catriona.
I do feel better now about no...Thank you Catriona.<br /><br />I do feel better now about not walking too fast or too dangerously.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-28130393203378211672024-01-01T12:18:50.181+10:302024-01-01T12:18:50.181+10:30I think 4-5km is probably what I would think of as...I think 4-5km is probably what I would think of as "brisk", 6-8km would be "speedy"!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-42855342885420689622024-01-01T12:11:44.974+10:302024-01-01T12:11:44.974+10:30Thank you. I hope you have a wonderful, friendship...Thank you. I hope you have a wonderful, friendship and word filled year too Jancatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-82079834048265038542024-01-01T07:21:04.827+10:302024-01-01T07:21:04.827+10:30This a very thoughtful post. I agree with it all. ...This a very thoughtful post. I agree with it all. I have lots of friends that I only interact with on the internet these days, but because I know they are there, I'm never lonely. I miss not seeing them , but they are instantly contactable which is a great joy. The only times I have ever felt isolated are when I am surrounded by people who I find unsympathetic or who don't share any of my interests. <br /><br />Wishing you all the best for the new year, dear Cat xJan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-54178611068899409692023-12-21T11:47:28.747+10:302023-12-21T11:47:28.747+10:30A brisk walking speed is 6-8 km, yes?
My own walk...A brisk walking speed is 6-8 km, yes?<br /><br />My own walking speed is more like 4 or 5 kilometres unimpeded by major obstacles.<br /><br />And the way people behave on these escooters!<br /><br />[drunk and not wearing helmets or other protective equipment].Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-26404419030812122922023-12-19T13:53:18.080+10:302023-12-19T13:53:18.080+10:30Thank you for sharing such lovely news of your fri...Thank you for sharing such lovely news of your friends. Just what I need right now. Gemmagemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969215686993068788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-17133287852242899332023-12-16T12:01:56.691+10:302023-12-16T12:01:56.691+10:30I resonate with the struggle mentioned in the blog...I resonate with the struggle mentioned in the blog about NDIS not working as expected. It's disheartening to hear about families not receiving the support they genuinely need. If anyone has insights on how to navigate the NDIS application process or any resources that <a href="https://aiimchoices.com.au/application-assistance/" rel="nofollow">offer help with NDIS applications</a>, please share.Zabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817050474722108287noreply@blogger.com