25-04-2026 07:56 AM
25-04-2026 07:56 AM
@GezzaP Finlands egalitarian welfare system started when the age pyramid was different and there werent many people requiring welfare. Its now changed with more people requiring welfare, less people to tax and no economic growth in the last 20 years or so
25-04-2026 08:28 AM
25-04-2026 08:28 AM
Ok whatever I won’t argue with you anymore @SmilingGecko .
25-04-2026 12:19 PM
25-04-2026 12:19 PM
Please forgive me for my post this morning @SmilingGecko . I don’t believe in the need for continual economic growth for a society to be a good place. There are other measures of social wellbeing like happiness indexes and free tertiary education. We should simply agree to disagree about this and call a truce. If you like you can call me a dreamer but no dreams means no hope for better societies.
I’m cooking today. Will watch footy after lunch.
25-04-2026 01:05 PM
25-04-2026 01:05 PM
@GezzaP I thought you might be inclined to misunderstand me based on what I said. I did not mean to keep you in the dark, as I was obviously misunderstood by you. Just expressing a point of view not meaning to earn debating points or hurt you unnecessarily through seeming divisive. I dont hold onto my beliefs as if other peoples opinions are an affront to my ego. I have not been online much I was to just going to let things pass and carry on as usual. Yes I am conservative, centrist. Dont like unnecessary government spending, wastefulness and everything that goes with that. I believe in the free-market system being able to resolve many social issues, the principle of self determination and obviously no to the nanny state
25-04-2026 01:48 PM
25-04-2026 01:48 PM
I don’t share your faith in the free market not that any such thing exists @SmilingGecko . The state created the so-called free market during the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Colonised countries had their wealth ripped off them. Australia is dependent on foreign investment and they extract the wealth from Australia paying little to no tax on that natural wealth. Governments here are too weak to interfere with this situation. We then pay more to import back the processed/transformed natural resources. Small businesses struggle to survive in the face of these big foreign corporate interests. It is corporate oligarchic monopoly (telstra for example) or oligarchic duopoly (coles and woolworths for example) capitalism not an idealised free market. The so-called free market would collapse without the support of the State. It needs massive government subsidies and capital friendly laws to survive (like the coal and gas producers). The so-called nanny state serves capitalist corporations not welfare recipients. That’s why the dole and other welfare payments are below the poverty line. My opinion based on my teaching and research at university. I will shut up now.
25-04-2026 08:07 PM
25-04-2026 08:07 PM
@SmilingGecko wrote:
Hello @AuntGlow yes I do chant as well as sound and rhythm practice for the vagus nerve. With the tuning forks it instills clarity and inner peace you also feel more congruent. The biggest thing for me though with the tuning forks is it healed my trauma. I would normally get triggered by certain events but the trauma has just dissapated and I no longer get triggered. It used to stop me accessing things on the internet as I would easily get triggered by people places and things. Now that is no longer the case. They say if you have a problem you need a solution that is higher than the situation that created the problem in the first place - well tuning forks do just that! I've now moved on to fibonacci tuning forks and by combining tuning forks you can access the spiritual. Here is a table below of the fibonacci intervals and what they can do for you.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing this @SmilingGecko. This is such a beautiful way to approach healing. I think it's amazing that so many things can work for different people, and we really do have to find the thing that works best for us, hey? I find intuitive dance and anything music-related really aligning and releasing. And it kind of sounds like fibonacci intervals work in a similar way? The way this is listed also kind of reminds of the chakra system too. 😍
25-04-2026 08:48 PM
25-04-2026 08:48 PM
Helllloooo @TAB!
I am responding to the below post 🫶:
@TAB wrote:
Hi @AuntGlow
..I had a train set when I was like 8 years old lol . its a possibility. am still slowly working on house layout. Have come to conclusion I need a shed , a partly clad pergola to shift washing machine semi outdoors and a carport.
I have a few hundred $ worth of train mags bought since moved here if that means anything.
Artists is too hard. a few based on current playlists
- Hendrix
- Cream
- Joe Cocker
- Free
- Talking Heads
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Alice in Chains
- Audioslave
- Soundgarden
- Dandy Warhols
- Radiohead
- Morphine
last bike I owned was like 1987
rode a no licence scooter around block15 yrs ago
rode a BSA650 around block 25 years ago, not much difference in power ha ha also no brakes re BSA
Thinking dirt bike , looking out for DRZ400
also some sort of UJM (80s term, Universal Japanese Machinery) min 1000cc/100hp
am running whats left of inheritance down, also spent more than half of my super.
So I have to work out how to get more $ for all my afflictions
https://youtu.be/qbGFrrifeEs?si=73VMEv5lIoAgSL_i
..might get @plasmo to give me a hand , they can be be a bit willing, plus have a shopping trolley for all the cash ...
Yes, got psych thru DVA also exercise physio. psych has become a bit random due to funding he said/she said mix ups . Exercise physio takes it out of me. Better just to go blank when doing it. its become a bit of a chat fest w young f. physio lol
And they pay for travel. $27 for 60k's which is better than nothing, but would be over $40 in July.
yes , 3 lemon trees and an orange tree. they seem to be doing okay so far. They didnt seem to mind summer. They got a beating. No shade til early evening lol. Got a Meyer cos all they had one time, got a dwarf Lisbon by mistake, was supposed to be full size. I have another Lisbon and deduced good eating orange that I would have had as a kid was a Washington.
I am still going after Defence after missing out on no proof claim for certain era. I have requested all of my documents. medical, psych etc, then will give them to someone who knows the system to try again.. had to get certified ID. sounds simple , but held me up for weeks. Anyway, got receipt saying its all been lodged so thats something.
oh the DVA stuff took me years of banging my head against the wall, spoke to drs as told to in first instance, none knew what I was talking about and didnt want to know. another one claimed I my card was good and I couldnt claim anything. eventually went to someone who was informed. took 15mins and still paying out re physio etc once it was approved.
Honours thesis examined motivations of a Holocaust author who used post WW2 historiography to create best-selling books in the 1990s. Winding back the clock using new info others discovered.
yes, 'partying' see below.
https://youtu.be/gFC2Gwr2MYA?si=mrld3ooJetnxzur4
yeah I'm not that motivated to do stuff for myself re trade. not used to paying for materials plus havent got all the tools , just ones work didnt supply
The End.
Have you made a start on any of your home projects/getting any help with them?
So cool that you have so many train magazines. You should start a train thread! I feel like so many people would be into that.
ooof, good list. Do you collect records at all?
Last bike was in 1987?! Well, I mean, it's clear - you owe yourself one! 🏍️💨
A dirt bike sounds great.
I am glad you have a support system that DVA helps to fund. Have you been seeing your psychologist lately?
Where did you learn how to tend to orange and lemon trees? I am awful at keeping any plants alive. A friend bought over a small olive tree for me and I have no idea what to do with it. 😂
Do you have any updates on your claim?
Wow, that is so incredibly interesting! What was one of your main findings throughout your research?
25-04-2026 10:04 PM
25-04-2026 10:04 PM
@Jynx @AuntGlow We have what is called a chiron cazimi tomorrow. A cazimi is when chiron passes over the sun. Chiron is a centaur planet known as the wounded healer so when it passes as a disk over the sun and the suns energy amplifies it even more with the suns intense energy. Heres what AI had to say about chiron cazimi which starts to enter as of tomorrow exact the 16th and until the 17th. Some wonderful healing themes for our community!
A Chiron Cazimi occurs when the asteroid Chiron aligns within one degree of the Sun, entering the "heart" of the Sun to amplify its healing potential and initiate a new cycle of addressing deep wounds. This rare event, meaning "in the heart" in Arabic, is considered a moment of heightened awareness, insight, and clarity where the "Wounded Healer" energy is purified, allowing for profound self-discovery and the transformation of pain into medicine.
Upcoming Chiron Cazimi events include:
April 16, 2026 in Aries (Superior Conjunction): This alignment invites a fresh start in healing collective and personal wounds related to leadership, identity, and self-confidence, particularly for fire and cardinal signs.
Ooh, so interesting! I have definitely noticed some shifts this month, particularly around self-accountability! I am a cardinal sign (Cancer), and my partner is in Aries, so it's cool to know some shifts may have happened for us both under the surface. Have you noticed anything in particular has come up for you? @SmilingGecko ✨
25-04-2026 11:13 PM
25-04-2026 11:13 PM
@GezzaP wrote:
I managed to shower and wash my hair eventually this morning @AuntGlow . It’s been a while since I last showered. Credit Union is not changing old BSB straight away apparently. I rang my psychiatrist didn’t find her much help but made another appt for next week. Also made appt for eye test - I have cataracts developing apparently but it is not having a major impact just yet. However I’m struggling to read small print even with my reading glasses on. The joys of aging. I have hearing aids but the stupid things fall out so I don’t use them yet. I can hear ok still without them. Suspect got ripped off with them. Thinking of applying for NDIS support but worried by coming changes. It is warm here today 27. My post-menopausal body doesn’t know whether my house is hot or cold. I keep changing temperature. My cat has just come in. She makes me get up to open the door for her instead of using cat door. Little devil. Haven’t slept well for last two nights and worried I’ll flip over from depression to mania. Excuse the rant. Aging sucks.
I am glad you were able to practice some self-care @GezzaP, that must have felt really nice. 🥰
What did your psychiatrist have to share?
It's great that you booked an eye test and that you're staying on top of preventive care - that's so important!
Applying for NDIS could be really helpful actually. Do you have anyone who could help you with this process?
You are more than allowed to rant. Aging is a lot for the body to go through (especially menopause!), and we don't talk about it enough - so please keep sharing. Not sleeping well and having concerns about how this will impact your mental health is so incredibly valid too.
Cats can be so precious, can't they? 😂 (But also very cute)
25-04-2026 11:48 PM
25-04-2026 11:48 PM
Him and Thatcher ?
I still don’t understand one day your I to the poor and next day not …………
still addicted to America got Talent
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