Certain things also happen to you if you drink *a lot* of alcohol.
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arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
I did a quick search to find out what kinds of medications would react badly with alcohol, and, well, there's rather a lot of them. I think it would be perfectly reasonable for someone of Barnaby's age and situation to be taking meds for anxiety or high blood pressure, for example.
But yeah, you've got to pay attention to the interactions.
rjh01
Gentleman of leisure
What a stupid idiot. If you are on prescription medications you should not be taking alcohol. The only exception would be if you are told that it is safe.
I would have thought that mixing alcohol and antibiotics would be safe. Wrong!
Ref: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-...he effects of,can increase these side effects.
If he suffers from anxiety then again he should not be taking alcohol as that would make the anxiety worse and that is not even looking at the drugs a person might be taking for anxiety.
Ref: https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/...t, if you're,the alcohol level suddenly drops.
Edit: Ditto to high blood pressure. Ref: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...sers who cut,drink alcohol only in moderation.
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Nah, he’s a pisspot.
arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
I'm not a mental health professional, but if he can't prevent himself from drinking, he may need assistance with that.
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
I'd say he drank no more than usual. It's time he faced up to reality. He has a young child and needs to think about someone other than himself for a change.
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
Loy Yang A goes completely off line due to a massive power surge and is still not back online. When green energy did this there was uproar.
Back to the Robert’s-Smith appeal (which is highly political as it centres on Australia’s controversial involvement in Afghanistan), one judge is showing signs of not paying attention at all. She is (unlike the other two) continually asking Nine’s barrister where they are in the trial transcript and repeated asking for the meaning of acronyms like EKIA (which I worked out means Enemy Killed in Action without help).
But the forehead slapping moment came yesterday with testimony about an Australian soldier having to tell headquarters that there would be one fewer PUCs (Person under Control) needing to be helicoptered out. The judge asked “why is there one fewer PUC?”.
You could almost hear the sigh of exasperation by the barrister. “Because he had been murdered by a soldier”. The judge responded with “Sorry, I’m such an idiot”. Indeed you are. The whole thing is about killing of Afghani non combatants.
But the forehead slapping moment came yesterday with testimony about an Australian soldier having to tell headquarters that there would be one fewer PUCs (Person under Control) needing to be helicoptered out. The judge asked “why is there one fewer PUC?”.
You could almost hear the sigh of exasperation by the barrister. “Because he had been murdered by a soldier”. The judge responded with “Sorry, I’m such an idiot”. Indeed you are. The whole thing is about killing of Afghani non combatants.
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
Thanks John Howard for a health system that is totally dysfunctional. The "Privatisation" of health has produced an expensive two tier system that selects the profitable and sends the rest to the public to subsidise. Private hosipitals have been shutting down maternity wards and they certainly don't want to have emergency departments. I pay private for what? I pay for top tier and when I last went to the hospital I had to pay cash on the spot to enter the ward. WTF?
That's because the hospital was owned by BUPA that is also a health fund and engages in anti-competitive behaviour by charging small non-BUPA health fund members extra to encourage them to move to BUPA. Why the small ones? Because they will be less able to take on a massively expensive court case. What about the ACCC?
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Thanks John Howard for a health system that is totally dysfunctional. The "Privatisation" of health has produced an expensive two tier system that selects the profitable and sends the rest to the public to subsidise. Private hosipitals have been shutting down maternity wards and they certainly don't want to have emergency departments. I pay private for what? I pay for top tier and when I last went to the hospital I had to pay cash on the spot to enter the ward. WTF?
That's because the hospital was owned by BUPA that is also a health fund and engages in anti-competitive behaviour by charging small non-BUPA health fund members extra to encourage them to move to BUPA. Why the small ones? Because they will be less able to take on a massively expensive court case. What about the ACCC?
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“Perception is real, but the truth is not.” - Imelda Marcos
Maybe my memory is failing me, but I believe that ever since Medibank (now Medicare) was established there was always private health insurance offering ancillary medical care and the option of private health care. Something I’ve always taken up, like you.
I’m a Bupa member and expect a better deal if I go to a Bupa hospital. But I find that the deal is not often better. I’ve been a Bupa Optical user and I found I would get a better a deal if I use Specsaver. I get the Bupa rebate if I use them.
But in any case, I’m of the firm belief that Australia has the best health system in the world. The NHS is collapsing because the cost of the health service they provide is becoming unviable. Here we have good basic government funded care. If you want better, as we do, pay more, as we do.
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a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
That's the problem BUPA discriminates against non-BUPA. That's anti-competitive. It's not free market it's market manipulation that is trying to create a monopoly.
The free market gets massive tax subsidies for the private health system but systematically tries to shift costs to the public system.
The free market gets massive tax subsidies for the private health system but systematically tries to shift costs to the public system.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
It is always true that hospitals make deals with private health funds and don't necessarily have the same prices for (or even an agreement with) every fund.
As a consumer, the way forward for you, is to pick a private insurer that has agreements with the medical facilities you want to use.
This is the reason why I'm a member of BUPA (formerly Mutual Community) and not Health Partners.
What are the predictions for the important Dunkley by election this weekend?
Important because, while the result in Dunkley will not change the lower house, it will give Dutton great momentum if he wins.
Dunkley was held by the LNP for the three out of four terms before Labor’s Peta Murphy won it n 2019 and increased the margin to 6.3% in 2022. Dunkley is interesting as it included down at heel areas like Frankston and the Pines, cheap new (and horrible) houses in Casey and the absolute elite in Sorrento, Portsea, Mt Eliza and so on.
So Labor should win with that margin, and the bookies (seldom wrong) think so.
But I’m not so certain.
Another interesting fact is that a win by Albo will do nothing for him, but a swing against Labor, even if they win, will be a victory for Dutton.
I predict a small ALP win with Green preferences getting them over the line.
Important because, while the result in Dunkley will not change the lower house, it will give Dutton great momentum if he wins.
Dunkley was held by the LNP for the three out of four terms before Labor’s Peta Murphy won it n 2019 and increased the margin to 6.3% in 2022. Dunkley is interesting as it included down at heel areas like Frankston and the Pines, cheap new (and horrible) houses in Casey and the absolute elite in Sorrento, Portsea, Mt Eliza and so on.
So Labor should win with that margin, and the bookies (seldom wrong) think so.
But I’m not so certain.
Another interesting fact is that a win by Albo will do nothing for him, but a swing against Labor, even if they win, will be a victory for Dutton.
I predict a small ALP win with Green preferences getting them over the line.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
I may be misreading this, but I think it's a comment about how the media are always talking up the conservatives here.
i.e.
If the Coalition loses by a landslide, but still gains 20% of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition loses by 20 % of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition loses by 5 % of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition scrapes in, despite suffering a 10% swing against them, that's a win for the Coalition.
No matter how well Labor does, that's a 'loss' for Labor, which indicates that the current Prime Minister must resign now.
I'm reminded of the Murdoch headlines "Labor must go." but can't remember which election it was...
... no wait, was it all of them?
i.e.
If the Coalition loses by a landslide, but still gains 20% of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition loses by 20 % of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition loses by 5 % of the vote, that's a 'win' for the Coalition.
If the Coalition scrapes in, despite suffering a 10% swing against them, that's a win for the Coalition.
No matter how well Labor does, that's a 'loss' for Labor, which indicates that the current Prime Minister must resign now.
I'm reminded of the Murdoch headlines "Labor must go." but can't remember which election it was...
... no wait, was it all of them?
psionl0
Skeptical about skeptics
- The ALP will win the seat with a reduced majority
- The conservative press will hail the result as a "shocking indictment" against the Labor government.
- The left leaning media will describe the result as better than expected.
- MPs will dust off their by election result speeches.
This by election is not really all that significant unless one of two things happens: The ALP loses the seat or the ALP wins the seat with an increased majority.
In spite of his "voice" blunder, Albo hasn't really done anything that could generate a groundswell of any significance.
I suspect you are right. I’m really interested in the booths in Sorrento, Portsea etc. I think there will be a swing against Labor around Frankston, where the “No” vote was particularly strong, but I don’t think the deep blue conservatives in the south will warm to him at all. The problem is that there is no Teal candidate, and these voters will not vote Green.
So I swing against Labor. The magnitude will be very interesting.
psionl0
Skeptical about skeptics
Informal vote?
Sorry. Meant to be a swing.