That’s a great question and there are so many good answers in this thread.

Don’t expect your superiors to ever back you up. I got burned so many times. I knew I was right, but they didn’t have a backbone and only thought about the budget, their reputation, and the work they’d have to put in for damage control. I wanted to shut restaurants for their filthiness, but “Oh noes, what will the community think”. Well, if someone dies, then it’s on your head. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING.

Even if a conversation or direction was made verbally, always follow up with an email to say “Just to confirm our conversation today, you have directed me to…” Even if it’s about holidays. My old boss was such a prick. Him and all upper management are the reason I am suspicious of everyone and everything.

99% of people don’t wash their hands properly.

My manager has been the manager of my department for over 7 years and admitted to my face that she has no idea what we do. 💀… And then did not make any effort in the last 8 months to learn what I do.

Seeing people put their rubbish and recycling in the right bins, or parents telling/praising their young ones for putting their stuff in the correct bins.

Getting the fuel pump right on the number I wanted to the cent.

Bee bums and their big pollen pants.

Making eye contact with dogs and they start wagging their tail.

“She’s really shy around strangers,” and then the cat comes up to give my hand a lick and a head butt.

The perfect marshmallow stick.

Finding shelter steps before the start of a downpour.

Pssssht. Crack. Sip. Ahhhhh… (The sound of opening a can.)

This. Even in my psychology of genocide course in uni, a lot of it was focused on Hitler being the worst, and not much about Stalin.

Sort of related sort of not, I learned in the last few years how awful the British were, too. Different levels of awful, but I’m thinking because Canada is a commonwealth country and was pretty much run by the Brits back in the day, the Brits excluded from our education the bad things they did, ie to native Americans/First Nations people, Africa, etc. I didn’t learn about any of that… So I think what they wanted people to learn and what they wanted people to forget shaped what was taught in Canadian schools.

So, like many others, I was awed and excited by the royals. Now that I know what they’ve been trying to hide, meh.

I love seeing all of the food photos. It’d be fun if we could all get together and do a pot luck and share a bit of everything.

Also, I’ve been craving pizza for weeks. I am definitely doing one next week. Your pizzas look amazing.

English and swearing.

Used to be fluent in French, but nobody to talk to to practice so I’ve lost a lot of it. Basic Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, German. Learning Gaeilge.

They’re amazing. They only have one album out at the moment, but I am so keen for their next.

If you like them, then Kingfishr might be another one to look in to. Also saw them in concert last week. They are less refined, but I put it down to them being so young and more rock.

Have a listen to Killeagh.

Of Land and Sea by Amble. Saw them in concert the other week, and it makes me love them even more.

Just some chill, West Coasty vibes. They have some good lyrics.

Edit: Messed up the link formatting thing…

Less consumerism, more mindfulness.

Being able to get paid for something you truly enjoy doing so it doesn’t feel like work at all, and actually be able to live on the pay you receive.

And like a lot of others have mentioned, empathy and kindness.

Yes and yes. I’m a health inspector.

Would absolutely not do it for free. There’s a lot more that I do than just inspecting restaurants and beauty premises:

• inspection accommodations (hotels, motels, rooming houses, student forms, hostels, camps)

• respond to environmental complaints (dumping, pollution of storm water, failing septics, installation of septics)

• residential complaints (the worst!! People don’t want to talk to each other and problem solve like adults so they threaten each other by dragging me in to sort their shit out for them. If they don’t get the result they want, it’s my fault 🙄)

• emergency response (we suddenly had importance when covid came around, but the nation still wouldn’t acknowledge us as important because we’re not in the “response” side like nurses and doctors. We’re prevention, and nobody cares about us; bushfires, floods, air quality)

• mosquito detection (for diseases they carry and treat the areas that we find have carrier mozzies for diseases like Japanese encephalitis, Ross River, etc.)

• pest control, hoarding, land use, subdivisions, swimming pools, drinking water quality, disposal of dead carcasses, cemeteries, exhumation, outbreaks like gastro, too many things to list. We’re pretty much involved in everything that affects human health.

But we’re underpaid, underappreciated, perpetually short staffed and quickly burning out, and mostly unknown to those who don’t run businesses that require council registration by law.

But you got there! And that’s definitely an achievement to be proud of. 👊

Ohhh tail and short ribs!! I love them both, but everything has gone a bit crazy with the prices here in Australia… I don’t eat as much meat as I used to.

I love oxtail in soup, and this for short ribs: https://www.recipetineats.com/braised-beef-short-ribs-in-red-wine-sauce/#h-braised-beef-short-ribs-easy-and-luscious.

I would think the dairy cow cheeks would be similar? I don’t know too much about either of them. Regardless, slow cooking them would still be so tasty with the right ingredients. 🤤

Wow, that’s a lot of money. I’ve never purchased even a quarter - I just don’t have the space for it. I’ve been making friends with beans lately. Body doesn’t enjoy it so much sometimes, but it’s gotta be done. If I lived alone, I’d definitely not be indulging in as much meat as I do now (still not much). It’s a treat now.

I’ve decided that cheeks are one of my favourite cuts! I also love the tail, but the prices here have really gone up for those. What used to be a “poor man’s” cut is now right up there in cost. :(

Like what FauxPseudo said (I don’t know how to tag people :( ), I feel like so many things can be slow cooked and turn out amazing. It’s just finding the right flavours to suit your tastes!

And thank you. :)

Omg. I’ve just had toast with cottage cheese and egg for breakfast, and your food looks infinitely tastier 😭

Do you have recipes that you follow, or just by the seat of your pants? And whereabouts are you? Beef cheeks here aren’t so cheap… $23/kg is the price I got it for. Cheaper than some other cuts, though.

I know, right! Thing is, my GP said I need to try to lower my cholesterol tentatively shakes fist at genetics. She doesn’t want to put me on pills yet and is giving me time to try to sort it out myself, so finding healthier cuts of meats that have the same characteristics as deliciously fatty cuts is an adventure (like slow cooked pork or lamb shoulder). Online shows varying levels of saturated fats for beef cheeks, so I’m on the fence about having this regularly. :(

Sometimes I get the plating right, sometimes it’s just my camera skills. Mostly missing out on both.

The last day I consumed a ridiculous amount of coffee was a triple shot long black, two double shots long blacks, and an extra strong cappuccino (or two). All before 2PM. Bad day at work.

Realised I was drinking it way too often and too high of a concentration to be healthy, and it was really affecting me negatively. I quit cold turkey, and I haven’t looked back.

Now I can drink matcha and chai (both made at home… Can’t justify $8+ for either at a cafe). Only one or the other per day. Coffee is cheaper at a cafe, but unsure if I want to go down that road again.

With the knot on the sole? 💀

Oh yum, definitely misunderstood, sorry! Thanks for clearing that up, that makes way more sense now.

That would explain why sometimes I get emails from companies I’ve never heard of… I’m usually pretty careful with any information, but less careful with email because I feel more anonymous, with it, versus my phone number and home address. I don’t give those out. Heck, I don’t give out any contact details of friends to other friends unless I have consent to do so.

Turns out that it’s not quite the thing anymore with a lot of people, same with talking about plans in a group setting when only some are invited. I think that’s rude. Maybe I’m just getting old. 😅 😭

Oh, that I have! I’ve also got RemovePaywalls.com. Doesn’t always work, so I just search “pay wall remover” and copy and paste the URL in to that.

Thank you so much! I’ll give that a shot. I might come back to this comment thread in the future if I have more questions. 😅 😊

They are! But when I can’t see them, I cringe a little inside. I already hate needles, but I HATE fishing. Shudder

Oh, I’ve never thought so much about stretcher manoeuvrability in a house. I was trained in occupational first aid level 3 (I think it might just be a British Columbia thing, but essentially I could work out in the mining camps and really remote areas where EMS is at least 30 minutes away if they were to drive without slowing), so I only really thought about it in a workplace setting. Also used to work in a stadium, so plenty of space. The hardest part was getting the patient out of the stands…

However, I have had times where I’ve woken up sweating with my heart jumping out of my chest and thinking I was going to die. From there, it was thoughts of how fast my heart was, was I going to pass out, “where’s my phone”, “Will my eyes focus long enough and can my fingers press the buttons,” “can I make it down the stairs and at least unlock the door”.

I also always back in to spots as well! Picked that up from just being a woman (quick escape if being chased), from driving the ambulance (again, safety thing). Attended a house once (as a health inspection) and walked by a machete just casually laying on the grass. Had my car pointed down the road, doors unlocked.