I went to someone’s house where they don’t even have the salt and pepper. A condiment free house.

Like when you first start school

Same, in Australia in the 80s- we had “boy germs” and “girl germs”. The germs were transmitted through even fleeting contact during a game of ‘catch and kiss’, which from recollection never included any actual kissing because that risked mutual contagion.

I was thinking of you and your family. Take care of yourself and each other.

Someone else’s replies is not somewhere to get into the type of policy debate that requires long detailed explanations and citations. And no, my example above very much does relate to commonwealth agencies and commonwealth funded programs.

"Disability organisations reiterate the call for the Government to stop all Centrelink payment penalties and end the Targeted Compliance Framework following another alarming report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman about the harms within the mutual obligations system" dana.org.au/call-to-end-...

One example - the ramping up of ‘digital first’ policies to such an extent that there are agencies which have become ‘digital only’ in practical terms. When this occurs against an overall reduction in generalist community services (e.g. neighbourhood centres) over decades consequences can be dire.

I agree to an extent, but there are areas of social policy that have gotten worse under this government. The damage happening to vulnerable groups while there is harsh enforcement and endless consultation is really tough.

Every dollar that the Feds refuse to spend on their primary health, aged care and NDIS responsibilities leads to somewhere between $1.40 and $7.50 of expenditure required in the hospital system because of that $1.00 decision, depending upon the hospital. This is not new. We already know this.

DM me if it’s not a rhetorical question. I deal with this stuff a lot at work.

Even chicken pox isn’t that simple. Kids who get chicken pox might recover relatively well, children whose mothers got chicken pox while pregnant not so much. Congenital Rubella Syndrome can cause serious, life long disability.

@mooseallain.bsky.social

Digital scripts - you get to keep them with you.

About as well as “loosing things cheesecake” 🤣

A few segues later and our house was giggling about the prospect of getting a wyfewolf movie after your rule was enforced.