Scotty from Marketing

[spacesailor]

I,m just managing  to get 'shoes & socks on, 

But,

No way tying laces !, just can,t get down low enough to do that, each morning l do 10 crouches to try & get to touch the floor, finger tips only.

spacesailor

[red750]

That's why I wear slip-on shoes. Have an extra long shoe horn. Have a podiatrist to take care of my toenails. As a pensioner, I have five consultations a year bulk billed to Medicare.

[spacesailor]

Only tried a podiatrist Once !.

She was adamant l had to Buy special shoes, for my broken & bent Big toe.

No talk of remidial treatment. 

spacesailor

[red750]

This is the type of shoe I wear nowadays.

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

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Edited May 2, 2021 by Jerry_Atrick

[Jerry_Atrick]

7 hours ago, red750 said:

Don't remind me!

 

[pmccarthy]

2 hours ago, red750 said:

This is the type of shoe I wear nowadays.

 

Not quite what we used to call brothel creepers.

[onetrack]

Well, you're never too old to learn something new. I'd never heard of "brothel creepers" before - but we did have the suede "desert boots" in fashion, when I was a teenager.

[red750]

As I recall, this is what was called a 'brothel creeper', not that I ever owned a pair. The soft rubber ripple sole allowed you to move silently, except on a highly polished floor, when they squealed.

 

[Marty_d]

Why do you have to move around quietly in the brothel?  It's not like the ladies are sleeping.

[spacesailor]

SO they couple won,t hear you coming, to take those imcrimnating photo,s.

The X partner needs for their Divorce lawyer. LoL

Always a reason !.

spacesailor

[Yenn]

That is only similar to a brothel creeper. The real thing had a thick sorbo type rubber, or slightly firmer than sorbo rubber sole with no tread.

[red750]

I'll bow to your experience.

[spacesailor]

yenn

What camera did you use ?.

Some have a noisy shutter,

Keep any Good photo,s ?.

Did it pay well ?.

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Why the fascination for Brothels? . Being of Scottish ancestry the cost always seemed to be too much. Never been in one. . (True). Nev

[onetrack]

I can remember utilising Brambles Transport workshop in Kalgoorlie way back in the early 80's for doing some mechanical repairs to our heavy equipment (can't recall the exact circumstances how we came to be "borrowing" Brambles workshop, but no doubt it was all due to the small business community in Kalgoorlie, and an arrangement based on "Mates who know Mates").

 

But the interesting part of working there, was:

 

1. Brambles yard and workshop was located in Hay Street, Kalgoorlie.

2. The (in)famous Kalgoorlie brothels were all right opposite Brambles yard.

3. The big sliding doors of the workshop were nearly always open to admit some cooling breezes (apart from mid-Winter).

 

And the fact that made working there most interesting, was that the "working girls" would come in about mid-afternoon, and sit on their porches and verandahs - in their fairly skimpy outfits - with their (very shapely) bare legs up on the railings surrounding the verandahs and porches.

 

It was extremely distracting to us young blokes, as regards trying to get any work done in the workshop. One had to be very focused on the job at hand.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I recall watching a show, I think on the ABC, about a madame who owned a brothel in Perth. This was years ago, when operating them was illegal (presumably they are legal in WA now). It was an interesting show - more about what it was like to own and operate a brothel - and the operation of the industry rather than the seedy portrayal of sex workers. The madame was previously a sex worked, and she also was a bot of a task master. if things weren't going right, she let her employees and hubby know.

She made an interesting observation that at least 80% of sex worked had mental health issues.. I would say the show ran in the early to mid 90s from memory. It coincided with a US naval ship berthing and apparently after a couple of days, most of her workers were taking sickies as they were too sore to continue.

 

Made me laugh that a few weeks later she was done for illegally operating a brothel.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Jerry_Atrick

[Marty_d]

Reminds me of Paddy and Mick, good Irish mates, who were looking to go into business together.

"Ah, sure, Mick, I reckon we ought to open a coffee shop."

The boys think about this for a minute, then Mick says "Not a bad idea, Paddy, but there's just one problem.  Neither of us can cook, and we can't even make good coffee!"

Paddy considers this for a moment and says, "You have the right of it there, Mick.  Ah well, how about we open a brothel?

Mick looks at him scornfully.  "Whist, away with ye Paddy.  If the customers wouldn't buy our coffee, why the hell would they buy our broth??"

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Is there a federal election looming?  https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/spending-splurge-to-create-250-000-jobs-in-two-years-more-money-for-aged-care-and-mental-health-20210507-p57pue.html

[onetrack]

It's a desperate Libs knee-jerk Budget to benefit the Libs main backers - businesses, and big businesses in particular.

 

If Labor ran the enormous deficits this mob are planning to run, the Libs would be screaming from the rooftops, "look at these wastrels! - putting our grandchildren into massive unrepayable debt, for decades to come!".

[spacesailor]

Their gobs figures are Wrong !.

My daughter works casual And is one of Six doing Two people's full time job.

If thats. The norm then their figure should be one sixth of what they are  Bragging about.

 

[Yenn]

The bureau of statistics is reported to say that casual jobs have decreased and full time jobs have massively increased. I haven't looked for the figures as it seems anything to do with politics is lies, or maybe damn lies.

[facthunter]

I think you are counted as employed if you do a couple of hours a week., which is clearly BS..   Nev

[Yenn]

Latest from Scotty is he says if you want to get an Astra Jenica jab and are less than 40, which is not recommended, then go talk to your GP. Good advice I would think, but then he also says the government will indemnify the GP agains being sued for bad advice. That looks corrupt. To me. Ask a professional for advice on a health matter, but don’t hold him responsible.

What I can’t understand is why Albo hasn’t picked up on this, or is it that Albo doesn’t really want to win the next election?

[Marty_d]

The advice should have been this all along.

 

1. We strongly recommend ALL people over 18 receive a TGA-approved Covid vaccine as soon as possible.

2. Be aware that if you get the Astra Zeneca jab there is a very small chance of a serious side effect.  In most cases this side effect can be quickly and effectively treated in hospital.  The risk of this is in the order of 1.2 cases per 100,000 up to 3 cases per 100,000 depending on age.

3. If you decide not to get the vaccine because of the risk of a side effect, be aware that we could suffer serious outbreaks at any time, and then your risk of serious illness requiring hospitalisation goes from 30 cases per 100,000 up to 260 cases per 100,000 depending on age.  Do the math.

4. This is not a buffet.  We're in a pandemic and we have at least two effective vaccines.  Once we vaccinate 90% of the population you won't have to suffer any more lockdowns.  Just get the damn jab.  Your chances of serious side effects are about the same as winning a mansion on the Gold Coast, and you've never won that yet, have you?