UnSubRocky wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 2:34pm:


Infants which are even more helpless than demented geriatrics must really peeve you off.

UnSubRocky wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 2:42pm:


Ozpolitic bigot UnsubRocky has done nothing and is a loser and he disrespects the elderly because of their age.

There is no doubt UnsubRocky has cost Australia more in welfare and medical expenses than he has paid in taxes.

Laugh till you cry wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 2:47pm:


You are wrong on both sentences. I did one 8-hour day at an aged care facility and was generally impressed by most of the residents there. However, I had grown up to not respect the elderly (those over 60) because they had this entitlement attitude thinking that they deserve respect because they are elderly. There was this 100 years old woman (she turned 100 years old the next day) that was very active and could look after herself without much assistance. Then there was this 70-something year old woman who was diabetic, obese, and was about ready to lose her leg from her poor life choices. She had a demanding attitude that the AIN said was enough to make her want to quit.

And like it or not, ltyc, I work in industries that have made more money for Australia in business taxes in one year than what I have ever collected in my life. Even if I would be one-fortieth responsible for helping those businesses make the money to pay those taxes. And off the record, I have probably saved money for Australia simply by being a good example. How many drug addicts have you saved from their addictions?

Sophia wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 3:25pm:


All the courses on self-help would not dissuade me from holding ageist beliefs. Dad just annoys me because he spent his adolescence, teenaged years, early adulthood and then his early thirties not giving a damn about his health. Of course, his youth saved him from the effects of his smoking, drinking and whatever else he liked. But, even when he quit smoking and cut back on his drinking, he still held bad hygiene practices that haunt him today.

A girlfriend of mine broke up with me because she could not stand the way that a non-smoking, rarely drinking man would not go any further and just try to look after himself better. I just get the feeling that Dad does not feel like living much beyond 70 years of age. And the fact that Dad likes to think himself a hit with the ladies, that is enough to throw anyone off liking him.

When Dad passes away, I would be sure my sister would be devastated. Mum would be grieving for years. I would be sad. But, Dad has not built up a good reputation in the community that would mean a lot of people would miss him. And I do not know what I would get in the will. But, whatever I get will not pay off the years of Dad's narcissism or obliviousness of him as the dirty old man in the community.

UnSubRocky wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 4:26pm:



I wouldn't want to be a burden to anyone and
neither would I want to live a miserable life in old age.

The last time we had the virus in aged care
over 800 people died and we were in lockdown for 112 days.

Are we doomed?



https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/victoria-records-5-new-cases-on-s...

State leaders are ‘extremely concerned’ about a new mystery case of Covid-19.

One of Victoria’s five new infections is a worker in an aged care facility in Melbourne’s west, health officials revealed on Sunday.

Health authorities are now scrambling to determine how the female health care worker at Arcare Maidstone, who lives in Altona, caught the virus.

She was asymptomatic and wore a mask when she worked shifts on Wednesday and Thursday at the aged care home.

“The aged care positive case is an extreme concern to us,” testing commander Jeroen Weimar told reporters on Sunday.

“It is our most vulnerable and sensitive setting.”

Acting Premier James Merlino on Sunday said the worker got a test as soon as she showed symptoms.

“I want to thank the worker for doing the right thing and getting tested immediately upon getting symptoms,” he said.

The worker had also received the first dose of the vaccine, and more than half of the residents have been vaccinated.


Out of the 76 residents at the centre, 53 had consented to the coronavirus vaccine, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday.

He urged people in aged care or their families to consent to receiving the jab.

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“It can save your life,” Mr Hunt told reporters.

However only a third of aged care workers at the centre had received their vaccine.

The aged care centre has gone into strict lockdown with residents confined to their rooms amid fears the virus may spread.

Contact tracing is underway to determine how the worker caught the virus.

“This is the first mystery case we have seen in this particular outbreak,” coronavirus testing commander Mr Weimar said.

“We have identified the infectious period as potentially being Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the 26 and 27 of May, and of course we have now put in place our full response.

“We are doing on-site testing, of course.”

Victoria recorded five new local cases of Covid-19 on the third day of the state’s lockdown, including the aged care staffer.

Bobby - no

Sophia wrote on May 30^th, 2021 at 6:27pm:


I was not saying that my father was a bad father. He was quite a good father. It is just that he has a real problem with arrogance. For example, he acts like he is indestructible. Other people my age have said that they wish that they had a father like mine. But, when you come down to it, all the good that my father has done is heavily suppressed by his faults.