[Coltaine -]

worry, on 24 September 2017 - 10:26 PM, said:

How big is your parliament that 13% gets you 90 seats??

Too big. The number is not limited due to the election laws they never fixed and now there will now be probably more than 700 seats in the parliament.

[Andorion]

- Coltaine -, on 25 September 2017 - 04:57 AM, said:

worry, on 24 September 2017 - 10:26 PM, said:

How big is your parliament that 13% gets you 90 seats??

Too big. The number is not limited due to the election laws they never fixed and now there will now be probably more than 700 seats in the parliament.

How do they all fit in there?

[Coltaine -]

Andorion, on 25 September 2017 - 05:10 AM, said:

- Coltaine -, on 25 September 2017 - 04:57 AM, said:

worry, on 24 September 2017 - 10:26 PM, said:

How big is your parliament that 13% gets you 90 seats??

Too big. The number is not limited due to the election laws they never fixed and now there will now be probably more than 700 seats in the parliament.

How do they all fit in there?

Not sure. They basically have to add 70 or so new seats. In the old one in Bonn they once had the problem after the reunification. There they had to remove the armrests of the seats so that they could move more seats in.

[Macros]

Alternative Goose, on 19 September 2017 - 05:27 PM, said:

I've seen you make a lot of these posts over the years, Macros. Do they pay you extremely well or are you just a masochist?

I do alright financially
But also probably get too involved in each project, a lot of our work is almost design and build as they through us on site before the drawings are ready, so I probably should get more on the jobs where I have to do all the drawings and material specing.

[amphibian]

You need to get paid for the work you do. That's a bedrock thing and if you're doing drawings and specifications, you need to be paid for that separately too.

By doing it this way, you're accepting overwork and underpayment as a standard condition. That's bad for you, bad for the others working, and great for those who are paying you one job salary to do two jobs.

This post has been edited by amphibian: 25 September 2017 - 12:06 PM

[Puck]

- Coltaine -, on 24 September 2017 - 10:14 PM, said:

Cause, on 24 September 2017 - 06:22 PM, said:

- Coltaine -, on 24 September 2017 - 04:25 PM, said:

The preliminary results of the German election.

13% for a party whose leading candidate finishes his speech after the publication of the polls with "Now we will take our country back".

...

Makes me want to puke

did he not know he had lost yet

He didn't really loose. Last time they had less then 5% of the votes and no seat in the parliament. Now they nearly tripled their votes and will propabaly get 90 seats or more. Despite the fact that they went even more far-right since the last election.

As Coltaine's already said, they didn't really loose, but in fact won in a way by emerging as the third biggest party in parliament, which is kind of a really big deal since often that means being part of the reiging coalition. The only consolation is that none of the otehr parties are willing to ally with them. Nonetheless, nationalists all over Europe are rejoicing *sigh*

[Gust Hubb]

Not sure what to do with my life. I am at a place where i need to decide what comes after this year fellowship and i am just not sure if i am going for another felliwship, research, or job. I cannot wait to have stabilization in my life, if such a thing is possible.

[Cause]

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

[Morgoth]

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

Well, you are really old these days.

[Cause]

Morgoth, on 26 September 2017 - 09:49 AM, said:

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

Well, you are really old these days.

Your older than me. Do your joints ache when it's cold? Ie always

[Morgoth]

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 26 September 2017 - 09:49 AM, said:

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

Well, you are really old these days.

Your older than me. Do your joints ache when it's cold? Ie always

I can tell by the pain in my left big toe it will rain tomorrow.

[QuickTidal]

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

If it's a retinal detachment or the beginning of one, you are good to have noticed it early and they can make the moves to fix it for you. Hopefully you come out of this okay man.

[amphibian]

Maybe avoid flying on a plane until this has an official diagnosis.

[Mezla PigDog]

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

My sister had a similar situation. The optometrist scared her half to death and it turned out to not be serious at all. So there's that.

My cold has turned into a raging ear infection. I've never had proper earache before. It's fecking excruciating. It has also allowed me the opportunity to wallow and count up that in the last 24months I have had a maximum of a single 8 week run in Spring 2016 without any illness, injury, pregnancy / childbirth recovery issues. The Mhybe had a very good goddamned point.

[worry]

amphibian, on 26 September 2017 - 01:34 PM, said:

Maybe avoid flying on a plane until this has an official diagnosis.

Also don't look at any women so beautiful that you turn into a wolf and your tongue lolls out and your eyes protrude several inches from their sockets and your pupils turn into hearts that cause your eyes to pulsate in the rhythm of a heartbeat.

[amphibian]

The pressure changes involved in flying can make eye issues gp from bad to worse very quickly. Happens a lot with fighters who get hit hard and then fly home with eye issues too soon after the fight.

[Tsundoku]

PT yesterday morning involved lots of situps on the horribly dry "grass" area. I've been taking Fexo 180 24 hour anithistamines of a morning all year since I got here as it seems like some plant was affecting me. usual hayfever symptoms plus itchy lumps and welts whenever my skin touched the grass for any extended period (ie the length of a PT session).

Well, cue yesterday afternoon and my back is covered in what looks like nasty mosquito bites, but is actually where the dry, spiky grasses got through my crappy thin PT shirt. Today it's even worse. Itches too.

Good times. Hope this doesn't last long.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 27 September 2017 - 11:31 AM

[Loki]

Tsundoku, on 27 September 2017 - 11:20 AM, said:

PT yesterday morning involved lots of situps on the horribly dry "grass" area. I've been taking Fexo 180 24 hour anithistamines of a morning all year since I got here as it seems like some plant was affecting me. usual hayfever symptoms plus itchy lumps and welts whenever my skin touched the grass for any extended period (ie the length of a PT session).

Well, cue yesterday afternoon and my back is covered in what looks like nasty mosquito bites, but is actually where the dry, spiky grasses got through my crappy thin PT shirt. Today it's even worse. Itches too.

Good times. Hope this doesn't last long.

If they're not open sores/hives, I find white vinegar can take some of the itch out of them. 20 years of allergic reactions and that's pretty much the only tip I have for you. :/

Hope they clear up soon!

[Silencer]

amphibian, on 26 September 2017 - 09:55 PM, said:

The pressure changes involved in flying can make eye issues gp from bad to worse very quickly. Happens a lot with fighters who get hit hard and then fly home with eye issues too soon after the fight.

This is exactly why I went to my doctor last week before flying - I had a bit of swelling around one eye and figured it was probably benign but due to the risks of pressure changes around the eye it was better to be safe than sorry. Normally I wouldn't have gone straight away or at all because it was not painful or anything.
Long story short my GP said it was great that I came in quickly and didn't wait because, as much as it was a simple infection, those can spread and the swelling alone can cause permanent eye damage if it gets in the right place, never mind actually spreading to the eye itself. Cleared to fly but got a stupid heavy dose of strict regimen penicillin (both the doc and the pharmacist stressed the importance of taking them properly and finishing the full course).

Basically: don't mess around with problems around or involving the eyes.

[Cause]

Mezla PigDog, on 26 September 2017 - 03:22 PM, said:

Cause, on 26 September 2017 - 07:36 AM, said:

Went to the ophthalmologist about my eye this morning. He could not make the diagnosis but he indicates it may not be good. Have to see a specialist tomorrow, he advised me not to waste time. It seems its one health problem after another this whole year.

My sister had a similar situation. The optometrist scared her half to death and it turned out to not be serious at all. So there's that.

My cold has turned into a raging ear infection. I've never had proper earache before. It's fecking excruciating. It has also allowed me the opportunity to wallow and count up that in the last 24months I have had a maximum of a single 8 week run in Spring 2016 without any illness, injury, pregnancy / childbirth recovery issues. The Mhybe had a very good goddamned point.

Yes, he told me it was likely optic neuropathy with the most likely cause being multiple sclerosis! Went to the neurologist today, he seemed to think it was an absurdly unlikely scenario. I didn't worry to much without a firm diagnosis and I didn't tell anyone without a firm diagnosis but its still a huge relief. Also cost me about $150 to see the opthaologist and another $150 to see the neurologist. I don't have multiple sclerosis it seems, but I now have no diagnosis for whats wrong with my eye and am out $300

Edit- just got a call from the opthamologist. He wants me to cone in again for free so he can check me and make sure. Never had a dr call me before. I. Not too worried anymore. I feel like the neurologist could not have been more dismissive of the optical neuropathy diagnosis. Got to say though if I close my right eye and use only me left my ability read small text vanishes. Second I open my right eye again I can read clearly.

This post has been edited by Cause: 28 September 2017 - 10:46 AM