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fucken hell, incident on werribee line, very tall muscular arsehole threatens to kill the muslims in the carriage
people crowd around the muslims in carriage to protect
at the next stop I got off and called emergency line, cops and train driver informed within 1 minute
i'm not scared, just angry
That's freaking terrifying. I hate that festering pustules like this can have so much power. Hope he gets put away for a good while
will he?
I imagine he will say he said and did nothing serious
would witnesses come forward?
maybe there are cameras in carriages
You did exactly the right thing (brother is a train driver). There are protocols for dealing with such arseholes, and he's in a world of hurt right now. The railways take that sort of behaviour very seriously - not just the vilification laws apply here. Remember the emergency button next to each door - it's there for this purpose.
I looked for the button, could not find it it
to actually yell in a public place, in a train carriage where people are captive, that he is going to kill , to rattle his bag, to say he had heavy objects in his bag, **that was some very very serious shit **
he told us who he was
he told us who he hates
he gave his justification, ie people who are against him deserve to die
he rattled his weapons
he told us what he was going to do
Omg that's horrible ๐
I am both ๐คฌ๐ญ
makes me so sad that people were threatened and were scared
also makes me ashamed, Australia is where people come to be safe
Yeah it is rage-sad. Good that there were enough others to protect them and you were able to alert the coppers. Bloody hell I'd be shaky after that
I'll be shaky tomorrow
I've been thinking how easy it would be for witnesses to not understand what was going on
just another bogan is what a lot of people might think,
but this guy was very specific in his narrative and actions and he actually spurred me into action. I do not react so easily.
seriously, the kind of insane prick who would have a bomb
tho being cowardly he would leave
Coward.
This is why I started muay Thai.
If that dude happens to be fucked up on meth I could be a 5-time Australian MMA champion and I'd give him a w i d e berth.
I've never picked a fight or actively antagonised anyone in my life.
But sometimes, people want to hurt you no matter what. As demonstrated above.
Jesus, I'm glad you're ok.
I'm so sorry you and the others in the carriage had to go through that, what an awful situation. You did so good to call for help and I love to hear that others helped. What a shitty, shitty thing for that man to do. Look after yourself tonight, you are such an amazing person.
Got to do some grocery shopping for the weekend, tackle Mt Washmore and very little else. I've got lunch planned for tomorrow; there's pumpkin, spinach and ricotta lasagna with roast vegetables and a couple of schnitzels for the kids. Looking forward to it!
Homeward bound. 20 mins until my train back to Melbourne. Had a great time and met my good friend's friends. He hired a company that makes fire cooked pizza, they drive in with a trailer of two wood fired pizza ovens and supplies, and kept us fed with fresh pizza for hours. Quite buzzed and glad I didn't stay longer or I'd be toast
Biscoff is not good enough to merit a collab with literally every food brand in existence. They must be spending an absolute fortune.
Iโm not sure what youโre saying here. If you combine Biscoff with a spoon, something magical happens..
Right! Like Aperol a couple of summers ago. Why is it everywhere?!
The first few times I tasted it I loved it, but I got sick of it pretty quickly. I've got a half used jar I bought for something I made that's probably due to be chucked out.
Looks like Bazza is installing on the old work laptop now. Bitlocker was getting in the way so I used command prompt to reformat the drive.
I had to use Windows to destroy the Windows.
I have an errand to run which will get me back home hopefully by 2pm latest then it's gaaaaaaaames all day and guitar all night.
Had an awesome little jam yesterday. When I haven't played for a few days it kinda builds up which is cool.
Also I'm done with cyberpunk. It's my perfect dopamine game so it needs to go for a while.
Enjoy the sunshine โ๏ธ
Waffle fries are the superior potato shape and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
Edit: why yes fuck head uber eats scooter guy, come onto the footpath while I'm right there and almost run me over.
Fuck this suburb. 4 months to go.
ok, now i'm starting to feel teary and shaky
this wasn't a meth head, this was a fanatic , he spouted fanatic beliefs and hate
I heard that the Tetris preventing ptsd thing is a myth but just in case it isn't? https://play.tetris.com/
thank you ๐๐ญ
Otherwise maybe a warm drink or shower, a movie, a nap? Wrap up tightly in a blanket?
Let yourself shake if you need to
i'll keep busy , dwelling doesn't help
I did good. ๐
Helped aunt out with what turned out to be some rather disastrous painting of some old cabinetry with wall paint and wall tiles with metal paint. I am not good at this but it was fun helping out and tidying out some insanely messy areas. The place looks so different now, absolutely not suitable for old people but I'll be sad to see it go and not get to visit them there. Anyway I'm properly pooped. Psyched to get some house chores smashed tomorrow though
My friend is going to Perth today, and I'm going to Waurn Ponds and back. Our travel times will be about the same
I just want to introduce the newest member of my family.
A deformed lemon.
I'm calling it Sharlene or Nasum.
How about Bert?
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lol. yep bert it is!
Finally home.
Shopping is done.
All cats have assorted treats and food (so does the human)
Snacks have been organised.
Now comes the zonk!
I must arise. Late morning marketing and some sunshine strolling is called for
First time on the Geelong/Warrnambool train line, it's pretty
Cat tmi, medical
Also I was right - the vet thankfully changed it to a phone call and said immediately that Melbcat has a raging uti. Bacteria, pus, the works. Exactly as I expected.
I already gave her a dose of the enrofloxacin and will continue twice daily until itโs finished. Heโs ordering in a urinary support supplement that we might not have tried ๐ค
Iโm wondering if itโs ok to email the vet asking for more details on the risks the new vet was referring to when he declined to perform the cystocentosis - and ask that it be done when I tell them itโs needed.
And if thereโs any more not being listened to/heโs not confident performing it, potentially even ask that we not be assigned to that vet again.
I donโt want to antagonise her primary care providers and refusing any particular staff member could be problematic when she needs to be seen and theyโre the only one available. But that created such unnecessary delay in sorting out treatment while Melbcat was in pain. ๐ซค
Thereโs a vet appointment for Melbcat today that I have to decide whether Iโm going to keep. Iโll ring and ask.
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I might give it up for someone on the cancellation list because sheโs just been and Iโm mainly waiting to hear whether I can start giving antibiotics. I have some here.
She needed extra pain relief last night so if results arenโt back soon Iโll probably just start what I have whether they say so or not. From the distinctive smell it possibly is one of those resistant nasty strains that usually do need the enro.
I already had to delay her with pain relief through Tuesday while I had my tooth pulled. She was seen Wednesday but I had the dr myself Thursday and was only able to get a sample that night, which left me taking the sample in Fridayโฆ
If that new guy had just done the cysto on Wednesday the results would be in sooner.
Edit: Nope, the vet will discuss the results today in consult. Guess after morning meds Iโm scraping up the energy to shower and get ready. At least itโs one whoโs seen us before.
I tidied a bit yesterday and did one load of laundry but thereโs more to go then I have to wash the cups and sweep. Melbcat was sick in the wee hours this morning so Iโll soak that with enzyme cleaner.
My box of antibiotics with a few pills left has racked off into the ether so Iโm just going to start the newest box. These are three times daily -_-
Between being careful of my sus tooth socket (which better not be getting infected) and my stomach starting to shut down again I can barely eat anything. My mental health is crumbling.
Iโve woken up tired.
Bee butt
Sending care and strength thoughts in your direction Melbs. May it go smoothly and may Melbcat respond quickly to the antibiotics and may you get some repreive soon.
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