DANGER DANGER, gendered travelling

[slemslempike]

The gas fire is CONDEMMNED! It's not safe to use apparently, but this doesn't matter terribly much as the only time it's ever been turned on since we moved in is just now when the nice gasman discovered its unworthy nature. It's been isolated now, placed in solitary confinement so as not to give our other (perfectly working) gas appliances any ideas.

I eventually managed to get an appointment for more pills, so that's nice. It took AGES to get through, and the first time I did my phone cut out, and the second time halfway through the receptionist couldn't hear me so it looked like I was going to have to start all over again. I also need to ask about injections/anti-malarials, as I might only be back for a week between travelling and need to know when to take things. I also discovered that the NHS travel site has a section specifically about advice for male travellers, which was a pleasant surprise. I'm less than happy about some of the differences:

"If you do find yourself in physical danger try to anticipate the aggressors next move and plan ahead for it. As the innocent party in the confrontation you have the advantage of surprise."

vs

"In a confrontational situation a woman traveller is rarely a physical match for a man."

HMM. Also women don't get any advice about carrying condoms if they are interested in having casual sex, though at least men are told that if paying for sex then they should use condoms to protect the sex workers as well as themselves.

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[jekesta]

The Visiting Justice. He is not terribly just, he just does what Erica says he should do and then gives you extra days when you point out that he isn't so much listening to you as ignoring you and what is the point of pretending it's a pretend trial if it's just DOING WHAT THE GOVERNOR WANTS???

They don't put stickers on prisoners in wentworth.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Then how do they know which ones are faulty?

In happier snooker news, the BBC say Ebdon dropped out of the top 16, which is very nice if it's true. Also my man Maguire is not dreadful.

[jekesta]

He has. Dropped out of the top 16. I'm trying not to be TOO gleeful, because one of my friends has decided she likes him, and I feel slightly sad that it has happened because his wife left him and his life fell apart, and I don't hate him as much as I used to because he's not as good as he was, but inside I am DANCING. 16 years he has been there, RUINING SNOOKER. Unfortunately I think he's just the kind of person who might cope with qualifying entirely well, because it's a mental thing, and he is quite disgustingly capable of concentrating. So now all that will actually happen is that he'll be drawn as a qualifier against the people I like that are still in the top sixteen, so it'll be terrible. EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE, everything that happens snooker has a way of making terrible. This is its beauty.

not dreadful

No. Perhaps he will reach YET ANOTHER semi final. Apparently his only ambition in life.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I like that about him. Perfectly happy to settle for "adequate".

[jekesta]

And that would be absolutely fine, obviously, if it didn't mean letting EVIL PASS. CONSTANTLY he lets evil pass.