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Generali

kennyboy66 wrote: »

A Jellyfish stills comes under the animal kingdom. Other kingdoms would be plants,fungi, bacteria and proterazoa (single cells).

If you go to North Queensland, many of the beaches have bottles of vinegar left at certain points - although like Malaria, the best treatment is not getting bit in the first place.

It's true.

The thing is, treatment of jelly fish stings, spider bites etc have improved so they're rarely fatal. I found it amazing that bee stings were the 'big' killers.

kennyboy66_2

Generali wrote: »

It's true.

The thing is, treatment of jelly fish stings, spider bites etc have improved so they're rarely fatal. I found it amazing that bee stings were the 'big' killers.

It is amazing, although I wonder if some of the anaphalxis deaths are from other causes (nuts etc).

10 in Australia would suggest approx 30 in the UK, which just feels too high.

What about horses (people falling off) or Stingrays (Steve Irwin) ?

Generali

kennyboy66 wrote: »

It is amazing, although I wonder if some of the anaphalxis deaths are from other causes (nuts etc).

10 in Australia would suggest approx 30 in the UK, which just feels too high.

What about horses (people falling off) or Stingrays (Steve Irwin) ?

Horse riding accidents cause about the same number (according to The Australian anyway). I'm not sure that's quite the same thing though as the horse isn't out to get you. My guess is that sting rays cause beggar all deaths - didn't Steve Irwin get unlucky by getting hit in the heart or something? I've not heard of hundreds of Aussies being done in by them anyway.

Surely it's more amazing that British people won Wimbledon so many times! Who'd have thought it?

StevieJ

Generali wrote: »

Horse riding accidents cause about the same number (according to The Australian anyway). I'm not sure that's quite the same thing though as the horse isn't out to get you. My guess is that sting rays cause beggar all deaths - didn't Steve Irwin get unlucky by getting hit in the heart or something? I've not heard of hundreds of Aussies being done in by them anyway.

Surely it's more amazing that British people won Wimbledon so many times! Who'd have thought it?

Hey I swam with Stingrays in Antigua, they brush past your legs and you are allowed to pick them up balanced on the arms, very gentle creatures unless you stand on them :eek:

Generali

StevieJ wrote: »

Hey I swam with Stingrays in Antigua, they brush past your legs and you are allowed to pick them up balanced on the arms, very gentle creatures unless you stand on them :eek:

I think I might have been to a feeding thing for sting rays in Darwin where they did the same thing. Not sure though, I was pretty much troppo by that point - it's not normal up there!

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

I could have got work much sooner than I did over here if I'd been a little less choosy. In my circumstances, it was worth holding out for a while for a job commensurate with my experience. The funny thing is, I only got a decent job once I took any old thing to stop me getting bored! Still I made the right choice at the time even if with hindsight it was wrong.

Find this bit of your post very interesting.

When I graduated, I did voluntary work for 2 years to get the experience to move into my career of choice. At the same time I did a horrible job in a factory to pay me bills. I went for an interview, & was offered a job (not the one advertised) and was told that they were impressed by the fact that I was working full time as well as the voluntary work.

Fast forward a few years. I took a career break (not through choice) to be a carer for a disabled friend having treatment for a nasty illness. After several months I started applying for jobs. Applied for a lot. Heard very little back until one employer took me on. After that I started getting more interviews, & after 3 months was offered a job paying an additional £7k.

I firmly believe you're more likely to be favourably looked upon by potential employers if you're actually in work.

Generali

lemonjelly wrote: »

Find this bit of your post very interesting.

When I graduated, I did voluntary work for 2 years to get the experience to move into my career of choice. At the same time I did a horrible job in a factory to pay me bills. I went for an interview, & was offered a job (not the one advertised) and was told that they were impressed by the fact that I was working full time as well as the voluntary work.

Fast forward a few years. I took a career break (not through choice) to be a carer for a disabled friend having treatment for a nasty illness. After several months I started applying for jobs. Applied for a lot. Heard very little back until one employer took me on. After that I started getting more interviews, & after 3 months was offered a job paying an additional £7k.

I firmly believe you're more likely to be favourably looked upon by potential employers if you're actually in work.

Generally speaking I agree with you. The difficulty I had was that my last job was a big step up and I felt if I stepped back down again then the better job would look like a 'blip' on my CV rather than my career going on an upward trajectory. I decided to spend 3 months looking for something at my old level before taking pretty much anything that came along.

In normal circumstances I wouldn't have done that and generally wouldn't reccommend others to do it either.

Things are going pretty well now though which is the main thing. The next hurdle I have to get over is to persuade the CPA that my degree qualifies me to do their course. If I can do that then that's another big step forward.

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

Generally speaking I agree with you. The difficulty I had was that my last job was a big step up and I felt if I stepped back down again then the better job would look like a 'blip' on my CV rather than my career going on an upward trajectory. I decided to spend 3 months looking for something at my old level before taking pretty much anything that came along.

In normal circumstances I wouldn't have done that and generally wouldn't reccommend others to do it either.

Things are going pretty well now though which is the main thing. The next hurdle I have to get over is to persuade the CPA that my degree qualifies me to do their course. If I can do that then that's another big step forward.

I agree with pretty much all you say here.

I suppose my circumstances were quite different too. Most employers "applauded" my willingness to be a carer, but I assume that my CV was put into the rejects pile as I left the interview room.

The job I went back to was much lower than my experience merited, but after 5 months out I felt I needed something. Worked out in that I noticed the interviews to application rose significantly when I was able to put on the form something in "current employment".

The job I then moved too was potentially very good. Enjoyed it at the start. Good salary (for me - enough to be content). Though as time went on, the shine went off. A restructuring appeared as the bottom fell out of the jobs market.

I was lucky to get another post relatively quickly, & one I enjoy. Slightly less cash, however significantly less stress. Much better hours!

Hope all goes well for you Generali... (thumbs up smilie)