Monzcarro

@Monzcarro@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poll reveals the amount of Brits who would take weight-loss jabs for free on NHS⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just speaking for myself here, so not saying this is true for everyone or even many people, but the cost of the gym isn’t the biggest barrier for me.

  I like what you say about expanding availability - there isn’t a gym within (reasonable) walking distance of me. I think facilities being in communities makes a difference.

  However, one of the biggest barriers to me is childcare. Somewhere where I could take them to do their own activities while I worked out would make it far more likely that I use it, and I suspect this is the case for others. My partner works long, unpredictable hours, so I can’t sign up for the weekly classes (that I did before having children) as I don’t know that he’ll be around to look after them.

  I also have chronic health issues, which don’t prevent me exercising all the time, but there are days where I cannot leave my bed because of migraine, so again, committing to something regular is difficult. (Again, persoal to me, but I’m not alone in having a chronic condition.)

  I tend to walk everywhere I can as accessing formal exercise has too many barriers for me, so I do have an acceptable level of fitness, but I miss doing classes as I found these really motivating.

  Sorry for the long reply - I don’t disagree that price and access are issues, but there are more besides that I think need to be addressed. Stress and available time being factors in additional to the others I mentioned.

  I also think there are issues with the weight loss drugs besides cost, one of those being the need to stay on them longterm. That’s not even getting in to using weight ad the sole metric of health.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tweety. I like stretching⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s so weird - I heard about, for the first time, and looked up this ice-cream only this morning. There was a failed petition to change the name, which generated a number of counter petitions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Magic Mineral⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Our house is about 150 years old and we dug down to the dirt floor in one of the downstairs rooms. We found suspicious white bits, and had to send a sample off. Luckily it came back clear. It was unlikely anyway, as asbestos wasn’t in widespread use here in the 19th century.

  However, we do have corrugated asbestos roofing on our “scullery” but it’s in one piece so can be left until we renovate that part, then disposed of safely. It’s pretty common to find it on sheds and outbuildings here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The devil will walk on earth⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, you don’t like bonfire night? Fireworks too loud? /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Units of measurement⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Delists Sites Providing DIY Hormone Therapy at Behest of UK Government⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you for sharing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨puns⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is also a good You’re Wrong About podcast episode on this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My friend on social refuses to see how this is a pyramid scheme⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I seen stuff like this before, and I think I know how it’s supposed to work.

  The “stranger” recruited the person who posted this to OP’s friend as one of 6 people. Each of those 6 people recruit 6 others, who send the books to the stranger (their friend’s friend), hence the 36. OP’s friend will be asked to recruit 6 people in turn, and each of those recruit 6, who then send books to OP’s friend.

  I think it’s a bit dodgy that they’re being asked to buy new, but I’d be more concerned that these kind of schemes can be used to feel out who’s likely to fall for more sinister scams, as people feel they’re getting a lot back for very little.

  Plus, it only takes a few levels (13 if my maths is right) before there are more (far more!) recruits needed than people on earth.