Labour isn't Working - Thread 28

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Continued carry on with discussion.

Well 'clearly' the photo that you saw has been altered to look like a tampon, labelled as such, and spread on sm. It then popped up on my colleagues feed.

TikTok I believe, but not on my phone. Are you and the pp Mandelson fans? Two posts from new names in quick succession is a very odd intervention to my post.

This shows how easily people are fooled by the rubbish that pops up on the likes of X or Tik Tok and how such nonsense is spread. It is very concerning. A second of googling would have revealed the genuine photo.

I was wondering about the fruit farm question. We don’t do digs on this thread. Especially not at @TheNuthatchthanks.

Absolutely. I don't really do much social media, but I was chatting about Starmer at work, and someone quickly showed us the image I described earlier. Tbh, I didn't doubt it's authenticity as it was Mandy stood with Epstein. The cap fits iyswim.

I said in my previous post that Mandelson is an utter scumbag. Correcting wild Tik Tok disinformation doesn't change my view. IMHO spreading such crap trivialises the Epstein scandal and doesn't help the survivors one iota.

Anyway....

Happy Friday all. Hope you have a lovely weekend, and hope you've got your tooth sorted @EmeraldRoulette

Yes, apologies, it wasn't the fruit farm place but Tik Tok, which we all know is a far more reliable source of information.

Still stands. We don’t have a go at each other on this thread, especially not at the pp, thanks.

Starmer will be a gonner after May, surely?

I did say it looked like a tampon, and I don't have TikTok.
You could have just asked instead of going straight in with insults.

I didn't insult you. And I did ask you where you saw the tampon thing. Suggesting I am a Mandelson fan/troll was pretty insulting though! Mandelson is poison and I sincerely hope he goes to jail

I think you are probably right about Starmer being a gonner after the May elections. So we can at least agree on that.

interrupting the madness

Thank you for your well wishes

I've been to the dentist, but I'm not sure I've done the right thing

It can't be saved, apparently - he's got to take it out. He didn't want to do it then and there because there's nothing to replace it with.

I didn't want to do it then and there because I'm away with a friend in the later part of next week and the last time I had a tooth taken out was in my 20s and it took about four hours and it took me a week to recover - well, I went to work obviously but I remember feeling pretty pants for about a week.

I gather it's a lot less traumatic now - also I had to have healthy teeth taken out because my jaw is too small for my teeth so it was much harder work to get them out.

some of it has broken off, I grind my teeth which causes a lot of problems but it's now sensitive rather than painful.

I was so excited about going away with a friend, I rarely get to go away so I had to organise all of this with mum's care agency too. I don't want to spend the whole time fretting about my teeth, but I need to be really careful not to eat on that side as well.

I won't bore on about my teeth. But just in case anyone needed a Friday the 13th distraction....

I like chatting to you all as well obvs 😚

We can but hope. Apart from the fact he's definitely not a leader, his credibility and judgement also appears to be shot.

The problem will be whoever replaces him. The likely contenders will more than likely give as many headaches as him, only different ones. They're such a rabid bunch of incompetents.

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@EmeraldRoulette

Hello, sorry I've been awol for a while, my youngest has been having a shocking time of it lately and I haven't had much bandwidth for the news. But I am dipping my toe in again - although it might take a while to catch up. Have I missed anything? 🤣 😙

Sorry to hear about your tooth @EmeraldRoulette I'm a tooth grinder and have the fillings and a hair trigger for tmj to prove it. Can you get yourself a tooth guard to save causing any more sensitivity until you get an appointment to have it pulled?

@Upstartled oh dear, not you too... I've got some other teeth that are in trouble but I think there's no point in having implants - the cost of them and then imagine if you broke them! I fear ending up with a full set of dentures.

I have a mouthguard, yes.

I can't believe people actually voluntarily do the Turkey teeth thing. It's such a horrible experience having your teeth worked on.

you haven't missed anything. Absolutely nothing has happened... seriously it's kind of overwhelming, isn't it? I should go back to the days when I avoided news!

@Upstartledso happy to see you! Sorry to hear your youngest has had a tough time

Ouch! Would it be worth getting a second opinion as to the viability of the tooth? Two of our friends are dentists and they both view extraction as the last resort, although they admit that does sometimes depend on the depth of a patient's pocket or the limits of their dental insurance if they have it.

He'll be okay, thanks Eastern. Just slipped into that well worn hellfire of undiagnosed sen (waiting limbo), new secondary, awful anxiety and school refusal. We're getting there.

Yes, agreed, I can't imagine voluntarily dicking around with my teeth and risking tooth pain Emerald. Hope you can get it sorted soon.

@Upstartled you poor thing that's a lot to deal with. And him too. Is the waiting thing getting any better?

@DancingFerret that's an interesting point. I did think about it. It would mean another consultation fee and set of x-rays. I really don't know what to do for the best.

That's another reason why I didn't say to extract it immediately. I feel as if it needs some thought. I had another one broken from tooth grinding which got fixed - we'll have to see how long that lasts though. I thought that one was beyond repair, I was amazed when the dentist said he could fix it.

@EmeraldRoulette Hope it doesn't spoil your trip away with your friend. At least you've found a dentist.

@Upstartled Great to see you back :-)
So sorry to hear about your dc. Well worn hellfire is a perfect description. 🫂

Thanks Emerald, we are probably about a year away before we get a look-in. I should have started things sooner but that is a much longer story.

Cheers Nuthatch. Things are heading in the right direction now, at least. I'll take a fully fledged war, an oil crisis and labourmaggedon for light relief until the next bump in the road.

Sorry to hear about your tooth. That sounds awful. I can’t understand the Turkey teeth thing either.

There was this thing in the Times today. I read it and thought of you guys.

“Think Keir Starmer’s avoiding scrutiny? I’ve got a plan”

www.thetimes.com/article/52eb48b5-045f-4c0e-922a-9dc0e0c797f5?shareToken=19adbf57489f16a68cd66613b55f6e31

It doesn't say that. Learn to read. It says it 'looks like', not is. The visual effect can elicit the same reaction as if it was a tampon, even though it's not.

The comprehension ability on this site beggars belief.

ETA: I see this has been addressed. Got to love the ploppers.