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music, art and culture / Re: Assisted Dying, UK Parliament

« Last post by remus on Today at 09:47:06 am »

Perhaps what is messed up is people seeing it as somehow being undignified to be demented and incontinent or whatever. When we are new born babies, we are like that and everyone is fine with that.

One significant difference is that a new born child has ~75 years of quality living ahead of them, whereas a dementia patient is unlikely to have lots of quality living ahead of them.

Personally I hope assisted dying is legal by the time Im at risk. It seems to work well in other countries, and forcing people to suffer through poor-quality of life with little hope of enjoyment seems unusually cruel.

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music, art and culture / Re: Assisted Dying, UK Parliament

« Last post by Aussiegav on Today at 09:37:58 am »

Wow Stone, another  heavy topic thread.
Like your style! 

Having more than 2 decades of working in elderly care, complex dementia & intensive care, including the first two waves of COVID, I’ve seen a lot of death. Much of it quite drawn out and horrible for both the person and their loved ones.
So from a professional perspective I’m a strong believer that the approach to care and its delivery can be a lot better.

From a personal perspective, having had a family member have a prolonged painful and mentally painful end stage of life due to cancer, my feelings are the same.

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music, art and culture / Re: Assisted Dying, UK Parliament

« Last post by Oldmanmatt on Today at 09:35:45 am »

This morning at 08:15am BBC R4 had a thought provoking item with Esther Rantzen and Amy Proffitt talking for and against the assisted dying bill being debated in UK Parliament today.

I was uncomfortable with Esther Rantzen's comment that she thought her dog's death was better than her mother or husband's had been. I know she means well and also that it was a light hearted comment. It made me reflect though that my fish at work are one stage further along than her dog in terms of luxury/"dignity". Her dog had to endure old age. My fish all get euthanised before they become elderly and that is (rightly) insisted on by animal welfare officers etc for lab animals.

Perhaps what is messed up is people seeing it as somehow being undignified to be demented and incontinent or whatever. When we are new born babies, we are like that and everyone is fine with that.

I'm throwing this out there because I've got very limited experience, knowledge or insight on this and am keen to hear others' perspectives.

It’s not as simple as indignity, it’s often pain and suffering. I know my wife would have taken the option, many months before she died and I would have carried out myself.
The whole thing is a nightmare though and far from simple, unless we want a “Logan’s run” world.

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bouldering / Re: Non-Quality Bouldering Videos

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 09:08:41 am »

More Southern Esoteric Bouldering Companion goodness...



No it's not big numbers, yes it is big greatness of problems (maybe not the climber...)

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shootin' the shit / Re: Cunty Drone Man - rural myth or real life rock star?

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 09:06:44 am »

Shouting anything whilst (repeatedly) failing on your current project shows a lack of self-control and is penalised in many competition sports. Frankly, I think people (inc. Ondra) should be embarrassed by such behaviour. It’s just climbing a bit of arbitrary rock. Get a grip.

So harsh and judgemental. Poor Cunty Drone Man, he's probably trying really hard.

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music, art and culture / Assisted Dying, UK Parliament

« Last post by stone on Today at 09:05:50 am »

This morning at 08:15am BBC R4 had a thought provoking item with Esther Rantzen and Amy Proffitt talking for and against the assisted dying bill being debated in UK Parliament today.

I was uncomfortable with Esther Rantzen's comment that she thought her dog's death was better than her mother or husband's had been. I know she means well and also that it was a light hearted comment. It made me reflect though that my fish at work are one stage further along than her dog in terms of luxury/"dignity". Her dog had to endure old age. My fish all get euthanised before they become elderly and that is (rightly) insisted on by animal welfare officers etc for lab animals.

Perhaps what is messed up is people seeing it as somehow being undignified to be demented and incontinent or whatever. When we are new born babies, we are like that and everyone is fine with that.

I'm throwing this out there because I've got very limited experience, knowledge or insight on this and am keen to hear others' perspectives.

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power club / Re: Power Club 750 22-28 April 2024

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 08:58:36 am »

Hmmmm I was on the verge of agreeing with Dumalik given that most indoor boulderers like focusing on a circuit range or two (myself included), but then I realised that Blochaus and RockOver (the latter being my current favourite indoor wall) do reset "area by area"  and I'm okay with that. Then again I don't visit as regularly as Duma at TCA, and the areas usually include 6 or so of any given circuit (so 18 or so suitable level new problems for me, including warm-ups and seiges). Hmmm 

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by Fiend on Today at 08:53:26 am »

Ferdia Fatale!

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news / Re: significant repeats

« Last post by Duncan campbell on Today at 08:30:48 am »

Legendary stuff Ferdia!

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power club / Re: Power Club 750 22-28 April 2024

« Last post by ali k on Today at 07:20:39 am »

now they've changed to stupid (imo) by panel setting rather than by circuit.

They do this at one of the walls I go to, but the place is massive so it probably makes sense. (It’s by elevation rather than by panel). They could never set the whole circuit in a day and would involve moving barriers etc around too much even if they could. I quite like it cos every time I go there’s new problems to try. Their other smaller venue they still do by circuit though, which again makes sense.

Dunno if it’s just TCA being lazy/cost cutting though?