Dear o sung wu and Banjo,

Thanks for your concerns.

I under went my "AF ABLATION" procedure on Tuesday,
5th March, and stayed in hospital over night.
But I've been sleeping a lot ever since.

It's not something I ever want to repeat - and basically
they burned my heart (going in through the groin).
However, this procedure is supposed to regulate my
heart rhythm. I'm still in pain, still have heart palpitations,
however they say that's normal until my body adjusts.
They've changed my meds - and all I want to do is sleep.
I can't lift anything for the next couple of weeks and I've got
to follow the doctor's advice to the letter.

Hopefully this will give me my life back after it's all
over.

Anyway, back to the topic. I'm still a firm believer that
police officers should be trained well enough to be able
to resist resorting to violence. I'm sure there are other
techniques that can be used.There must be Other ways of restraining
offenders without smashing their heads on pavements. And
as far as punishment goes it should not be "quid pro quo."
It should be left up to the courts.In my view - once an
officer loses control of the situation - he's lost his
cred. as well.

o sung wo I think you will forgive my honesty.
As a young scrubber in far different times, I had my ears boxed by a cop.
He was a thug, at that point of my life, 16 years old bush bred I was too.
He grabbed me comeing out of an SP booky shop in Villawood, as he and his crew was entering to raid it.
Just out of the bush, working in Sydney and living just over the road we swapped punches, he won.
May I say to Suseonline hog wash?
And remind posters this event has two sides, this goose, had he been straight, and ran in to a crowd touching females, would have seen demands he be arrested!
The fact is groups within, but not reprsenative off, such as gays, ride on their back, making any chance to get in the spotlight a must.
Suse, know, it is not compulsory to like gays, to always blame the police.
And too this clown by the words of his friends bought it on himself.
Ever seen a cop after a bottle smashes on his head, hate by all means the slugs in uniform, but lets not let this goose of the hook.
Last time, about the 10th, time I saw a cop king hit a person, it was after he had his face spat on.

Suseonline,

Your 'racist and homophobic' allegations came out of thin air.

On the other hand you were not at all concerned that the man was allegedly interfering with women. Nor with the reports of his struggle with police.

Good evening to you all...

Gee LEXI, that sounds like a terrible procedure to endure ? BUT, if in the end, you feel much better, more energy, with a renewed sense of wellbeing, it's worth it. My little game with the Medicos at the moment, is having a multitude of BCC's excised. I know all the skin specialists by first name ? Who the hell am I kidding. Being on the face, neck and head, after each 'procedure' means I can't wash my hair (I mean what little hair I've got left) until the stitches are removed, ah well more inconvenience, than something to worry over unnecessarily ?

Pleased to hear that all's so well with you LEXI, and please take care of yourself ! Is this the last treatment for your medical condition that you'll need, or is it something that will need to be repeated ? You're so right about the quality of life LEXI. Bit over a year ago, I had cataracts removed from both eyes - to me it was a miraculous transformation ! Hitherto, I needed glasses for everything. Now, I just need them to read, and use at night on the computer, amazing medical technology really, similar to the procedure that you've just undergone ? Imagine access to the cardiac area, through a small incision in the groin, the stuff of medical magic eh ?

Thank you too SUSEONLINE, I don't think too many crooks I've managed to lockup, think I'm very nice ? Though, the real 'hardhead' or 'boob rat' provided it was a fair pinch, they generally don't get all that steamed about it. The old verbal, setup whatever, they get pretty 'crooked' on that. A fair pinch, to these blokes is just viewed as an occupational hazard is all ? Often, they may wish to call-in all their warrants too, which clears the books so to speak.

My thanks to each and every single one of you good people for your brilliant contributions. I learn so much from your comments, opinions and views. And I'm not 'bull....ing' either ! Thank you.

Thanks to you too O Sung Wu, you are a true Gentleman.

Lexi, I am sorry to read you haven't been well.
I did wonder where the true lady of reason had gotten to!
Give your poor heart time to heal, and I am sure you will feel better soon.

All the best,
Suse. xx

I may have been mistaken, did I not spy Indi at the wheel of his 'Ole Holden Ute' dressed up as the XXXX float, bring up the rear at Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, I'm sure it was he, with a reading of 5 on the bozz-o-merter, but driving along quite safely at 5 an hour. Indi had left the Deep Deep North a week before hand, heading south into that hostile foreign berg known as Normality. Pulling up along the way to pick up his motley band of Village People, better known as Sung Wu, Banjo and Onthebeach. As they crossed the frontier and to the strains of 'In The Navy' with a quick diversion, Belly was in the back, the Village People were complete.
As I stood in Oxford Street, in a state of total bewilderment, I'm sure there were the lads, in all their natural splendor, and to the twangie sound of Y.M.C.A, happily throwing XXXX condos to the multi as they passed, exclaiming, its a happy happy day.