Filthy rich

 I know two anaesthetists. It's a bloody lot harder job than most think. 

 that's fine if you can afford it, Bob...

No doubt private health funds are not in the business to lose, however as you point out if you remain fit and healthy you contribute to their bottom line, but if you had been unfit and unhealthy would most likely would be miles ahead financially, although health wise not so much. Like all insurances, home, health, car etc we all hope we do not have to claim, but if we need to claim we know we have the peace of mind knowing we will not be bankrupted.

Baghdad Bob wrote: No doubt private health funds are not in the business to lose, however as you point out if you remain fit and healthy you contribute to their bottom line, but if you had been unfit and unhealthy would most likely would be miles ahead financially, although health wise not so much. Like all insurances, home, health, car etc we all hope we do not have to claim, but if we need to claim we know we have the peace of mind knowing we will not be bankrupted.

You need to read the fine print on all those house insurance policies very well tho, Bob.  Many here had their home insurance refused after floods as the insurance companies disputed it was one thing and not the other .  Floods, storms, etc.  Cant remember exactly what the arguement was over,  but many who had paid religously for years got nothing .  The one mob that did pay up no questions ask, and quickly, was NRMA.   Another of the bigger ones just point blank refused, even tho the local member took it as far as he could. A lot of people lost a lot thanks to insurance non payment, and they had a lot go into bat for them.

JJ. as you live in an apartment your body corporate fees will cover your building but not your contents. In the case of a fire, flood or robbery unless you take out a contents policy you are not covered if you lose anything within your apartment as result of fire, flood or robbery.

 I like a fruity iced mango tea...vintage 2022. Or a full-bodied vanilla milkshake. Or a ripe sweet orange cordial...chilled.

 It just struck me, Bob, that you, being a Melbournite, would naturally think not driving a car is a hardship. 

 not really. I travel all around Sydney, not just my own area. 

 just the fact you drink Grange at all, sets up your profile...

Baghdad Bob wrote: jujuno wrote:  I like a fruity iced mango tea...vintage 2022. Or a full-bodied vanilla milkshake. Or a ripe sweet orange cordial...chilled.  You can stick the ridiculously expensive Grange right up the wine cellar, Bob.    The only time I have drank Grange in the past five years is with my son and his wife to celebrate the birth of my three grandsons, a granddaughter is due in December with my other son, so we will open another bottle on her arrival. I might keep a couple in the cellar for my second son as he and his wife anticipate having  more children. After drinking those previous bottles I have left it with my son to pass onto to those grandchildren as a memento for them as to the significance of a healthy new born grandchild means to my wife and myself. Hardly an indulgence. BTW I have been known to make a vanilla milkshake at home and add a banana for good measure.

jujuno wrote:  just the fact you drink Grange at all, sets up your profile...

 we use the Randwick light rail, constantly. Rarely out of action.

Baghdad Bob wrote: jujuno wrote:  just the fact you drink Grange at all, sets up your profile...     I bought them in the mid 1990s  at 1/5 of their current price, and relish the fact that I am able to drink a such an iconic bottle at such a price. What do you want me to do with the rest , sell them ( I do not need the money ) or drink them to celebrate the birth of a healthy grandchild ? Rather than setting up my profile maybe it sets up your profile, as Theodore Roosevelt once said " When we compare ourselves to what others have, or simply how they are, we are essentially making ourselves feel down right inadequate and deflated – with a low self esteem to match "

Nah, that’s not right.