A barista's guide to good mental health

@JudyEv (337535)
Rockingham, Australia
July 21, 2024 9:07pm CST
Tom Price is a mining town in Western Australia and the day starts early as everyone heads off to the various mine sites. Before catching their flights or buses, they often pick up a coffee from a coffee van run by barista Ted Blakely. Ted first went to Tom Price to help his daughter with her new child. When the sale of the coffee van came up, Ted took up the challenge. He has become an icon in the town with residents enjoying a chat with those in front and behind of them in the queue. A small blackboard gives a tongue-in-cheek ten points for mental health. I thought I’d share them with you. The heading is: The barista’s guide to good mental health Stay single as long as possible All kids go to boarding school from the age of 5 Get on Tinder at least once a week Get a dog that doesn’t like walks Drink only Bollinger pink champagne Stay off social media Refuse pineapple on your pizza Don’t take any sh*t from anybody Go fishing often Stay calm and drink coffee From this list, do you have a favourite? Mine would be have a dog that doesn't like walks.
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@TheHorse (216607)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jul
Coffee makes me talk too much.
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@TheHorse (216607)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jul
@JudyEv Well, that too.
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@TheHorse (216607)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Jul
@JudyEv Eh, it's all the same.
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@snowy22315 (178806)
• United States
22 Jul
I like stay calm and drink coffee.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
Yep, that would work.
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@shaggin (72011)
• United States
22 Jul
The dog that doesn’t like walks I agree is probably my favorite. How odd to me a town is a mans first and last name.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
A man named Tom Price was the first one to find the iron ore so they named the town after him.
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@xFiacre (12867)
• Ireland
22 Jul
@judyev I'm with you on the dog that doesn't needs walks but I'd go further. My ideal dog would scoop its own poop.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
Yeah, that would be the ideal dog. It makes stuffed ones seem attractive.
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@xFiacre (12867)
• Ireland
22 Jul
@JudyEv My wife is yearning for a new cat. Says, tearfully, that she never saw herself as being at less at this stage of life, and all I can offer are nice ornaments - no mess, no noise, no destructive scratching. But with 6 weeks of trips lined up before the year’s end there’s no point getting a real one.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
@xFiacre You'd get a lot of brownie points if you were able to provide one as a Christmas present.
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@just4him (317022)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul
Interesting list. My favorite would be: Stay off social media. I agree. MyLot is the only site I'm on.
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@just4him (317022)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul
@JudyEv Yes, it does.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
That's very good advice I think. Social media causes angst to a lot of people.
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23 Jul
I am vehemently against all social media but I do only like myLot. The rest of social media seems pointless.
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@Deepizzaguy (101298)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul
I like the single part and avoid the use of social media a lot.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
He has drawn up a very good list I think.
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@Deepizzaguy (101298)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul
@JudyEv I am in agreement with you.
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@much2say (55118)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul
The one that speaks to me the most is "Don’t take any sh*t from anybody" . I'll drink to that - coffee, that is .
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@much2say (55118)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul
@JudyEv I will say I've been better about that as I've gotten older .
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
I think we all need to take on board that one.
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@wolfgirl569 (104153)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jul
I would like that dog too
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@wolfgirl569 (104153)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jul
@JudyEv That would be almost perfect. No peeing also and we are there
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
And it would be good if it didn't poo as well.
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@RasmaSandra (78786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul
I like two refuse pineapple on your pizza and I have never had any on mine and drink only Bollinger pink champagne that would be like going through life with rose-colored glasses if only I could afford it
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
It's an interesting list, isn't it?
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@RasmaSandra (78786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul
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• United States
22 Jul
I actually laughed at loud at the dog who doesn't like walks. I can't argue with any of his ideas for mental health.
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• United States
23 Jul
@JudyEv I laughed at the dog one too because my dog always chooses the most inopportune time to want to go out.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
It's not a bad list, is it? I laughed at the dog one too.
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@Shiva49 (26581)
• Singapore
22 Jul
The first on the list is already happening with the girls putting their foot down. I like pineapple in the pizza because I go vegetarian.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
I like pineapple however it appears. People aren't so worried about getting married now, are they?
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@Ronrybs (18841)
• London, England
22 Jul
It should be stay calm and drink tea!
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
I can remember when it became quite sophisticated to drink coffee. Until I married, I only drank tea.
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• Angeles City, Philippines
22 Jul
Don’t take any sh*t from anybody that would be my favourite. I don't wanna meddle with someone's business. as the saying goes "mind your own business " in this way we could focus on our own lives for the betterment of it. Besides we gain nothing from other's lives if we kept on minding them.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
Most of these are very good points with a couple of funny ones thrown in.
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22 Jul
The only option for me is to stay calm and drink coffee, therefore I go with that.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
That's good advice. Staying calm can be difficult sometimes.
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22 Jul
@JudyEv true especially when the environment around feels like storm.
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@popciclecold (38205)
• United States
23 Jul
I'd go with refuse pineapple on your pizza. Lol. It covered a lot.
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• United States
23 Jul
@JudyEv What a weird combination.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
I like pineapple on anything but I know a lot don't like it on pizza in particular.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
@popciclecold To each his own! lol
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@jstory07 (138935)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Jul
Refuse pineapple on your pizza.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
Haha. Fair enough. I like pineapple on anything.
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@Juliaacv (50757)
• Canada
22 Jul
I like the third last one. If only I could put that into practice...........
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
Practise, practise, practise.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
22 Jul
I like all kids go to boarding school from the age of 5...but I think it should be 2 years old! lololol Have a good week.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
I'm with you on that one!!
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@Beestring (14358)
• Hong Kong
22 Jul
I like Stay Calm and Drink Coffee. But I will Drink Tea.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul
When I was young very few people drank coffee but then it became very fashionable.
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