Never accept lifts from colleagues? Less obvious and maybe in need of clarification.

Never accept lifts from colleagues you already suspect to be somewhat odd.

They just might insist on taking the wrong route. Get stuck in traffic. And then get lost.

They might insist on taking the tunnel instead of the bridge. When you need the latter.

All the while they might be playing mind-numbingly dull scuba diving podcasts featuring drawling Californians discussing Rebreathers in what sounds like the back room of a particularly grubby dive shop. Or down a well.

They might finally decide to drop you a few kilometres from where they had promised because otherwise it would be out of their way.

You might want to make alternate travel arrangements.

The Man: “Don’t you worry about it, leave it to us, we’ll take care of it. Everything is under control.”

The People: “Good oh.”

The Man (comes back a little later): “Ah, there you are. Turns out we didn’t quite have it covered. Mistakes were made.”

The People: “Cripes! So who pays for the mistakes?”

The Man: “That will be you.”

The People: “Oh.”

It is a natural harbour bigger than Sydney’s, and a marine park full of dolphins and other sea life.

This draws in the tourists as well as numerous other attractions.

But, based on my numerous trips here…

Rumours of their Koalas appear to have been greatly exaggerated.

Some of it may be lawsuit avoiding legalese but there are some things that we really should know. It is for our own good.

Because in some cases, the adverse effects turn out to be exactly what you were trying to avoid in the first place.

And sometimes these unfortunate ulterior outcomes are not even listed in the first place.

So in the interest of public safety, I have listed some common examples below:

Sleeping pills – Side effects may include insomnia

Anti-Nausea medication – Side effects may include vomiting

Going out for a quiet drink – Side effects may include crawling through the front door at 2am

Going to the shops for that one thing you need – Side effects may include a lifetime of servitude to Mastercard/Visa

Concentrating on finishing that important task/document/letter – Side effects may include hours on twitter/youtube/facebook etc.

It is not exhaustive but it is a start. Be safe.

And feel free to add your own.

Fine print – this may not be worth reading

Not that you wish it away, it just seems to slip by. Life is what happens whilst you’re busy making other plans.

And it can all get in the way. Everything that you think is taking your focus from where you think it should be.

Anyway, I have been distracted of late.

This is Hugo. He has just peed on his bed.

To the washing machine. Again.