It's a line from the videogame Portal, was pretty much all over the internet... what seems like quite a long time ago now... oh god it came out in 2007, that was a fundamentally different world.
Being disabled and having to shop with them for delivery means I can't boycott, so I was wondering whether I should at least try to screw them out of a free chocolate cake. But then by accepting that sop they might think there was some kind of goodwill between us... I didn't take the offer.
Now you say it's not even available.
Edit: Wait, if you want some cake then fuckem, take it. Check whether the offer period is over, and if it isn't take note that their discount codes are case sensitive. I remember the word 'cake' was all caps
If not then they've given out as many as they have or are willing to which is a jerk move
I wish Aldi did delivery. IGA is $$$$. I have a disability/chronic illness, hence delivery from colesworth. Plus trying to avoid get sick from all the illnesss going around.
I think during the lockdowns the local IGA may have done it by phone, and they may have implemented online shop by now.
But to be honest IGA items and prices are bougie, I need one stop cheap homebrand basics and I specifically go for Coles because I can routinely get $2-4 delivery slots.
Edit: Cat food is also a big decider for where I shop because of Melbcat's food intolerances. I've found that by luck the duopolies both have a flavour of homebrand cat food she can eat, and if those are out of stock there's still pricier name brands there that are ok. From experience IGA have less of a selection and generally just stock a few popular brands which contain her (very common) allergens.
Mickey says hello and hopes you all have a nice Tuesday, despite the bad weather. He says you all need to make sure you treat yourself and be really kind to yourself. Have a nice warm coffee or tea, or buy that little treat you've been eyeing off.
Terrible sleep last night (yeah we got the wind as well) blends into a terrible day (left the basket of washing outside because I'm a moron) into a terrible work day (people doing stuff they shouldn't) and tomorrow my little one is having surgery and gotta drive to Launceston and be there at 7am. It's a 2 hour drive. I'm considering seeing if I can get a last minute deal for a room.
Far out. Nooo. I'm so sorry you went from being sick on your trip to coming back to this guy...
Do you have a complaints process? From experience complaints tend to go into 'the round file' (ie. the bin) and I know this is a lot to put on you. But if you're up to it try to put in complaints as often as you can for as long as you can stand getting the runaround.
Also whether you decide to complain or not (sometimes reporting leads to backlash) it it might be a smart move to buy a cheap A4 notebook and make a note of the times and dates of any incidents.
Guy swears at you or damages something or clogs the toilet? Write down a quick summary, time and date. Cops show up? What happened, time and date - plus cops names and their station if possible. Unnecessarily high bill from something he's done? Time and date. Something of yours goes missing? You know what to do.
Documenting sucks and feels useless but it creates a paper trail demonstrating a pattern of behaviour that might get him kicked out sooner, lay the foundations for an IVO if one is ever needed (touch wood it isn't), or may hopefully protect you from liability for something stupid he's done. I am so sorry you're having to deal with this especially at your young age.
Ps. Definitely get the lockable toolbox for out of sight under your bed and bike chain it to the frame. Grab yourself a lanyard to keep keys on you and lock your bedroom door even just to go to the toilet.
Also - you probably know this already, and may have already been doing this in the old place. But since this kid sounds like a problem it might be cautious to not leave your own personal toiletries in a shared bathroom in case they get used up, stolen or messed with. Maybe buy a wash bag or a beach bag to keep your own toiletries in, leave them in your room and carry to the bathroom as you need them.
A few generic "shared" things in the bathroom as window dressing are all I would leave out around a person like this. (A bare minimum amount of basic things you don't care about like a cheap bottle of hand soap, a few homebrand bar soaps and the cheapest brand TP.)
It might be a good idea to close or block the duct in your room if possible (so the new kid can't cook you alive), and use an electric blanket or space heater to set your own comfortable temperature.
Also it's not a bad idea to keep snacks and water in your room, lock yourself in there especially when sus characters are around, pick up solitary hobbies or be away all the time, and if you can afford it take meals while you're out.
Edit: Perhaps your hospo job allows free or discounted employee meals? So you can work all the time and eat cheaply while avoiding this dude and saving up an emergency fund. If he asks, you're still broke. Invent a vague debt repayment that gets taken out of your bank account to explain where all your money is going, idk.
Grab your clothes as soon as they're done washing. A clothes airer rack to dry your clothes in your room is invaluable.
Ps. Sorry if this sounds like a lecture. It really isn't meant to be. I've just lived with and dealt with people like this. A lot.
Thank goodness. But sus out how safe it'll be to complain first. Sometimes it'll get back to the idiot you're dealing with and aggravate them, then you're left with them taking it out on you.
Fortunately our bathrooms and toilets aren’t shared
That's good, I was going to suggest a kettle for your room but thought that you'd have to keep refilling a container of water in the kitchen and it would raise questions. Bathroom sink might be an option if you're desperate and it's frequently disinfected?
Have a think about the bar fridge I guess. Extra fridges do consume extra electricity. But if utilities are being paid for, you have the money to buy it, it'll make this crap time safer/more comfortable and your fridge space needs aren't large... it might be good to have one already when you eventually move out on your own. That's one less thing you have to buy immediately upon moving. It also means you could hold off on getting a full size fridge until you measure the dimensions in the new place. The one thing I'd consider though is if the energy efficiency might be bad or have become outdated by the time you leave. (Is that a thing?) Could just sell it on once you're the utility account holder.
Edit: If you're allowed to take home food from work/can get any cheap large meals that also provides somewhere to keep leftovers for the next day.
Yeah... confidentiality is important but some of these things you really would want to know upfront.
Mate, all I can say is you're a far stronger person than I am - you are dealing with some of the shittiest living situations and still thinking through it logically despite being sick as well. It's so shit that you had to come back to this. I apologise for not remembering, but when do you get to finally get to leave the system/age out? It's within a year... I hope?? 😬
Okay, at least you have some options. You seem optimistic that this new dropkick will be booted fairly soon but until he is it sounds like you have to go through more crap. I really wish you didn't have to but you can always vent in the DT whenever you need to...
I'm really sorry for what you have to go through right now. I know a bit of what it's like to have little to no control over your living situation, while others make all the decisions that affect you.
Best thing you can do is be polite so as not to give the wrong impression, but keep your boundaries as strong as you can.
Keep pressing whoever you have to, for some details as to what can be expected of this new person.
Hang in there. I know it's hard to imagine sometimes, but things will get better.
That sounds like.... fun. Keep your wits about you Baku, and stay safe. It's shit that someone like that can threaten your home environment because those at the top have forgotten why they went into the sector to begin with.
I don't want to imagine what it's like on the roads right now. And I've been just bone tired... Pulled the pin and asked to wfh and got it. Crisis averted. As much as I like going in to meet people I'm very much grateful for the option of not rushing off half asleep and being able to ease my way back in. We'll just discuss what we need to on Teams.
Only downside is I dont have a second monitor after giving back my old one to my former workplace... not enough to get me out today :|
Definitely better now that I've had sustenance and some green tea and been able to take it slow. The sound of the wind is distracting but I think wfh was a great idea today rather than piling everything on in one go
Mr Woof really wants to go on a walk right now. I've tried showing him the incoming band of rain on the weather radar and he still doesn't seem to understand why it's a bad idea and that we will go later.
He was oblivious when the rain hit, but now that it has passed we have squeezed in a walk which made him happy. It's getting dim again so it may have been just in time.
The whole reporting on it is hilarious. Pathetic attempt to cry and stomp their feet to have their cake and eat it. In the end they'll just suck it up by raising rents higher...
Tasmania, 1877.
After a decade of hunting escaped convicts and bushrangers, Constable Charlie Harris has kept the peace in the quiet farming town of Ross, where the biggest crimes are drunken punch-ons. Then he captures Tommy Oliver, a member of a notorious bushranger gang, who offers him a deal he can't refuse: passage to the mainland in exchange for revealing the identity and location of the gang's enigmatic leader, Hannibal.
Wanted for a string of burglaries and murders, Hannibal and the gang have eluded capture for years, and they won't sit back and let Tommy Oliver give up their leader, and that puts the town of Ross and its constable squarely in their sights...
Can Ross hold out until reinforcements arrive to take Tommy Oliver to Launceston, or will Constable Harris be forced to choose between his oath to protect the town and his word to protect a bushranger's life?
I don't know about the words punch ons though. I'd use drunken brawls or fisty-cuffs or drunken biffs but you are the writer and you do a might fine job.
Fair enough! I think "punch-ons" is a fairly new word though, often meaning everyone in. The old school term was "a bar-room brawl" or one on one "a bit of a biff" or nothing serious "fisty-cuffs".
Spelled 'fisticuffs' I think. Punch-on is perfectly respectable slang though. If you want REALLY old slang, try 'wigs on the green' for a brawl. As a phrase survived here in Aus a lot longer than its place of origin.
Worked a shorter day to go home to the fully sick Miniest. A lot of people off work sick, some with bad colds and some with COVID. Forgot how much I enjoyed finishing at 2ish, with not so many people on the bus and fewer on the street.
Mine was very happy to see me wake up. The moment I sat down he rushed over for a cuddle next to the heater. He'd been standing guard over me most of the night
Definitely picked up a sick. My throat is on fire. I did get within a metre or so of a toddler who was in front of me in line at the very crowded Beechworth Bakery yesterday and they are germ factories.
The sound last night was horrendous! There’s maybe 5 bins still standing in the street. Putting you shoes on in my house is dangerous cause it gets the dogs excited thinking they might get a walk, but this morning they both sunk as far down into their beds and pretended to still be asleep.
Finally let the fluffy one roam the hallway after begging for like a week.
Opened the door for him. He did a burnout towards the door, did a failed handbrake turn and slammed into the door frame, then continued the burnout out the door.
Cracked out the big jar of kombucha to process tomorrow. Been at it for a year now. It's gonna make great vinegar. HMU if you want excess scoby/mother/culture.
Please grant me the courage and fortitude to stand up for what I believe is right, in the face of greed and tyranny. The courage to make a stand, not only for myself, but for my peers. The courage to make a statement that will echo - perhaps starting as a whisper - but build into a roar. Also a flat white thanks
Imagine we spend, what... lets say 10 million on a new station in the south east? And all we do is turn the thing into a giant wet wind tunnel! Everyone has to huddle halfway up the stairs so you dont get soaked or blown off the friggin thing. What a joke. How quickly will they get complaints about this do you reckon?
It looks different from when I lived around there in the 2000s lol. IDK what they did to it, but it isn't the same I don't think. Either way, it is a Wet Wind Tunnel of Grey Doom
It’s so annoying. Newish one near us is nicer than the previous one, but unfortunately has very minimal cover. So when platform is busy most people have to get rained on in winter or heat stroke in Summer. Not very clever planning. Some basic tin roofing would have made it so much better.
129 Comments
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 2y
Did my Coles shop online. At checkout-“enter cake for a free mud cake”
Type in cake.
Sorry offer not available.
Fuck you even more than usual, Coles.
Nath@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
The cake is a lie!
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I'm sure they're making a note here, huge success!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Aperture Science: We do what we must ...Because we can
::: spoiler spoiler ❤️ :::
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
?
I provided them with my feedback directly, if that’s what you’re trying to get at.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It's a line from the videogame Portal, was pretty much all over the internet... what seems like quite a long time ago now... oh god it came out in 2007, that was a fundamentally different world.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
That's beyond evil.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Being disabled and having to shop with them for delivery means I can't boycott, so I was wondering whether I should at least try to screw them out of a free chocolate cake. But then by accepting that sop they might think there was some kind of goodwill between us... I didn't take the offer.
Now you say it's not even available.
Edit: Wait, if you want some cake then fuckem, take it. Check whether the offer period is over, and if it isn't take note that their discount codes are case sensitive. I remember the word 'cake' was all caps
If not then they've given out as many as they have or are willing to which is a jerk move
They better be honouring the Flybuys
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Now I'm wondering if it's possible to grocery shop online or buy by phone and get delivery without colesworth.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I wish Aldi did delivery. IGA is $$$$. I have a disability/chronic illness, hence delivery from colesworth. Plus trying to avoid get sick from all the illnesss going around.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It sucks how a lot of the people that have lower incomes and are more vulnerable have fewer means to avoid the price gouging
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I think during the lockdowns the local IGA may have done it by phone, and they may have implemented online shop by now.
But to be honest IGA items and prices are bougie, I need one stop cheap homebrand basics and I specifically go for Coles because I can routinely get $2-4 delivery slots.
Edit: Cat food is also a big decider for where I shop because of Melbcat's food intolerances. I've found that by luck the duopolies both have a flavour of homebrand cat food she can eat, and if those are out of stock there's still pricier name brands there that are ok. From experience IGA have less of a selection and generally just stock a few popular brands which contain her (very common) allergens.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Was this a two for one deal? Like, if you bought one cake you got two?
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Nah it's just a 'free cake with your order' deal if you spend over a certain amount, we got this too.
We got our cake though.
IncongruousMonkey@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
damnit now I want mud cake 😢
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
Interviews went ok. I'm so fucking tired though. Seems lots of us couldn't sleep because of the wind.
I could honestly crash now till tomorrow.
Nath@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
This had our nine year old in fits of giggles. It has brought joy to our house. I hope it brightens your day also.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
😄 love it!
Pilk@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Classic Terry
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
😂😂😂
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That's awesome 🤣
IncongruousMonkey@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Well that is hilarious. I like the cut of his jib. I love how they're both eye bulging wtf-ing out.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 2y
Nothing like a methhead screaming to remind you the city is a shithole hey.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Methheads put the M in Melbourne
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
IncongruousMonkey@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I read that as "meathead" and was about to ask what it referred to... duh.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Man I don't miss morning train rides 😔
In other news, have an interview and 2 "recruiter touch base regarding a role" calls today.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yesssss! Good stuff!
Baku@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
I think it's a good idea to bail and go home and chill.
Happy Lemmy cake day 🎂
IncongruousMonkey@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Happy b-cake day! 🍰
StudChud@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Mickey says hello and hopes you all have a nice Tuesday, despite the bad weather. He says you all need to make sure you treat yourself and be really kind to yourself. Have a nice warm coffee or tea, or buy that little treat you've been eyeing off.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
We love you Mickey. 💖
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
Thank you Mickey I'll try my best
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Mickey believes in you, and knows you got this! You are awesome!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Hey Mickey you’re so fine.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
IT FUKKEN WIMDY
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I love that meme/picture. Always cracks me up.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
The clouds were rolling past so fast they looked like a parallax scrolling background in and SNES game
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Terrible sleep last night (yeah we got the wind as well) blends into a terrible day (left the basket of washing outside because I'm a moron) into a terrible work day (people doing stuff they shouldn't) and tomorrow my little one is having surgery and gotta drive to Launceston and be there at 7am. It's a 2 hour drive. I'm considering seeing if I can get a last minute deal for a room.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Good luck to your little one!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Thank you. Should all be good. They know what they're doing (I say to convince her and myself)
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh Deffo! This is why they get paid the big bucks.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Good luck for the little one!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thank you!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
So many hugs for Little One.
Baku@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
That's a mindfuck when you're already sick. "Am I feverish or is this room just on fire??"
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Far out. Nooo. I'm so sorry you went from being sick on your trip to coming back to this guy...
Do you have a complaints process? From experience complaints tend to go into 'the round file' (ie. the bin) and I know this is a lot to put on you. But if you're up to it try to put in complaints as often as you can for as long as you can stand getting the runaround.
Also whether you decide to complain or not (sometimes reporting leads to backlash) it it might be a smart move to buy a cheap A4 notebook and make a note of the times and dates of any incidents. Guy swears at you or damages something or clogs the toilet? Write down a quick summary, time and date. Cops show up? What happened, time and date - plus cops names and their station if possible. Unnecessarily high bill from something he's done? Time and date. Something of yours goes missing? You know what to do.
Documenting sucks and feels useless but it creates a paper trail demonstrating a pattern of behaviour that might get him kicked out sooner, lay the foundations for an IVO if one is ever needed (touch wood it isn't), or may hopefully protect you from liability for something stupid he's done. I am so sorry you're having to deal with this especially at your young age.
Ps. Definitely get the lockable toolbox for out of sight under your bed and bike chain it to the frame. Grab yourself a lanyard to keep keys on you and lock your bedroom door even just to go to the toilet.
Also - you probably know this already, and may have already been doing this in the old place. But since this kid sounds like a problem it might be cautious to not leave your own personal toiletries in a shared bathroom in case they get used up, stolen or messed with. Maybe buy a wash bag or a beach bag to keep your own toiletries in, leave them in your room and carry to the bathroom as you need them.
A few generic "shared" things in the bathroom as window dressing are all I would leave out around a person like this. (A bare minimum amount of basic things you don't care about like a cheap bottle of hand soap, a few homebrand bar soaps and the cheapest brand TP.)
It might be a good idea to close or block the duct in your room if possible (so the new kid can't cook you alive), and use an electric blanket or space heater to set your own comfortable temperature.
Also it's not a bad idea to keep snacks and water in your room, lock yourself in there especially when sus characters are around, pick up solitary hobbies or be away all the time, and if you can afford it take meals while you're out.
Edit: Perhaps your hospo job allows free or discounted employee meals? So you can work all the time and eat cheaply while avoiding this dude and saving up an emergency fund. If he asks, you're still broke. Invent a vague debt repayment that gets taken out of your bank account to explain where all your money is going, idk.
Grab your clothes as soon as they're done washing. A clothes airer rack to dry your clothes in your room is invaluable.
Ps. Sorry if this sounds like a lecture. It really isn't meant to be. I've just lived with and dealt with people like this. A lot.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank goodness. But sus out how safe it'll be to complain first. Sometimes it'll get back to the idiot you're dealing with and aggravate them, then you're left with them taking it out on you.
That's good, I was going to suggest a kettle for your room but thought that you'd have to keep refilling a container of water in the kitchen and it would raise questions. Bathroom sink might be an option if you're desperate and it's frequently disinfected?
Have a think about the bar fridge I guess. Extra fridges do consume extra electricity. But if utilities are being paid for, you have the money to buy it, it'll make this crap time safer/more comfortable and your fridge space needs aren't large... it might be good to have one already when you eventually move out on your own. That's one less thing you have to buy immediately upon moving. It also means you could hold off on getting a full size fridge until you measure the dimensions in the new place. The one thing I'd consider though is if the energy efficiency might be bad or have become outdated by the time you leave. (Is that a thing?) Could just sell it on once you're the utility account holder.
Edit: If you're allowed to take home food from work/can get any cheap large meals that also provides somewhere to keep leftovers for the next day.
Yeah... confidentiality is important but some of these things you really would want to know upfront.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Mate, all I can say is you're a far stronger person than I am - you are dealing with some of the shittiest living situations and still thinking through it logically despite being sick as well. It's so shit that you had to come back to this. I apologise for not remembering, but when do you get to finally get to leave the system/age out? It's within a year... I hope?? 😬
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Okay, at least you have some options. You seem optimistic that this new dropkick will be booted fairly soon but until he is it sounds like you have to go through more crap. I really wish you didn't have to but you can always vent in the DT whenever you need to...
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
What the!!!! What a way to end a holiday. Probably a good thing you came back when you did. Not just because of being sickish.
Baku@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm really sorry for what you have to go through right now. I know a bit of what it's like to have little to no control over your living situation, while others make all the decisions that affect you.
Best thing you can do is be polite so as not to give the wrong impression, but keep your boundaries as strong as you can.
Keep pressing whoever you have to, for some details as to what can be expected of this new person.
Hang in there. I know it's hard to imagine sometimes, but things will get better.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
That sounds like.... fun. Keep your wits about you Baku, and stay safe. It's shit that someone like that can threaten your home environment because those at the top have forgotten why they went into the sector to begin with.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
I feel very, very strongly about not wanting to get out of bed this morning. Desperately want to wfh...
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
The wind is BRISK out here!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I don't want to imagine what it's like on the roads right now. And I've been just bone tired... Pulled the pin and asked to wfh and got it. Crisis averted. As much as I like going in to meet people I'm very much grateful for the option of not rushing off half asleep and being able to ease my way back in. We'll just discuss what we need to on Teams.
Only downside is I dont have a second monitor after giving back my old one to my former workplace... not enough to get me out today :|
Cendana@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
It was busier than usual.
In one suburb it was bin day, saw several bins lying on the road blocking a lane with rubbish strewn everywhere.
The regular daily 6am trip was otherwise completely normal.
Are you otherwise feeling ok this morning?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Definitely better now that I've had sustenance and some green tea and been able to take it slow. The sound of the wind is distracting but I think wfh was a great idea today rather than piling everything on in one go
Cendana@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Wonderful to hear, looks like the Japan trip was great for you.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Mr Woof really wants to go on a walk right now. I've tried showing him the incoming band of rain on the weather radar and he still doesn't seem to understand why it's a bad idea and that we will go later.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Did Mr Woof finally realise what was to come?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
He was oblivious when the rain hit, but now that it has passed we have squeezed in a walk which made him happy. It's getting dim again so it may have been just in time.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Landlords threatening to sell if they can't be slumlords, water wet, yadda yadda
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
The whole reporting on it is hilarious. Pathetic attempt to cry and stomp their feet to have their cake and eat it. In the end they'll just suck it up by raising rents higher...
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Nobody wants to work anymore /j
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
What a shithouse fucking sleep that was. Boo wind. Boooooo.
Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Try earplugs. I didn’t hear anything despite being on top of a hill in the sticks. Very windy now tho
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I think my guts would still hear it though.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
I finished writing a new short story and even made the cover myself!
Tasmania, 1877. After a decade of hunting escaped convicts and bushrangers, Constable Charlie Harris has kept the peace in the quiet farming town of Ross, where the biggest crimes are drunken punch-ons. Then he captures Tommy Oliver, a member of a notorious bushranger gang, who offers him a deal he can't refuse: passage to the mainland in exchange for revealing the identity and location of the gang's enigmatic leader, Hannibal. Wanted for a string of burglaries and murders, Hannibal and the gang have eluded capture for years, and they won't sit back and let Tommy Oliver give up their leader, and that puts the town of Ross and its constable squarely in their sights... Can Ross hold out until reinforcements arrive to take Tommy Oliver to Launceston, or will Constable Harris be forced to choose between his oath to protect the town and his word to protect a bushranger's life?
Releasing in the next couple of weeks :-)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
That sounds awesome!
I don't know about the words punch ons though. I'd use drunken brawls or fisty-cuffs or drunken biffs but you are the writer and you do a might fine job.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I should change it, but I love a good bit of aussie slang.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Fair enough! I think "punch-ons" is a fairly new word though, often meaning everyone in. The old school term was "a bar-room brawl" or one on one "a bit of a biff" or nothing serious "fisty-cuffs".
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's surely a newer word. I do like fisticuffs, but doesn't quite suit the gruffness of ole Constable Harris.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I love how the aussie lingo has 99 words to describe a fight 😂
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Spelled 'fisticuffs' I think. Punch-on is perfectly respectable slang though. If you want REALLY old slang, try 'wigs on the green' for a brawl. As a phrase survived here in Aus a lot longer than its place of origin.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Is there cannibalism?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Lol no Hannibal the Cannibal
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Worked a shorter day to go home to the fully sick Miniest. A lot of people off work sick, some with bad colds and some with COVID. Forgot how much I enjoyed finishing at 2ish, with not so many people on the bus and fewer on the street.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I've never had peanut butter and jam before. Holy fucking shit. I love that there's still new things to experience lol
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Best Brekky: Toast. One slice spread crunchy peanut butter, the other slice spread Nutella (or similar). Smush into a sandwich.
Voila! A Snickers Sandwich
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Oh man you’ve just reminded me! Peanut butter and honey. Been ages since I’ve done that!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Cheese slice and honey. Staple of my childhood
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
butter, cheese slice , vegemite, white bread
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I haven’t tried it before either.
What sort of jam did you use with it?
Smooth or crunchy?
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Crunchy peanut butter and home brand jam. Spread on one vita wheat each and smooshed together
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Hear me out, but lao gan ma and cheese also goes pretty hard. Even lao gan ma and tahini. (Haven't tried it with pb.)
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
Cat weather report: verr wimbdy
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
How would the cats know? Mine are pretending to be dead.
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Mine was very happy to see me wake up. The moment I sat down he rushed over for a cuddle next to the heater. He'd been standing guard over me most of the night
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Cerys has abandoned her cat couch entirely. It's an Omen
bull@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Definitely picked up a sick. My throat is on fire. I did get within a metre or so of a toddler who was in front of me in line at the very crowded Beechworth Bakery yesterday and they are germ factories.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
The sound last night was horrendous! There’s maybe 5 bins still standing in the street. Putting you shoes on in my house is dangerous cause it gets the dogs excited thinking they might get a walk, but this morning they both sunk as far down into their beds and pretended to still be asleep.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Ugh. Sick of waking up at this hour.. stupid bladder!
Cendana@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Finally let the fluffy one roam the hallway after begging for like a week.
Opened the door for him. He did a burnout towards the door, did a failed handbrake turn and slammed into the door frame, then continued the burnout out the door.
5 minutes later, he asks to be let in again.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
How!? How is there an equipment fault at Pakenham east?! Isn’t the whole fucking thing new??!!!?
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Cracked out the big jar of kombucha to process tomorrow. Been at it for a year now. It's gonna make great vinegar. HMU if you want excess scoby/mother/culture.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Love finding dried up hairballs hours after the fact.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
So you're saying you prefer them moist?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Freshly squished between unsuspecting toes 😗👌
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A hard choice. But at least they're a bit easier to clean that way.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
nothing beats the joy of standing barefoot in cold hairball chuck that was presented as a gift next to the bed.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I couldn't decide whether it was crumpet weather or veggie soup weather. So I had both for lunch.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I had veggie soup. I'm now thinking a follow up crumpet might be a good idea.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Argh. Had a rough night’s sleep and only woke up half and hour ago.
Thank god for a day off with no work to do since I did it over the last 3 days but what a waste of a morning already :(
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's okay, you've got up in time for the sun! (At least there's some where I'm at)
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
True that. As you posted that the sun has been out ever since.
Just trying to keep warm now and waiting to be paid tomorrow so I can finally stock up on food and petrol.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Bro I've had a cough for 2 months. Shit is mental!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Moderately stuffed nose when I wake up and a bit of phlegm in the morning since about March. It sucks
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
is it that rock hard thick stuff thats caught between your nose and throat? I bloody HATE it.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah kind off. Not really rocky, but annoying. Just goes from the back of the nose to the throat.
Really shits me.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Appreciate the concern :) I did see my GP and she said it's my sinuses. Not an infection, just a longer term virus.
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
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Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Please grant me the courage and fortitude to stand up for what I believe is right, in the face of greed and tyranny. The courage to make a stand, not only for myself, but for my peers. The courage to make a statement that will echo - perhaps starting as a whisper - but build into a roar. Also a flat white thanks
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🌋🥛☕️
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Thank you chef. I have used this strength well, and declined my job offer (unless they come back and say they're going to pay me properly)
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🦾
bull@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🍎
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Icecream and coffee please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🍨☕️
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Imagine we spend, what... lets say 10 million on a new station in the south east? And all we do is turn the thing into a giant wet wind tunnel! Everyone has to huddle halfway up the stairs so you dont get soaked or blown off the friggin thing. What a joke. How quickly will they get complaints about this do you reckon?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Eh glenhuntly was always like that
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Boronia Station? Mitcham? I'm sure there are others as well, but I only know those two because I take the Belgrave semi-frequently lol.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
God are all the new ones like that? thats crazy!
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
AFAIK Boronia hasn't been touched, it's still the glorious crowning architectural masterpiece it's always been.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It looks different from when I lived around there in the 2000s lol. IDK what they did to it, but it isn't the same I don't think. Either way, it is a Wet Wind Tunnel of Grey Doom
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
thats the tag line of a great Melbourne biopic.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It’s so annoying. Newish one near us is nicer than the previous one, but unfortunately has very minimal cover. So when platform is busy most people have to get rained on in winter or heat stroke in Summer. Not very clever planning. Some basic tin roofing would have made it so much better.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
this sore back is making me cranky
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y