Really glad to hear you're much better. I can't begin to imagine a migraine that's bad enough to need to go to the ER - sheer torture. Also hoping it never happens again.
Out of curiosity, how long did you have to wait to be seen?
I was actually lucky. I think it wasn’t too busy at the ED, so triage was quick (one NS was on and another came on not long after. One person was being seen and one was in front of me.)
Maybe lucky if that took all of 10-15mins. I got in quite quickly, IV + anti-emetic first. Moved 3 times (chair + 2 beds). Dozed a lot. First bed was where I got Panadol (didn’t touch the edges) and finally whatever it was they gave me. After 30 mins it still didn’t clear, I moved beds again, but I managed to doze it off maybe after another 90min+ and didn’t need the next line. Maybe 5ish hours all up? It did take a couple of hours to see a Dr., but everything else was very smooth.
It was just the fact that it was so debilitating? Like at the worst, I could sleep it off for a few hours, or overnight, but this was not budging at all. I maxed out my OTC stuff and wasn’t sleeping through. Utterly nauseous, super light sensitive. Felt like living hell like a hangover on steroids. Given this was not alcohol related, definitely made me think how I ever survived hangovers in the first place. I mean I jest now, but there was no way I would have ever gone to ED if I didn’t feel it was this bad.
(I’ll admit I was slightly embarrassed. I hated the thought of taking up a bed from someone else who might have needed it more, so as soon as I was good to go, I was out of there. So grateful to all the HC staff. No one made me feel as though I was wasting their time and just said come back if it’s an issue again.)
It sounds entirely reasonable that you went to the ED! Who knows if it was a sign of something really sinister like a brain haemorrhage? That's awesome that you got attended to quickly, given the rampant stories of overloaded EDs - which is a symptom of underfunding and not at all something you should feel personally responsible for. I'm glad they were able to treat you. It really sounded like hell...
🖤 It sounded like it was a bit of an anomaly from the snatches of staff conversation I could hear.
Definitely! I got checked for meningitis and asked a few questions to rule out anything else. The eye pressure I was most concerned about didn’t seem to be a worry and that eased off with every else. That was probably my main concern, so definitely worth checking! ✨
Old man is 80 attempting to clean gutters (that I've already cleaned). Ladder would be 2.8m high. When I wasn't looking he moved the ladder which I had anchored and tethered at the correct angle on flat gravel. At 80, doing it in inappropriate footwear, moved it to undulating wet grass with a running hose (going all over the ladder).
So I gave him a lecture on how fucking stupid that was. He didn't take that well.
Just last month putting blinds up inside, he was scaling a step ladder in socks.
it is honestly one of the most rational fears anyone can (and should have) with DIY stuff (same at worksites). Stats for falls (especially at that age) from that height are shocking.
(Hmm, just realised I have no links markup button.)
Anyhoo, facts: risk of falls is higher post surgery. Does he really want to risk a break or joint replacement (NOF breaks do not equal fun). There will be pain, recovery and restrictions.
Not to mention all the other nasties you can do.
Nothing is a good as your own stuff is you if don’t need it replaced. (Pride before fall. Pun intended.)
And I'll add to this that the 12 month mortality rate post hip fracture for those over 65 is around 50%. It truly is life changing and not in a good way.
Went shopping for a birthday gift for 10yo, who apparently is into Rainbow Friends. Ugh, I hate buying Roblox game merch, like they need my money. Minipeelers started to get shitty at each other, so I bought them each a $5 pool noodle and had them fight it out in the park next to the train station. They had fun with it, and it made a few people smile as they went past.
@CEOofmyhouse56@PeelerSheila Reminds me of a few years ago, when I had to go along to a friend's kids' birthday party.
I really didn't know what to get as a prezzie. I ended up picking a stuffed pink unicorn toy that cost maybe $10.
Fast forward to the party.
The kids parents and grandparents absolutely spoiled this kid.
I'm talking hundreds of dollars worth of toys. It was just obscene!
The living room of their house ended up filled with them. A Barbie doll house that was taller than this kid. A ride-on toy car. Half a dozen battery-powered things that made annoying noises.
Anyway. Eventually the kid opened my present.
Hrr eyes lit up. She grabbed it, cuddled that unicorn, and left all the other toys on the ground.
Her grandma and grandpa were visibly miffed.
So yeah. Sometimes a cheap, fun toy trumps hundreds of dollars of overpriced plastic crap. 🧸🦄🎁
The dog and I had a synchronised snooze on the couch. The kid walked past and took a photo because we looked "cute" and also to deposit a dropped chicken nugget into his bowl. He did not wake up. I have broken a Jack Russell.
I have finished bg3. And I am heartbroken. It wasn’t the destination, it was the journey. And the characters will have a lasting effect on me. 10/10 perfect game.
You can do it! I've leveled up Inna and working on Silan and his quest, as it unlocks another character. They're all so different, very different play styles. I'm hooked lol
Slay the Spire is real shite in comparison. Like, this is next level card game.
I've spent, maybe $5 in total, because I wanted to pay something; it's such a huge game with massive variety, and with the quests and the forge and market bonuses you can get there is a sense of progression and purpose to the experience.
I think the key to completing quests is to really lean into the character card design. Some work extremely well with evasion cards, or arcane. Shock synergises the best with Inna. Burn synergises the best with Raodan. Arcane with Silan. But then branching out and experimenting with other status/debuffs adds another level to the gameplay.
Fell asleep on couch for hours. Would've stayed there if I hadn't turned off the heater at some point. Moved to bedroom which should've been pre heated between 8-11pm but the heat had all dissipated by the time I ambled in at 2:50am. I'm under so many layers but now I can't go back to sleep, grrr...
On the upside, first night without any coughing at all, probably from sleeping on the couch with my head raised much higher.
I fell asleep sitting up too and felt ok. In the past everyone used to sleep sitting up in box beds, they thought it was healthier. Maybe sleeping with lots of big pillows is not such a bad idea?
I think I'd need to push my bed up against a wall so I can prop pillows up against it for sideways support. I tried sleeping with lots of pillows in bed when my cough was worse but would keep sliding off
::: spoiler Shrinkflation/enshittification
Tried to stretch out the overly tight undies elastic that was cutting into me and the fabric straight up ripped.
Then I was using the hairdryer to dry some slightly damp sponged spots on the electric blanket and the motor burned out. It literally died and produced smoke.
Big W and Kmart used to be good for basics but are now just cheap and nasty. Barely usable. I’m in a Sam Vimes situation constantly spending to replace things that are unwearable or break extremely fast.
Unfortunately the more expensive brands seem to be similarly bad so that’s not a reliable solution. Even the material I could buy to make my own clothes would be more expensive and worse.
Also I bought a soap I used many years ago. The reformulation stinks, burned my skin, and the bar is now tiny. Not only shorter more narrow and thinner but the arch on the back has become so pronounced that half the bar is gone.
:::
the worst thing is that it mostly effects and exploits the poor but most items are shittier now
I talked with my cobbler and he was telling me midas shoes have become bad quality in general. The leather is bad quality and workmanship not as good, it's barely worth it to have them repaired. I still buy them because they have wide fittings and don't look like little old lady shoes . 🤷♀️
It's Saturday night and I'm so stressed because I was worried I'd made a mistake on an order and was ready to write my resignation to my boss. I think that it's time I get a new job.
Thanks, I did log on and check and it's right, but I had a meeting with the higher ups yesterday that just didn't feel good and now I'm second guessing everything. Thanks for the hugs :)
Feeling supremely unmotivated after this morning's early activities, not helped by both Zooki and Sammi pinning me to the couch. Did manage to get a load of washing on though.
Seeking contribution from resident qualified numerologists, acupuncture practioners, and horticulturists: please select one option from the following:
Seven
Orange
Tarantula
Aquarius
*Please list your qualifications
*Have listened to the Hair soundtrack, which taught me that when the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars. Which sounds sorta nice.
How dare you question me! As I am a merciful witch, I will not strike you down with boils upon your hinder parts, but will instead inflict the horrors of choice upon you and you alone. And the subsequent consequences .... all choices come with consequences. Or you could just count them out - yan, tan, tethera, pethera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, covera, dik, yan-a-dik, tan-a dik, tethera-dik, pethera-dik, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tan-a-bumfit, tethera-bumfit, pethera-bumfit, jiggit. Depending of course on how many sheep you have.
I didn't make that up. And some of the regional variations are far worse to modern ears. It's the old celtic numerals - after a millennium or so of speaking english instead,, and a traditional counting out "rhyme". If you are counting real live sheep, you count each one and at the end of the series tie a knot in a piece of string. The number of knots at the end give you the number of sheep in multiples of 20. This is how you count sheep to fall asleep - recite the list in your head. Over and over.
Orange trees are beautiful to grow, they have a lovely shape, the leaves are dark and glossy, the flowers are pretty and perfume the whole back yard, the oranges look great on the tree and are delicious to eat. Can recommend. 👍
I do most of my shopping in Brunny and I just want to shout out and say everyone there dresses so stylishly. They might not have designer clothes but what they wear they wear so well and confidently.
For all contributors to my poll below, please DM me for lottery numbers. I will take 25% of winnings and offer no refunds or compensation thankyou
If you did not contribute this becomes 65% of winnings and if you lose you owe me 25% of losses
I mean, no one has it figured out. We think we do, but we don't know what the future will bring.
Those teaching course should help with teaching you how to handle certain kids, so I wouldnt stress about that. No matter what you do, you won't be stuck. It's okay to decide later that something isn't right and to make changes. If you want to go across the world, or take a break and be bartender here or there, then you should. It may help with you deciding what you want to do. You'll meet new people and gain different experiences, and all that will contribute to who you are and will be, and help you decide what you want to pursue. But ultimately, you will always have a choice. You can do study later on, change jobs and careers, etc.
I'm sorry you feel under pressure though, it sucks feeling like a deadline is looming :(
A few more thoughts from someone who's of an age where it's no-longer polite to ask how old I am. (Let's just say some of the songs I listened to in high school now play on Gold 104 🫢)
Anyway.
The job you start out in won't be your forever job.
And there's a good chance the industry you start in won't be the same one you retire in.
Lots of people start in one industry and then later go back to TAFE or uni. Or decide to start a business. Or end up working in a profession that's different to the one they studied for.
I've done it, and so have plenty of other people.
Say you start off as a teacher, and decide after a few years that it's not for you.
Well, chances are there's a lot of soft skills that you'll learn from teaching that will be valuable elsewhere.
And don't worry that you haven't figured it all out yet. Heavens knows I still haven't!
I did. I finished work then immediately hit the pub (Drunken Poet is love, Drunken Poet is life) and had some tonkotsu ramen. A pleasant start to the weekend
The last of the shitty brickwork is outta the grouuuund!!!
Since i need to put in drainage anyway, thinking of maybe dropping french drain lines along the original dividers. Hubby quite liked them, but they were shot to shit and in the way of my planned wicking beds.
At my end, some of it will be spent planning last minute anniversary surprises for wifey. It's on the 12th of August, so I've really left it to the last minute 😔
You didn't happen to put out a wall clock and some kitchen stuff and over the door storage hangers? Because Mr P has come home with a car load of stuff from someone's nature strip!
The cost of basic fabrics is pretty extravagant, even when you shop around. Sewing your own stuff isn’t thrifty anymore. It’s even probably a luxury hobby by now.
*I’ve checked clearance and discount fabric sites and wouldn’t want the stuff that’s affordable. The selection is not good
Yup! And finding non poly stuff is getting harder and harder. Where you really blow money though is on the bits people don’t always think of. Zippers, facing fabric, the amount buttons go for is obscene!
If you can find those church run or community opshops like those of old (IE not a Vinnies in a trendy suburb or any that focus on getting top dollar for trendy women's clothes) where the volunteers are little old ladies, they're still worth a look.
I agree with Seagoon - 2nd hand is the way to go. Op shops have sheets and often leftover fabric that's been donated. Sacred Heart has a better selection than Vinnies. A single bed sheet is ample for a lot of projects. If you need a zip, rather than paying $12.50 in Lincraft, look for a garment with the right colour and length zip for $2. The crappiest garments often have good buttons or zips.
I have no idea what the actual cost of my sofa Reno is. Some of the fabric has been in stash for 20 years. Buying it all at once right now would likely cause an embolism…
How about buy a track pants that are a couple sizes bigger than you need and then adjust to fit. You could keep the waist but slim down the legs, for example. Probably cheaper than buying the fabric.
My best op shop find ever was lots of yarn. I got there just as they were putting out what must have been a knitter's whole stash, and included real wool yarn, in large quantities of matched lots. I bought enough to make four or five jumpers, at something like $1 a ball.
😹 I sorted my dvds and put out a dozen for people to take for free. A neighbour beat me to it and had a pile out there already. I brought two in but I've still got ten less than I had. 😹😹
I had to do a search on emojipedia to figure out what that is supposed to be. Apparently Samsung use a really dodgy icon for the mobile phone, pretty much any other platform it would be easily recognisible. But Samsung it is basically a blue rectangle with no distinguishing features.
Doctor ordered the routine blood tests and the closest place was still the Highett place, so drove up and am sitting in a cafe in Cheltenham waiting on my breakfast. Charman Rd carpark is already filling. (Locals will understand.)
They’re selling all SORTS of weird shit. Among their best sellers are imported aspirin, fancy toothpaste and a “posture corrector”. The iced vovos are only the start
Many companies have started an online "marketplace" for other traders to use their brand page as a sales space. Eg Bunnings Marketplace. Basically somewhere to re-sell temu/aliexpress.
And i fucking hate it. Fucking five hundred goddamn marketplace results when i'm trying to fucking find out if my local Bunnings has a specific shelf bracket in stock.
This looks like it is some sort of weird scam or money laundering site. None of the prices make sense, and the products listed don't fit the information on what the company is about.
I just had the fun of watching lot of cars figure out what to do with a Fire Truck behind them. Lots of attempting to move out of the way by changing lanes at the lights, which all turned out to be not helpful at all because it went around the corner.
What I just paid out of pocket for a Saturday GP appointment. 💀💀💀 All because I missed their call on Monday, and they hadn't been able to get back to me since.
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AJSadauskas@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 2y
Hi everyone, just a quick heads up that I've created an account on Aussie Zone directly, instead of cross-posting from Mastodon.
So if you've noticed my username has suddenly changed, that's why 😊
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
so many hugs 😘
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Thank youuu 🥰
So yeah, no more @ing half a dozen people on every reply.
(Yeah, that one was starting to annoy me too!)
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Ah welcome entirely to this wholesome place haha
I do think mastodon is such a cool name for it tho
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
One of us, one of us!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 2y
Always shake out your bags before going to market.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Void says don't forget treats or I'll bite your fingers.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 2y
Well, yah Llab has levelled up in the migraine game. Forced ED visit was a first.
Feeling human at this point, highly underrated.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to people who made drugs.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Migraines are vile. Are you on preventative meds? It could be time to revisit your neuro if things have changed.
Yay for feeling human!
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks! Definitely revelling in my humanness today!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
hope you feel better real soon
migraines can be scary , just rest now , so many hugs
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thanks so much! Rest was definitely advised.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oof that sounds rough. :( hope it's a quick recovery and stays that way for you here
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Thanks so much!
Much, much better now. Never say never, but praying this is my first and last (visit).
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Really glad to hear you're much better. I can't begin to imagine a migraine that's bad enough to need to go to the ER - sheer torture. Also hoping it never happens again.
Out of curiosity, how long did you have to wait to be seen?
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I was actually lucky. I think it wasn’t too busy at the ED, so triage was quick (one NS was on and another came on not long after. One person was being seen and one was in front of me.)
Maybe lucky if that took all of 10-15mins. I got in quite quickly, IV + anti-emetic first. Moved 3 times (chair + 2 beds). Dozed a lot. First bed was where I got Panadol (didn’t touch the edges) and finally whatever it was they gave me. After 30 mins it still didn’t clear, I moved beds again, but I managed to doze it off maybe after another 90min+ and didn’t need the next line. Maybe 5ish hours all up? It did take a couple of hours to see a Dr., but everything else was very smooth.
It was just the fact that it was so debilitating? Like at the worst, I could sleep it off for a few hours, or overnight, but this was not budging at all. I maxed out my OTC stuff and wasn’t sleeping through. Utterly nauseous, super light sensitive. Felt like living hell like a hangover on steroids. Given this was not alcohol related, definitely made me think how I ever survived hangovers in the first place. I mean I jest now, but there was no way I would have ever gone to ED if I didn’t feel it was this bad.
(I’ll admit I was slightly embarrassed. I hated the thought of taking up a bed from someone else who might have needed it more, so as soon as I was good to go, I was out of there. So grateful to all the HC staff. No one made me feel as though I was wasting their time and just said come back if it’s an issue again.)
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It sounds entirely reasonable that you went to the ED! Who knows if it was a sign of something really sinister like a brain haemorrhage? That's awesome that you got attended to quickly, given the rampant stories of overloaded EDs - which is a symptom of underfunding and not at all something you should feel personally responsible for. I'm glad they were able to treat you. It really sounded like hell...
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🖤 It sounded like it was a bit of an anomaly from the snatches of staff conversation I could hear.
Definitely! I got checked for meningitis and asked a few questions to rule out anything else. The eye pressure I was most concerned about didn’t seem to be a worry and that eased off with every else. That was probably my main concern, so definitely worth checking! ✨
oztrin@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 2y
Bookends.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Hahaha. Gargoyles.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Guardian lions. I love the colour of your couch, too
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
God I'm annoyed.
Old man is 80 attempting to clean gutters (that I've already cleaned). Ladder would be 2.8m high. When I wasn't looking he moved the ladder which I had anchored and tethered at the correct angle on flat gravel. At 80, doing it in inappropriate footwear, moved it to undulating wet grass with a running hose (going all over the ladder).
So I gave him a lecture on how fucking stupid that was. He didn't take that well.
Just last month putting blinds up inside, he was scaling a step ladder in socks.
Fucken death wish.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Stubbornness at its best. My dad’s prone to it as well.
Sigh
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 6 pts · 2y
@Duenan @Bottom_racer And people wonder why I'm scared of ladders!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
it is honestly one of the most rational fears anyone can (and should have) with DIY stuff (same at worksites). Stats for falls (especially at that age) from that height are shocking.
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yeah, my partner gently teases me about it.
I'm generally okay with heights. Like, I can be out on the balcony of a 20th story building, no worries.
But. There's no way you'll find me above the second- or third-top rung of a ladder.
(There's only one handywoman in our house, and it's definitely not me 😆).
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Well, one of the highest %age of falls includes a ladder.
May or might not help: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/dont-fall-for-it-falls-can-be-prevented?language=en
(Hmm, just realised I have no links markup button.)
Anyhoo, facts: risk of falls is higher post surgery. Does he really want to risk a break or joint replacement (NOF breaks do not equal fun). There will be pain, recovery and restrictions.
Not to mention all the other nasties you can do.
Nothing is a good as your own stuff is you if don’t need it replaced. (Pride before fall. Pun intended.)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
seriously, if you use a ladder wait until you can get someone to help
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
And I'll add to this that the 12 month mortality rate post hip fracture for those over 65 is around 50%. It truly is life changing and not in a good way.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
new to me cabinet is here, Bill Cat loves it. It really needs a clean and I'm stripping out the contact someone had put in
it's perfect for my shell collection 😊🐚
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ooh keen to see the shell collection when it's done :)
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Went shopping for a birthday gift for 10yo, who apparently is into Rainbow Friends. Ugh, I hate buying Roblox game merch, like they need my money. Minipeelers started to get shitty at each other, so I bought them each a $5 pool noodle and had them fight it out in the park next to the train station. They had fun with it, and it made a few people smile as they went past.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
That's brilliant!!!
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 8 pts · 2y
@CEOofmyhouse56 @PeelerSheila Reminds me of a few years ago, when I had to go along to a friend's kids' birthday party.
I really didn't know what to get as a prezzie. I ended up picking a stuffed pink unicorn toy that cost maybe $10.
Fast forward to the party.
The kids parents and grandparents absolutely spoiled this kid.
I'm talking hundreds of dollars worth of toys. It was just obscene!
The living room of their house ended up filled with them. A Barbie doll house that was taller than this kid. A ride-on toy car. Half a dozen battery-powered things that made annoying noises.
Anyway. Eventually the kid opened my present.
Hrr eyes lit up. She grabbed it, cuddled that unicorn, and left all the other toys on the ground.
Her grandma and grandpa were visibly miffed.
So yeah. Sometimes a cheap, fun toy trumps hundreds of dollars of overpriced plastic crap. 🧸🦄🎁
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Well done! Lol, I bet half that stuff broke within a couple of months. So much waste.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
We're running a roaring trade off in gift bags with a roblox gift card and giant bags of mixed Lollies in my 10yo's friend group.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'm gonna keep that in mind for next time, that's a good one.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Yay: brain fog seemed to be clearing
Nay: got short sharp shock diarrhoea immediately after eating out today
Yay: recovered quickly and took my young relative on her first ever drive and it went well
Nay: brain fog returning and can't have tasty dinner :(
Yay: I have no commitments for the rest of the weekend and a light week next week, and can just sleep, and sleep, and sleep.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Damn. Really riding that roller coaster there.
What’s for dinner tonight?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Just plain clear soup and toast. Not gonna be too hard on my tummy for tonight at least
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Attempting this for dinner - Air fryer nachos
Edit - goddamn! That was really f-ing good and the kids loved it. Win
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
You NEED to let us know how you go
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oohh nachos. Sounds yummy!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
omg, that could feed like 3 people, 4 tops
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
The dog and I had a synchronised snooze on the couch. The kid walked past and took a photo because we looked "cute" and also to deposit a dropped chicken nugget into his bowl. He did not wake up. I have broken a Jack Russell.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Doggo rigidly respecting the 5 second rule.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
He must of been in a deep sleep because he can hear a dropped nugget from three rooms away.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
No I haven't tried them
Buy some spicy chicken tenders from the freezer at Aldi. They are very good.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Eagle@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Did he get his nuggs in the end? My heart is breaking thinking that the poor critter is starving.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah he got his nugget and of course he wanted more.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oh, that's a relief! Mine is a weird and doesn't like nuggs unless you throw them and she catches them mid air.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Hahaha.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
I have finished bg3. And I am heartbroken. It wasn’t the destination, it was the journey. And the characters will have a lasting effect on me. 10/10 perfect game.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Time for another play through and a different ending
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Honestly no idea what I’m gonna do next. Gonna give Bg3 a bit of time to mellow I think.
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Exactly, the character WAS me. And he got a happy ending of sorts but it was about the family made along the way and some tough losses.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
What did you play as?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Wizard. With Karlach, shadowheart and lazel as my main party.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I did palladin with the same party 😂 I'd switch lazel with astarion or Gael at times. Later on used Minthara a bit too
Might replay as a monk or druid maybe
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I don’t think I even met Mintgara?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Damn it, I meant Jaehira. Minthara is a boss that you can potentially recruit...I think
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Good morning everyone. Happy Saturday
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Happy Saturday! I trust Chook is in fine feather?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
He’s singing joyously and doing laps of the living room
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Morning mum. Welcome to the weekend 🥰
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Happy staurday!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
New account same fluffy butt
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Will you grace us with a pic of said fluffy butt? :3
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
In a calmer moment. Also I'm going to finish depth level 3 today, I've got all day in bed.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Ah perfect proof of life! Hah!
You can do it! I've leveled up Inna and working on Silan and his quest, as it unlocks another character. They're all so different, very different play styles. I'm hooked lol
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I've gotten the closest with Inna and the the blood mage character.
Im trying the paladin now but it's not easy.
I still can't believe this game is free. It's honestly nuts! Makes slay the spire seem so shitty in comparison.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Slay the Spire is real shite in comparison. Like, this is next level card game.
I've spent, maybe $5 in total, because I wanted to pay something; it's such a huge game with massive variety, and with the quests and the forge and market bonuses you can get there is a sense of progression and purpose to the experience.
I think the key to completing quests is to really lean into the character card design. Some work extremely well with evasion cards, or arcane. Shock synergises the best with Inna. Burn synergises the best with Raodan. Arcane with Silan. But then branching out and experimenting with other status/debuffs adds another level to the gameplay.
Man, I should write a review haha
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It's done!!! Fuuuuuuuuucking finally lol Now onto depth level 4 lol
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Bruh! King! 👑
If you beat the quest to get depth 4 let me know 😭 I'm struggling with it and the white flame quest ugh
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
without a pic we must assume you are an impostor
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Ta da!
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Fell asleep on couch for hours. Would've stayed there if I hadn't turned off the heater at some point. Moved to bedroom which should've been pre heated between 8-11pm but the heat had all dissipated by the time I ambled in at 2:50am. I'm under so many layers but now I can't go back to sleep, grrr...
On the upside, first night without any coughing at all, probably from sleeping on the couch with my head raised much higher.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I fell asleep sitting up too and felt ok. In the past everyone used to sleep sitting up in box beds, they thought it was healthier. Maybe sleeping with lots of big pillows is not such a bad idea?
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I think I'd need to push my bed up against a wall so I can prop pillows up against it for sideways support. I tried sleeping with lots of pillows in bed when my cough was worse but would keep sliding off
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
::: spoiler Shrinkflation/enshittification Tried to stretch out the overly tight undies elastic that was cutting into me and the fabric straight up ripped.
Then I was using the hairdryer to dry some slightly damp sponged spots on the electric blanket and the motor burned out. It literally died and produced smoke.
Big W and Kmart used to be good for basics but are now just cheap and nasty. Barely usable. I’m in a Sam Vimes situation constantly spending to replace things that are unwearable or break extremely fast.
Unfortunately the more expensive brands seem to be similarly bad so that’s not a reliable solution. Even the material I could buy to make my own clothes would be more expensive and worse.
Also I bought a soap I used many years ago. The reformulation stinks, burned my skin, and the bar is now tiny. Not only shorter more narrow and thinner but the arch on the back has become so pronounced that half the bar is gone. :::
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Dunno if tradie do the ones your looking for, but been pretty happy with the boxer briefs I got from them. I’d wait for them to be on sale though.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah maybe
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I have no idea what to do. Maybe try Zara or H&M.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Uniqlo seems to be pretty good quality still for reasonable prices. Their stuff lasts well.
But yep, so much cheap crap out there. It's really alarming. It's not just ripping people off but also filling up landfill.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
the worst thing is that it mostly effects and exploits the poor but most items are shittier now
I talked with my cobbler and he was telling me midas shoes have become bad quality in general. The leather is bad quality and workmanship not as good, it's barely worth it to have them repaired. I still buy them because they have wide fittings and don't look like little old lady shoes . 🤷♀️
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 2 pts · 2y
@underwatermagpies @Seagoon_ The only thing about Uniqlo is that their sizes all tend to run a *lot* smaller than most other stores.
Normally wear a medium?
Okay, at Uniqlo you'll want to try a large and an extra large.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Maybe if I get a chance to try on
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 2 pts · 2y
@melbaboutown @Seagoon_ I've definitely noticed a decline in their quality, especially with their elastics, stitching, and fabric quality.
Also, any "lace" trims will begin to fray in a wash or two, even if you handle it carefully.
It's very frustrating.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
It's Saturday night and I'm so stressed because I was worried I'd made a mistake on an order and was ready to write my resignation to my boss. I think that it's time I get a new job.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Just check your work, fix mistakes if you can. hugs
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Thanks, I did log on and check and it's right, but I had a meeting with the higher ups yesterday that just didn't feel good and now I'm second guessing everything. Thanks for the hugs :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
you'll be fine
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
For Low. 💖 These are the best mustelids I could find.
Good night everyone, sleep well and have sweet dreams. 😘
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
oztrin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Feeling supremely unmotivated after this morning's early activities, not helped by both Zooki and Sammi pinning me to the couch. Did manage to get a load of washing on though.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Just slept 13 hours. Hopefully I have paid off some of my sleep debt.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Goodnight all
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Sleep well, Gib and Gibson 💜
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Seeking contribution from resident qualified numerologists, acupuncture practioners, and horticulturists: please select one option from the following:
Seven
Orange
Tarantula
Aquarius
*Please list your qualifications
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Aquarius.
*Have listened to the Hair soundtrack, which taught me that when the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars. Which sounds sorta nice.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Tarantula.
I like spiders and think they're neat!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏 follow up question: how many tarantulas would you own if you could
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I would own just one. I think I would like to spend all my attention on just a single one. Maybe a cool rose one
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Correct answer was seven
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Oranges. Degree in horticulture.
(Did you mean horologist or are you seeking plant advice?)
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I am seeking advice from a horticulturist, though it does not concern plants
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
None of the above. Because.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Go one at random then, c'mon
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
How dare you question me! As I am a merciful witch, I will not strike you down with boils upon your hinder parts, but will instead inflict the horrors of choice upon you and you alone. And the subsequent consequences .... all choices come with consequences. Or you could just count them out - yan, tan, tethera, pethera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, covera, dik, yan-a-dik, tan-a dik, tethera-dik, pethera-dik, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tan-a-bumfit, tethera-bumfit, pethera-bumfit, jiggit. Depending of course on how many sheep you have.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Bumfit-dik?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I didn't make that up. And some of the regional variations are far worse to modern ears. It's the old celtic numerals - after a millennium or so of speaking english instead,, and a traditional counting out "rhyme". If you are counting real live sheep, you count each one and at the end of the series tie a knot in a piece of string. The number of knots at the end give you the number of sheep in multiples of 20. This is how you count sheep to fall asleep - recite the list in your head. Over and over.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Look up scots (NOT gaelic), lotta these words survive
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I have zero sheep if that helps, but I do enjoy lamb on occasion
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I like your style. Thank you 🙏
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Seven and oranges.
Symbolic and tasty if sweet.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Seven
I have at least that many toes
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Orange.
I have grown citrus trees and read books. 👍
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Orange trees are beautiful to grow, they have a lovely shape, the leaves are dark and glossy, the flowers are pretty and perfume the whole back yard, the oranges look great on the tree and are delicious to eat. Can recommend. 👍
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oranges go bananas down here. We have so many on our dwarf plant it's ridiculous
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I didn't ask for a soliloquy
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
You're welcome. 🌞
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Aquarius
I once owned fish
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Tarantula
There are several plants in my garden that I have managed not to kill (and many spiders)
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thank you 🙏
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I do most of my shopping in Brunny and I just want to shout out and say everyone there dresses so stylishly. They might not have designer clothes but what they wear they wear so well and confidently.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Another Gold for the Aussies 🥇
Mens doubles tennis
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Oh dammit. I missed seeing Matt Ebden play tonight :(
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Don't worry they'll replay it again tomorrow morning.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Well that’s something. I did watch the Pies Vs Blues match. That didn’t disappoint at all.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
For all contributors to my poll below, please DM me for lottery numbers. I will take 25% of winnings and offer no refunds or compensation thankyou
If you did not contribute this becomes 65% of winnings and if you lose you owe me 25% of losses
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
As a Fire Snake who has a Scorpio Moon I choose to keep my gambling money in the freezer with the hemaroid cream
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Everything of mine is in scorpio. Apparently that's weird
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
I mean, no one has it figured out. We think we do, but we don't know what the future will bring.
Those teaching course should help with teaching you how to handle certain kids, so I wouldnt stress about that. No matter what you do, you won't be stuck. It's okay to decide later that something isn't right and to make changes. If you want to go across the world, or take a break and be bartender here or there, then you should. It may help with you deciding what you want to do. You'll meet new people and gain different experiences, and all that will contribute to who you are and will be, and help you decide what you want to pursue. But ultimately, you will always have a choice. You can do study later on, change jobs and careers, etc.
I'm sorry you feel under pressure though, it sucks feeling like a deadline is looming :(
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A few more thoughts from someone who's of an age where it's no-longer polite to ask how old I am. (Let's just say some of the songs I listened to in high school now play on Gold 104 🫢)
Anyway.
The job you start out in won't be your forever job.
And there's a good chance the industry you start in won't be the same one you retire in.
Lots of people start in one industry and then later go back to TAFE or uni. Or decide to start a business. Or end up working in a profession that's different to the one they studied for.
I've done it, and so have plenty of other people.
Say you start off as a teacher, and decide after a few years that it's not for you.
Well, chances are there's a lot of soft skills that you'll learn from teaching that will be valuable elsewhere.
And don't worry that you haven't figured it all out yet. Heavens knows I still haven't!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
You can get this from helping people in psych therapy/counselling
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Good morning everybody. Did we all have fun last night?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I did. I finished work then immediately hit the pub (Drunken Poet is love, Drunken Poet is life) and had some tonkotsu ramen. A pleasant start to the weekend
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I did. 😊
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I did. Watched a very good game of footy last night.
Eagles Vs Suns
Taleya@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
The last of the shitty brickwork is outta the grouuuund!!!
Since i need to put in drainage anyway, thinking of maybe dropping french drain lines along the original dividers. Hubby quite liked them, but they were shot to shit and in the way of my planned wicking beds.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yay 🎉
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 7 pts · 2y
@Seagoon_ Let's get the ball rolling...
Much on over the weekend for everyone?
At my end, some of it will be spent planning last minute anniversary surprises for wifey. It's on the 12th of August, so I've really left it to the last minute 😔
Suggestions welcome...
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'm sick, so video games and making music.
And a long session of playing "fetch" with the cat lol
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I have been Deadpooled
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
It’s fun, loud, messy, and silly. Not High Art.
And anyone who believes Hugh did that without pills I can offer a great deal on the Opera House.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Went to watch Deadpool & wolverine with the fam tonight.
What a culmination of the last 30 years of Super hero movies.
Hit the right feels, whilst being stupidly violent and funny as shit.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
This weekend is going to be so chill, it’s great
bacon@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Beep Beep 🚚
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Cold and flu tablets pretty please 🤧
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
💊💊
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
umm, some spring rolls please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🫔🫔🫔
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
84 gallons of fake blood please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🛢️🛢️🛢️
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A nice selection of bits of meat & veg on skewers, dripping with hot sauce and a cup of tea please.
My neighbour's jasmine is fat and heavy with flower buds - spring will be here soon. You heard it here first.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥓🥩🍗🍖🍡🍢
🌶️🍯🌶️🍯🌶️🍯☕️
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
HSP would go down well plz chef
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🥩🍟🍯
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
A coffee, a very good cup of coffee please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
☕️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ahhh perfect!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
A peanut gallery please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
🥜🖼️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
everything I put out for people to take for free has gone, all the dvds, the knickknacks and the jigsaw puzzles
I also took two big bags of miss seagoon's clothes and some blankets to the opshop
tomorrow I put more stuff out
I came home with some LPs and a small 1960s maple glass cabinet to put my shell collection in. I'm trying to get things kind of tidy.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
You didn't happen to put out a wall clock and some kitchen stuff and over the door storage hangers? Because Mr P has come home with a car load of stuff from someone's nature strip!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
No. 😹
But I do love the community recycling here. It's neighbourly.
I have a garden table I'm putting out next week and more books.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Oh. Was gonna say thanks for the many and various cake tins, they're in better nick than mine!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
The cost of basic fabrics is pretty extravagant, even when you shop around. Sewing your own stuff isn’t thrifty anymore. It’s even probably a luxury hobby by now.
*I’ve checked clearance and discount fabric sites and wouldn’t want the stuff that’s affordable. The selection is not good
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Yup! And finding non poly stuff is getting harder and harder. Where you really blow money though is on the bits people don’t always think of. Zippers, facing fabric, the amount buttons go for is obscene!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I’m not even after quality! Just looking for cheap as chips trackie pants fabric in a generic colour. And only because the current clothes are so bad.
Edit: I’ve still got some zips and buttons from long ago op shop hoards
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
If you can find those church run or community opshops like those of old (IE not a Vinnies in a trendy suburb or any that focus on getting top dollar for trendy women's clothes) where the volunteers are little old ladies, they're still worth a look.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I buy second hand items to use the fabric. Just have to look very carefully.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I agree with Seagoon - 2nd hand is the way to go. Op shops have sheets and often leftover fabric that's been donated. Sacred Heart has a better selection than Vinnies. A single bed sheet is ample for a lot of projects. If you need a zip, rather than paying $12.50 in Lincraft, look for a garment with the right colour and length zip for $2. The crappiest garments often have good buttons or zips.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Absolutely. I used to haunt the local op shops. Unfortunately I’m not getting many opportunities these days. Pretty grumpy about it
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ah, gotcha, disregard my other comment.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I have no idea what the actual cost of my sofa Reno is. Some of the fabric has been in stash for 20 years. Buying it all at once right now would likely cause an embolism…
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
if what you want is fabric for warm comfortable trackie pants try looking at some new fleece blankets
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Way ahead of you. They looked like they’d be recognisable as blankets though (at least the lighter colours that would show less white cat fur)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
baby blankets are thinner
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
How about buy a track pants that are a couple sizes bigger than you need and then adjust to fit. You could keep the waist but slim down the legs, for example. Probably cheaper than buying the fabric.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I’m just gonna try and alter the duds I got rather than spend more on the chance of something better
After removing the severe pinchy waistbands they are actually rather too big for me. Size [redacted] my butt
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Ditto with yarn. It'll cost you a fortune to knit or crochet yourself a jumper, like a couple of hundred dollars.
Op shops sometimes have fabric, but you have to be lucky, and have the time/energy/transport to travel around.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
My best op shop find ever was lots of yarn. I got there just as they were putting out what must have been a knitter's whole stash, and included real wool yarn, in large quantities of matched lots. I bought enough to make four or five jumpers, at something like $1 a ball.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yep. Energy and transportation are what’s missing.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Also the knowledge to figure out what you’re looking at. Op shops aren’t generally fond of you burn testing things!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Really? I was just being random. Sorry if that landed wrong!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
😹 I sorted my dvds and put out a dozen for people to take for free. A neighbour beat me to it and had a pile out there already. I brought two in but I've still got ten less than I had. 😹😹
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Holy crap.
My 🐱 giving me anxiety with such a close win tonight.
Wish they’d stop doing that to me!
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
i
Pilk@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
=√-1
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
love
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
👁
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
📱
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I had to do a search on emojipedia to figure out what that is supposed to be. Apparently Samsung use a really dodgy icon for the mobile phone, pretty much any other platform it would be easily recognisible. But Samsung it is basically a blue rectangle with no distinguishing features.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🫡🫡 sir
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Doctor ordered the routine blood tests and the closest place was still the Highett place, so drove up and am sitting in a cafe in Cheltenham waiting on my breakfast. Charman Rd carpark is already filling. (Locals will understand.)
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Restaurant reservation made for next Sunday, flowers sorted.
I mentioned to wifey not to make plans for next Sunday.
"What's happening next Sunday?" she asked, then looked it up.
I think she'd forgotten, and took it as a less at hand subtle hint 😂
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
@CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
💙🤍 💙🤍
Good one!
Time for my game next.
Go 🐱!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
WE WON?
Shit
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Yup! Thought you would have been watching it!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
No. I've had it on the Olympics
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
They’re selling all SORTS of weird shit. Among their best sellers are imported aspirin, fancy toothpaste and a “posture corrector”. The iced vovos are only the start
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Many companies have started an online "marketplace" for other traders to use their brand page as a sales space. Eg Bunnings Marketplace. Basically somewhere to re-sell temu/aliexpress.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
And i fucking hate it. Fucking five hundred goddamn marketplace results when i'm trying to fucking find out if my local Bunnings has a specific shelf bracket in stock.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
This looks like it is some sort of weird scam or money laundering site. None of the prices make sense, and the products listed don't fit the information on what the company is about.
ajsadauskas@aus.social · 1 pts · 2y
@RustyRaven @dumblederp @Baku There's a whole thread about these guys over on the Choice website: https://choice.community/t/online-websites-that-appear-australian-but-are-not/29603/9
The short answer is that NineLife is not owned by or affiliated with Channel Nine, or its TV channels 9Life or 9Now.
NineLife looks like it's based overseas, possibly in the UK or the US.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
They used to sell 5kg boxes of fizzy lifesavers, but sadly stopped. you can still get like 1000 teabags and 4kg of biscuits for reasonable prices
Edit: realised far too late i'd typed 300 teabags. You can get boxes of a thousand.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
vocal fry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfJn1kcQuU
fuck i hate it
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I just had the fun of watching lot of cars figure out what to do with a Fire Truck behind them. Lots of attempting to move out of the way by changing lanes at the lights, which all turned out to be not helpful at all because it went around the corner.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I am grateful my work day is half over.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Grateful for book club. And my local fancy yarn shop with super lovely and helpful staff.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
The weekend is here!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Pilk@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
What I just paid out of pocket for a Saturday GP appointment. 💀💀💀 All because I missed their call on Monday, and they hadn't been able to get back to me since.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I feel this pain in my bones.
It almost feels like a fine...
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Still sick 😢
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I woke up after midday today which was unintended.
I’m also running out of peanut butter :(
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I still have half my work day to go.