Got an interview tomorrow. Let's see what happens. 🤞
Today was a particularly shit day. And I have to go to the stupid xmas party and pretend I'm excited to be around a bunch of people who make 350k+ a year.
Been at my new place of work for just over three months now and they have the new batch of people sitting with me, watching me work, and asking questions etc. also a manager (not my direct one, but same role) spoke to me yesterday about having my mind on my future with this company, as they need good people and are expanding in Melbourne. Feels quite good 😊
Time for a few days of solitude down the beach. Only irl interaction will be 'ellos to randos on the beach and their dogs (and the local IGA for goon, love those peeps). Cannot wait.
Absolute zero risk of anyone popping 'round.
Just redid the ol' girls drug / drop schedule - calendar after today's appt.. Still full on but seems to be working well so far and logical. Keeps changing after every appointment as there are a few docs involved. They can't communicate for shit. Crossing off shit that another has prescribed. I'm in a very privileged position to know very deeply, that kindergarten kiddos with a few cans and some string could do better here with respect to communication it's like herding fukn cats.
Edit. Just taught mum how to break tablets with a bic lighter, she has to do half tabs couldn't use the splitter (these are prescription).. My youth mispent turns out was well spent. lol.
It's one of life's little mysteries I suppose. Like Why are the younger generations scared of ads? and Why does my spring onion have snot in it?. Some things can't be explained.
I'm happy to cover the basic. It's possible to bump it significantly, but one of us would get the physical stuff and I don't think anyone except @Nath@aussie.zone is located in a useful spot for the tickets.
You know that feeling when you're too hot and tired to feel hungry but you know you'll regret it in bed if you don't eat anything... yeah that's me right now.
I've worked 23 hours over yesterday and today. That's ridiculous. I really hope I sleep in on Wed morning. Maybe make myself an omelette for breakfast. It's a bit silly now how much I'm avoiding cooking in this kitchen. Right now all I need to do is soak some rice noodles in hot water, drain and rinse, and stir through premade vegan larb. C'mon, I can do this. It's not even cooking.
Edit: yay I did it. In a pan, on the stove, with frozen veg to bulk it up. Now I have 3 meals worth of food. Easy.
Went to my GP to get a referral for a minor procedure. Referral was sent to the surgery clinic (Western Health), I was told it takes about 5-7 days for the surgery to send a confirmation text and set up an appointment. It's not urgent but needs to be done.
After about 2 weeks, hear nothing, call the surgery clinic, turns out they didn't receive the referral. As GP to send another one, and now have to wait another 5-7 days to actually find out it was received.
So either the referral wasn't faxed the first time OR it was misplaced at the receiving end.
I'm not really interested in investigating any further (like asking for sent receipts from my GP), but it's pretty frustrating.
Private is not an option due to lack of insurance and costs unfortunately.
Monash Health never responded to my referal for surgery. It wasn't until bitcoin went up and I decided to pay for it privately and they realised I'd been ignored for 2.5 years did they jump to action. My advice now is don't trust referrals, pester them all the way through, they cannot be trusted. Anyone waiting on surgery/referral for over three months, go back to the gp and complain about symptoms, shit even try a new gp.
I have a friend who is a GP and partner in a medical centre. I dropped in to visit him once, and it was a real eye-opener as an IT person. Their IT was a shambles. The four senior Doctors have a share in the business and hire every other employee. They all had their own computers / not purchased through a central procurement point. The center itself had computers and a records system, but it was super basic in terms of what a real IT department would set up. Just PCs plugged into a central switch and a single server running whatever software the business runs on. It was a small business, basically. Security was not up to scratch (no firewall at all for internal traffic/ just the consumer grade router NATing external traffic). Email was just hosted with Microsoft 365 with an off-the-shelf config. Fax was literally the phone line plugged into the receptionists printer.
I assume they were great at the doctory bits. But their IT was amateur hour.
I should state that the patient records stuff was via some sort of cloud-based SaaS company accessed through a browser. No medical records were kept onsite.
have provided support for medical industry in the past. This is so accurate. Even when they did purchase a solution they'd hang onto it YEAR beyond what it was originally scoped for and still expect it to run like new.
Dumbest profession i ever supported TBH.
There are dumber. I supported an alliance of car yards. Those were the dumbest profession I ever supported. Managers who somehow failed upward into their roles and were dumber than a box a of hammers. Mechanics who had (and needed) Windows XP in the workshop. Car salespeople who would ignore everything in their email that wasn't "I want to buy a car", even if the message was as bold as possible "If you don't click this button by x time your email will not work on Monday". Guess how mad they were at me on Monday? 🙄
Yeah. I get human error. Happens and I get faxes are more secure than emails and such. But I'd be happy to wave my privacy rights for this occasion to ensure that the damn thing was actually sent and received.
Just got a message from the surgery clinic that this referral came through and I'll hear from them shortly to book a consult and such.
Then the girl I spoke to earlier (and yesterday) rang me to ensure I got the message. I got her name and will email the clinic with glowing praise for her.
My car insurance renewal came in with an increase of over 25% so I'm getting to spend the morning getting quotes for alternatives.
Youi just crossed themselves off my list with a bait and switch process - the online form says they will email you a quote, then asks for a phone number just to send you a PIN. I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, gave the number and it goes straight to them phoning me instead. Lying to me to get personal details is not something that makes me want to deal with a company.
RACV got their asses kicked by AAMI for us this year. to be fair, AAMI also crushed Budget Direct.
The real irony being a MY23 $45k SUV was substantially cheaper than the MY10 $8k Hatchback.
I mean, I know the safety tech and all that, and the hatch is a known p plater car. But seriously. You guys are gonna screw me on a market value of it anyway, meanwhile you'd be stuck buying me a brand new SUV if i managed to write it off.
None of these quotes make sense! RACV are quoting cheaper for 3rd party if I add fire and theft to it. Suncorp is quoting me cheaper for a basic comprehensive policy than for third party.
They are currently the winner - I can get comprehensive insurance through them cheaper than the RACV third party. Weirdly RACV are quoting me a lower price for third party fire and theft than just straight third party property which covers less!
I just did AAMI quotes, and they are now winning as well. Weirdly I think it will be better to go with comprehensive than third party only with them too.
And for the second time in two weeks I've had "your interview was fantastic, we really loved you, but we've gone with an internal candidate this time." Arghhhh
It's been a few weeks since I've been down here and my heart sank when I saw all the weeding / mowing I have to do over the next few. This was never going to be an actual break. On the plus the chillies have enjoyed themselves with this weather so that's something.
Noice! I am surprised a gardener of your calibre has had bad luck with tomatoes, but then again I have managed to kill a jade plant and two potted lemons, so... here's to a bumper crop this year without too many pests!
Heat pump dryers are amazing. I did some baby/housesitting for.q friend on the weekend and used theirs. It takes ages but it was really good and apparently really energy efficient.
Good thinking to ask for it as part of the transition. You should have nice things.
Sensible. Hit us with your queries - there's a wealth of life skills in the DT. Some of which we regret having had to learn the hard way. But we're all still alive and kicking, so must have done something right somehow.
Will do. Even something as mundane as a doormat - which greatly reduces the amount of stuff that gets trodden into the house. Not a top priority item, but once you've settled in and have done a few cleanings then worth thinking about getting one. There may be one already there anyway.
Uh oh, I continued working after coming home from a 9h day in the office and only just finished at 12:20 for like a 14h day... this is the danger of having a nice cozy wfh setup. And stimulants after a 2 day break. Too easy to lose boundaries :')
At least the overdue stuff is all done, but I've got three more things to start and finish by the end of tomorrow so they don't get overdue. Stupid pre-xmas rush and poorly timed leave. So glad for the flexible hours.
Also some slightly disgruntled feelings over finding out a hack who left my former workplace basically straight-up copied the eork I did there at their new employer, where i knew they're paying big $ for this person's "skills"... not cool, not cool at all. Basically slapped a new logo on top... but due to confidentiality reasons with my current work client I can't share direct evidence. What do. Hmm.
I have successfully re-hung the mozzie net over the bed. It fell down late last summer when the sticky 'removable' hook peeled off and I never bothered to re-do it. But it's done now albeit a few days too late. One of the major delay points is that it is very very difficult to buy just one cuphook. Packets of 25 or so, no problem, but just one? Impossible. Especially in Richmond or in the CBD. Not even Kmart sells them. So I've improvised with a long screw and a small butterfly nut filched from work put together arse end first. Might even be better than a cuphook as less subject to the mozzie net hanging ring sliding off in the breezes.
My Pilk reference is from a short 20 second snippet of this video starting at 4:50. I actually don't know much about the newer, grosser pilk to be honest!
I had a nap and I had a dream. Some older lady attached herself to my husband and kept referring to him as her "jungle boy". I am so confused right now.
I read somewhere that the percentage data shown does not relate to the probability of rain in your area but the percentage of greater Melbourne that will get rain
Bit of a mood today which is kind of nice cause I don't often get the nuance of it all.
If you need some vibes, it started with Take 5 - Chet Faker Honestly not a MASSIVE fan of the dude, and some of his takes were a bit artsy. But theres something about hearing another guy bare their emotions and admit what they dont know gives my anxious mind permission to relax a bit and let in some feeling.
Got into some Trophy Eyes as well to really sell the moodiness.
yeah both are bangers. I've really enjoyed Cigarettes and Chocolate and the Sounds of Silence Albums. Bit more abstract but its been more about the feels for me lately.
I watched How to make gravy last night. The storyline was a bit meh. I found it lacking in flavour. Not a lot of substance. Not bad, not great, just ok.
they were bold making a movie out of a song lets be honest. Great song, dont get me wrong. GREAT song, But not sure it contained enough depth or story...
I guess it's insurance day today, after sorting the car I moved on to finalising the forms for Income Protection. So much money, and the premiums just keep going up the older I get. It does make the car insurance seem extra cheap in comparison.
Through some sort of weirdness of the insurance industry it has turned out to be cheaper to get comprehensive insurance for my car than third party. Renewal of the third party with RACV was going to be just over $500, a basic comprehensive policy with AAMI is $342. Even with AAMI the third party policy would have been more expensive. I have no idea why, but obviously the underlying risk assumptions for the policies have some sort of different risk calculations that work out in my favour.
I’ve got to sort out new car insurance soon, so all the comments about it today are really helpful. Have been with RACV for years but it might be time to switch
It does not seem to be an across the board thing, just Suncorp and AAMI (apparently Suncorp bought AAMI recently, so basically the same company). And RACV had lower premiums for including fire & theft than without.
The comprehensive insurance gives you a few more options with excess and amount insured and I thought it might be the difference, but even making sure the excess was the same it was cheaper to have comprehensive. I won't complain - but I will budget for an increase next year in case it is a one-off glitch that won't be repeated!
How long does it usually take to hear back from a place once they've moved on to reference checks? Or is asking for references a sick new part of the selection process instead of the last step for the selected candidate?
Requests for feedback on online orders are getting beyond ridiculous. This time they want to know how we like a Thing 6 hours before the notice it would land today. I also now know what my Solstice gift is, but that will happen when letting somebody else use your account.
I often feel so ineffectual at life. Especially after I watch or read about successful people, and then I reflect that I’ve achieved absolutely nothing.
Wind picks up and theres 3 drops of rain and immediately the staffy is pawing at my window with an expression of "I cant POSSIBLY survive in these conditions!". She is an outside dog ffs.
But the blame should be assigned to me cause I folded and let them in again.
Dilemma. I am rostered in the office today. Thought I was getting the flu yesterday. Feeling ok today but one side of my throat is quite sore and it's all red. Maybe mild tonsillitis?? Never had that mild tho.. maybe just allergies??
I think I need to WFH to be safe don't I? Bum. I had a whole heap of stuff I need to do in person...
I hate in-between not quite sick. Make a decision body
In my last job there was a solid 9 month period where my employer refused to accept that there was now a third degree of sickness. Instead of just "fit to work" and "not fit to work", there is clearly a new category now - "fit to work, but only from home". Took them a long time to accept that, and many spent sick days.
It is a difficult one to negotiate because there's definitely that third category. But then there's people who insist they can work from home when they are clearly half dead but they are have trouble stopping and there's others who will WFH/take a late start etc at the slightest hint of discomfort - its too hot/cold/I didn't sleep until midnight etc. and they see it as a bit of a rest day. And as someone who has always been type 1 I honestly get really resentful at the second group. And yes this is often a battle of X/millenial vs Z which makes it trickier.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 1y
Got an interview tomorrow. Let's see what happens. 🤞
Today was a particularly shit day. And I have to go to the stupid xmas party and pretend I'm excited to be around a bunch of people who make 350k+ a year.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Good luck!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Good luck!!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Congratulations!!! Ahhhh! Good luck!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
🍀🍀🍀
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
🤞🏼
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Go get em tiger 🐅
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Been at my new place of work for just over three months now and they have the new batch of people sitting with me, watching me work, and asking questions etc. also a manager (not my direct one, but same role) spoke to me yesterday about having my mind on my future with this company, as they need good people and are expanding in Melbourne. Feels quite good 😊
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Well done hot stuff!!
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
You certainly want a future at this company but like all good workers you would be extra motivated if they show their appreciation monetarily.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
That humidity-less breeze is beautiful. I’ve got the windows open to let it in the house.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
I don't get to have any fan lol
Goodnight all ❤️
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Time for a few days of solitude down the beach. Only irl interaction will be 'ellos to randos on the beach and their dogs (and the local IGA for goon, love those peeps). Cannot wait.
Absolute zero risk of anyone popping 'round.
Just redid the ol' girls drug / drop schedule - calendar after today's appt.. Still full on but seems to be working well so far and logical. Keeps changing after every appointment as there are a few docs involved. They can't communicate for shit. Crossing off shit that another has prescribed. I'm in a very privileged position to know very deeply, that kindergarten kiddos with a few cans and some string could do better here with respect to communication it's like herding fukn cats.
Edit. Just taught mum how to break tablets with a bic lighter, she has to do half tabs couldn't use the splitter (these are prescription).. My youth mispent turns out was well spent. lol.
Her: "how did you know that"?
Me; "err trust me it works".
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
That'd be nice, not having to speak to anyone or anything.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Would you like to discuss your boat’s extended warranty?
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
DAISO…
I don’t understand. You sell all these binders, but no inserts?
What is this?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It's one of life's little mysteries I suppose. Like Why are the younger generations scared of ads? and Why does my spring onion have snot in it?. Some things can't be explained.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😂
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
minimaru sells them
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’m in the CBD. Was hoping to find something cheap to store my postcards.
It’s the inserts that DAISO don’t seem to have. Ugh. Annoying.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
bastards did a last minute no show, I'm hot and this is now my lunch
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Yesss😍
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
that is a very big goblet ... hic
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A healthy pour
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Perfect for this kind of weather!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I love that goblet wine glass.
I might have to go looking for one myself.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I do too. 🙂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Right, so Nellie is up for renewal. Ought be one more email. Shall I or does anotherbody want this year?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Nellie is special. Would you like a contribution to the cost?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'm happy to cover the basic. It's possible to bump it significantly, but one of us would get the physical stuff and I don't think anyone except @Nath@aussie.zone is located in a useful spot for the tickets.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
True. Basic is fine by me. I really like having Nellie on board so to speak.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
You know that feeling when you're too hot and tired to feel hungry but you know you'll regret it in bed if you don't eat anything... yeah that's me right now.
I've worked 23 hours over yesterday and today. That's ridiculous. I really hope I sleep in on Wed morning. Maybe make myself an omelette for breakfast. It's a bit silly now how much I'm avoiding cooking in this kitchen. Right now all I need to do is soak some rice noodles in hot water, drain and rinse, and stir through premade vegan larb. C'mon, I can do this. It's not even cooking.
Edit: yay I did it. In a pan, on the stove, with frozen veg to bulk it up. Now I have 3 meals worth of food. Easy.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Bit of a rant coming up.
Went to my GP to get a referral for a minor procedure. Referral was sent to the surgery clinic (Western Health), I was told it takes about 5-7 days for the surgery to send a confirmation text and set up an appointment. It's not urgent but needs to be done.
After about 2 weeks, hear nothing, call the surgery clinic, turns out they didn't receive the referral. As GP to send another one, and now have to wait another 5-7 days to actually find out it was received.
So either the referral wasn't faxed the first time OR it was misplaced at the receiving end.
I'm not really interested in investigating any further (like asking for sent receipts from my GP), but it's pretty frustrating.
Private is not an option due to lack of insurance and costs unfortunately.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Monash Health never responded to my referal for surgery. It wasn't until bitcoin went up and I decided to pay for it privately and they realised I'd been ignored for 2.5 years did they jump to action. My advice now is don't trust referrals, pester them all the way through, they cannot be trusted. Anyone waiting on surgery/referral for over three months, go back to the gp and complain about symptoms, shit even try a new gp.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Solid advice. I know I'm in the 'queue' now but will keep following up with the surgical team.
If I get nothing in a week, I'm going back to my GP with 'worse symptoms'.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Yup, their communication leaves a lot to be desired.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'm kind of disappointed that my GP doesn't have a follow up system themselves to ensure things are received.
Seems to be sorted now, but very frustrating.
Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I have a friend who is a GP and partner in a medical centre. I dropped in to visit him once, and it was a real eye-opener as an IT person. Their IT was a shambles. The four senior Doctors have a share in the business and hire every other employee. They all had their own computers / not purchased through a central procurement point. The center itself had computers and a records system, but it was super basic in terms of what a real IT department would set up. Just PCs plugged into a central switch and a single server running whatever software the business runs on. It was a small business, basically. Security was not up to scratch (no firewall at all for internal traffic/ just the consumer grade router NATing external traffic). Email was just hosted with Microsoft 365 with an off-the-shelf config. Fax was literally the phone line plugged into the receptionists printer.
I assume they were great at the doctory bits. But their IT was amateur hour.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That’s a real worry where sensitive medical data is concerned, and I have the feeling they’re not the only clinic like that
Nath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I should state that the patient records stuff was via some sort of cloud-based SaaS company accessed through a browser. No medical records were kept onsite.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
have provided support for medical industry in the past. This is so accurate. Even when they did purchase a solution they'd hang onto it YEAR beyond what it was originally scoped for and still expect it to run like new. Dumbest profession i ever supported TBH.
Nath@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
There are dumber. I supported an alliance of car yards. Those were the dumbest profession I ever supported. Managers who somehow failed upward into their roles and were dumber than a box a of hammers. Mechanics who had (and needed) Windows XP in the workshop. Car salespeople who would ignore everything in their email that wasn't "I want to buy a car", even if the message was as bold as possible "If you don't click this button by x time your email will not work on Monday". Guess how mad they were at me on Monday? 🙄
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
whole thing feels so 80's its nuts. Meanwhile they charge more and more for this shit experience.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah. I get human error. Happens and I get faxes are more secure than emails and such. But I'd be happy to wave my privacy rights for this occasion to ensure that the damn thing was actually sent and received.
Just got a message from the surgery clinic that this referral came through and I'll hear from them shortly to book a consult and such.
Then the girl I spoke to earlier (and yesterday) rang me to ensure I got the message. I got her name and will email the clinic with glowing praise for her.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Cool change just swept through. Now it’s 23-24.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Today is a I feel like crying day, and i don't even know why
Eagle@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Some days just are.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
super massive hugs
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
thanks and hugs back
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Those days happen and sometimes you just gotta let the tears flow! x
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sorry you’re feeling like that. Can you watch a sad movie and get it out of your system?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
it would just make me ruminate
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Big hugs instead, then
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I’m sorry you’re feeling like this today. We all have our ups and downs.
It’s ok to let it out even if we don’t know sometimes why we might be feeling that way.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I was gonna suggest buying her insta followers 😂 I think your Lego idea is a much better one!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
My car insurance renewal came in with an increase of over 25% so I'm getting to spend the morning getting quotes for alternatives.
Youi just crossed themselves off my list with a bait and switch process - the online form says they will email you a quote, then asks for a phone number just to send you a PIN. I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, gave the number and it goes straight to them phoning me instead. Lying to me to get personal details is not something that makes me want to deal with a company.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’ve seen Suncorp offering better deals on cars than RACV recently.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
RACV got their asses kicked by AAMI for us this year. to be fair, AAMI also crushed Budget Direct. The real irony being a MY23
$45k SUV was substantially cheaper than the MY10 $8k Hatchback.I mean, I know the safety tech and all that, and the hatch is a known p plater car. But seriously. You guys are gonna screw me on a market value of it anyway, meanwhile you'd be stuck buying me a brand new SUV if i managed to write it off.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
None of these quotes make sense! RACV are quoting cheaper for 3rd party if I add fire and theft to it. Suncorp is quoting me cheaper for a basic comprehensive policy than for third party.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
They are currently the winner - I can get comprehensive insurance through them cheaper than the RACV third party. Weirdly RACV are quoting me a lower price for third party fire and theft than just straight third party property which covers less!
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
AAMI was the cheapest for me. I just want enough insurance to not ruin my life if I tap a $150k car. I've got front/rear dash cams too.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I just did AAMI quotes, and they are now winning as well. Weirdly I think it will be better to go with comprehensive than third party only with them too.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Feels like the whole of Melbourne has been transported to somewhere in FNQ.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I’m suddenly craving toasted ham and cheese sandwiches.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Do it!
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Hehe. I shall update if I do.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Do you have them with tomato sauce? 😋
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Generally not, but I don’t mind tomato relish. Om nom nom.
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Bikini, soap and bucket. Are you gonna wash my car Seagoon? Yeehaa
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
With what's to come today those services are rendered obsolete today.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It's not gonna rain. Someone needs to wash my car.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
That was Spud yesterday
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🥔 👙 🧼🪣
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Can I join the car-washing queue, too, please?
Mine has extra cobwebs and spiders atm
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Sure but this service is very slow.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
And for the second time in two weeks I've had "your interview was fantastic, we really loved you, but we've gone with an internal candidate this time." Arghhhh
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
That sucks. Those roles might have been advertised as per org policy, but they already had internal staff lined up.
Don’t give up!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Made it down the bellarine.
It's been a few weeks since I've been down here and my heart sank when I saw all the weeding / mowing I have to do over the next few. This was never going to be an actual break. On the plus the chillies have enjoyed themselves with this weather so that's something.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Are you doing any tomatoes this season? Heard from my colleagues that theirs have exploded in size with the recent weather
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Have 5 plants in and they seem pretty happy! Haven't had much luck in the last few years with tomatoes so not going to jinx it :)
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Noice! I am surprised a gardener of your calibre has had bad luck with tomatoes, but then again I have managed to kill a jade plant and two potted lemons, so... here's to a bumper crop this year without too many pests!
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1y
It's too hot. I want a glass of wine but have "bills" to pay instead
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
The dishes are rotting in the sink and I’ve spent all day in bed. Feeling like shit in a way I can’t seem to climb out of.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Entire balcony scrubbed and tidied. Outside table wiped down.
Too hot to do the bathroom right now though; the lightbulb blew, and the only ones left are the heat lamp ones. So fuck that!
I'll leave it for my partner to do when they wake up lol
Baku@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Heat pump dryers are amazing. I did some baby/housesitting for.q friend on the weekend and used theirs. It takes ages but it was really good and apparently really energy efficient.
Good thinking to ask for it as part of the transition. You should have nice things.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Are you going to let us Wishlist you stuff? Or do dodgy gift art?
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Sensible. Hit us with your queries - there's a wealth of life skills in the DT. Some of which we regret having had to learn the hard way. But we're all still alive and kicking, so must have done something right somehow.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Will do. Even something as mundane as a doormat - which greatly reduces the amount of stuff that gets trodden into the house. Not a top priority item, but once you've settled in and have done a few cleanings then worth thinking about getting one. There may be one already there anyway.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Fair enough. get a can of bar keepers friend. Lasts forever and fixes most kitchen icks.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Try this stuff. It's pretty much a lemon & bicarb, just more convenient.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Uh oh, I continued working after coming home from a 9h day in the office and only just finished at 12:20 for like a 14h day... this is the danger of having a nice cozy wfh setup. And stimulants after a 2 day break. Too easy to lose boundaries :')
At least the overdue stuff is all done, but I've got three more things to start and finish by the end of tomorrow so they don't get overdue. Stupid pre-xmas rush and poorly timed leave. So glad for the flexible hours.
Also some slightly disgruntled feelings over finding out a hack who left my former workplace basically straight-up copied the eork I did there at their new employer, where i knew they're paying big $ for this person's "skills"... not cool, not cool at all. Basically slapped a new logo on top... but due to confidentiality reasons with my current work client I can't share direct evidence. What do. Hmm.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
employer will only care when that hack cant repeat the magic
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I have successfully re-hung the mozzie net over the bed. It fell down late last summer when the sticky 'removable' hook peeled off and I never bothered to re-do it. But it's done now albeit a few days too late. One of the major delay points is that it is very very difficult to buy just one cuphook. Packets of 25 or so, no problem, but just one? Impossible. Especially in Richmond or in the CBD. Not even Kmart sells them. So I've improvised with a long screw and a small butterfly nut filched from work put together arse end first. Might even be better than a cuphook as less subject to the mozzie net hanging ring sliding off in the breezes.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
where rain?
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
warm day, hot to do housework but it must be done
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Can it wait until tomorrow when there's much better conditions?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
landlord is coming at 3
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Bugger
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Fuck it's hot out there and the BO is ripe cos my nostrils told me so.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Feels like fucking Thailand out there
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Pilk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
My Pilk reference is from a short 20 second snippet of this video starting at 4:50. I actually don't know much about the newer, grosser pilk to be honest!
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
its only about 27, but yeah the humidity and sun certainly make it feel warmer.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It's 31 here and the air con is on
Ntcc661@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My son's school is hoping to have their outdoor Christmas Carols event this afternoon.
At this stage I'm thinking it's a 50/50 possibility.
My son is singing Feliz Navidad - one of my all time faves.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Will he be singing solo?
Ntcc661@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
He does one song with his year group and a medley of song with his choir group.
They decided to cancel the event but record all the year groups doing their performances. It's something.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Oh, that’s a shame they cancelled.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I had a nap and I had a dream. Some older lady attached herself to my husband and kept referring to him as her "jungle boy". I am so confused right now.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Trust the Kinks
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Watch it, or Shere Khan gonna get your boy 🐅
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Marge!
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Apple & bacon salad please Chef. And a long tall glass of iced lemonade.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍎🥓🥗
🧊
🧊
🍋🍭
🧊
🧊
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks Chef. I hope you are having a nice lunch too.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
A giant sticky rice with chicken and mushroom yes thank you
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Granita please. Lemon & mint sounds good.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🧊🍋🌿
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Frozen grapes and someone to feed them to me please.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🧊🍇🧌
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you. I wanna know who is in the mystery box? Please let it be Aquaman.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
You will find out.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
::: spoiler sure bom, whatever you say 🙄
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I read somewhere that the percentage data shown does not relate to the probability of rain in your area but the percentage of greater Melbourne that will get rain
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Make sense, but dammit! I wanted to go outside in the rain 😭 I'm braless and wearing a white tank top too, so all the boys are missing out lol
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Meeting the CSO of one of my clients today. He accidentally stood me up last time so he's taking me to lunch.
Yay?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
chief science officer? Heck yes can you please get me a posting on their ship?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My phone won't work properly until tomorrow. Thank god for WiFi at home!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Bit of a mood today which is kind of nice cause I don't often get the nuance of it all. If you need some vibes, it started with Take 5 - Chet Faker Honestly not a MASSIVE fan of the dude, and some of his takes were a bit artsy. But theres something about hearing another guy bare their emotions and admit what they dont know gives my anxious mind permission to relax a bit and let in some feeling. Got into some Trophy Eyes as well to really sell the moodiness.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
omg omg, I saw dave brubeck live and they did take 5 🙂
just want to add, I listened to your YTs you posted. I listen to everyone's music. 🥰
and hugs
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
yeah both are bangers. I've really enjoyed Cigarettes and Chocolate and the Sounds of Silence Albums. Bit more abstract but its been more about the feels for me lately.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I watched How to make gravy last night. The storyline was a bit meh. I found it lacking in flavour. Not a lot of substance. Not bad, not great, just ok.
3 hobbits
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I see you also survived the pate from last night.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I did and not even a bit of diarrhoea to help clean the inside's out.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
To improve the flabour, should have added a dollop of tomato sauce.
Sorry, I had to...
E: Yes I typed flabour. It stays as a reminder to be caffeinated before typing.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
They had a dollop of dead horse in there and it still didn't improve the situation.
Also, coffee is underrated.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
they were bold making a movie out of a song lets be honest. Great song, dont get me wrong. GREAT song, But not sure it contained enough depth or story...
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
They could've made the storyline more gritter. The reason he was in prison and missed Christmas was pissweak.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I guess it's insurance day today, after sorting the car I moved on to finalising the forms for Income Protection. So much money, and the premiums just keep going up the older I get. It does make the car insurance seem extra cheap in comparison.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Through some sort of weirdness of the insurance industry it has turned out to be cheaper to get comprehensive insurance for my car than third party. Renewal of the third party with RACV was going to be just over $500, a basic comprehensive policy with AAMI is $342. Even with AAMI the third party policy would have been more expensive. I have no idea why, but obviously the underlying risk assumptions for the policies have some sort of different risk calculations that work out in my favour.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I’ve got to sort out new car insurance soon, so all the comments about it today are really helpful. Have been with RACV for years but it might be time to switch
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I wonder if it is to deter people from taking out 3rd party only?
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
My 3rd party with AAMI was $200/yr.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You must come across as a safer driver than me for some reason. Maybe Subaru drivers tend to be wild and reckless.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It does not seem to be an across the board thing, just Suncorp and AAMI (apparently Suncorp bought AAMI recently, so basically the same company). And RACV had lower premiums for including fire & theft than without.
The comprehensive insurance gives you a few more options with excess and amount insured and I thought it might be the difference, but even making sure the excess was the same it was cheaper to have comprehensive. I won't complain - but I will budget for an increase next year in case it is a one-off glitch that won't be repeated!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
How long does it usually take to hear back from a place once they've moved on to reference checks? Or is asking for references a sick new part of the selection process instead of the last step for the selected candidate?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Requests for feedback on online orders are getting beyond ridiculous. This time they want to know how we like a Thing 6 hours before the notice it would land today. I also now know what my Solstice gift is, but that will happen when letting somebody else use your account.
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I like the concept of solstice gift.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
We don't do Xmas but prezzies are nice, so nearest date 😺
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
still no rain
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Time to wind down now before making dinner.
Playing some Animal Crossing for that cosy feeling and put a movie on.
Going to make more chicken sandwiches tonight.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/iGGHGSPDhXU
🍺🇲🇽🦇🩶🦇🇲🇽🍺
chingatello@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Huh I was just listening to this earlier! That man is a treasure.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Great. My phone isn't working except for WiFi. Goddamn it.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
4g/5g has gone to complete dogshit since the shutdown. May not be your actual phone.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Time to put my phone in the fridge
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Went for a run. So humid. I am a walking shower.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I often feel so ineffectual at life. Especially after I watch or read about successful people, and then I reflect that I’ve achieved absolutely nothing.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Wind picks up and theres 3 drops of rain and immediately the staffy is pawing at my window with an expression of "I cant POSSIBLY survive in these conditions!". She is an outside dog ffs. But the blame should be assigned to me cause I folded and let them in again.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Staffies are the best, derpiest, sweetest dogs! Such boofheads! If I get a dog, I'd definitely get a derpy staffy!!
Poor baby, the wind and three drops of rain traumatised her lol
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I think the aircon isn't working properly at work today. :(
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Dilemma. I am rostered in the office today. Thought I was getting the flu yesterday. Feeling ok today but one side of my throat is quite sore and it's all red. Maybe mild tonsillitis?? Never had that mild tho.. maybe just allergies??
I think I need to WFH to be safe don't I? Bum. I had a whole heap of stuff I need to do in person...
I hate in-between not quite sick. Make a decision body
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
In my last job there was a solid 9 month period where my employer refused to accept that there was now a third degree of sickness. Instead of just "fit to work" and "not fit to work", there is clearly a new category now - "fit to work, but only from home". Took them a long time to accept that, and many spent sick days.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It is a difficult one to negotiate because there's definitely that third category. But then there's people who insist they can work from home when they are clearly half dead but they are have trouble stopping and there's others who will WFH/take a late start etc at the slightest hint of discomfort - its too hot/cold/I didn't sleep until midnight etc. and they see it as a bit of a rest day. And as someone who has always been type 1 I honestly get really resentful at the second group. And yes this is often a battle of X/millenial vs Z which makes it trickier.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Random Q, Baku. How many times have you moved since you’ve been in DT/DDT? (If you don’t mind my asking?)
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It must be the temp accommodations that had me a bit confused. Either way, you seem to have dealt with it really well. ✨
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
How early is too early to make the thread? Invariably I wait til almost time and then get distracted
Edit: I’m about to get stuck into neglected chores during the cool of night so absolutely will forget. Made the new thread ready to go
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I like to think we're a relaxed group about such things.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
With what's to come today those services are rendered obsolete today.