What's this 'share' shit? When my elderly friend brings me the traditional Christmas container of chhena jili, chhena poda and other assorted indian delights His Lordship knows that shit is mine, not his.
One year she made a box up for each of us, I think it was my partners and I first Xmas together. Since then, we've become one Cronenberg entity, so we have to share the box now 😂
With how much I hype them up, it would be against the festive spirit to deny my partner his share 😂😂
But if your mate, makes you delicious treats, they are yours and his lordship can languish 😂
Set up podium tennis. Children have massive fight with each other. Have a few angry hits myself after they storm inside. Why HIT can't HIT we HIT just HIT have HIT fun HIT like HIT a HIT normal HIT fucking HIT family HIT It was hard to put in the lawn because, although lush and spongey to walk on, the ground is so hard. Gonna need a deeper hole. Brought it in so it doesn't get rusty when it rains, which it looks like it will soon. Now I feel a bit flat because the fun thing wasn't fun for them. I'm gonna stop pouting and make some bolognaise I think.
Actually I think it might be called totem tennis and I miss named it? It's a pole you stick into the lawn with a tennis ball on a long string attached to the top on a spiral so it spins around when you hit it. You get a couple of bats with it and you can play solo or with two people.
ooh I see, had one of those as a kid too and there were fights :)
I'm finding the cheapo manual auger I got ages ago has made doing clean holes in tough ground a lot easier. Surprisingly seems to be getting more and more use. Could be worth a thought.
An auger 🤔 I feel like we've probably got one somewhere.. or is it an awl I'm thinking of? I think I'm remembering we have an awl for making holes in leather etc. Geez, a couple of weeks with no work and I feel like my brain's turning to mush lol 🚫💡
Front yard planting has been done. The augur to go on the drill worked well & made digging holes one handed much easier. I was very careful to make sure I was wearing gloves.
A couple of the plants might not have survived the wait, but I planted them anyway in case they are able to regrow from the roots. I've just got a few more plants to go in the shady spots and down the side of the house and that will be everything.
I'm glad I don't need to watch the amount downloaded on the home Internet any longer. Between my kid downloading most of his Nintendo Switch library to his shiny new SD card on Christmas night and me downloading 100 GB or so off Steam tonight, it would have blown away whatever limits my account had.
To think, I took a screenshot of an especially heavy download session one time in the 90's, where I managed to stay online for almost 24 hours and downloaded 139 MB! One session!
I might have 18tb total storage capacity in the house (5 phones, 3 tablets, 5 laptops, two servers, one desktop and external storage). I sure as hell don't have 43 tb. What the hell are you transferring?
I don't use a lot of data, so having everything unlimited means all the NBN plans are very expensive for what I use. I'm on a Telstra 5G plan instead, and have found that after I run out of data and they reduce the speed it is still good enough for me to use, so I'm just on their $25 a month plan. I run out of data allowance for the higher speed a week or two into every month. Occassionally if it is very congested and slows more than usual I will switch to using my mobile as a hotspot - I have a $120 a year 120gb plan for that with Catch, and don't generally use that much data. So my monthly spend for mobile & home internet is $35.
Obviously if you do a lot of gaming or high resolution video streaming (or just have lots of people in your household) this wouldn't work, but for general browsing and watching videos on my tablet it is the cheapest option I've been able to find.
I swear cashew cream is so good. Especially if you don’t have cream on hand or are a bit iffy with it. I soaked my cashews for about 15 min in hot water then just blitzed in the NutriBullet. Perfect!
Food pantry win today - I got a whole chicken & some crumbed tenders. This answers both my "what should I make for dinner" and "what should I take for work lunch tomorrow" questions.
Wish my area had a decent food pantry! For an area with such expensive real estate people here can be remarkably scummy. "Visitors" from an even scummier nearby suburb would most likely pillage everything and trash the pantry. We had several little libraries trashed in the last few years. Food donations around here are limited to well meaning church groups with their packages of mostly expired food. Sad.
There are definitely people around here that do that sort of thing too. Someone stole one of the cupboards once, and there was someone doing lovely things like hiding fish at the back of the cupboard. There are also people who will just take everything.
The lady who runs the pantry puts a lot of work into putting out just a little bit at a time of the good stuff so there is not a big amount to take at any one time. There is usually plenty of bread, other things are only occasional (or if you go at the right time in the evening when they are getting the supermarket deliveries there is more). I get a fair bit because I walk Mr Woof past it twice a day, but it's often empty (except for bread).
No fridge or anything unfortunately. Mostly it is put out frozen & you can judge whether it still feels cold. Otherwise it is up to you to judge for yourself wheher you think it is ok based on smell etc. - and it is usually at/past expriy when donated to start with. Happily the chicken was still frozen solid when I got it, sometimes things are a bit more iffy.
I may have been convinced to try karaoke tonight. May have confirmed my knowledge that my enthusiasm for singing is not entirely matched by my talent. Heaps fun though. So good to have stupid fun with friends and family. Laughed so much I nearly threw up.
Started dragging stuff down but it was heavy and took more trips than I thought… Didn’t pay attention to time so the place shut before I could bring everything down and had to drag one load back home as it rained. Still half to go.
At least there’s more floor clear because I really need to vacuum
Yeah I was referring to this morning’s thread comments, but that got me thinking about what I’m paying for versus what I’m actually getting with the download speeds.
A load of laundry, a load in the dishwasher & I just loaded up the green waste bin with weeds. And if I can get all the planting done today that will be a load off my mind!
Thanks chef, but when I opened it all that was inside was darkness and emptiness with some weird writing that even Google translate couldn't make out. I assume that was the invoice?
Fun fact: I'm originally from "the country" and had never heard these birds outside of Melbourne. Their sound strongly triggers the memories/feelings of suburban Melbourne which is kinda funny.
110 Comments
Taleya@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Hubs just destroyed incel ideology by pointing out danny devito fucks and I can't stop laughing
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I agree, but it is Danny De Devito after all.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Got a crook back today and it's not even a shagger's back. How sad is that.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
As far as everyone else is concerned it's 100% shagger's back.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
It's not his birthday.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It's someone's birthday though. Might as well celebrate that.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
True. I'll celebrate opening a new box of tissues so you don't need to tell me twice.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I thought birthdays are for shagger's neck
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Shagger's neck is for the young and horny in the backseat of a small car.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Miss Meow has declared today Snoozy Saturday.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Here here
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
I walked home through the park and took a great pic of the century plants all in flower. They must be at least four metres tall.
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Just a absolutely gorgeous sunset with the doggo.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That looks very similar to the lonny backbeach with barwon heads in the background?
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Half right. Bit closer to the river
StudChud@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Love getting a box of Nan's Christmas bikkies 😍
::: spoiler so cute and such a treat
^Obligatory Cat Tax included^ :::
The only downside is having to share them with my partner 😂
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
What's this 'share' shit? When my elderly friend brings me the traditional Christmas container of chhena jili, chhena poda and other assorted indian delights His Lordship knows that shit is mine, not his.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
One year she made a box up for each of us, I think it was my partners and I first Xmas together. Since then, we've become one Cronenberg entity, so we have to share the box now 😂
With how much I hype them up, it would be against the festive spirit to deny my partner his share 😂😂
But if your mate, makes you delicious treats, they are yours and his lordship can languish 😂
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😂😂 I love this!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
no smileys
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
condition of entry
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
sad face
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
ditto
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I got bored. Exercise your vocabularies peeps.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Set up podium tennis. Children have massive fight with each other. Have a few angry hits myself after they storm inside. Why HIT can't HIT we HIT just HIT have HIT fun HIT like HIT a HIT normal HIT fucking HIT family HIT It was hard to put in the lawn because, although lush and spongey to walk on, the ground is so hard. Gonna need a deeper hole. Brought it in so it doesn't get rusty when it rains, which it looks like it will soon. Now I feel a bit flat because the fun thing wasn't fun for them. I'm gonna stop pouting and make some bolognaise I think.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Have to admit I have no idea what that is.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Actually I think it might be called totem tennis and I miss named it? It's a pole you stick into the lawn with a tennis ball on a long string attached to the top on a spiral so it spins around when you hit it. You get a couple of bats with it and you can play solo or with two people.
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah I misremembered the name. Doing that a bit lately whilst not working. Apparently working in a factory keeps me sharp. God help me 🤦🏼♀️
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
totem tennis and it's great fun
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
ooh I see, had one of those as a kid too and there were fights :)
I'm finding the cheapo manual auger I got ages ago has made doing clean holes in tough ground a lot easier. Surprisingly seems to be getting more and more use. Could be worth a thought.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
An auger 🤔 I feel like we've probably got one somewhere.. or is it an awl I'm thinking of? I think I'm remembering we have an awl for making holes in leather etc. Geez, a couple of weeks with no work and I feel like my brain's turning to mush lol 🚫💡
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Front yard planting has been done. The augur to go on the drill worked well & made digging holes one handed much easier. I was very careful to make sure I was wearing gloves.
A couple of the plants might not have survived the wait, but I planted them anyway in case they are able to regrow from the roots. I've just got a few more plants to go in the shady spots and down the side of the house and that will be everything.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Augers, so hot right now :)
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Shadows...how do they work? 😾
Edit: I don't want to wake up yet damn it.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Should get one of those dangly things that hang in the window that put rainbow prisms on the wall
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
That's not a bad idea!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
Pain so bad....I may need a margarita.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Have two.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Alright then. You've twisted my arm.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
is there any left?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
No ma'am.
slides a glass of sly grog your way 🍹
Baku@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Sky pretty.
Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I'm glad I don't need to watch the amount downloaded on the home Internet any longer. Between my kid downloading most of his Nintendo Switch library to his shiny new SD card on Christmas night and me downloading 100 GB or so off Steam tonight, it would have blown away whatever limits my account had.
To think, I took a screenshot of an especially heavy download session one time in the 90's, where I managed to stay online for almost 24 hours and downloaded 139 MB! One session!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I hear you. My current upload since I moved into this place is 43tb. And download is 18tb lol
I remember struggling to download 1.6mb for a shareware game over an hour or so...
Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I might have 18tb total storage capacity in the house (5 phones, 3 tablets, 5 laptops, two servers, one desktop and external storage). I sure as hell don't have 43 tb. What the hell are you transferring?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Mostly Virtual Instruments. One drumkit can be upto 170gb. A piano could be 120gb etc It starts to add up after a while.
A nightly image of my c drive is created and uploaded as well for safety.
I have all my important studio projects syncing to google drive in real time.
And then I have a seedbox running torrents. I have a couple of 10tb server hard drives for storage.
Cendana@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
What sort of upload speed you got?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I'll check when I'm up. It's 1000 megabit download.
Cendana@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Probably 50 then.
Come September you should get 100 up.
(unless you have the SMB plans which go up to 400 up for maybe $300-400 monthly)
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I don't use a lot of data, so having everything unlimited means all the NBN plans are very expensive for what I use. I'm on a Telstra 5G plan instead, and have found that after I run out of data and they reduce the speed it is still good enough for me to use, so I'm just on their $25 a month plan. I run out of data allowance for the higher speed a week or two into every month. Occassionally if it is very congested and slows more than usual I will switch to using my mobile as a hotspot - I have a $120 a year 120gb plan for that with Catch, and don't generally use that much data. So my monthly spend for mobile & home internet is $35.
Obviously if you do a lot of gaming or high resolution video streaming (or just have lots of people in your household) this wouldn't work, but for general browsing and watching videos on my tablet it is the cheapest option I've been able to find.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I swear cashew cream is so good. Especially if you don’t have cream on hand or are a bit iffy with it. I soaked my cashews for about 15 min in hot water then just blitzed in the NutriBullet. Perfect!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
A shame they’re so expensive. Vegan cheese and cheesecake…
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Food pantry win today - I got a whole chicken & some crumbed tenders. This answers both my "what should I make for dinner" and "what should I take for work lunch tomorrow" questions.
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Wish my area had a decent food pantry! For an area with such expensive real estate people here can be remarkably scummy. "Visitors" from an even scummier nearby suburb would most likely pillage everything and trash the pantry. We had several little libraries trashed in the last few years. Food donations around here are limited to well meaning church groups with their packages of mostly expired food. Sad.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
There are definitely people around here that do that sort of thing too. Someone stole one of the cupboards once, and there was someone doing lovely things like hiding fish at the back of the cupboard. There are also people who will just take everything.
The lady who runs the pantry puts a lot of work into putting out just a little bit at a time of the good stuff so there is not a big amount to take at any one time. There is usually plenty of bread, other things are only occasional (or if you go at the right time in the evening when they are getting the supermarket deliveries there is more). I get a fair bit because I walk Mr Woof past it twice a day, but it's often empty (except for bread).
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Man… guess I have to put out a little at a time then. People suck
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Silly question - how does the chicken stay cool and safe to eat? Is there like an esky or a public fridge
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
No fridge or anything unfortunately. Mostly it is put out frozen & you can judge whether it still feels cold. Otherwise it is up to you to judge for yourself wheher you think it is ok based on smell etc. - and it is usually at/past expriy when donated to start with. Happily the chicken was still frozen solid when I got it, sometimes things are a bit more iffy.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Fucking broke the door of my washing machine 😭😭
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
You need a margarita too.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
ASAP
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Highly recommend it.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Oh shit!
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Thanks for doing thread, @TheWitchofThornbury! 🖤
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
One brand of pumpkin baby food my cat gets is Rafferty’s Garden…
Raefarty’s Garden
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🎃☀️💨
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
day is soo slooow today
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Agreed. How is it only 4:30pm.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I may have been convinced to try karaoke tonight. May have confirmed my knowledge that my enthusiasm for singing is not entirely matched by my talent. Heaps fun though. So good to have stupid fun with friends and family. Laughed so much I nearly threw up.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Still sick. Fucking hell. Hope to be better by new years eve :(
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you ❤️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Started dragging stuff down but it was heavy and took more trips than I thought… Didn’t pay attention to time so the place shut before I could bring everything down and had to drag one load back home as it rained. Still half to go.
At least there’s more floor clear because I really need to vacuum
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Upload Download. Many loads are happening.
I haven’t checked internet speed since moving into this house. Is 54 mbps any good?
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you. It’s download speed. We got an offer to install FTTP and I didn’t follow up on it. Maybe I’ll check it out.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'm told that is good.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Mostly laundry in this house. Internet speed irrelevant.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah I was referring to this morning’s thread comments, but that got me thinking about what I’m paying for versus what I’m actually getting with the download speeds.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
A load of laundry, a load in the dishwasher & I just loaded up the green waste bin with weeds. And if I can get all the planting done today that will be a load off my mind!
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Discount Turkey please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🐥
indisin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Cba doing a grocery shop so can I get one of everything please chef?
Also the coal is working: 🚶♂️☠️🦪
If only you'd both agreed to my terms...
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It’s all inside this box. We got it from Pandora. 📦
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks chef, but when I opened it all that was inside was darkness and emptiness with some weird writing that even Google translate couldn't make out. I assume that was the invoice?
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you for introducing the internet to the text.
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Unfortunately for all three of us, it was the text stuck in the lid of the box.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
@imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone your team is playing. Good luck. 🏏
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cool. Am at the pub with fam but will check in
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Stars will chase Thunder for 8/182. Big score but let's roll baby.
Update: And they lost.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Glad I stayed at the pub then! Cheers
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
It might be a dove. Does it sound like this?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Love those doves.
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Pilk@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Fun fact: I'm originally from "the country" and had never heard these birds outside of Melbourne. Their sound strongly triggers the memories/feelings of suburban Melbourne which is kinda funny.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I recommend the Museums Victoria Field Guide app. It has most animals you are likely to encounter, and includes recordings of bird calls.
DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
For the Android users, there's a cool app on F-Droid called whoBird that identifies bird songs/squawks. Its ace.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
There's 3 types of people in this world: those who can count and those who can't.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
RAIN! THE MARGE IS HEREE!
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yep pouring down here in Thornbury. Fast moving and won't last long, but the garden really really needs it so I'm grateful.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
All the new plants I put in today will be very grateful - I gave them a good watering, but this sort of soaking is what they really need.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Terminus parma suuuucks
Grackle@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It's horrid, I gave it three opportunities because it's around the corner. I should have known the first time when it came out with chips underneath.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
and what is terminus parma?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Terminus Hotel on Queens Parade. Decent little beer selection though.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Were the chips underneath or on the side?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Under
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
No!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
The chips placement are a distraction haha
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
One in Vic st. and Queens parade. Guessing one of them.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Is anyone running a rooted android that still works with Google wallet?
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y