I have seen needles in the seat cushions of trams. You just tell the driver, who puts a sticky tape barrier over the seat and the one next to it and the cushions are replaced at the depot.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

You’d be surprised

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 343d

This week has flown by. Been super busy at work. Miniest got accepted into her choice of secondary school! (Big yay). She's also being allowed on her first school camp ever 😳Mr P got himself some new false teeth and now has to get used to them. Have been watching one of my personal favourite online communities (Imgur) become enshittified and have been looking for an alternative. There's just nothing quite like it out there, and I had my little community there, but now everyone is scattering. Fuck you medialab ai.

Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 342d (8 replies)

Shit! Cat lounge has broken window.

anexpdnsive cat accident

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (3 replies)

the wind?

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (2 replies)

Chonky cat butt, shit glass?

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Are you sure it was him? I’m trying to work out how

Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

Not sure there is much other option. His fuzzy butt levered the window to ppping.

underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Oh no! Where did the cat end up?

Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

The floor. A terrifying 50cm from where he started 🙀

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Oh no, hope he wasn’t injured

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

He's fine, just will lose his nest spot. And I get a bill.

underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Today I have misused my executive power to put googly eyes on the shredder.

They all think I'm mad but are too polite to say so.

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

Approved! 🐘🌟

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 342d

I work with a bloke who I disliked from day 1. Don't know why. Something about him irritated me and I couldn't get past it.

Today I realised why. He looks like Dave Hughes (hope he's okay given his injuries)

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 342d (2 replies)

Interview done... lasted less than 15 minutes but felt okay. We'll see what happens next.

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 342d

🤞🏾

tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

Sometimes the quick ones are the good ones

LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 342d

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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 343d (2 replies)

I’m so fucking buzzed off rehearsal last night!!!!!!

Plus I got to play a real drum kit and yeah, the electronic one is great but the real one is fucking amazing.

Apparently I’m going to the gym today then that’s me. I have to go and re-setup all my gear from last night so joys of cabling here we go.

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (1 reply)

LOVE this for you, that's so awesome!

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 343d

Thank you! And the gym has paid off I’m getting rid of migraines! I used to play for 20 mins and have to stop.

Yesterday I played for 6 HOURS!!

Wild shit haha

SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (4 replies)

Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3QDDlWmR9Q

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Awesome song 👍 It's regular here.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

I love how Merle Haggard was in the audience while in prison and was inspired to walk the line and become a professional musician

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

Johnny Cash is someone who I admire very much. Such a very a good person.

and I have all his music too somewhere , I just forget to play it

will put some on 😊🎶🎵

I can't help smiling, such good songs 🥰

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

His version of Rusty Cage is underrated.

RIP Man in Black

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (1 reply)

This is definitely a heater, bathrobe and doona on the couch evening.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

I have my oodie on

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 343d (7 replies)

Just warning you all that Imgur front page is full of NSFW and boobs as a protest, in case you want to specifically avoid that kind of thing.

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (1 reply)

It used to be one of my favourite places, but I deleted my account about a week ago. The newish mob that own it turfed out all the old staff and mods and are now "AI first". As a consequence stuffs breaking left right and centre and all the accounts that made it a community have skadaddelled it's gone fully rogue this week but I understand.

I liked the interwebs when it was for cute (non AI and not drugged for ease) animals and fun weirdos.

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

Yeah the breakdown of notifications was the last straw for a lot of people. It's bad enough that the videos would load, half play and then freeze lol, but I was putting up with that because I loved some of the users. Now they aren't taking uploads from Ukraine. A few have set up discords but I hate the discord format, it's like 100 people talking at once.

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

Ha! I quit years ago when they banned NSFW. Was the only use I had for it.

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d (3 replies)

What are they protesting?

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d

Imgur was bought by a company called Medialab ai, who sacked all the mods and tech support staff and pumped the site with ads. Edit: some stories that some much loved user/mods were sacked in sudden/nasty ways undeservedly. Some classic and old Imgurians accounts were banned. Posts were arbitrarily removed (ai mods now). Secret Santa was abolished. All NSFW uploads were removed by Medialab to make it more attractive to advertisers. They aren't accepting uploads from accounts which are Ukrainian. Some Imgurians are rebelling against the enshittification, others are just leaving and looking for similar sites elsewhere. There isn't anything quite like Imgur tho.

Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d (1 reply)

got bought by a new company who just wanted the image repo for AI training and are consequently banning and firing everyone and ploughing it into the ground.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

didn't they used to be owned by Reddit as a free safe image storage site for redditors?

🤷‍♀️

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (3 replies)

Second interview this afternoon with the guy who didn't like me too much the other day and the business HR leader. Then weeeeeeekend!

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

🤞

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

🤞🏼

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

Good luck!

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (6 replies)

Cheers all 🍺

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Cheers 🥂🍕

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

🍺

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

🍺

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

🍺

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (1 reply)

We made it 🍻🍻🍻

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

You did 🍺🍺🍺

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (1 reply)

I'm not going to the beach today 💨

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

I need skirt weights!

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d

Gym done.

Nap and lunch done.

Just have to re do the cabling (joy of joys lol) and the great zonk can begin.

Tonight it's just practice and video games but tomorrow night I'm heading to an event called:

Divorced Dads Grunge Night lol

Can't wait to see what it's like.

Edit:

You're right Gibson. A 2nd nap is a great idea.

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 342d (2 replies)

Do I want to cook, or do I want takeaway from across the street?

TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

This is not a question. Takeaway!!!

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

Delicious takeaway and a short rest. Then use the energy to meal prep the bought ingredients so they don’t go bad

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 343d (4 replies)

Made it down the beach last night. Ended up building the 'puter. No mishaps. Certainly the fastest thing I've ever used.

Ended up going w/ win 11 ltsc. So far so good. No bunch of useless shit on there straight out of the gates.

And it's quiet even at load. Can hear the second hand of the clock in the other room when it's idle lol.

Only hitting 50c after an hour of prime95 which is wild. Obviously didn't bugger the thermal paste.

Now have to reinstall all the audio things which takes for ever.

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

Have a look at a script called win11debloat. Trust me man.

And I hear you about the plugins/daw installations. Would love to do a fresh install but fuck all that lol

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (2 replies)

Currently tossing up whether to build a or buy a prebuilt PC. Current one I'm using I didn't build and it's a bit of a monster put together over a few years with the last upgrades done in 2019. Boyo just nabbed a prebuilt and it's actually a great machine.

StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

My old PC, Athena (yeah I name all my devices), I built, and she was a beast. I'm currently using a pre-built PC (Minerva) as it was just easier than buying PC components and building it myself at the time (one bedroom prison cell in the CBD).

The pre built is a small machine, it's very easy to move around, and runs the vast majority of games I like to play perfectly. It's a bit outdated now (bought in 2020), but it's really good!

I bought it from Tecs Pty on La Trobe St in the CBD. Also got two gaming chairs from them, and wheeling them back to my apartment along city streets is a memory I won't forget 😂😂

tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

Keep an eye on Ozbargin for deals from Nebula and Techfast. They even post their prices vs PC part picker to show the prices you're getting

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 342d (17 replies)

my groceries are getting expensive, I notice there have been many price rises of 20-30%

from now on I'm printing out all receipts to keep track

tho looking at my pantry and fridge I am well stocked up , I could probably eat for 2-3 months and only buy some fresh fruit and veg

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 342d (7 replies)

Rexona deoderant was almost 9 fucking dollars at Coles. Unreal.

Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (5 replies)

That, Omo and dishwasher tablets are an on special purchase only.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (3 replies)

same, so many of my purchases are bulk on sale only

for example, last week I bought 2 x 5kg bags of rice at half price

even so my costs are through the roof

after a discussion with husband we are shopping at aldi from now on, this should save at least $400 a month

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (2 replies)

Yeah I'm done with Coles and woollies. That's literally double what it was a couple of weeks ago.

kudra@aus.social · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

@Gibsonhasafluffybutt @Seagoon_ I have just been thinking the last few shops that prices at Colesworths are getting truly beyond a fucking joke, they had been rising for a while but I'm legit getting sticker shock now. I already shop at Aldi about half the time, but Woolies is the only one with Paul's cream, and no other cream is as good. There's also a handful of things my child appears to need to live that I can't get from Aldi. So I'm stuck doing one shop a week at Woolies 😡

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

I’m not having good luck because the Aldis I can get to don’t really have what I can eat or use. Either allergens are included so I can’t buy it, the item isn’t sold, or there’s no generic option.

I do buy the Trimat unscented laundry sauce which I prefer and stock up on, the sunflower spread seems to be ok to eat, and the Prince deodorant roll on seems to be good. The soy milk is fine. I am able to eat one or two of the lolly bags if I pay what they cost.

But yeah due to unfortunately having different needs it’s awkward to try and shop there, a lot of my staples just aren’t covered

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

I’m kind of glad I went back to hand wash because the Earth Choice dish soap costs $2 (ish) a bottle compared to dishwasher detergents

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

That’s fucked… the Prince stuff at Aldi isn’t bad

SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

I prepped a dozen dahl servings for 55c a serve the other day.

I mostly use canola for cooking to spite the seed oil people.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (6 replies)

woolies on line used to have lists of your past shops with past prices, that way we could incidentally track prices, woolies stopped that, only current prices are listed

as I said, print outs are the only way

one example of sky high price increases

5 years ago a big tin of moro light olive oil was $22, it's now over $65

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (4 replies)

Olive oil prices have gone absolutely mad. I try to buy aussie made EVOO when I can anyway. Top quality and generally cheaper than the imported brands.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (3 replies)

the local ones are strong tasting, I just use oil for cooking so want very low olive oil taste

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (2 replies)

Have you tried something other than olive oil for cooking? Coconut works well for many things, smoke point is a bit low, but not terrible.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (1 reply)

I use sunflower, no way am I going to spend $65

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

I use sunflower too or canola and get the own brand

TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

Buy these tins when the new season oil arrives, and they are moving older stock out of the warehouse - half price easily. And plenty good enough for everyday cooking and non-salad uses.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

I’m noticing it too. How the hell do I pay so much when I eat so little??

Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 342d (1 reply)

For later

poppers

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

Oh hell yes!! Enjoy!

tone212_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 342d

What a week, just finished working. I’m exhausted. Well deserved pint & burger before I head home.

LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d (4 replies)

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imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d

Oh that sucks. All the best for the presentation - you got this even after a night like that. And then you have non stressed sleep to look forward to 😴

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

😮I hope pup is ok! I can't drink tea before bed or I'm off to the bathroom all night🫩I hope your presentation goes well!

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

It's normal to be nervous, it means you have a good grasp on what's important.

hugs, you can do this 😊

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

I hope you can get some some rest after everything is done.

For some reason, drinking black tea (even decaf) fucks up my sleep more than coffee if I have it late in the evening.

All the best today.

TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d (7 replies)

Friday's here!

8/10

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

7/10

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

6/10

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

5/10

MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

7/10 fart yeah

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

7/10

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

8/10. I’ll take that

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 343d

6/10

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d (1 reply)

I’m entirely ready for the weekend, but Friday keeps getting in the way

underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

Rude.

cummytummy@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d

my god finally a sunny day in perth. can't wait til it starts regularly cracking over 20, i am so TIRED of this winter!!!

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d (2 replies)

I am not out of the office yet but I have put my out of office on 🤫

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

I say you've done enough today and time for an early knock off.

imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d

I wish!! Nearly finished handing over then I am goneskies for three weeks

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

I timed my lunch break just in time to get rained on

tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 342d

Bewildered that the local pub was booked out at 6pm today. It may be a Friday but I thought it would be like most pubs where they're dead that early on. Good thing I called ahead to confirm or we'd be turned away.

The kids came home from childcare the other day asking if they could go to the pub because they asked their nana what the building was. I thought we'd just be able to rock up but I guess not

LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

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Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d

time for some back rest

i dont wanna but I gotta

bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (13 replies)

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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (2 replies)

Steamed eggs with sriracha on toast please chef.

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d (1 reply)

🥚🥚🧖🌶️
🍞

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

Thanks chef!

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (1 reply)

Paaaaaancaken

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

🍯
🥓
🥞
🥞
🥞

Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 343d (2 replies)

Bean & hock soup please

bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d (1 reply)

🫘🍖🍲

Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

Mmmm comfort food

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d (2 replies)

Pasta salad, please!

bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d (1 reply)

🍗🦐🥔🥬🥗

SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

Thank you chef!

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d (1 reply)

Definitely noodles... Toppings up to you

bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 343d

🥔🍠
🍜

Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 343d

Hump? I got the whole damned camel RN

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

It’s getting late in the month so I should probably do the frugal and gardening discussion threads… kinda hard as I haven’t really been growing much except for cat grass and haven’t really been buying much/don’t have many new budget tips to contribute.

I’ll work something out though. I feel like it’s important to maintain activity on independent platforms and spaces in case they fizzle and you lose them.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (1 reply)

Is it too late to start a “Friday night party music” thread in the Rage instance? Screw it, I will. It can always be used for Saturday so it’s a weekend one.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d

😊🎶

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d (4 replies)

Book Review. Upheaval, Jared Diamond. It was a great premise, looking at the cultural qualities that determine resilience of countries but it was both not that insightful, sometimes wrong and dated. Don't bother.

Movie Review.

So it's no secret that one of my fave children's movies of all time is the The Witches, 1990. It's one of those movies I can quote and often do! I watched so many kid's movies when Miss Seagoon was a little Seagoon ) so I thought I would watch the remake. It's not even a kid's story, it's a parody of corporate culture. But anyway.

Loved it. I love how it is set in America, the casting is wonderful, the animation was aaaaawesoooome. Fun combination of effects and animation. The purple smoke was chef's kiss. It's changed up a little, the mice aren't turned back again. Not sure why not. I think the remake was careful to be religious, which was a wise move for America.

4 hobbits

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 342d (3 replies)

The mice stay mice in the original text as well, so in some ways (despite the setting change) this is a surprisingly faithful adaptation

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d (2 replies)

oh, I didn't know that. ( Been so many decades since I read the book. eeek 🐀)

Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 342d (1 reply)

It’s a whole thing. Mouse boy’s oddly comforted to know that he’ll live for about as long as the person he loves most in the world, and in a slightly unhinged way it’s a beautiful ending

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

That IS a nice ending.

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 342d

so much rain for the next week , not a bad thing 😊