No bueno! First things first, check your meter and see if the number is higher or lower than the bill; occasionally it will be an estimate in which case you should be able to provide your own actual reading to your provider, or it will right itself by the next bill.
Next, if the read is accurate, check for leaks. Generally you will need a plumber to check for you, but better to be safe. (Edit: adding, if there is a leak you will most likely still be liable for the bill).
Otherwise, it may just be the gas price increases have come into effect, and you're seeing that on your bill now.
Reading is accurate. Haven't checked for leaks, but my graphs don't suddenly spike and are comparable to last year. I think shit's just expensive....boo
😱 😨 that's rude. That's very rude. Times like this I'm grateful that my place has zero gas heating. But even the freaking daily supply charge alone for a gas stovetop is $1/day.
I'm wasted on this audience (my parents). The TV just had some ad where a woman had all of her toes amputated due to diabetes, showed her nub foot. She said "you never think it'll happen to you, but until you put your foot into someone else's shoes..." and I said "Ha! Was that a pun?? That was toe-tally a pun.." and dad was like "yeah".
I crave appreciation for my comedy and I'm not getting it from these supposed "loved ones".
Tasked with performance managing someone (book extra work).
Good news is that we have a new manager and they've been leaning on me to guide them through what we do and asking for my advice quite a bit. We get on well and think along the same lines.
Bad news is that higher duties kind of require me to be in the office 3 days a week.
Approx 6mg of gummy, a good episode of Star Trek TNG, off to a traditional no-name diner next door for a hot meatloaf & gravy sandwich and a tall cold country style lemonade.. now I've plonked myself on a layback lawn chair in my hotels courtyard where the wifi is fast and plentiful. Not a bad way to spend a summer evening in Deadwood, SD.
Update: I have relocated myself away from the flagpole because a thunderstorm has rolled in. Enjoy 79 seconds of Deadwood Summer Storm with me as I sit here: https://youtu.be/-OHD2UdU40c
I have in the past few months!! Since June I've looked after 4 different cats - 5 days of void cat, 1 month of the minor chonk standard issue cat, 1 week of sox, and now 1 month of cuddly calico
It's pretty cool and although moving around is a bit of a pain, I look at it as a staycation - sure I'm still paying rent on my place but at least I'm saving on heating. And this time my friend has carefully prepared some delicious food for me and tidied up the place. Also I can potter around in their garden!
Quality will always triumph over quantity. Can the reddit DT boast a poet, a professional cat sitter and a variety of canned fish enthusiasts? No, they content themselves with merest gossip. I discard them. Also the good cooks all came here.
Ugh, just remembered due to schedule changes the person I am relieving tonight is someone who I dislike immensely, think I'll forgo my strict punctuality and relieve them last minute. I hate to be rude, but with a week like the one I've had so far I couldn't bare having to listen to her crap for more than a minute.
I work nights under white light and it's disgusting, some nights I spend the whole 8-12hrs with an awful headache. I begged to have them changed and their answer was to allow me to turn all but one light off which does shit all when it's still bouncing off all the windows.
Hard agree. I have never used the downlights in my apartment because they're white. I have yellow lamps, yellow fairy lights, and multicoloured globes, but I fkn loathe white lighting.
Finally going home, I'm just happy to get away from the tradies. So bloody loud! I don't think anyone else was in the office complex except for me and my boss lmfao
Made a impromptu Japanese curry with what I had, which was onion, capsicum, zucchini, beef mince and a tin of diced tomato. Added chilli, ginger and garlic and curry roux cubes. First time using mince to make Japanese curry and it worked well!
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
About a decade and a half ago, my dad's side would hire a houseboat on the Murray, in Mildura, and we'd spend 2 weeks in the middle of nowhere wakeboarding, skiing, and drinking. My uncle has a ski boat and a tinny, so we'd hook both to the back of the houseboat when we felt like moving.
My uncle and aunt also have a few ski-toys, like an inflatable biscuit, or these blow-up pod things you could sit in and be pulled by the boat. I was by myself on the biscuit thing, and my aunt was driving the ski boat, and she was terrifying. She would do these donuts in the water so the wake would crash into itself and get super high and choppy, and I'm bouncing around holding on for dear life. Then, the wakes coalesced and the biscuit got absolutely launched
When I came back down, I was still holding on, but slowly let go and slid off. Totally done haha!
Here is the pic my dad snapped of me mid-air, during that epic launch:
that's my foot poking out the bottom there hahah
Edit: to clarify, this is meant to be my 'funny story' contribution lol
Epic! Nothing like a crazy boat pilot to make you feel alive (and nervous!). I've gotta do a similar holiday one day, always wanted to go on a house boat.
I defo reccomend it, though I haven't been since highschool. Nowadays, with myself and my cousins being adults, we're lucky if we can organise a weekend on Eildon in the summer haha
But I cherish those memories, nothing but sun, water, and the bush. Bliss.
Cleopatra she should be named, but one of her rescuers named her Ponyo. As her and her son, Calcifer came to me together. changing two cats' names would be pretty hard. I like the names anyway.
The same cat who turns up her nose at her wet food if the chunks are too large is now scoffing the tails off the prawns from the sorta-paella. facepalm
I am death warmed up, but I wanted to remain cold;
They say death becomes you, and so does getting old.
The pains of life seem to have increased threefold,
But they're worth it as long as you stay bold.
No, not all that glitters is really gold,
Sometimes it's pyrite you get given to hold.
But it's still worth it, even if we get old.
No exercises for me today. Why? I have a cold, finally I've succumbed to the thing which has gone through the whole family. Easily done when your partner coughs wetly all over you! In the kitchen, no less. It was as disgusting as it sounds. Also my MIL has apparently had the same thing and keeps coming in to our place while I'm at work, coughing and touching things and dropping in cheap NQR junk food for the children (because that's what sick kids need🙄) spreading more germs around. Didn't learn anything from the pandemic did we. Fuck them both. No, I'm just the only breadwinner, supporting 5 people with my wage and paying the bills for the entire house, her part and ours. People are stupid.
Luckily I have an awesome hoodie (thankyou dear friend 💜) to wear in bed whilst running like a tap. I'm not good at being a sick person, I haven't been sick since 2017 when I had glandular fever. Please forgive me being a grumpy bum. I just get crotchety when preventable things aren't prevented.
You sound like you are in such a frustrating situation with an unsupportive and thoughtless partner. Hope you feel better soon and that he gets a clue.
I know this isn’t going to solve much or anything but it might help.
Obviously plenty of fluids and rest and picking up some Armaforce and taking it can help get rid of it quicker.
It’s essentially olive leaf extract and some other natural stuff concentrated in tablet form. Might be a little pricey though but you can ask for it over the counter at chemist warehouse.
I finally had my hot water system replaced. It’s so nice to have hot water again though I’m going to have to get used to this system.
It doesn’t seem as hot as what the last one was as it doesn’t take as much cold water to cook the water down for a wash. Maybe I can adjust the temperature on the unit itself but I’ll leave that for tomorrow since it’s dark already but….
Oh my god is it so nice to have it on demand again!
Also dinner will be organised soon and photos will come.
I was only supposed to be out in the field from 8-11 but I ended up being out from 8-2 because the weather was SO good and I really liked the job we're on (and I won't have the chance to help out any more as I'll be based south side from tonight). WHAT a mood booster!
I have still got a lot to do but it doesn't feel anxiety inducing at all - kind of looking forward to smashing out some work this evening knowing it'll be the last I see of these projects - and I still have plenty of energy to get through it after a short break waiting for the traffic to die down.
Meds, huh. Who knew getting the right one could actually make a difference
Lovely day outside. I've just been outside tidying up my outdoor setting to list for sale, and the fact that I've come back inside instead of sitting out on the neatly set up lounge in the sunshine is a good indication that selling it is a good idea! So, if anyone is looking for a second hand outdoor lounge setting, bargains to be had on Marketplace now! Meanwhile, I'm off to find more things to get rid of.
Yeah. I got the creamy tomato pasta for 1.90 and the potato salad for 1.10.
Not sure if I’ll try the creamy tomato pasta again. By the time I got through it I felt like it had a sour taste or something. Might have been the vinegar in it.
Busy day today, my desk looks like a disaster. I could almost make a fort or a wall with all these books on my desk.
Well at least the sun is shining today, good to see it out.
Super busy day today, I hope I can find some rest or break time somewhere.
Also as a continuation to my dinner plans, I'll eat that pasta salad thing I bought and microwave it to melt the cheese ontop with the chorizo layered under it.
They're right above where I work and the drilling and cutting is just actually painful. I can't wait till this is over!
Edit: I had a phone call meeting, unlucky, but lucky in that he needed to reschedule so whoo! Still can't wait for the heater to be fixed, it wasn't so bad yesterday.
So, we're beating /r/melbourne and this is a waste of a post. So I'm going to recommend a youtube channel called Techmoan. https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan
Alright, I'm definitely coming down,
With whatever is going around.
I feel my body getting weaker,
Thick brain fog rolling in.
My outlook's getting bleaker,
Tired tunnels beneath my skin.
Dinner is pita bread pizza,
My rhymes are becoming slim.
Blah blah blah blah blah,
Blah blah blah blah blim.
Oh wow, it looks like Coles has a generic version of the paper pellet litter Melbcat needs. Is that new? It’s not in stock right now and it’s still expensive but the unit cost is lower and it looks identical.
Also I forgot to buy more treats when I made that Petcircle order so I’ve added them to the cart and am waiting to see if they send another coupon 😏
2 questions:
Are most GPs okay with visits from people with cold/flu symptoms now?
And: if I get a medical certificate for a few days, but feel okay to return to work while still within the period I'm cleared as unfit for work - is there a problem with me doing so?
Others have gone over the pros and cons for the second, so I'll just answer the first: my GP asks if you have symptoms, call ahead when making the appointment and arrangements will be made.
Will do next time they wander my way. Zooks just hopped off my lap after blagging all the prawns from my sorta-paella, and Sammi is sacked out on the couch where she's got both the sun and the warmth from the fire. Little hedonists. 🤣
Not sure about the first question, but if you get a medical certificate you can't go back to work unless the doctor does a new certificate. Your employer would be breaching their OH&S responsibilities to let you work when a doctor has said you are not fit to do so.
It's a bit awkward. Like I want to go back to work ASAP, mainly as I have no sick leave. But also, I don't want to go and get one day medical certificate and then risk still not feeling up to it tomorrow.
Restless sleep as Zooks was snuggling and headbutting me off and on all night. So much for my planned early night to get lots of rest if not sleep.
Went outside to move the car before someone else claimed the spot as the lawn guy is likely coming today, and tidied up the last of the rubbish from the great Operation Sort Shit from the garage (well there's a couple of bits that can be heaved but my feet and hands were wet from the dew). Concerned Feline Looks were had.
Now on the couch drinking a well-deserved coffee.
Just did a dash outside. Another bathtub of coffee and some of those cheesy potat pancakes, please chef.
Also throw in what you want for yourself on me. :)
155 Comments
bull@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 3y
Please enjoy waking up to a photo of a bear having a bath
baconmash@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
clean bear
cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Very clean, but is bear pondering honey or picanick baskets?
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🍯
StudChud@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 3y
uuuuhhhhhhhggggggrrrrrrhhhghgghhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuggghhhh
bleh
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
yes
it's spring , allergies and rosacea are bad 🥺
goodviking@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I feel the same.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
🍨
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Same.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I have now reached this point too.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 3y
$750 gas bill..... Jesus Christ man....
StudChud@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
No bueno! First things first, check your meter and see if the number is higher or lower than the bill; occasionally it will be an estimate in which case you should be able to provide your own actual reading to your provider, or it will right itself by the next bill.
Next, if the read is accurate, check for leaks. Generally you will need a plumber to check for you, but better to be safe. (Edit: adding, if there is a leak you will most likely still be liable for the bill).
Otherwise, it may just be the gas price increases have come into effect, and you're seeing that on your bill now.
Source: many years in energy call centres.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Reading is accurate. Haven't checked for leaks, but my graphs don't suddenly spike and are comparable to last year. I think shit's just expensive....boo
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Do you have ducted heating or something or do you get bills very infrequently?
If you can see the metre is it going up by a lot and ticking?
750 sounds awful.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Gas Hydronic, bills are quarterly. Metre looks normal.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
What the fudge? Is that quarterly?
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Yes unfortunately
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Damn. That's nasty. Check your metre readings. Even with the recent increase that's a massive bill.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Mine is pretty close to that as well. It’s not sexy at all.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
😱 😨 that's rude. That's very rude. Times like this I'm grateful that my place has zero gas heating. But even the freaking daily supply charge alone for a gas stovetop is $1/day.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Induction is amazing. I was hesitant but it truly is epic!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I recently got one of those 😖
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Time to get some split systems by the sound of it.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 3y
New guitar day!!!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Our very own bard! Very slick looking guitar, noice 👌
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Listen to The branch or the tree by Stray on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/hcHeV
You might like this tune. Some of your poetry fits the vibe
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Oooo saved! I will listen! Thank you 😍
bull@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 3y
I'm wasted on this audience (my parents). The TV just had some ad where a woman had all of her toes amputated due to diabetes, showed her nub foot. She said "you never think it'll happen to you, but until you put your foot into someone else's shoes..." and I said "Ha! Was that a pun?? That was toe-tally a pun.." and dad was like "yeah".
I crave appreciation for my comedy and I'm not getting it from these supposed "loved ones".
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Maybe if you told some jokes you might get a better reaction. 😐
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
It's not easy to get a foot in.
bull@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Mean! Looks like you're looking to make an arch enemy..
str82L@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
You have no sole
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
It's a tough crowd.. Tougher than callous. I see you.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
American ads are fucking weird.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
They should toe the line and laugh at your jokes
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
Got higher duties at work (yay extra cash).
Tasked with performance managing someone (book extra work).
Good news is that we have a new manager and they've been leaning on me to guide them through what we do and asking for my advice quite a bit. We get on well and think along the same lines.
Bad news is that higher duties kind of require me to be in the office 3 days a week.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
More money offsets that though, right?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I'd happily not get paid extra for the extra day that I'm at home.
In the office I get pulled into meetings and catch ups, leaving less time for work. At home I'm actually being productive.
Management still doesn't see that.
bull@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
Approx 6mg of gummy, a good episode of Star Trek TNG, off to a traditional no-name diner next door for a hot meatloaf & gravy sandwich and a tall cold country style lemonade.. now I've plonked myself on a layback lawn chair in my hotels courtyard where the wifi is fast and plentiful. Not a bad way to spend a summer evening in Deadwood, SD.
Update: I have relocated myself away from the flagpole because a thunderstorm has rolled in. Enjoy 79 seconds of Deadwood Summer Storm with me as I sit here: https://youtu.be/-OHD2UdU40c
bull@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
Food tax..
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Holy Hell.
Also, you guys just missed the Sturgis Rally.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
That looks like such a lovely evening, the food, the storm, the trees! Thanks for sharing!
Baku@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
prime_factor@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
PTV usually have a few Maxi Taxi's on call for complete stuff ups.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
that'd be a WILD taxi ride. Its a great drive!
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Pilk@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 3y
This DT is losing to r/melbourne DT today, quick start shitposting
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 3y
I don't have any shit to post but I can do cat. My buddy for the next 4 weeks
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Sent you a PM Kitten
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Cute tortie! You do a lot of cat sitting!
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I have in the past few months!! Since June I've looked after 4 different cats - 5 days of void cat, 1 month of the minor chonk standard issue cat, 1 week of sox, and now 1 month of cuddly calico
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
You’ve got all the benefits of cats and freedom to be cat-free when you want :-)
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
It's pretty cool and although moving around is a bit of a pain, I look at it as a staycation - sure I'm still paying rent on my place but at least I'm saving on heating. And this time my friend has carefully prepared some delicious food for me and tidied up the place. Also I can potter around in their garden!
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
I found a job I think I want to apply for... but change is hard and I was very comfortable where I've been for 3.5y until recently
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
By the combination of our shitposting, YOU are now the very comfortable professional catsitter!
baconmash@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
turd
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Are we racing to the bottom?
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I can only degrade the quality of everyone's experience so much on my own
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Smoked Kippers from Brunswick brand at woolworths are on sale for 2 dollars this week.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
👀
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
That place is a cesspit now. All the good people came here.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Quality will always triumph over quantity. Can the reddit DT boast a poet, a professional cat sitter and a variety of canned fish enthusiasts? No, they content themselves with merest gossip. I discard them. Also the good cooks all came here.
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
So why doesn't the 2nd season of the next generation start with more about the Romulans is the question I asked myself earlier.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
I thought I had sold one of my Marketplace items, but I think it's just a better quality scammer than the last one. ☹️
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
Ugh, just remembered due to schedule changes the person I am relieving tonight is someone who I dislike immensely, think I'll forgo my strict punctuality and relieve them last minute. I hate to be rude, but with a week like the one I've had so far I couldn't bare having to listen to her crap for more than a minute.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I work nights under white light and it's disgusting, some nights I spend the whole 8-12hrs with an awful headache. I begged to have them changed and their answer was to allow me to turn all but one light off which does shit all when it's still bouncing off all the windows.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
the_procrastinata@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Glasses with some kind of light filter on them?
bananafungus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
My reading glasses have a filter in them but it does shit all, sometimes in the early morning hours I just pop my sunnies on.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Hard agree. I have never used the downlights in my apartment because they're white. I have yellow lamps, yellow fairy lights, and multicoloured globes, but I fkn loathe white lighting.
cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I thought this was some abusive behaviour related to white knighting I’d not heard of 😂
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Finally going home, I'm just happy to get away from the tradies. So bloody loud! I don't think anyone else was in the office complex except for me and my boss lmfao
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Made a impromptu Japanese curry with what I had, which was onion, capsicum, zucchini, beef mince and a tin of diced tomato. Added chilli, ginger and garlic and curry roux cubes. First time using mince to make Japanese curry and it worked well! ::: spoiler spoiler
:::
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
diced tomato japanese curry is the best
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Am sick, miserable and depressed. Anyone got any cute pet pics or funny jokes? Funny stories?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 3y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
What a glorious floof!
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
What an utterly fluffy unit!
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
zomg!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 3y
Hope someone’s looking after you. Get well soon hun.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Aww thankee! Love the kitties 😻
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
Grey-and-white kitty angling for food.
Q: what do you call a fly with no wings? A: a walk
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Love heart nose!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
About a decade and a half ago, my dad's side would hire a houseboat on the Murray, in Mildura, and we'd spend 2 weeks in the middle of nowhere wakeboarding, skiing, and drinking. My uncle has a ski boat and a tinny, so we'd hook both to the back of the houseboat when we felt like moving.
My uncle and aunt also have a few ski-toys, like an inflatable biscuit, or these blow-up pod things you could sit in and be pulled by the boat. I was by myself on the biscuit thing, and my aunt was driving the ski boat, and she was terrifying. She would do these donuts in the water so the wake would crash into itself and get super high and choppy, and I'm bouncing around holding on for dear life. Then, the wakes coalesced and the biscuit got absolutely launched
When I came back down, I was still holding on, but slowly let go and slid off. Totally done haha!
Here is the pic my dad snapped of me mid-air, during that epic launch:
that's my foot poking out the bottom there hahah
Edit: to clarify, this is meant to be my 'funny story' contribution lol
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Epic! Nothing like a crazy boat pilot to make you feel alive (and nervous!). I've gotta do a similar holiday one day, always wanted to go on a house boat.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I defo reccomend it, though I haven't been since highschool. Nowadays, with myself and my cousins being adults, we're lucky if we can organise a weekend on Eildon in the summer haha
But I cherish those memories, nothing but sun, water, and the bush. Bliss.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Something stupid this time.
I found this in toilet on the wall one time at a public library and never forgot it.
::: spoiler A sign of sitting on the toilet
:::
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Nothing wrong with a bit of toilet humour!
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
These any good?
Images are top: white and tabby cat looking off camera in portrait bottom: black cat looking at camera on a big cushion with a shark plushy behind it
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
They're beautiful! I love your white cats eyeliner, very chic!
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Cleopatra she should be named, but one of her rescuers named her Ponyo. As her and her son, Calcifer came to me together. changing two cats' names would be pretty hard. I like the names anyway.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
oztrin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 3y
The same cat who turns up her nose at her wet food if the chunks are too large is now scoffing the tails off the prawns from the sorta-paella. facepalm
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I have to cut my cats chicken breast in just the right size pieces otherwise she stares at me like "the fuck is this mate?!!!"
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
I am death warmed up, but I wanted to remain cold;
They say death becomes you, and so does getting old.
The pains of life seem to have increased threefold,
But they're worth it as long as you stay bold.
No, not all that glitters is really gold,
Sometimes it's pyrite you get given to hold.
But it's still worth it, even if we get old.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Awesome snack of the day post
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
No exercises for me today. Why? I have a cold, finally I've succumbed to the thing which has gone through the whole family. Easily done when your partner coughs wetly all over you! In the kitchen, no less. It was as disgusting as it sounds. Also my MIL has apparently had the same thing and keeps coming in to our place while I'm at work, coughing and touching things and dropping in cheap NQR junk food for the children (because that's what sick kids need🙄) spreading more germs around. Didn't learn anything from the pandemic did we. Fuck them both. No, I'm just the only breadwinner, supporting 5 people with my wage and paying the bills for the entire house, her part and ours. People are stupid.
Luckily I have an awesome hoodie (thankyou dear friend 💜) to wear in bed whilst running like a tap. I'm not good at being a sick person, I haven't been sick since 2017 when I had glandular fever. Please forgive me being a grumpy bum. I just get crotchety when preventable things aren't prevented.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Aw man, the cold seems to be doing the rounds. I hope you feel better soon! Sending you my love and good vibes 💜💜💜
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
I hope someone is taking care of you and bringing your soup and patting you gently!
the_procrastinata@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
You sound like you are in such a frustrating situation with an unsupportive and thoughtless partner. Hope you feel better soon and that he gets a clue.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Aww I’m so sorry to hear.
I know this isn’t going to solve much or anything but it might help.
Obviously plenty of fluids and rest and picking up some Armaforce and taking it can help get rid of it quicker.
It’s essentially olive leaf extract and some other natural stuff concentrated in tablet form. Might be a little pricey though but you can ask for it over the counter at chemist warehouse.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
Thx mate I'll check it out.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
I finally had my hot water system replaced. It’s so nice to have hot water again though I’m going to have to get used to this system.
It doesn’t seem as hot as what the last one was as it doesn’t take as much cold water to cook the water down for a wash. Maybe I can adjust the temperature on the unit itself but I’ll leave that for tomorrow since it’s dark already but….
Oh my god is it so nice to have it on demand again!
Also dinner will be organised soon and photos will come.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
I was only supposed to be out in the field from 8-11 but I ended up being out from 8-2 because the weather was SO good and I really liked the job we're on (and I won't have the chance to help out any more as I'll be based south side from tonight). WHAT a mood booster!
I have still got a lot to do but it doesn't feel anxiety inducing at all - kind of looking forward to smashing out some work this evening knowing it'll be the last I see of these projects - and I still have plenty of energy to get through it after a short break waiting for the traffic to die down.
Meds, huh. Who knew getting the right one could actually make a difference
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I'm glad they're working out for you. I went from washing dishes badly to junior partner at an IT firm in just under 18 months.
Better living through chemistry.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
My contributing shitpost for today is that I had kippers and bread and butter for dinner. Now I'm enjoying a cup of tea.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Lovely day outside. I've just been outside tidying up my outdoor setting to list for sale, and the fact that I've come back inside instead of sitting out on the neatly set up lounge in the sunshine is a good indication that selling it is a good idea! So, if anyone is looking for a second hand outdoor lounge setting, bargains to be had on Marketplace now! Meanwhile, I'm off to find more things to get rid of.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Here is my dinner for tonight.
Tub of creamy tomato pasta salad with Parma and chorizo and a side serving of discount potato salad.
Nothing fancy, deeply discounted and wanted to be a little bit adventurous as I’ve never tried the creamy tomato pasta salad before.
::: spoiler photo of pasta and potato salad
:::
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
If in the discount section, good value. I managed to get a potat salad one for 70c on Sunday evening. It's really quite not bad.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Yeah. I got the creamy tomato pasta for 1.90 and the potato salad for 1.10.
Not sure if I’ll try the creamy tomato pasta again. By the time I got through it I felt like it had a sour taste or something. Might have been the vinegar in it.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
Busy day today, my desk looks like a disaster. I could almost make a fort or a wall with all these books on my desk.
Well at least the sun is shining today, good to see it out.
Super busy day today, I hope I can find some rest or break time somewhere.
Also as a continuation to my dinner plans, I'll eat that pasta salad thing I bought and microwave it to melt the cheese ontop with the chorizo layered under it.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Yasssssssssssss!!!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
There will be a photo later tonight!
landsharkkidd@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
These tradies are doing my bloody head in.
They're right above where I work and the drilling and cutting is just actually painful. I can't wait till this is over!
Edit: I had a phone call meeting, unlucky, but lucky in that he needed to reschedule so whoo! Still can't wait for the heater to be fixed, it wasn't so bad yesterday.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
This latest loaf of chili cheese bread is delicious
baconmash@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
i love automation
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
I hope you don't intend to automate breakfast. It wouldn't be the same without you 😭
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Automation exists so that Breakfast can remain manual.
RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
So, we're beating /r/melbourne and this is a waste of a post. So I'm going to recommend a youtube channel called Techmoan. https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Alright, I'm definitely coming down,
With whatever is going around.
I feel my body getting weaker,
Thick brain fog rolling in.
My outlook's getting bleaker,
Tired tunnels beneath my skin.
Dinner is pita bread pizza,
My rhymes are becoming slim.
Blah blah blah blah blah,
Blah blah blah blah blim.
cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Tired tunnels 👍
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
The jigsaw is coming on, I have given up and am using the picture as a reference
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Oh wow, it looks like Coles has a generic version of the paper pellet litter Melbcat needs. Is that new? It’s not in stock right now and it’s still expensive but the unit cost is lower and it looks identical.
Also I forgot to buy more treats when I made that Petcircle order so I’ve added them to the cart and am waiting to see if they send another coupon 😏
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 3y
The unit cost looked a bit lower I think? I’ll have to double check
6368_39162@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
2 questions:
Are most GPs okay with visits from people with cold/flu symptoms now?
And: if I get a medical certificate for a few days, but feel okay to return to work while still within the period I'm cleared as unfit for work - is there a problem with me doing so?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 3y
1 - wear a mask if seeing a GP in person, and it should be okay.
2 - you cannot return to work until after the period the cert states.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Mmmm. I don't think my medical practice is doing Telehealth anymore so what else am I going to do I guess? I still need to see a doctor...
oztrin@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Others have gone over the pros and cons for the second, so I'll just answer the first: my GP asks if you have symptoms, call ahead when making the appointment and arrangements will be made.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Thank you! Go cuddle Sammi and Zooks for me will you?
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Will do next time they wander my way. Zooks just hopped off my lap after blagging all the prawns from my sorta-paella, and Sammi is sacked out on the couch where she's got both the sun and the warmth from the fire. Little hedonists. 🤣
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Not sure about the first question, but if you get a medical certificate you can't go back to work unless the doctor does a new certificate. Your employer would be breaching their OH&S responsibilities to let you work when a doctor has said you are not fit to do so.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
It's a bit awkward. Like I want to go back to work ASAP, mainly as I have no sick leave. But also, I don't want to go and get one day medical certificate and then risk still not feeling up to it tomorrow.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
My GP's practice still does not allow face-to-face consultations for people with fever or respiratory symptoms.
Regarding the medical certificate, that would be up to your employer for sure.
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you! I asked my manager and she said 'as long as you don't sue me' lol. So idk
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Could you get a cert from a chemist? I’m pretty sure some of them do it, and it might be cheaper than a dr
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
Restless sleep as Zooks was snuggling and headbutting me off and on all night. So much for my planned early night to get lots of rest if not sleep.
Went outside to move the car before someone else claimed the spot as the lawn guy is likely coming today, and tidied up the last of the rubbish from the great Operation Sort Shit from the garage (well there's a couple of bits that can be heaved but my feet and hands were wet from the dew). Concerned Feline Looks were had.
Now on the couch drinking a well-deserved coffee.
prime_factor@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Pungent Stench without Mr Wank is touring Australia.
Now can Derryn Hinch be dusted out of retirement.
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
11c right now. Low of 8c in the early hours of the morning.
If that helps any
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
That’s fair enough. I’m torn between which doona to use myself to be honest.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
oztrin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Just did a dash outside. Another bathtub of coffee and some of those cheesy potat pancakes, please chef.
Also throw in what you want for yourself on me. :)
baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
🛁☕️
🧀🥔🥞
Thank you. Nasi lemak for me today 🥥🥒🌶️🥜🍚
Pilk@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I'm feeling a bit peckish, can I please have one scattering of celestial objects? And I'll take the dressing on the side please chef.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
☀️🌙💫☄️✨⭐️
🌪️
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Yesterday’s clone quit in a huff and is now nesting in a cupboard…got any others?
The cheesy pancakes sound good, too
baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 3y
🦩
🧀🥔🥞
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Lovely, thanks chef! I’ll start this one with some light admin so as not to scare it off
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Red flannel hash and coffee please.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
🥩🥔🛑☕️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you very kindly! I do enjoy a good hash in the morning. I hope you have enjoyed a good breakfast too.
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
I am still in bed. Sleep is a good first breakfast!
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Throat is still killing me. Whatever will help with that please chef 😞
baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
🗡️amputation?
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Yes please 🙆♂️
baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
🫙your amputated throat is inside
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
😶💬... 👍
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
I was thinking a side of this could help
Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
👍👍👍👍🙏👌
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 3y
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