Bottom racer and witch are top tier humans. Turned up informal impromptu birthday drinks, and were just magnificent company 💜💜💜 I adore you both endlessly 💜💜💜
I guarantee if they knew where I lived, I'd be in significant trouble lol
I'm pretty happy that they are doing ok. Have been worried about them during winter, so I've rigged up a makeshift thing to protect the food when it rains.
After many days of back and forth between myself, Coles supermarket and Coles credit cards a long saga of missing groceries followed by missing refund money has been concluded. I have now closed my Coles credit card and once I have spent my credit at Coles supermarket fully intend to never spend another cent in their stores ever again. Which is a dramatic change given they have been the supermarket I have gone to almost exclusively for decades.
I can say I've never experienced such terrible customer service before, beating even the OPSM debacle of 2009. The groceries were delivered to the wrong address. A full refund was eventually promised (but nothing ever communicated to me, I always had to follow them up through this whole saga to get any information). The refund was eventually processed a few days later, but never showed at the bank. The supermarket claimed they sent it and it was declined, the bank agreed it had been declined but couldn't say why. The supermarket refused to do anything else, both the bank and supermarket said it was the other's responsibility. Within the bank customer service said it was the security centre's responsibility, the security centre said it was nothing to do with them and to contact customer service.
Throughout all of this online chat communication was only available intermittently. The app directed me to send a text message, which received an auto reply with the store opening hours. Via email I was just told there was nothing they could do and I had to follow it up with the bank. I was eventually able to speak to someone on the phone and argued enough to get them to process a credit to my account so at least I haven't completely lost the money, even if I would have preferred the cash back. As a downside it looks like I have to spend the whole lot in one transaction online which is a bit annoying, but once that is spent I can happily never go to Coles again. I think I'll do click and collect instead of delivery for this one though.
Their online refund process is abysmal. Can't tell you how many orders are missing items that the refund never happens for. I end up giving up because the app directs you to the website, online chat that never goes anywhere. Yet with Woolies its almost immediate refunds for missing items.
Yeah, I had a refund for eggs a few weeks ago that I couldn't find any record of actually having received. I tried emailing about it and they basically said they didn't know anything about it, try again tomorrow. The live chat is supposed to be available during business hours but wasn't there today.
I've tended to persist with them because they have cheaper delivery, but it's not worth it if they don't deliver.
That was my next step, but the process for following that up is also not very straightforward. Especially as I have no idea whether the actual problem was with the bank or the supermarket.
Did you pay by credit card or debit card? If credit then they will chase the money and if they don't then they're shit and I'd be closing that quick smart and finding a better one. If by debit then banks don't gives a shit.
It was a credit card. Also Coles brand. It was the credit card company that refused to accept the initial refund, and they can't give me any explanation as to why. I have already closed that credit card. They also had some dodginess happen where they didn't make my scheduled rent payment this month for no reason I could see, so I was already a bit unhappy with them, this was just the final straw.
Fuckhead who blares his unfucking muffled piece of shit motorbike every fucking night at 1am up our street just got highway patrolled. Right outside my house.
At the yearly getaway in the Alpine region sitting out on a picnic blanket next to a fire looking at the stars - completely worth the penny pinching to make it this year.
I had to get out of the office this afternoon so I went for a walk around the nearby wetland.
I bought these cameras based on Kodak's Charmeras and accidentally got an extra one, so I brought it with me and got some photos with it's charming low quality snaps
fuck me dead I'm sick of companies pushing the labour onto customers.
no, I gave you the facilities contact for a shopping centre. You need to contact them and see if you need to do any induction before gaining access, the fuck do you want to involve me for. I'm fucking four states away and have zero control over any of this.
The cat was back again today but I was too tired to go out there. I didn’t want to change into old clothes and then do a full shower and clothes wash after. I just stayed inside to rest. I really just want some time to myself right now.
But even if I stopped feeding him to stop encouraging him away from home I won’t be able to avoid him when I leave the house. 😩 Even if I don’t pat him I’ll have to watch he doesn’t dash inside when I open the door and he’ll still rub up on my clothes when I go for a walk.
I’m considering giving the ringworm tablets and lime sulfur dip to his owners along with some food and spot ons, maybe they’ll treat him. (Or get defensive and refuse, idk.) Because I’m not consistently able to do it and none of this was my responsibility in the first place.
If they accept it and treat him, at least I won’t keep being reinfected. 🤞
Edit: I’ve dropped the stuff with the cat’s name on it outside the owners door, knocked and left. I just hope it doesn’t get stolen.
so such a little thing but I have regained movement in my right little toe 😊🥹
tendon was badly injured years ago and I slowly lost movement for many years but after a year of hiking on rough terrain 3 x a week it appears I have some movement back
Application for a new credit card is underway. They are very thorough in the vetting process, I've had to send in bank statements and pay slips, they are not just throwing credit around based on a score. I think this is a good thing, it's a mutual bank so if the application is accepted I technically become a shareholder and definitely want them to be careful with my money.
I’m not sure superwash wool was a good choice though. They can be machine washed and dried but due to a weird amount of stretching and growing they have to be, to shrink them back down to size. And they keep slipping off my feet.
I’d buy a specific sock yarn but $ and I am not doing hand wash delicates
::: spoiler spoiler
Eh. I’ve simmered down and of course the black cat has lost trust and started avoiding me. Being made to take medication is way too much for him to handle after what could be a decade of no medical procedures.
I could try to slowly repair the bond if he comes back (if) and hope that the nutrition and parasite treatment alone get his body healthy enough to clear the ringworm by itself. But should I? That’s asking me to endure constant re-exposure to it for potentially months, when it’s very difficult to deal with physically and emotionally. And if he’s got underlying conditions he may not clear it without treatment.
It’s a real pickle. I hope my email has handballed the responsibility for that right back to his owners where it belongs, so I don’t have to be the bad guy.
I am really not interested in replacing Melbcat and want time for myself to grieve her properly but it doesn’t mean I don’t care about this little buddy and don’t feel like shit for how it’s panned out.
:::
Anger spats are normal, as long as they don't become the default.
From an ND perspective there's also the angrymaking part of having a possible distraction from the ennui of grief being potentially snatched away. Then there's just the complete shit situation of wanting to help but very possibly not being able to (which btw does nothing to assuage the sense of moral obligation)
Ramble ramble but tldr: a boilover is an appropriate response. I'm just so sorry this is happening.
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
Totally get you, got a bit myself. Max is doing mondo dumps that for some reason trigger my rage at smells response, work is being a complete arseington and Cerys needs us to step back a few introductory steps. Its stressy and its angrymaking but i know the anger is just guilt I shouldn't really feel cosplaying as something else.
It isn’t even a distraction from grief. It’s actually been complicating it and making everything more painful and stressful which is why I tried to handball this.
It’s also creating a lot of change, uncertainty and emotional rollercoasters right when I really don’t need that, and putting me in no-win situations where I can’t do anything to help.
I’m angry at the owners. I hope they take this cat to the vet. As he ages (already suspect arthritis) or if he gets too sick to ignore (already has cat flu and ringworm) it will eventually need to happen anyway and it’s going to be more traumatic if he’s not used to it.
And because he waits out front I’m going to risk reinfection every time I go out.
73 Comments
StudChud@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 130d
Bottom racer and witch are top tier humans. Turned up informal impromptu birthday drinks, and were just magnificent company 💜💜💜 I adore you both endlessly 💜💜💜
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
Had a lovely time you peeps are great :)
I'm sorry about the mint chocolate I had to you left me no choice.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 131d
The committee is starting to get annoyed at me sleeping in
Also I got accepted as a volunteer at RSPCA store. Pretty happy with that. Surprised that Lost Dogs Home didn't respond.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 131d
but do they know where you live ?
also, they look so beautiful and healthy 😊
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
I guarantee if they knew where I lived, I'd be in significant trouble lol
I'm pretty happy that they are doing ok. Have been worried about them during winter, so I've rigged up a makeshift thing to protect the food when it rains.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
Missed the one top left at first lol.
Looks photoshopped in.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
That's the one that let me pat it and then looked at me like "what just happened?!?"
Taleya@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 131d
Updaye: 'cos i passed out giggling: they towed it. Hope it gets miiiiinced
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 130d
After many days of back and forth between myself, Coles supermarket and Coles credit cards a long saga of missing groceries followed by missing refund money has been concluded. I have now closed my Coles credit card and once I have spent my credit at Coles supermarket fully intend to never spend another cent in their stores ever again. Which is a dramatic change given they have been the supermarket I have gone to almost exclusively for decades.
I can say I've never experienced such terrible customer service before, beating even the OPSM debacle of 2009. The groceries were delivered to the wrong address. A full refund was eventually promised (but nothing ever communicated to me, I always had to follow them up through this whole saga to get any information). The refund was eventually processed a few days later, but never showed at the bank. The supermarket claimed they sent it and it was declined, the bank agreed it had been declined but couldn't say why. The supermarket refused to do anything else, both the bank and supermarket said it was the other's responsibility. Within the bank customer service said it was the security centre's responsibility, the security centre said it was nothing to do with them and to contact customer service.
Throughout all of this online chat communication was only available intermittently. The app directed me to send a text message, which received an auto reply with the store opening hours. Via email I was just told there was nothing they could do and I had to follow it up with the bank. I was eventually able to speak to someone on the phone and argued enough to get them to process a credit to my account so at least I haven't completely lost the money, even if I would have preferred the cash back. As a downside it looks like I have to spend the whole lot in one transaction online which is a bit annoying, but once that is spent I can happily never go to Coles again. I think I'll do click and collect instead of delivery for this one though.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
Their online refund process is abysmal. Can't tell you how many orders are missing items that the refund never happens for. I end up giving up because the app directs you to the website, online chat that never goes anywhere. Yet with Woolies its almost immediate refunds for missing items.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
yup, woolies has excellent service in this regard
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Yeah, I had a refund for eggs a few weeks ago that I couldn't find any record of actually having received. I tried emailing about it and they basically said they didn't know anything about it, try again tomorrow. The live chat is supposed to be available during business hours but wasn't there today.
I've tended to persist with them because they have cheaper delivery, but it's not worth it if they don't deliver.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
Ombudsman
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
That was my next step, but the process for following that up is also not very straightforward. Especially as I have no idea whether the actual problem was with the bank or the supermarket.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
Did you pay by credit card or debit card? If credit then they will chase the money and if they don't then they're shit and I'd be closing that quick smart and finding a better one. If by debit then banks don't gives a shit.
Never give your debit card details to anyone.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
It was a credit card. Also Coles brand. It was the credit card company that refused to accept the initial refund, and they can't give me any explanation as to why. I have already closed that credit card. They also had some dodginess happen where they didn't make my scheduled rent payment this month for no reason I could see, so I was already a bit unhappy with them, this was just the final straw.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
Oh you did mention that in your post. My apologies.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 131d
Popcorn, popcorn, bring me popcorn.
Fuckhead who blares his unfucking muffled piece of shit motorbike every fucking night at 1am up our street just got highway patrolled. Right outside my house.
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
St kilda rd? I have the same fuckhead
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 131d
Moorabbin, but possibly the same turd if you hear them heading towards the nepean
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 131d
That would be great - I'd have my security camera live streaming so I could replay highlights over and over.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 131d
If i hadn't already been topless i woulda been out on the terrace in a fur coat with a wine glass
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 130d
At the yearly getaway in the Alpine region sitting out on a picnic blanket next to a fire looking at the stars - completely worth the penny pinching to make it this year.
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
WOW
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
so beautiful
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
That's just beauty picturised
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 130d
Oh no they're taking down the scaffolding next door.
playing heavy DnB to drown it out... ->
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 130d
Yep. Definitely sick. I managed to (gently) gym in the presence of Our Lady of Gainz, but collapsed in a snotful heap immediately thereafter.
Thank fuck I work from home tomorrow
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 130d
I had to get out of the office this afternoon so I went for a walk around the nearby wetland.
I bought these cameras based on Kodak's Charmeras and accidentally got an extra one, so I brought it with me and got some photos with it's charming low quality snaps
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 131d
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
take the antibiotics, you can't get damaged hearing back
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Antibiotics can cause a yeast infection in the Gina. Too many can kill the good bacteria. That's probably why he asked.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
True.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
😊🙂↕️ 👍
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 131d
The time for brewery today I am moving to 5pm. Still on, just 5pm
Also Inner North doesn't open until 4pm anyway loool
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
Hope you're having the best time!!
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
Dog sitting is done but i have a yuck head cold so it's nice to be back home. Next month i have a lil cat visitor staying ♥️
Taleya@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
fuck me dead I'm sick of companies pushing the labour onto customers.
no, I gave you the facilities contact for a shopping centre. You need to contact them and see if you need to do any induction before gaining access, the fuck do you want to involve me for. I'm fucking four states away and have zero control over any of this.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
The cat was back again today but I was too tired to go out there. I didn’t want to change into old clothes and then do a full shower and clothes wash after. I just stayed inside to rest. I really just want some time to myself right now.
But even if I stopped feeding him to stop encouraging him away from home I won’t be able to avoid him when I leave the house. 😩 Even if I don’t pat him I’ll have to watch he doesn’t dash inside when I open the door and he’ll still rub up on my clothes when I go for a walk.
I’m considering giving the ringworm tablets and lime sulfur dip to his owners along with some food and spot ons, maybe they’ll treat him. (Or get defensive and refuse, idk.) Because I’m not consistently able to do it and none of this was my responsibility in the first place.
If they accept it and treat him, at least I won’t keep being reinfected. 🤞
Edit: I’ve dropped the stuff with the cat’s name on it outside the owners door, knocked and left. I just hope it doesn’t get stolen.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 130d
you're a good soul 🫂
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
I’m tired of trying to help and having it compromise my own physical and mental health
I need to start protecting myself
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
so such a little thing but I have regained movement in my right little toe 😊🥹
tendon was badly injured years ago and I slowly lost movement for many years but after a year of hiking on rough terrain 3 x a week it appears I have some movement back
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
I'm so tired but I'm waiting for YL to text so little dog and I can meet her at the train station. He knows something is up because I have clothes on.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
Application for a new credit card is underway. They are very thorough in the vetting process, I've had to send in bank statements and pay slips, they are not just throwing credit around based on a score. I think this is a good thing, it's a mutual bank so if the application is accepted I technically become a shareholder and definitely want them to be careful with my money.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
Finally home. Office day + event after work. And then to top it all off, they shut the metro tunnel for night works so extra long journey home 😴
Ain’t no better feeling than getting into comfy home clothes after a long day.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 130d
I added some left over peach slices juice to my porridge this morning and it made it smell like a fruity vape.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 130d
Vape is how I get my 2 serves of fruit a day in. 😬
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 131d
Day 1: this is great, they love me Day 2: so many idiots, think I'll quit on Friday
Here we go round the mulberry bush... Love this guy but don't think he'll ever be happy anywhere
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Wearing the socks I made years ago. Very warm.
I’m not sure superwash wool was a good choice though. They can be machine washed and dried but due to a weird amount of stretching and growing they have to be, to shrink them back down to size. And they keep slipping off my feet.
I’d buy a specific sock yarn but $ and I am not doing hand wash delicates
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
so I am wondering if I put my sand play beach molds in the dishwasher twice I could use them as jelly molds
I put disgusting used cutlery full of saliva germs in the washer and it comes out clean and safe, why not these ?🤔
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
You might start growing tentacles but I don't see that as a problem.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
lol
ok, 3 x thru the dishwasher on extra hot
I'm imagining Melba having conniptions at the idea
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Wouldn't the surface be a bit rough? Like, the jelly would stick? I don't have an issue with the microbiology situation after proper washing.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
they are super smooth plastic
Pilk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
I would totally do this, it sounds awesome. Post pics if you do!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
just took a quick walk to the beach and today i found some gemstone mandala charms,
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Just finished Emperors Of Rome by Mary Beard. Now onto SPQR, I, Claudius, and whatever else I pirated to my kobo
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 130d
Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCulloch is good
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
I Claudius is just so good 👍
::: spoiler spoiler it was the figs :::
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 131d
A cheesy garlicky broccoli-chicken casserole please chef
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
🧀🧄🥦🍗🥘
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
some honey lemon drink please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
🍯🍋
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
All the chicken soup please chef. With fluffy cloudlike dumplings in it.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
🍗🥔🥕🌽🧅☁️☁️🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
I think I caught a cold in Ballarat ☹️
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
On behalf of Ballarat I apologise. We just have so much cold to go around up here, it's hard to stop it from getting out.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
I had a very nice time then, I’m just snotty now
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 131d
Ask our chef for some of the special chicken soup maybe? That can fix almost anything.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 131d
::: spoiler spoiler Eh. I’ve simmered down and of course the black cat has lost trust and started avoiding me. Being made to take medication is way too much for him to handle after what could be a decade of no medical procedures.
I could try to slowly repair the bond if he comes back (if) and hope that the nutrition and parasite treatment alone get his body healthy enough to clear the ringworm by itself. But should I? That’s asking me to endure constant re-exposure to it for potentially months, when it’s very difficult to deal with physically and emotionally. And if he’s got underlying conditions he may not clear it without treatment.
It’s a real pickle. I hope my email has handballed the responsibility for that right back to his owners where it belongs, so I don’t have to be the bad guy.
I am really not interested in replacing Melbcat and want time for myself to grieve her properly but it doesn’t mean I don’t care about this little buddy and don’t feel like shit for how it’s panned out. :::
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 131d
Anger spats are normal, as long as they don't become the default.
From an ND perspective there's also the angrymaking part of having a possible distraction from the ennui of grief being potentially snatched away. Then there's just the complete shit situation of wanting to help but very possibly not being able to (which btw does nothing to assuage the sense of moral obligation)
Ramble ramble but tldr: a boilover is an appropriate response. I'm just so sorry this is happening.
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler Totally get you, got a bit myself. Max is doing mondo dumps that for some reason trigger my rage at smells response, work is being a complete arseington and Cerys needs us to step back a few introductory steps. Its stressy and its angrymaking but i know the anger is just guilt I shouldn't really feel cosplaying as something else.
The horror persist but so do we. :::
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
It isn’t even a distraction from grief. It’s actually been complicating it and making everything more painful and stressful which is why I tried to handball this.
It’s also creating a lot of change, uncertainty and emotional rollercoasters right when I really don’t need that, and putting me in no-win situations where I can’t do anything to help.
I’m angry at the owners. I hope they take this cat to the vet. As he ages (already suspect arthritis) or if he gets too sick to ignore (already has cat flu and ringworm) it will eventually need to happen anyway and it’s going to be more traumatic if he’s not used to it.
And because he waits out front I’m going to risk reinfection every time I go out.
Yes. The horrors feel endless.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 130d
ok, even after resting all day i think i have a sore throat and cold
time for bed