Daily Discussion Thread: Sun 05 Nov 2023

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lemondrop@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Also, hi, fam.

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

waves vigorously ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

Heeeyyyyyy!

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Hi Lemon, good to see you! ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ

calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi lemon, how have you been?

lemondrop@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not too bad :) Doing the things I need to do to get out of burnout etc. Hope you're doing well xx

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

(Mostly) upright and (mostly) not crying!

useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ringside at the cat boxing this morning ๐ŸฅŠ

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

My moneyโ€™s on the black one - better footwork

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y (4 replies)

I'm heading back to melbs tm to moderate a fence dipsute at my p's place and I do not know what i'm looking at exactly.

Can someone pls wish me luck :(

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

good luck friendo

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Hey good luck mate ๐Ÿคž

Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Good luck. Have you read the fencing act?

anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Good luck! Check out the council website, thereโ€™s usually lots of info there.

lemondrop@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y (2 replies)

My friend had a baby last week and this week her appendix burst. No bueno. I'm making some meals to take to her fam; I've got a veg lasagne, meat sauce (to have with pasta or rice, or add beans and it's a chilli, burritos, etc.), and a pesto chicken pasta bake. Do you think that's a good spread? They have three boys (plus the beb).

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sounds pretty comprehensive. Maybe a Hello Fresh or Funky Food subscription or similar for a month to take the pain out of shopping might be a nice idea if within your budget. I think it more likely that your friend will need someone to run the washing machine and/or dishwasher every couple of days - time means more than money when you're stretched to the limit.

lemondrop@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y

She has her husband at home for another month or two which will be a huge help, and her boys are old enough to help out (late primary/early high school). She's just asked for meals so far; I'm pretty sure there's a few of us doing it so they should be covered for a good while.

Nath@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y

Day 22/70: First day of week 4 weigh-in.
Down 1.2kg. I weakened a couple of times this week and had chocolate and licorice. Nice that it hasn't killed my progress.

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Urgh. Iโ€™m struggling with a sense of hopelessness. I try to help others but canโ€™t seem to even help myself.

Iโ€™m trying Moobeans on the new food to see if it can go in the rotation. Sheโ€™s happily eating it and Iโ€™m glad to see it contains supplemental choline and taurine as well as โ€˜vitaminsโ€™.

I still need to monitor her sensitive tummy and check out some finer details on salt/ash levels as itโ€™s a cheap home brand which can have a poor track record and I otherwise wouldnโ€™t buy. (Iโ€™m hoping that itโ€™s one of the times the dry food is trash but the wet food is passable.)

Iโ€™m kind of leaving my plants to do their thing with the occasional Seasol/water. Waiting to see if the spinach comes good or if damping off claims them all.

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Your dedication to your cats is unsurpassed. They are so lucky to have you to take care of them!

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Thanks. I've only got the one but she's my baby and the main thing keeping me alive right now

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sorry I thought you had more.. when I had a cat I had many many nicknames for her, must've sounded like I had more than one!

melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

She's the lady of a thousand names โค๏ธ

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Hellllooooo

hears echo

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

Helllooooo

Hellloooo

Helllooo

Hellloo

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

i is saying helllos

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Howdy

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Hi.

bull@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

So I did something a bit bad this morning. An old dude was in the car wash bay before me. He only gave his car a rinse with the hose, then he hit stop and left. I drove in and saw it said he still had like $8 credit left so I was like "score" and started washing my car thinking he just overloaded it.

Then as I finished I thought that $8 seemed to go a long way then noticed it hadn't stopped and it had kept adding time. After reading the sign it turns out the 'credit' was a $15 credit card hold and you can stop it anytime before that using the stop button on the card reader (not the stop button he used on the wash options) and it'll just charge you for the time you used with a minimum of $5. I hit the correct stop button so he wouldn't have his card drained but the damage was done.

So he ended up paying $16 to rinse his car and also wash mine...

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'm reporting this to the AFP

bull@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

I made it home. The fairy bread was a HUGE hit. All the kids are adorable . I'm beat an going to bed.

love you all ๐Ÿ˜˜

Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

Bug killing done for the day. Thought Warrandyte would be a bit busier, but given there more than 30mins wait for food, I guess it probably was.

Going to try to make the most of the afternoon, but Iโ€™ve already inhaled nasal spray twice on top of everything else I do to ward off hayfever.

Hope youโ€™re all having a good day wherever you are. โœจ

6368_39162@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

Well, I shanโ€™t complain about this A perfect shiny pokemon

Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

busy day, bbq with the the nice part of the fam ๐Ÿ˜Š the little kids are sweet too

baconmash@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'm stuck at work on a beautiful sunny Sunday. Plz send comfort foodz.

baconmash@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฅค

Force_majeure122@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Bottomless boozy brunch baby!

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ
๐Ÿบ

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Having a couple of nibblies with a g&t while watching the cricket.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I bought some mini custard tarts from coles and they were shit. No custard taste, just loaded with sugar. Fucking disgraceful at $5.50 for 6. Disappointment is real. ๐Ÿ˜”

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

So disappointing! All the stuff from colesworth bakeries have gotten stingier to the point where I'm pissed off at it all. All those profits and you couldn't put a tiny bit more filling in the lemon curd tart or mini chocolate croissants! It wouldn't kill them to do more of the rhubarb and apple fruit mince pies I got addicted to before they filled whole sections of the bakery with their usual shitty fruit mince pies with waxy pastry. Bastards.

CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Yeah quality has gone down hill lately. I'm only gonna buy the basics from these turds now.

Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I noticed the cookies are getting smaller tooโ€ฆ.

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

My assignment is due in a couple of hours, and I still have not finished. Most of the way there, but I need to do some serious editing. Unfortunately the caffeine from my extra coffee earlier is wearing off.

Edit: OK, I'm done. I have exceeded the word limit with reckless abandon, but I just can't brain any more tonight.

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Is everyone else getting lots of social media ads encouraging them to join ASIO or am I being targeted? ๐Ÿคฃ

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

Targetted .... Have you been mixing with the wrong crowd again? /s

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Maybe they want me undercover to monitor activity on Lemmy. All those subversive Aussie.Zone posts that need keeping an eye on...

Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Can't be too careful. Especially when they're not aligned with the dominant greed is good capitalistic philosophical position.

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

it keeps telling me to join the army

Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

See the world, make new friends then kill them :(

bananafungus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I have always for as long as I can remember gotten ADF ads, I think it's because I look at lots of outdoorsy stuff.

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I don't get social media ads so no ๐Ÿ™ For once it'd be ads for something I'd be interested in!

RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

I will say it is an improvement on all the ads for wills and pre-paid funerals I was being flooded with a while ago. I guess they decided they have some life left in me yet.

bull@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just shaved my full beard to make my moustache it's own separate thing for Movember. Will see how it ends up by the end of the month ใ€ฐ๏ธ

briongloid@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

That's how I normally do it, it's much more enjoyable than the stuble-stache.

bananafungus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (10 replies)

Recently bought some new Sheet Society sheets, and holy hell has the quality dipped! Maybe I just got a shit batch, but I will not be spending that much again to find out.

Super bummed because I love my old washed cotton set, they were warm in the winter and cool in summer. This new one is just thin, see-through, and doesn't feel at all like washed cotton.

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Could you return them saying the quality was not as described?

bananafungus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

I bought them when they were having a big sale so I'm unable to return them.

Railison@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Sheet version of shrinkflation?

Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Basically they drop the thread count until sales plummet, then blame the market

bananafungus@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Honestly wouldn't surprise me these days.

6368_39162@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Hells Blankets did this too. No more 100% cotton with press studs, itโ€™s now acrylic bullshit with a flimsy zip. Not impressed.

lemondrop@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

The washed cotton vintage sheets at Canningvale are a delight if you're looking for more one day. I've just ordered a second set to try and secretly replace my partner's old scuzzy sheets ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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lemondrop@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

They're at the end of a big sale which is probably why. If you don't need them urgently they should be back in stock soon.

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
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just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Hey DT, when would you say is a better time of the year to buy a used car - leading up to or just after Xmas? (Nov vs Jan) I told myself I'll wait til next year but the itch to get behind the wheel is building. (Along with the irrational urge to end my lease and throw everything into a storage unit and head off to wherever... ... Not that I have that much money...)

Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Drank wayyy too much last night. Lots of fun, but yeah, a bit less next weekend.

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Silly question: so recommended daily intake is 8700kj. Is that 8700kj energy at 0 activity or moderate amount of activity throughout the day?

So if say I do 15k steps + some sports, what should my intake be?

Nath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It depends on the sports. 1 hour of running that keeps my heart up around 165-170bpm nets me up to around 4,000 extra kilojoules. A 25 minute commute to work at around 130bpm Gives me 1,000 extra kilojoules.

The daily 8700 thing seems to account for about 7,500 daily steps. I don't budget my kilojoules close to whatever I get from just steps, but it isn't a lot. Maybe 100 extra kilojoules per 1,000 steps?

These numbers also change depending on age, weight, gender and height. So your numbers while being in the same ballpark will not be the same as mine.

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hmmmm I see. Thanks for the detailed response Nath. So essentially sticking to a 8700kj diet is still 'cutting' if I play 2 hrs of tennis / 15k steps a day. Interesting!

Nath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I'm aiming to stay under 7,500 for this little diet I'm on. The steps and exercise are all my safety net because I go a little over that most days. Always under 8,700 though.

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Depends on height, weight, age, gender, daily incidental activity. There are some online calculators or fitness/phone device apps that you can enter the parameters into to give an estimate. Itโ€™s never exact, but will give a better indication.

just_kitten@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

Last full day here. Time to stock up on Prima LaMian which, in case you didn't know, is the best instant noodles of all time. Of all time! (and expensive, but still like half the price here - $9 for 4 packs on special). Laksa is the all time classic, but I think I'll also get the curry noodles, fish soup and black pepper crab. These instant noodles (and in a pinch, the nissin black garlic ones) are one of my very few exceptions to the avoid-palm-oil rule.

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y

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Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Made the mistake of ordering woollies chicken Kyiv. 2 tiny, very hollow balls of chicken nugget meat with some nasty cheese type sauce inside. Never again.

Also got 8 strawberry iced donuts substituted for cinnamon donuts. Guess what flavour I really hate? My OH now has 8 donuts and I have none.

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

My local butcher does excellent kyivs. Bit more expensive but you get what you pay for.

Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

I usually get delivery โ€ฆ but will have to try the local. Am subscribed to butcher box but the value for money and range has really tanked.

bull@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Doing something I almost never do and breaking up my drive back from the border with a coffee half way. For those who know the Hume well: "Bacon Jam.. Really??" will tell you where I am.

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (11 replies)

ok i need a new bed and mattress - is Ikea the way to go or are there other options? Don't want to spend much, about $400- $500 in total, any recs?

6368_39162@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Not unless you are three feet tall and buried a body for a Physio

baconmash@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

^shhh^ ^you^ ^promised^ ^not^ ^to^ ^tell^

6368_39162@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Youโ€™ve given away the who, to try to keep quiet on the where

baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

^i^ ^meant^ ^my^ ^height...^

6368_39162@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Oopsie

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

hm, is that unreasonable?

Mittens_meow@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Very low budget. Have you looked at koala ? They are pretty cheap.

fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y

Thx for the suggestion, but Koala is coming up to $1500 mattress + bed! :(

baconmash@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

$148 total: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/agotnes-foam-mattress-firm-light-blue-50480865/
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/grimsbu-bed-frame-grey-60458760/

I've had that for 4 years but I'm also someone who happily sleeps on anything from air mattress to particle board and be reasonably fine the next day (I have the equivalent of that mattress. Mine has been discontinued.)

cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

I tried four beds that had 100 day trial periods. It didnโ€™t cost a cent and Iโ€™m pretty much an expert on mattresses in a box now..

Cendana@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I think it means you're a dickhead. It's illegal to have any body parts outside of the car. If you are carrying something oversized you would tie something red to it to alert other drivers that it is oversized. His hat probably got sweaty so he is drying it.

Cendana@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ it was initially a 711 coffee too, then he took out the hat.

bull@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Isn't that Lygon St? My assumption would be something soccer or Ferrari related. Did a red team win something this weekend?

Cendana@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Yup Lygon.

Railison@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Article in the age about the jam factory and the dead part of chapel street that used to be the bustling shopping bit.

Havenโ€™t been there for ages, what happened?

SituationCake@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Was there recently, it really is dead feeling. When I was younger I remember people used to go out to Chapel street for a night out; to restaurants, bars, clubs and just to hang out. Not just locals, but people came from around Melbourne. For some reason the younger crowd doesnโ€™t go there anymore, and for the older people, unless you live locally itโ€™s too hard to get to. Maybe itโ€™s because thereโ€™s so many other options in CBD, inner north, inner west, etc that thereโ€™s really no need to go there anymore. There are better options whichever side of town youโ€™re on that are more convenient and have a better vibe.

wscholermann@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y

There was a big police operation / crackdown on chap laps.