Daily Discussion Thread: 🎼 Thursday, June 27, 2024

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good on the nurses for negotiating a decent pay rise so that they’re less horrifically underpaid. It’s such a dangerous and important line of work.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thankyou for your support!

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So things have quietened down a bit since Mr P’s Hulk smash of the bed. He is now using some salvaged wood bits of the bed and other wood bits to build himself a new base. He’s done this before (built himself a day bed for the man cave) so he’ll probably end up with something ok-ish. Good; he needs a project, and he hasn’t been coping well with becoming a house husband.

  The Minipeelers were surprisingly unphased by the whole incident. Sadly, I think they’re used to their dad’s spontaneously nutty outbursts.

  Elder Minipeeler is doing fantastically with his treatment for anxiety. He’s spending slightly longer at school each time and he’s really starting to noticeably change. He wants to get fit so he’s roped in Miniest as a fitness buddy, doing things like dancing with those kids dancercise apps for exercise, and mock WWE WrestleMania lol. The latter is, as a parent, both really entertaining and a little alarming at times (“No you can not German suplex your brother!”)

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good; he needs a project, and he hasn’t been coping well with becoming a house husband.

    Is he talking to someone about it all? Cause smashing up a bedhead is a bit of a red flag that the mental health is maybe not too good.

    Maybe worth setting up some more projects for him after the bed assuming this project goes ok.

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah the mental health is not great. I think he talks to his mates a bit but it’s an echo chamber where most of them are drinkers/chronic long term weed users and are all enabling each other, so it’s not all that healthy. He’s having mental health assessments at the moment as part of his medication review so hopefully that leads to something positive for him. In the meantime I have lots of things for him to do lol.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is there a Men’s Shed near you? This sort of thing is what that organisation is so damn good for. Bunch of blokes getting together to make shit and talk without getting stressed about it or dealing with money shit. Usually charitable projects like toy making and stuff for the disadvantaged.

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There is a men’s shed near us, and it’s a great idea, but he went along once with a mate of his and didn’t like it. It was a few years ago so I can’t exactly remember the reason, maybe he should give it another go. Sounded cool to me; women’s social groups near me seem to be either sewing or craft related, full of seniors, or rich women networking while doing yoga or pilates lol.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gratitude thread :)

  Mine:

  • psych appt, she gave me an extra 10 minutes because I was crying
  • going to guitar trial lesson soon

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Getting more interviews for next week My cat Clean sheets on my bed My studio space

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    finding a powershell script that did not everything I needed, but close enough that I didnt have to do 100% of the work myself.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Success!

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Roast vegetables with spicy peanut sauce. I had it for lunch and dinner yesterday and lunch today. Deets: aussie.zone/post/10396108/9885531

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My amazing GP who was super thorough, as always, and then bulk-billed me after hearing my sob stories.

    The cake shop next to the doctor. Mmm, pecan tart.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    so many hugs

    it’s ok to cry

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Helpful staff at Specsavers. My glasses frame just randomly snapped(!) he couldn’t fix it but found a similar pair of frames in his box of spare parts and popped my lenses in there. I am grateful for helpful customer service people and the ability to see again

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds corny but I’m really grateful for the love of my children right now. They’re grouse little people and the strong bond we share makes me feel like I am a good person, despite my various failings.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Didn’t have to wait in the cold long for my tram today! Grateful also for the impossibly cheap yet delicious bahn mi at Hung’s Bakery on Vic St.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Heading to interview now. Still haven’t heard back from the other place. I find it easier emotionally to assume the worst instead of living in a state of nervous anxiety.

  Did get another 2 calls this morning for other places so that’s cool!

  Enjoy your day guys ❤️

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s the way to do it. I just apply and move on, it probably looks bad when I do get a call because I can’t remember the place or the position because it was all so long ago in jobseeker time

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Exactly. Sometimes I find myself getting a bit carried away thinking about a particular role, or beating myself up over something I may have messed up in the interview.

      Pessimism works well for job hunting

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m just imagining you closing you eyes and whispering his name 3 times to summon Simon.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Simon says hire me lol

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The local lolly shop is closing down so I bought up big. Pineapples, strawberries & cream, sherbet bombs, raspberry drops and an assortment of rock.

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  • Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh so what will you eat tomorrow?

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Beer

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• Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I need coffee. As much as possible. Directly into my face.

  My cat is on my lap so instead I suffer

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I also have a cat on my lap and a cold coffee lol

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      😍I love Mickey!

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    • Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I love cat!

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ☕️

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    an IV line would be ideal tbh

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hahhahhaha my cat stepped in her own puke when whoring at me for 4am food. the look on her face!

  K A R M A

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gotta be up at 4.45am, to catch the tram at 6am, to be at my volunteer shift at 8am. Hoping I can get arvo shifts from now on.

  I wish I could teleport there - one of the very few times I wish I could drive lol

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s an insane commitment for a volunteer role. Any chance you could carpool with someone who lives close by??

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I got this in my letterbox

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  Apparently if you give catnip to dogs it may work as a mild sedative. I wonder if it works on very active Jack Russells? Experiment time!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    when I first got Bill Cat all he would eat was temptations. I slowly got him onto a better diet.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are they bad in moderation?

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My Jacky is as addicted as the cats to Temptations. But none of them like the catnip ones!

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My dog eats everything except vegetables.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This feline needs a nap. sleepy tabby cat I decline to comment about there being crayons and Tomsauce before noon.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had a decent night’s sleep last night, but my body decided 5:30 was wakeup time for no reason at all. Managed to get back to sleep at 6:40, and then woken up again at 7:02 because there’s tradies next door and they did not miss a beat. They started clanging stuff around and sawing the moment they got here. Maybe that’s why the Airbnb people were desperate to get away

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  • oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My sympathies. Did they blast MMM as well?

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Surprisingly I can’t actually hear any music. Just whistling and yelling

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Update: I suspect they may be fake, because they still haven’t put on MMM. They’re just listening to the foxy

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Update

  I took the LLN assessment because I didn’t want it hanging over my head. It didn’t tell me my score/how well I did, and nobody told me what I needed to get anyway.

  I think I did well on the communication and written portion, but I think I sucked on the math part. I know I screwed up an answer that I know, because I misclicked and pushed the wrong button, but I couldn’t go back… Thanks for being so understanding, computer system.

  I guess I’m happy I’ve done it, because it means I can’t forget about it. But now I have to have it hanging over my head until Tuesday, not knowing whether I passed or failed. My course is due to commence on the 16th, too, so I don’t have much time to fix myself if I colossally fucked it up

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You probably did better than what you think you did.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I forgot to have lunch. I am now very hungry so I think I’ll go straight to early dinner.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Through to stage two of application which is some kind of test provided by third party. It includes the need to respond to a video in real time 🤔. If that goes fine, then interview. I also had to go through a list of emotive words/phrases/personality traits - about 100 of them, and select ones I agreed with. I guess this is now the norm for large corporations

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I did one of those once, lied and then deleted the profile after I didn’t hear back

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We once had the low level managers all sent to this bogus psych testing thing , the results of which was then shared with everybody in all the teams around them. It was horrific. I walked out.

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🤣

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s bin day today and I am going to be all adulty for a change and actually put them out this week.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I got a phone call from the TAFE people about that course I wanted to take. They scheduled a meeting with me for Tuesday morning for a pre-training review or something. I have to complete a literacy and numeracy assesment before then. I was nervous, but they let me know that even if I don’t score as highly as I need to, it won’t necessarily be a disqualification. They said that the LLN assesment is just their prefered way of assessing whether I could actually understand the work, rather than being a firm requirement. Wish someone told me that before, because being worried about failing is the only reason I didn’t leave school for TAFE in March.

  I’m still worried they might not accept me though. They don’t list eligibility criteria besides the LLN assesment which I should pass anyway, but I just feel like I must look like a terrible student. Although I guess they shouldn’t care since they get paid either way

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Your posting habits show a level of literacy well beyond many of your age peers. And apparently more than a quarter of Americans. You got this!

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, it’s not my literacy I’m concerned about, it’s the math. I did a mock LLN assessment (BKSB) my school offers, and I scored a 5 in english, and a 2.9 in math. Apparently the equivalent BKSB score usually needed for cert III/IV is a 3. So I’m not too far off what’s probably need. But they’re different assessments

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A walk in the sun is nice if ya’ll get a chance to go out and grab some air. Not too cool, not too warm with a soft breeze.

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    instructions unclear, 8k stomp about the neighbourhood

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• bull@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m set up with my laptop in the customer lounge of the Subaru service centre. They’re using the “Public Transport” heater setting so it’s a billion degrees in here. Otherwise it’s actually not too bad… there are free drinks and snacks!

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I used to love the Subaru service experience. But I HATED paying for the Subaru service experience. Pretty freaking telling that servicing a Korean turbo diesel AWD is gonna be cheaper than a Japanese 4 cylinder. Imagine when I finally get a WRX its just gonna be me pulling up, handing over the key then pulling my pants down and bending over for them.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s the boxer motor with two head gaskets for ya. But it’ll be a good car, not point getting something so nice and not looking after it

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i have a sudden urge to watch the octonauts

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My little coin purse.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      omg

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s such a good show. I recommend ‘in the night garden’, too

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can’t tell me that psychedelic drugs were not part of the design process for the Ninky Nonk.

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is that show good? I’m on the lookout for bearable kids shows

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    • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fraggle Rock. Press Gang. Round the Twist. Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Gumby.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Have you considered going old school? The Ferals, Trapdoor, Duckula, Bananaman, Superted, Dangermouse. I have vague memories of people productions of Nargun & the stars, Chocky. They may be too dated. Secret Valley would certainly be so!

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    OMG I remember that! Haven’t watched it since I was like 5 or 6, it was only the coin purse that made me remember it was a thing

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Test 1: Can the man open the gates without the dog going off his head around 2:45 pm?

  Test 2: Can the neighbourhood kids walk past bouncing basketballs without the dog going off his head around 3:30 pm?

  Test 3: Can the kid open the gate without the dog going off his head around 3:35 ish?

  Test subject is currently napping.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tmi and kind of icky

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  I squashed a mosquito that was buzzing around and it left blood on the wall. I don’t know whether it’s more or less gross if it’s my blood or someone else’s, but it’s icky 🤢

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• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And tonight’s chocolate flavour is the Cadbury Vanilla Key Lime Pie that’s being sold everywhere at half price. It’s horrible. After 2 pieces, it tastes so so plasticky it’s not funny. Don’t waste your money peeps, even at half price.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sitting down to try and write a full track from that small piece from yesterday. Exciting!

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Started to recognize when I feel “exhausted” there’s a not 0 chance that its really a sign my brains blocking shit out super hard and I don’t really recognize it. OR I’m really tired. So today its time to play “Am I really tired or just a bit depressed?”. Cause the treatment is very different: emotional shit gets met with kindness, going easy and breathing exercises. Exhaustion is met with coffee and trying to fire up a bit. But the wrong treatment for the wrong cause can be pretty detrimental.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve been waiting to see what the Victorian Remuneration Tribunal comes up with for the politician’s salary increase this year and it is still not released. Cutting it a bit fine as it is supposed to be implimented on 1/7.

  I would support it if they decided to just put off deciding until next year and make them lose out on a pay rise altogether this year, and maybe next year too, so they can experience the situation most of the govt. employees are put in every 3-4 years when their EBA is up for review and the employer just refuses to negotiate. I really think the politician’s wages should also be capped at whatever their policy for maximum pay rises in the public sector is.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well it looks like I won’t be taking that half day off this week. Two regular staff out of five being on leave near EOFY is a bit much… luckily one gets back next week. Annoyingly, I have some stupid site visits scheduled for Monday that I can’t get out of. I really wanted to take that day off. I’ll see if I can put off the reports for them for later in the week and leave early Monday otherwise I’ll never get onto the shit I need to do asap. And try and get some extensions on stuff that the returning colleague can pick up on so I can clear all that this week.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do dogs eat grass to puke or do they puke because they ate the grass? Anyway, thank goodness for the wet & dry vac.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I went to the hipster cafe this morning around 11. It was pretty good! The coffee was alright, but the milk tasted a little funky. I think their only cows milk option was reduced fat or something. Definitely wasn’t off though. Cost me $6.50 though :(

  I also went to a smoke shop because I saw they had some American chip thing called a taco or something. Kind of like a rolled up Dorito that’s spicy. I don’t care for them, but I have a friend who loves them so I got her a bag. I noticed that the smoke shop and coffee shop both had super good customer service though, like really good. The smoke shop lady wasn’t in one of those prison cage looking things the rest seem to have. She wasn’t behind anything really, it kind of looked like an apple shop that sold smokes and yankee lollies. And the bloke at the coffee shop was so upbeat and super nice.

  I’m one of those people that’s not really affected very much by caffeine, I drink it mostly for the social aspect, or because I feel like a warm drink. And I’m definitely not a buy (or even drink) a coffee every day type, not that I have the money to at 7 bucks a cup anyways… But I think I will try and go again before I leave, honestly just because it’s kind of like a chance to have a little wander and talk to some people.

  My area has a nice cafe, too, but people in my area aren’t very talkative, so despite my best efforts, the cafe people never do any sort of small talk, and my "hey, how’s it going"s are always returned with a “what can I get for you”. So it’s nicer than one would imagine for people to match my energy

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just finished refurbishing a wool hand knitted cable cardi. Replaced all buttons, fixed all loose threads and reset the sleeves. Looks great now. 🌞

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  well that was fun. knocked off work, I made muffins while His Lordship finished up a call, put them to cool while we wandered up to big pig for brisket, wander home, His Lordship cleans the litter boxes as it’s bin night and somehow manages to rip the hot water tap entirely out of the fucking wall.

  Good thing I was planning on putting quarter turns in this weekend already.

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