Think I’ll need to leave the heating on overnight… cold is just a bit much at the moment.
I don’t remember it being this cold last year.
Daily Discussion Thread: ☃️ Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Submitted 11 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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wscholermann@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It was definitely warmer and also wetter.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Anyone ever do that whole sourdough thing back in lockdown? I love sourdough, but paying 6 to 8 bucks for it at bakers delight isnt cheap. Was it worth it and do you recommend it? or was it a fad for a reason?
Eagle@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I did a sourdough class a month before covid hit. I still make 2-3 loaves a week just for us. It’s a little bit of goodness I can do for my family and budget. It doesn’t keep well, only good as toast the days after but we like it that way. I avoid the social media sites about it, they get a bit militant and I’m not in it for aesthetics. It’s not rocket science or a beauty contest, it’s just bread. Very nice bread.
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I make sourdough all the time. it doesn’t need to be as much of a palaver as people make out. Starters are pretty hardy things, too.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I held off because I don’t need to eat whole loaves of sourdough. Toasted with lashings of butter, yum.
Catfish@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I’ve never bothered with making sour dough myself but have a friend whose starter is about 10yo. It is named Madam and sometimes behaves like one.
T156@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I think that for the most part, it was a fad because people had a lot of time on their hands, with nothing to do during Lockdown.
Now that they have work and everything else going on, people don’t really have that kind of time any more.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I see people selling old mothers on fb/gumtree.
T156@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What a sentence out of context.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I don’t see the point in sour dough starters, if you leave normal yeasted dough for an extra hour or two between risings and punching down it gets the same sour taste, if that’s what you want.
Catfish@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Not sure I quite agree about the taste. But think part of the point is to not buy yeast. Worth the maintenance if you make enough bread. For a once a month hobby, packet!
tone212_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
This local RE agency calls me once every 3 or so months about “amazing results in the area” and asking if I want to sell. I say I’m not interested, thank you, and then instead of getting the message, she keeps asking questions. I just said I have another call coming in and hung up. Go away.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 11 months ago
“Each time you call me makes me less likely to call you if I ever DO want to sell” that’ll solve your problem pretty quickly.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 11 months ago
When we were choosing an agent to sell our last place, our final two on the shortlist were pretty much lineball with commissions/offerings.
However one of them also had a history of these nagging tactics with calls and spam and almost-daily “please sell with meeeee” mailbox drops. So we went with the other guy.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Wheres the best HSP in the city? Kebabs at Lonsdale was ok but wouldnt rave about it.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Kebabs in the city leave a lot to be desired honestly. I have no decent recommendations
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I think either CBD Kebabs or Flinders Kebabs near the aquarium were highly regarded in the Melbourne HSP Facebook group when I was on Facebook years ago
Aradina@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
My neighbour’s backyard looks frozen solid
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Went to get the bins and the grass was crunchy as
just_kitten@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Oh man I thought today was gonna be cruisey, and I did finish nearly everything by 1pm and stretched out my time at uni a bit, but being the conscientious idiot that I am, I decided to do one last work task when I got back to make up a lil bit of the 2 hours I was away (even though the deadline isn’t due for ages and nobody’s keeping track of my hours at this job)…
…what was supposed to be a quick half an hour jobbie spiraled into hours because there was a fundamental issue with the entire thing - like, someone’s property boundary might be so off that either they or Council are in big trouble. It’s way beyond my experience or pay grade, but I just can’t let a bit of good problem-solving go…
At least it wasn’t outrageous, I came home around 4:15pm and wrapped up around 8pm. Dinner, shower, bunch of tidying up, and now bed.
Also bloody hell, I think I do need a new chair, or at least reevaluate my seating height; my neck and back haven’t responded well to wfh today. Alright, NO overworking the next two days.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It’s done, all the terrace and balcony gardens are tended and don’t need anymore attention until early spring
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Movie Review. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. 1942. Youtube.
A blatant WWII propaganda movie, adapted from the WWI propaganda Sherlock Holmes short story.
The purpose of the movie is to tell the working poor and underclasses of Britain why they should support the government in the war against Germany even tho the working poor and underclass are abused and exploited by the British capitalist class.
The reasons given were culture, we are also defending working class culture, Justice, the British justice system is worth defending against fascism, Home, London and by extension the rest of Britain is home to all. IMO these were good and true reasons.
The working class did support the war effort and as a reward they were given the National Health Service and social housing.
America made a similarly motivated WWII propaganda movie called **“The Negro Soldier” ** by Frank Capra.
The reward was the Civil Rights Act.
The working classes had “Why We Fight” and the reward was the GI Bill and School Lunches.
Australia and India et al, being colonies, needed no reason to fight and were given no rewards.
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
It’s too cold to do anything productive so I’ve resorted to playing this fantastic MMO: onemillioncheckboxes.com
it's too late for me
bull@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I have undone all your good work muahaha
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I thought this was global and if you checked one they were checked for everyone
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It is. Some people just like to uncheck the boxes. Use TAB+Spacebar for ultimate box checking efficiency
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Yeh it is. I just added that youtube video as the game reminded me of that classic
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
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anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Borscht and a martini please chef
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
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Catfish@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Jamaican goat curry and a maitai please
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Cold chicken, ice cream, iced coffee and some chilly sauce please.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Can I please get an iced coffee?
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
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prime_factor@aussie.zone 11 months ago
The Mill Brewery are taking over the Bendigo Hotel, and keeping the bandroom.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I hope we can still get the same kind of music
prime_factor@aussie.zone 11 months ago
They do 6.66% beers, and a few Death Metal flyer artists have done their cans.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 months ago
14° downstairs at 645 this morning. Thermometer is nears the front door so probably the coldest place in the house. Not too bad all things considering.
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
7° here ❄️
Duenan@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It was 7 in my bedroom when I woke up as well.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 11 months ago
14’s pretty good! it was 7 in my place at 6:30.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Yikes!
Since putting in hybrid flooring over our old tiles, indoor temp downstairs has gone up about 5 ° in the winter.
Best investment ever
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 11 months ago
17 inside when I left the house at 6am, not too shabby.
Of course walking outside into the -2 degree morning was a wake up call…
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 11 months ago
17 is just lovely. Getting the bins was a rude awakening. Roof on one my neighbour’s houses shows a perfect frost line as the sun moves
bacon@aussie.zone 11 months ago
frost pretty
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 11 months ago
If this shit impacts overwintering of my chillis I’m gonna write a stern letter. To someone.