Submitted âšâš4â© âšmonthsâ© agoâ© by âšLowExperience2368@aussie.zoneâ© to âšmelbourne@aussie.zoneâ©
I was feeling a bit antsy and there wasnât a thread yet at 22 past midnight.
Have a great day everyone. May you and the animals of the DT who like sunbathing get some sun.
There are some real characters in my class, but the school doggos are the best bois.
Everyday of school brings me closer to my dream đ
Fuck yeah! Well done â€ïž
đ€everything is coming up Milhouse for us!
Do tell me Spud, what is your dream? I think I missed it :(
Hehe! Doing a big ole career change; going from shitty call centre shite to veterinary nursing. Itâll take me around 3 years but itâs worth it to never have to sit in front of a PC and take calls for 8 hours haha
The Daily Chair. Iâve been working on the second chair and am going to put on the cover this evening. In the meantime Iâm waiting for the weather to warm up a little so I can finish staining the the wood chairs. Hereâs a preview of the first with just one coat of stain and varnish, the seat is removeable. I think it looks not too bad.
I think it looks lovely um but just one little thing, you have a bird there on the right with no head. Why?
the head is on another piece of fabric , you can see it if you look close
I could always change it , could take off the cover and resew a bit
I am cold and I am frozen.
Currently defrosting in my office.
The english guy on our team was wearing a jacket over his jumper today. Iâve not seen that ever before
If an English guy is doing that, then itâs definatly cold!
Itâs just hit 4 degrees at my place - finally warmed up to fridge temperature!
I think there was frost on the balcony this morning and itâs now melting and dripping off
I scored in the 75%-100% \ 4th quartile on my CASPer (the ghost) test when I had covid which means I scored better than 75%-100% of the other test takers. The test must have been held in a cemetery for me to be able to do that well.
Caught a pretty cloud tonight. Have to jump on it quickly otherwise weâll be without a rave choon and Out of Time
Thanks for sharing!!
That looks great.
I just canât get onboard with the whole run/walk thing. Kath and Kel Knight just reside in my brain and overpower any legitimacy the sport may have.
I want Glen robins back on tv. If he could do a revival of Russell Coight show I would be so happy.
They did a couple of years back
You just made me picture Glenn Robbins and merely picturing the man in any of his various guises is enough to make me laugh inwardly.
Got a great view of his rear in Fisk.
Yeah, I just think wiggling bums in short shorts when I hear that
Oh why, why did I forget the milk. Sick of going to the supermarket.
Time for your own cow?
Goats are smaller and eat more weedy things
Yup. I think so.
My lawn needs a mow as well so two birds with one stone.
Which suburb you in?
Oakleigh south.
I caved went got the milk in the end.
Iâm feeling like shit in so many levels.
Thereâs an aggressive mentally ill homeless man thatâs been coming around my place for ages and now heâs sleeping on a bench right outside my window. So I get to be too scared to put my bin out and he gets to freeze because itâs not safe for me to approach or help him. Hate the guyâs guts (heâs aggressively had a go at me before and is virulently homophobic) but I donât want to watch him freeze or have to deal with him. Iâve been calling the cops for months, psych triage, the local homeless services, nothing has been working. The best I have is from today - Launch agreeing to pass a âsleep siteâ on to their outreach team to check. But they donât come out at night and I donât know where this scary stranger goes in the day. He also drinks which might exclude him from dorm style shelters (which donât apparently exist in Australia the way you think of them?) and may also not have the awareness to accept help. Itâs just one of those deteriorating revolving door situations that never ever gets solved. Australiaâs systems are broken. Very surprising for a so called rich country.
@melbaboutown @LowExperience2368 Huge hugs.
There were signs up around the apartment block where we live recently warning about a homeless guy who had been trespassing, and to call strata and the police if you see him.
Just from the photo, he looked creepy AF!
Apparently he spent a couple of nights in the basement carpark, and cut power to the building's alarm system one night. (The strata managers only found out after they reviewed the CCTV footage.)
And anyone angrily shouting homophobic slurs is always scary and confronting.
So I can definitely relate to how you must be feeling!
You're doing the right thing by trying to help. But I agree it really is shameful how much our pollies have cut the social safety net these past 40-odd years (and both major parties are to blame!). It means people who need help often don't get it.
Take care, stay safe đ
Can you somehow make the bench unusable? I get that might be considered cruel but you shouldnât be scared in your own home or to be able to step out of it.
It goes against my beliefs - Iâm really not a fan of anti-homeless architecture. Unfortunately I donât want to give him a yoga mat for padding either because that encourages him to use that spotâŠ
Thereâs a disused flat nearby with a porch he could move to but I donât think he knows itâs vacant. Also itâs still very close to me :/
some people are so paranoid they would rather die than be sociable or accept help
so many hugs, it sucks but we canât fix the world
A pixel 6 pro phone case fits perfectly over the base plate for things like light switches.
The call nurse button here has a constant bright blue light thatâs very distracting. The room is almost dark with my phone case over it
Modern solutions for modern problems!
How about the noise? Is the place quiet overnight at least?
The air conditioner can make some noise but itâs pretty quiet otherwise.
And thatâs also a compliment to the nurses working here and how good they are at their jobs. This place is full of kids who have trouble sleeping and Iâve hardly heard other kids crying
Are things going OK?
Tonight went well. I think weâll be in for some better nights overall if we keep up the things weâre doing here.
But we also have 3am tonight to deal with, so weâll see how that goes
I get you. When Iâve had to take Boyo to emergency Iâve been driven bonkers by lights and machines that go ping! And I wasnât even the ill person. How anybody ever manages to sleep wth that much crap taped to them baffles me.
From experience: you generally donât. And if you do manage to fall asleep, they wake you up for rounds.
Cover it with blue tack also works.
Iâll need to keep that in mind for the next stay we do. Unfortunately I donât have any handy in the baby bag
Crook kid means day off. Sadly he is infectious but not actually âcrookâ so itâs gonna be a loooooooooooong as day solo parenting a hyper toddler
Iâve had that the last few days. Now itâs my partnerâs turn⊠Sings chorus to Free-fallin by Tom Petty like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
Yeah when my wife got home I was pretty enthusiastic about handing him over. We had a great day, but it was a LOOONG day!
Iâve got a 10yo home sick too. The good part is that heâs pretty easily entertained but because heâs sick he wants Mumâs attention every 15 minutes and Mum is trying to study and get this bloody assessment done.
Fuck I would kill for a 10 year old cause you can just stick âem in front of a movie and buy yourself like 20 minutes to scratch yourself. Toddler canât communicate his needs so I canât tell if the sudden fussiness is feeling worse or actually just bored.
I know that. A day off doesnât feel like a rest because you spend all day doing parental labour instead
Brrrrr đ„¶
0.2, âfeels likeâ -1.8 here. No wonder it was such a struggle to get out of bed.
1.4 feels like -2.1 fuck this shit
My plans for a chicken schnitzel burger were destroyed by my lack of a burger bun. I had a few long rolls so made a chicken schnitzel sub instead. Itâs weird how a different shaped roll makes a completely different meal.
When youâre in the mood for round but only have long. The taste is completely different!
I was so close to a âfuck it allâ frozen chips purchase for dinner tonight but I think Iâll make that tomorrowâs, since tomorrow is when I really will be done with the week and ready to collapse.
Got leftover dahl for tonight, guess Iâll make some rice and do a side of stir fried frozen veg.
On the topic of cooking, I bought a tube of Mutti 51% tomato paste mixed with aromatic veg (carrot, celery, onion) the other day. That has been really useful for making quick sauces. Lasts a month in the fridge once opened. Made a delicious napoli sauce in no time yesterday with a tin of tomatoes⊠Definitely a repeat purchase. Could be useful for pilafs and curries and stews
That paste sounds super handy. Iâll keep my eye out!
This is the one. woolworths.com.au/âŠ/mutti-vegetable-paste-130g
Highly recommend! A third of that sauteed in oil + 2 tinned tomatoes + garlic (poowder) + sugar + salt/stock powder + dried herbs, simmer for 10-20 minutes⊠hey presto, really easy and cheap pasta sauce right smack in the middle between jar sauce on one end, and making it completely from scratch on the other.
Lately Iâve been indulging in Bakers Delightâs custard teatimes. Itâs like a pull-apart that consists of soft fluff mini bread scrolls joined together and infused with a delicious creamy custard and a delectable sticky icing and dusted with desiccated coconut topping (like a Boston bun).
Can be enjoyed anytime of the day but somehow tastes better late at night when everyone has gone to bed. Luckily I have a regular dealer who can hook me up with a discounted loaf at a moments notice (provided sheâs working that day).
I miss Bakerâs Delight.
Me too! None in the city anymore :(
Urghh Iâm sick. Bed and reading all day I think.
Ok, dude has ignored the cardboard I âaccidentallyâ left out and refused to engage with cops for a welfare check. Anything else I leave out for warmth would possibly be interpreted as some kind of invitation or come on so isnât really safe to do. (This guy is an aggressive threatening sleaze and highly unpredictable.)
I found another local outreach number so will try that tomorrow
Is anyone else getting condensation and mould on their windows?
What do you prefer using to clean it, and are boxes of baking soda a good cheap substitute for the moisture absorbing tubs?
Stocked up on socks and jocks thinking I was getting the previous kind I liked. The lower elastic digs into your bum and there has been fabric saving creep in the cut - those âboylegsâ are definitely just midi briefs now. The socks fit ok but the thin fabric will probably get holes in weeks to months.
Gratitude thread.
Grateful for the sun :)
Hullo
Morning all! Only woke up twice last night, which is pretty good for me đ Have a great day everyone!
I was excited to learn that up to two men can now compete in synchronised swimming team events, but disappointed to discover that there are no such athletes competing in Paris. Maybe LA28?
Anti-gratitude thread
I swear, if I donât sleep well tonight, I will riot.
@LowExperience2368 I've got 15 minutes to wait for a compulsory company-wide Zoom call.
Not enough time to make headway on any of my tasks for today, but too ling to do nothing.
How's everyone else's day been so far?
Beautiful day for a FCKING MIGRAINE
Thank you Low for making todayâs thread. đ
Whooo just seen Courtney Act be male for the first time. Quite a thing.
Iâm having trouble trying to google search this, but is there a name for the type of movement of an animal that can walk on all fours, but also use their front/forearms to climb.
Like monkeys and koalas for instance.
I feel like quadruped isnât correct.
Out and about for work today in the hills, beautiful sun, with a colleague, STILL feel completely brain dead⊠I hate this feeling
The spare oodie has been broken out, the old one had been discarded
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš4â© âšmonthsâ© ago
3 cheers to the not having insulation I canât feel my face or hands crew :)
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš4â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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