Not a traditional birthday cake but we don’t do traditional in this house
Daily Discussion Thread: 🕺Monday, August 12, 2024
Submitted 8 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’ve always admired your culinary expertise. You make it look so effortless.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’m no half job Harry.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 months ago
This reminds me a bit of my grandfather’s 80th birthday cake. Well you just try putting 80 candles on a cake, any cake. So Mum put a 75w light bulb in the middle and 5 candles around the edge. Grandpa didn’t know whether to be amused or offended. And he was easily offended.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
My girlfriend has finished her first day of her final placement. It would be great if she got a job out of this. It’s a more chill childcare centre because it gets direct government funding and it’s a 5 minute walk from our place.
She could be out the door at 8 and home at 4. Unbelievable living for an outer suburb like this
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Love is when you give your prized possession to the one you love…🎤 and they have a great time.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I tried my best. I hope I didn’t let anybody down. The competition was ferocious tonight but I’m happy to come out with a silver medal in competitive… gin rummy. 🥈 🇦🇺
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Team leader spent the first five minutes of our group meeting talking about poop
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Sounds about right for your workplace
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 8 months ago
4 days later and my toe is basically better. Still can’t fully move it, but it’s definitely muscular rather than bone-ular… Also massively overstretched my calf and shin muscles in the incident, which is the main source of discomfort now. Always tuck your backpack straps away people.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
bone-ular
hehehe
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I read that in a 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice.
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Booked Mickey in for his next set of vaccinations (I forgot to do it last year 👀😭💀) for next Monday, and booked myself in for a CT at 7:30AM!!
I hate myself for saying yes to such an early appointment ugh. UGH! UDHDHSJKSCIBNSOpa(";';'7#92+383!$@)0{®=€}¢
-BSOD-
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Get it over and done with while the day is young.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Miss Meow is booked in for her vaccinations next Monday too, it must be a good day for it! I don’t imagine she’ll be pleased about it though.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
My new drivers licence arrived! Relief. I’ve been waiting for that to submit my stuff to my new job’s third party ID/police check company which I just did. Also pretty nice to have unexpired photo ID for the first time in three years.
Now I just need to hope they don’t have an issue with the murders I’ve committed.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’ve had the same licence photo for 13 years. The years have not been kind inbetween that and my passport photo that makes me look like a hardened criminal.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Nah, your evil twin did the murders. You’re golden.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Medicare: Please upload invoice Also Medicare: please manually enter all the details from that invoice you just uploaded.
For fucks sake!
tone212_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
That’s like upload your CV, now input all your work history and education history separately into our application form.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
We will be commencing day drinking soon. Not too many because the third wheel has school tomorrow. Apologies in advance anyway because there will be soju involved. 🍺
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
oh god I didn’t get time to get a coffee before this god awful meeting. Send help.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 months ago
☕☕
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The boys lasted until 10:30 before I got the call. I knew I should have kept them home but it was worth a shot
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
my kid was iffy this morning too. Fully expected to see him back home before lunch time but so far he is still going.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
That’s what I was hoping. I thought he might have been in a better mood with all the other kids and toys, but nope, he missed his dad too much
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Each time I get my tax info from the ATO, there’s a breakdown of where the money is going.
About 30% of my paid taxes goes to aged care. I’m not saying we shouldn’t take care of the elderly and we have an aging population, but imagine if we actually invested a chunk of that into our future and education.
I know that aged care employs a lot of people and provides good services, but the proportion just seems massive.
Honestly, I think I vent about this every year.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
About 30% of my paid taxes goes to aged care.
My concern is more if THAT much is going into it why are some of them living in such squalor? I’ve 0 issue looking after the aged care, they should live like kings after paying taxes all their lives. But I have a massive issue with paying that much for what were getting. Imagine you spend 100k on a new BMW and the dealer delivers a MG and pockets the rest.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The mixed model of private and public aged care has a lot of answer for.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Midsommar cult has the solution
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
That would have to include pensions and other welfare instead, I think actual aged care is about 8% of govt. expenditure.
A lot of the problem is that aged care is just really expensive, especially as we are able to keep people alive for longer with higher needs. We also have a system which sucks a lot of money out into the hands of private providers, which is not something I can see changing as long as the dominant cultural opinion is that Govt. services = expensive bureaucracy, and that private providers = efficient, competitive services. The reality is generally the opposite, especially when services are being provided to vulnerable people who are not able to advocate for themselves. A system where elderly people who are struggling to manage on their own are expected to compare providers and shop around for the best deal is ridiculous, but that is what we have. And instead of the scams and rorting by providers who overcharge and mismanage the care packages being addressed, they are adding in more restrictions on what elderly people can actually receive. A top level home care package can provide $60k a year in funding - about $21k of that goes directly in management fees to the package management company, then more gets sucked out through fees with the agencies that actually provide the staff, high profit margins on supplies and equipment etc.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Had a radox salt bath last night (would’ve bought it 15 yrs ago). Haven’t had an actual bath in donkeys ears. Trying to undo some back niggles from the weirdo twisting weight / angle stuff with this fukn retaining wall.
In my raver days used to come home at an ungodly hour, after the all night boogie, jump in the bath with that green stuff then really struggle to crawl out.
They were good times. These days not so much. No rave, only pain.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
the mrs honestly thinks a bath will cure all. Back Spams? Bath. Got a cold? Your going in the bath! Missing a limb and bleeding out? Believe it or not, bath!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I see no problem with this.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Housesitting this week which means I have a backyard momentarily. Am makinging to most of it and working outside in the sun. Need to find myself a good spot near home in the sun/nature that I can go to work sometimes because this is nice.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 months ago
🦫Now Wynona took her big brown beaver
🦫And she stuck him up in the air
🦫Said, “I sure do love this big brown beaver
🦫And I wish I did have a pair”
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Primus sucks man.
Catfish@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Yep! That slappy loose bass is so irritating. Beaver song can get in the bin.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Heeeeeeee…a…heeeheeheee…🎶
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
INGREDIENTS-
4 lb. Beaver Leg and Back Meat, Cut into 1 inch pieces
8 oz. Smoked Bacon, Chopped
1/2 C. Morel Mushrooms, Chopped
8 oz. Onion, Diced
12 oz. Celery, Diced
12 oz. Carrot, Diced
1 C. Tomato Juice (or a chopped whole tomato)
2 C. Water + 2 t. Beef Base
6 oz. Salad Oil
1 oz. Chef Depot Wild Game Seasonings
1 t. Dry Parsley
1/2 t. Salt
1 t. Black Pepper
Flour, As Needed
Method -
Soak the beaver meat in a brine solution of 4 cups water, two teaspoons salt and two teaspoons of cider vinegar for at least 1 hour, drain brine and reserve. Soak the morel mushrooms in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Dice onions, carrots and celery and reserve. Toss the beaver pieces in flour. Heat oil in a heavy pan until very hot, and beaver pieces and cook until brown, place on a sheetpan. Pour off oil and add bacon, cook it almost crispy and add the vegetables and morels, cook until onions are transparent. Add all remaining ingredients and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 60 minutes, or until tender. Serve it hot with warm bread!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 months ago
**served with microwaved bait on toast
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The big boys are on now. Aka the big speakers. 👍
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’ve been teaching Melbcat how to use a snuffle mat. She’s been needing some hints such as me scratching at where I hid the treat and flipping the fabric up a little bit but she’s definitely got the idea.
I’m even seeing some tentative paw boops and hoping it means she’ll learn to lift the flap.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Clever Melbcat! Tommy struggles to find treats even when they’re right in front of him. It’s lucky he’s so pretty, because he’s not the brightest.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Plans for this lovely sunny afternoon: have a nice walk with Mr Woof, do some sewing and cook some corned beef for dinner.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Will that include mashed potato, cabbage and parsley sauce?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
It was going to, but I got a packet of parmesan garlic cauliflower to air fry, so I’m going to try that instead of the cabbage.
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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various configurations of potato please
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Can I too have configuration potato.
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
🥔🍠🫕🍟🍾
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’ll have fish and chips served in a basket please.
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
🐟🍟🗑️
just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Took today off to focus on uni, predictably I have been “busy” with life admin/house chores… gone out to get a coffee, organised a drs visit, bought groceries, doing heaps of laundry… 🤪
That said I have a meeting with an uni person at 2pm which will light a bit of a fire under my bum. And I have mapped out exactly which papers to read and in what order so I’m confident I’ll make some progress.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I love the local redistribution system of stuff system we have here. I put out books yesterday, old beads n stuff in little bags, odd glassware, a decanter set I have never used and never will use. Today it is all gone.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
It turns out roasted cauliflower goes really well with corned beef. Ate lots, am now officially stuffed.
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
roast cauliflower is a surprisingly great meal in and of itself
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I love being on a train through the city loop, and closing my eyes. I can feel the train take the turns in the loop, the slight sway and shift in my centre of gravity.
I imagine the train is going faster than it is, and I’m zooming through fantastical futuristic cities or alien landscapes or in space and it’s like flying.
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
💤💤
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Conveniently for me, I had a care team meeting earlier this Arvo, right after noticing the damage to the lawn. Apparently I’m once again being palmed off to yet another new child protection case manager. I think the last one lasted about 5 months, and the one before that 9. I don’t get good vibes from this one, she seems quite dismissive and rude
I brought up the stuff about the lawn and the ex housemate coming back to the house, and to be honest I was pissed, and definitely less polite than I should’ve been. I almost lost it at the district manager (she’s different (1 rank below) the area/regional manager). Both her and the regional manager promised all sorts of security upgrades (a gate to block the driveway, proper locks on the side gates, proper security cameras, and a deadbolt on the front door). None of them have even been logged with the maintenance team yet. They keep dragging their feet (which is pretty much the story of why everything that’s happened, happened as it happened).
The only real good news of the recent week is that almost all of my stuff has now been replaced. I’ve ended up with a few upgrades (non working devices > working devices, and a couple of things have been discontinued and it worked out cheaper to buy a newer model, due to the old one being considered basically collectable). So that’s nice I guess.
I’m once again left feeling unsafe and wondering if he’s going to come back. I did manage to convince them to buy another security camera, which I’ll sit in the old LTs bedroom which has a view of the driveway. I’m sure people on the street will be annoyed, because it clearly records the footpath and road too, but I don’t think there’s a lot I can do about that. It has the only decent vantage spot, and there’s nowhere else I can put it which’ll only record our property
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I called the police. Apparently the assistance line can’t help because it involves a vehicle, but they put me through to the station. The dude laughed and said “what is wrong with people”, and I mean, he had a point…
Text messages from the cops always look so dodgy. “[Name] requests evidence from you. Click here to submit. vp.au/evidence” lol. My phone marked it as spam
Nath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I think my sports itch has been soundly satisfied for a while. That was a fantastic Olympics. We were in third place on the medal talley right up until the Japanese wrestlers wiped the floor with everyone over the weekend.
The heartwarming little video of the US Long Jumper and her husband got me to wondering how many similar stories were untold among the Ten Thousand athletes. A couple of the Marathon Walkers kissed at their introduction. Because they’re engaged.They keep talking about the thousands of condoms issued to athletes in the village, but some of those hookups turn into something more. It’s all very sweet. I love how positive the tournament has been in general.
Anyway, I still have a few events left to watch - probably tonight/tomorrow night. Maybe the Closing ceremony. Then I’ll go back to not really watching sports all that much any more. At least until the 2026 World Cup.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Don’t forget the Paraylmpics will be on.
Nath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I would probably watch some of it if it didn’t cost another $27. I’ll have to satisfy myself with the YouTube highlight clips.
We paid the $27 for the Olympics on the day of the opening ceremony, so our month runs out the day before Paralympics starts. It isn’t only the money, we honestly have overdosed a bit in the house for sport. The kids have gone to bed late pretty much every night over the last two weeks. We justified it a bit with “it’s only a couple of weeks every four years”.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Nath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Poor pole vaulter? That image is worth framing! ‘I lost the Olympic pole vault because my pole was too large’ (He didn’t - that bar was already falling because his shins knocked it before he even went over - but the bulge photo is marvellous). His jump will be a highlight reel for years.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 8 months ago
That’s a ‘hello boys’ if I ever saw one.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
such lovely weather today , I might catch some rays 🌞😎
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Went outside this morning and saw this
Checked my cameras. Yesterday at 4:30pm he came back, drove up the driveway, and tore up my yard on his illegal motorbike thing. I am absolutely kicking myself for not noticing sooner, because I actually heard the motorbike, but there’s been a lot of goons recently and I’m near a roundabout. Lots of bikes have been joining around the roundabout, I assumed this was just a particularly loud one. Ugh
Ironically the last few nights I’ve actually started feeling safe. I was thinking “well nothing’s happened in a few weeks, I’m probably safe”. Then this happens.
Any advice, DT? Worth calling the police? I did manage to catch him on the camera, but he’s in a hoodie and helmet, and it very narrowly missed the plates
Nath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The footage is enough for a police report. If you know who it is and can provide the police with enough information to identify the rider, then they will probably act on that.
Even if all you give them is an example of this bike doing this at 4am, when the guy is eventually apprehended, they’ll pile this onto whatever he is charged with.
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Thanks. I’ll call the assistance line Thai evening when I have a chance. They never followed up with me about the theft or property damage, so I’m not convinced they’ll do much, but it’s worth adding in case it happens again I suppose
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 8 months ago
sorry who is he? I missed something.
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Sorry, should’ve clarified. He’s the old housemate that broke into my room and broke my things while I was away. Seems he’s still pissed at me for one reason or another
just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Probably ex-housemate from hell
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
it has been a rough few weeks, team. I kinda wish I weren’t off the booze, which means it’s probably a good thing I am.
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
As an occasional drinker, I can vouch it make a bad time way worse to deal with. It’s a momentary relief, a way to check-out of our brains, but doesn’t solve anything. Not really.
You have made the correct choice and continue to do so! Despite it all, you are strong and awesome. A kind and beautiful person! (Just wanted to pass on some love 💜😁)
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
oh, I’m so pleased I gave up. for me it was a sleep issue, but it has helped in so many other ways. I still drunk occasionally, but I absolutely notice it when I do
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Hugs mate… Ikwym about the booze, I have days where I think “I’d have been blind by now if I still drank.”
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 8 months ago
yup - giving up has been a great choice! mostly I don’t miss it, but an extremely hard few weeks makes a glass of red in the bath sound very tempting. Here’s a herbal tea cheers to you (or whatever your muddle aged person drunk of choice is!(