I just serenaded the song Nothing’s gonna change my love for you to the whole family but changed the word you to youse. Such fun.
Daily Discussion Thread: 🐷 🛖 🐺 💨🏚️ Thursday, August 29, 2024
Submitted 9 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Bad news about the doors confirmed. They can’t temporarily install my old door handle or lock onto this new door because it doesn’t meet modern fire safety requirements. Apparently the new locks will be the same locks we had in Resi - a simple latch that can be very easily opened, and they’re going to place a metal plate over it to prevent people slipping cards or things to open the lock from the outside
I guess that’s a solution, but it feels like yet another step towards making the house feel exactly like the place I was at before. I guess on the bright side, I’m only 6 months away from turning 18. Once I do that, I can GTFO if I want, although practically I’m almost forced to stay for another 6-12 months until I can move elsewhere.
I suspect once the opportunity to book hotel rooms opens up, I’ll take a lot more spontaneous Mildura or Adelaide trips
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
that is a great expressive pic
Baku@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Ikr. Apparently the requirements only apply to new installations. Interestingly though, they replaced my last deadbolt lock with the same type of deadbolt lock after the other kid had shoved a pair of scissors into my lock, and it didn’t silly then, despite the fact that that was put in the bin and replaced with a new lock
As I understand it though, the deadbolt locks aren’t the problem. The problem is that they often require a dual action (unlocking the lock then opening the door handle). Don’t ask me what they can’t just not install a door handle - they won’t elaborate. But that’s what I’ve been told
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’m supposed to bring a plate to work tomorrow and I am completely lacking in both inspiration and enthusiasm.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Catfish@aussie.zone 8 months ago
You, get in the bin!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Malicious compliance it - bring only a plate.
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Fairy bread.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Easy to make, but I’m completely out of fairies at the moment.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Brings empty plate “Ok, where do I fill 'er up?”
Catfish@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Wotcha got to work with?
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Primarily treacle, a bag of dates and lots of rice noodles 🤣
I have actually now found enough enthusiasm to start on a batch of shortbread biscuits. The dough is chilling, after a bit of a break I will roll and bake. I bought some embossed rolling pins recently, so hopefully they work ok and the biscuits look nice and fancy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
How’s our no snacks after tea (nsat) gang going? Getting a better sleep? The fucking wind not helping. Give it some time and you should be sleeping better.
Duenan@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Not good but my meals have been taken at irregular times so that’s not helping.
Nothing big though. A Monte Carlo or some orange for dessert
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
going well 👍
I bought no snack on my errand
I also have been having decaf only after 4
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’m a bit like Duenan in that my mealtimes have lacked regular timing. But I still have not snacked.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
So proud. Little steps yeah.
bull@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I had it in my head that all of the Victorian Carl’s Jr location closed immediately a few weeks ago but apparently only a couple of locations closed and Melton remains alive.
Got breakfast from there for one last time because I didn’t think I’d get to again. It was meh. It can die now.
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Wait, they didn’t? I drove past one the next day that had its doors shuttered and lights off… I thought they were all dead
bull@aussie.zone 8 months ago
oztrin@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Alas sleep was not had - I was finally drifting off when Zooks hopped up for snuggles and Feed Me, Bitch demands.
I’m doing the zombie shuffle at the moment so I’ll just take it easy today and try and get a nap in before tonight’s social thing.mysticgreg@aussie.zone 9 months ago
It’s bin day for us. I’m guessing lots of the bins in our street must h be tired, when I left this morning many were laying down having a nice nap :|
Our garbo will deserve a bonus by the time he’s finished today!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I think my bin got a bit hyperactive with all the wind. I put the green waste bin out with only a bag of food scraps in it, this morning it was completely full of weeds. Obviously it was feeling a bit under-utilised and went out to do some weeding.
Catfish@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I do consider bins on the road already fair game (for the correct contents!) but it’s not uncommon for people to post requests for bin space in the local FB group
Catfish@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Ours are still standing, but full several hours after typical pickup. Might be a mess further down the road?
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Ours were still up too thankfully (and not yet emptied), but further up the road I saw the garbage truck stopped as the driver was cleaning up a mess. Poor guy is going to have a long day :(
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Ours are still up, thankfully. But I don’t think the ones in my area do chase after rubbish or pick up knocked over bins. A few days ago I was coming home and a lot of people’s bins were tipped over and still completely full, about 11 hours after pickup in that area. It was a similar story last week
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I ended up putting a box in front of my door so it would stop flinging open (yay uneven floors), and ended up getting a decent enough sleep. Woke up at midnight with all the wind, bloody hell it was rough, couldn’t get back to sleep for about an hour
oztrin@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Got woken up by the wind blowing a gale and remembered the cats’ fuzzy basket bed was still on the line, so dashed out to retrieve it.
Just as well as the side door to the garage had blown open.
Back to bed, hopefully to sleep…Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Roses are red and violets are blue, honey is sweet but not as sweet as you… Dum de da de da,dum de da de da, COME PICK MY ROSES 🤘🤘🤘
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I have a knife…
Get in the van
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Day off work which meant errands and housekeeping.
Didn’t sit down to chill until like 2 pm with the new Star Wars Outlaws game…super fun but a tad clunky. Reminds me of the OG Watch dogs in a way.
Overall 8/10 day
-2 points for the old lady at medical clinic that insisted she be the first in line for a blood test. I was there early…took #1 and waited patiently. She was 3rd and was adamant I should give her the first slot.
Sorry sister. No dice.
My test took like 5 minutes tops and the nurse took me in early…so technically the old lady had hers like 5 past 9.
Anyway… bring on the weekend!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
The door man got back in at 8 to start sawing some wood and started ripping out the rest of the doors at 9.
We also have sparkles here now, because apparently our house has light switches on some door frames, which means old mate can’t just take a crowbar to it like he did the others, so they called sparkies to come relocate them.
Sometimes I look at the decisions these guys make and wonder why their pockets are so deep, yet they insisted on pinching every single penny when that kid moved in which blew all of this up in the first place. Certainly an expensive mistake. Expect a moderate increase in your taxes next year 😂
bacon@aussie.zone 9 months ago
🕸️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 months ago
ferris wheel 🙂
bacon@aussie.zone 9 months ago
now spinning like a centrifuge due to the high winds
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I bought so many albums. Didn’t love Ryan’s Daughter, by Jarre no less, not his best work. You younguns might know him from Lawrence of Arabia . It’s unforgettable www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdFwhhH2x7I
And right now I am listening to Western Movie Themes by Starlight Orchestra, Japanese pressing so I cant read any of the notes. track 2 De Guello ( I love this album!! ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR-KbvXvBd8
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
So there was an album I was sorely tempted to buy, The Cheam Repertory of some obscure operetta .
Just last night I had listened to the East Cheam Poetry Society and the East Cheam Drama Festival on the radio🤭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vR07PVBLKc
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
back from opshop and got a good haul of LPs. First up Yehudi Menuhin playing some beethoven
this is the same album on YT !! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbORaxeqMQ
Duenan@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Slept in today up to midway and panicked thinking it was getting late.
Wooshed myself out to get a few errands done then back home for lunch and washing just finished.
I’ll be making a coffee after hanging the clothes up and putting my feet up for the rest of the day.
Phew. What a day already!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
U earned it. Crack open a tin for me and enjoy a chill night
Duenan@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Already chilling. Just need to decide what to have for dinner.
Playing Just Cause 3 which I’ve never played before. It’s pretty fun just being able to wreck havok.
Going to be watching the AFL W tonight too.
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Fillet o fish burger with tartare sauce and cheese and some lettuce please.
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
🐟🍔⚪️🧀🥬
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Footlong Italian BMT on Italian herbs n chees. I’ll get old english cheddar and all the salads, southwest chipotle sauce, and salt n pepper. No cookies or drinks thanks
bacon@aussie.zone 8 months ago
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Why does the man worry when I banana kick an empty tissue box through the door way? It’s a sure thing. I maybe a little a little tipsy but relax yeah.
Ps. He likes protect his tv
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Yes there is much music talk,however, did no one see the baked goods? It’s revelatory.
Ok maybe I’m deprived
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
why you talk about baked goods, now I want to bake shortbread with ginger pieces
Pilk@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I took a photo as I was packing up the puzzle carefully for the opshop. You can see I put it away still made up. There were ten panels like this. The picture was the painting “The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania”
alamy.com/joseph-noel-paton-the-quarrel-of-oberon…
spoiler
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I am chanelling my Anakin Skywalker ‘I hate sand’ energy for this wind.
bull@aussie.zone 8 months ago
There’s an ice cream/lolly shop here called Cones & Candy and that is the most Melton thing ever. No pretence of it being anything but a blatant euphemism for recreational drugs. The Birdcage (the part of Melton the shop is) knows what it is, and it isn’t hiding it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
It’s 2003 and you can only have 3 cds in your car. What are they?
Supertramp - The Very Best of Talking Heads - Once in A Lifetime The Best of Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of Thr Moon
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Knowing me at the time I would’ve had:
Regurgitator - unit
Radiohead - ok computer
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Oh I forgot about ok computer. Why is it only 3? I had a CD stacker!!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
You are a cool mamma because my daughter says ok computer is the best album of all time.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Great selection!
Duenan@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Evanescence - Fallen
The Corrs - The Corrs Unplugged
Nightwish - Once
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Ohh yes The Corrs probably
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Classic Queen (or gratest hits)
Offspring - Smash
Pearl Jam - Ten
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Oh jes. I have all those albums. Ten tend to be a bit meh at the end but still a great album.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I will carry Bad Religion to my grave 💅
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Are you a 21st century digital boy?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Tool - lateralus Rage against the machine - self titled nine inch nails - the downward spiral
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 months ago
It wouldn’t matter what they were, my car in 2003 didn’t have a cd player.
Catfish@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I couldn’t even drive
StudChud@aussie.zone 8 months ago
It would have been mum’s car, because I was 11 in 2003. So it would have been:
Multiple Enya CDs
Multiple Celine Dion CDs
Paul Simon - Graceland (if dad was driving or mum was feeling gracious to my request lol)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Every single week we play Paul Simon. Love him ♥
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 months ago
Grinspoon - New Detention Foo Fighters - One by One And probably Triple J hottest 100 vol 7.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 8 months ago
George - polyserena
Aqua - aquarium
Can’t pick a third
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
😂
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 months ago
the audibook of lotr waiting for the sun- the doors sometimes i wish we were an eagle-bill callahan
I would choose different things next week
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The Doors has a special place in my heart always. The Self titled album i used to play over and over as a teen. My ♥️