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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Back to bed for an hour. So, so tired.

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Auction next door passed in. God I dislike REAs… spruiking it like they’re commentating on horse racing. It’s not a horse race you donkey.

  Hot takes from the dude though:

  1. “interest rates are only going down and property is only going up”.

  2. Using Leos supermarket as a selling point.

  3. ‘You’re missing out on this quiet location’. Funny thing is this road has been discovered by people bypassing kew junction and about a zillion cars and tradies drove through. Add to that the neighbours kids 2 doors up were absolutely going off.

  Been a while since I’ve been to an auction so might common now but strangely, he kicked off the bidding at $3m (obscene)… then raised it to $3.05m when there were no bids at 3 then asked for $3.1m when there were no bids at 3 or 3.05. I know the vendor can place a bid themselves but it looked really fkn stupid.

  Cooked.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wrote the first complete song for the next show. So far so good.

  Didn’t end up doing much gaming last night but that’s OK. I didn’t crash till around 2ish, and am wrecked today, so won’t be going out except to get a haircut.

  Of all the games I quickly tried out, probably final fantasy rebirth is the main one and another one called Chernobylite which looks super fun.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Got all my shit together and put in an app for the poky little place I looked at today - I’m ashamed to say I offered a bit more than they were asking simply because I think this is one of the few places where I have a good shot and it ticks enough boxes (that said, so many people at the inspection…)

  One thing that’s nice is when you speak to other applicants and it’s friendly banter and you’re not all eyeing each other off as competition. And you can commiserate with each other over the shitty situation we’re all in…

  Had also planned to get in touch with a not-so-close aunt in the outer suburbs to subtly ask about staying with them as a backup if all else fails. Through sheer providence, she called me first… To tell me they’re going to sell their place in Nov and if I could help them with tidying up!!! 😭 She did say once it’s been tidied I’m welcome to a spare bedroom until I find a place/the place is sold, but there goes my backup option til July. Oh well

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The hunger games of housing is appalling in this country, and yet politicians feel no shame about it.

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Neither do many people who have “got theirs” and won the game, and don’t understand why the others just don’t work harder. I fear Australia is being pressure-cooked into the wide wealth disparity that we see in other parts of the world

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hope you get it!

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks!!! It’s not ideal as not only will I have to prematurely give up my plants, it’s not got a gas stove (sadface) and is off a rather busy road - but the unit seems reasonably well protected. However, it’s short term so at least I dont need to feel locked in! It’s got space for a full fridge, washing machine, and has a dishwasher and aircon and a nice big ledge in the living room for indoor plants. And is in a very convenient location for shops, food, PT, work… even with the higher amount offered it’s still less than my current rent. I could afford other luxuries even if the apt isn’t ideal

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Late start today due to crap sleep. Gym done, grass mowed (so much effort, I left it maybe a week too late and paid the price, plus my hayfever was going at it). Quick arvo coffee before cleaning the shower and bathroom, then I can relax.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was going to put off the gym, but fuck it.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  🎶I say, we can act if we want to If we don’t nobody will And you can act real rude And totally removed And I can act like an imbecile

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dan-SAY!

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  dirt moved, sifted, moved, dispersed, moved, stacked, bagged, etc etc etc. Rolling around in it while the hubs deep cleans the bathroom and vacs the rugs. Now to fuck off until it’s a bit cooler, covid reset my photosensitivity again

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think I would benefit from a walk in the sun :)

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good morning

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Happy weekend everyone! 🕺

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  eating five guys is not cannabalism because we are not human

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  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But Bacon…Five Guys serves bacon

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Five non-halal guys

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🤫

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  TW suicide

  Man… I am so deeply in crisis. I’ve massively avoided talking about just how severe things have been living here but with the crime and untreated mental illness/substance issues ramping up again it’s really affected my mental health. I have really severe ptsd developed over the years from repetitive harassment and stalking, attempted or semi-success break-in’s while I’ve been home and credible physical threats. (The pocket I live in is a hotspot for untreated mental illness and substance abuse issues with a lot of resulting crime, and I’m considered an easy target due to my size, disability, isolation and gender. The cops do little to nothing because it’s so entrenched.) It is still constantly being triggered by further threatening incidents with no end in sight. I just don’t feel safe living here and yet I’ve been trying to escape for a very long time with no luck. People are trying to help me but it’s getting nowhere soon. I’m afraid that my physical health is going to give out, my mental health will end things for me, or my luck will run out and I’ll no longer be able to avoid the threatened physical attacks. I may be forced to move from public housing into dedicated disability accommodation or mental health housing but I don’t know how long that could take or if there would be any suitable places. I’m using all my coping strategies it they’re just not enough against this. I have a psychologist but she seems to have hit the limits of what she can do for me and is now giving really minimising and toxically positive responses that are incredibly stressful and unhelpful. There is a secondary support worker I have who is much the same and I’m getting so stressed out by them that I’m just canceling appointments and withdrawing. The psych ward is not an option. I explored that option years ago in response to intense suicidal ideation/planning due to this and found it is both ineffective and genuinely dangerous for an AFAB even somewhere with a ‘women’s ward’. I can’t afford the private rental market, can’t go to any family, and can’t cope with share housing so there’s nothing anyone here can do for me. I desperately don’t want to die but without safe stable housing I really don’t see a future for myself.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t know if this would be any help but have you seen Housing Hub?

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh I have, thanks! There’s a bit of complexity involved so there’ll have to be a lot of looking through the options

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m sorry, that’s an utterly awful situation. I know there is little I can do to help, and I wish there was a button I could press to fix it for you.

    I’m so sorry

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks. I’m so sorry to dump that on you all. I perhaps should’ve stepped away from Lemmy like Baku did.

      If it’s any consolation I’m a survivor and fighting as hard as I can for a better future.

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Rather than projecting far into the future which you can’t predict and can’t fully control focus for now on making it through hour by hour.

    Ask yourself, can I make it through the next hour? If yes, keep going.

    If your current residence doesn’t feel safe, while you can’t flee from it completely, stepping away from it might be helpful. For example go to the library, hell even if a shopping mall. You don’t need to buy anything.

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That would be nice but I feel genuinely unsafe to go out (for good reason) so not really the best suggestion.

      I also get routinely sexually harassed in public and the closest shopping centre is at the epicentre of the roughest part of town. I’m not interested in ‘overcoming’ my aversion to going out in public while living here, soz.

      I will absolutely be working on expanding my comfort zone if I make it to somewhere better.

      Thanks for the rest of it. I’m doing the best I can to make it through bit by bit.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My first old LP today is Russian Gypsy tunes by the Gypsy orchestra of the Cabaret Russe, 1961. It’s ok so far.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Second vintage LP is Jose Feliciano. I love this song. Manha de Carnaval www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb3OB27Zrxo

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Delicious chicken casserole for dinner

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m sorry but I don’t support a cashless society. Banks and Government overreach too much even now, let alone in a future cashless society.

  And aside from that, there’s also cybersecurity, connectivity issues, and privacy to consider.

  Anyone remember computers going down everywhere at Coles, Airlines and Banks a couple of months ago due to a dodgy software patch? No cash means everything stops.

  theguardian.com/…/microsoft-it-outage-australian-…

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I totally agree. There need to be options and alternatives for consumers; we are supposed to have the power, they are supposed to be courting us and enticing us, not dictating from upon high how things are gonna be around here, dammit!

    As a side issue. Miniest was given a 5c piece in her weekly pocket money instead of a $2 coin from her Nan, and I was explaining how a blind person would not make that mistake (thickness, weight and side ridges of the coins). I suddenly thought, wow, the potential for blind people to be mercilessly ripped off in a digital world is utterly terrifying. What are they tapping at, what does it display? Was the correct information entered?What about card skimming devices and fake QR codes? Terrifying.

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Excellent point that I’d never even considered.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I totally agree and the way Aussies are forced into using the banks was one of the first things I noticed when I moved back here from the US.

    The banks are getting a cut from every transaction , it’s like a tax paid to private companies.

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    • mertn22@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have one bank account, HSBC, that gives back 1% of any sales by card. They still make a profit.

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      People aren’t forced into using banks in the US? I’m surprised.

      And the banks would just love every cent and dollar in their grubby little hands so they can reinvest and make even more super profits than they do now. Too bad if there’s global economic collapse though. And as we saw from the GFC the threat is still real and it would be even more damaging with no cash around.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  mmmmmmmmm guyyyssssssss

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bleh. Bloody snooze button. Was meant to wake up at 8 ended up waking up at 11:30.

  Hate that!

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe you just needed it.

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe. I just hate losing a whole morning on a very nice day.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have been watching the falcons this morning and Mum spent a lot of time trying to herd the chicks into the nest so she could shade them with her wings. The chicks kept trying to escape down to the other end of the ledge so they could get into some actual shade. Eventually all three managed to get away, but she stubbornly stayed keeping the empty nest as shaded as she could. She’s finally given up and flown off now and the chicks are all enjoying the shade.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was reading how gummies are going to overtake chocolate as the most popular sweet soon.

  Gummies are made with agar, ie, algae, ie soylent green, yellow, etc etc 🐍🐻🐻‍❄️🦖🦘 🍒🍊

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    See there is chocolate and… yeah. Unless it’s 75-80% I can ignore the stuff for months. Cadbury get in the bin.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I barely have any chocolate anymore.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have no mouth but I must eat

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  • notgold@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    youtu.be/Ug5jVUv5V_A?si=gJsA1x_8hpAYukSw

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hmm I just tried with a couple of fried eggs and all I did was make a mess

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Album 4. Takemitsu Spirit Garden Orchestral Works. Love it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZqazBElZHg

  I can already tell this is going to be a favourite and played a lot.

  Has some of the same feel as Sakamoto.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “I feel … motivated” 😈

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What sort of madman tries to sell 380 DVDs in bulk. I don’t care if it works out at less than a dollar a DVD, who says ‘I’d like 380 DVDs please’?

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    People who are done with Netflix and are running a clandestine movie speakeasy?

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is the only answer that makes sense, and with home projectors so accessible these days it would be easy to do.

      But god, I’d want to show better movies then what people are selling on Facebook most of the time

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gym complete. Now I chill

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably slept at 1, woke up at 3, chugged an entire bottle of water, couldn’t sleep until 6:30.

  🕺🕺🕺🕺

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Beep Beep 🚚
  🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    could I get… two girls.

    IN A CONE, NOT A CUP

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🍦

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Something piratical yarh!

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🥃⚓️

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    apples and pears, gin and tonic and a mixed grill please.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🍎🍐🍹🍆🥔🥕🌽🧅

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hmmmm. Five guys burger and cajun fries please

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Force, I don’t mean to second guess you, but in my experience fried cajuns taste horrible. Consider bbqing them, please.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🍔🧂🍟

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• T156@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was moving the NBN modem, and think that I might have bought too long a cable.

  Turns out 10m is a lot of cable.

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