Submitted âšâš3â© âšmonthsâ© agoâ© by âšBaku@aussie.zoneâ© to âšmelbourne@aussie.zoneâ©
Todayâs weather forecast (Melbourne CBD 3000): min - 23°C, max - 39°C. 25% chance of at least 1mm rain
Temperature peak expected by 4pm. Cool change expected by 11pm
Going to take some drastic action today. Drastic carby action. Heading out to buy some beer đ»
Get some low carb. Win/win
Eugh that was a horrible sleep. Had to sleep with the fan pointed at my face, and now my nose is very blocked and I feel sick. Already 30° inside, 1 degree colder than out
winds howling
Second load of washingâs on.
Same! Iâve got a veritable mountain of it after the last couple of days. Good drying weather, might as well use this crappy weather for something!
Got my cooking and eating out of the way today ⊠now just need to stay cool
Here comes the change!
Perfect time to go for a walk. Cool breeze just kicked in.
Made some Pad Thai for dinnerâŠturned out great⊠recipe called for garlic chives I used garlic shoots.
OMG theyâre garlicky as hell. I love garlic but wasnât ready.
RIP anyone that talks to me over the next 24 hours
So I feel pretty sure itâs probably something dead in the roof now. I called, but it doesnât qualify as urgent, so I have to call back tomorrow. Fucking lucky I havenât invited anyone over for tomorrow or NY. Tbh the idea of showering in the dead animal room isnât actually whatâs getting me, Iâm mostly worried about the smell transferring (even a little bit) to me or my clothes. Iâm very very self conscious about smells and the idea of having to walk around smelling like the grim reaper honestly makes me wonder if a sponge bath in the kitchen sink would leave me better off Now that I think about it, Iâve noticed a lot more flies around the place as well. I was actually gonna complain about that earlier, but I just assumed a few got in when Iâve had to leave the door open a few times recently to bring stuff in, etc and it was my own fault One things sure, I donât really feel like making, or eating, dinner anymore. Oh well. At least the smell is contained to the bathroom, at least for now. Thereâs no vents or ducts in any other rooms. Although the laundry has a manhole, and the laundry door doesnât stay closed, so if it starts to seep out of there, Iâll have to tape the bloody door shut or something
nothing smells worse than rat
Um, dead possum is worse imo. The smell hangs around forever and canât be cleaned out even when the body is removed.
Whatever the hell it is is seared into my memory now. I canât actively smell it while Iâm not near it, but i still get random little whiffs. Even while Iâm outside
Fuck this, Iâm lightning incense
I had a possum or something do that⊠it was the worst.
Ironically I found opening the windows and doors to air the place out just created a low pressure zone that let the stink come fully out of the wall and spread through the house.
I ended up closing all windows and doors and then directing a fan at the exit point (the gap in the wall under where the heater was installed) to keep air pushing against it so it couldnât come out.
Because I canât use traditional air fresheners around my cat I set out dishes of white vinegar to deodorise the air. Then dabbed 1-2 drops of Nilodor on cotton balls or a tissue, put it in a paper cup, then tied a paper towel over the top.
If the hole the smell is coming from is a fan vent you can leave the fan on. If you have a manhole into a ceiling cavity you might be able to see if you can reach it with a rubbish bag covering one of those long grabbers.
Obviously donât put yourself at risk by going to the top of the ladder or crawling into the space! Itâs possible to step off a rafter and fall through the ceiling.
Not sure about the colour of the flies, I really struggle with seeing nuances in insects unless theyâre glaringly obvious. Even struggle differentiating wasps and bees, but thatâs a whole other problem. Iâm pretty sure theyâre just fat blowflies though. They buzz around a lot and either seem to be quite resilient to fly spray, or the one I have is shit Thereâs no window in the bathroom, just a skylight (which canât be opened) and the extractor fan. Iâve been running that all day, but Iâm not sure it does anything. In fact, it doesnât even seem to go to a vent or anything. I shined a torch into it, and it looks like it just leads directly into the roof cavity, with no filter or ducting or anything. No clue if thatâs conventional, itâs broken, or the people who installed it just wanted to save money The smell has started to spread into the hallway despite the closed door to the bathroom. Thereâs not much more I can do to stop the spread, though I can open the back and front door to create a cross flow if need be (not ideal because the front door has a clear view into my house from the street even with the screen door closed). Otherwise I can use windows Luckily I donât have a cat yet, so I can be very liberal with incense and air freshener. Iâm not trying to give myself lung cancer though, so Iâll be as sparing as I can while still making it bearable There is a manhole, but itâs a few rooms down from the fan. I definitely donât feel comfortable getting in there, mostly because knowing my luck Iâll fall through the roof and snag an electrical cable or something on my way down turning myself into an air fried Baku with a light coating of mildew and generous dusting of plaster dust and paint chips. But also cause Iâm shit scared of spiders, and, again, knowing my luck, shortly before I fall through the roof, Iâll get bitten by a redback, probably what will make me fall through the roof đ If I have a chance tomorrow, Iâll nip down to woolies and buy some glen 20 then walk across to Kmart cause I know they sell odour absorbent beads (not sure how well they work). Besides that, I think all I can do is listen to music and try to create some good vibes/not think about it, and pray somebody comes out to remove it tomorrow. Iâll probably also ask whoever comes if they can determine if thereâs a nest or where theyâre getting in, and then ask the LL to fix it. At this point Iâm mostly worried about an infestation either already existing, or developing because of whateverâs up there (ie cockroaches or other pests) Vicks is a good idea. Might see if I can get some tomorrow as well. Unfortunately, I threw mine out because Iâd had it for a couple of years and only used it once. Didnât think it was worth bringing. But itâs been mentioned in my comm servs course that Vicks in a face mask is near essential for entering some types of homes. People with hoarding issues, etc. Iâve heard nurses/doctors use it, too, and it wouldnât surprise me if cleaners have worked it out, too
âHappy Spin Goes to the Supermarket Without Supervision and Buys All the Random Leftovers Day to meeeeeee!!!â Sung this to my bf while handing him a coffee. I love having a poke around the supermarket in the days after Christmas. Though it might wait until tomorrow, donât wanna walk there in this weather or tackle the car park.
Are there good deals to be had at the supermarket?
I almost went just for some chips but k couldnât be bothered with the heat today.
Iâm usually after the seasonal stuff like those tiny Darrel Lea âpuddingsâ or the Santa shaped lollies if Iâm totally honest. Last year I got some 45c Violet Crumble Santaâs that while were delicious, I wouldnât buy full price!
Iâve had decent luck with hams going cheap. Christmas stuff like those fruit puddings etc also gets very cheap.
Oohh cheap smoked ham. Thatâs got my attention.
The (kinda shitty) guitar I bought went on sale for half price today đ„Čđ„Čđ„Č and I couldâve bought a better guitar plus sourced an amp from marketplace if I had just waited a couple of months. Hindsight, hey.
I try not to pay any attention to these things. If you do, youâll forever be in buyerâs remorse, or forever waiting for that thing you really really want
Absolutely đ
this is not how to think
your time , in this the months where you were inspired to learn and play an achieve , are more valuable that waiting for cheaper prices
waiting when you might have lost motivation , motivation and inspiration are precious things and very easily lost
you did the right thing , some things canât be deferred
Thatâs very true, thanks for your perspective.
Itâs just a fun bout of loss aversion!
Weâve all had that moment where stuff gets a deep discount not too soon after weâve bought it. Everyone else who was also debating making that same purchase but didnât is now thanking you for being the one to make the sacrifice and pay full price to enable the discount to happen đ«Ą
But you wouldnât have made the progress you have by buying it earlier :)
I havenât really made much progress hahaha
NooooâŠ
I should have waited for today to wash my hair
OzBargain is often a good website to compare previous sale pricing for a Boxing Day discount.
That camel website for Scamazon listings as well, if they tempt anyone
20% PH surcharge for dinner is criminal. Lucky the food was really good, and I was sitting outside as the cool change hit.
Where was this?
Butcherâs diner in CBD. I was expecting 15%, 20% was a shock. But they make a mean burger.
It now seems to be coming out of the manhole in the laundry. Once I finish my washing, Iâm gonna evacuate the room and try to tape the door shut or something (it doesnât stay closed and I canât seem to fix it) I feel like Iâm trying to cordon off a bloody disease in Disneyland at this point đ
That does sound like somethingâs died in the roof cavity. Iâd postpone investigating until daylight - and preferably get a professional to deal with it. So many different rooms affected.
I donât think thereâs much for me to investigate. Pretty sure itâs a landlord problem now
RIP air quality :/
Time to close the windows.
Meanwhile Iâve only just opened my windows
Iâll take my chances with the toxic smog, thank you very much. Itâs 32° inside!
Itâs 32° inside!
Itâs only 31.2°C here. Surprised your home gets hotter than mine!
So I think the time has come to get into BBL. I have adopted the Melbourne stars because⊠Melbourne, stars, and green. And they are playing right this minute.
BBL fans am I going to regret this adoption? A cricket team is not just for Christmas, I knowâŠ
Omg lol showing my millenial-ness - I read that as short for Brazilian Butt Lift đ
A BBL isnât just for Christmas, itâs for life
Hahahaha
After all the Christmas food and wine I need many lifts but I will stick to cricket for now
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I thought the same thing, lol
Iâm literally sitting in Optus Stadium, waiting for the BBL Scorchers v. Heat game to start. Itâs definitely a spectator game.
It feels like the final hours of a One Day match where you are chasing a run rate of 6-8 per over. All game. Games only go for about 3 hours total. A little longer than an AFL game.
Love it when the Scorchers play at home coz it means we get 2 games. Itâs been an action packed day today.
Look they are travelling a bit shit lately but when you pick a team, you stick with them through the wins and the losses. Thatâs what makes it exciting.
Ugh. Thereâs been a horrendous stench in the bathroom all day and I canât for the life of me figure out where itâs coming from or how to fix it
It smells kind of like a combination of mold, rotting meat, and rotten eggs. Itâs awful. Probably sewer gas Iâm guessing. My bathroom and toilet are 2 separate rooms that share a wall, but I donât believe share a wastewater line I can smell it in both, but itâs extremely strong in the bathroom, and only faint in the toilet room if the fan isnât running. Canât smell it while it is. Itâs almost strong enough to knockout a bloody horse in the bathroom. I was thinking dry P trap, because I havenât used the bathtub while Iâve been here, and this place I believe was vacant for a little while. Iâve tried running the taps and tipping a fair bit of water down the drains, enought o hopefully dislodge anything that could be causing the smell if it isnât sewer gas, but no dice Thereâs no clothes on the floor in the bathroom or anything, and both at least appear visibly clean. Iâve tried sniffing each drain but they donât really smell bad, they just smell like water with a little bit of âgrandmaâs houseâ/old people smell I think Iâm gonna have to admit I dunno and call the landlord to get a plumber out. Iâm just scared maybe Iâve unintentionally fucked something up, or itâs a dead easy fix and I get stung with the cost
Check to make sure thereâs water in the toilet as well. Sometimes lack of water in the bowl can caused that.
Thankfully I think thatâll be fine. Iâve been here for a while now, and drink a lot of water, so the toilet would very rarely go more than 8 or so hours without a flush. It seems to hold water fine. I did however notice that the gap around what I assume is the sewage pipe going out the back has a big gap around it, which seems to have been stuffed with⊠Toilet paper? I donât know. Itâs not dripping, and doesnât look wet or moist (or dirty), and doesnât smell, so I doubt thatâs the issue. Really fucking weird though
If you can beat it, try sniffing close to the actual drains, and see which one has the strongest smell. Also, fill up the bath/sink with some water, and observe how itâs draining, to see if itâs draining slowly. That will help narrow down the cause and you can describe it better to plumber when they visit. If none of the drains seem to be source of the smell, see if you can take a sniff around the ceiling fan. Itâs possible something dies in the roof, and because ceiling fan vents out to the roof space the smell is free to waft into the bathroom. This would also be a landlord call, so they can get a pest controller to maybe get the dead thing out of ceiling, and check thereâs no mouse/rat residents in the ceiling.
Thanks! I think this was actually more helpful than you realise! I climbed onto a chair and it certainly seems to be a lot stronger towards the ceiling fan. I canât safely get right up to it (I donât currently own a ladder⊠Yet another thing for the list sigh), but just based on how it was stronger closer to it than away from it, I think you may be right
Iâve gotten as close as I physically can to the drains (the shower is too small to bend or sit down in, bathtub would require getting in and lying down, and the sink I can get fairly close to but itâs got a small square basin). They all really do mostly just smell like water, a tiny dash of soap, and old people
Buy a bottle of cloudy ammonia from the supermarket. Itâs very cheap. Pour a bit in each plug hole. Leave overnight. Pour water down each plug hole. Repeat if necessary.
Yuck. Already so warm, waiting for the sun washing cycle to be done so I can hang it all outside and change of bed sheets happening today too.
Then I can relax!
Sinuses attempting to murder me. The hunt for discounted Turkey can wait.
Today is gonna suuuuck. Gotta go get cat food too⊠I should probably do that first thingâŠ
If you have access to a Colesworth that either stands alone or has a very small shopping center around it, it should be bearable.
People will be flocking to the bigger shopping centers. Good luck!
I saw a roach :(
Normal white sugar mixed with borax should be fine for baits yeah? I have icing sugar but itâs an unopened packet someone else could use.
Try not to worry too much about one. I find the occasional one here (generally in the kitchen) and we havenât had an infestation
touch wood
Iâve actually seen at least three now and they were massive.
Mimic (1997)
Iâve put a few sugar and borax baits down where the cat canât get to them and am going to have to clean anything that might attract them
Western wind change appears to be past the Otways and heading our way. Yayyy!!! Some rain too it seems. map
Click on âweather radarâ to see the rain. For graphics I really love this website.
There were a few drops here earlier. Barely enough to notice, but definitely there
Too humid. Fkn rain is passing meee. I canât wait until this cool change hits, I keep wanting to go sleep but I wonât be able to until it cools down.
Got a long train ride tomorrow I just canât miss lol
Iâve just watered my garden, AND my next door neighbourâs garden (theyâre away for a week) so it will definitely rain. And hosed down my windows. I just donât know when the rain will come.
take a cool shower
Itâs hotter outside than in, but itâs so overcast outside that it actually feels reasonably cool out there
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Ham and cheese croissant, pleeeease! With a side of mango shaved iced! Thank you!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Tech support complete. Basically accessing sensitive docs sent by a law firm.
Without giving too much away olâ boy is giving a medico legal opinion on a poor young lady who has been through the wars. Family suing a doc (not the olâ boy thankfully) completely unrelated to underlying issues.
Anyway this is discovery shit⊠defendantsâ (the doc.) file is a GB or a 1400 pg pdf, extremely detailed entire history (which is a lot, down to everything done intra-daily). Plaintiffsâ bringing 240KB lol (shouldnât laugh but the discrepancy is absurd).
When these guys retire or semi-retire, some of them are hit up by either the defendant or plaintiffâs lawyers depending on their history of siding with whoever. Some sell themselves to the highest bidder, others do it because itâs right, others to protect their colleagues, some pro-bono or a combination.
Sounds awful but it do be that way. And this shit drags on like you wouldnât believe (and naturally itâs the lawyers that win).
In any case, moral of the story is record everything.