Daily Discussion Thread: 🌀 Monday, 6 January, 2025

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Looks like we’re making an offer this time. Bloody terrifying. Awful timing, but what can you do? My brain is overflowing with paperwork Things. There will probably be an impressive meltdown at some near point.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    gotta appreciate the cruel irony of how much life can happen in 1 week.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      VERY!

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Might be the best time for it to happen. Fingers crossed for you!

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks. Not if you mean in terms of extra money. That will take considerable time to sort out. He did something really daft in the Will.

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Best of luck! 🤞🏼

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good luck! This is a massive amount of change in a short time, be gentle on yourself

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good luck, I hope all your plans go smoothly. 🙂

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Feel free to melt down, after the offer then there’s the pantshit waiting for a response, possible back and forth bullshit then waiting final approval on loan…THEN you get the keys and then you properly start to shit yourself when you realise you owe a fuckton…but have a houuuuse

    Takes about a year to settle down lol

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just got a bullshit email from the REA wanting to schedule an inspection just TWO months after I’ve moved in (because three months on the dot apparently would clash with her leave schedule, poor dear). Had to stand my ground and say the law states that it’s got to be minimum 3 months.

      My entire being is ready to not deal with this rubbish any more. The scales have definitely tipped towards working on ownership instead, and all the accompanying shit that goes with that

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sounds about right. Why can’t I just look something up online, go me likey, and click a buy button?! 🫠

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You have worked for it, you have EARNED it, do not let anyone deprive you of it.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well, the sore throat and cough have not progressed too badly, but the fever is not good - I keep oscilating between shivering and overheating. I’m drip feeding myself panadol to try to keep it under control. Work tomorrow is not going to be happening. I just wish we could text in sick, for some reason actually having to pick up the phone and hold it while I say a few words seems like a major chore I have to work my way up to today.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    rest and take care , try to sleep if you can 😘

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was getting uncomfortable in bed so I’m on the couch for a bit with Dr Meow working on purring me better.

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tonight’s beach adventure:

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  And the hyper bougie dins spread including only the finest of goon in the finest gatorade bottle.

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  Over all my years doing sunset dins at that beach I’ve never seen anyone else do it. I grew up with dinner expected @ 7pm and everyone watches the news. People got shitty if you spoke. That generation who were brought up with ‘TV dinners’.

  I say outside, no TV, space and weather permitting is the superior way.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nice view.

    I grew up with the tv on and sitting where ever you like but in my house we sit at the table with the tv on mute, no phones at the table and we talk. If I had a nice view like you I’d be doing the same.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Should I ever have a family, that’s what I want, too. I can’t stand when I go to lunch with someone and they’re just off playing on their phone half the meal. I’m fond of dinner time chats

      While it’s just me, myself and I, I don’t really like eating in silence, so I usually watch YouTube on my phone. Sometimes I eat in front of my computer watching prisoner or whatever other series I’m into at the time. Generally I’d avoid eating in carpeted rooms with anything that isn’t flaky, but unfortunately, this house is about 90% carpet, even the dining room

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Al Fresco 🤌

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like me a hot dins indoors except when it’s hot out. Lunch otoh is great outside.

    No tv I can definitely agree with.

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve started a thing, I’m avoiding Colesworth as much as possible. I’m interested in exploring new places, and I’ve been fed up with their nonsense for a while. So today took Miniest and went shopping at an independent grocery store a couple of suburbs from here (it’s a big store and worth visiting). Some things were a little more exy but the meat. was. fabulous! The ground beef delicious (we had burritos again for dinner, my kids are obsessed lol) and the steaks were half the price of colesworth and local butcher. There was only a couple of things we use that they didn’t have. I’m happy they didn’t get my money this time, and I’m going to try to do it more in future.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s definitely something I miss about my old place, easy access to good independent grocers. I don’t mind paying more for veg when it tastes a lot better and keeps for longer. And it feels great to not support the duopoly and their BS.

    I don’t really have a good alternative for household items though. Aldi is a bit far and annoying to get to…

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Today has generally been a bad idea so far. I feel like death, my colleague said my face was completely pale this morning as I was hunched over battling stomach cramps. The cramps have subsided but I just haven’t been feeling right at all since. Brain barely functioning, body exhausted, I’m at 5% productivity and just want to go home and sleep. ugh

  Seriously tempted to chuck a sickie tomorrow to make up for today…

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s a shit of a day. I may actually die from this migraine.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      hugs to you both

      it’s this awful weather

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The sudden temp changes and all-day rain don’t seem to be helping… adds to the feeling of wanting to hibernate in convalescence. Migraine sounds like torture. Can you get home early?

      I’ve somehow dragged myself through the day but if this keeps up tomorrow I really don’t think I can handle a full day of fieldwork. See how I go after an early night. 😴

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would absolutely take the day off tomorrow. You need rest :)

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll see how I feel. The field work we have on is actually really enjoyable ATM and some time in nature with fresh air and a bit of walking could be really good for me. But I have a backup med cert in case I wake up wanting to crawl into a hole

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My garden is loving this.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    mine too. Tomatoes need to turn those lowers into fruit and soon!

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My lemon tree has been doing it a bit hard lately

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My grass has had a golden hue to it for a minute now. Currently looks as good as all the others, despite two months of neglect.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “Morning buddy!” “No” Okay then.

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As someone currently experiencing a very severe case of the Mondays, if someone morning buddy’d me they’d be wishing it was Tuesday already.

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    • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Good Morning, See you next Tuesday.

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Only thing worse than ‘buddy’ is ‘champ’.

    ‘Pal’ is up there, but that’s usually confrontational.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Calling someone buddy is a cardinal sin of socialising

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Champ is the worst thing you can call and Australian. Call me a cunt any day of the week, you call me Champ and it’s over

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      when hes old enough to complain I’ll stop

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      ‘I’m not your buddy friend!’

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s a mood

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      he is SUCH a mood. Deffo my son.

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Back to work crew represent 🖐🏻😭🚉

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s my turn for a mini break. Worked all the way through except national public holidays, now I have Monday to Thursday off 😊

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yep I’m back and already regretting it. this tea has a lot of hopes riding on it.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Present and correct - dammit.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🖐 😭 💻 meeeee

    I really should chuck a sickie today, my stomach actually hurts and I’m seeing my dr later anyway so I could get a med cert… And I’m tired as fuck

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  • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We had Skeleton Staff, taking turns so that everyone got some time off (except the boss).

    All back on board for today.

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    been working all along

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    • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Started back last Thursday, and it’s been hell. Somebody please put me out of my misery, feels like I’ve had no break at all :(

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Rainy night in Tokyo so hanging out in the hotel to get some rest, do some washing and just recharge a bit. Twas a very fruitful shopping day in Shibuya though - Square Enix Store, Nintendo and Pokemon Centre and of course a little bit of Mofusand. Letting my inner child run wild this time.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably. Supermarkets are filling the gaps with other stuff so looks like they expect low shelf filling for a while

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Apparently it’s not possible to buy eggs anymore. I have to go earlier in the day, the fruit / veg shops are better options, at supermarkets they’re gone early in the day.

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I had no idea. I’ve just had a delivery of 5 dozen from Gippsland Eggs, do I need to increase security?

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That seems like a lot of eggs, lots of baking?

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Some local independent butcher shops sell eggs too.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The one I used to go to, Rainbow Meats in Caroline Springs does. Not sure about their other stores. They also sell some lovely pita breads, and are just past a fruit and veg shop that usually has eggs in stock as well. For anyone out those ways

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thank you for the information. I know a private egg dealer. ‘tis time I talk to her.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ugh. I thought we were over this :/

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I managed about three hours sitting up this morning before I headed back to bed and huddled up with the electric blanket on. Miss Meow insisted I get up again to organise dinner, but I don’t think it will be too long before I head back to bed. On a positive note though, even though I’m feverish and not feeling great I’m much better than I was with the covid vacs, so I am grateful for that small mercy.

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Something keeps digging a pretty big hole in the exact same spot in the chilli patch every night for the last 4 nights.

  There’s nothing there. Keeps on bowling over one of the chilli plants but not eating it.

  I think it’s a deranged anti-establishment marsupial hell bent on hole digging just for the fuck of it. If there is something under there, it can have it. But the poor chilli plant is visibly becoming upset. So rude.

  In other news seems like netting individual apricot branches has worked this year (so far). Left a fair few sacrificial ones un-netted for birds which are popular.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Man I’m having a rough day. I’m trying to keep positive, crack some jokes but Monday is Mondaying :’(

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  might be time for a 3rd cuppa tea. Feeling HEAPS better since ditching coffee again. Its so insidious! You have one after 2-3 weeks break and you feel alright, so you go again but the build up is gradual. Next minute you feel like your stomach is trying to digest a kitchen grater.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  steroid cream for my eczema, fluoride cream for my teeth
  be sure not to mix that up

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I too felt blah today but I’ve shit, showered and shaved and feel a little more humany now.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah that weather change fucked me up bad. Rest day then dive into action tomorrow i think.

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  On today’s episode of “Would you eat this?”

  Protein powder with a best before date of Dec 2021.

  FWIW I’m eating this already.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well shit. Seems like I slept in a tiny little bit…

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Under the weather today.

  Got a headache today and it’s making my eyes and head feel heavy.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i got things to do before work but this rain sound forbids me to get up

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Reminds me of when I have one of those days at work, and I come home, lie on my bed and just stare at the ceiling for a while.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  sky pretty

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Coffee Doritos at Savemore. I’m avoiding caffeine these days but I’m intrigued at how much of a mistake they might be.

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• useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Golden Globe winner for best original score: Reznor & Ross for Challengers. I saw the movie when it came out and the score is without a doubt, the best thing about it.

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a case of ‘is my throat sore because I’m getting sick or because we’ve had the aircon running two days straight?’

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Marge 🌽

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Night warm :(

  Also me doing the wash is bringing the rain

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Goodnight everyone ❤️

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  olive bread buns are made, some tidying done , but it’s just hard to do anything after this heat , it tired me out

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