oh, and flailing kermit arms, I just signed the lease for the house by the beach 🙂 big exhale, it will be so nice there, like a holiday
and an easier and cleaner house to live in
Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Submitted 5 weeks ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Congrats! ✨
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Thank you. I need this. 🙂🌊🩴🦢🐧🌴
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Congrats!!!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Wooo! 🏖️🐚
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Yay! Cool times coming.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
AWESOME!! I had just moved walking distance to the beach just before COVID and it saved me. Never moving away! Sometimes you just need mama ocean.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Congrats!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Nice one!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I got a slow blink from one of the strays!!!
Well that’s it, time to get the good gin out lol
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
The squint of approval!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
My life has now peaked lol
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
What’s a day
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Lotto ticket time lol
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I know I say this a lot, but I am so grateful for this space on the internet. Thanks y’all for being rad. Being able to celebrate, commiserate, rant, share, joke - I really appreciate it.
Hope everyone finds some light and joy in your day today.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
sending those good vibes right back atcha 😘
this is a kind place
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I know exactly how you feel ❤️ This is pretty much the only place I comment anymore.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
This reminds me of those gorgeous photos of a single drop falling into a glass of milk and the rebound energy makes a perfect coronet around the edge of the impact zone.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
That is absolutely gorgeous!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
That is so cool.
StudChud@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
[deleted]CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Mate, just don’t go. Look after you. You owe nobody anything. Hugs ❤️
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
One thing I’ve learned is that you can go for two hours then bail. You don’t have to be the last to leave, you can even be the first. I’m the oldest and brokest of my cousins.
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
You’re not behind, you 1) survived 2) are getting healthy and 3) are starting to thrive.
that’s a bigger accomplishment.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I agree.
spoiler
It’s really tough going through all the emotions and pain of getting out of bad relationship dynamics. I look at my sibs and some are happy with the way thing are, they are the abusers, and others are miserable. They are the victims. But none seem to make efforts to question or change . They seem more stable but stable as what?
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Ignore can function multiple directions. Hugs.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
You have no idea how much that shit sets you back in life. While other kids are building skills and confidence and networking you’re stuck in survival mode and start out at a massive disadvantage.
Look at it like this. If you’re not able to thrive to that level yet and unable to provide whatever it is that they want, is it really your fault? What did they give you? It was their job to build you up and since that didn’t happen they don’t reap the fruits.
I think they get what they gave. /shrug
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I bet Spud gives them more time and care they ever gave her.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Early lunch because NOTHING is functioning at work.
I soothe my angst with a crispy pork rice bowl
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Aldi has a kind of crappy web site. I can’t search their list of grocery products. I made apricot chicken but had to get the apricot nectar and french onion soup mix from Coles. I prefer to avoid colesworth where able.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I wish they had home delivery, they would then get all my business.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
very crappy! though BOM is top of my shit list at the moment.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
“https is for losers” - BoM probably.
bacon@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
beta BOM is good
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Home. Deeply fried. I must stare mindlessly for a while
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I just had a dream about buying a new guitar.
Well, time to start saving lol
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Carefully packed by room type and labeled boxes have devolved into throwing random items into shopping bags. So many sneeze fucking dust bunnies!
just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Pretty bleah fieldwork out west with awful dust, and the woooorst traffic. I think I need to make sure I leave that part of town by 3pm so I’m not stuck tearing my hair out on the M1 (even paying a princely $7+ to go through the tunnel is aggravating)
I feel so mad. I’d treat myself to a pizza but I’ve already had a takeaway spinach roll for breakfast and a servo sanga for lunch. No more reckless spending, it’s pasta with broccoli, celery, peas and vegan chorizo for dinner tonight (easy to make!)
Dishwasher people have contacted some service agent who’s then supposed to get in touch with me in 2-3 days. I don’t know how long I’ll be without a dishwasher for. Still disproportionately frustrated about it.
Grateful at least for chilled coconut water to calm down with…
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I was doing an annoying dance at Melbcat, as is my habit, and I definitely think her vision is improving. Confusion… her head and eyes tracking movements… disappointment in her eyes… yeah she can see me! And from metres away.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Crawling round my engine bay, looks like I fixed the oil leaks like a god dam baller. I mean I tightened the three nuts with oil leaking around them - two in the rocker cover and one in the timing chain cover. But nonetheless oil leak stopped.
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Cleaning out the freezers today as it’s bin night. There is… a lot. Ol’ girl had a habbit (when she/we did the shopping down here) of doubling down on shit that we already had. Also brings duplicates of stuff from melbs down and heaps end up in there
Now she’s not shopping so it’s time for the purge. Some of that shit would be 5+ yrs old. Difficult to know what’s good / bad for a lot of it. Seems like a waste but relatively not too bad considering how long it’s been.
Does anyone here keep an inventory of stuff in there? Tempted to do a spready (or 2) and slap it on doors to keep it tight. But it might be one of things where it could be an idea but will never work properly.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Ted is trying for second breakfast.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I fell asleep and was late with my antibiotics again. I’m going to try and get back on schedule.
Also BigW sells mandolins?!! $139 and $159. A few years ago on eBay there was nothing under the $300-400 mark.
But I haven’t even touched the ukulele that I settled on as a (much) cheaper compromise. I could try again but the beginner songs are really not to my taste and with how little energy I have I usually just give up. lies in bed like a log
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Melbcat was following with her head and eyes while I scrabbled my hand! She can definitely see from a few meters away now.
She’s getting grumpy because I’m tuning the ukulele and she hates the sound. I tuned it properly but might see if I can change it to D tuning just to know how.
(I wish I had the money and commitment for a different instrument but this is purely for messing around with before giving up again. This is the best option for my budget and space!)
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Freezers almost cleaned out.
Will do the rest in 2 weeks.
Felt criminal but glad it’s done. Clean slate.
I will do better going forward with any luck.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Catching up with someone from high school that I lost contact with, all because I messaged her happy birthday. I’m excited!
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Breakfast time for Ted. 🙂
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
We’ve got a big lot of stuff we want done by end of this year (brewery refit, garage/ workshop sorting and repointing, garden stuff, jobs ranging from full bore rebuilds to swapping out a tap or clearing a junk pile) and set ourselves a system where you have to do at least an hour a week on any one of them - doesn’t matter what, could be planning, purchasing, clearing, mounting, etc - or chuck money into the reno budget. Penalty for failure to act that week: $50.
So far his lordship owes $150 loool
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
really bro. I’ve been asking for weeks why Im getting phone calls for you, you claim to have no idea so I look up your signature and there is my damn number!
Really bro? you’ve NO idea?!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
This cheap Dell keyboard at work is killing me. It’s so unresponsive and at times you’ll type a double letter and it won’t register one. I think I need mechanical switches because this rubber membrane just isn’t good enough.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
saw a kick ass guy the other day, he had a spiderman suit on under his shorts and tee , no face mask tho
who does this ?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
🤮, the interwebs is full of that stomach churning pic of trump
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
RESIGNATION IS DONE!
Catchya fucking later.
(I still have 4 weeks notice though lol)
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
they actually want you to see out your notice?! Really?! I’d be politely pointing out that if a customer asks why your departing you wouldn’t be comfortable lying. That should solve that problem fairly quickly!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Dude the new manager still doesn’t know what my job is exactly, or what it entails lol
He’s asking me in my fucking resignation meeting about it 😂
And you’re right. That’s a good point. I’ll bring it up in the stand up tomorrow morning.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
the owners must have noticed by now something is very wrong with how the company has been run
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Apparently they’re cool with it.
It’s owned by venture capitalists. So they’re stripping it of staff ,and offloading all the work onto whoever is left.
They’re also telling staff to get as many projects signed off as soon as possible to make them look good to a buyer I presume.
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Yay!
Just don’t burn down your bridges just incase. I’ve seen some weird times where it’s come back to bite people.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Totally. I’ve been very professional and am preparing my handover notes over the coming weeks.
This whole thing is going to fuck over my favourite people at this place, so want to make it as easy as possible.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
WOOOOO!!!
How’d they take it? It’s probably all old hat for them by this point.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
I think they thought I was bluffing.
And the new manager seemed to be on the back foot during the meeting.
He kept asking me a bunch of questions about what my job is lol
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
FFFFFFFFFFFFFREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
HELL YEAH!!
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
So good to hear! Congratulations! 🥳