It’s gonna be a big weekend. My Corolla struggled a little bit going up the hill.
Discussion Thread 🐀🐁🐇🐈🐕 Wednesday 26th March 2025
Submitted 1 month ago by StudChud@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 month ago
This represents a level of nighttime bladder punishment which is now for me a distant memory lol
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
my favourite
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Mr Murphy had a special on. Something like spend $300 and get $50 off.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Heroic
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I think she’s only ever done 2 slabs at the most. 💪
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
vale
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
This is the perfect weather to make health and fitness changes if you need to. Also getting rid of clutter. C’mon guys. You’ve got this!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I have this!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
You have!!
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Just dropped off at the opshop and have a hard rubbish booked for the 7th.
Pilk@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Anyone want to work on their functional strength? It would be my honour to allow you to come over and mop my floors and scrub my bathroom.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Scrub? How long has been, you filthy animal?
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Oh I do need to work out 🤷🏼♀️
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Oh man. What a long fucking sleep.
Day is almost over. Chilling in bed it is then lol
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’ve just done psychometric testing for the first time, for a potential job. This seems like a really dumb way to select candidates.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
It is. You should check your gut for other weirdnesses.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
If it’s a Myers-Briggs type test, It’s been debunked as not much better than horoscopes. Vague traits that might seem adaptable to almost anyone, and no correlation to job suitability. en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Myers–Briggs_Type_Indicator
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 month ago
My dad has worked for his company for about 15 years. They implemented psychometric testing about 10 years ago. If he had to do the psychometric testing, I’m not sure they would’ve hired him. He’s very good at his job, but is pretty much the laughing stock of the office.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I know I keep saying tinyest’s language is exploding. but hes now repeating almost all words said to him (or trying to anyway). He can now say “if you say so” and uses 2 words together pretty frequently. Sadly its “daddy, no” a lot of the time. But hes also become a lot less stingy with his hugs. And you best be prepared cause sometimes they are surprise hugs.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Once kids start talking, it’s great!!! You’re in for a good time.
A warning, kids have no filter. They say exactly what they see.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
him being able to communicate needs (or wants) makes life so much easier!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 month ago
One of my boys is a real talker. He’s at the same stage saying things like “this is mine”, “See you later”, and “see you tomorrow”. My girlfriend asked him what I do at work and he said “Helping old people” because that’s what she says to him when I go do my tech support sessions.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Naw. That’s beautiful! I for one would like to hear more tinyest milestones. ❤️
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
can let you know more as he develops. Still remember the day I finally told the DT that we were pregnant. Feels like weeks ago, not years.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
aw, that is so cute and awesome
and wow, I just love humans, we are really incredible. Language is what makes us. 😊 ( i must be super tired, i’m teary thinking how wonderful tinyest is )
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
yeah even his little “MINE!” is cute.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’m pretty beat. So many stairs .
Another early night I think.
Sorry I haven’t been here as much as I would like. Love you all. Special hugs to Spud’s partner, to Tinyest for talking and to Melbs for being a great cat mum and community gardener. 😘😘😘
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Seconded. Rest up seagoon. The water awaits
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
🐈❤️
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
sky pretty
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Ted is such a champ. Here he is enjoying the balcony. 🙂
And I found Bill after much searching , grabbed him, put him in bathroom with food water and a tray. He is better n. He must have felt so uncomfortable, poor little guy.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Bill and ted’s (and yours) excellent adventure :)
Poor bill, he’ll get the hang of it I’m sure.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
he’s getting better by the hour
but i have to be careful or anytime over the next two months as he could still do a runner. He gets scared and with no thought just runs
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I see part of the ol Mic’s cistine chapel in there.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
lol, his little paw reaching out
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Did a first aid course today. It was way more interesting then I expected (I am scarred by some terrible OH&S seminars). Also a bit confronting. And there’s an app you can sign up to and opt-in to be notified if someone nearby is having a cardiac arrest. So you can hightail it there and help while the ambulance comes. On the one hand I’d love to do that but it also terrifies me
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I was working at this joint and I had to study for my first aid renewal. The Minister came in with his grand kids to have a chat. This little boy about 4, grabbed the handle of the iron and went to pull it off the ironing board towards himself. Fuck me. I took the biggest step and managed to grab it in time. When they left someone said “You nearly had to use your first aid then. That was a real life scenario”.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
What’s the app? I saw one years ago but it never took off. Good concept, poor adoption.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 month ago
GoodSAM. I’ve not looked into it beyond being told about it today (Red Cross)
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Replacing the pita bread kilojoules with iceberg and olive oil for lunch. Turning a salad wrap into a salad. Went okay.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I love doing that. Washing the lettuce leaves not so much. Cos lettuce works well too.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’ve got garden lettuce, just not enough to bulk out a meal, so I’m topping it off with ice berg. It’d be nice to be under the next arbitrary weight loss goal by April, but I’m basically looking to keep losing until get fat winter hits.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
One of the pumpkins has aphids really severely and it’s starting to spread to the others…
I’ve sprayed soapy water and physically wiped as many as I could off but am a bit worried. Especially as ants are farming them.
indisin@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Fast, reliable and relatively cheap ethical solution that I’ve used many many times before: bugs for bugs.
It is funny when you see some of your money literally flying away though, but in the grand scheme of things it’s good for the environment.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
That’s a good idea. I’ve scrubbed off as much of the heavy infestation as I can but maybe there’s enough to get them to stick around for a bit
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 1 month ago
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 month ago
just my rant about the education system
The school I’m at has very low standards for its students. Most students are not interested in tertiary education or are doing unscored VCE, so all they have to do is fill in a worksheet for each subject (barring English I think) and there’s their satisfactory. They don’t even have to pass the unit tests, and if they want to pass, all they really have to do is regurgitate information from a textbook and tailor to different scenarios. Then there’s the UK’s curriculum and IB, requiring students to write essays in their science subjects and conduct their own research projects. GCSEs probably have more rigour than the VCE system, and that’s not even the final qualification if you do A levels. I understand education in the academic setting is not for everyone, but I feel like as someone who actually wanted to develop better critical thinking skills throughout my education, the system has failed me. All I learnt from doing VCE was how to memorise a bunch of pretty much useless facts, so I when I got to uni, I knew fuck all about writing essays. Heck, I still can’t write a very good essay or write well in general. Maybe my experience would’ve been different if I did more humanities subjects. But I’m about to go on and teach kids content that they’re going to have to memorise for an exam. At least with one of my subjects, it’s easier to deviate from the whole “here are some slides, now take notes” thing and make it more hands-on.
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Dumbest thing I’ve done in a bit today.
I went to grab a snack from the lunchroom and ended up with a little biscuit and tried to eat it.
The texture strange and didn’t break up like I thought so I chucked it in the bin.
Couple of hours later I look again at the box of snacks and see in light pen on the lid “Not Edible”.
It now dawns on me that I tried to eat a biscuit made out of plasticine.
I was tired this morning :(
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Morning
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’m just tired and don’t feel up to the drama of potential scammers. I’m just gonna buy from reliable big stores now or buy on sight.
oh, and I did some image searches, the items I were interested on ebay were not described correctly, they were great items but described ikea etc 😠
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Three days into a hardcore diet change and while I know it’s what I needed to do to break some bad habits… ouchhhhh… just a hurdle to get over though!
dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Is there a lemmy suggestions box? I like to be able to hide users without blocking them and I’d like to be able to disable comment replys. God dam making some comments out of the instance and I get a bunch of updates from aggressive nerds that I really don’t care for. I tended to disable comments on reddit as soon as I’d commented due to notification avoidance.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
aldis got a camping sale coming up. If any of you were thinking “man, I’d love to try camping but dont have the gear” this is a pretty good entry point. Kmart is even cheaper (but you get what you pay for there).
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Food market was bountiful today. I’ve got a rolled chicken roast for dinner, and a bag of brussels sprouts to go with it. A random cheese turned out to be cheddar flavoured with salt and vinegar, so I’ll have to be a bit judicious in how I use that. I also have tons of fruit of all varieties.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
once i got to sleep i slept like a long and for a long time
Bill is not coping well, I think I will have to keep him in a bathroom for a little while until he calms down, has something to eat and drink and pees in a tray
also, it’s my observation lazy people make more work in the long run
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Steven Wilson released a new album recently and I’m digging it. His last few albums had more of an attempted pop spin on them whereas this one is two songs that go for around 20 minutes each. I don’t think we’ll get another Hand. Cannot. Erase. but it’s good to see a turn in that direction again.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Does anyone use something other than Spotify? Looking for a new steaming app.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Favourite dog treat recipes please. Biscuit type.
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 month ago
So I have a choice to make about this friday that I need to make today to ask for leave.
Friday’s are usually a light work day 9 out 10 times.
Should I take it off this week or stick it out and just spend the day at work?
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Overthebackfence has some entertaining lemon printed knickers
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I don’t want to go to bed but I’m tired. Maybe a nanna nap will work.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 month ago
My mum and I were going to get something from the local chicken shop for dinner, but then I saw I had a $20 off Uber Eats for first time use. So we got a whole charcoal chicken for $5. A steal.
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 month ago
HE GOT THE JOB! MY PARTNER GOT THE JOB!
FUCK YESSSSSSSSS AHHHHHHHHHHHH
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Congrats to them! 🎉
Seagoon has moved house. UMG has become a grandparent. I’m cooking chicken. Wins all around today! 🎉
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Yayyy! Congrats!
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Woot and assorted other silly noises!
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Woohoo!!🎉🎉
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Congrats!!!
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
YESSSSSSSSS
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Yay!!🥳
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Congrats!!!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
yay
that is awesome