Discussion Thread 🦊 Friday 23 May 2025

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Goodnight all ❤️

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just notice a rental listing for the apartment below me… identical layout and also unfurnished. The asking rent is just shy 40% higher than what I’m currently paying. That has made my situation feel very precarious indeed. 💀

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    felt this right in my forever-tenant heart

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I worry so much about my fam and renting.

      The young seagoons tell me they think they will never own. 😔

      hate to tell them but the best chance for us all is to buy a big old house, share costs and learn to live together

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hello Friday night trauma dumping from my mother. Bringing the mood down, but I’ll dance it off!

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Mine used Thursday night for that.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    hugs

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So glad you’re here, Goonsie. Thank you!

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  1st chilli ferment on the way!

  Doing anothery tm but with apricot and raspberries.

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  Aunt would kill me if she saw what I’ve done to her kitchen.

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Half a glass of wine and I’m commenting on everything, sorry not sorry.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    6 beers in, 4 shots of soju, the night is young. 🎤

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    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think we’re about dead even.

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’ve got soju chilling in the fridge ready for soju cocktails, aww yisss. Time for some Expedition 33 before I’m too far down the drinks list.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t think you’ve had enough.

    Here you go.

    🍷

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Bottle of soju later, think I’m ready for more. Whatcha reccomend?

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Actually one thing I wanted to share with you guys was that somehow this week I managed to read a book! I used to be a massive bookworm when I was younger, until one of my nervous breakdowns when I discovered that I struggled to finish one page of a book without my mind wandering and me giving up. But I found this book in a street library called First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. I have a friend from my high school days whose background is Cambodian, so I was interested. He’s told me in the past that his earliest childhood memory was when they left in a boat. Reading that book, man it was gripping. The things that little girl and her family experienced, Jesus Christ. It had me enthralled how she survived, how much guts she had.

  When I finished the book I gave thought to something else I read recently with a chart, about how most people in Australia and other modern western countries are amongst the richest 20% of the global population. When I think “richest” I usually think of the 1%. But apparently if you have a car, have a roof over your head, shower daily, can easily access food, turn on the tap and drinkable water comes out whenever you want it, have an education and stuff like that, you are among the world’s richest 20%. It really made me think, you know? And it made me feel really grateful, grateful for my life and the lives my kids live. It made me realise that I am rich in a lot of ways, and it made me feel really thankful.

  Enough of my ramblings, just wanted to share my mind space of this week. Have a lovely evening you guys!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Outrageous opinion follows.

    Life for homeless people in Australia is usually better than life for average people in most of the world. They still have clean food, clean water, good medical care if they walk into a hospital, clean streets. True, they often have psych problems and need care. But they don’t need to worry about open sewers and such.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Um no.

      Strapping yourself to ceiling beams to sleep so you don’t get assaulted.

      Boyo at 14 in the RMIT brewery.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Actually, fuck that um.

      This is a disgusting and ill considered opinion.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You’ve inspired me to get off the usual screens and finally get started on a book I’ve been meaning to read for a while - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s starting off really well! I’m going to go back to it after this comment, but…

    I had a closer relationship to lower living standards growing up, still very much first world but things like your own patch of grass, the space to not live constantly surrounded by others, a relaxed way of living, wide open spaces and yes, having a car for many people, were all almost unattainable privileges. And just one generation removed my family came from a country that definitely had much less: I remember the constant power cuts, military checkpoints, curfews when I visited (and we were considered privileged back there, having migrated away from it all). Parents had their stories of lining up for rations, the bombings, the terror…

    Yet I still often fall into the trap of the hedonistic treadmill and forget how absolutely, blinking, freaking lucky and rich I am to be where I am right now. It’s easy to get caught up in how unaffordable housing is, etc, and it’s not like those things shouldn’t change, but holy shit most people in the world would still kill to be here in our places. We never, ever genuinely have to worry about starving… What a blessing.

    And Peeler, you yourself have such a generous, creative, loving personality that is its own richness regardless of material wealth ☺️ the minis are blessed to have you as their mum indeed!

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Never Let Me Go is a gut punch. I think I’ve read a few of his that really hurt

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve always read books but what got me into biographies was a book called Two Pence To Cross The Mercy by Helem Forrester. It’s about a twelve year old girl who basically raised her family out of poverty during the depression. She was smart and all she wanted to do was go to school. There’s 4 books in the series. You feel for this young girl but that’s not how she wrote the stories. She just did what she felt she had to do.

    It’s something that’s never left me.

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I loved that series. That and Janet Sandison’s series called Jean In The Morning, Jean Towards another Day, Jean at Noon and Jean In the Twilight. We don’t remember the depression, but it marked our parents/grandparents with huge trauma.

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ok this sounded interesting, and a sample reading has driven me to download Libby and start on the eBook. Thankyou 🙂

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I love recommendations so just bought the audiobook. 🙂

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m really happy to hear you got to finish a book. I’m similar in that I was a huge bookworm but struggle to read these days.

    So it’s a huge achievement!

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I recently read The Revenant and The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake. Both were op shop finds.

    The first is about a man left for dead after being attacked by a bear and his subsequent survival/quest for revenge. The second is about a girl who can taste emotions in food. Bit of a weird ending.

    I still have part of the Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy to finish as so much was going on for so long that I got too tired to read.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The Revenant was made into a movie with Leo DiCaprio. Beautiful amazing movie.

      Haven’t read any those books at all but they all sound interesting.

      The past few days I’ve been watching/listening to various renditions of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

      I have come to the conclusion it’s Doyle’s version of a Gothic Novel.

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The Lemon cake one sounds interesting, I might try that next.

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• calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  Chilly walk

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Really enjoying seeing the world through your lens, you have a cool perspective.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I saw what you did there.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ughh… I’ve spent most of my energy shredding papers instead of tidying for the inspection. Doing that while tired is going to suck. I did find some important paperwork and sort out that bill though.

  I just want to get my shit back together

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m impressed at how good you are at admin/paper work 🙂

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This was a desperate clawing to get out from under it lol

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t look at it as a bad thing, you did something productive,l - the paperwork getting sorted. Still a win.

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m thinking I should change my username because Rowling is a piece of shit.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What would you change it to? Let’s work shop this.

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    • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My name on EA is SmackyTrackies. I’m not too fussed. My other name on reddit was sanematrigan because I’m still a fan of fantasy stuff. My name on most other things is my nickname that everyone calls me IRL, so I don’t want to use that. Maintain some sense of anon-online. Something will come to me. No need to rush it.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Will cheer you on no matter the name you choose!

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fuck. Looks like the body corp is trying to bill us for things from before transfer. Repugnant amount of adulting & paperwork incoming. I need a squishy hug.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    🧸

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Naw thanks

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    🧸

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Moar teddies!

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    🦑

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’ve got pretty nice arms but I hate my beak🎶

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  New photo dump has dropped:

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I know that cheeky face. That’s a JRT.

    If anyone has never visited Perth, it’s a must do. So beautiful.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    These are so beautiful, thanks for sharing!! Please pat the doggo on behalf of all of us!

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    pretty

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Beyoodiful. Lovely to see a big wetlands like that

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Maya says hello Image

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Maya waves languid paw in our general direction.

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Maya is beautiful 😍

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I love her already.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Queenly look

    Like Nefertiti

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Happy Friday Maya 🍺

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hi Maya! 😻

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh she is just stunning!!

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hello grumpy miss 😽

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Kitty!!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hello

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s been a bit of a blur this week. Work’s been really busy and I’ve been super tired and going to bed early. We were going to take the boss out tonight for his birthday but one of us got COVID so now it’s been postponed. Dang it, the last time I went out for dinner was the last time I went out for dinner with my colleagues, which was last Christmas party! My youngest has a bad cold (not covid). I’m sitting here yawning.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  there is a problem, Bill is crying because I am feeding Ted where Bill can’t steal his food

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  For my birthday in 2 weeks I’ve thought up some good ideas.

  A: Pub and gamble on some ponies.

  B: Bowling, pub and gamble on some ponies.

  C: The trots, drink eat and gamble on some ponies.

  D: All of the above.

  Please note: All will happen when YL (formally known as the kid) gets her licence. Also be calling on some friends to join me.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hey, can anyone recommend me a movie? I think I might watch Fight Club, but am open to other ideas :)

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Alrighty then. The phone calls and appointments have been made 🐸(Except for accessing a patient portal to do something - I’ll do it when I can figure out which hospital and what I’m trying to do again.)

  Then I started on the paper piles and it’s lucky I did… Opened some bills to shred and saw a large outstanding balance. Rang the water company.

  PSA: Greater Western Water **stopped taking automatic payments ** in like October last year because autopay isn’t currently working, and some people may have missed out on being notified. So it may be you’re building up a big unexpected bill.

  If you’re with them and have been relying on autopay definitely check bills or call them for a direct link. Thankfully I was able to cover the amount but did have to pay it manually and will until autopay returns.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I caved and got doughnut fries.

  Chilling with music, games and Fluffball.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  $700 to get the locks changed.

  Wish I was a locksmith.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fridays are always such fun. Drinking, cards, music, singing, laughter. Saturdays. Don’t talk to me.

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mickey is sending you all good vibes 💜

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Way too keen to go home and play some Expedition 33. Comeeee on time!!

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I saw a number plate yesterday I’m glad I didn’t get. I hope the driver of car 1DD 1CK has a sense of humour.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My friend Gunther is back in the work locker room.

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  He was scared off by some recent renovations that took down his wall, but now that things have calmed down he felt safe to come back again.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  On a lighter note, link to the Other Place but the pet names are an absolute scream

  reddit.com/…/i_need_the_dumbest_name_you_can_imag…

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am sitting boiling in this oodie , absolutely crazy weather

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  CHEERS 🍻

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What a year this week has been

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• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  PSA: The bloke down the road that grows the most AMAZING roses has just hard pruned his roses back to practically bare stumps. As has his chief rival further down the street. Hmm - gardening is on the agenda this weekend methinks.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Come into work, setting myself up and I go and make a cup of coffee for myself as pr ritual demands.

  Someone’s in there that I don’t know. We say good morning and hello, then she ask says “Are you IT?”

  My mood instantly changes and I respond with “No, I’m “admin”.”

  I turn my back and finish making my coffee in complete silence and walk out.

  screams nothing like being stereotyped before 8am.

  Now I’m moody.

  Stuff you!

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