now my phone is fixed photos from my trip and beach will be posted after dinner 😺
Discussion Thread 🧭 Friday 25 July 2025
Submitted 1 day ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
They are beautiful photos. Thanks so much for sharing ! I love an occasional cow
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
they were moved to a different paddock each week so I would only occasionally see them …lol
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
Yay
Duenan@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
They are wonderful photos. I hope you had a great time.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
I love these pictures, thank you for sharing!! Some such stunning views!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Omg stunning. That view from your desk, and the clouds developijg over Auckland 🥰
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
That’s a pretty good view, always changing yet always so peaceful
and those clouds brought more floods to Auckland and Nelson
it was a wonderful holiday, so very much needed 😭
the Young Seagoons did not let me cook or do any housework and took me to the beach nearly everyday
but mostly it was a good mental rest 😊
Duenan@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Yay!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
MUTHA-FRAKKIN’-HOLIDAYS!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
yaaaay 🍻
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
In bed before nine. This is good.
I’m going to read some of my big dumb book, and then I’m going to bed
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
pet loss
My aunt got Geoffrey the dog and brought him over almost everyday. He is the reason why we got our dog. He would be so excited to see us when got home and run to the door before we got our semi-territorial dog. He got diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma at the beginning of this year. He’s only eight. It started with a few purple lumps and the vet removed them thinking everything was fine. But he also had a fuck ton of tumours inside his body. My aunt has been wanting to do everything she can to improve his quality of life, and he’s done the maximum amount of the specific chemo that made the past few months a bit better for him. She feels guilty that she couldn’t save him. But this cancer doesn’t have a known cure. We think it’s his time to go now, and he’s not going to make it over the next few days. He’s a tiny bit excited to go for walks and play fetch, but he’s not eating and is weak. He loved playing fetch and would always sneak balls in the house. We would roll the ball to him and he’d always roll it back. He was incredibly obedient, to the point where if he heard one of us say sit in a conversation, he would sit. He was an excellent companion to all of us. Image ___
SituationCake@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
I’m so sorry. Losing a beloved pet is heartbreaking, especially if you have to make the decision. Hope you can have a last snuggle before the time comes.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
gees, I’m so sorry. hugs
It seems like he had the best dog life.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
So sorry to hear that.
StudChud@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
I’m so sorry, sending you and your aunt my love.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
I’m so sorry.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Wow, my local Burgatory used to be great, now they’re mid af and exy as. Sorry kids but I don’t think we’ll be doing that again. And they messed up the order. I order food maybe 2x a week from various places, and it would seem that at least one order a week is just wrong, everything from forgetting the dipping sauce which goes with an item, forgetting one whole meal from the order (everyone except one person gets food) or just putting totally the wrong items in the bag. It seems to be getting worse! The only person who gets my order right every time is the old Italian guy from the local old school pizza shop 🤌🏼
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
the kids at Burgatory aren’t paid enough to care
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
It seemed to go okay. She was asked lots of questions about how she learns and what she likes and doesn’t like and how she approaches certain problems. My daughter prattled along quite amiably 😆 There were no right or wrong answers, just getting to know you type things. We won’t find out whether she’s been accepted until later in the term. I’ve got my fingers and everything else that’s crossable, crossed.
At the start she was asked if she prefers to be referred to as “she” or “he” (it’s a pretty tolerant school) and I learnt that she doesn’t identify as a girl, which was… interesting. For a while I’ve thought of her as being kind of “androgynous” (I guess that was a typical word used when I was younger to describe the kind of person she is) but I didn’t realise that she just doesn’t identify as female. She’s definitely not a “girly girl,” but then neither was I really. I didn’t really enjoy feminine dressing until I was in my late twenties maybe? 🤔 She doesn’t correct me when I call her a girl, so I didn’t really know how far her thinking/feeling went in that regard. I was not looking forward to the more physical aspects of her reaching puberty, but now I am absolutely dreading it. I’m trying to be accepting and progressive, but to me she is always my beautiful girl, clever and strong, a free spirit. I don’t really know how to feel or what to think. Sorry for the lengthy response, I’m just a bit confused and trying to process it all.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Same ! my local pizza shop is the BOMB! It’s almost a weekly order. I’m lucky in that regard I guess.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
I hate the lack of attention/care that goes towards food orders these days. It’s so frustrating! For an industry that’s absolutely blown up, the amount of failures is astounding.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
“despite being fed a treat 20 mins ago, I’m going to sit in front of the plate and hope old mate feels guilty and gives me more right now”
Eagle@aussie.zone 1 day ago
They force me to live off dust… I’m not sure how much longer I can survive these conditions.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
So there’s 3 phases.
This is phase one.
Phase 2 is licking the crumbs on the plate and looking back at me (my wfh setup is just there)
Phase 3 ramps it up. It’s headbutts to the leg.
If after all that I don’t give in, its jump and hang onto my leg with claws.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Ours used to sit in front of the food cupboard, looking from it to us to indicate where the food was, that she should be having but wasn’t
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
Oh those feets. My heart ❤️
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Apple turnover acquired, heated…eating …good times
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
Wind has gone past howling and is whistling and rattling alarmingly. The wind chill is bringing the actual temp of 5.5^o^ down to a feels like of minus 6.3^o^
SituationCake@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Bizarrely the temperature is going up here. Was 9c a few hours ago and now it’s 12. Upside down weather.
tone212_@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Not too windy here yet but I can hear it picking up.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
windy here, I can hear the wind blowing through the big trees
a possum just thumped on the roof. Maybe he fell.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Duenan@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
Can’t refuse those cute kitty eyes there.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Company gave us a wellness day off today. I mean it was because they did a bunch of layoffs but hey, I’ll take it.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
“fuck some of you, but day off for the rest!”
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Well, technically everyone got at least the day… But yeah kinda sucks. Some good people let go 😟
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I crackmy my head on a cupboard door yesterday. I’m okay, but it still hurts 😢
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Owwwwwch. Hope it gets better soon.
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I’m back from doctor and supply runs.
Doc says it’s not too bad of an injury and to keep it covered with a dressing and take care of it.
The nail at the moment in theory should be ok as it wasn’t lifted up too much but still has a chance to come off.
Have to keep it dry and it was a nightmare trying to wash myself and keep it dry.
I also have a been given a few days off and only need to go back to work on Wednesday.
But of pain. No broken bones thankfully.
Fingers crossed it heals ok from here!
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
The real problem will be sleeping tonight. It’s quite remarkable how much toes get impacted by sheets, doona covers etc. I recommend rolling up a towel and securing it with string or masking tape or some such to put in the foot of your bed to hold the sheet up off your toe. Or a really thick book or some such item would do too. Source: the last time I ripped a whole toenail off by wearing socks with a hole in them on a day’s bushwalking.
Duenan@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
I’ve got a fabric dressing that completely covers the toe so I might be ok with sleeping under the covers tonight but last night I had to leave one foot poking out.
It was cold to say the least.
Eagle@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Put a glove on it to shower. Thin healthcare type gloves work best. Don’t be a weirdo and put your toes in the fingers of the gloves, just use the bottom half of the glove to fit firmly around the front of your foot.
Duenan@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
I’ll look into this , I have some disable latex ones maybe in the cupboard if I look hard enough.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Ugh, I hate toe injuries. I hope you are not in pain for long. A toe injury + crappy weather = excellent excuse to cosy up and do nothing without feeling guilty!
Duenan@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
Same here, pain management first.
Last hour or so I’ve been on the couch and put my foot in aposition where no pain is being caused.
Now just listening to radio, phone calls and playing video games waiting for the footy to be on.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Foot injuries suck, toe injuries are just that little bit extra.
Fuzzy socks and lots of rest :)
Duenan@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
I plan to plonk myself on the couch as much as I can.
I’ve been on my feet too much today
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 day ago
People who put inappropriate things in the recycling piss me off. An esky and a full stove top this time ffs!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Just watched the Wiggles at Hamer Hall in the city. The boys really liked it but thought it was a bit loud
just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Building on yesterday’s awesome news, I finally got a follow up call from the ATO today and yes, there was some weirdass error by my super where they definitely did not send through any information the first time (not even the notice of intent to claim; the deduction was missing entirely), and I was told that they are actually legally required to do it within 10 business days, so they 100% messed up as by the time I did my tax return it should’ve been done…
And even then, trying to check it on my own is a pain as as even after the super fund does submit the data (which they did do right after I called them last week to go WTF), it can ages for it to show up on my ATO portal - it’s been over a week, and I can’t still see any contribution on my end - but the ATO dude could see it on his end, and only because he did a deep-dive into the raw data, and that’s because the case was escalated to that level, so…
Long story short, at least it’s all sorted out now, and I will get an updated tax assessment in about 5-7 business days with a refund of ~$950 like I expected to, instead of a tax bill of $2.5k like I currently have. SIGH.
Will have to draft up a stern email to the super about please not letting it happen again kthx.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
oooh
the latest way reddit shitheads who talk shit try to get out of discussion
they call people who want to discuss and people who question condescending and they call discussion and supporting their assertions homework
I dunno, I was taught it’s good manners to support your assertions, it’s bad manners to expect people to believe what you say without support
and use of DARVO, she’s the victim , I’m the baddy asking a question
real life is going to bite these kids on the bum one day
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Man I have been having a rough week. Messy sleep patterns, malaise, depression. Last night with those emails set off some CPTSD related symptoms I hadn’t felt in a while. Just pure panic and flashbacks, adrenaline and the side effects.
I don’t even know why I’m writing this, what I’m doing, and whether I’ll ever get to where I want to be. Everything feels pointless and hopeless. The road to my goals is covered in a dense grey fog and I’ve lost my way, I just want to lie down and let the world wash over me.
Maybe I’ve caught something lol
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Last night in the middle of the night I made a trip to the fridge and stubbed my toe badly on the door.
I later discovered why it was still hurting and I had managed to lift the toe nail a little bit. Let’s say half a cm as a best guess.
Does this require a trip to the doctors?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 day ago
My Coke can thinks I’m a heartthrob
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Didn’t have a good sleep last night and now I’m fighting to stay awake to go to work. Bring on this Friday night shift.
Cheers 🍻
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 day ago
May the Force give me strength today to keep my mouth shut and just do my work.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
TIL a new word, Bommie. A bommie is a lone coral colony, a large one of around 50cm diameter maybe at least 200-300 years old. And TIL that Port Philip Bay experienced a coral bleaching event earlier this year caused by warming of the seas. Maybe that explains why I’m finding a lot of coral on the beaches.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 day ago
mouth full
Vegan cheee
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
good night all 😘
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Internet censorship and surveillance
Ok great. Steam and other game platforms are experiencing a crackdown on nsfw and LGBTIA games due to pressure from Mastercard and this was incited by the terf/swerf group Collective Shout. Pretty sure PayPal is doing the same thing. This on top of incoming laws demanding government id for access to social media or search engine sign-ins. It’s a real slippery slope from here. This authoritarian shift has implications for anyone who is queer or trans, all kinds of creators, artists, anyone politically subversive, protesters, whistleblowers, sex workers or anyone who has reasons to maintain their privacy. This is probably going to start affecting access to sexual health education and reproductive health options as well. Queer topics are automatically considered nsfw and this will probably extend to queer and trans support resources. Payment processors, hate groups and fundies are basically going to control what you’re allowed to read, look at or post. If you think this is purely about removing SA/CSEM material, getting rid of ‘gross stuff’ or protecting kids you’ve missed the point.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 1 day ago
6/10
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Wevver incoming - and its shite
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 day ago
So I’ve applied for a health care card from centrelink. Please send this. Ok no worries. Your claim is on hold until you send this. Ok no worries. Your claim is on hold until you send this. Ok no worries. They don’t send an email to say it’s on hold. You gotta check the site like a fucking stooge to find out what’s going on. Today it was “We need both sides of your partner’s drivers licence”. Mother fuckers could’ve told me that 8 fucking cunt weeks ago when I uploaded our licences. I am beyond shitty now.
Anyway cheers 🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Cheers, and fuck centrestink 🥂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Cheers buddy. 🍺
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Cheers to the end of a busy week. Today was so busy and Friday is normally quiet. Company has been overzealous encouraging people to use leave and getting volunteers to end early to use up leave reserves because it’s a “quiet period”. Guess who that means it isn’t quiet for anymore 😭
🍻🍻More beers less tears🍻🍻
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Here’s to a hard day’s work 🍺
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
Cheers, CEO!! You’re awesome!