I grabbed the essentials at the supermarket and bolted out of there because of these 2 kids, full on screaming. One had climbed to the top of the soft drink aisle shelf and was evading any attempts to get him down. The other had cleared out part of a shelf and ran around to the next aisle and cleared out the other side of the shelf to create a kind of tunnel, through which he also was screaming. One staff member was trying to cajole the kid down off the shelf and he was just laughing and screaming. The other staff all had this painful tight, pinched look on their faces. The noise broke me, and I went to the variety store nearby for a kitchen benchtop storage solution. Came home and made that solution work (looks tidy and organised ✅) and ate half a packet of Butternut Snaps 🤰🏼
Discussion Thread 📚 Saturday 23 August 2025
Submitted 2 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
Comments
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 months ago
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Those poor staff 😬
That’s just a matter of time for one of the children to get injured (and legal issues) but there’s nothing they could really do
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
fucking brats
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 months ago
She’s pickin’ up good vibrations …
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
She’s giving me the excitations…
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
A friend invited us over for a lovely beach walk and a feast of a dinner with delicious, heavy things. Now trying to resist the food coma or I’ll be up and pacing at 3am. Word searches and bright coloured pens for some relaxation time.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Nice. 😊
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Today I played mini golf in the Flinders St ballroom. It was very cool. Super arty mini golf- for one hole, you put on animal tails and use the tail as your golf club. Very fun.
It’s running for another month or so.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That sounds… really interesting!! Thanks, I’ll have to look into it!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Sore throat even after drinking three cups of lemon and ginger tea in a row. I have placement on Monday 😭 I think I’ve been way too stressed lately, and this is my body telling me to slow down and be in the present more.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 months ago
You should add honey and spirits to that lemon/ginger tea.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Some whiskey 🫡
Eagle@aussie.zone 2 months ago
My sore throat on Thursday night turned into covid by Friday morning…
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I have a feeling this will be the case for me too :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
just rest up
so many hugs
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 months ago
In addition to my normal purchases, I spent a frankly stupid amount on a fountain pen. Not sorry
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Oooh what did you get? I have a Lamy 2000 that I bought during lockdown sads and it makes me happy to use it. And I do use it every day
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Slept pretty well which was nice. Once I’ve finished with the PT it’s time for another nap and a chill night.
Next week is interview central so doing fuck all this weekend. I generally get sick of sitting around not being productive after a couple of days so this works for me.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I learnt a new ascii today. v_@_ It’s a snail.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Oh hell yeah. There really wasn’t a lot on Peertube but now I found out about Invidious en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invidious
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 months ago
One thing I figured out with github is you need to look at the Releases tab on the side. You don’t download or fork the repo
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Bro, Gibson looks like our (RIP) cat’s sibling. Can you cuddle her a bit extra for the next while?
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Her little face 😍 goodnight!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
New Deftones album!!!
Sounds fucking mad!!!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Do you have a favourite? I’ve only listened to the first two singles and departing.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
The song called “I think about you all the time” is my current fave. Such a solid album!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
porridge eaten
it tasted good 😊 had it with oat milk and a little brown sugar
but slept bad/sad, america 😭
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Had a perfectly suburban day today.
Grocery shop and a browse around local shopping centre. People who don’t understand personal space, got hip checked.
Early afternoon gym session, weights and sauna. Felt amazing.
Proper afternoon nap.
Went out for dinner, now keeping my missus awake until our daughter needs a ride home from a party.
tone212_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’m stealing “suburban day” to explain my day to people. My inner city friends wonder about life in the burbs, it’s unremarkable but there’s a peace to it as well.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Please use it and get others to as well.
It’s unremarkable but a zen quality to it.
We make it fun by talking judgemental shit about everyone we see.
I stepped into tarocash AND Peter Jackson today looking for something.
Didn’t find it but the sales staff looked like aspiring real estate agents.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That’s such a good way to put it and honestly how good is a day like that?! Especially nicely done pj the hip checking.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Some bunny was buried in his phone and walked into my hip. Took one look up at me and apologized.
Kept looking over his shoulder when walking away. We stopped and kept looking at him and sipping a coffee. I think he shit his pants.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
content warning: mentions of very sad things that happen in this country
I’ve been too tired to leave my bed today, so I’ve been reading and watching documentaries about teachers’ experiences in all different kinds of schools, including selective schools, where it’s super cut-throat, and remote schools. I need to stop reading stuff online, because it’s making me even more uncertain than I already am. It also makes me a bit upset that there are people earning stacks of cash for doing fuck all, whilst people are saving lives and educating the future generations and are not being as fairly compensated. Going on real estate and looking at the properties in remote NT, I saw a house for sale with what looked to be bloody hand prints on the wall. It was horrifying and I went too far down the rabbithole. Cars and houses being broken into, people getting stabbed, abuse, FASD. But this is people’s everyday reality in some places. It makes me so sad and I wish there was something I could do. The reality is, people feel that way and go to remote places, then experience trauma and leave.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I suggest reading positive stories
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Time to do that :) thanks for the suggestion
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Peanut butter is not fucking green!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
mmm, aflatoxins
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 months ago
More divergent colour vision
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That’s beautiful!!!
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Too late I got a Hobbiton meal
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’ll have what Force is having, but with extra garlic and a bottle of red wine and some 🐛🐜 (lightly toasted and drizzled with honey) please chef.
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
🍖🧀🥐🧄🍾🍷
🍯
🐜🐛^🔥^
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
v_@_
bacon@aussie.zone 2 months ago
A Chef is never late, nor is Chef early. Chef arrives precisely when Chef means to.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’m so tired. Been sleeping so much. My body feels really run down
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Hugs
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Hooray just ordered the bits for a new 'puter for a DAW.
Upgrading from an old 2600k lol. That kicked the bucket about a year ago so a good 12 yrs of service. Using a shitty slower (but newer-ish) one since it died. I miss that rig. It became very temperamental, suffered water damage from water cooling mishaps, and spilt wine on it accidentally a few times…
New one will be quick but it won’t have the same battle scars or charm :(
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I have gymed. Now to market. I will be taking requests
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
today at the opshop I bought a 1950s framed silk tapestry of Kyoto, Fuji and the Golden Temple. $5
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Big morning and still a little queasy
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Whenever chef is ready… Ham and cheese croissant please
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 months ago
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Just watched my very first cdrama episode. Oh my, oh my.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 2 months ago
What genre would you put David Gray in? Comfort pop?
StudChud@aussie.zone 2 months ago
here he is to bless your Saturday
Image
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
10/10 would hug
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That is a hell of a look 👀
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Blessings happily accepted. What a cutie.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 months ago
🙌🏼🙂↕️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I feel blessed.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Mickey’s looking a little impish… what has he done
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Oh hi mini starchy one