The fan was great for blocking out the construction noises.
That said, I think Fluffball had a harder time of things sadly.
Discussion Thread 🌏 Tuesday 7 October 2025
Submitted 3 weeks ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Fluff might only get 21 hours of sleep today?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
How will she endure under such hardship???
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
🤣🤣🤣
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Melbcat is scared of noise too. I found Zylkene helps a little as do boxes insulated with blankets. If it was really bad I’d play soft relaxation music or birdsong in the background to try and mask.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Metro Tunnel is opening in December!!
(I’m not even going to be a regular patron of it. I just like cool trains)
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I could in theory make use of it but it would be much harder to fare evade
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That is very true. Do you get encounter many AOs when you take PT?
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Same! I will totally go in to explore all of the stations and ride through the tunnel because I love to see it!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’ve been wondering when it will open. I’ve wanted to take the kids
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I am a child at heart who also wants to go
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
bleerrrg
Place next door being built is fkn loud. Basically a massive crater at this point.
Looking at the company who is building it, it will probably look something like
this
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Or one of those ‘ultra modern’ boxes.
According to the plans the pool is going to be bang right up against the fence so I’ll be able to jump in when they’re not there :) or if I’m nice to them maybe they’ll let me use the subterranean indoor cinema which (according to the plans) can seat 15 (!) people lol.
From what I gather this company builds it then tries to sell it so what sort of person would buy something like that (without any input into the design) I have no idea.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
ha ha , do bombs off the fence into the pool
and the burbs are full of those now, they aren’t brick or stone, it’s stucco on foam, hebel if they are doing are it right
also, having actually lived in one of those in europe, albeit an 18th C one, the layouts are awkward and not in tune with modern living, I did like having lots of sunlight and the entrance hall was nice
no, I didn’t have a cinema, tho there was a cellar. It was dank and cold and would get flooded and had rising damp, it was where the furnace was
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That would’ve been interesting living in a ‘real’ one!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Ooo beef or dairy boy? He’s adorable! 😍 Cows are just massive dogs 😭
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
He looks like my neighbours.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Make that 3 interviews this week!
Again universe, I am grateful.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
locking the cats out of the room at night has really improved sleep
every little improvement adds up and it adds up exponentially, improvement builds on improvement😸
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
This is why Alfie has his own room, I was sleeping like crap because of him and it was hard to train him out of it when he’d had 5 years of naughty behaviour. So he gets his own room, I sleep much better and he doesn’t mind it - runs to his room when it’s bed time!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Melbcat sleeps in the bed every night and has for 5 years. It’s too late for me!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I have doors I can jam shut now 👍
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Desperate to see physio tomorrow to unlock my shoulder. Have been in a great mood because of diet change but shoulder has restricted what I can do.
Fingers crossed.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
How have you changed your diet?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Pretty much completely clean eating so no sugar, very little cars, high protein etc. It’s great long term but the first couple of days can be a roller-coaster.
And thanks, I Defs need the physio I fucked up and practiced drums yesterday and today and that was a terrible idea.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
yay, I got my stuff done today, even with adapting the schedule a little
I feel relief and accomplishment , it was easy tasks but I had to push myself, I am success resistant 😠I’m cross because it’s because of triggers
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m glad you feel relieved! Always a nice feeling after you’ve done the things you need to do
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
the achievement is getting into a new schedule
changing chaos into order
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My first plant order has arrived
It’s mostly natives, plus a couple of lemon trees and some rosemary. I’ve got a few more perrenial herbs on order too and another box of natives I’m expecting next week. I need to sit down and do a proper planting plan, at the moment I’ve got a rough mental plan but need to sit down and work out the specifics.
I aim to get the rest of the cardboard/mulch down this afternoon so I can do some planting tomorrow. I got some compost today so I can dig that in when I plant, which will hopefully be enough for the plants to get a foothold. The soil seems to be mostly clay so could have some drainage issues but otherwise doesn’t seem too terrible.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Oo nice
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
exciting 😊
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My iris plant has a bud, first one, I’m not even sure what colour it will be as it’s a bulb I got from the gardeners at the carlton gardens a few years ago
I think it’s going to be purple
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
It’s looking healthy and beautiful
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I tend them like babies
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’ve always loved iris, they are a beautiful flower.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I jumped at the chance to get some rare ones from the Gardens. The ones there are fancy.
and they are very beautiful
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I am going to brave Bunnings again. Hopefully they will be a bit less chaotic this time and will have restocked the mulch.
Pilk@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Someone has rifled through and broken the returnable meal delivery box I left out overnight. I hope it was someone hungry off the street hoping to find a snack. People suck.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Anatomy practice… hehe I drew a butt ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
(‿∣‿)
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I would post but it’s Adult Content
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I went for another walk… pushing it a bit fast physically and just waiting to get hassled again. But for now I’m just trying to gently get moving again and get some sunlight.
I need to work out what I’m wearing these warmer months. The things on offer in the shops are not my cup of tea.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
just keep moving 😸
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My lovely daughter surprised me with David Byrne tickets at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in January ☀️🔥.
I have questions. How bad are the acoustics there? Can I bring my golf umbrella? Would it look weird to wear a beekeeping outfit to keep the mozzies from feasting on me?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Would it look weird to wear a beekeeping outfit
If going as a fam you do you need to hire a bee outfit for everyone and own the look:
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I think you’ll appreciate a picnic blanket. Check to see if you can bring a picnic.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good idea 👍
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Bee keeping suit is ok if you put giant shoulder pads in it
Eagle@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The acoustics are pretty good (I saw Chisel there last November) dunno about the brolly but probably not, and we weren’t bothered by mozzies at all, and I live where they are in plague proportions. Are you lawn or in the seats?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
There are two types of songs I like to listen to on Youtube: songs only a few days old with just a couple of hundred views, and songs that are like 15 years old with millions of views.
Sometimes Youtube blesses you with a song that is 15 years old and only has a couple of thousand views.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I like bands that have had more than a decade between albums.
Always ends up being an interesting album.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
It’s always interesting when a band has been active for so long and just hasn’t put anything new out. Sometimes its because they have bangers they can ride on for that long, or you get a band like Sleep that had written new songs but just not recorded them.
And it’s always interesting to see how close to the old stuff new music sounds after such a long break. Like I feel like with Fear Inoculum it sounded like Tool walked out of the studio in 2006 and just came back and turned everything on in 2019. You couldn’t tell there was like 13 years between them, and not in the best way exactly.
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
oh today has been on all the wrong feets
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I started today off on the wrong foot
And baby I am a centipede
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
New development in the sleep screaming. Last night we extended to, “What are you doing here? Get out!”
I think this has to do with a fear of an aggravated burglary.
It only has been happening when I get shit sleep the night before.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
that’s what it is then, it’s your lizard brain
i dream there assassins trying to get me
i was going to use poison but wasn’t sure if i had enough
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
would love the beach but if do all my chores then i will be less stressed by chores so will need beach less
just ironing out the bugs in the new time organisation
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Brian FM are playing a reverse countdown (1 - 2500) from the most played songs to least. You’ll find them on online or on Spotify. Possibly other places. So if you like old and new rock I highly recommend.
Their tagline is: Playing what we feel like.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Taitset did some videos of the new metro for those who are interested
and who isn’t 🤓🤓🤓
Pilk@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I wonder if Melbourne Central (the retail bit) is planning on a bit of a dip in sales now that commuters to that area aren’t forced to exit through there.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Here we go… I’m getting used to using YouTube in Brave browser while logged out in preparation for the inevitable and have already been barred from listening to a liked song.
I hope YouTube tanks and loses a lot of money
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I do youtube in firefox and it seem to be holding up well, i’m not logged in with google tho
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I use Brave on mobile because it stops the ads.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Took me a while to get used to YT in Brave, but I will admit I am logged in 😂💀
I think I’ll move to Firefox at some point, just because it doesn’t use Chromium lol but I’m so lazy
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
It bugs a bit sometimes. I notice sometimes it will zoom in on the video for no reason and I can’t put it back to normal, or the sound will suddenly cut out, or I’ll start the video and it’ll freeze if I unmute.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
time got away from me
i better make some dinner, just some quick mini quiches and a simple salad
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Boyo has announced his intention to be “sick” for the rest of the week. This puts a dint in my secret cake baking plot.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good morning
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Meow
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Dreamwidth is demanding ID from users in Mississippi? Dreamwidth? Damn. I was hoping smaller or more ‘obsolete’ platforms would slip by.
Ideally I’d not need social media at all, it would be healthier, but I’m under some annoying barriers to other outlets right now.
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
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Fried salmon with a side of broccoli, blue cheese, and slivered almond
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
good night everyone, sweet dreams😘
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Azalias are at full tilt:
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Weeping cherry on the way out :(
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
beautiful