!PeelerSheila when is your birthday because I’d like to wish you a very happy birthday and hope all your wishes come true. You are an inspiration 🎂 ❤️
Discussion Thread 🦘 Friday 17 October 2025
Submitted 3 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
We ❤️ you, Peeler!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 day ago
It’s the 16th 🙂 And thankyou for your kind words
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Happy birthday Peeler! 🎂
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Happy birthday from me, too 🎂🥳
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Didn’t really feel like a swim after work but dragged my ass there and of course felt 1000x better after some laps. Being in water is healing, even when it’s chemicaled up the wazoo.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I will definitely be going to the beach tomorrow
maybe one of these I will even go in the water
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 days ago
My front security camera had a short story to tell me today. A small dog came to visit, trotting up the driveway and trying the front door and side gate. A bit of wandering around, looking like it expected someone to let it in. Then a person showed up, there were happy greetings and the dog was picked up and carried away. Poor dog, all the houses around here look the same!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 days ago
ooh they’re out!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Beautiful. I was just wondering yesterday if they were blooming yet!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
:) not frilly but the colour is so deep
I was reading they are one of the few flowers that come in all three colours, reds, yellows and blue/purple
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Beautiful! Mine started blooming out the back and exMIL decided to chop them and put them in a vase in her living room ☹️
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
What a gorgeous colour! 💜
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I have been mildly stoned daily this week and have been very productive (home related things). Still managing to chill and nap regularly.
Great week off.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Actually living the dream.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 days ago
If this is what retirement is, I’m ready.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I’ve been silently informed that just because I’ve come back from band rehearsal, doesn’t mean I get to disrupt her quiet time by singing.
Goodnight all ❤️
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Good night.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Friend who is a big procrastinator and only started her assignment today keeps messaging me to tell me how frustrated she is because her code didn’t work or something and she wants to kill herself. Fucking yikes.
I procrastinate like that too but I keep those thoughts as inside ones.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
FWIW, they really sound like a programmer.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
🤠
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Talk like that concerns me. I don’t find it funny, tell her to not ever say anything like that in jest
and if she is being manipulative I would cut her as a friend.
What does she want from you?
If she doesn’t overtly ask for something what do you think she trying to manipulate you into doing?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
She wants someone to comfort her in her distress. I told her that a psych appointment takes five minutes to book, she can see one through Zoom, it’s FREE through her uni, and she won’t get one straight away, so the don’t have time is an excuse.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Yikes. Sounds like girlypop needs to join a coding forum or something for the technical help, address her struggles with the teacher, and not say such things to you.
Friends can support of course but I feel like this lady could bring you down with her
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Yep. She said she doesn’t have time to see a psych, even though her uni offers them for free and it only takes an hour. She’s used AI to code most things these days, saying that it’s the processes that she needs to know, not the actual code itself…
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Go karting was funnn. We had enough for two groups, after the first set of races we got split into the fast group and the slow group. I was the slowest qualifier for the fast group 😎 and then I came sixth of eight in the finals which was the fasties
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Did they breath test you before hand?
I came last in the race we did, my friend said “thank you for sticking to the left. It made going around you easy”.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
My elbows hurt for a week afterwards. I have shitty elbows though.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Lots of complaints about sore wrists but I was okay, let’s see how I pull up tomorrow
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I used FB for my buildings FB group, and insta for memes, but it gives me the heebies when it recommends “friends” from highschool. Like, no thank you, they were all bullies. It gives me schadenfreude though when I check their profiles and the girl bullies are all stuck in an pyramid scheme though 😂
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I spent an hour fighting with youtube revanced only to install new pipe via f-droid without issue and immediately start watching YT on mobile without ads.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I still haven’t got around the pin of this unused spare android to do that. I have an idea how but unsure if it’ll work kinda gave up in the middle
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Cheers everyone and 'ave a good weekend 🍺
Update on my experiment. I definitely feel better than before. My head, nose, ears, throat feel a bit clearer. Possibly just masking symptoms but atleast I can breathe a bit better. I need more Guinea pigs if anyone is game.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Ibuprofen is antiinflamatory, hayfrever is partially inflammation.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
True. I didn’t expect it to work as well as it has. I walked out to the letterbox and came back. No sneezing. I was very surprised. It’s like a booster.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Cheeeeeeers!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Cheers 🍺
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’ve had a lovely afternoon in the sun, planting some of my tubestock and listening to the kids next door having a great time playing outside with their parents. There is something very uplifting about hearing children play.
I’m a bit behind on where I would like to be with the planting - digging out the grass is tough work - but I am progressing steadily. I do have all the herbs planted now and the larger natives, it’s mostly the smaller ones and ground covers to go. It is nice being able to go outside and see actual plants.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Nice! I especially love that you have dwarf lemons. (I had to go back to remind myself what plants you had.) They’ll be good for fish, lemon drinks, and maybe some jars of lemon butter.
My favourite variety is Meyer lemons
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Question of the day: What’s something good that happened to you this week?
The other day the man and I had been out and about and when we got back home I said “You’ve either got a stone or nail in your tyre because i can hear click click click”. I got out and had a look and yep there was a small screw in there. I felt like a hero because any more travelling and he would’ve been changing a tyre at 5am on the highway.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Was at the shops with my wife and and saw an elderly couple struggling with their trolley.
Took the trolley to their car, wife chatted with them. I loaded the groceries and they couldn’t stop thanking us.
Was hoping to get in their will, but alas a thank you was enough.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 days ago
That’s so sweet. My husband is like that. Helps anyone who’s struggling. That’s why I love him.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’ve reduced my internet time and pivoted my interactions a bit more to some nicer people. It’s early days and I feel like I should keep my internet usage minimal (plus one or two are still friends with the mean people - a bit worried they might follow me even though I left) but it’s a start. Not everyone is going to automatically hate you.
I finally managed to get the vets to prescribe the antibiotics. I missed picking them up today (doh) but can tomorrow.
I’ve decided to accept a little help around the home sometimes, from maybe one person I trust.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Some back physio has really improved my life.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I love that for you. Can you share what you’re doing to improve that?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Wow that’s lucky!
I think I already commented it a few days ago, but people at uni asking me to paint with them! Also have received a bunch of compliments this week, which may or may not have boosted my ego 😊
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Yes I did! So jealous! It’s the small things that give you that boost to punch the air and continue! 🥰
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Definitely the job. I’m not designed to have so much spare time. I find that I use my free time much more effectively when there is a hard limit.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
That’s definitely a good thing. Well done. 👏
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Nothing in particular but it’s just been a good week. I’ve been eating less animal based food. I’ve reconnected with a bunch of old friends. I’ve lost some more weight. My knee hurts which blows because I’ve been really enjoying doing more exercise. Spring, it’s not kick-in-the-dick cold all the time. I’ve started doing an NDIS course to try and retrain my myo degree into something more useful to me. I seem to have a bunch more money than I thought. I normally don’t pay much attention because I live so frugally and it’s been stacking in the background. Not life changing money more like an extra grand for booze and toys - like the Ninja Creami, I’m having a tub of low-cal sorbet most days now - which is odd because I’m probably frugal to a fault so splashing out feels weird.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Not me, but on my way home I told a guy in the tram that his boots were the coolest thing I’ve seen all week (they were, pointed leather cowboy boots with red all over them, very baller). I like to think that is one thing that sticks with him as a highlight of his week!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 days ago
I managed to get a “I feel like a proud dad” comment out of my boss when I pulled off a joke on him.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
What are we doing today Skip?
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Taking over the world! Oh wait…
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
NAS win. Pulled the drives and blew on them like my Atari 2600, it booted back up no worries. Checked the error log, nothing recent.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
New Tame Impala album dropped. Still listening, but he’s gone down a different direction from all his other stuff.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Train!
At Newport railyards I saw a goods train go by that had 60 cars ( I counted ) , heavy cars that had long bogies with big suspension, each car with bogie must have been 15 metres. Including the 3 engines the train would have been a kilometre long. All types of cars too, refrigerated, containers, chemical. All going to rural Victoria. :)
Cool.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Oh dear… earphones for phone seem to be broken and the standard pin style doesn’t fit, so I thought to go back to the trusty old iPod shuffle.
Redownloading music to freshen the selection, oops computer entirely full? I better move important but less frequently accessed stuff like pictures over to the storage drive.
Dig through to find the drives and… it’s not there. There is no second drive for storage. When I’m pretty sure there was before, and there usually is. Is my own computer gaslighting me? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 days ago
My sister is acting like a mysterious teenager. She’s trying to work her way up in her company into a team that’s actually relevant to her studies and interests. Did an interview, doesn’t want to talk about it. Ask her how she is, she will not respond. I think she thinks I’m prying, but either way, I hope she’s fine
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I think I may have found a hayfever hack by accident. Yesterday I took my telfast as usual but after a few hours I noticed it wasn’t kicking in. I had a whopping headache, aches and pains. You know the deal. So I thought fuck this and I popped an ibuprofen with my coffee. After an hour or so I felt normal.
I’m trying this again today to see if it wasn’t a fluke. Of course I’m not gonna do it every day. Will report back later with the findings when it’s beer o’clock.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Metallica - St.Anger is a fucking banger song and I won’t hear otherwise
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 days ago
This glasses thing is really doing my head in. One pair has weird distortions, and both make me ‘seasick’ if I change focus. Understood they are for Reading but I don’t want to puke if the cat meows for attention
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Newest historical series: newest whing about no underwear! King& you are found lacking
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Tram ticket inspectors on st Kilda rd
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 days ago
A child sitting on your lap insisting they watch train videos on your phone means no ride in today. Since yesterday wasn’t so bad, I wonder if all that rain planned for next week will pan out?
bacon@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Well that’s the end of my little break :(
Good swim, no meltdowns, no “what’s for dinner”, good sleeps, good comet, no locking of horns…
Only spoke to a dog at the dog beach and the magpie. Bliss.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
:-)