Metro tunnel report.
It’s fast , really fast, it takes at least 30 minutes off my travel time from Footscray to the city.
Everything looks really clean and spacious. The escalators are high but there are lifts too of course.
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Discussion Thread 🍧 Monday 26 January 2026
Submitted 1 day ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
dinner tonight is snozzages with mustard, onion and shrooms on bread
followed by mango frozen treats
tomorrow’s dinner will be the same because I cooked extra
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
We’re doing sausages at work tonight too. No frozen treats unfortunately, but I believe we have lamingtons.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
I don’t wanna go to work. 🙁😭
At least it’s good penalty rates today.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
We pulled up at a truck stop on the way back today and they had a sign saying they were charging an extra 10% to cover penalty rates. I’m fine with that as long as it’s true
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Get that bag 💰
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Yes to double pay! I’m so glad I got rostered on today even though the wake-up was not fun
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
I wanna hear about your first dates with your partners!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
A group of us were meant to see a band together. Everyone else pulled out at the last minute except us two. It may have been a set up. Yadda yadda yadda. We’ve been together 30 years next week.
Ps. We knew each other before this but weren’t really friends.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Aww
What was the band? Do you still listen to them?
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Known each other for years through mutual friends. One day I asked “so how’s Boyo doing?” to the friend and she set up a group dinner after which I thought he hated me. After some messaging and a bout of illness we got our shit together and met up for coffee in which I verbal vomited the shit show that was my life. Somehow he thought that was pretty cool. I think he’s pretty cool.
Catfish@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Pretty sure I already told this one. Quick Tuesday after work drink from a Sat online message. I accused him of flirting with lampposts. He didn’t leave on Friday.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Ex fiance:
Traded guitar lessons for swimming lessons. Wasn’t supposed to be a date.
Turned into a date lol
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Are you a good swimmer now at least? Haha
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
So. Lesson learned.
If you go to the gym after 2 weeks off, and are not eating meat, you had better make sure you a shit load of good food afterwards, otherwise you wake up homicidal.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Oh yeah! I promised some ideas didn’t I? First get a good protein powder for smoothies after gym. Don’t really have a recommendation here though.
Good protein options
- can of chickpeas, drain and roast for 5/10 mins. Add a little bit of oil and any spices you want (I usually do s&p, paprika and a bit of chilli). This is a great snack or through rice etc
- tofu. Buy the firm stuff and squeeze moisture out before you do anything with it. It also freezes well and goes firmer when defrosted. But it has no taste so marinade or spice it up like chicken. Bit of hoisin sauce, or honey and soy. Best cooked in oil on hot for crsipyness but under the griller is good too
- buy some of the three or four bean mix. That, corn, tomato and some sweet chilli sauce is like the quickest salad ever.
If you make bolognaise then you can swap out mince for lentils. Use brown or red or a mix.
Derek Samo on YouTube has a bunch of good vegan stew recipes and tips. rainbow plant life is ok but sometimes she just has too many ingredients and I can’t be bothered.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Back in Melbourne. Fortunately the heat isn’t so bad and we got back before the worst of it
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
all shopping done
a bit headachy, will rest some
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Doona washed and dried. Food prepped so minimal cooking needed this week. Aircon cranked up now and time to flop.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Lying on the bed doing spider climbs, using the exercise band and doing hip bridges. This blows. I don’t think I’m ever gonna get my old strength back.
Saw my Meetup profile is going to expire and get wiped but I’m fine with that. The people at the groups were kinda weird.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
What are we all up to today? I think I am gonna wash sheets and doona, and prep some food. A slightly slow but productive day hopefully. Thought about heading into the rally but I am not up for crowds.
StudChud@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Hanging out with partner and mate, still recovering from wedding shenanigans on sat night lol
Super chill day, as tomorrow will be too fucking hot and I gotta go to work lol
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Did I miss a chapter?! How’s the job search going?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
Gonna have some snags in bread, relax, read a book, not much else. Partied the last 4 days. Lol.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
At first unread that as snags in bed and thought it was a uniquely Aussie take on coffee in bed.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
I’m working on pizza duty tomorrow so resting as much as possible. Did some laundry though.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Need to unKAOS but am also feeling very, very lazy. So clothes washing and gaming it will probably be! Maybe some craft time later.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
😸
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
going thru the new train tunnel and shopping at daiso and miniso
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
I haven’t been feeling well so probably some more rest. Maybe some tidying tonight if I have enough energy
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
I’m off to see Marty Supreme.
tone212_@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
Tidying up around the house, there’s crap everywhere after a busy week. Dealing with laundry. Watering the indoor plants. Gym & pool in the afternoon. Have a massive pasta craving so will make for dinner. Then tennis watching & chill.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
Sheets washed, shopping done.
Pretty fucked today, so in bed rest of the day
Catfish@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Being an allergic snot monster, avoiding wilfully ignorant persons, and possibly some minor concreting.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 21 hours ago
minor concreting
I’m intrigued by minor concreting.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Back to melbs today.
Looks like they’ve upped the forecast tm to 44.
hrmm…
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
So I went geocaching and did not find the cache after spending at least half an hour looking in this heat. My driver’s side door also only locks using the switch on the door, so it was unlocked the whole time. Woop woop. Crawling out of the passenger door is fun.
Will be back at that caching spot tomorrow to hopefully find the blasted thing. It’s a nano one, so very smol.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
Good night everyone
sweet dreams and stay cool 😘
Sheppa@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Why do drongos celebrate this date? Should be ashamed of themselves.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
I don’t celebrate the date. I celebrate being an aussie. Couldn’t give a shit what date it falls on.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 20 hours ago
eyeshadow experiment continues
3 stick cream eyeshadows, shimmers in 3 tones of peach are a win
the pale blue powder is a no go, that went in the bin
tomorrow I start on the Goth palette , lots of sparkly silver and greys in that one
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Ah Melbcat is feeling a bit sick because she’s been licking the antibiotic cream off her nose/lip. Called the emergency vet who says it’s ok to stop applying for now. Tomorrow the vet who prescribed it will be open to call.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 day ago
There this random vibration that I keep hearing. It happens out of nowhere sometimes then just stops.
It comes from outside, but I have no idea what it is.
So annoying.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melton-line-upgrade
I have the same thing happening here.
Catfish@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
My second perfect vivillion from Germany. Perhaps @SpinMeAround@aussie.zone might like it when we hit that Trade level ✨
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
That’s awesome!!! Nicely done!! I need to grind mine, was looking over my bug collection earlier.
Catfish@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
F do o you use Campfire? Rather than bothering everybody here
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Is it saying Maribyrnong because you got the egg in Germany and hatched it here?
Catfish@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Yup. Sometimes it looks the other way. Not really sure if it’s the new owners or something else.
bacon@aussie.zone 1 day ago
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Taleya@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Ohooo His Lordship’s Hard Lemonade turned out harder than expected, we have a basement brewery full of very silly middle aged people who are gonna regret tomorrow!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
I can’t wait to hear further developments!
Taleya@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
Many giggles and slightly off-colour jokes