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Discussion Thread 🦘 Tuesday 24 February 2026

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨YarraByte@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨melbourne@aussie.zone⁩

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Melbcat is going back to hospital for iv fluids. But it’s not looking good.

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      ohh poor kitty.

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      🫂

      I’m so sorry to hear that. Uncertainty and waiting are really hard to deal with. When my dog was going through something similar I had to take a week off work because I just couldn’t focus on anything. Be kind to yourself and try not to put too much pressure on yourself to do anything at the moment.

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh no. Keeping you both in my thoughts.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      🫂

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      one day at a time , 🫂🫂🫂

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s so hard. I’m hoping for the best.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Take each day as it comes. Give melbcat a chance, they just might bounce back

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sending loads of love!!

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There are some people at the vets consulting on a 57 year old cockatoo.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      this is awesome 🙂

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wow. I guess if you have a cockatoo, it needs to be a multi-generational pet. They live so long.

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      • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This one had originally belonged to his mother and was with another family member before coming to them.

        I think tortoises are the only longer lived pet. Funnily enough there was also a turtle at the vet today, I felt very boring with my cat.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Turns out the insurance company and the dealership have very different definitions about what “delivering” a car is. Last minute dash in the pelting rain from Frankston to Preston (and a dealership I would never, ever choose because wow) and Yasi the grey i30n is home with me. Last second worry aside, I definitely came out on top and tbh, would recommend Budget Direct to anyone who needed car insurance. Cannot believe how unbelievably kind, upbeat and friendly everyone I spoke to was, across multiple teams. Happy to be DONE with this!!!

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Congratulations! Hope you enjoy it!

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    • _miss_cellophane_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Congrats!!

      The new car process was soooo uncoordinated and stressful when I went through it last year. I don’t get how it’s so all over the place! Worth the perseverance though.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nice. 👍

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Alone time dins:

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    Now the question that keeps me up at night is where should the tomato go. Above the lettuce but below the patty, or above the patty potentially inundating the top part of the bun.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      like this

      mustard or tomato sauce, lettuce, patty, cheese, egg, bacon, tomato

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      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I was taught that bacon touching the bun is a big no no, makes the bun soggy. But that was also school lunches where they would sit for 3+ hours so shrug

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I usually do patty, cheese, (optional layer pickles), tomato, lettuce, and condiments on the top bun. But it does get unstable, so maybe I’ll try lettuce on the bottom next time. I think it would work.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For me tomato goes on top of the cheese. Then I pepper & salt it.

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    • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For me I like the tomato above the patty, but not the very top layer.

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Made it down the bellarine w/ about 10mins to spare until it poured.

    EVERY downpipe was overflowing. Walked around the downpipes and PANIK.

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    Flushed the system when it was shitting down and that fixed most of it.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have to steal that 🙀

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Was thinking of you while watching the radar!! Hope it was the therapy you needed!

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    I use Google photos to backup my pics and every now and again it’ll give me something like this.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s new car day!!! Yay!!! Pity it won’t be delivered all shiny cause of the rain, but I’m still just so excited for this whole saga to come to a close!!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yay 🙂

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Big thanks to everyone yesterday for the advice and support.

    Gonna take a breather and head down the bellarine and look at gutters / downpipes in the rain. Seems about the most productive thing I can do atm.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Watch out for clowns

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I made quinoa. I think I have had it before but thought it was another type of cous cous. I cooked it in my rice cooker with a sprinkle of Vegeta. It was very good. 5/5 yum yums.

    dinner

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      ooh that looks good!

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Thanks

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yum!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    YESSS

    one more nagging task done 👍I can do this. 🙂

    also, as part of my UnKAOS I am catching up with health and self care, sooo, do all the allergy testing before I go on a weight loss diet seems the sensible thing to do

    weight loss will help with so much and allergies are making me miserable

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I love this for you! Carn Seagoon! You got this!

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have to get some tips from you on motivation. So often I feel like the kaos in my life is endlessly growing, and even though I hate it I just can’t motivate myself to fix it. Sigh.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I am wresting my life back after having it derailed by others

        i feel hopeless so often but at least I am making rational decisions for myself, not just reacting to crazy making relatives, and i can’t see the good of it yet but it will come, bit by bit, like a giant ship changing direction

        so my motivation, a better future, but also for mr seagoon and miss seagoon

        I am making habits, getting self discipline, so that when I don’t feel like doing things I will still do them

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Welp… the anxiety energy is back even if my body is exhausted. I managed to get stuck into cleaning but after a while Melbcat started crying and howling until I lay down for a cuddle.

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    She’s been settled and had her meds so I’m back to washing every piece of cloth in the house in case the spores got in and thinking how to make my furniture setup more movable for more regular vacuuming. I guess if done right this will also break the flea cycle 😟 and my body I’ve ordered a black light but am aware it may be low quality and also not every type of ringworm glows. I have no idea what to do about the black cat. It would be easy to just stop feeding him and patting him, let someone else help him. Especially with all the nursing care on my plate for my own cat. Especially as I can’t exactly see him regularly to apply ointment, and a medicated bath or quarantined fostering in my bathroom is out of the question. But I don’t know if anyone else is helping. Eh. One thing at a time huh.

    Also it’s been determined my own roof is fine - it’s the roof of my neighbour that’s allowing ingress and led to my ceiling cavity being flooded when it rains. Unfortunately these neighbours wouldn’t talk to me and may not speak English so it persisted for years. But the managers will deal with it now.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You are a kind soul, may I suggest some things?

      • stop patting the black cat. Only because it might have a disease you can’t see and Melbcat is fragile at the moment.

      • notify the council and local shelters/rescue orgs of the black cat. BC will need to be captured and assessed to determine what issues they may have, and whether they can be treated/rehabbed.

      • focus on you and Melbcat. You two are most important.

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Thanks Spud. I really should stop patting him… 💔

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        I was aware of the possibility of ringworm due to tiny round patches of hair loss but took measures such as wearing long clothing then removing shoes, washing hands, fully showering and changing into fresh clothing afterwards (putting the old stuff in the wash immediately). He wants affection you see, and will brush up against your arms and legs. I think this lesion happened because a single time I rushed out in shorts to get him dosed with a flea and worm spot on, he head bunted my knee, and I must have neglected to wash that area thoroughly in the shower afterwards. I slipped up. I forgot and walked in the house a few times with shoes on too.

        I’ve been resisting turning him in because 1. the risk of euthanasia is likely high and the vet and pet shop manager I’ve spoken to agree. And 2. there’s a non-zero chance he may belong to a neighbour, maybe even an aggressive mentally ill neighbour who looks for reasons to take revenge.

        I would very likely have to trap him myself to turn him in which could be a very complicated process. I can talk to someone who worked in cat rescue about my options but as an adult black cat with suspected ringworm and possible cat flu I’m scared of getting him killed.

        But I may have to concentrate on Melbcat because she doesn’t seem in a good way.

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  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Powers out. Just had a chat to PowerCor who are on site. Lightning melted the transformer - might take a while eh

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Today’s to do list:

    1. Take Miss Meow to the vet for her checkup.
    2. Maybe do a bit of gardening if the weather is ok. Or just whatever I feel like really.
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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What’s the difference between a golf ball and the g-spot?

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    Men will actually search for the golf ball.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      😐

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wow, the UPS I ordered yesterday is being delivered today. Impressive.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      my new accessories for the phone are coming today too

      I know people hate on amazon but it’s cheaper and quicker to get delivered and I can be sure to find what I need. I don’t have to pay for public transport or spend hours going to shops

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      • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I get almost everything delivered. I only physically go to a shop every couple of months, and that’s mostly Bunnings to pick up bulky garden stuff.

        I often find Amazon is not the best deal anymore though, and they won’t deliver a lot of items to my new address. The UPS is from a Bunnings Marketplace seller, every big company seems to have a ‘Marketplace’ these days.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Went for a walk and saw one of the neighbours. I smiled and waved and was ignored. Turns out they are not happy and called the council because cockies are eating our street tree and making a mess on the footpath. Our dog also likes to bark at her dog and she started yelling at him yesterday. Never done that before.

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Might be going through a rough time and taking it out on other things?

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      • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Probably not. I’ve lived around anti-nature neighbours before, they just hate the idea of leaves and birds and wish everything was dead, because then it is ‘tidy’. The only acceptable gardens are lawn, concrete or pebbles.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well obviously council should send a written warning letter to the cockies with 30 day notice to vacate the trees. Or better yet, council should rip out the trees and put in plastic ones, that way wildlife will have nowhere to live and then street will be nice and tidy forever.

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Big thunder and rain. Everything very wet.

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Skies darkening rapidly, red radar blobs heading my way, here we go.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      definitely got Bodeful in the last ten minnies

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Good night everyone

    sweet dreams 😘🫂

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “Es Regnet” as they say in parts of Former Bohemia

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My dog is gonna crack the shits any minute now. ⚡

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    brain stuck

    I will just go thru my to do list

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Better stuff some tissues under your door, the rain is here

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    allergy doc appt done 👍2 weeks from now

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Beep Beep 🚚
    🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    now to continue wrastling my iphones, I am going to keep all the files, and I can’t use icloud as it deletes nearly every thing

    this time I have to study “trust this computer” settings 🙄

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    beach

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