IRL cake day so I took the afternoon off and got a massage and some time in the sun…it was glorious out there
Discussion Thread 😀 Thursday 14 May 2026
Submitted 1 month ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Happy b’day!
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
🎉🍰🥂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Happy birthday mate 🎂 🎉
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Happy IRL cake day!! What a wonderful way to celebrate yourself, good on you!!!
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 month ago
HAPPY CAKE DAY
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Happy B’Day. 🎂🍾😘
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I learned about one little gem of a change hidden in the new budget: they will be making access to any Standards which are referred to in legislation free. Which is great news, there never should have been payment required to find out what your legal obligations are.
I was trying to look up what requirements were for Test and Tag on electrical equipment once, it’s spread over three different standards. Each one is somewhere around $100, so it would have cost hundreds just to be able to look at what was in the end just a few sentences. Access to the law is supposed to be free, it’s appalling that they were able to charge for access to it just by calling it a ‘standard’ instead of ‘legistlation’ and it is something that should have been fixed a very long time ago.
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 month ago
for businesses, apparently. The fact they were ever paywalled is absolute insanity.
fucking howard.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
This is really good.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I keep thinking of more benefits to this - our Facilities Manager at work won’t be able to lie to us about things meeting the Standards when they don’t because we’ll actually have access to the Standards! We might be able to get a couple of issues with the kitchens at work fixed finally.
I’ve also thought of a couple more times I’ve wanted to access Standards for minor things - looking up requirements for labelling pet treats and labelling clothing when I’ve had a fancy to maybe sell a few of my creations at a market. It’s very offputting to know there are laws that cover what you want to do but you are not able to find out what they are without paying an excessive amount.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Yeah, the price of Standards is bonkers. Especially the International ones. Work buys e-access packages with eye watering prices and still doesn’t have all of these.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
This tum tum bug is doing my head in. Day 5 now :(
Thought it turned the corner but nope.
Doing all the right things (BRAT etc.). Shitload of water.
C’mon tum tum… get your shit together (literally). I just need a few hrs of uninterrupted sleep.
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 month ago
So yeah fun fact if you need the impetus: “Stomach flu” is how my burkitt’s lymphoma manifested.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Agree with others, that’s not a normal bug. Food poisoning is usually 24hrs max, gastro can be up to 2 days, max 3 if it’s really bad. Not being able to sleep for more than a few hours isn’t good. This probably needs a doctors visit.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Have you been to a doctor? That’s a long time for a standard bug. The last person I know who had that sort of ongoing issue had picked up a nasty parasite in Bali.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Not to a GP yet but will next week if things don’t change. It’s a bugger of a bug.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
That’s ages. Sure it’s a bug?
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Pretty sure. Probs I caught it going out last Fri. P’s went away until Sun. Felt it Sunday morning, one day later ol’ boy got the same thing. ugh.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
how about imodium
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Had one before bed last night and same ol’ :(
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I had that a few weeks ago. I just stopped eating in the afternoon so there would be nothing to pass at night. Stay stocked on the hydralite, that really caught me out
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Lack of sleep causes silly mods again Dog training on Tatooine
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
First.
been 3 weeks since the trains started again
Still not tired of living across the road from the station , it’s so close it’s like having a personal, not public, train. I reckon 15 seconds to the platform from my front door. And it’s a lovely shady street too.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I had that situation years ago, could hear the train coming and dash out. Downside was when the Uni bar closed there was a raucous migration on the overpass
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Had just a really nice day today, everything went as planned.
I took the day off to look after one of the kids. They had to stay away from childcare for a bit so we took turns. I wasn’t feeling great at the start of the week so I was thinking of taking today off anyway since I didn’t have any meetings.
Had a catchup with the Coffee Client today. Everything has been going well there and they’re happy.
Then we went out and did some leafleting for the by election in our area. The kids love putting things in mailboxes and with just one kid it’s so much more manageable.
Then we had acai and icecream and went to pick up the other kid from childcare. It all just went so smoothly according plan, the way things never do.
Now the other kid just needs to stay home from childcare so I can do it all with them again.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Apple store gave me answers. It took them 30 minutes and 3 people.
I had been doing everything right
I had tried the cloud, quick start, two different apps, wired transfer. None worked because none *could * work.
official apple support page instructions for my model phone was wrong
basically apple changed the structure of the message app so you can no longer use your phone service if you want to save, you have to use imessage
also, all apple IDs have to be the same across all devices if you want to use apple now. This is a copyright nightmare, meaning if you buy stuff from other copyright zones you will lose it…
I’m printing out old stuff, transfering data by hand and then it’s off the cloud baby and no more apple ID either baby
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
There is a reason paper is archival standard. Not sure which physical audio media to back
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
But I’m a boomer who is just frightened of tech!!
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 month ago
CALL ME
On the line, call me, call me, tell me the job is mine
CALL ME
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
CALL HER! Silly slow them.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Pakidge! Always feels bloody weird to have to use Boyo’s legal rather than use name. Never called him that and never will!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Toast… no butter :(
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 month ago
What you need are dry saladas, and black tea.
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
🍞🍯
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Oooh haven’t had devils on horseback for too long - could I have some too please and a brandy alexander.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I did them for a work function a few years ago and they were a massive hit. I don’t think they are very common any more so a lot of the younger people especially had never heard of them. I read that some people stuff the prune with either cheese, almond or apricot, so I used one of the flavoured cream cheeses with apricot and almond and it worked really well.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Crumpets and tea please chef 🙂
bacon@aussie.zone 1 month ago
🥯☕️
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Lost an easy hour to Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library. It was exactly what my brain needed. Looking forward to more tomorrow.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I just can’t bear all this apple crap.
Now I can’t even receive messages
off to the apple store tomorrow.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Had a restless sleep last night. Got lots to do today, first coffee is already drunk, and I feel I’m gonna need another by mid morning.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Went from hoping to sneak out early to working late with the trade off of not working tomorrow*. Annoying but worth it.
(*provided there are no major disasters that I need to help with)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
let’s try not to get to sleep too late tonight
good night everyone, sweet dreams 😘
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Thanks for all of the love yesterday, Boyo and I had a lovely dinner out! The food was excellent, service so so.
Maybe I'm just a snob.
Call me out if I’m being up myself, but at a restaurant that touts itself as being in the top 12 most romantic venues in Victoria, getting greeted and seated someone wearing trackies and uggs didn’t really work to set the mood. Maybe she was called in last second to cover an absence. Also, no offer to order drinks past our first glasses of bubbles made me sad. Maybe I upset them by asking for a glass of ice?
Either way, we had a great night going over many of the adventures and laughs we’ve shared during our relationship and lightly thinking about what’s next!
Hope everyone has an excellent day! 😘
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Submit a Google review. It definitely helps others choose a spot.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’m a big fan of the ol’ google review 😅 I’ve written many!
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Trackies and uggs at a hipster cafe, maybe passable? But at a fancy restaurant? Nope that’s just rude. People are paying good money for a nice night out, and the ambience is as much a part of the experience as the food. Good that you had a nice time regardless!
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Hrmm odd.
All the bougie places I’ve been to there’s always a waiter walking around occasionally asking if you want another drink. Poor!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
We’ve had lovely evenings there before so am thinking it was just an off night. We only go once a year though, so possibly just declining service.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Nah that’s not picky at all. Good thing is you’ll laugh about it in years to come. Glad you had a great night out despite the slob. ❤️
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I am very curious to know where this was.
Glad you had a great night!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
It was Waves in Frankston. Sounds self explanatory, but I swear it hasn’t been like that previously!!