Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 23 Aug 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 23 Aug 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
New guitar day!!!
Our very own bard! Very slick looking guitar, noice 👌
Listen to The branch or the tree by Stray on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/hcHeV
You might like this tune. Some of your poetry fits the vibe
uuuuhhhhhhhggggggrrrrrrhhhghgghhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuggghhhh
bleh
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I feel the same.
yes
it's spring , allergies and rosacea are bad 🥺
Same.
I have now reached this point too.
$750 gas bill..... Jesus Christ man....
No bueno! First things first, check your meter and see if the number is higher or lower than the bill; occasionally it will be an estimate in which case you should be able to provide your own actual reading to your provider, or it will right itself by the next bill.
Next, if the read is accurate, check for leaks. Generally you will need a plumber to check for you, but better to be safe. (Edit: adding, if there is a leak you will most likely still be liable for the bill).
Otherwise, it may just be the gas price increases have come into effect, and you're seeing that on your bill now.
Source: many years in energy call centres.
Mine is pretty close to that as well. It’s not sexy at all.
😱 😨 that's rude. That's very rude. Times like this I'm grateful that my place has zero gas heating. But even the freaking daily supply charge alone for a gas stovetop is $1/day.
Induction is amazing. I was hesitant but it truly is epic!
I recently got one of those 😖
Time to get some split systems by the sound of it.
I'm wasted on this audience (my parents). The TV just had some ad where a woman had all of her toes amputated due to diabetes, showed her nub foot. She said "you never think it'll happen to you, but until you put your foot into someone else's shoes..." and I said "Ha! Was that a pun?? That was toe-tally a pun.." and dad was like "yeah".
I crave appreciation for my comedy and I'm not getting it from these supposed "loved ones".
Maybe if you told some jokes you might get a better reaction. 😐
It's not easy to get a foot in.
Mean! Looks like you're looking to make an arch enemy..
You have no sole
It's a tough crowd.. Tougher than callous. I see you.
They should toe the line and laugh at your jokes
American ads are fucking weird.
Got higher duties at work (yay extra cash).
Tasked with performance managing someone (book extra work).
Good news is that we have a new manager and they've been leaning on me to guide them through what we do and asking for my advice quite a bit. We get on well and think along the same lines.
Bad news is that higher duties kind of require me to be in the office 3 days a week.
More money offsets that though, right?
I'd happily not get paid extra for the extra day that I'm at home.
In the office I get pulled into meetings and catch ups, leaving less time for work. At home I'm actually being productive.
Management still doesn't see that.
Righto peeps, you've all heard of buses replacing trains, but what about... taxis replacing buses?
PTV usually have a few Maxi Taxi's on call for complete stuff ups.
Yeah, I've only ended up in one once which was when vline completely screwed up their schedule and the train I was trying to take to Eaglehawk was about 40 minutes late, but they wanted to turn it around at Bendigo to try and get the return service running on time and save at least part of their timetable. The conductor came around and asked who was going to Eaglehawk and then called a taxi for the 8 or so of us that were trying to get there
But this is slightly more interesting because this is a permanent replacement. Evidently they've decided it's cheaper to just call a taxi for the people who want to get there than run a bus service anymore, but I guess for some reason they can't actually scrap the route
that'd be a WILD taxi ride. Its a great drive!
Yeah it would be interesting. Part of me really wants to do it just because of the sheer oddity
Approx 6mg of gummy, a good episode of Star Trek TNG, off to a traditional no-name diner next door for a hot meatloaf & gravy sandwich and a tall cold country style lemonade.. now I've plonked myself on a layback lawn chair in my hotels courtyard where the wifi is fast and plentiful. Not a bad way to spend a summer evening in Deadwood, SD.
Update: I have relocated myself away from the flagpole because a thunderstorm has rolled in. Enjoy 79 seconds of Deadwood Summer Storm with me as I sit here: https://youtu.be/-OHD2UdU40c
Food tax..
Holy Hell.
Also, you guys just missed the Sturgis Rally.
That looks like such a lovely evening, the food, the storm, the trees! Thanks for sharing!
This DT is losing to r/melbourne DT today, quick start shitposting
I found a job I think I want to apply for... but change is hard and I was very comfortable where I've been for 3.5y until recently
By the combination of our shitposting, YOU are now the very comfortable professional catsitter!
turd
Are we racing to the bottom?
I can only degrade the quality of everyone's experience so much on my own
That place is a cesspit now. All the good people came here.
Quality will always triumph over quantity. Can the reddit DT boast a poet, a professional cat sitter and a variety of canned fish enthusiasts? No, they content themselves with merest gossip. I discard them. Also the good cooks all came here.
Smoked Kippers from Brunswick brand at woolworths are on sale for 2 dollars this week.
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So why doesn't the 2nd season of the next generation start with more about the Romulans is the question I asked myself earlier.
I thought I had sold one of my Marketplace items, but I think it's just a better quality scammer than the last one. ☹️
Ugh, just remembered due to schedule changes the person I am relieving tonight is someone who I dislike immensely, think I'll forgo my strict punctuality and relieve them last minute. I hate to be rude, but with a week like the one I've had so far I couldn't bare having to listen to her crap for more than a minute.
White lighting is toxic and abusive and it should be outlawed.
Hard agree. I have never used the downlights in my apartment because they're white. I have yellow lamps, yellow fairy lights, and multicoloured globes, but I fkn loathe white lighting.
I thought this was some abusive behaviour related to white knighting I’d not heard of 😂
I also have accent lighting behind my desk, and in my bedroom behind the bed. Love accent lighting.
I work nights under white light and it's disgusting, some nights I spend the whole 8-12hrs with an awful headache. I begged to have them changed and their answer was to allow me to turn all but one light off which does shit all when it's still bouncing off all the windows.
Am sick, miserable and depressed. Anyone got any cute pet pics or funny jokes? Funny stories?
What a glorious floof!
What an utterly fluffy unit!
zomg!
Hope someone’s looking after you. Get well soon hun.
Aww thankee! Love the kitties 😻
Grey-and-white kitty angling for food.
Q: what do you call a fly with no wings? A: a walk
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
Love heart nose!
About a decade and a half ago, my dad's side would hire a houseboat on the Murray, in Mildura, and we'd spend 2 weeks in the middle of nowhere wakeboarding, skiing, and drinking. My uncle has a ski boat and a tinny, so we'd hook both to the back of the houseboat when we felt like moving.
My uncle and aunt also have a few ski-toys, like an inflatable biscuit, or these blow-up pod things you could sit in and be pulled by the boat. I was by myself on the biscuit thing, and my aunt was driving the ski boat, and she was terrifying. She would do these donuts in the water so the wake would crash into itself and get super high and choppy, and I'm bouncing around holding on for dear life. Then, the wakes coalesced and the biscuit got absolutely launched
When I came back down, I was still holding on, but slowly let go and slid off. Totally done haha!
Here is the pic my dad snapped of me mid-air, during that epic launch:
that's my foot poking out the bottom there hahah
Edit: to clarify, this is meant to be my 'funny story' contribution lol
Something stupid this time.
I found this in toilet on the wall one time at a public library and never forgot it.
A sign of sitting on the toilet
Nothing wrong with a bit of toilet humour!
Finally going home, I'm just happy to get away from the tradies. So bloody loud! I don't think anyone else was in the office complex except for me and my boss lmfao
The same cat who turns up her nose at her wet food if the chunks are too large is now scoffing the tails off the prawns from the sorta-paella. facepalm
I have to cut my cats chicken breast in just the right size pieces otherwise she stares at me like "the fuck is this mate?!!!"
Made a impromptu Japanese curry with what I had, which was onion, capsicum, zucchini, beef mince and a tin of diced tomato. Added chilli, ginger and garlic and curry roux cubes. First time using mince to make Japanese curry and it worked well!
spoiler
diced tomato japanese curry is the best
My contributing shitpost for today is that I had kippers and bread and butter for dinner. Now I'm enjoying a cup of tea.
I finally had my hot water system replaced. It’s so nice to have hot water again though I’m going to have to get used to this system.
It doesn’t seem as hot as what the last one was as it doesn’t take as much cold water to cook the water down for a wash. Maybe I can adjust the temperature on the unit itself but I’ll leave that for tomorrow since it’s dark already but….
Oh my god is it so nice to have it on demand again!
Also dinner will be organised soon and photos will come.
Here is my dinner for tonight.
Tub of creamy tomato pasta salad with Parma and chorizo and a side serving of discount potato salad.
Nothing fancy, deeply discounted and wanted to be a little bit adventurous as I’ve never tried the creamy tomato pasta salad before.
photo of pasta and potato salad
If in the discount section, good value. I managed to get a potat salad one for 70c on Sunday evening. It's really quite not bad.
Yeah. I got the creamy tomato pasta for 1.90 and the potato salad for 1.10.
Not sure if I’ll try the creamy tomato pasta again. By the time I got through it I felt like it had a sour taste or something. Might have been the vinegar in it.
Awesome snack of the day post
No exercises for me today. Why? I have a cold, finally I've succumbed to the thing which has gone through the whole family. Easily done when your partner coughs wetly all over you! In the kitchen, no less. It was as disgusting as it sounds. Also my MIL has apparently had the same thing and keeps coming in to our place while I'm at work, coughing and touching things and dropping in cheap NQR junk food for the children (because that's what sick kids need🙄) spreading more germs around. Didn't learn anything from the pandemic did we. Fuck them both. No, I'm just the only breadwinner, supporting 5 people with my wage and paying the bills for the entire house, her part and ours. People are stupid.
Luckily I have an awesome hoodie (thankyou dear friend 💜) to wear in bed whilst running like a tap. I'm not good at being a sick person, I haven't been sick since 2017 when I had glandular fever. Please forgive me being a grumpy bum. I just get crotchety when preventable things aren't prevented.
Aw man, the cold seems to be doing the rounds. I hope you feel better soon! Sending you my love and good vibes 💜💜💜
I hope someone is taking care of you and bringing your soup and patting you gently!
You sound like you are in such a frustrating situation with an unsupportive and thoughtless partner. Hope you feel better soon and that he gets a clue.
Aww I’m so sorry to hear.
I know this isn’t going to solve much or anything but it might help.
Obviously plenty of fluids and rest and picking up some Armaforce and taking it can help get rid of it quicker.
It’s essentially olive leaf extract and some other natural stuff concentrated in tablet form. Might be a little pricey though but you can ask for it over the counter at chemist warehouse.
Thx mate I'll check it out.
Busy day today, my desk looks like a disaster. I could almost make a fort or a wall with all these books on my desk.
Well at least the sun is shining today, good to see it out.
Super busy day today, I hope I can find some rest or break time somewhere.
Also as a continuation to my dinner plans, I'll eat that pasta salad thing I bought and microwave it to melt the cheese ontop with the chorizo layered under it.
melt the cheese ontop with the chorizo layered under it.
Yasssssssssssss!!!
There will be a photo later tonight!
I was only supposed to be out in the field from 8-11 but I ended up being out from 8-2 because the weather was SO good and I really liked the job we're on (and I won't have the chance to help out any more as I'll be based south side from tonight). WHAT a mood booster!
I have still got a lot to do but it doesn't feel anxiety inducing at all - kind of looking forward to smashing out some work this evening knowing it'll be the last I see of these projects - and I still have plenty of energy to get through it after a short break waiting for the traffic to die down.
Meds, huh. Who knew getting the right one could actually make a difference
I'm glad they're working out for you. I went from washing dishes badly to junior partner at an IT firm in just under 18 months.
Better living through chemistry.
Lovely day outside. I've just been outside tidying up my outdoor setting to list for sale, and the fact that I've come back inside instead of sitting out on the neatly set up lounge in the sunshine is a good indication that selling it is a good idea! So, if anyone is looking for a second hand outdoor lounge setting, bargains to be had on Marketplace now! Meanwhile, I'm off to find more things to get rid of.
I am death warmed up, but I wanted to remain cold;
They say death becomes you, and so does getting old.
The pains of life seem to have increased threefold,
But they're worth it as long as you stay bold.
No, not all that glitters is really gold,
Sometimes it's pyrite you get given to hold.
But it's still worth it, even if we get old.These tradies are doing my bloody head in.
They're right above where I work and the drilling and cutting is just actually painful. I can't wait till this is over!
Edit: I had a phone call meeting, unlucky, but lucky in that he needed to reschedule so whoo! Still can't wait for the heater to be fixed, it wasn't so bad yesterday.
i love automation
I hope you don't intend to automate breakfast. It wouldn't be the same without you 😭
Automation exists so that Breakfast can remain manual.
This latest loaf of chili cheese bread is delicious
So, we're beating /r/melbourne and this is a waste of a post. So I'm going to recommend a youtube channel called Techmoan. https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan
Oh wow, it looks like Coles has a generic version of the paper pellet litter Melbcat needs. Is that new? It’s not in stock right now and it’s still expensive but the unit cost is lower and it looks identical.
Also I forgot to buy more treats when I made that Petcircle order so I’ve added them to the cart and am waiting to see if they send another coupon 😏
The jigsaw is coming on, I have given up and am using the picture as a reference
2 questions:
Are most GPs okay with visits from people with cold/flu symptoms now?
And: if I get a medical certificate for a few days, but feel okay to return to work while still within the period I'm cleared as unfit for work - is there a problem with me doing so?1 - wear a mask if seeing a GP in person, and it should be okay.
2 - you cannot return to work until after the period the cert states.
Mmmm. I don't think my medical practice is doing Telehealth anymore so what else am I going to do I guess? I still need to see a doctor...
Not sure about the first question, but if you get a medical certificate you can't go back to work unless the doctor does a new certificate. Your employer would be breaching their OH&S responsibilities to let you work when a doctor has said you are not fit to do so.
It's a bit awkward. Like I want to go back to work ASAP, mainly as I have no sick leave. But also, I don't want to go and get one day medical certificate and then risk still not feeling up to it tomorrow.
My GP's practice still does not allow face-to-face consultations for people with fever or respiratory symptoms.
Regarding the medical certificate, that would be up to your employer for sure.
Thank you! I asked my manager and she said 'as long as you don't sue me' lol. So idk
Could you get a cert from a chemist? I’m pretty sure some of them do it, and it might be cheaper than a dr
Restless sleep as Zooks was snuggling and headbutting me off and on all night. So much for my planned early night to get lots of rest if not sleep.
Went outside to move the car before someone else claimed the spot as the lawn guy is likely coming today, and tidied up the last of the rubbish from the great Operation Sort Shit from the garage (well there's a couple of bits that can be heaved but my feet and hands were wet from the dew). Concerned Feline Looks were had.
Now on the couch drinking a well-deserved coffee.Alright, I'm definitely coming down,
With whatever is going around.
I feel my body getting weaker,
Thick brain fog rolling in.
My outlook's getting bleaker,
Tired tunnels beneath my skin.
Dinner is pita bread pizza,
My rhymes are becoming slim.
Blah blah blah blah blah,
Blah blah blah blah blim.Tired tunnels 👍
Pungent Stench without Mr Wank is touring Australia.
Now can Derryn Hinch be dusted out of retirement.
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Just did a dash outside. Another bathtub of coffee and some of those cheesy potat pancakes, please chef.
Also throw in what you want for yourself on me. :)🛁☕️
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Thank you. Nasi lemak for me today 🥥🥒🌶️🥜🍚
I'm feeling a bit peckish, can I please have one scattering of celestial objects? And I'll take the dressing on the side please chef.
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