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[-] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 4 points 7 hours ago

I'll do tomorrow's thread now.

[-] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 7 hours ago

Ok no worries. I got distracted and was a little late at getting to it.

[-] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 points 7 hours ago

No problems. Just had an internet outage too, so wasn't sure if this thread was created properly. Seems to be OK now though.

[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 points 9 hours ago

Finally made it to the laundromat, body aching and tired, having finished cleaning everything (EVERYTHING bar the fly screens/windows and insides of cupboards!) and bought groceries and inspected a rental and made dinner and washed all that up too. And god I hate mopping the floors but it does make the place feel nice when I do remember to do it. Just a shame I won't be here much longer. No more attachment.

Half a day of work tomorrow... and long-awaited therapy sesh after. I'm gonna sleep well tonight tho.

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

Well done! You're doing great!! πŸ’œ

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 points 10 hours ago

The skin specialist rang to organise an appointment with me. Earliest they can do is end of next week. Ok. Then she tells me it'll cost $365 and I'll get $80 back via Medicare. She heard the thing in my voice when I agreed to the appointment and said if I wanted to cancel at any stage to just let them know by Tuesday. I just can't afford it and Elder's therapy as well. Feeling very conscious about the takeaway we had this evening, we shouldn't have had it, but I came home tonight and just didn't have it in me to cook. Mr P just laying about in bed most of the time with no energy and feeling guilty. That's what it's like after the heart procedure thing he had, my MIL reckons, as his dad was the same. Boss shuts the factory for 3 weeks over Xmas and New year, so that's 3 weeks with no dough. Time to get tougher with money.

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 9 hours ago

Aw man I'm so sorry you're going through it right now, that's so awful. I hope things turn around, it sucks to struggle, I feel that. Sending you my love πŸ’œ

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

Thanks Spud

[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 points 10 hours ago

Goodnight everyone ❀️

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 10 points 9 hours ago

Red light district gibson.

[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 9 hours ago

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 9 hours ago

That's good earnings, I should send Miss Meow out to work.

Although she'd probably blow it all on dry food and have to retire early due to extreme obesity.

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 10 hours ago

I'm loving your Goodnight from Gibson nightly posts. Goodnight you two!

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 9 hours ago
[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

Ah some kind of skink 😍😍😍

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 10 hours ago

IVE HAD A LOT OF TIGER BEER AND SOME RANDOM WHITE WINE

[-] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 points 11 hours ago

Made caramel apples today and learned some things along the way.

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 points 10 hours ago

Please don't think I'm weird, and your apples are surely lovely, but the first thing I noticed was your hands looking so beautiful and young! My 51 year old hands are lined and creased from hard manual work, dry skin in places, ruddy from years of hot water and wiping and scrubbing and washing, with brutally short nails for hygiene reasons. And I wear gloves at work, but not often at home.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 6 points 10 hours ago

I say send @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone off to the salt mines to teach them a lesson. Hand envy is real.

[-] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

I bet one of the lessons was to wear shoes with solid tops to prevent harm from splashes of hot sugar ... which can burn to the bone.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 11 hours ago

Ooh looks good! I remember the red toffee apple things as a kid but haven't seen one in ages.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Last time I had one of those red things they were using the toffee to cover up a bruised apple. Yucky.

For a better version try the Chocolate Apple Factory which uses both caramel, chocolate and other yummy additions.

[-] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 points 11 hours ago

They are tasty ! but yeah some techniques were learned for next time.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 11 hours ago

Wussed out of the swim but made it to the beach:

The erosion on the dunes is extreme. They need to prod it with a stick or TNT can get it over and done with.

[-] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 points 12 hours ago

Tonight is such a beautiful evening. Soft and warm, light breeze. I have opened up the house to let the air through.

[-] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 12 hours ago

Too hot for me alrdy. Air con is on. Need to buy a new fan tomorrow

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 7 points 12 hours ago
  • New glasses βœ…
  • NDIS admin βœ…
  • back pay rent βœ…
  • gym βœ…

All tasks for today done despite agony. Dinner is cooking and will be up shortly. As soon as I’m done eating, I will be retreating to bed with a book

[-] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 14 points 15 hours ago

It is day 459. Seagoon remains lost at sea. Rescue crews have seen glimpses of her, but the plan to get her back to dry land safely hasn't been fully confirmed. Worshippers have been gathering along coastlines, along piers and bridges. They've taken up the chanting which appears to have started spontaneously among animals two nights ago...

GOOOOOONseeGOOOOOOONseeGOOOOON

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[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 8 points 14 hours ago

Constant articles from the Guardian about how the world is on the precipice of untold calamity is really not helping at this point.

What are the practical solutions?

[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

The anarchists say to get to know your neighbours and start engaging in mutual aid to have each other’s back when things get rough, but quite honestly the people around here would probably be the biggest threat for me. Like… they already are.

And the mutual aid I’ve done in the past has not been mutual.

Idk what my plan is if everything gets worse. All I can do is cope a day at a time, stay on a news diet and look after myself the best I can.

[-] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

Don’t read the Guardian

[-] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 7 points 13 hours ago

I genuinely suffer from this grief all the time. I am not gonna claim I have anything solved but I can share a few things I do. Firstly I understand/believe we are past a few critical tipping points and there's a good chance of things getting real bad (especially for marginalised communities - wealth buys some protection for longer). I trust any path humanity has through (waves hands) all this boils down to connection - with nature, with community, with 'source' (whatever that means).

I am devoted to doing the little things that are in front of me to do. Caring for the people that I care for, caring for nature in little ways. I am fortunate that I have a career that's in an area I care about too. And I look at the stars, the ocean, the trees. I often say sorry to them. And I know they will go on after me. Taking that time helps me.

This quote I saw on twitter a loong time ago sums up how I get through and I often look at it

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 12 hours ago

Based on the assignment I just finished writing you should worry less on the big complicated issues and focus smaller, more local issues you can directly impact. I will be focusing on reducing food waste, which through it's connection to all other problems in existance will eventually fix everything.

For details of how you will need to wait for my next assignment.

[-] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 5 points 13 hours ago

The world has ALWAYS been on the brink of calamity. It's just that the calamity du jour affects different groups/people differently. Some are not affected much and therefore do not care as much, and for some it's the end of the world as we know it and a serious disaster. What's different about nowadays is that the group that's going to be negatively affected is much much larger, and includes folk that up till now haven't had to think about it much. I'm with @imoldgreeg on this.

Do what you can in your own life circumstances, and help others where you can without making your own life harder. Don't forget to thoroughly enjoy the good bits of your life too - that's just as important. Possibly even more important. Cos these refuel you for coping with the other shit.

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 8 points 14 hours ago
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[-] Duenan@aussie.zone 5 points 13 hours ago

Bleh.

Why do I always let me coffee go cold before I drink it?

[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 12 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Got through to Tenants Vic and got a better idea of what my rights were

The onus is on the LL to demonstrate that I'm in breach of S61 of the RTA (causing damage) and they cannot unreasonably restrict my quiet enjoyment of the property that I have exclusive use of. If it ends up at VCAT the timing of the claims and notice will be very much taken into consideration - namely that it followed a request to have the rent increase reviewed, and wasn't an issue beforehand.

Feeling a bit more relieved. Still gonna be ugly if they try to breach me anyway and we gotta do the whole thing, but at least I know I'm not doing the wrong thing here.

Sox was quite unwilling to leave, but once we coaxed her out from under a couch she was surprisingly compliant with getting into her carrier, thank god - it's taken two people upwards of 30 mins before (and many scratches). I think I've cleared out anything and everything cat related in the apt. Anything else I find can be hidden in the car.

Now, time to ~~dust~~, ~~check for dust/stains on balcony~~, ~~vacuum like mad~~ and ~~mop the floors~~ while it's still light out, then laundromat time. Gotta ~~cook dinner~~ too. It's hoppin' John tonight, the beans are soaking away and there's a new brand of vegan snags at the shops that aren't too bad. Once dinner's done I'll ~~clean the stove~~, ~~have a shower~~, ~~clean the shower glass~~ and then I think I'm done. Ugh.

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