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submitted 3 weeks ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

Weather forecast today (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 21°C, max - 41°C. 80% chance of no rain


Remember to slip slop slap and keep up with your water intake today! It's a hot one!

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[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Today kind of sucked and not just the heat.

spoilerWhen I asked for more antibiotics the receptionist was kind of snippy on the phone and didn’t think I should have them, but then relented and said she’d ask. Then I went to pick them up and once she recognised me from the phone I kind of got a grumpy ‘oh’.

I would have thought it was just the busy time of year but she spoke more nicely to the guy who came in after me. And no, I wasn’t being blunt or rude myself. I was consciously being very polite and almost feeling like I had to beg. I left the last dentist because of the receptionist there… I will be keeping an eye on the interactions. 🫤

Edit: She also brought up that I had cancelled an appointment before Xmas but that was purely because they weren’t going to let me leave alone after a procedure and the person I had couldn’t make it. I would have attended if not the case.

[-] SituationCake@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

So far so good with today’s weather. Only 34 at my place, air con doing a lovely job of keeping it nice inside. Washing dried super fast on the line. Managed to get a couple of chores done too.

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[-] underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

Brown out in Heidelberg. There's some power, but not much.

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[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

Let's see who wins today:

Place built in 1914, upstairs in shade no aircon. C'mon bby hit over 40's.

Winner gets an icypole and electrolytes.

[-] MHLoppy@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Movie talk. War of the Rohirrim.

It was very good, a meaningful story that merits watching a few times. Sort of like Beowulf.

Animation so inventive , sets a strange mood. Mythic characters in a real setting sets a feeling of timelessness, a fairy tale once upon a time.

Characters were good too .

If I didn't know better I'd say GDT was involved, what with the inventive animation, the empowered women and it's about the Rohirrim, but it might just have been the jackson production quoting his lines.

I loved it. Cried my eyes out but I do that for most movies. 3.75 hobbits

[-] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I am excited for vegables. Was strict meat and eggs for a week basically to kick start keto. Now tmrw morning I look forward to: 1 steak, 1 avo, 1 zucchini, and a half punnet of mushies. Cooked in butter. Have had like two salads in the last week but I'm missing veges. Going to keep up with one meal a day keto for the foreseeable future, just W more veg

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

TBBT.

I don't find picking on people funny

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[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

Got my power bill for the first 30 days of my tenancy. Could be worse, at first I was all SIXTY DOLLAS?! but then realised my previous two months at my old place (same provider and reseller) with zero AC use were 56 and 57 bucks each.

That first digit bias is real. Maybe using the AC won't be that pricey. Should see what the power usage is like after running it for >24hrs over Sun and today (so nice inside, even the bedroom is tolerable). 26C on economy mode, could be ok?

At least I'm saving about 10/week without gas and not needing to pay for water and hot water.

[-] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Seems like the cool change is here! Or at least it's much colder outside than it is inside (32°C).

Edit: It's raining in the west now!

[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, looks like it's hit the cbd - went from 38 to 28.

I'm still keeping the AC on for a couple hours as the bricks are still hot and emitting heat. 22C at night is still much hotter in this apt.

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[-] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

On tram home after trekking thru city shopping. I am DRIPPING. This tram is meant to be air conditioned, I think it's on its lowest setting 🥵🥵🥵

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[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think the man and I have kept the economy going with a consumption of pies and coffee. Oh and beer.

spoilerA plain pie, beef pie or beef mince pie is wrong. It's a mince pie.

A vanilla slice is not called a vanilla slice custard square thingo. You will be met with confusion, recognition then a smirk all within seconds. Coconut maybe included. A nice surprise.

A large coffee is in fact a medium. An extra large is a large and rarer to find so will elicit a very eager YES PLEASE.

I think NZ is sponsored by Speight's. It's everywhere. On tap, at the bottle-o, 2nd aisle of every supermarket. Milk, bread, eggs, a six pack.

I really miss my little dog and doona covers.

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[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Not to jinx myself, but I think most clients have a change freeze at the moment.

Let's see what happens.

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[-] Duenan@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So I've ended up with a gift card to one of my most hated shopping places.

David Jones.

Overpriced and almost nothing that interests me there.

One possible thing I could do is use it to buy a laptop bag or am I better off spending my own money and claiming it as a tax deduction?

[-] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Can you use it to shop online?

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[-] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Boss: "Ok, what are we working on this week?" Me: "I mean I showed up, do I get points for that? gotta be honest with ya, there aint lot to do given the change freeze."

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[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Smoke alarm dude may have been on time, but he moved the alarms for the third time in as many years. I refuse to believe the regulations have changed that often. They are now all out of non ladder reach so I can't hit the button when they get set off by humidity. Four times so far this afternoon. TheVoid literally shat himself.

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