Daily Discussion Thread: 🤳📱↘️🚽 🤯 Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - eviltoast
  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Test is negative! 🪩💃🏼 And I can taste more things! I didn’t realise until I bought some mixed donuts for the Minipeelers and Elder asked what the yellow ones were and I took a bite and said, “pineapple” lol. Spent most of the day cleaning in the lounge room, which hasn’t had a decent clean in a while. Four long haired people in a place really take it’s toll in terms of fluffage in the carpet and upholstery. Now I’m going to make some schnitzels and maybe a quick curry. I’m back baby 👉🏼😎👉🏼

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    The man and I have decided to go see Deadpool & Wolverine tomorrow.

    17 year old me would be happy in the back row. 27 year old me would’ve fallen asleep. 47 year old me just wants to get my monies worth.

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      3 months ago

      I made a snap decision to go see it today. My session starts at 12:30.

      As a 49yo who has been comic book reader/collector since i was 16 I want fun, fan service & clear dialogue (I think my hearing is going).

      Have fun tomorrow.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      yeah this is why I go gold class for this sort of thing. Had Infinity war ruined by kids screaming and carrying on so now if its worth going to the cinemas (and to be clear not much is) I go gold class.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Almost nearing the end of this retaining wall. my new best friend is a cheapo ozito corded drill. Had to get some screws through pretty thick metal fence posts which the way more expensive cordless one couldn’t and it worked. So satisfying seeing the sleepers snap in flush when the screw goes through the post.

    Can’t believe I haven’t fucked it up yet or injured myself (not including back) which is amazing.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      How goods some of those cheap shit ozito tool ey. The heat fun and the multitool especially get a shout out.

  • Taleya@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    so far today I’ve done all the washing, designed and printed IMMENSELY satisfying just right fitting compartment boxes for my toolbox for bits and bobs, run the first lot of distillate and done a 10 walk. Very niiiice

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    I’m watching Fantasmas and this is the most bonkers thing I’ve watched all year.

    rambling

    Despite wanting to have nothing to do with the modern world at times this feels like the most cathartic TV series ever. Like someone compressed all my millennial stray thoughts and anxieties and imagination and feelings into an insane fever dream of interwoven comedy sketches. There is really nothing like this out there at the moment.

    It’s the writer of SNL’s most famous sketches like Papyrus and Wells for Boys doing an entire season of wack which is like a dream come true (okay, I see he’s done another TV show that I have to track down).

    I’m glad TV like this gets made; and I’m glad it isn’t as insular and navel-gazing and obnoxiously value-signalling as I feared it might be. There’s an endearing, lovable heart behind the turbocharged surreal/ironic humour.

    Worth a watch if you feel like it’s time for something completely different… and want to process life a little differently.

    PS Bibo is my favourite character. angrysound.mp3

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    So I got sent a link to view the ct scans of my face, from the radiology department.

    I have never seen the inside of my face before, it’s super wild! I can scroll up and down through the ‘slides’ and like, move back and forth and up and down these scans of my head.

    I feel a tad ick, all the nerves in my face are tingling now that I’m aware 👀 but it’s also really cool!

    It also confirms what I have long suspected, that my skull is quite empty and cavernous.

  • Baku@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    After my little mini rage on Monday, they pushed child protection along and got the security upgrades happening. The 4 things they promised were:

    • a gate on the driveway (which is currently the only unprotected entrance)
    • security cameras around the property
    • proper locks on the side gates (currently 2/3 gates are just a simple latch with a padlock hole I’ve put an unsanctioned padlock in)
    • a deadbolt on the front door
    • replacement door frames to fix all the damage old mate inflicted with his little knife episode

    Apparently all except the deadbolt have been approved (they’re still trying to come up with a solution that doesn’t violate the fire code thingies, although I guess technically the screen door is a deadbolt, since it can’t be opened by sliding a knife into the lock and prying, which is all I really wanted. A dude came out today to measure the door frames, apparently they’re going to replace all the doors as well. Interestingly they’ve actually used a local tradie instead of the idiots from mcpeake.

    Mcpeake are the previously unnamed idiots that do stupid work that I mention almost weekly. As I understand it, they have the contracts for fixing, upgrading, and maintaining all public housing and out of home care properties in Melbourne. They seem to take it for granted, or the department is locked into a long contract. they don’t provide timeframes, they usually rock up unannounced (a problem because I’m not allowed to let them in, or approve/sign off on any work, that’s all the property managers job), at least outside of emergency works. They also do shoddy work, are staffed exclusively by arseholes (their google reviews are hilarious btw), and usually don’t even finish the job right.

    But it seems that people above the property manager have been stressing the importance of getting things done in a timely fashion, and they ended up finding local tradies to do most of the work.

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      3 months ago

      Oh good! You shouldn’t have had to rage to get repairs and safety features… hoping things look up for you soon

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        3 months ago

        Me too. Last night and the night before were difficult sleeps. I slipped into some sort of weird state where I was asleep but it was more like I was just resting with my eyes closed, very shallow “sleep”. Melatonin did not help, and neither did trying to get some exercise and sunlight in yesterday

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    3 months ago

    My late afternoon tea might have actually been dinner. Lemon meringue tart, delish.

    I’ll have some veggies tomorrow I promise.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve been getting an itchy nose and Melbcat has been sneezing and heavy breathing. (We might start up again on her puffer.)

      I think hayfever is hitting already :/

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    I suspect my doctors has now got an automatic pre-recorded message you have to listen to before reception pick up the call. They always used to answer pretty quickly, but in the last year literally never pick up. Automated ‘Welcome to blah blah. If it’s an emergency hang up call 000. You can now make appointments online at blah blah blah details, opening hours, useless info’ etc and it goes for a full several minutes before someone picks up. I think they are trying to minimise answering calls. Look I know how to use the online bookings, if I’m calling it’s because I have a question. Annoying.

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    3 months ago

    need to find a diplomatic way of saying “If you had’ve actioned this when I called it out +12 months ago you wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place. This isn’t my job and you cant keep asking me to do shit cause ya’ll cant be fucked doing the work yourselves or even trying to figure it out”. Didnt even make it to 10am before I gave up today.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      “It is my recollection that the last action on this item was sitting with you…” and of course attach the pertinent emails/documents.

    • Baku@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      “as per last year’s email”

      Tbh I’d unironically do it 🤷‍♂️

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    I’d say my days gone to shit, but lets be honest it started there so performance has been consistent. Does anyone know where i can buy a mars bar slice in the CBD? Feeling like that might be the start of turning things around.

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      3 months ago

      Thanks. Sadly no because Melbourne is a city that lacks true culture. So i settled for a couple of cookies and an orange juice.