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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Popcorn, popcorn, bring me popcorn.

Fuckhead who blares his unfucking muffled piece of shit motorbike every fucking night at 1am up our street just got highway patrolled. Right outside my house.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That would be great - I'd have my security camera live streaming so I could replay highlights over and over.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

If i hadn't already been topless i woulda been out on the terrace in a fur coat with a wine glass

[–] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

St kilda rd? I have the same fuckhead

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Moorabbin, but possibly the same turd if you hear them heading towards the nepean

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Updaye: 'cos i passed out giggling: they towed it. Hope it gets miiiiinced

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

spoilerEh. I’ve simmered down and of course the black cat has lost trust and started avoiding me. Being made to take medication is way too much for him to handle after what could be a decade of no medical procedures.

I could try to slowly repair the bond if he comes back (if) and hope that the nutrition and parasite treatment alone get his body healthy enough to clear the ringworm by itself. But should I? That’s asking me to endure constant re-exposure to it for potentially months, when it’s very difficult to deal with physically and emotionally. And if he’s got underlying conditions he may not clear it without treatment.

It’s a real pickle. I hope my email has handballed the responsibility for that right back to his owners where it belongs, so I don’t have to be the bad guy.

I am really not interested in replacing Melbcat and want time for myself to grieve her properly but it doesn’t mean I don’t care about this little buddy and don’t feel like shit for how it’s panned out.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Anger spats are normal, as long as they don't become the default.

From an ND perspective there's also the angrymaking part of having a possible distraction from the ennui of grief being potentially snatched away. Then there's just the complete shit situation of wanting to help but very possibly not being able to (which btw does nothing to assuage the sense of moral obligation)

Ramble ramble but tldr: a boilover is an appropriate response. I'm just so sorry this is happening.

Tap for spoilerTotally get you, got a bit myself. Max is doing mondo dumps that for some reason trigger my rage at smells response, work is being a complete arseington and Cerys needs us to step back a few introductory steps. Its stressy and its angrymaking but i know the anger is just guilt I shouldn't really feel cosplaying as something else.

The horror persist but so do we.

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[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Day 1: this is great, they love me Day 2: so many idiots, think I'll quit on Friday

Here we go round the mulberry bush... Love this guy but don't think he'll ever be happy anywhere

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

some honey lemon drink please

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[–] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A cheesy garlicky broccoli-chicken casserole please chef

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[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All the chicken soup please chef. With fluffy cloudlike dumplings in it.

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[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think I caught a cold in Ballarat ☹️

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Ask our chef for some of the special chicken soup maybe? That can fix almost anything.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On behalf of Ballarat I apologise. We just have so much cold to go around up here, it's hard to stop it from getting out.

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

I had a very nice time then, I’m just snotty now

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I have a cold related ear infection for the second time in three months. This has given my boyfriend an excuse to say whatever he wants and I will not hear him. Lots of smiling and nodding has occurred this week with everyone.

Edit: the GP asked me if I wanted antibiotics because I had them in January already. He is meant to be the expert

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Antibiotics can cause a yeast infection in the Gina. Too many can kill the good bacteria. That's probably why he asked.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

True. And the problem of antibiotic resistance.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

😊🙂‍↕️ 👍

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

take the antibiotics, you can't get damaged hearing back

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah I am going to :)

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The time for brewery today I am moving to 5pm. Still on, just 5pm

Also Inner North doesn't open until 4pm anyway loool

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Hope you're having the best time!!

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The committee is starting to get annoyed at me sleeping in

Also I got accepted as a volunteer at RSPCA store. Pretty happy with that. Surprised that Lost Dogs Home didn't respond.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

but do they know where you live ?

also, they look so beautiful and healthy 😊

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I guarantee if they knew where I lived, I'd be in significant trouble lol

I'm pretty happy that they are doing ok. Have been worried about them during winter, so I've rigged up a makeshift thing to protect the food when it rains.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Missed the one top left at first lol.

Looks photoshopped in.

That's the one that let me pat it and then looked at me like "what just happened?!?"

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I added some left over peach slices juice to my porridge this morning and it made it smell like a fruity vape.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Vape is how I get my 2 serves of fruit a day in. 😬

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

so such a little thing but I have regained movement in my right little toe 😊🥹

tendon was badly injured years ago and I slowly lost movement for many years but after a year of hiking on rough terrain 3 x a week it appears I have some movement back

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

so I am wondering if I put my sand play beach molds in the dishwasher twice I could use them as jelly molds

I put disgusting used cutlery full of saliva germs in the washer and it comes out clean and safe, why not these ?🤔

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You might start growing tentacles but I don't see that as a problem.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

lol

ok, 3 x thru the dishwasher on extra hot

I'm imagining Melba having conniptions at the idea

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't the surface be a bit rough? Like, the jelly would stick? I don't have an issue with the microbiology situation after proper washing.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

they are super smooth plastic

[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

I would totally do this, it sounds awesome. Post pics if you do!

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Oh no they're taking down the scaffolding next door.

playing heavy DnB to drown it out... ->

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just finished Emperors Of Rome by Mary Beard. Now onto SPQR, I, Claudius, and whatever else I pirated to my kobo

[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCulloch is good

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

I Claudius is just so good 👍

spoilerit was the figs

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

After many days of back and forth between myself, Coles supermarket and Coles credit cards a long saga of missing groceries followed by missing refund money has been concluded. I have now closed my Coles credit card and once I have spent my credit at Coles supermarket fully intend to never spend another cent in their stores ever again. Which is a dramatic change given they have been the supermarket I have gone to almost exclusively for decades.

I can say I've never experienced such terrible customer service before, beating even the OPSM debacle of 2009. The groceries were delivered to the wrong address. A full refund was eventually promised (but nothing ever communicated to me, I always had to follow them up through this whole saga to get any information). The refund was eventually processed a few days later, but never showed at the bank. The supermarket claimed they sent it and it was declined, the bank agreed it had been declined but couldn't say why. The supermarket refused to do anything else, both the bank and supermarket said it was the other's responsibility. Within the bank customer service said it was the security centre's responsibility, the security centre said it was nothing to do with them and to contact customer service.

Throughout all of this online chat communication was only available intermittently. The app directed me to send a text message, which received an auto reply with the store opening hours. Via email I was just told there was nothing they could do and I had to follow it up with the bank. I was eventually able to speak to someone on the phone and argued enough to get them to process a credit to my account so at least I haven't completely lost the money, even if I would have preferred the cash back. As a downside it looks like I have to spend the whole lot in one transaction online which is a bit annoying, but once that is spent I can happily never go to Coles again. I think I'll do click and collect instead of delivery for this one though.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

That was my next step, but the process for following that up is also not very straightforward. Especially as I have no idea whether the actual problem was with the bank or the supermarket.

[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Their online refund process is abysmal. Can't tell you how many orders are missing items that the refund never happens for. I end up giving up because the app directs you to the website, online chat that never goes anywhere. Yet with Woolies its almost immediate refunds for missing items.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

yup, woolies has excellent service in this regard

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Did you pay by credit card or debit card? If credit then they will chase the money and if they don't then they're shit and I'd be closing that quick smart and finding a better one. If by debit then banks don't gives a shit.

Never give your debit card details to anyone.

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