Oh great. The refinery in Corio is on fire, that's just what we need right now.
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The everybody out safe part is good, the rest not so much
I hope they extend the free public transport
this has been happening a bit globally, hasn't it?
I believe most of the other such incidents are deliberate, so to speak. I suspect this was either a genuine accident or worn out equipment failure. The Corio refinery has been there a long time.
I didnโt know Australia has only two oil refineries
Funnily enough the bp across the road (quite literally) is usually the most expensive petrol in geelong.
That's because also across the road is Geelong Grammar - and the BP there is skinning the parents for their hide & tallow. I approve of this.
Beep Beep ๐
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Something a little.... refined please. Preferably a touch oily.
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some not too hot lemon and honey drink please
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A bowl of soup for all the sicklings and a spray of Glen 20 for everyone else please.
All the heart stuff was caused by the nicotine spray I've been using to quit smoking. Doesn't go well with the adhd medication.
Jesus fucking christ
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Ugh. So snotty
bad sore throat, back to bed
Dog has gingivitis and a wobbly tooth. ๐ธ
Mr Woof sends his commiserations. He had to have 16 teeth removed a few years ago and spent the next week with a cone on his head and totally out of it due to a Fentanyl patch. He's hoping your dog's problems are not as severe, but wants to reasure him that even if it is things will work out ok.
At least I think that's what he's saying, it might actually be "are we walking today or should I go back to bed?" My canine translation skills are not always perfect.
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Looks like a lot of us have nose & throat issues today - ears not so much or you're all keeping quiet about it.
Am providing broad spectrum healing vibes across the DT. And some โฝ for @rustyraven.
Ears was last week, it's back to just sinuses currently. Who needs to breathe anyway?
For some unknown reason I avoided it when it entered my household last week. May have been the overuse of Glen 20 on all contactable surfaces or my womanly powers. I do have a slight tight throat but I believe that's due to a high pollen count.
I hope everyone has a speedy recovery. โค๏ธ
Thank you! Head cold and pantry moths all in one week for me. Very exciting
Thank you. Itโs a challenging time
Thank you Witchy ๐
Checking in with an ear infection :D
thank you
also, had a sore ear yesterday, that seems to have gotten better
Bottom Racer, your chili powder smells amazing! Like tomatoes on the vine and rich veggie garden scents.
I tasted a little bit and burned a hole through my tongue. 10/10! Thank you!
Eee most welcome :)
I can't feel my hands or face 2 days on making that so that means hawt.
This may well be my second last late shift. My manager is back from leave on Monday so she can provide my reference, and then hopefully new role will start shortly thereafter. I sure as shit hope so. I hate this constant changing of my work hours week to week so much
I was able to pair my phone to the JBL today all by myself and now I can turn it up and down using my watch. Instructions are worth reading. Feeling very tech savvy today. ๐
Lunch break from work. All I want is a nap
Holiday almost over, spent most of it feeling ick but not properly unwell. Grand renovation and craft plans totally flew out the window. I did achieve some minor gardening (which the possums promptly ate), three Lego sets, and some messing about with chocolate. 'Twill do.
Be sure to talk to someone and get that annual leave switched over to sick leave
Oh I would if properly sick, even though the forms are a migraine in themselves
there are at least dozen swifts flying around my balcony really close by, swooping, darting, doing loops and rolls, obviously catching flying bugs
beautiful ๐
Suffering from success because I bought some magnetic cables where you leave a plug in your phone and the cable snaps to that instead of needing to plug it in. But the vacuum phone's battery lasts so long and charges so fast I feel like I've hardly had a chance to use it.
I have one of those but it's not for my phone.
Ahem... I believe i have one of those too. Also not for phone....
I was wondering if I should say my phone is now living that plugged 24/7 life but thought it might be too off-colour. Thank you for going there first
I'm a woman. I should also get there first.
You're welcome.
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Marge... ๐ง ๐
Wow, where did that come from?!
we had lightening really close, the floor shook!
Take me down to Sammycat city where the tails are long and them butts are wiggly
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