• MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    24 hours ago

    Massive day of gardening and using power tools.

    Old mate neighbour was proper annoyed.

    Did I need to use the chainsaw?

    Not at all.

    Did I use it excessively?

    Most definitely.

    Vietnamese for dinner and now proper buzzed.

    Bless you all

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    5·
    1 day ago

    Monday and Tuesday are over 25 degrees. Maybe I shall go beach on a random Tuesday when I am done with these assignments hanging over my head. This is probably the last time in my life I will be able to do something like until retirement, so I shall cherish it.

    I’m scared to start working full-time in a “real” job and I haven’t even started yet. I don’t want to do busywork that’s ultimately meaningless. But everything has a purpose in some way.

  • TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
    4·
    1 day ago

    Question for the cooks out there on thread: is it possible to make a turkish soup with absolutely no garlic in it? Or other spices? My lovely next door neighbour heard I was a bit under the weather and brought round a whole of pot of it. I love her dearly but dat soup was not turkish. She did do a good job with the flatbread though.

  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
    6·
    1 day ago

    Looked at the jungle that is the garden the other day and thought I can sort that in a couple of hours, no worries. After gardening all morning, turns out I couldn’t, so back to it tomorrow. Work has been pissing me off lately, so I guess it’s a good way to burn off the irritation

    Wish I’d taken befores & afters to show off my work, though

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    5·
    1 day ago

    I love how Melbcat is such a people person. A visitor comes and if it’s someone familiar she gets into their lap for a cuddle. Best girl

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 day ago

    Shit! Came home from shopping to a house reeking of gas. Cats fine. That was way too close.

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          4·
          1 day ago

          It’s none of my biz and I hope I’m not being intrusive… but would it be an option to buy an electric hotplate and/or an electric frying pan that can switch off at the wall rather than use the stove?

          And maybe buy a portable ‘travel’ carbon monoxide detector?

          The idea of no safety valve on a gas stove is just haunting me.

          (For context I still get para about mine with safety features and freak if I bump the dials. And I’ve had to handle an undetected gas leak before)

          • Catfish@aussie.zone
            5·
            1 day ago

            Thank you for your concern. I do already own a plug in induction plate. This was total human clumsiness, and not bad enough to set off the detectors, just our noses.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 day ago

    I can has Steam Train!! 🚂

    A Steam Train went past my house , stopped at the historic station for a minute then went on. I was caught by surprise and it went so quick I didn’t get pics. 😑

    Nek time. All the steam trains will be coming through here because of the line diversions. 🙂

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      8·
      1 day ago

      Don’t wanna flex too hard but a mini steam powered thomas the tank engine goes by my place every w/e in summer. Always booked out lol.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
        6·
        1 day ago

        I’ve seen this in a newsletter I get for kids’ activities. We’ll make the trip down there one day

        • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
          4·
          1 day ago

          Seems to be really popular.

          If it were me w/ young kids I’d hit up the thomas the tank engine, then skip queenscliff, head to point lonsdale, fish n’ chips place opposite the new playground (also very popular w/ kiddos), and if you time it right w/ the tide and weather the rockpools and war bunkers near the lighthouse (also extremely popular w/ kiddos). Queenscliff itself is a bit boring for kids.

        • Eagle@aussie.zone
          2·
          1 day ago

          In years gone by we have done the Thomas at Puffing Billy experience. Not the cheapest day out but lots of character trains and buses and people and activities and it was fantastic. I’m a bit sad we’ve outgrown Thomas now.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    4·
    1 day ago

    One of my legs hurts more than usual… I better not have done something to my stupid bones or I’m removing them

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 day ago

    Got two hours of sleep and picked up a second start shift today. I accidentally woke up when I was meant to start. Oops. Eating and then going back.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    1·
    24 hours ago

    This calcium supplement is genuinely making me sick. The other one years ago didn’t do that at all? None of the reviews for this kind mention anything? 🤨

    I think I need to use my own judgment and rebuy the old brand to try it out. Even if it’s not the one the doctor recommended it’s better than not taking any at all.

    • TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
      2·
      21 hours ago

      I’ve found this with some vitamin D pills - they make me sick to my stomach. The casings were those gel ones. The uncased ones that can be divided are no problem. Dunno what kind of pill you’re taking but maybe change to the other sort.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        1·
        8 hours ago

        They’re huge white scored horse pill tablets. (Rather than capsules.) Cal-600. They tasted weird and made me feel sick before but when I snapped them in half for easier swallowing they made me really ill.

        I looked it up and that’s a known side effect of calcium but that never happened with the Caltrate. You’re right, I’m hoping the other one works