Volunteer Orientation done! Next up, trial shift!
Ahhhhh I'm so excited! I'm starting to believe that my life is getting back on track. No more call centres, never again!!
So glad it went well!! Cheers to new starts
Cheers, friend!! Thank you! 💜💜
Sees person wearing Neil Young & Crazy Horse tour shirt...."Hey that's a great shirt, I went to that concert. Do you like Neil Young and Crazy horse, are you going to see them this time?". I don't know the band I got it in a vintage shop
Never. Felt. Older.
Wish I’d kept mine. Some op shop got a total bargain.
Yeah, I got an awesome long sleeve.... Lost it in a move years ago
Vintage.
Am I the only one who's sweating like an animal when im outside?
It feels so muggy...
I just put the aircon on to cool the place down a bit before I try to sleep. So yeah it's muggy
it's very humid , made the AC drip inside , which dripped on electrical stuff 😬
It's awful. I'm unhappy about my bills running cooling all the time
It wasn't too bad when the sun was up but it's gotten muggier now. Still nice with a fan or breeze though. Nights like this remind me of Brisbane. Tuesday looks steamy
I’m tired 😴
Cheers
This reminds me so much of the Oh God in Hogfather.
I need to get away for a few days maybe to think about life etc but I have a needy anxious cat that I don’t want to leave. Difficult situation when you’ve got no family and no social connections.
I get why people don’t leave abusive relationships….
Money. With money you could go to a cat friendly hotel.
Something to ponder…. Might have a look
There are serviced apartments that allow pets. Edit: Holy shit the prices. There are also pet friendly caravan parks if that's more tolerable and budget friendly.
It really sucks that you're in this situation, it's hard.
Ps. Because of the mention of domestic violence... if you or someone else were in a situation where they needed to leave a relationship, there are options that don't involve surrendering pets. I need people to know that. Don't wait until it's "bad enough".
https://www.launchhousing.org.au/service/southbank-crisis-accommodation
https://secondchanceanimalrescue.com.au/resources/safe-house-for-pets/
https://lortsmith.com/about-us/news-media/deliberately-under-the-radar-emergency-welfare-assistance/
Hey! Thanks CEO.
So we're four days into a ten-day visit to South Australia. First two days were in the CBD and I have to say that whilst the hospy folk are friendly, the general population are indifferent and rude...no spatial awareness or common street courtesy at all. They will literally walk into you rather than give way a little to avoid a collision. Had one oblivious guy carrying an open umbrella down low and so focussed on his phone that he pushed us into oncoming traffic. Twat.
Took a tram to Glenelg, which is basically SA's St. Kilda and everything you'd expect it to be.
An hour's drive to the Barossa yesterday. We're in Tununda and had lunch at Maggie Beer's pheasant farm eatery. Great spot, lots of birds to check out in a kind of mini zoo, but at $90pp for what was essentially a menu of various cabbage and lettuce leaves, a chunk of homemade bread, carrot puree and a smidge of a lamb or chicken slices, I did feel it was a bit of a rip off and profiteering based on her brand.
We're off to McClaren Vale in the morning, then finishing off with two days on Kangaroo Island, then homeward bound. I thought that SA had a rep for decent weed but we've found nothing, so looking forward to our small stash at home next week :)
I'll probably be booed out of the state for this, but I found people in Sydney to have a lot more common courtesy than here. The main difference I noticed is that people were generally really good about letting everybody get off before getting on the train, where as here nobody gives a shit and just pushes through the people trying to get on like the train is about to leave without them
I didn't know Glenelg was st kildary, I didn't know Adelaide had anything like that, but I'm curious now so might go check it out while I'm there.
I make myself a toastie and now everyone wants a toastie. Unbelievable. They're like seagulls.
Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!
St. Pats is tomorrow? But 🙏 thank you!
I always thought it was the 16th
Ventured into the city today with the fam.
Vic market and all that..
The group of Wannabe gangsters Melbourne central was cringe as fuck.
Walking through them and smiling was satisfying as fuck.
I just woke up. Urghhhhhh
I put sensible, puncture resistant tyres on the trailer pram and of course it gets a puncture through the sidewall somehow.
Time to get new tubes and put the silly green BMX tyres I bought on it
To early to be awake on a Saturday, but here I am lol
Too early gang chiming in.
⏰🌛😳 yep. Too early
Well eff you PoGo. Whole comm day online with incense and three lures, no shiny. Grump.
Today I set up a plastic folding table to confine the art stuff to, and so the hairy puddin can't be helpercat. Ouch. Probably should have got someone to assist. Also managed to shove a few things into the little laundry shelves, might prioritise and play Tetris to get the most used things in there.
It's still weirdly muggy.
Melbcat is being the little spoon and kind of has a smile on her face. She's going back to the vet soon to check her bladder and her ears. I've found some flea dirt on her back... maybe it happened when I was a bit late with her drops. I'm going to comb her gently with a nit comb (dunking it into boiling water with a drop of dish soap between passes) and redouble my efforts to get this place tidy and vacuumed.
Guess I'm already washing everything due to moths. Things always fucking ramp up while you're sick... Perhaps some imidocloprid at the edges of the carpets might help. Except the unscented Frontline spray is super expensive and the Sundew is both scented and an aerosol. Any other flea spray or powder I wouldn't use around a cat.
I did that thing when you accidentally pour too much scotch in the glass but I drank it all and now I’m buzzing
Today I am making xmas ginger shortbreads for very belated xmas celebs
Nearly as late as you can go and not call it early for July
Ciao
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I have been watching Enchanted and Disenchanted. Parodies of Disney films, well, maybe more of homages. Amy Adams is awesome. Can recommend. 👍
I've got the window open with fans pulling a cool breeze through... but now someone else's weed smoke is stinking up my house 😑 Shutting the window.
How is everyone this fine evening?
After a very slow start (I’ve come down with a post-travel cold. Make sense since I was suffering from sinusitis when I hit Italy and couldn’t really shake it.). Had to run in my tyres, so took advantage of the gorgeous late afternoon weather. Felt great. Now I’m back on the couch feeling like a bag of microwaved crap.
That dusk transition (for me) makes for some weird riding through Christmas Hill when you’re losing light. Though that sunset could not be beat.
Anyone here done any altitude training for hiking overseas? Where did you train/how did you find it?
Also did anyone go to see Cigarettes After Sex? Colour me surprised to see they had 2 Rod Laver shows. Of course they deserve it, but I just never thought they were that big out here?
I didn't see Cigarettes After Sex but I thought they were big in like 2010
Re Cigarettes After Sex, one of their songs blew up on TikTok recently hence the sudden popularity. I was confused about 2 Rod Laver shows as well.
That makes sense. Thanks!
Can't Hug Every Cat is big feels. This always makes me smile lol I sometimes miss old YouTube.
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I'm wondering if it might be time for a new vacuum at some point. The normal one I have has crap suction and the Big W stick vac I bought because it was lighter doesn't have replacement parts. (The crevice tool broke and I keep cleaning the filter rather than throw the vac away.) Also the hole isn't round, so if I got rid of the big vacuum I couldn't use the stick vac to suck the air out of the plastic space bags.
But some medical bills are heading my way so I might see if I can fix them. I won't be removing the motor or messing with the wires but maybe it's as simple as cleaning filters or finding a deep clog. (The rigid part of the hose already got checked and it's bagless.)
If I can find the crevice tool I might be able to fix it with resin or loctite putty. Loctite is probably the safer option but more annoying to buy.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the biggest one is they blow out dust when used which can aggravate asthma. My next one will be a HEPA vacuum
Baking soda and superglue will patch most plastics. Mask off the bit you want to fix with tape, then fill with baking soda and drip superglue on. The reaction creates some heat and vapour, so take care where you do this. I've used this to fix the hanging hole on brooms etc. and it works quite well.
Thanks, I don't have any superglue at the moment but I might give it a try
The Kmart ones might be worth looking into if you want something cheap, but not secondhand (like the ones from cashies). But not the $99 2400W cyan one. The turbo brushes are nice, but the filtration is atrocious. The filters constantly get clogged, and it will happily blow the seals on the exhaust filter.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the biggest one is they blow out dust when used which can aggravate asthma. My next one will be a HEPA vacuum
Could check and see if the filters need cleaning, or are blocked. I had a vacuum cleaner that does that when they are, and the power drops off considerably (unsurprisingly).
