It’s going to rain. Take a brolly.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Is it? I know it was quite warm overnight last night, 15 was the low I think.

      This morning wasn’t too bad but the chill from the wind got to me eventually.

      About to go outside for a little bit, it’s all grey and overcast, I’m not sure what to wear.

      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        Well it wasn’t cold but I was only out there for one minute. When I came back in I asked Google the temperature and she said 18°c.

        • Duenan@aussie.zone
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          1 year ago

          Just came back from outside, wasn’t too bad though I still wrapped a scarf for bizarre reasons around my neck.

          Won’t last for too much longer I suspect, I see rain on the radar coming.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Went to Aldi and saw some of those extreme thermo boots.

    I almost bit the bullet but I wasn’t quite sure if those boots were going to be comfy enough or too warm for me to wear as I normally wear work boots to work and they’re starting to go.

    Still thinking if I should have gotten them or not.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      I bought some and can confirm they are super warm and with a good sturdy grip. Will use them for outdoor winter stuff. And at $35 I don’t care if they get muddy and trashed. I reckon they would be too warm and chunky for an office.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        Oh bugger. I work both indoors and outdoors by the majority of the time I’m indoors in an office.

        At the moment I use tradies steel capped boots so im not sure if that’s any good of a comparison.

        35 for a pair of boots that would last quite awhile looked quite attractive to me but not sure how long they would last either.

        • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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          1 year ago

          I guess it depends how cold your feet get. They aren’t steel caps so if you need to meet safety requirements they wouldn’t pass. Open a box in store and try them on in the shop, heaps of people were doing it.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Movies are being watched. First up, rewatching Judgement at Nuremberg for the 10th time.

    It’s just as powerful as the first time I watched it.

    Every argument and defence that evil uses to justify their actions you can still hear today.

    The best way to counter evil is to use your conscience in every aspect of your own life.

    5 hobbits.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    So have my internal job interview next week. I’ve put my expected salary as 10% greater than I currently have, but about 9 months ago they made the role that I’m going for no longer an automatic pay jump. I know they will say my pay will remain the same and I don’t know how to respond to that. They are desperate for people right now, but so is the team id be leaving. I am definitely worth a raise but my company is cheap. The company also loves to bluff - like you ask for a raise, they will tell you no chance UNTIL you have another job offer and say you’re leaving. It’s a tricky one. Any thoughts?

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Advice I’ve seen on lemmee.World is if they offer you a promotion without a payrise you put that on your resume and immediately look for another job elsewhere paying the money you were looking for

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      The company also loves to bluff - like you ask for a raise, they will tell you no chance UNTIL you have another job offer and say you’re leaving. It’s a tricky one. Any thoughts?

      You get to set the conditions and timetable of your personal career goals, not them.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    i started to clean but i cannot locate the fucks so i’ll just game or whatever

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    I like going to musicals but haven’t been for some time because the current offerings are so boring. It’s just the same shows being recycled. I feel like theatre has followed the same trend as pop movies, just reboots and reruns because they are safe. Original creativity is seen as too high risk. It’s a bit sad when the art has left the arts.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      I agree and observe that it’s been like that too for orchestral performances , ballet and opera for decades now. There aren’t even new recordings anymore, just re-releases decade after decade.

      I suppose that’s one reason why I listen to so many movie soundtracks, it’s new music.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    1 year ago

    I found the corkscrew! I cunningly placed it on top of my box of wine. Where I had already looked, but obviously not very well as it was just pushed to the back a bit (under a shelf, so not very visible).

    Having used the first bottle of wine in the beef stew I have opened another bottle to drink, and have been able to use the un-screwed cork that I had to push into the bottle as a seal for the newly opened one, which means I have been able to use the wine stopper in the bottle of soy sauce that for some reason had a non re-sealable bottle top and has been sitting with a bit of foil squished onto it as its lid.