My workplace has recently banned access to the Seek website. There have been quite a lot of departures recently lol. They also banned the website of a competitors company when said competitor took off with a few of our staff, and we were too stingy to match their pay offer
Yep. That’ll totally stop 'em leaving.
I used to browse seek on my phone in the toilet years ago lol
Look what I got on my bin
I hope the prize is cash cos that would come in handy right now.
My daughter made a new friend today
Muuuuuuum he followed me home - can I keep him?
Ain’t no love like a ginger’s love.
She said it tried to leap into her arms ♥
I have now updated my budget ready for the new financial year. The tax cuts will help a bit, although an actual pay rise would be better.
Gaaaah! Why can no one at my workplace understand how to use SharePoint for document sharing/editing/commenting…!?.. See attached for my edits on filename_edits(3)…
I know the pain. To be fair, it can get confusing because it’s a bit different to how users would use the regular windows file saving they are used to. Can the company do some info sessions on SharePoint basics? A bit of training can go a long way.
Oh there’s been training… Also, I sent the document out sharing it via SharePoint. So multiple people have downloaded a copy, added edits offline, then emailed it back to the group…I mean, all you have to do is click the bloody link in the email and it opens right up… daaaaaaaaaah
This has always been the case. I don’t know how Microsoft became the dominant player in business software when no one knows how to use their products properly
I’ve been walking past the dog’s bed all morning giving him a little pat and talking to him (he likes to bury himself under his doona). I thought “oh you haven’t popped your head up for awhile” so I have a proper look and he’s not even in there. He’s in the kid’s room because they have a time share thing going on.
For anyone needing petrol, this is the time to fill up, a good number of petrol stations have jacked up their price for the long weekend already.
Oh damn, thought about that this morning then forgot to do it and I forgot there was a long weekend. Hmm, do I brave the cold and the reversing back out into the traffic 🤔
I just used 7-11’s fuel lock and I’ll take my time doing it next week instead.
$1.70/L for diesel in Dandenong. $1.79 in Creswick. Probably $2 on Saturday
God dammit, best I saw on petrol spy was 1.86 for diesel in Keysborough, which I bought 50 litres of.
I woke her up by moving my foot every so slightly:
I see a poo in your slipper in your future.
🤮
You monster. 🤭
Pure evil.
The guilt will never escape you.
Shame on you!
Apparently, I don’t have enough money in my credit card to pay $0.00 for my kid to go on an excursion:
This is some oldskool software gore content.Sometimes I read back on a professional email I’ve sent and think - wow I actually sound like I know what I’m talking about. Get me on the phone though and I become a mumbling mess sometimes.
I love the phone. I have a “professional” voice I put on. It’s fun lol
We stopped at Maroona station, which closed back in the 80s which was pretty fun.
I never quite realise the sheer size of these things until I’m standing at the same level as one and I’m about the same size as a wheel. Just like planes
Love me a good N-class. Used to take these a lot between Gippsland and Melbourne growing up. Shame they’re all V’Locity’s now :(
They are good trains. I also saw one that had been debadged and was hauling a freighter, which looks… Interesting.
Yeah that seems to be where they’re all heading, without so much as a proper re-paint
https://wongm.com/2024/04/retired-vline-locomotives-hauling-freight/
Jelly. I like that trip on a train - did it a few times years ago.
Really? They were saying it’s the first time a passenger train has run to Mildura since it was axed in '93.
I’m talking 80s here. I am an ancient monument.
Agreed ;)
Just joking, I’m actually super jealous. Mildura is my favourite place in Vic, and I would give a kidney to be able to regularly catch a train there
My late partner came from there - well, a farm outside of town. Until about a decade ago his parents still lived there, they’ve now passed on. When my partner and I took up with each other, I spent a bit of time going up there.
Small victory. I tipped the Tigers tonight in an upset and got it!
The discourse has been saying Apple Music is better than Spotify in every way, especiallu now it’s also cheaper.
Does this only apply to Apple Music on Apple devices? The app is laggy and slow on my Pixel 8 Pro and I don’t really notice a sound quality difference.
I assume, though, that playlists and Radio would get more personalised over time? Any knowers?
I have a nagging feeling that basically every positive thing I hear about an Apple product is hype/marketing.
You’re right, I could be more sceptical.
Fuck Apple Music. They delete all music that isn’t bought on Apple.
Yes my songs are somewhere hidden in the folders but no longer in the Music app. I use VLC now to listen to songs not on spotify
I love apple devices but I don’t see myself ever using Apple Music
Hooray! I did not throw up.
Feel for you. Dentists are not fun. Not even close to fun. I have an appointment at the dentist on my birthday next week. The only day available. Poo.
Birthday dentist is mega poo! I’m not scared of them as such, but have a seriously messed up gag reflex which makes it very un fun indeed.
Ditto. Also a needle phobia that just won’t quit. I have to take muscle relaxants before getting vaxed for anything too, or my muscles go into hard spasm and the vaccine oozes right back out. Which is embarrassing and stains one’s t shirts.
What are the staple foods in your pantry? I’ve never bothered filling one before, but I need a source of cheap meals if required.
Dried pasta (many types), tinned fish / spam / beans if you partake (jaffle stuffings), flour if you bake, corn flour at least for sauces, tinned tomatos, you basically build it around what you like and longer shelf life stuff
Rice, canned fish, pasta, pasta sauce, salt n pepper, hot sauce, soy sauce, instant ramen
rice
plain flour, salt, rice, pasta, wokka noodles, tinned tomatoes, tinned beans, tinned coconut, thai curry pastes, soy sauce , sesame oil, herbs and spices, dried fruits, nuts, baking powder. lots of frozen vegies in freezer
Dried beans are considerably cheaper, but you need to think ahead to soak them.
dried beans take too much work and electricity, if the mexican supermarket i used to visit had a full aisle just for cans cans are most economical
This is whole topic worthy of an extended rant. It depends on what you like to eat basically. Mine has (among other less used items) :
- 2 minutes noodles and other pastas
- tinned fish
- Couscous
- tins of crushed tomato
- tins of corn (small)
- bricks of stock in various flavours and sizes
- Rice(s) various
- cider vinegar
- spices & sauces like soy, sweet chilli sauce, hoisin
- Flour/cornflour
- Tea
- Sugar
- Spreads like jam, vegemite, peanut butter
- In the fridge:
- potatoes
- carrots
- apples
- lemons
- onions
- garlic & ginger
- bottle of mayo
- Uht milks
- Butter
- Cheese(s)
These plus fresh green vegetables allow me to cook up a fast cheap meal in a variety of cuisines. If stocking a pantry, I’d keep shopping receipts for a month, and see what you’ve actually used and base purchasing decisions on that. Food that just sits in the pantry and isn’t used is the most expensive of all.
EDIT: I forgot eggs & olive oil (or whatever oil you like to cook with)
I use vegetable oil for more unhealthy things, like stuff that needs to be fried or deep fried and olive oil for things that just need a drizzle. Vegetable oil isn’t the best, but it’s not the worst and it’s generally quite cheap for massive bottles of it.
Only thing I’d add to your list is some noodles. Personally I despise 2 minute/ramen noodles because a lot of days that was breakfast lunch and dinner for me for weeks on end (same reason I hate spag Bol), but you can buy it super cheaply and you can make it in a lot more ways than just boiling a kettle and letting it sit for 2 minutes. Also good if you get sick and need something easy, cheap, and not too hard to digest (just forgo the spice).
Edit: noodles were the first thing on your list… FML.
You refrigerate onions & potatos? This seems rather odd to me.
It’s dark and cool in there. I don’t have another space that’s suitable as all my cupboards are full of stuff. I used to have a proper root cellar, but lost that when I sold my EBrunswick house.
Add to what the others have said some sort of packet sauce/curry for can’t be fucked cooking days, and about 8 varieties of hot sauce. I’ve usually got rice paper sheets, tortilla/wraps, Mustard and pesto. The spice list is too long to type.
Pasta, some tinned tuna/fish, 2 minute noodles and some canned stuff when they’re on discount works for me.
Also some herbs and spices can so a long way in flavouring a meal sometimes.
Baked beans. I have some oats in there too. Oh and sultana bran.
Nothing else in there is or could be considered a meal (spices and whatnots). Classic bachelor pantry.
there’s pantry foods and foods that need refrigeration
try not to buy foods that can go bad
buy from asian grocers, don’t travel to shop unless you are walking, the cost of transport soon eats up any savings
Patsa, Pasata, Beans, Rice, Canned Fish, Frozen Veg, eggs, herbs/seasoning. You can make a ton of stuff from just those items. Get as MUCH as you can from Aldi too. The aldi pasta is god tier when compared to Woolies home brand. I’d probably just skip aldi’s tuna.
Another good option is NEVER cook a meal for 1 meal. Batch cook. Make some soup or bolognese and freeze multiple serves from it, a big batch of chicken stroganoff reheats super well. Our Freezer has got like 10-20 meals ready to go at any point.
Everything everyone else said plus cans of chickpeas, hummus and baked beans.
Depends what you like to eat. Eg having dried pasta and a jar of your chosen red sauce you can throw in leftover chicken and/or veg and have an easy meal. If you like curries and stir fries it makes sense to keep rice. If you want to bake, then flour and sugar. For breakfasts things like cereal, jams, peanut butter, eggs, and keep some bread in the freezer for toast. Start small and build up what you need, and when you use something up put it on your shopping list to replenish. Buy quantities that you will use in a reasonable time. Buying in bulk can be cheaper but if it’s only one person you don’t want items going stale waiting to be used. Not everything is equal in being shelf stable, for example cooking oils can go rancid, so keep an eye on the expiry dates and don’t overdo the bulk buys.
