Ballarat road’s fucked again. Looks like someone’s flipped a trailer over
Classic
Back in the day, before the Deer Park bypass was built, Ballarat road was a freaking nightmare to get on and off the Ring road.
Ring road?
Western Ring Road technically but just the Ring Road to us veterans.
Technically technically the M80 Ring Road
Ok. Technically yes but no one calls it that. Unless you’re a tourist.
ring road is new to me …lol
Ring road is good because it changes names from Western Ring Rd to Metropolitan Ring Rd so you have to know which bit you are talking about. Although there is also a Geelong Ring Rd which can lead to confusion too. Personally I tend to think of it as %Ring Rd, because % is the wildcard function on the work computer system so I always use that to prevent problems with a caller misidentifying which bit they are on.
There’s also a Ballarat ring road, although that’s more of a road than a freeway. Has a massive roundabout though
brrrr
Just gonna have a couple of quiet ones tonight. I’m charging the mic just in case an impromptu song wants to burst out of me.
Maybe some drinkies might help you rest better.
Hopefully. I’ve been climbing walls the last couple of days.
Don’t know if you’re able to watch but Aussies playing against Bangladesh right now in the T20 ICC world cup.
I am able to watch. Thanks.
And Cummins gets a Hat Trick!
Wish I could watch it right now, can only during my lunch break today.
Had the first couples counseling the other day. It was interesting. Forced to be diplomatic for lack of a better word we were articulating points that sort of surprised each other I think. The therapist also had me figured out in no time at all “Shit childhood, yeah?” “yep” “Parents didnt love each other?” “Nup”. Guess I’m not the first she’s seen.
Good on you for giving it a go man. I think it takes a lot of courage for a couple to seek help to address their issues.
Headache has subsided thankfully.
Annoyed that I went back to sleep this morning, but I’ll be continuing with 6am on the weekends as well.
Time for some video games and guitar.
Have just heaved a packet of sausages, some curry paste, a shittonne of vegetables and the last leftover can of the cider into the slow cooker. Dinner will be ready at 8 ish. Dunno what you’d call it - bangers & hash stew maybe? Melbourne coddle? Kept back some parsley & lemon zest & garlic for stirring through at the last minute.
The crisper drawer is now empty. Note to self - buy more grog.
This is a very traditional Aussie stew, real pioneer fare.
I suspect the pioneers would not have put in quite so many vegetables.
Nah. That’s just curried sausages and extras.
Note to you - buy more grog.
Saving your post incase I ever dare to try the tiny slow cooker that was given to me but haven’t had the courage to use yet due to lack of experience.
Oh Duenan, the slow cooker is the best gadget ever in the kitchen. Whatever you cook on the stove, you can do in the slow cooker. Hmu when I’m sober. The slow cooker is my forte and I’m sure a lot of people here are the same.
I’ll probably be seeking some advice in the future but simple sausages and curry sounds easy!
Yes it is
Mine is only 5 litres. Two quarts in old money. It’s a very old (but still functional) original crockpot. I think I got in back in 1982 … has seen a lot of use since. My only complaint is that the crock part is not removable, so I have to be vigilant about washing it up so the electrics don’t get compromised. Modern ones are much easier to deal with - just put the insert in the dishwasher.
I inherited one from my dad. It looks pretty small and is heavy as well but it does come in two parts.
I’m not sure how many litres mine might be. Could be 5 as well?
Measure with the next empty milk carton generated in your household. 5 litres is pretty small - only just holds a smallish chicken. Does chicken pieces pretty good though. Living alone, I don’t need anything much bigger than that. When the boyos and my late partner were in the house, I used it for like the meat part of the meal only, and did the rest on the stovetop or in the oven. The beautiful thing about a slow cooker is that it’s almost impossible to burn anything in it.
It’s almost 8. I’m waiting 🍽️
There is ample for two, or three or more if I add some rice.
Reckon this guy used OzBargain?
I was able to get a better sleep last night, but this bed situation is annoying me. I have a “double” bed, but it’s one of those fake double beds where it’s just 2 singles pushed together. Both bases are on wheels as well, and the wheels don’t have locks on them, so I have to keep pushing them back together as they get separated
duct tape the legs together!
Ooooh good idea! I’ll have to pick up my duct tape from home tomorrow
can you pin them together? Put one up against a wall and use a desk/bed side table to ensure they dont roll apart?
Unfortunately there’s about a 1-1.5m gap between the bed and the wall, and the bedside tables are too flimsy and light to hold the bed in place if I move or roll in bed (tried that last night, it fell over)
damn. Maybe a hardwood bedside table from a hard rubbish rile or gumtree then?
Probably my only option, but I’m only here for 4 or 4 more nights, so I don’t really want to spend money on making the beds less uncomfortable
I loathe those so much!!! The worst kind of bed because they’re made with lies!
The bed is a lie!!!
I don’t hate them as much when they’re sturdy bases put on the floor without wheels, but this wheely system is hell. The beds are literally only held together by a sheet
Could double bed sheets keep them together, or those coaster things for furniture you can get from bunnings?
The double sheets are what they’ve used to hold them together. It worked for the first night when the housekeepers did it, but I don’t think I’m physically capable of making the sheets as tight as they did)
Can you complain to the hotel or your support people? Separate them and just sleep on one?
New mouse day. Logitech G502 Hero. Seems okay, hope it lasts longer than the Razer’s I’ve been using the last few years. I’m heavy handed, I feel I’m heavy everything, I wear stuff out.
Very nice, hope it’s a good mouse, I’ve got a G600 myself and love it and it’s lasted ages for me.
With all the buttons on the side? I don’t think I could handle that.
I’ve got the G700 which only has 3 buttons on the side (but is otherwise much the same) and it’s pretty good, but I think I would struggle with more buttons. I have a game pad I can use for the other hand which works well in combination with the mouse for PC games, but I usually have to write myself out customised instructions for each game so I can figure out what I’m doing.
I’ve got some Alienware something or another and it has 3 buttons on the side and 1 below the scroll wheel for changing DPI (I think) and I don’t use any of them. The DPI thing changes the mouse speed, but got jammed and started doing it randomly which pissed me off so I turned it off. 1 of the side buttons goes forward in chrome and the other goes back, but I have no clue what the other does
Yep, that’s the one, some are hard to reach but with how many there that I could reach, they were pretty handy for some games.
My thumb is brutal on the side of mice. I mostly play action games so I reckon I engage some kind of unconscious power grip when the red mist takes over. My last two mice I’ve worn in the side, and a bit busted middle click a bit.
🎵 New mouse today
Logitech G502
New mouse today, it’s a Hero.
Seems okay, it’s a Hero.
hope it lasts longer than the Razer’s I’ve been using
the last few years. I’m heavy handed,
I feel I’m heavy everything, I wear stuff out.
hope it lasts longer than the Razer’s I’ve been using
the last few years. I’m heavy handed,
New mouse today
Logitech G502, it’s a Hero.
New mouse today, it’s a Hero.
Seems okay 🎶
Before I have a little nap I’d like to say Happy Cake Day Seagoon. Thanks for your dedication to the dt. 🎂
Happy cake day goonsy!
The Goonster
The Gooninator
The Goono
Goontron: The
Destroyercreator ofWorldsDaily Threads
I love singing this song and changing the words to make it sound creepy.
https://youtu.be/yQHhqDRn4_c?si=53RiZJTG_0QpCDH1
I am woman who will for your honour. I’ll be the hero you’re dreaming of.
Makes it even better with sound effects on the mic.
I know the wrong words to Summer of 69 due to Broadmeadows speed metal band Kurgan’s cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q4pd-fbYIc starts at 11:38.
I grew up in Broady.
Rang up my mechanic place and they said they’d do the parking light on the opposite side for 20 so that’s 50 all up excluding any extra time due to difficulties.
At this stage I’m hoping to sort it out in a week’s time, hope I’m able to hold out till then.
That sounds pretty reasonable. I paid just over $42 to buy 2 headlight globes at Supercheap (and that was only special) recently.
Ah ok, are you replacing them yourself or getting someone else to do them?
I did it myself. Fortunately in my car it is a bit awkward to reach the globes but not too hard.
Oh that’s fairly lucky, I wish I could have replaced them myself but it seems the price my mechanic was offering isn’t too bad in the end, cheaper than if I went with Supercheap Auto and did it through their Fitting service.
Happy Friday cobbas. I got up on time this morning and decided to rug up and WALK to work at 7:45am - and feeling really proud of myself! It’s only 2kms and almost a straight line basically. Unsurprisingly, I feel a whole lot better than I would’ve today given the amount of work that’s turned up on my plate. I will definitely be doing it again, great way to roll some exercise into the day, like I used to before I had a licence and car.
Back home and had the energy to put together a kung pao chicken with mock meat. Still got a fair bit of pep in my step which is unusal. Putting together my to do list and this weekend will involve a whole lot of Adult Responsibilities. I was gonna catch up with a friend to break it up but they’ve got the 'vid so I wonder what else I could do instead (that doesnt involve a screen) so I don’t feel like the weekend is all work and no fun.
Defs got mild hypothermia slurpee brainfreeze after that sunset solstice swim. Worf it though:
Worf it
Qapla’
Gorgeous!
My lunch today
Potato pommes, cheese and gravy. I ate it with a spoon. Delicious.
Half a bag of mini potato, 4 parsnip, an onion, an apple, a capsicum, 2 tomatoes, and a full garlic. There will not be dinner.
Nor personal space being invaded.
Eh, roasted garlic is really sweet. I don’t think it causes stink like the raw stuff, but if you want to check my armpits tomorrow…
Mine is big plate chicken from Pasta Khan Dolan Uyghur 🥰You win!!!
You both win, I’m eating a bowl of dahl mud. Papadums in the microwave are nice though.
“picture of protein shake”
Down vote!
a big slice of home made olive bread and a cup of coffee
This has made me ravenous. I haven’t had anything today. Not even a drink of water.
I see pommes being a part of my weekend.
I now have some fruit and nut muesli and yellowbox honey yoghurt
