Losing the fight against some stupid broadleaf in the front yard lawn. MIL reckons I need to weed and feed it but a weekend 7 days after a mow but 7 days before the next mow with no rain is a bit much to ask for at the moment.
When I moved in the back yard was a dump. but what little kikuyu was there went nuts and within 2 years with basically no effort the kikuyu won and it now looks fantastic. Thinking I should just start transplant runners in the front yard and let it do its thing. Might take a few years but if it ends up half as good as the back yard I wont be complaining.
I use chemical warfare., broadleaf herbicide and it works well, but I’m not a gardening enthusiast so my word probably doesn’t mean much round here
yeah I have been trying that, but losing the war quite badly unless I wanna poison the whole thing.
I mean yeah, I wasn’t shy about using a lot of it.
I’m amazed that people know the difference between grasses. Me - grass bad. Going back inside 🤧 Even fake grass wants to kill me.
to be honest I thought it was a VERY different name. I only really remember cause my parents would encourage us to steal runners from our neighbors lawn that were coming through the fence to help it spread into hours.
I have the opposite problem… wish I could snap my fingers and the neighbours couch grass that’s invaded my place could be gifted to you
I thought it was couch too!!! But in our case kikuyu. And tbh it makes a fantastic lawn so letting its do its thing has worked out great for us. Doubt you could fight it and win if you wanted to.
Oh I can’t
I can tell the difference between indica and sativa.
Talent!
I leave it off the resume.
My old man has been using Dicamba M recently which is a selective herbicide and it seems to be working so far. Not a fan of the shit but it’s not harming the kikuyu (unlike glyphosate).
I’ve just been going around with a mattock removing it by hand and filling the holes with soil and some lawn food. Only problem this way is the green bin becomes super heavy very quickly.
Sadly I’d be digging up half the damn lawn. That isnt a joke, it is EVERYWHERE.
Agreed with CEO grass is evil. How about some nice chamomile or stepable mint?
blerp, case of the anxiety wobbles again today. Didn’t help that today’s viewing got cancelled at the last minute. LL has sent through rental ledger as requested, which is all okay, but it’s pretty dumb that some part of my body now gets extremely tense every time I see her name in my inbox or I have to deal with her. Truly silly.
I have another viewing tomorrow that ticks lots of boxes but “Inspection is a must” and the sudden advertising of this property does make me wonder what’s going on. Pics look a bit too good to be true. Wondering if it’s a case of suspicious neighbours…
It’s totally not silly. 🖤
Downpipe at the p’s fixed! Took about 2 mintues. Saved a few dollaridoos there.
A few days ago when I was there I said 'hey I’m going to try and fix it this way". He cracked the shits 'I MAKE THE DECISIONS AROUND HERE". Dude has acute NPD but there are work arounds. So I said okay you do it. So I pissed off down the bellarine… Get a call:
Me: How’s that pipe going Him: The pipe has fallen 10cm I can’t do it. Getting a plumber in a few weeks.
I get back, go over today (while he’s away)… Turns out he pulled the down pipe down and it disconnected from the gutter. I chuck it back on try and recreate what he did and he must’ve been trying to climb the thing. Easy fix.
So now I’m putting a mock invoice in his letter box:
Call out fee: $200 Labour: $300ph x 0.033 = $10 Materials: 4cm of 100mm PVC: $0.5 Use of toilet: -$1 Stealing a glass of wine: -$9
He will hate that. Apparently he spent an hour trying to do it.
He may hate it but admit it, you love it.
Dunno if you’re AFAB or not but it’s fucking spectacular when you pull this shit on a FIL as a woman XD
I would imagine that’d be twice as satisfying heh.
I have the grumpiest bum in the whole world today.
I reckon mine’s worse.
I reckon yours is much more justified
It’s not every day you’ve got more than one hole in your butt (fucking skin ulcers!) and I’m trying not to be too Karenly with everyone. Hey, it’s an up-and-down kind of year and everyone’s entitled to be shitty!
You have every right to be shitty ❤️ Sometimes it can’t be helped, and better out than in.
Simonhasagrumpybutt
He so does lol
Tradie next door building houses having what sounds like a meltdown and is shouting loudly. Very good atmosphere for my sister who is WFH and on the phones, and me trying to scramble to finish assignments.
Shouting loudly? Nah that’s just normal tradie talk. Oi cunt. Turn the radio up. Love this song
When will people learn. If your rubbish bin is overflowing, the birds will come with their mates and scatter your shit all over your nature strip and if it ends up on mine I will go out there and relocate it back onto yours with a huff so use your limp wristed hands and push that shit down so the lid sits flush. Dickhead.
Work so far has not been dreadful. I pray this continues
I’ve lost my voice. And I’m running an event that requires me to basically talk all weekend. This’ll be interesting.
I’m doing all of the positive things but man life sucks. It’s like wading through molasses. On an incline. And then sliding back
theres a real “back and forth” feeling lately. was standing in the shower earlier and sort of realized I feel like im taking the hit of each wave rather than riding them atm. Feel like a lot of us are doing that after covid.
Come down with a cold or something, so missing my human first aid lesson. Ugh. I should just be able to do the course via a charity anyway, and as long as it’s done before I finish the course it will be fine.
But damn it! Damn it! I hate missing stuff and having to play catch up. Whatever. I just have to trust myself that I am capable. And I don’t mind paying $200 for a one day human first aid course. But fucking fuck fuck fuck
A great deal of the human course is what I would hope is common sense. Mine is long expired though I remember the important bits. But legals…
Such a pity radical phlebotomy has gone out of fashion. Maybe we can do a tiktok video … could be an excellent way to lose weight.
Ooh, stabby pokey. I could set up a stripy pole in about 15 min. Got any leeches?
More than is entirely necessary … I looooove leeches.
Tablespoon of formaldehyde isna cure-all in a pinch
when see blood where it shouldn’t be, apply pressure to where blood come out
Nb not with a tourniquet to the neck
bleeding stopped. patient no longer screaming. job done.
Paperwork ensues
Dude get some fucking headphones bro seriously
Edit: sorry for my bus related rant. I still haven’t got my skin swab results back and I’m a bit miffed.
That was me last week I think or week before in a cafe.
Like seriously, get some headphones or something if you’re going to watch a video right next to me.
No word yet? Taking a bit to get the results.
Well there were 2 swabs done, one for Buruli and one for other stuff. Receptionist said one of them has been completed but they’re doing more tests on the other one.
I hope you get the results back soon and that they’ll be able to find out what can help you.
Thanks mate, it is certainly frustrating!
The fluffy boi has been having testing on his kidneys, and the vet’s incidentally found a serious heart condition. Poor little chicken. More expensive tests that I can’t really afford to follow.
gentle hugs
@underwatermagpies Try the Lort Smith animal hospital.
They will be lower cost and let you pay off the tests/debt.
I am sorry you are going through this, give fluffy boi lots of hugs.
agree and welcome Ami.
Lort Smith are so good.
@Seagoon_ Thank you ^^
The inconsistency across baker’s delight sliced bread thickness is problematic. I need it THICC.
Um, buy a bread knife???
I thought we invented machines to solve this problem and it was meant to be the best thing ever
One of my coworkers came in sick. We are so unbelievably busy and have been in a state of crunch for the last month, and I have leave scheduled for Dragon Age and my partner’s birthday in a week.
I will be so sad if I catch the horrible hacking cough she’s got, I booked an expensive restaurant and everything
Having jjust had 2 weeks leave and Boyo’s 40th ruined due to plague… Run Away!!
First full nights sleep in over 3 months and I feel worse than normal. Goddamn it.
Sleep hangover?
Could be. I’m not usually a grumpy butt, so I think you’re right.
