dinner is done and it was a hit, these friends are nice friends.
Ted Cat was adorable as usual
i am really looking forward to tomorrow when i get to clean and declutter while listening to the rain but knowing melbourne there’ll probably be just two drops
Good luck, bacon!
My wardrobe looks immaculate but the rest of the house now looks like a bomb site.
Some friends say hi
spoiler
The bathroom is so tidy but my living room is a bomb site.
Omg helloooooooo
Aww! 🥰
Anyone living a bit more rural?
I have a bottle of wolf urine previously acquired to deal with a fox issue at the old place. I do not have a fox issue at the new place and consequently I do not need a bottle of wolf urine at new place. I do not want a bottle of wolf urine at new place, which has all its storage in the basement.
Please come take my wolf urine 🙏
There are more foxes in urban areas than rural. There was one on top of my shed last night in fact. I do not however want a bottle of wolf urine to deal with it 🤣
How exactly does the wolf urine get in the bottle? That would not be a fun job.
First you have to catcha the wolf
Then you have to patta the wolf
I’m not sure about the bottle part
And then you have to getta yourself to the ED.
Funnel yadda yadda yadda bottled wolf piss.
Thanks for asking, was definitely wondering myself…
Did you say…
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…Wolf… urine?
Yea, piss of de lupine
Can you just dump it around your area?
or into the toilet where urine belongs?
That would be a VERY bad idea
Genuinely don’t know. Why’s that?
It utterly reeks. A toilet even with the lid down distributes droplets into the air. You will poison your whole house.
Search fox urine Reddit for many examples. There are also hilariously awful ones about otters and penguins.
Feeling glad that human pee is easily diluted
I should send to @melbaboutown@aussie.zone , would deal with the dickheads in their yard wonderfully…
I’ll pour it into a water pistol 🔫
I am in need of a possum deterrent, but also do not want a bottle of wolf urine. The down sides of such a substance massively outweigh the possibility it might work.
Bugger. House is a no, I’ve withdrawn my application. The current tenant was there and very informative. Cooling is broken and the landlord has been refusing to fix it, heating is a bit dodgy too. Looks like they bought it 7 years ago and failed to do even the bare minimum maintenance since then.
So back to square 1 ☹️
Thank god for such an honest tenant. If only landlords world realise they’re people too
When legal requirements like heating are not functional what are the duties of a REAs?
It’s an urgent repair that should have been done ASAP. The fact that it’s not done, plus the fact the agent is not even on top of what type of heating and cooling are in the property, is a major red flag.
Sounds like you managed to dodge a bad one there.
Maybe you need Mr Woof to sniff out the bad ones.
Bugger. That tenant is a dead set legend though. I guess you are sadly getting the full brunt of what renting is like now. Mad prices for poorly maintained holes, lying abound…
Yeah, some of it is not good. I did go to another place this afternoon which was really great. But it also had about 30 people at the inspection, and I heard one women asking if she can still make an offer of higher rent. So I don’t think I have any chance at that one, but at least it was not a depressing hellhole.
I have another inspection lined up for Saturday, and a few for Tuesday. Trying to keep track of them all, plus whether I have inspecte/applied for etc. is becoming a challenge.
Oh well, worst case scenario I end up living in the van, which is really quite roomy…
Oh damn. I’m sorry. It’s at least good you were warned and dodged a lemon.
Yeah. There were a bunch of other things wrong too which I could have lived with (primarily cosmetic stuff, like damaged paint and old carpet). It was pretty concerning that the real estate agent didn’t even seem to know what the heating and cooling in the property actually were, they were advertising things as current that had obviously been replaced years ago, and even the replacements were broken!
I did get to pat the owner’s puppy though, so there was some good.
In case I’m not the last person to know, three out of three medical professionals recommended Coca Cola for removing a piece of dinner lodged in my throat. It took a couple of hours, but it worked. 10/10 would recommend but also 0/10 would definitely not recommend.
Also, I discovered that Bayswater has a 24 hour urgent care clinic underneath Coles. In case you didn’t know.
That’s some interesting knowledge, thanks for sharing! Hope you’re okay, that doesn’t sound fun at all.
That sounds horribly unpleasant, I’m glad the cola solution worked.
That urgent care clinic was the one I went to for my finger impalement. The last time I was in Bayswater that entire building didn’t exist, it was all quite a surprise.
I did know that there was a Coles in Bayswater, I had no idea there were shops on the lower level. I hope they were able to help de-impale your finger, that sounds equally unpleasant.
Yes, dark soft drinks often contain phosphoric acid and so can help break up bezoars or flush blockages in feeding tubes too.
I hope you’re alright now
I’m better, thanks and thanks also for the info. I ended up at Box Hill before the coke finally worked. The doctor had just given us the update that the fast track wait time was out to 2 hours and recommended that I just keep sipping it.
I certainly didn’t know that! What was lodged?
I’m glad that it worked and you’re on the mend!
Chicken :(
Got through to bag drop with 10 minutes and 1kg to spare. Just waiting to board now… whew! I’m lucky I managed to take all these other goodies including fresh loaves from Woodfrog.
I hate these cattle class flights to the Soup, so many people who can’t follow instructions and mill around in queues trying to board first even though there’s a strict sequence
Safe travels!
ee that’s good timing.
Safe travels!
yes, safe travels 😘
Down the bellarine again.
Still have the leak that the plumber couldn’t find but getting close! So have to run down the block and turn the tank water on and off after use. 1 minute showers :( Filling buckets for watering, washing clothes by hand in the sink, flushing the dunny every 2nd time.
Reminds me of stage 4 water restrictions back in the day with the millennium drought. Only difference is back then used to also bring a bucket into the shower and keep grey water from the rare use of the washing machine for plants. Those were the days.
Really makes you appreciate running water that works unlike a lot of the world.
I’ve been gardening this morning and lamenting over how dry it is. And it brought back my own memories of establishing the garden here during that drought and i remember standing in buckets in the shower to catch every last drop.
Watch out for Bucket Back! The physios did well out of the drought.
If anyone was thinking of popping in to Northcote Plaza this morning, don’t. The Aldi carpark is closed- lots of caution tape- and the rest of the joint is bedlam. Super busy and the main carpark has a real chaotic, angry energy. There were actual fights breaking out.
I only wanted to return my overdue library books!
Park behind the library next to the housing commission - you can get in through the driveway on the left of the library/medical centre from Separation St. Pain to get in and out but unlikely to be cordoned off as on the other side of Sep St.
I’ll give this a go next time.
Yep, the ol’ secret Northcote Library carpark. Super limited but a godsend because it’s so much more convenient.
If you’re just dropping off books you could swing down to Fairfield. You can return books to any Library in the network
Can’t find anything about an incident there. Maybe just a derro dustup?
Probably!
I have landed in the Soup. Say what you will about this place, you gotta give kudos to Changi airport - 15 minutes from deplaning to cab. Was expecting to wait for my bags - nope, merrily halfway down the conveyor belt along with its fellow passengers. And I got to use the completely passportless lane for citizens/residents… it’s almost freakishly fast (like 2 seconds total kind of fast). A good reminder of how biometrics are harder to hack than a passport. They probably have every inch of my face mapped out.
Anyway, can’t wait to have a big sumptuous dinner and then crash early. I finished the last 5% of Overstory on the plane and got all riled up about what my life has become. Then I reread Howl’s Moving Castle because I had it on my Kindle. Now I feel less cynical.
Yay! Enjoy the soup time.
yay, you arrived safely
hope your stay is joyous 🙂
Yay soup!!
That airport is a wild experience. Hope your dinner was absolutely delicious!
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whispers Cheers, bishes! 🍾 🥂
CHEERS SPINNY 🍺
Cheers 🍷
Cheers
🍝
Cheers!
I got a good laugh and some entertainment out of this video I’m listening to their other stuff also but loving this especially atm!
they’re really good 👍
Cake is in my regular album rotations at the moment.
Smiths thin & crispy chips - sour cream and chives flavour - my intellect knows that this is not a proper meal, but my stomach begs leave to differ. Maybe the glass of wine has impaired my stomach’s judgment.
I’m failing to taste any chocolate from my Cadbury Crunchy Chocolate Easter Bunny. It’s taken me two goes at eating his ears and all I taste is sugar. I don’t think it’s me.
Easter choc of any sort is a built-in disappointment. Tinfoil is no substitute for flavour. Gave up on it years back. Have never regretted it. Wait a couple of weeks and get yourself some of the good stuff and enjoy!
The Allen’s popping candy egg thingo was like crack. It was so good.
Popping candy is one of the good new things.
Careful now. With 2 partial ears it might be able to still hear you. Try the feet next so it won’t chase you.
But yea cadbury has gone downhill for a while now :(
The ears are completely gone. I’ll suck his face off next while being disgusted with myself.
Whittaker’s chocolate had a chokehold on me this week.
Whittaker’s peanut butter block is my fav.
I love that creamy caramel 🤤
You can’t go wrong with any of them.
omg some of those flavours are pure crack. Have you picked up their PB&J one?
I had to pack A LOT into that short week, somehow it felt more stressful. Time to relax. Rushed to Dans before they closed to buy a bottle of scotch to enjoy over ice tonight.
Enjoy mate! I’ll be boozing tomorrow.
