• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 days ago

    Finally made it down the coast. Bus replacement from wyndham vale to geelong made it a lengthy trip. Bit chaotic, no one seemed to know which bus was going where (including the drivers lol).

    But it’s always interesting taking that bus through those newish estates out west to see how they’re going. People have planted things, but not things that provide any shade. The amount of synthetic lawn is pretty crazy. Just a massive heatsink. Also the walking tracks are always empty which is a shame as they look quite nice.

    Before leaving decided to borrow both Situationcake’s and Dumblederps ideas. Hoping the steel wool works, but if it gets through…

    Behold, the ROTATING BOTTLE ON A STICK OVER A BUCKET 2000™ (that is pb not poo).

    Let’s see how we go.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    13·
    2 days ago

    My brain is fried. One more to go and things can slow down a tiny bit.

    Also, I’m so fucking sick of pharmacists treating me like dirt because of what’s on my safe script.

    What’s the point of being in healthcare if you’re going to be judgemental about what medication people take?

    Same issue with nurses. I guess everyone needs someone to look down on.

    Fucking scumbags.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      Just pure racism and classism at its finest. You’re on a ‘controversial’ medication and aren’t a white man. That’s it, that’s all it is. I want to slap every healthcare worker (drs, nurses, pharmacists, mental health worker) who hold those views. It’s fucking gross and I’m so angry on your behalf. Fuck.

      I’m sorry man, your needs are LEGITIMATE and the problem only lies with those judgy cunts.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      8·
      2 days ago

      I’ve had some amazing experiences with nurses and some downright horrible ones that shouldn’t even be working in the industry.

      The least they could do is be professional and keep their thoughts to themselves but some just can’t help themselves.

      I’m sorry you had to go through that. It’s never nice.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      8·
      2 days ago

      take care ,

      and you don’t need to justify yourself to them, you have a doctor

      if you are feeling grouchy you could always tell your doc you are being harassed

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 days ago

    I set up my rainbow of glass 🙂 It took me a long time to collect, each is a real colour glass, not painted glass. There’s some cenedese and nason in there

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 days ago

    The poms go on and on about Jammie Dodgers like some Aussies do about Tim Tam’s so the kid and I decided to give em a burl. Well, they are the most boring tasteless biscuit ever. The jam definitely saved the biscuit. A just passable 3/5 yum yums.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 days ago

    I worked such long days this week that I didn’t even need to take any leave last week despite not working 2 out of 3 days 🙃 that’s good though, gotta bank up that leave for upcoming uni stressout sessions.

    More Project Hail Mary tonight. Only about 15% of the way in but this is a v entertaining read!

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    3 days ago

    I think the interview went well! It was my first ever “dual” interview, so there was another applicant there. But it was a very casual interview with the owner of the cattery. Her dog was also there and just was all over me wanting pats 😂

    I should know by tomorrow!

    I ended up walking and chatting with the other applicant, and she was so freaking cool! She’s doing a PhD in archaeology, which I asked lots of questions about haha, and she was so down to earth - I walked her to her bus stop because she doesn’t know the area well, and we added each other on insta 😂😂😂

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
      6·
      2 days ago

      A dual interview sounds so weird. A group interview makes sense, but when it’s you and one other person it feels like you’re meant to compete with each other directly.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        That’s what I was worried about tbh, but it ended up being quite nice! It was more conversational and relaxed than I expected.

        I imagine it’s because we had the interview with the owner, who throws herself into her work and just wanted to make it a bit easier for herself - but yeah it was chiller than I expected.

        Plus I made a new friend so nothing lost haha

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    I have some extra pennies this pay and a butcher right near me so fuckit, six lamb chops and a kilo of drumsticks pls. And some cheese kranskies.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 days ago
    TW medical

    I had my first iron infusion today. -_- Really hoping it helps. I’m so tired of struggling to get up or move. At least it was delivered in a bonus bag of saline so I didn’t have to get iv fluids from the hospital. (Been dodging the er no matter how dehydrated I get because reasons.)

    Complaining about money

    Trying to buy some basics for the community pantry because I haven’t been able to get there in a while and I’m appalled at the Colesworth costs.

    $10 for a bag of powdered milk, get fucked ya greedy cunts. $8 for a bag of oranges. Generic milk bricks don’t cost much less than brand. I’m hitting up the cheap basics that stretch far like pasta and sauces, rice, noodles, oats, tinned soup spaghetti and baked beans, PB, milk bricks, sugar, tea (also bar soap, TP, toothpaste and menstrual products) but there’s not anything fresh.

    I regret being so low income myself.

    And my tiny garden isn’t stepping up hard enough. It’s probably costing more to grow than the produce would in the shop.

    Unfortunately I’m not able to shop in person and Aldi isn’t always cheaper on everything… but maybe when I’m less slammed with tests and appointments I can ask to go there and suss out what the best value items are. I really wish they had kept the old ‘shopping list’ feature so you could compare prices on items before going.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      4·
      2 days ago

      I feel frustrated and angry that all the focus on profiteering, price hikes, cost of living increases and thee relevant inquires and reports seem to have achieved bugger all.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        4·
        2 days ago

        Yeah. Maybe the inquiry fixed things for the farmers which is good but nothing has been done for people buying the food.

        Same goes for everything else

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    11·
    3 days ago

    Saw a massive black rat climb in under the dishwasher last night. Have to head down the bellarine today and turn the alarm on here. Bugger. Thing would surely set it off.

    Never seen a rat in the house before, just a few mice back in the day.

    Hrmm

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        Trust me, rats are everywhere 😂 we just don’t see them too much in built up/inner city areas because there tends to be lots of food sources around so they don’t often encroach into homes. Alleyways where dumpsters are stored, close to restaurants, etc.

        Rural and coastal areas appear to have more rats, purely because it’s less built up, so rats are attracted to homes for shelter and food. You’ll see them more, but they are very much everywhere.

        I love rats, and mice, but best not to touch wild ones. Most are introduced pests, though there are a couple of native species, like the Bush Rat and Swamp Rat.

      • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
        4·
        3 days ago

        They’re so fast couldn’t get one :( This one is actually at the place here in Melbs (which I have to leave and head down the coast, but alarm is the problem). I’m really not a fan of poison so plan of a attack is to stop it from getting into the house with a bit of wood under the dishwasher and deal with it on sunday somehow lol.

        • SituationCake@aussie.zone
          6·
          3 days ago

          Stainless steel wool balls, the thicker coil type, is excellent for stuffing gaps around pipework to keep rodents out. They don’t like to chew on it. The trickery part is to make sure the rat is trapped out of the house, and not in, when steel wool is applied!

          • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
            3·
            3 days ago

            ooh that’s a very good idea thank you for that I’ll go that method.

            And yea, I don’t know whether it’s inside or still under the dishwasher / wherever so that’s a problem heh.

          • dumblederp@aussie.zone
            5·
            3 days ago

            I made one with a bucket, tp roll on a stick and Pb on the roll. Rodent climbs up tries to get to Pb and falls in the bucket.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 days ago

    Mum got the Liberal Party’s postal vote application form in the mail.

    “You can apply for a postal vote with this form,”

    Goddamit