Shrieks indicate Boyo has found a spider in the yard. I shall need my cape and hammer.
Does anyone here use this kind of heater?
Just wondering if it’s safe? Can’t find much info online. Was worried about CO2 poisoning.
My mum used to have one - gave us all the heebee jeebies when the flame went out but the gas still kept on a-coming. OK when new but there’s better options out there now. Replace if possible.
We had these in our homes growing up (lifetime renter, almost every house had one). Like Mean said, they were (should have) removed.
One time, ours just wasn’t working. Dad had a poke around and got our landlord to send a guy out. He pulled it a bit apart, and it turns out a huntsman was chilling out in there, staying warm during winter, and blocking the pilot light so the heater didn’t seem to be working.
Look at tenants Vic website, and see what you can do to get your landlord to remove it/service it. They’re really not great from a safety or energy efficiency point of view.
Not for years… I’d get one of those carbon monoxide stickers and put it in the room.
Vic Gov spent a lot of money recently replacing these in all public properties after the death of a tenant due to CO poisoning. It was a particular brand and model (Vulcan I think) in that case.
I would avoid if it’s a gas one and ask for a replacement.
Can confirm. They sent a dude out to get rid of our gas heater last winter. I was rather annoyed about it honestly because he did it in the middle of winter, didn’t actually remove the heater (just cut the cable), and it took a month for them to install a split system. Wasn’t illegal because we have central heating, but it only has vents in the bedrooms and not the living room or other areas.
When they did remove it we actually discovered they installed it in what used to be a fireplace though. Unfortunately this meant their idea of fixing it was putting a horrible looking wooden board over it
We ended up ripping the board off and decorating it though, so it’s not all bad
Thanks for the heads up!
Not saying your one is affected, but might pay to search some Vic gov sites regarding your particular model.
Awesome. Will do. I have a split system but it barely heats the house.
What you need to do is vacuum out as much dust as you can and give it a wipe down as best you can. Then you run it on all high settings for at least an hour. You might want to leave the door open for that.
Pick up a detector next time you’re out. It gives you the instructions in the box.
splitty is gonna be cheaper to run. It might just need a clean, you’d be surprised how much that helps. It also wont heat a whole house, you’ve gotta prioritize rooms.
Are you renting? Ask the landlord last time it got serviced. if it hasnt been in the last 12-24 months ask to get it done.
It was done 2 years ago.
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.
I’ve decided to turn off the alarm for tomorrow morning. Still going to bed shortly, but after this morning’s migraine, I’m going to sleep in a little.
Goodnight guys ❤️
Goodnight homey. Have a good and restful night.
for a second i wondered why you’re calling him “honey”
You deserve a sleep in, you’ve been doing awesome! Enjoy!
Marrr in the morn i go mark out the shadows to shove up the arse of the developer next door.
Goddamn clouds
Good night everyone. 😘
The night air is so beautiful tonight, cold but smells so sweet.
brrrr
Managed to wake up, but feel really sick. Back to bed for an hour or so. Still a success
Yeah I now wake up every day between 5:30 and 6:30 pretty naturally. I reckon as long as you get up and do some basic wake up thing you can then go back to bed and not wreck the habit. I do that on weekends.
I do that too.
🔥solstice has rounded. May your year be brighter in whatever fashion you need 🔥
So I improvised with a mic stand
It is an ipad stand. Originally.
Very MacGyver!
Indeed. I am an innovator.
TV review. Mother’s Instinct. How boring, how unoriginal, another spree killer movie. But wait, this one is edgy, it has 1960s repressed housewives with perfect make up. 🙄
2 hobbits because the production is pretty and the leads are good and maybe you like these stories
The Acolyte. This is NOT the Mandalorian. No fucks given for any of the characters, acting is passable. This show has had a charisma bypass.
maybe 1/2 hobbit cos it’s made in that incredible surround studio
Ballarat road’s fucked again. Looks like someone’s flipped a trailer over
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.
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
Technically technically the M80 Ring Road
Ok. Technically yes but no one calls it that. Unless you’re a tourist.
Classic
A mate of mine saw Albo at an RSL in Davenport last night. Anyone know why Tue prime minister is in Tasmania at the moment?
Probs the only place in aus where he can have a low key dinner. I’m kidding, he will be there to announce more money for a stadium that no one wants.
Does Tassie have a football team? What’s the point of the stadium if it’s not even anyone’s home arena lol. I’m being partially facetious, I can see how building the stadium would invite more events to be held down there. But also, it’s money that could be used for any number of other things that would benefit society more tangibly.
they are getting one yeah. 2028 I think? https://tasmaniafc.com/
accurate!!!
It was a bit of a convoluted mess but an AFL team will be introduced there on the condition of a stadium being built there.
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.
