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I have another three and a half hours of work but I’m falling asleep. Then I will magically come alive at night when I’m meant to be asleep. The 5am wakeup is going to be a shock to the system.
Night peeps
Btw idk if I successfully deployed the semicolons or not. They just looked cool
I have spent $964.60 on coffees this year. As they’ve crept up from $3 to $4 to $5.30 over the last decade or so, I haven’t noticed the difference it makes to overall finances.
If I had a club membership at the cafe where coffees were free, but membership cost $1k, I wouldn’t take that up. Yet, it amounts to the same thing.
The road to poverty is paved with lots of little expenses that don’t seem too significant, but which add up to a lot.
At the same time we are not used to seeing the yearly totals of what we spend, so quite resonable spending can be perceived differently when looked at that way. Your brain is anchored to around $5 being a reasonable price for coffee, seeing $1K attached to the spending just feels wrong.
Sometimes going further and looking at the amount over years can have the opposite effect as you start comparing it to other big things - cut out coffee for 10 years and you could save $10K . So cutting coffee is not going to get you a house deposit, or a new car - it might get you one holiday, which you will deperately need after 10 years without coffee.
there are other things to buy than houses and holidays, like long term investment in a mixed asset or managed fund or tbills
Yikes. Coffee disagrees with me, but that’s enough $ to avoid taking up the habit anyway.
As vices go, it’s cheaper than alcohol or cigarettes - and less likely to kill me. I wouldn’t call myself addicted to caffeine, but all evidence points to that declaration being suspect. I will say that I’ve had occasion to go without caffeine for a few days more than once and have never had the headaches people report from missing out on their coffee. Sadly, I also never get the ‘energy boost’ people are supposed to get from coffee.
I’m absolutely addicted to caffeine. But if that was the only reason you were getting it you would be happy with any caffeine containing substitute, which is most likely not the case.
I think with things like coffee there are a lot of factors that go into why we want it. Caffeine and taste are the obvious ones, but there is also things like taking a break from work, the chance to walk away from your desk for a bit (maybe even outside, depending on your location), sometimes a social aspect if you chat with the barrista or people in the queue. Even just being able to pick up and drink for a micro-break from your work without feeling like you are doing nothing while your brain processes something can be important.
Once you add all of those things in buying coffee starts to look like a better deal (which is probably why so many people resist the idea of cutting it out to save money) but it can also help you to think of other ways to meet the needs it is fulfulling if you do want to cut it out.
2 coffees a day , 48 weeks a year, 10 x48 x$5 =2400
Does that include coffee at home or just cafe expenditures?
I would take that $1k deal in a heartbeat
Random memory: During the time Melbcat needed a lot of trips to emergency and before I had any help or the pram, a taxi driver refused to let her carrier in the car and demanded that she go in the boot. I can tell you that did not happen. I argued with the driver until he refused to take us, called another ride and then boycotted the taxi company.
This was for reasons of not wanting to put her in a dark claustrophobic airless space by herself, and separated from me. (There’s no reason the driver would have taken off with her but I didn’t want to even make that possible.) Also if the vehicle got hit from behind she would have been severely injured or killed. It was unsafe.
And now I see that what he was trying to push me into was illegal.
- Transport Minimum standards
Adequate ventilation must be provided in the vehicle and travelling container or cage.
And
Travelling containers must be secured or restrained in the vehicle. Cats must not be transported in the boot of a car.
Fuck that guy. My instincts were correct and even in a difficult situation I stuck to my guns and protected my cat.
I should have lodged a complaint but had my hands full and nothing would have come of it.
Be a Karen if you need to, people.
When I lived in Melbourne I had a pet cockatiel. I had to get yearly check ups, and the only Avian vet was out in Burwood, so taxi it was.
But every time I called to book a taxi, I told them I’m coming with a bird in a large cage and I could spill water. Just because I was worried about getting turned down for a ride.
FYI, the taxi drivers always loved it.
Yeah after that I always verbally confirmed that a cat would be riding with each booking from the new company. And then they automated bookings so I couldn’t anymore…
Slept from 7pm-ish to 4.30am. I guess I had a sleep debt to pay lol
sunrise pretty
Very
::: sunrise behind a power pole.
:::
I just snapped this lol I wish I could see more of the sky from my balcony haha
looks like a default windows wallpaper almost 😂
Sky pretty
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Healthcare CEO shot and killed I for one am STOKED to watch the US finally kick off the “eat the rich” portion of late stage capitalism.
The speculation and response to this murder has been intriguing. I saw a comment online speculating that if rich people instead of kids start being targets of shootings, perhaps there will finally be movement on the question of gun control.
Ooooof solid call. no freakin doubt! Or is this the rise of the private military protecting folks and the start of the “protected” citizen?
The last few words of that article
“touched so many lives”.
He certainly did. Was reading that UHC had the highest claim denial rate in the US, something like 33%.
He looks like he sells dodgy used cars. Like Matilda’s father.
Oh I stopped reading the second it started to make me feel sympathy for this monster. he put profits before people. That was his job, but we should really live in a world where CEOs get paid so high because screwing over sick people is a dangerous job.
The F is the point in everyone being armed in America if they DONT pull shit like this.
I refuse to read it
There’s literally nothing they can say about him, his family, or his life that will make me feel bad about his death
touched in a bad way
Ha ha, I’ve heard the killer be referred to as Healthcare Batman
With the insane rates of denial I can’t feel too sympathetic.
“But he had children” Big deal, the monster got laid a couple of times. Doesnt make him a saint.
I’m sure some of the people that died after being denied medical care had children
I’m sure some of the people that died after being denied medical care were children
😂
No one physically hurt his children.
He denied actual life saving treatment to children. He’s a monster.
With banks here trying to make people pay to access their own money and supermarket fulfilment centres with terrible working conditions, it just might give people here ideas
the idiots thought voting for trump was about eating the rich
the idiots thought the elite/rich were the educated classes
No but you see they are gonna shut down the deep state! And everyone is evil but the ancient incontinent incompetent neppo baby isnt for some reason? /s
I’m not sure maga actually care about that one. That deep state shit is just trump giving excuses for corruption.
The planet has tolerated these intolerant financial vampires for too long.
I have a massive crick in my neck and had maybe an hour proper sleep. Today is not going to be fun.
Sounds horrible, sounds like a migraine day to me.
Take it easy today.
That sounds like me yesterday. I was on the verge of calling in sick, but went in and felt better after a few hours (and after a couple of panadol and coffee). I’m hoping for the same result for you today.
Thanks
Sounds like a sickie to me
Thankfully I don’t work Fridays
Hello children
Morning chook
Greetings Mother.
Gooood moooorning msssss jonesssssss
Every year I used to do the pudding challenge which was buy a pudding, let it sit there and when the time is right attack. Can’t do it now cos my diet has changed so much over the year. It’s a good thing though. Just a little sad.
I make puddings, it was my Grandma’s recipe and it tastes sooo good. I make lots of little 1 cup sized ones and give them as gifts. There is a bit of quality control testing that occurs each year, just one from each batch.
Can’t let a subpar pudd leave the kitchen.
That’s the theory!
That’s a good service. Shows you care.
It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it.
modern puddings skimp on the brandy
it should have lots and lots of brandy, be wet with brandy
same with mince pies, they should have lots and lots of brandy
The same with a good rich fruit cake. Lots of brandy, and lots of time to mature the flavours. I’m currently eating the fruit cake I made last year, and I need to get more brandy before I can make another for next year.
I add extra brandy once it’s warmed up.
but think of the children
and alcohol is society’s most evilest drug s/
( it’s also expensive )
Oh no just my piece. Mine swims in it.
Ps I’ll still be eating it on Christmas day. I just can’t do my own personal 450g pudding plus custard plus cream anymore.
Am I the weirdo, having never liked pudding?
Bought ones are horrible. Gotta be homemade and with decent ingredients. Omit all citrus peel if that’s what’s provoking the gag reflex. The mix of fruit is OPTIONAL - can use any dried fruit to make up the volume required. I like having apricot and dried cranberries in the mix but that’s just me. My sister uses more sultanas than the Ottoman Empire at its height, dried mango and paw paw, and no currants at all. Both of us use whisky rather than brandy as such. Brandy belongs in the brandy butter to be served with it in our households.
The real joy of xmas pudding is Boxing Day breakfast, with slices of pud fried in a mix of equal quantities of brandy butter and orange juice, with custard. Perfect, I say perfect, hangover cure.
You just haven’t found the pudding that’s right for you.
Yes. Yes you are. It’s like hot cake with sauce, what’s not to like?!
Ah that explains why I also dislike fruit mince pies then
I’m with you on that one, those things can get in the bin.
i hate bought mince pies, cheap nasty pastry, skimps on filling and no brandy
I have to agree. But then again, there are some bad puddings out there.
That is true. A good fruit pudding is very expensive to make, so it’s common for ingredients to be skimped on. Plus some have a wierd taste/texture - I think it’s too much date or fig or something like that, it reminds me a lot of the vegan “treats” that some people seem to love but I find revolting.
The ones that have too much orange peel that makes it bitter. Can be fixed with more custard though.
You’re not drowning it In enough custard
Hoping this Woolies strike continues into Christmas tbh. Make then feel it
Agreed
I went in yesterday and was kinda surprised by how much stuff was still on the shelves at my local store. I do wish there was some way we could redirect the Karen’s away from yelling at the poor people working the store, and instead getting them to have a cheeky punch on with the CEO lady. I’d paid to see that
Karens vs CEO, you know what, it couldn’t be any worse than the Jake Paul v Tyson fight.
I keep hearing about the Woolies strike, but I honestly haven’t noticed a difference in store so far. Maybe I will with tomorrow’s shop? Or maybe WA is immune to it.
It’s a Victorian distribution centre where the strikes are happening, I suspect WA would have their own separate centres given the distance from coast to coast, so unless their workers join the blockade there probably won’t be much interruption there.
The ABC News app is all different…not sure if I like it or not.
yeah, I’ve mostly stopped looking at it. I’d love to know what their viewer stats are, as I’ve heard the same thing from a lot of people.
My app updated a while back and I hate the new design. Feels dumbed down sorta.
I prefer the guardian for my news anyway these days lol
ABC now seems to feed you a lot of videos and lifestyle type stories. I go there because I want to keep on top of any important news that is happening, not to be entertained, so the new version is pretty useless for me. I’ve pretty much stopped using it as a news source since the new design came in.
This news app.
Yeah, I wasn’t a fan of that either
I can assure you though, it is now worse
A bit sweltery out there already. I managed to get the back garden area mostly weeded and did some cutting back of overhanging trees and the bamboo.
I had a parsnip and carrots self seed in there early this year, so weeding has yielded me a basket full of carrot and parsnip (mostly parsnip). I think I’ll be taking some of the parsnip up to the food cupboard, I doubt I’ll be able to eat it all myself. If I can find enough enthusiasm to brave the heat and pick some more cherries I might take some of those up too, but right now I think it’s way to hot and icky to contemplate it/
Welcome to the time of the year where I cry at the drop of a hat. This morning we’ve had because my eyeliner is wonky, my pants feel scratchy, a song made me think of my dog and IDK, just work in general. Today sucks.
Something positive to balance the post is that I received a package of “homemade” jams and sauces and omg the roasted capsicum ketchup is delicious. And they threw in a sample of their raspberry jam and I want to bathe in it.
