• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I sent them a screenshot of my police check.

    I’ve been completely transparent, taken responsibility and I haven’t had a single issue in 9 years.

    There’s still a 50% chance they’ll knock me back though.

    I’m trying not to get my hopes up, but it’s hard not to.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Roadworks from 10pm till 5am for another 2 and a half weeks.

    Hard to block it out when it shakes the fucking house.

    Fuckers. When I was in Cheltenham and they were doing this they offered to put me up in a hotel.

    But this area isn’t fancy enough it seems.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      I feel your pain. I’ve been unlucky enough to be close to construction or roadworks a few times. It’s awful because it can go for months. You can try earplugs but they don’t always block out enough. Try sleep in a different room that’s furtherst from the source of the noise. Unfortunately nothing can be done to escape the vibration. Horrid. Hopefully the road crew can finish on time and it doesn’t go longer than the 2.5 weeks.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 days ago

    So apparently I’m grinding my teeth less during the night, if at all, according to my partner. Which is good! I’m not waking up with god awful headaches.

    But I’ve replaced it with clutching my doona causing tendon and muscle pain in my hands 🤦‍♀️

    I win some, I lose some 😂

    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      You can get cheap(ish) mouth guards to help with the night time grinding. (Don’t be like me and wait until your tooth breaks before getting one, though)

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      I get crampy hands because they get cold at night so I put them under my body. When I wake up and grab my phone it takes me a few goes to use the fingerprint function. First world problem.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Another interview done and moving to the next round!

    Have another later this morning which is the one that I discussed the police check with.

    Let’s see how it goes!

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    First sunset swim in a while.

    Had dins on the beach too which I’ve really missed.

    Now it’s time to capture a comet.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Ode to Percy Bysshe Shelley

    I read Ozymandias, it was very long

    longer than the long long song in hop on pop

    I can’t remember what it was about,

    it was a long time ago and I have forgotten

    you were totes awesome in the OG Frankenstein movie

    Byron stole the stage, he always does

    so much BD energy he limps

    but just like Mozart you shagged the little sister too,

    Byron never did that

    I stole your pome yesterday, to a Skylark

    and put in some modern argot, it turned out ok 🙂

    I never do know how to pronounce your name

    is it Per-cee or Per-se

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      9 days ago

      If you think Ozymandias is long (14 lines - it’s a sonnet), then don’t attempt The Bride of Abydos (1204 lines - 339 of which is a single speech).

      I’ve always pronounced Percy as rhyming with mercy. Don’t know of any major variants. I did have a teacher once with the surname Persse, but this was pronounced “purse”, at least to his face.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Gawd needed that sleep.

    Don’t have to deal with little meltdowns from ol’ girl for the next 2 days. Takes its toll that’s for sure. Some of them are head scratchers… like refusing to get on the scales (she has to), then turning around and saying the only reason she’s not gaining weight is because I’m not feeding her enough to get rid of her. Then come dinner, little meltdown about her not wanting to put ensure in her food and that we’re bullying her. She’d be sub 40kg easy w/out it.

    The real head scratcher is she has all her memory, knows what’s happening but just refuses very easy things that’ll help. It’s a very weird form of incident dementia. You could easily just pass it off as just being old and grumpy and I’m sure a lot do. Thankfully ol’ boy finally agrees w/ me that that’s what it is. Doesn’t change much except at least it’s an explanation. Viewing it through that makes things bit less frustrating.

    Lotta stigma there, so I can see why ol’ boy is reluctant to get her into a neuro as it’d just be upsetting and yet another lengthy process for her. For me it’d be good know definitively but I’m done locking horns about that now.

    But shit’s stable, ignoring the meltdowns and just gonna keep doing what’s working.

    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      Dementia has some really weird effects on people, especially in how their personalities and thinking can change.

      You’re doing an amazing job looking after your mum, in really difficult circumstances, and I hope you get the chance to unwind and have some time to yourself

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      my MIL would rather die than accept my help,

      then she phones other people to say I’m awful and won’t help her

      she refuses to accept she is old and has had hip and knee operations, she’s 86, she won’t stop driving, she won’t use her cane, she won’t get rails or ramps put in her house, and she won’t let me, or anyone else help or do things

      I understand pride and am sensitive but when she is actively mean and lies about me, and she has done it for decades, then I kinda don’t care anymore

      I suppose what I’m saying is that even in old age and being infirm personality is a big factor on outcome

    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      Glad you’re getting a bit of respite, that’s a shit situation to be put in. You’re fuckin’ awesome for doing all that you are!

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      Yeah, personalities change. Stubbornness, even rage. :( It’s really hard. I’m glad you’re getting a break.

      Maybe get her one of those comfy hanging egg chairs but somehow suspend it with a luggage scale in the mix? Or hide a weight-remembering scale under her seat cushion? I KID, I KID.

      For serious though you may be able to sub in neutral Ensure or protein powder for part or all of the milk powder in cream stew and it might not be noticed. Maybe even add some actual cream and/or cheese right at the end before whizzing it up. Just don’t let her catch you doing it 😏

      https://japan.recipetineats.com/white-stew-cream-stew/

      Dementia support forums might also be really helpful and supportive during this time.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    8 days ago

    Got home late tonight because a) some people were trying to get food after the Meetup but everything was closed and b) buses replacing trains. Had a lovely chat with PSOs who were very kind in walking me to my car. They told me I should’ve texted the stop it line for the guy last week, or even just pressed the red button. I thought the red button was for when someone’s life is at danger, not a guy being a nuisance and making people feel unsafe.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    9 days ago

    Fun night at work last night, computers said NO so I had to write everything down on paper instead. Then my pen said no too, snapped in half and all its insides fell out. It’s just hard to find good help these days.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    It’s glorious out here. Watching the Raven family wander around. Little Raven juveniles are very demanding.

    • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      My parents have a magpie family. Bub is trying really hard to convince Mum and Dad he’s little and helpless, even though he’s nearly as big as they are