I was feeling a bit antsy and there wasn’t a thread yet at 22 past midnight.

Have a great day everyone. May you and the animals of the DT who like sunbathing get some sun.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The only time I’m thankful for a bus, when they have the heater on 🙌

    I can almost feel my fingers again. Shame on me for losing ONE of my gloves at a pub. 😭

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Crook kid means day off. Sadly he is infectious but not actually “crook” so it’s gonna be a loooooooooooong as day solo parenting a hyper toddler

    • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’ve had that the last few days. Now it’s my partner’s turn… Sings chorus to Free-fallin by Tom Petty like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I know that. A day off doesn’t feel like a rest because you spend all day doing parental labour instead

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’ve got a 10yo home sick too. The good part is that he’s pretty easily entertained but because he’s sick he wants Mum’s attention every 15 minutes and Mum is trying to study and get this bloody assessment done.

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Fuck I would kill for a 10 year old cause you can just stick ‘em in front of a movie and buy yourself like 20 minutes to scratch yourself. Toddler can’t communicate his needs so I can’t tell if the sudden fussiness is feeling worse or actually just bored.

        • Eagle@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          Every age has its advantages and disadvantages! At least you have the potential for a daytime nap. Mine has stolen the TV to play roblox…

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I was so close to a “fuck it all” frozen chips purchase for dinner tonight but I think I’ll make that tomorrow’s, since tomorrow is when I really will be done with the week and ready to collapse.

    Got leftover dahl for tonight, guess I’ll make some rice and do a side of stir fried frozen veg.

    On the topic of cooking, I bought a tube of Mutti 51% tomato paste mixed with aromatic veg (carrot, celery, onion) the other day. That has been really useful for making quick sauces. Lasts a month in the fridge once opened. Made a delicious napoli sauce in no time yesterday with a tin of tomatoes… Definitely a repeat purchase. Could be useful for pilafs and curries and stews

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Nah, i woke up pre-dawn with it. got it to hit the point of no longer impeding functioning around midday. Probably caused by the weather changes, they often fuck me

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Ok, dude has ignored the cardboard I ‘accidentally’ left out as an insulation layer and refused to engage with cops on a welfare check. Anything else I leave out for warmth would possibly be interpreted as some kind of encouragement or invitation so isn’t really safe to do. (This guy is an aggressive threatening sleaze and highly unpredictable.)

    I found another local outreach number so will try that tomorrow

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I’m feeling like shit in so many levels.

    Homelessness, mental illness, Australia being unequal for vulnerable people

    There’s an aggressive mentally ill homeless man that’s been coming around my place for ages and now he’s sleeping on a bench right outside my window.

    So I get to be too scared to put my bin out and he gets to freeze because it’s not safe for me to approach or help him.

    Hate the guy’s guts (he’s aggressively had a go at me before and is virulently homophobic) but I don’t want to watch him freeze or have to deal with him.

    I’ve been calling the cops for months, psych triage, the local homeless services, nothing has been working.

    The best I have is from today - Launch agreeing to pass a ‘sleep site’ on to their outreach team to check. But they don’t come out at night and I don’t know where this scary stranger goes in the day. He also drinks which might exclude him from dorm style shelters (which don’t apparently exist in Australia the way you think of them?) and may also not have the awareness to accept help.

    It’s just one of those deteriorating revolving door situations that never ever gets solved. Australia’s systems are broken. Very surprising for a so called rich country.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      some people are so paranoid they would rather die than be sociable or accept help

      so many hugs, it sucks but we can’t fix the world

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Can you somehow make the bench unusable? I get that might be considered cruel but you shouldn’t be scared in your own home or to be able to step out of it.

    • AJ Sadauskas@aus.social
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      2 months ago

      @melbaboutown @LowExperience2368 Huge hugs.

      There were signs up around the apartment block where we live recently warning about a homeless guy who had been trespassing, and to call strata and the police if you see him.

      Just from the photo, he looked creepy AF!

      Apparently he spent a couple of nights in the basement carpark, and cut power to the building’s alarm system one night. (The strata managers only found out after they reviewed the CCTV footage.)

      And anyone angry and drunk shouting homophobic slurs is always scary.

      So I can definitely relate to how you must be feeling!

      You’re doing the right thing by trying to help. But I agree it really is shameful how much our pollies have cut the social safety net these past 40-odd years (and both major parties are to blame!). It means people who need help often don’t get it.

      Take care, stay safe 💜

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Is anyone else getting condensation and mould on their windows?

    What do you prefer using to clean it, and are boxes of baking soda a good cheap substitute for the moisture absorbing tubs?

    I air the house out with the screen doors locked but between the cold and other people I can’t have things open all the time.

    Clothing rambles

    Stocked up on socks and jocks thinking I was getting the previous kind I liked. The lower elastic digs into your bum and there has been fabric saving creep in the cut - those ‘boylegs’ are definitely just midi briefs now, and those have turned into bikini. The socks fit ok but the thin fabric will probably get holes in weeks to months.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      According to my Spotless book it says

      MOULD REMOVER FOR HARD SURFACES: Mix 1/4 of a teaspoon of oil of cloves in a 1 litre spray pack of water. Spray and leave for 24 hours before respraying. Wipe with a clean cloth.

      As for absorbing moisture I’d buy a large tub of chalk, tie them together and hang them on the inside of my blinds/curtains. I do this in my bathroom basin cupboard because it gets damp in there.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Heh. Would you believe I actually have oil of cloves. A bit worried about asthma triggers tho

        What do you think about cleaning with vinegar and then a spray of Conchrobium?

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          I’ve only ever used straight vinegar for mould and it’s worked. I’ve never used Conchrobium so I don’t know if it’ll work.

          I’m trying to remember a recipe for a spray. I think it’s half water half vinegar and 10 drops of clove oil in a spray bottle.

    • wscholermann@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Every morning I wipe down the windows with paper toweling to mop up the condensation.

      For the windows covered by fly screen, I open them slightly and close off the room until the water has evaporated from that window.

      So far, this has kept any mould issues at bay by being diligent and clearing the moisture away before mould can take hold.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m a little bit surprised, but we don’t really have humidity problems here. Even during los tiempos difíciles, when I spent 20 or so hours in my room with no windows open and the door closed for 99% of the day. I wonder if it all escapes through the same way as the heat.

      My bathroom suffers from mould issues sometimes, but it’s just about entirely my fault. The fan and light are on the same circuit, and there’s also a skylight. So if there’s enough light from the skylight, I often don’t turn it on. It also sucks out all the heat and warmth, and ain’t no-one want to get out of a shower into a 12° room

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’ve bought the moisture absorber tubs from the cheap shop and when they’re done I refill from a bulk bag of damprid. My bedroom window is the worst, shaded by trees and shrubs and this has stopped the mould from growing.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I get it in a couple of rooms. Indoor humidity will come from showers, cooking, breathing. Because window glass is cold the moisture can condense there. I put one of those moisture absorbent containers in the affected windows. Open the blinds every morning to ensure air circulation at the glass. This combined effort fixes the problem. Baking soda is not a good moister absorber, so won’t work like the proper absorbents.

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I was excited to learn that up to two men can now compete in synchronised swimming team events, but disappointed to discover that there are no such athletes competing in Paris. Maybe LA28?

  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I just can’t get onboard with the whole run/walk thing. Kath and Kel Knight just reside in my brain and overpower any legitimacy the sport may have.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Movie Review. The Family Plan.

    I just can’t even with this movie. The main character’s motivation is so unrealistic I just can’t suspend disbelief for one minute. Maybe could have tolerated one iteration of the joke but not repeatedly for the whole movie.

    1 hobbit for production values.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Lately I’ve been indulging in Bakers Delight’s custard teatimes. It’s like a pull-apart that consists of soft fluff mini bread scrolls joined together and infused with a delicious creamy custard and a delectable sticky icing and dusted with desiccated coconut topping (like a Boston bun).

    Can be enjoyed anytime of the day but somehow tastes better late at night when everyone has gone to bed. Luckily I have a regular dealer who can hook me up with a discounted loaf at a moments notice (provided she’s working that day).

    Here’s what’s left of last night’s session

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Out and about for work today in the hills, beautiful sun, with a colleague, STILL feel completely brain dead… I hate this feeling