Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
    20·
    8 months ago

    Got the news - I got the job!
    Funny thing was, they were trying to call me all week but they thought I wasn’t answering until they got through and found that they were calling the wrong number - it had somehow been entered wrong, so just as well I sent my resume through to the original person! Just a few extra bits of paperwork and the induction next Thursday and then we’ll see when I actually start (probably week after).

  • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
    15·
    8 months ago

    I NEED TO TELL SOMEONE

    I got approval from work to travel home during Christmas / NYs and work remotely so i’m going homeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to family. Best part is it’s a surprise so i’ll land home and surprise mfer my parents! So excited wooohoo!

    Also hope that my organs are safe cuz im going via Scoot. An other airline was charging $1000 more so fk that 🤞

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    15·
    8 months ago

    Well the funeral for my grandma was today.

    It was an emotional day. I’m glad my friend came with me today to lend me some emotional support.

    The eulogies were really hard to get through, more so for the speakers.

    It was open casket so I got to see her and say good bye to her one last time.

    I’m ready for a rest after today.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    13·
    8 months ago

    Just got back from port melbourne beach.

    Been a while since I’ve been but that water isn’t too good. Swimming through a shitload of plastic and probably a thin layer of bunker oil.

    Also poor form award to the wanker who was sinking tinnies and yelling at women that they looked hot. The beach should be a place where you can get your kit off and not have that shit happen.

    • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
      7·
      8 months ago

      Also poor form award to the wanker who was sinking tinnies and yelling at women that they looked hot.

      can confirm that wasn’t me

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    13·
    8 months ago

    A bit of a ramble here. So you know when kids are young and they get asked “what do you want to be when you grow up?” A doctor, a vet, a teacher. And your reply “well you can be anything you want to be”.

    Then they get a bit older and they still have those dreams so you have to let them down gently. A doctor maybe not. There’s blood and guts involved and you’re not really good with that kind of stuff are you? A vet. Well you’ve gotta shove your arm up a cow’s rear end. I mean they give you a glove and all but still are you prepared for that? A teacher. Um yeah they get paid good but you gotta put up with arsehole children and their arsehole parents. Not enough pay for that.

    Anyway after much consideration, my daughter would like to do something sciencey. That’s cool. She has her heart set on uni. She’s smart. Whatever makes her happy. My only question was “Does this mean you’re not leaving home anytime soon because Mummy would like her sewing room back?” Her response “Have you seen the cost of houses lately? We are in a crisis. Nah it’s probably best I stay here”.

    The thing is from the time she was little she has always wanted to do something sciencey. Sure shit changed along the way but she always had that as a goal and her mum and dad will support her no matter what. We are investing in her future so at least she can have one. I don’t ever want her to leave home.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      4·
      8 months ago

      Please be careful on this one. I have friends who are so utterly enmeshed that the daughter hasn’t left at over 30. It’s not healthy for anyone.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
        6·
        8 months ago

        Unhealthy Enmeshment and multi-generation households are very different things though.

        • Catfish@aussie.zone
          2·
          8 months ago

          Agreed. The younger one in this equation has never had a full time job or a relationship counted beyond months. It’s kinda hard to detail, I met the knot when she was 12, almost nothing has changed.

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    11·
    8 months ago

    The thread in the other place from someone thinking they were ripped off by their property manager is a trainwreck.

    OP has now learned that monthly rent is not 4× the weekly rent.

    And a bunch of commenters have learned that there aren’t exactly 52 weeks in a year either.

    Classic.

  • Taleya@aussie.zone
    10·
    8 months ago

    Running the washing machine and cooling all day…zero grid usage.

    Solar should be fucking compulsory in any property offered for rent

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    10·
    8 months ago

    goddamn depression. I get triggered into negativity and feelings of rejection , some days it’s like I’m on a wild seesaw of emotion,

  • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
    10·
    8 months ago

    Omg guys I have gone to a 4/10 from a 1.5/10. Need to apply another coat of paint but we’re getting there 😳

    Link to photo: https://i.imgur.com/lv7iuLQ.jpg

    mmm, unless you look really closely at the door - you can’t see the little divot but hopefully it’s gone with the second coat of paint. Else, do I wait for paint to dry and putty+sand again?

    • wscholermann@aussie.zone
      7·
      8 months ago

      Based on that photo can’t even tell a hole was there. But second coat of paint definitely wouldn’t hurt.

      • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
        3·
        8 months ago

        Looks a bit more noticeable here, but you wouldn’t see it if it wasn’t exactly what you’re looking for. Sorry not sure why the photo is rotated https://aussie.zone/pictrs/image/89d40e6c-2eef-4b31-b26a-9d334b8752b4.jpeg

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      4·
      8 months ago

      That does look much better - good job!

      This photo is crashing the Boost app too though ☹️ . Is it possible for you to change it to a link instead?

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
          3·
          8 months ago

          Thanks, that stopped the crashing. I might play around in the testing community and try and figure out why it is crashing if I can.

          • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
            1·
            8 months ago

            I use Memmy on my iPhone and it gives me two options - upload via aussie.zone and upload via imgur. This particular img didn’t upload via aussie.zone so I went with imgur. Hope that helps with your debugging!

            • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
              1·
              8 months ago

              I have been trying to figure out how you uploaded it to show the image and I can’t replicate that, so I’m not sure how Memmy is doing the code. It will have to remain a mystery for now!

                • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
                  3·
                  8 months ago

                  I has to be something to do with how Memmy saves the image on Imgur. I found the right link to the Imgur images so I can put in the coding for my own photo hosted on Imgur and it works fine, but any link to yours crashes Boost. I can open the picture in the app when it is a link, but it can’t open it within the comments. No idea why, but I have at least narrowed it down!

      • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone
        1·
        8 months ago

        You gotta paint the entire front of the door

        Is that necessary? Can I get away with just this side? I mean I have extra paint, no harm but if not needed then am happy to skip!

        • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
          4·
          8 months ago

          Just this side. Mask off the door edges and handle, then roller on the paint. Put newspaper/cardboard under door to catch stray drips & splatter. Don’t walk paint drips into the carpet. Damage never happened.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    9·
    8 months ago

    If one more person knocks on my door I’m gonna let them full have it. 3 people this week trying to sell me shit. this is my home. I dont harass you in yours so leave me the f alone.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      4·
      8 months ago

      There are stickers for that. Also, creative swear words in multiple languages and a lack of pants.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
        7·
        8 months ago

        In my experience signs don’t get read.

        We even have a big red notice on our office door at work not to knock (we are IT, but not end-user support, there’s a whole team for that). Knocking/thumping/banging on the door is an almost daily occurrence when someone can’t work out how to unmute their Zoom meeting…

        Thankfully we have permission to tell them to take a hike but it’s still annoying!

        • Catfish@aussie.zone
          5·
          8 months ago

          Yeah, I get it. The no knock signs are legally enforceable if you can be arsed following through. I just yell at the ones who claim we’re exempt from that. I don’t care! between the sticker and my FUCK OFF doormat intent is clear. if you bother me you’re getting a serve.

          • Bacon@aussie.zone
            4·
            8 months ago

            I would like to imagine it’s the kind of tennis serve where you slam a ball towards them.

            • Catfish@aussie.zone
              3·
              8 months ago

              Grand slam! Never played tennis in my life, but do have an electric flyswatter that looks like a racquet…

          • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
            4·
            8 months ago

            Do you think HR would have an issue if I got one of those doormats for the office? :D We already decided against the electrified door handle…

  • bananafungus@aussie.zone
    8·
    8 months ago

    It looks like I’ve got shingles (appt later to confirm since I’m developing the symptoms my specialist on Wednesday said to keep an eye out for)… What a pain in the fkn arse!

    That’s going to be an embarrassing email to my new section since it’s contagious to those who’ve not had chickenpox.

    • Kudra :maybe_verified:@aus.social
      4·
      8 months ago

      @bananafungus @bot001 if they were born before 2005, yes, there’s going to be a cohort who could potentially be vulnerable to chickenpox who didn’t get vaccinated before it became part of the 18 month NIP vaccines.

      I’m planning to get the shingles vaccine as soon as my GP gets stock, the rules changed on Nov 1st and now some are eligible for free. I don’t think I am but it’s meant stock has got stretched =p

        • Kudra :maybe_verified:@aus.social
          2·
          8 months ago

          @bananafungus tbh everyone should be eligible for either shingles or chickenpox vaccine for free, because otherwise the scenario you are now in is going to crop up repeatedly for quite a while. I got shingles in my early 30s, and was lucky it wasn’t painful, but realised as I’m now older it will get more common to crop up and I might not escape the neuropathy 😬

        • Nath@aussie.zone
          2·
          8 months ago

          You’d be doing well to have avoided Chicken Pox as a kid, though. I got Chicken Pox at 20: do not recommend chicken pox as an adult.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    8·
    8 months ago

    I didn’t get any work done yesterday, but I did get started today - the trick was to tell myself I am good at what I do and people need me, and actually believe that for long enough to get the dopamine going. It probably helped that I caught up with someone from work yesterday. Stupid brain tricks, it’s like working with a petulant child sometimes to just pay for a roof over my head

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      4·
      8 months ago

      the trick was to tell myself I am good at what I do and people need me

      this is a great trick, especially since it’s true

      I’m going to borrow it if you don’t mind 😘 I need all the help I can get