Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
    10·
    11 months ago

    I know perfectly well that I shouldn’t eat all the cherries on the first day of cherry season (well, the first day I have cherries, same thing). They’re soooo good. But my gut might not thank me later.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    9·
    11 months ago

    Had a fam dinner last night and my daughter’s granma was there .

    I didn’t let gran eat off my plate 🙄🙄🙄 and the evening went down hill from there. Again.

  • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    Gosh… changing my sheets makes me realise how disabled I actually am. Jesus Christ.

    But hey, the summer sheets are on, though this week it’ll be cold so…

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      3·
      11 months ago

      Not disabled, dodgy back. The fancy mattress that is comfy to sleep on weighs a ton, changing sheets isn’t easy and I sure as hell can’t turn it myself.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    8·
    11 months ago

    Back in Melbs from the Bellarine.

    Already miss the ocean :( There’s something calm but also panic inducing about being alone, 50m out, getting dark… the mystery of what’s below. Could be a giant squid, a horny dolphin… If something went wrong no one would know. But that has nothing on the shitshow that is southern x station just after 5pm.

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

    I think today is perfect weather to cook the big pot of bolognese sauce I have been planning on. Unfortunately this means I will need to physically go to the shops myself to acquire onions. I guess if I have to go I might get some cheese as well. You can never have too much cheese.

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
    7·
    11 months ago

    I didn’t get to buy myself a present for my birthday this year, but now I have this new role, I’m dreamily browsing for a new piece of music equipment lol and fancy cat trees of course.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    7·
    11 months ago
    Much sauce has been created. #singlepeoplecooking

    A few taste adjustments to go, dividing up into individual jars and and a stint in the pressure canner to go.

  • Bacon@aussie.zone
    7·
    11 months ago

    i would like to thank hans zimmer for writing music that gets me to CONCENTRATE when i want/need to

  • Taleya@aussie.zone
    7·
    11 months ago

    me: yoo I need a teamviewer access for about 5 mins to update your firmware. Normally I could do it without you even noticing, but this one actually disables our tunnel software as part of the process, so I need a fallback. Won’t take long, very quick.

    chain A: Bah too much hassle, send me entirely new units for these sites

    chain B: Why? This is metro. Send a tech out

    ASK ME AGAIN WHY TECH STAFF HATE PEOPLE.

      • Taleya@aussie.zone
        3·
        11 months ago

        Someone who thought they wouldn’t have to pay it. The 8k price tag per unit magically made a zoho login appear

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    5·
    11 months ago

    It’s fancy schmancy instant noodles with curry sauce again except this time I added some frozen vegan chicken in and added a bit of garnish.

    appetising

    I’m amazed that I focused on work quite serenely for 8 solid hours today and remembered to take the necessary breaks, etc. Need to see how much time allowance I’ve used up for this project though. Taken way too long on one section so gotta cut back on some others.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    5·
    11 months ago

    Covid seems to be taking turns around with the staff at work these recent weeks. I wonder how many people it’s going to go through before we knock off from work for Christmas.

    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
      6·
      11 months ago

      I’d say a fair few. I think a lot of people will have symptoms that they’ll just write off as being tired/time of year/allergies and there are some people who don’t get symptoms at all. So unless it hits like a ton of bricks and one might be in an industry that needs to be a bit more careful, it’s unlikely people will bother testing.

      Trams have also been packed more than a sardine can. Masks and sanitiser. They don’t hurt to have if one is concerned and there are more viruses like RSV that can spread and be an issue to older adults/immunocompromised. 🤷🏻‍♀️

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        5·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, I was working offsite from my normal workplace and I overheard a conversation about someone taking a RAT test but she only took it for one day and had a negative result and didn’t do anymore and she came into work with symptoms.

        I wouldn’t be surprised if she was positive at that point and was spreading it around like wildfire at that workplace.

    • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
      3·
      11 months ago

      I’ve been masking as I don’t want my scant few days off wrecked due to illness. Covid is taking turns hitting people at my workplace.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    5·
    11 months ago

    Onions have now been aquired. Time to start on the sauce. I will need to decide whether to use the big stock pot or the really big stock pot.

    • Bacon@aussie.zone
      2·
      11 months ago

      if you use the really big one we can all come over and help you with the leftovers

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

        I’m only making 36 servings, nowhere near enough to share 🤣

        I will actually be canning the sauce, so this batch will last me a year or two.