• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    23·
    10 days ago

    So over the weekend Mr P and I formally broke up. First there was an argument where a ramekin was thrown, then a calming down and proper conversation. We’ve been in separate bedrooms for years so not much is really changing. He initially asked me to leave. I said no, I’ve been paying rent for 13½ years to the owner of the property who isn’t you. Neither of us can afford to move anywhere or pay market rent. Also with him on the dole, can’t afford to pay for all car related expenses, which is needed with the children. I said I’m still happy to pay that stuff and I think he saw that it was a pretty good deal actually and he’s best to eat humble pie and stick with it. It’s in my interests for him to have a car to do child/school related things whilst I’m at work, and I’m happy to contribute to that. I told him (not for the first time) that he’s welcome to see other people as long as discretion is exercised regarding the children. Since then things have been really civil between us. Let’s see how it goes.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    13·
    9 days ago

    Night walk. Hambam ended up rolling in some other dog’s shit. Needed bath.

    I was not very popular at first but he ended up accepting his fate.

    Getting that dog into the bath wasn’t very easy.

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
    12·
    10 days ago

    I walked out of work at lunch yesterday. My boss was understanding about it - he is…aware of my week! - but I’m now in the grey area where I’m sort of waiting on funerals.

    First one of the two is tomorrow

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    10 days ago

    Woop there it is

    Rent increase notice received. I had a feeling it was coming, as the places near me with a similar floorplan were increasing. I almost can’t be mad tho, it’s still $50pw under the comparable places lol!

    Sent a reluctant message to the apartment using one of my two car parks, about starting to charge for it. I won’t charge them if I find a job though, and what I’m asking per month is $150 less than other car parks around here too so 💀🤷🏼‍♀️

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    9·
    10 days ago

    I’ve decided I need a detailed and comprehensive moving plan to make sure everything goes smoothly for my relocation. After a lot of research and considerable thought, here is what I have come up with:

    Step 1: Put everything in boxes
    Step 2: Move boxes to new house
    Step 3: Unpack all the boxes

    I think I’ve got this.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        1·
        10 days ago

        I know pizza on the floor is tradtional moving day fare, but as I already have the dining table up there I am going to break with tradition. The current plan is tacos.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        2·
        10 days ago

        It would be handy if I could just pack them up. Pet wrangling is going to be one of the most complicated parts of the move. Miss Meow will be sedated and confined to a small pen at each end while the move happens, and my sister is going to be nanny for the day to Mr Woof - hopefully the weather will be ok and she can exhaust him with a couple of long walks.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        1·
        10 days ago

        I don’t think I’m up to a proper inventory for everything, but I printed out some stickers to label which room everything belongs to. I’m writing a quick note on that of the most important bits I’m likely to want to look for first.

        I did have a plan to use the orange fragile tape on all the last boxes I pack, as they will be the ones I want to unpack first, but I accidentally packed the tape with the rest of the stationey supplies, so I might have to do some “open first” labels instead.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    Did everyone stockpile machetes before they were banned today? It slipped my mind and I forgot to get mine

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      9·
      9 days ago

      This has to be one of the least effective and stupidest knee-jerk reactions I’ve yet seen. It would be more to the point to ban shopping centres imo. Or teenagers. Machetes are really really easy to make - long grass slasher machine blades make the best ones. This is traditional in the bush for clearing scrub and butchering deer/sheep and opening Queensland Blue pumpkins if you can’t find the bow saw. Just screw the blade to a handle of some sort and sharpen. And I don’t think they’re going to ban council grass mowers anytime soon. Or Bunnings. Or pumpkins.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      Spent a bit of time in Machetes R Us on Machete street in the Machete district.

      Got some good ones for the collection

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    Usually we have Spotify on at work, but today we have the radio and they’re advertising a competition to win a ski trip to Utah and all I can think of is what if you won the competition and then were denied entry because border officials didn’t think it was enough of a reason to visit? I wonder if there’s the option to just take money instead, haha.

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    10 days ago

    dear optichoice caller who refused to acknowledge “not interested”

    I hope you enjoy the high volume youtube poop I put the phone next to, and the complaint to the DNC

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      6·
      10 days ago

      we need pictures 🤭

      I bought some iron on patches which are half the size I expected ( pictures coming )

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    9 days ago

    I stand corrected. My Temu order is fucking AWESOME!!! I fucking love decorating my space!!! Aaaaargh!!!

    More photos on the weekend.

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
      7·
      10 days ago

      For some of the worst audio quality possible in the live music capital of Australia, too.

          • DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone
            5·
            9 days ago

            It was really good, of course, and there was quite a variety of songs, but largely the quieter, softer, more orchestral (obvs) ones. I did want the second half to rip my fave off with distortion and noise, but never really went to that place.
            Still, great, but if anything too close! 😅