Fucking hell, you need to win lotto one of these days to balance out your bad run. I really hope that other bidder backs off and the house comes through for you... Will you have another car available soon?
Other bidder is being aggressive so I'm sitting on things for the rest of the weekend.
My insurance includes a hire car and I'll see if my mechanic has a loaner or something for sale.
Iโm excited to announce that my wifeโs cat and I have reached a tentative mateship after 4 years. Sheโs never โhatedโ me, but sheโs always made it pretty clear where I stand with her and that Mrs B is her preferred human. But somethings started to soften, she likes my kid so I think sheโs decided Iโm alright based on that. Sheโs even started coming to find me for pats.
The bitch of it all? Sheโs not even my wifeโs cat! Iโm the one who said โwe canโt leave her here! No ones even looking at her! We have to bring her home.โ But nope, Mrs b got all the credit and love.
Cops finally got in touch - investigating officer was unaware of the earlier break-ins and you could practically hear her jaw dropping over the phone.
Trainned it down and went to a couple of other OFIs on the same street as well as touching base with the agents who were holding another - places were nice enough but smaller.
Other party put in another bid at the top of the asking range while I was waiting. Agent advised me to wait over the weekend before I make any decisions about another bid. Will sleep on it before I decide whether to make one final bid or drop out of the bidding - even the estate agent who initially said "it'd be a shame to lose the property over $30k" said "it's getting a bit steep.".
Shredder bought in 2020 starts acting funny, i email ozito- and they warrantied it! Even as far as 'if bunnings give you issues about refunding have them call this number and we will yell at them'
No idea why I thought it'd be different, but I did my 7 day covid retest and it was instantly positive, like the minute the liquid hit the little thingy.
Really just want the contagious window to end so I can start taking care of myself and leave my bedroom, seven days is a long time to be stuck in a shoebox of a bedroom, even if I can't do much with myself.
I think I've asked this before but anyway I know you like period dramas. Have you watched The Village? It's a true story set in ww1. It's on SBS on demand and it's very good.
Yes! I originally tuned in for Maxine Peake but soon found myself really sucked into it. Sort of reminded me of Home Fires which was brilliant (still mad they cancelled it)!
Maxine Peake is such a good actress. I loved Home Fires too.
Lark Rise to Candleford, Cranford, All Creatures great and small, Land Girls, Parades End, My Mother And Other Strangers, World On Fire are a few more that I've watched and liked.
And of course there's all those turn back time documentaries that are great to watch.
Yes!! All of those are so good, espcially Lark Rise and ACGAS (both versions, although the new one kinda wins out by a little because I love Anna Madeley, Samuel West, and Callum Woodhouse) just so fkn cosy, they make me feel all warm and toasty inside.
You've probably seen it, but The Durrells is 10/10 period drama, everything about it is excellent!
The Durrells is a good watch. The book was good too. And The Larkins which was somehow connected to the Darling Buds Of May. Well you're like me who loves this stuff. All I can recommend now are books that are similar.
Nella Last and Helen Forrester are 2 authors that wrote books that are some of the best reads I've ever read.
I've had both of those authors recommended to me before. I've been looking for my next read since I didn't line anything up after an indugent reread of Phillip Pullmans' series, so maybe I might make a start with those. In saying that I have a sneaky suspicion that I read The Latchkey Kid by Forrester many moons ago.
Minecraft can be good too, kind of gives the illusion that you're going somewhere. I've got bored with it though. I put it on peaceful because I cbf fighting mobs anymore and can't seem to actually finish any projects
Oh, I am still very much visibly and physically sick, and would not have a good time if I left my bed. But just having the option to make my own food and leave my bedroom if I wanted to would be nice.
Awww this is so sweet, thank you! But apart from being bed ridden I am also on a completely liquid/puree diet, covid decided to decimate every inch of me in retaliation for missing it for so long, and as a result my mouth is a giant ulcer fest.
ok whatcha wanna do is chuck a roomy a $20 and get them to nip to the chemist and get this. MAKE SURE THEY GET THE JELLY AND NOT THE OINTMENT
Ignore the circumcision thing, the jelly is perfectly fine for oral use as well. That shit meant that I was able to eat when my entire mouth was a giant weeping sore due to chemo complications
Is it bourbon, is it whiskey,
Is it rum, hold the cola?
Orange juice with vodka,
(I think it's called "mimosa.")
Sniff and sip an Irish islay,
Hold the ice, I like it straight.
Taste the peat, feel the burn,
Only for whiskey do I yearn.
Lemmy is trying to help stop me procrastinating and refusing to let me log in to my Aussie.zone account on the computer. I'm going to show it that my procrastination cannot be stopped so easily and clean out the cat litter tray. The things we do when we should be studying. ๐คฃ
Procrastination achieved, so I'm taking a break from all that tiring procrastination. Cat's litter box has been cleaned out, I did a bit more zucchini wrangling and the cucumber has been introduced to its new climbing frame (a clothes airer I picked up from hard rubbish this morning). My brain really really does not want to focus on this assignment. I was hoping to have a rough draft done by now, but I've barely touched it.
I expected it to, but it didn't for some reason. I probably need to do a full clear of everything, but it was not a convenient time so I just left it. โน๏ธ
Does anyone know of an accurate way to measure actual data usage? The amount Telstra is telling me I'm using is way higher than I think it should be, and is much higher than the total amount my devices are measuring.
At the moment I've disconnected everything from the Telstra modem and am going through the phone as a mobile hotspot. I've recorded the data totals both services are showing me so I can compare the amounts over a few days, then will swap back and do the same. If anyone has a better approach please let me know.
Can you log into the router or modem and see if they've got inbuilt data tracking? Often: https://192.168.0.1 click in a web browser on your home network. Also look on the stickers on the hardware to see if there's a different address. it might also look like 10.0.0.1. It'd be worth checking if there's a network device table in there to make sure you know what each device is.
The modem shows the same data as Telstra - and it also shows how much I have left on my data plan, so either it is sourcing it's data from Telstra or vice versa. It is a 5g modem and has connection info directly on the modem, which includes what devices are logged in. I did find my old iPad was still plugged in and connected, but I turned that off a few days ago with no change, and there are no other unexplained devices.
I initially assumed I had an app or something chewing through extra data (like that time I installed the official Reddit app) but there are no apps showing as using much data and after going through any settings I can find to limit things like auto-play video, changing browsers to Firefox to block adds and trying to minimise time spent in pointless scrolling the data use has gone up not down. My tablet is calculating my usage as generally around 40-60gb a month, and probably close to half of that would be on the work wi-fi. But telstra has me at about 70gb and I can't figure out why.
Obviously it is a low data amount anyway so it's not really a major financial issue, but it is bugging me that it does not match up.
Ugh... Humidity of 71% makes 21 degrees feel a fair bit hotter. BOM reckons Monday will be a max of 29 and Tuesday will be a max of 30.
I'm so happy that heaps of money was kept from building Australian houses so cheaply so that we may in turn be price gouged for the heating or cooling to make them livable. They really get you coming and going.
She didnโt seem to like the flavour of wet food I opened and despite adding yummy toppings doesnโt want to eat it (so is skimping on taking her medicine). I syringed the pain meds into her mouth last night but gave her anti nausea meds today and keep trying to get her to eat the breakfast.
She keeps jumping up on the wardrobe door to demand attention but wonโt lead me to anything to show whatโs wrong. Sheโs already done a poo which got scooped away fast, has clean litterboxes, fresh water, the biscuits got shaken to fix the bowl hole she ate into them, wet food right thereโฆ
Maybe sheโs just bored of the food and feels bad after not having enough of her meds that were mixed in.
She has now patted at me until I let her lie on me ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Ooops. Put my head down 'just for a moment' last night and woke up fourish with the lights still on, the front door and various windows open and the tv on.
I've been listening to the 'just ace' podcast. It's a look back at 90s Aus alternative music scene. It's really good - lots of nostalgia but also interesting stuff.
Really was not expecting precipitation today, glad that I left my clothes out overnight and remembered to take them in this morning. Rental inspection just finished, quick and easy, thank goodness, and no questions about the additional blind I installed in the bedroom (which is totally legal).
I did not unfortunately work up the courage to raise the question of how much they're raising the rent by next month, because the whole thought of it was just a bit too much. I did flag that I might be looking to move at the end of the year though, which might not have been smart... anyway... it's over, back to chillaxing.
I have the day off and I'm supposed to be writing my assignment. Instead, I've been wasting my time on Facebook getting involved in discussions that involve me rewriting everything about 14 times in an attempt to avoid them tipping over into arguments. I have also hopefully helped bring some people new perspectives and options on FOGO bins, such is the exciting life I lead ๐คฃ
Given we only have fortnightly collections I would think Fear Of Going Off bins would also be an accurate description, as the smell of food scraps sitting in bins that long is a major concern of residents here ๐
i ran out of frozen corn and i had planned to get some during my daily evening walk but it looks like it will keep raining and i cannot be bothered to drive out just for a pack of corn
I've started watching Pachinko and I have never craved a bowl of pure white rice more. Some of the show might be corny and Jimmi Simpson and his butchering of the Japanese language is totally unnecessary, but it's so beautifully shot and such a compelling story of migration and colonisation. I never thought I'd see such mainstream depiction of Zainichi Koreans marketed to the West.
Oh my God, the fucking car's been fucking stolen.
No sign of glass or anything, so buggered if I know.
Oh no! Hope you had insurance! Time to look at some security systems or something, clearly some bad stuff going on in your neighbourhood.
Yes, thankfully. And since I'm moving in a few months, not worth the security unfortunately.
Jesus! You ok?
Somewhere between shocked and frigging annoyed.
Oh no! You've had a run of bad luck lately ๐
Oh no! That is awful!
Was there anything important in it? What sort of car was it?
No, and an old Volvo 7. But since this is the third time the place has been hit in a fortnight I'm wishing it was May.
๐ So frustrating. I hope your day get better.
Well no sign of the cops, and just got the word the other party intereted in the unit's raised the bid by $10k, so yeah.
Holy crap! OMG that's Terrible
Oh that sucks! I hope youโre doing ok
Fucking hell, you need to win lotto one of these days to balance out your bad run. I really hope that other bidder backs off and the house comes through for you... Will you have another car available soon?
Other bidder is being aggressive so I'm sitting on things for the rest of the weekend.
My insurance includes a hire car and I'll see if my mechanic has a loaner or something for sale.
Very cute - I was expecting yellow, but they got the fancy black model!
So far everyone who has seen him has said that, including me
Cuuute
Iโm excited to announce that my wifeโs cat and I have reached a tentative mateship after 4 years. Sheโs never โhatedโ me, but sheโs always made it pretty clear where I stand with her and that Mrs B is her preferred human. But somethings started to soften, she likes my kid so I think sheโs decided Iโm alright based on that. Sheโs even started coming to find me for pats.
The bitch of it all? Sheโs not even my wifeโs cat! Iโm the one who said โwe canโt leave her here! No ones even looking at her! We have to bring her home.โ But nope, Mrs b got all the credit and love.
Cats: manโs okayest friend.
aw, hugs
( also, be sneaky and get some of the paste cat treats, prawns are a good one, then you*ll be the preferred one forever ๐บ )
Oh she comes if you call her name and say treats, But you get no points for giving her treats because she just thinks sheโs entitled to them.
wow
Do you have a beard? Rub your chin on the top of the cat's head. They live for that shit
Sadly no. Just stubble. The kid pulls on the beard too hard.
You're the spare human!
That would 100% be the designation she would give me, yes.
Cops finally got in touch - investigating officer was unaware of the earlier break-ins and you could practically hear her jaw dropping over the phone.
Trainned it down and went to a couple of other OFIs on the same street as well as touching base with the agents who were holding another - places were nice enough but smaller.
Other party put in another bid at the top of the asking range while I was waiting. Agent advised me to wait over the weekend before I make any decisions about another bid. Will sleep on it before I decide whether to make one final bid or drop out of the bidding - even the estate agent who initially said "it'd be a shame to lose the property over $30k" said "it's getting a bit steep.".
Shredder bought in 2020 starts acting funny, i email ozito- and they warrantied it! Even as far as 'if bunnings give you issues about refunding have them call this number and we will yell at them'
No idea why I thought it'd be different, but I did my 7 day covid retest and it was instantly positive, like the minute the liquid hit the little thingy.
Really just want the contagious window to end so I can start taking care of myself and leave my bedroom, seven days is a long time to be stuck in a shoebox of a bedroom, even if I can't do much with myself.
I think I've asked this before but anyway I know you like period dramas. Have you watched The Village? It's a true story set in ww1. It's on SBS on demand and it's very good.
Get well soon banana.
Yes! I originally tuned in for Maxine Peake but soon found myself really sucked into it. Sort of reminded me of Home Fires which was brilliant (still mad they cancelled it)!
Maxine Peake is such a good actress. I loved Home Fires too.
Lark Rise to Candleford, Cranford, All Creatures great and small, Land Girls, Parades End, My Mother And Other Strangers, World On Fire are a few more that I've watched and liked.
And of course there's all those turn back time documentaries that are great to watch.
Yes!! All of those are so good, espcially Lark Rise and ACGAS (both versions, although the new one kinda wins out by a little because I love Anna Madeley, Samuel West, and Callum Woodhouse) just so fkn cosy, they make me feel all warm and toasty inside.
You've probably seen it, but The Durrells is 10/10 period drama, everything about it is excellent!
The Durrells is a good watch. The book was good too. And The Larkins which was somehow connected to the Darling Buds Of May. Well you're like me who loves this stuff. All I can recommend now are books that are similar.
Nella Last and Helen Forrester are 2 authors that wrote books that are some of the best reads I've ever read.
I've had both of those authors recommended to me before. I've been looking for my next read since I didn't line anything up after an indugent reread of Phillip Pullmans' series, so maybe I might make a start with those. In saying that I have a sneaky suspicion that I read The Latchkey Kid by Forrester many moons ago.
I feel you. I'm having cabin fever for different reasons and am ready to start plucking my hair out.
Music or birdsong videos while doing something helps
Kinda wanky but I've been watching lots of POV hiking vids which has semi helped.
Minecraft can be good too, kind of gives the illusion that you're going somewhere. I've got bored with it though. I put it on peaceful because I cbf fighting mobs anymore and can't seem to actually finish any projects
That's rough. I hope you're at least feeling a bit better.
I'd say if you're not displaying symptoms but the rats are still + it's probably okay to go for walks in the open air.
Interestingly open air treatment has been around for some time:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504358/
Oh, I am still very much visibly and physically sick, and would not have a good time if I left my bed. But just having the option to make my own food and leave my bedroom if I wanted to would be nice.
This desire to do something means you are on the road to getting better. Your brain has no longer shut you down.
hugs
.
Awww this is so sweet, thank you! But apart from being bed ridden I am also on a completely liquid/puree diet, covid decided to decimate every inch of me in retaliation for missing it for so long, and as a result my mouth is a giant ulcer fest.
ok whatcha wanna do is chuck a roomy a $20 and get them to nip to the chemist and get this. MAKE SURE THEY GET THE JELLY AND NOT THE OINTMENT
Ignore the circumcision thing, the jelly is perfectly fine for oral use as well. That shit meant that I was able to eat when my entire mouth was a giant weeping sore due to chemo complications
.
Iโm going to the market.
After that, I get to meet Tully the Guide Pup. ๐
Send pics
This humidity is revolting. I just want to feel clean and not sticky.
Yep. More tropical moisture being sucked down south.
Sigh
Not giving you enough attention tonight?
A little privacy please!
Is it bourbon, is it whiskey,
Is it rum, hold the cola?
Orange juice with vodka,
(I think it's called "mimosa.")
Sniff and sip an Irish islay,
Hold the ice, I like it straight.
Taste the peat, feel the burn,
Only for whiskey do I yearn.
drink, drink, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1bficWrjgc
https://youtu.be/TsSuueEGQSM?si=UbcpeYCfCV8-r6LA
Lemmy is trying to help stop me procrastinating and refusing to let me log in to my Aussie.zone account on the computer. I'm going to show it that my procrastination cannot be stopped so easily and clean out the cat litter tray. The things we do when we should be studying. ๐คฃ
Procrastination achieved, so I'm taking a break from all that tiring procrastination. Cat's litter box has been cleaned out, I did a bit more zucchini wrangling and the cucumber has been introduced to its new climbing frame (a clothes airer I picked up from hard rubbish this morning). My brain really really does not want to focus on this assignment. I was hoping to have a rough draft done by now, but I've barely touched it.
That happened to me yesterday. Clearing the cookies fixed it for me.
I expected it to, but it didn't for some reason. I probably need to do a full clear of everything, but it was not a convenient time so I just left it. โน๏ธ
Does anyone know of an accurate way to measure actual data usage? The amount Telstra is telling me I'm using is way higher than I think it should be, and is much higher than the total amount my devices are measuring.
At the moment I've disconnected everything from the Telstra modem and am going through the phone as a mobile hotspot. I've recorded the data totals both services are showing me so I can compare the amounts over a few days, then will swap back and do the same. If anyone has a better approach please let me know.
Can you log into the router or modem and see if they've got inbuilt data tracking? Often: https://192.168.0.1 click in a web browser on your home network. Also look on the stickers on the hardware to see if there's a different address. it might also look like 10.0.0.1. It'd be worth checking if there's a network device table in there to make sure you know what each device is.
The modem shows the same data as Telstra - and it also shows how much I have left on my data plan, so either it is sourcing it's data from Telstra or vice versa. It is a 5g modem and has connection info directly on the modem, which includes what devices are logged in. I did find my old iPad was still plugged in and connected, but I turned that off a few days ago with no change, and there are no other unexplained devices.
I initially assumed I had an app or something chewing through extra data (like that time I installed the official Reddit app) but there are no apps showing as using much data and after going through any settings I can find to limit things like auto-play video, changing browsers to Firefox to block adds and trying to minimise time spent in pointless scrolling the data use has gone up not down. My tablet is calculating my usage as generally around 40-60gb a month, and probably close to half of that would be on the work wi-fi. But telstra has me at about 70gb and I can't figure out why.
Obviously it is a low data amount anyway so it's not really a major financial issue, but it is bugging me that it does not match up.
Ugh... Humidity of 71% makes 21 degrees feel a fair bit hotter. BOM reckons Monday will be a max of 29 and Tuesday will be a max of 30.
I'm so happy that heaps of money was kept from building Australian houses so cheaply so that we may in turn be price gouged for the heating or cooling to make them livable. They really get you coming and going.
Why is the old kitten fussy?
She didnโt seem to like the flavour of wet food I opened and despite adding yummy toppings doesnโt want to eat it (so is skimping on taking her medicine). I syringed the pain meds into her mouth last night but gave her anti nausea meds today and keep trying to get her to eat the breakfast.
She keeps jumping up on the wardrobe door to demand attention but wonโt lead me to anything to show whatโs wrong. Sheโs already done a poo which got scooped away fast, has clean litterboxes, fresh water, the biscuits got shaken to fix the bowl hole she ate into them, wet food right thereโฆ
Maybe sheโs just bored of the food and feels bad after not having enough of her meds that were mixed in.
She has now patted at me until I let her lie on me ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
sometimes cats have scrabbly scrabbly days as well
I think we both are -_-
Does she like watching cat videos?
I have tried showing her bird videos but she doesn't seem to take notice.
I bought bird seed and sprinkle outside the windows or backdoor. Mine sits there all day.
Good idea
Of cats.
She ignores most but seems a bit anxious or startled with some (where the cat is crying, or kittens)
Ooops. Put my head down 'just for a moment' last night and woke up fourish with the lights still on, the front door and various windows open and the tv on.
I've been listening to the 'just ace' podcast. It's a look back at 90s Aus alternative music scene. It's really good - lots of nostalgia but also interesting stuff.
Adding this to the list, cheers! I loved the big day out podcast.
I'll share this with youse. I'm sorry ๐
https://youtu.be/tbazGVrbN-g?si=W25ybIZogjpFd07y
๐คญ My neighbour's wife is always on my deck
Just try caulk. Jfc ๐
Classic...NZ Netflix is another good one
Teehee
E: Iโm surprised they didnโt include the word โsixโ in there too. Or maybe that might have been overkill
Breakfast ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅญ๐๐ฅฅ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฅฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅจ๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฆช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ชผ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅฎ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅง๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฅค๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ท๐ฅ๐ธ๐น๐ง๐
Pineapple granita plz chef.
๐๐ง
Pretzels and beer please.
๐ฅจ๐บ
thanks.
Blackcurrant granita please
๐๐ง
Delicious
Sharkshuka please
๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ ๐ง ๐ง๐ถ๏ธ
Rain starting in 7 minutes.
These new forecasts are like something out of Back to the Future.
Forecasts used to be for 3 days and were very general.
And yet we survived, we just let weather happen.
Really was not expecting precipitation today, glad that I left my clothes out overnight and remembered to take them in this morning. Rental inspection just finished, quick and easy, thank goodness, and no questions about the additional blind I installed in the bedroom (which is totally legal).
I did not unfortunately work up the courage to raise the question of how much they're raising the rent by next month, because the whole thought of it was just a bit too much. I did flag that I might be looking to move at the end of the year though, which might not have been smart... anyway... it's over, back to chillaxing.
Sky very pretty right now
I have the day off and I'm supposed to be writing my assignment. Instead, I've been wasting my time on Facebook getting involved in discussions that involve me rewriting everything about 14 times in an attempt to avoid them tipping over into arguments. I have also hopefully helped bring some people new perspectives and options on FOGO bins, such is the exciting life I lead ๐คฃ
Um, what is a FOGO bin?
Fear Of Growing Out...
...nah, it's Food Organics and Garden Organics. Council green bin
The food and organic waste bin (green lid).
That makes sense - I was flashing on FOMO etc and wondered what Fear Of Going Out had to do with bins.
Given we only have fortnightly collections I would think Fear Of Going Off bins would also be an accurate description, as the smell of food scraps sitting in bins that long is a major concern of residents here ๐
i ran out of frozen corn and i had planned to get some during my daily evening walk but it looks like it will keep raining and i cannot be bothered to drive out just for a pack of corn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Dc7W6jXCo
What an upset @[email protected]. The Heat copped a flogging from the Scorchers. Very surprising.
CEO - 11 Duenan - 11
Tonight's match is gonna be good.
Yeah I know. I donโt know what quite happened there, I almost though the Scorchets didnโt score enough until the last over.
To add insult to injury the Heat I think got penalised for not completing a run after crossing over.
Anyway itโs the Melbourne showdown, shame Maxwell is already out.
Should be a good match!
So humid.
I've started watching Pachinko and I have never craved a bowl of pure white rice more. Some of the show might be corny and Jimmi Simpson and his butchering of the Japanese language is totally unnecessary, but it's so beautifully shot and such a compelling story of migration and colonisation. I never thought I'd see such mainstream depiction of Zainichi Koreans marketed to the West.
#Worldle #722 1/6 (100%) ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ โญโญ๐ช https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
@[email protected]
Good game. Looks like the Renegades came up good tonight, canโt see them losing from here.
CEO - 12 Duenan - 11
Rightfully it should be your pick tomorrow because of the swap we made today.
We got the Thunder Vs the Strikers.
Good luck!
Yay we won one.
This one's a hard one but I think I'll stick with the Strikers. Good luck!