Bugger. House is a no, I've withdrawn my application. The current tenant was there and very informative. Cooling is broken and the landlord has been refusing to fix it, heating is a bit dodgy too. Looks like they bought it 7 years ago and failed to do even the bare minimum maintenance since then.
It's an urgent repair that should have been done ASAP. The fact that it's not done, plus the fact the agent is not even on top of what type of heating and cooling are in the property, is a major red flag.
Yeah. There were a bunch of other things wrong too which I could have lived with (primarily cosmetic stuff, like damaged paint and old carpet). It was pretty concerning that the real estate agent didn't even seem to know what the heating and cooling in the property actually were, they were advertising things as current that had obviously been replaced years ago, and even the replacements were broken!
I did get to pat the owner's puppy though, so there was some good.
Bugger. That tenant is a dead set legend though. I guess you are sadly getting the full brunt of what renting is like now. Mad prices for poorly maintained holes, lying abound...
Yeah, some of it is not good. I did go to another place this afternoon which was really great. But it also had about 30 people at the inspection, and I heard one women asking if she can still make an offer of higher rent. So I don't think I have any chance at that one, but at least it was not a depressing hellhole.
I have another inspection lined up for Saturday, and a few for Tuesday. Trying to keep track of them all, plus whether I have inspecte/applied for etc. is becoming a challenge.
Oh well, worst case scenario I end up living in the van, which is really quite roomy...
I have landed in the Soup. Say what you will about this place, you gotta give kudos to Changi airport - 15 minutes from deplaning to cab. Was expecting to wait for my bags - nope, merrily halfway down the conveyor belt along with its fellow passengers. And I got to use the completely passportless lane for citizens/residents.. it's almost freakishly fast (like 2 seconds total kind of fast). A good reminder of how biometrics are harder to hack than a passport. They probably have every inch of my face mapped out.
Anyway, can't wait to have a big sumptuous dinner and then crash early. I finished the last 5% of Overstory on the plane and got all riled up about what my life has become. Then I reread Howl's Moving Castle because I had it on my Kindle. Now I feel less cynical.
Got through to bag drop with 10 minutes and 1kg to spare. Just waiting to board now... whew! I'm lucky I managed to take all these other goodies including fresh loaves from Woodfrog.
I hate these cattle class flights to the Soup, so many people who can't follow instructions and mill around in queues trying to board first even though there's a strict sequence
Still have the leak that the plumber couldn't find but getting close! So have to run down the block and turn the tank water on and off after use. 1 minute showers :( Filling buckets for watering, washing clothes by hand in the sink, flushing the dunny every 2nd time.
Reminds me of stage 4 water restrictions back in the day with the millennium drought. Only difference is back then used to also bring a bucket into the shower and keep grey water from the rare use of the washing machine for plants. Those were the days.
Really makes you appreciate running water that works unlike a lot of the world.
I've been gardening this morning and lamenting over how dry it is. And it brought back my own memories of establishing the garden here during that drought and i remember standing in buckets in the shower to catch every last drop.
In case I’m not the last person to know, three out of three medical professionals recommended Coca Cola for removing a piece of dinner lodged in my throat. It took a couple of hours, but it worked. 10/10 would recommend but also 0/10 would definitely not recommend.
Also, I discovered that Bayswater has a 24 hour urgent care clinic underneath Coles. In case you didn’t know.
That sounds horribly unpleasant, I'm glad the cola solution worked.
That urgent care clinic was the one I went to for my finger impalement. The last time I was in Bayswater that entire building didn't exist, it was all quite a surprise.
I did know that there was a Coles in Bayswater, I had no idea there were shops on the lower level. I hope they were able to help de-impale your finger, that sounds equally unpleasant.
I’m better, thanks and thanks also for the info. I ended up at Box Hill before the coke finally worked. The doctor had just given us the update that the fast track wait time was out to 2 hours and recommended that I just keep sipping it.
I have a bottle of wolf urine previously acquired to deal with a fox issue at the old place. I do not have a fox issue at the new place and consequently I do not need a bottle of wolf urine at new place. I do not want a bottle of wolf urine at new place, which has all its storage in the basement.
There are more foxes in urban areas than rural. There was one on top of my shed last night in fact. I do not however want a bottle of wolf urine to deal with it 🤣
I am in need of a possum deterrent, but also do not want a bottle of wolf urine. The down sides of such a substance massively outweigh the possibility it might work.
Smiths thin & crispy chips - sour cream and chives flavour - my intellect knows that this is not a proper meal, but my stomach begs leave to differ. Maybe the glass of wine has impaired my stomach's judgment.
i am really looking forward to tomorrow when i get to clean and declutter while listening to the rain but knowing melbourne there'll probably be just two drops
I called the medical clinic to see if they were running on time before I made my way there. As I hate waiting around, like most people. Was told to turn up at appointment time as doctor was running in time. Only one person ahead of me apparently. 30 mins after appointment, have still not been seen. Why do I bother.
It turns into a cascade. They might have a patient(s) before you where the consult is more complex and needs more time. Which leads to more paperwork before the next. Your problem might be more complex and so on. Then some might overbook due to no shows (pretty common in rona times), also sometimes greed from the doctor. Sometimes poor management from the secretary.
If the cascade starts early in the day, the poor souls at the end of the day (including doc and staff)...
One of the many reasons I ditched my old doctor was that hey was always late even when I booked the first appointment of the day. He'd wander in late, say the same excuse about traffic every time and proceed to be a shit gp in general.
If anyone was thinking of popping in to Northcote Plaza this morning, don't. The Aldi carpark is closed- lots of caution tape- and the rest of the joint is bedlam. Super busy and the main carpark has a real chaotic, angry energy. There were actual fights breaking out.
Park behind the library next to the housing commission - you can get in through the driveway on the left of the library/medical centre from Separation St. Pain to get in and out but unlikely to be cordoned off as on the other side of Sep St.
I'm failing to taste any chocolate from my Cadbury Crunchy Chocolate Easter Bunny. It's taken me two goes at eating his ears and all I taste is sugar. I don't think it's me.
Easter choc of any sort is a built-in disappointment. Tinfoil is no substitute for flavour. Gave up on it years back. Have never regretted it. Wait a couple of weeks and get yourself some of the good stuff and enjoy!
It was so good that I went back to get more and there wasn't any left. It's good I found something else I like since they took my Malteser bunnies from me. I'm still dirty about that.
I thought of a fun idea for the trip back: girlfriend takes the train up to Shepparton, we meet her there when we get there, do the handover and the boys can take the train to Donnybrook where I'll meet up with them to finish the trip back.
They get to see mum again, ride a train, and they're not strapped down for the last leg of the ride
I had to pack A LOT into that short week, somehow it felt more stressful. Time to relax. Rushed to Dans before they closed to buy a bottle of scotch to enjoy over ice tonight.
You'd think I'd have plenty of time with a flight departing at 12 noon but somehow I left things til the super last minute. Have checked in online but ETA is 20 minutes prior to bag drop closing... Thoughts and prayers that there's no crashes or bad traffic on the way 😭
Bugger. House is a no, I've withdrawn my application. The current tenant was there and very informative. Cooling is broken and the landlord has been refusing to fix it, heating is a bit dodgy too. Looks like they bought it 7 years ago and failed to do even the bare minimum maintenance since then.
So back to square 1 ☹️
When legal requirements like heating are not functional what are the duties of a REAs?
It's an urgent repair that should have been done ASAP. The fact that it's not done, plus the fact the agent is not even on top of what type of heating and cooling are in the property, is a major red flag.
Sounds like you managed to dodge a bad one there.
Maybe you need Mr Woof to sniff out the bad ones.
Thank god for such an honest tenant. If only landlords world realise they're people too
Oh damn. I’m sorry. It’s at least good you were warned and dodged a lemon.
Yeah. There were a bunch of other things wrong too which I could have lived with (primarily cosmetic stuff, like damaged paint and old carpet). It was pretty concerning that the real estate agent didn't even seem to know what the heating and cooling in the property actually were, they were advertising things as current that had obviously been replaced years ago, and even the replacements were broken!
I did get to pat the owner's puppy though, so there was some good.
Bugger. That tenant is a dead set legend though. I guess you are sadly getting the full brunt of what renting is like now. Mad prices for poorly maintained holes, lying abound...
Yeah, some of it is not good. I did go to another place this afternoon which was really great. But it also had about 30 people at the inspection, and I heard one women asking if she can still make an offer of higher rent. So I don't think I have any chance at that one, but at least it was not a depressing hellhole.
I have another inspection lined up for Saturday, and a few for Tuesday. Trying to keep track of them all, plus whether I have inspecte/applied for etc. is becoming a challenge.
Oh well, worst case scenario I end up living in the van, which is really quite roomy...
I have landed in the Soup. Say what you will about this place, you gotta give kudos to Changi airport - 15 minutes from deplaning to cab. Was expecting to wait for my bags - nope, merrily halfway down the conveyor belt along with its fellow passengers. And I got to use the completely passportless lane for citizens/residents.. it's almost freakishly fast (like 2 seconds total kind of fast). A good reminder of how biometrics are harder to hack than a passport. They probably have every inch of my face mapped out.
Anyway, can't wait to have a big sumptuous dinner and then crash early. I finished the last 5% of Overstory on the plane and got all riled up about what my life has become. Then I reread Howl's Moving Castle because I had it on my Kindle. Now I feel less cynical.
yay, you arrived safely
hope your stay is joyous 🙂
Yay! Enjoy the soup time.
Yay soup!!
That airport is a wild experience. Hope your dinner was absolutely delicious!
Got through to bag drop with 10 minutes and 1kg to spare. Just waiting to board now... whew! I'm lucky I managed to take all these other goodies including fresh loaves from Woodfrog.
I hate these cattle class flights to the Soup, so many people who can't follow instructions and mill around in queues trying to board first even though there's a strict sequence
ee that's good timing.
Safe travels!
yes, safe travels 😘
Safe travels!
Down the bellarine again.
Still have the leak that the plumber couldn't find but getting close! So have to run down the block and turn the tank water on and off after use. 1 minute showers :( Filling buckets for watering, washing clothes by hand in the sink, flushing the dunny every 2nd time.
Reminds me of stage 4 water restrictions back in the day with the millennium drought. Only difference is back then used to also bring a bucket into the shower and keep grey water from the rare use of the washing machine for plants. Those were the days.
Really makes you appreciate running water that works unlike a lot of the world.
Watch out for Bucket Back! The physios did well out of the drought.
I've been gardening this morning and lamenting over how dry it is. And it brought back my own memories of establishing the garden here during that drought and i remember standing in buckets in the shower to catch every last drop.
In case I’m not the last person to know, three out of three medical professionals recommended Coca Cola for removing a piece of dinner lodged in my throat. It took a couple of hours, but it worked. 10/10 would recommend but also 0/10 would definitely not recommend.
Also, I discovered that Bayswater has a 24 hour urgent care clinic underneath Coles. In case you didn’t know.
That sounds horribly unpleasant, I'm glad the cola solution worked.
That urgent care clinic was the one I went to for my finger impalement. The last time I was in Bayswater that entire building didn't exist, it was all quite a surprise.
I did know that there was a Coles in Bayswater, I had no idea there were shops on the lower level. I hope they were able to help de-impale your finger, that sounds equally unpleasant.
Yes, dark soft drinks often contain phosphoric acid and so can help break up bezoars or flush blockages in feeding tubes too.
I hope you’re alright now
I’m better, thanks and thanks also for the info. I ended up at Box Hill before the coke finally worked. The doctor had just given us the update that the fast track wait time was out to 2 hours and recommended that I just keep sipping it.
That's some interesting knowledge, thanks for sharing! Hope you're okay, that doesn't sound fun at all.
I certainly didn't know that! What was lodged?
I'm glad that it worked and you're on the mend!
Chicken :(
Anyone living a bit more rural?
I have a bottle of wolf urine previously acquired to deal with a fox issue at the old place. I do not have a fox issue at the new place and consequently I do not need a bottle of wolf urine at new place. I do not want a bottle of wolf urine at new place, which has all its storage in the basement.
Please come take my wolf urine 🙏
How exactly does the wolf urine get in the bottle? That would not be a fun job.
First you have to catcha the wolf
Then you have to patta the wolf
I'm not sure about the bottle part
And then you have to getta yourself to the ED.
Funnel yadda yadda yadda bottled wolf piss.
Thanks for asking, was definitely wondering myself...
There are more foxes in urban areas than rural. There was one on top of my shed last night in fact. I do not however want a bottle of wolf urine to deal with it 🤣
I am in need of a possum deterrent, but also do not want a bottle of wolf urine. The down sides of such a substance massively outweigh the possibility it might work.
Can you just dump it around your area?
or into the toilet where urine belongs?
That would be a VERY bad idea
Genuinely don't know. Why's that?
It utterly reeks. A toilet even with the lid down distributes droplets into the air. You will poison your whole house.
Search fox urine Reddit for many examples. There are also hilariously awful ones about otters and penguins.
Feeling glad that human pee is easily diluted
I should send to @[email protected] , would deal with the dickheads in their yard wonderfully......
I’ll pour it into a water pistol 🔫
Yea, piss of de lupine
Smiths thin & crispy chips - sour cream and chives flavour - my intellect knows that this is not a proper meal, but my stomach begs leave to differ. Maybe the glass of wine has impaired my stomach's judgment.
That glass has done nothing wrong nod nod
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whispers Cheers, bishes! 🍾 🥂
CHEERS SPINNY 🍺
Cheers
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Cheers!
Cheers 🍷
i am really looking forward to tomorrow when i get to clean and declutter while listening to the rain but knowing melbourne there'll probably be just two drops
Good luck, bacon!
My wardrobe looks immaculate but the rest of the house now looks like a bomb site.
Some friends say hi
::: spoiler spoiler :::
The bathroom is so tidy but my living room is a bomb site.
Omg helloooooooo
Aww! 🥰
Almost there. Stay strong 💪
Gawd I’m so tired already
Had another crap sleep. I'm so tired today.
Also need to make another trip to get a beanie, lost mine recently and it's going to be cold next week.
I'm over it, all these short weeks. Knocks my pay too much and the production schedule is all out of wack.
For some reason, this 3 day week feels like it's been 6 days already.
Help be Jeebus
I called the medical clinic to see if they were running on time before I made my way there. As I hate waiting around, like most people. Was told to turn up at appointment time as doctor was running in time. Only one person ahead of me apparently. 30 mins after appointment, have still not been seen. Why do I bother.
Heaps of reasons.
It turns into a cascade. They might have a patient(s) before you where the consult is more complex and needs more time. Which leads to more paperwork before the next. Your problem might be more complex and so on. Then some might overbook due to no shows (pretty common in rona times), also sometimes greed from the doctor. Sometimes poor management from the secretary.
If the cascade starts early in the day, the poor souls at the end of the day (including doc and staff)...
doctor's appointments are not organised in a way we would do ourselves
they kinda do blocks and a few people get assigned into that block of time, and then it's a first come first seen basis
so if your appointment is for 10.30 that means you are in that block, not that you will be seen at 10.30
In my experience, clinics are never honest on the phone. But when you show up, all of a sudden it's a different story.
One of the many reasons I ditched my old doctor was that hey was always late even when I booked the first appointment of the day. He'd wander in late, say the same excuse about traffic every time and proceed to be a shit gp in general.
If anyone was thinking of popping in to Northcote Plaza this morning, don't. The Aldi carpark is closed- lots of caution tape- and the rest of the joint is bedlam. Super busy and the main carpark has a real chaotic, angry energy. There were actual fights breaking out.
I only wanted to return my overdue library books!
Park behind the library next to the housing commission - you can get in through the driveway on the left of the library/medical centre from Separation St. Pain to get in and out but unlikely to be cordoned off as on the other side of Sep St.
I'll give this a go next time.
Yep, the ol' secret Northcote Library carpark. Super limited but a godsend because it's so much more convenient.
If you're just dropping off books you could swing down to Fairfield. You can return books to any Library in the network
Can't find anything about an incident there. Maybe just a derro dustup?
Probably!
Bitch, you don't need all these pants!
I've tried on about 15 so far.
I'm failing to taste any chocolate from my Cadbury Crunchy Chocolate Easter Bunny. It's taken me two goes at eating his ears and all I taste is sugar. I don't think it's me.
Careful now. With 2 partial ears it might be able to still hear you. Try the feet next so it won't chase you.
But yea cadbury has gone downhill for a while now :(
The ears are completely gone. I'll suck his face off next while being disgusted with myself.
Easter choc of any sort is a built-in disappointment. Tinfoil is no substitute for flavour. Gave up on it years back. Have never regretted it. Wait a couple of weeks and get yourself some of the good stuff and enjoy!
The Allen's popping candy egg thingo was like crack. It was so good.
Popping candy is one of the good new things.
It was so good that I went back to get more and there wasn't any left. It's good I found something else I like since they took my Malteser bunnies from me. I'm still dirty about that.
I thought of a fun idea for the trip back: girlfriend takes the train up to Shepparton, we meet her there when we get there, do the handover and the boys can take the train to Donnybrook where I'll meet up with them to finish the trip back.
They get to see mum again, ride a train, and they're not strapped down for the last leg of the ride
dinner is done and it was a hit, these friends are nice friends.
Ted Cat was adorable as usual
now for the rest of the week concentrate on finishing unpacking and setting up my new work space
Operation de-clutter continues today. I wonder what buried treasures I'll find.
Fuck yeah long weekend!!!!
I had to pack A LOT into that short week, somehow it felt more stressful. Time to relax. Rushed to Dans before they closed to buy a bottle of scotch to enjoy over ice tonight.
Enjoy mate! I'll be boozing tomorrow.
This is a nice night.
If it rains tomorrow that'd be amazing.
Goodnight all ❤️
You'd think I'd have plenty of time with a flight departing at 12 noon but somehow I left things til the super last minute. Have checked in online but ETA is 20 minutes prior to bag drop closing... Thoughts and prayers that there's no crashes or bad traffic on the way 😭
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the plural pan should be pen
Brave statement, but incorrect.
Yea I'd put that on the back burner.
Apparently, the plural pan is pun
I got a good laugh and some entertainment out of this video I'm listening to their other stuff also but loving this especially atm!
Cake is in my regular album rotations at the moment.
they're really good 👍
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Time for a pizza I think. I haven't had pizza in a while actually
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They're not going to argue faithfully. You should have decked the cunt.
Whittaker's peanut butter block is my fav.
I love that creamy caramel 🤤
You can't go wrong with any of them.
omg some of those flavours are pure crack. Have you picked up their PB&J one?