• melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    I’m really sorry if my mood lately is affecting anyone else. I used to tough things out, macgyver my way around problems or distract myself with projects but life has been really difficult for a long time now and I am struggling severely.

    If I seem really fractious, getting upset at what seems like small things, or oddly rough/blunt in my manner it is not at you.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Melba, please stop it. You’ve got so many horrible things happening at the moment, and as you said yourself the other day, can’t seem to catch a break. Nobody expects you to be all happy and upbeat

      And I haven’t noticed you being short, rude, or disrespectful to myself or anyone else. So keep venting as you need, and when things improve, you can shout us brekky at Bacon’s food truck :)

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      It’s okay Melba, I havent noticed you being blunt or anything :) besides, being fractious is understandable with having to deal with your health and melbcat’s, and the stress of it all.

      We love you, I don’t think you could do anything to turn us against you :D

      • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
        6·
        2 months ago

        ^^ this. I have never thought you were whiny or otherwise antisocial. Please vent away. You are going through shit and we are here for you. I like to hear your updates, and I feel good when you have little wins.

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

    Off for a drive in the country today. Fingers crossed I can still get petrol at under 190c this afternoon when I need to fill up. I do have a lock on 180c at 7/11, so if it has a massive jump I can at least get the 25c discount. These 40c+ jumps suck.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Got it for $1.59 last Friday in Truganina. Well, not me, but a support worker I was with. She had a 4 cents off at Ampol so decided to go to that one which was at $1.59, rather than the one down the road at $1.58, since the discount thingy should bring it down to $1.55. But then they told her they didn’t accept them at this store! Ridiculous

        /Rant

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    8·
    2 months ago

    I wonder if constant strange weather is going to effect each of our psyche’s and well as national mood.

    it’s known hot weather and windy weather effects us, what if strange weather was a constant

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I think it definitely will. If nothing else, wetter, windier days (and longer periods of them) lead to more accidents, disasters, and general chaos. And hotter and hotter days lead to a bigger strain on the power grid, and tougher conditions for the vulnerable and people who can’t afford to run air conditioning. Although, at least recently, that seems like it’s been happening more in the northern hemisphere and we’ve been mostly copping the colder and wilder weather

      With the weather getting crazier, I wonder if the gen alphas might find it easier to adapt to, having been born into a pandemic and worsening climate change. I wonder if everyone else, millennials and prior especially, will find it trickier to adapt to, having grown up in more consistent weather.

      All in all though, I think the cost of living crisis and the lack of housing affordability is going to be the biggest and most immediate burden on everyone’s mental health and wellbeing in the future, rather than crazy weather and climate change

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    The Void has discovered that he is actually athletic enough to get to the top of the fridge. The house parkour range has been noisily expanded.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Going to try to get part of Big Assignment done today!! Shall report back.

    Can’t wait until this is all over and I can finally study my education course (that has no lectures yay)!

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    7·
    2 months ago

    The carpet cleaner has been cleaned, suppose I better clean the carpet eh, but just in the bad spots.

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 months ago

    15L of ginger brew. Hesitant to call it beer because the readings make no sense. Fucked up the temperature both directions. Meh if nothing else it will be tasty water to base punch on for party in a few weeks. three demijons of booze

  • dumblederp@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 months ago

    Vaccinations aren’t on the PBS, getting hep a/b; and whooping cough+tetanus . $110ish.

    EDIT: Are you male under 26 who plans to eat a few vaginas in your life? Consider getting the HPV-vax while you’re eligible: +1 Vs. some oral cancers.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      Get the cough one! I didn’t know the one you get as a kid wears off. Very unpleasant lesson.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        3·
        2 months ago

        Same. Misery for months. Not sure if throwing up buckets of frothy sputum for a week or 2 months of cough tickle was worse.

        • Catfish@aussie.zone
          2·
          2 months ago

          I had six months of cough until you vomit. And my gag reflex has never recovered. Have trouble eating yoghurt!

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

        You should get it every 10 years, for both it and the tetanus it is paired with. I’ve been sent for additional boosters after injuries with tetanus risk, so apparently the more the merrier.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    6·
    2 months ago

    I’ve been reading a book on Hoarding and watching some hoarding clean up videos and it’s seriously making me think about my own tendencies to buy things and keep things.

    I do ask myself now before buying if I actually need something , if what already have at home suffices and where would I keep it.

    I also take into account if an item makes work. For example, husband wanted a coffee maker, I thought ok, a simple one that’s easy to use and to clean and look after since I’m the one who does that. Not one that would take 20 minutes a day to upkeep. Nope, he wanted one with all bells and whistles . I thought a simple drip coffee maker would suffice but husband wanted the “best”. To me best includes how I am going to use it and how it fits into my life as a whole. I bought a press coffee maker which is a little fussy but not too bad.

    I’m good at chucking stuff out or giving it away and have given up keeping stuff that needs repairs but takes too much effort. Overall I see it as I have had use out of an item and that is good, now I have no more use. I got my value from it. :)

    I’m good with cleaning tho.

    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      I have a rather big collection of collectibles (mostly Uncharted and Goosebumps stuff and Lego, but also some jurassic park things and Indiana Jones) and since the break up and moving into a smaller house I’ve come to think ‘what am I doing with this stuff?’ Yeah some is nice to look at, but it’s just clutter and start thinking will I have this stuff when I’m 70? What am I going to do with it. So I’ve been thinking about downsizing and selling a lot of it.

      But I ask myself now ‘do I need it’, 'will it work, etc.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        3·
        2 months ago

        You can have stuff you like too, just have it in display cases so it doesn’t get dusty. 🙂

  • Cendana@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 months ago

    Is the average teenage population really have a lack of respect?

    Appointment booked for 7.30pm last night. Quick c++ basics lesson and homework help as a favour for my wife’s classmate’s kid. I never used c++ by trade so I spent some time getting familiar with it, and how to play Farkle.

    7.30pm comes and the 17yo just bails and says they’re having dinner, no apology. Wife and I were like, fuck it, dumped the appointment and went to sleep at 8pm.

    Sent another message this morning reminding them to be there or cancel 4hr before, some notes and a reminder that they don’t have enough time now, and don’t chicken out. Straight up says they promise, no greetings.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      8·
      2 months ago

      Sent another message this morning reminding them to be there or cancel 4hr before, some notes and a reminder that they don’t have enough time now, and don’t chicken out. Straight up says they promise, no greetings.

      Nope. Message 'em back and say “Sorry no longer able to assist you”. If they ask why just be blunt “Mate, you were disrespectful as heck, I was helping you as a favor, if your gonna be rude then I dont have to do shit”

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      They did go through a few years of covid that probably fucked them up in ways like this. You could let them know their tone seem unappreciative of being given a tutoring favour. Mind you, I’d’ve thought there was enough online about learning C++ in a self directed manner so maybe the kid just isn’t interested. Don’t measure all 17yo’s by Baku’s level of maturity.

      • Cendana@aussie.zone
        3·
        2 months ago

        I didn’t directly use Baku as a reference.

        But I did have Overwatch friend, so mature I thought they were 25, until they mentioned they suddenly mentioned that they were 15 at the time. So that was the baseline I had since then.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        How do we even know Baku is actually 17 🤔 lol but yeah some teens are just… Something else. I think most teens are like normal and respectful, they just test boundaries, it’s what growing up is about lol

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      Lack of consequences is also part of it.

      If they got charged for not cancelling in time they’ll learn real fast.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    6·
    2 months ago

    September is the month to try wake up early and enjoy brighter mornings before daylight saving in October takes them away again