• melbaboutown
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    11 months ago

    I hate this whole time of year. This one is worse.

    Aussie summers are a fire risk. If you need to do something tangible maybe try a salt bath (epsom or normal). You can unscrew the shower rose and put it in there if you don’t have a bath. And bury/shred/scatter biodegradable stuff like paper in running water. If you must burn something - do only a single item inside a biscuit tin, on concrete outside (with a bucket of water within reach).

    Or just crack your doors with the screens locked, light some incense in a holder sitting in your sink, and waft some scent through. Definitely check the pollen levels first though

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      11 months ago

      I have extensive practical fire safety training and don’t need a lecture, thank you.

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      11 months ago

      Shredding paper in running water - have you considered the risks of eutrophication? And clogging up the pores and lungs of plants/animals/fish? There’s a reason that autumn leaves are filtered out of the Yarra (check out the filtering mesh at Dights Falls). Much better to compost biodegradables.