• melbaboutown
    5·
    3 hours ago

    With some much appreciated help I have the dvd tv… but whoa, it’s more tv than I bargained for.

    It’s probably small by modern standards but I expected something a quarter of the size, just a tiny one for next to the bed.

  • Seagoon_OP
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Movie Talk.

    Some 1930s Vittorio De Sica as actor movies. Amazon. These are charming rom coms. Can recommend. :)

    La Terra Trema. Amazon. Saddest movie about hopelessness I’ve ever seen.

    Mini at home Sam Rockwell Festival. Makes acting look easy. The movies are not always fun but always good.

    A Bridge Too Far with commentary. I can really recommend this. I’d seen it a few times already but the commentary gave me wider understanding of the movie’s place in recording WWII, about indie productions and how much work it is.

    ( side note, i see the failed military operation as a practice for d day, they were able to see where the needed to improve operations )

  • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
    9·
    6 hours ago

    Looooooong fucking day. Just left the office now.

    Guess all the people and culture stuff came back to bite me in the ass lol

  • wscholermann
    2·
    4 hours ago

    So I just watched Chaka Khan’s performance on the 50th American Music awards

    I’m sorry but she sounded awful. She’s so reedy at this point you could mistake her for a kazoo, and she mostly wails through the song.

    • Duenan
      5·
      6 hours ago

      Low of 6 tonight.

      Tomorrow low of 3.

      Me thinks I’m switch blankets again.

  • just_kitten
    10·
    8 hours ago

    Landlord has suddenly withdrawn any option of negotiation - her accountant has apparently told her she “has” to up her rent to match market rates.

    110/week extra. 21% increase. 550/week. This system is just not bearable any more. I’m going to seek advice… at least as to whether market rates include typical real estate agent fees or not

    • imoldgreeeg
      7·
      7 hours ago

      Oh biggest hugs. That is absolutely so wrong. Near me there’s a whole strip of shops that’s now half empty because it’s worth more to the landlords borrowing potential to have it on paper as “rental return potential is $x” even if that means it stands empty.

      It’s criminal.

      • just_kitten
        6·
        6 hours ago

        We keep waiting for the house of cards to fall but I don’t know when the heck that’s happening

      • just_kitten
        5·
        8 hours ago

        It does appear that market rates are somewhat similar to what’s being proposed (though idk if they take into account age of property etc - huge variation in this suburb)

        Key difference is there is no REA fee in my case, so I’m contacting Tenants Vic tomorrow on advice regarding whether that’s included when benchmarking rent increases. Because if the 550 benchmark includes REA fees of say 10%, I should only be paying 500/week

        It looks like challenging a rent increase is free so I might just do it anyway. LL has taken the nuclear option so I might as well do the same

        • Catfish
          4·
          8 hours ago

          Look up the minimum standard laws Re heating, locks, insulation etc. send them a breach notice for everything

          • just_kitten
            5·
            7 hours ago

            Nothing in breach I can see just yet, however I regret not breaching them when they gave me fucking less than 1hr notice for a tradie to access the unit because they sent it to the wrong email, and pleaded because he was already there and waiting and was gonna charge them a hefty callout and cancellation fee.

            Will be applying the most stringent of standards going forward, also not replying to texts, emails only. I dunno how insulation works with apartments though

    • melbaboutown
      4·
      8 hours ago

      That’s nuts. It’s going to get to the point where wealth is so stratified that nobody can pay (ie anyone with money buys a house and the rest of us can’t even pay rent)

      …Lemmy DT squat? I’m not ablebodied but can contribute to subsistence farming and patching up the communal abandoned shack between shifts at the workhouse

      • just_kitten
        9·
        8 hours ago

        As a single person with no chance of an inheritance and no family support in Vic, and who probably can’t ever maintain a 5-day full time job for more than a few months at a stretch without burning out, I’m seriously wondering if I can afford to exist beyond being a financial conduit from my employer to the landlord

        Not saving that much moving to the outermost suburbs as there’s less stock for singles and a jump in commuting costs and time. The only real future I have is to move interstate to live with family

          • Taleya
            5·
            5 hours ago

            Lol that dude’s had a hapsburg or two in his tree

        • Seagoon_OP
          6·
          8 hours ago

          Hugs.

          Yes. Family is now one our most important assets. Hate to describe it like that but that’s what it is.

          • just_kitten
            5·
            7 hours ago

            It honestly is. Financially and emotionally (isolation can be expensive). Which is all the more heartbreaking when you draw the short straw on that front.

  • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
    20·
    12 hours ago

    Hey Baku, if you’re reading this I hope you are okay. I’m sorry that you felt you had to delete your profile here; you are a valued member of this community, and I hope, when you are feeling better, that you return. But if you don’t, and are reading this, you are always welcome here. Always welcome to make another profile, and to return.

    Sending you good vibes man, and I know you’re gonna smash your TAFE classes like a pro.

    💜

    • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Hey mate,

      You’re always welcome here, and everyone would love to see you back here.

      This place is special because of the people here, and you’re one of those people :)

      Take your time, but you’re always welcome here. And from someone who’s had a similar deal to yours, you’re making really good decisions!

      Keep your chin up :)

    • Duenan
      5·
      6 hours ago

      While his comments are still in my inbox the whole account is gone.

      Whenever you’re ready to come back Baku, pop your head in and drop us a message.

    • PeelerSheila
      5·
      6 hours ago

      Wait, what? WHAT? 🤯 Mate I cannot take my eyes off this group for one fucking day!

    • Rusty Raven M
      6·
      7 hours ago

      Oh no, I thought he’d just deleted a comment, didn’t realise he’d deleted the whole profile. 😢

    • Catfish
      7·
      7 hours ago

      Dude I wanted to offer to make you a train cake for your 18! Practice ghost version will be up in a few days

    • melbaboutown
      10·
      8 hours ago

      Oh Baku deleted?? It’s sad to see that. Top young bloke who didn’t deserve the cards he was dealt but continues to play them bravely.

      I wish I could have been more supportive, I’m not too good at it and don’t have a lot of bandwidth left in my own struggles. All I could do was make suggestions for dealing with rough co-tenants.

      I hope he comes back or at least that he manages and life gets better for him.

    • just_kitten
      8·
      8 hours ago

      Just chiming in to hope Baku returns whenever he feels ready. He’s one of the leading lights of this little corner of the internet but also destined for amazing things ahead… if you choose not to come back buddy I hope you might dimly remember us when you’re 35 and running your own IT business mate.

    • indisin
      7·
      8 hours ago

      Baku if you create a new fake account and want someone to just vent to and to listen you then DM me. I won’t ever tell another soul anything said to me in confidence.

      We’re all here for you though when you come back properly!

    • SituationCake
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Oh no! Baku is awesome and I always enjoyed reading his posts. Have such big admiration for him, just a genuinely good person. Hope all is ok. Hope he will rejoin us one day.

    • tombruzzo
      11·
      10 hours ago

      I hope he’s doing alright. It sounded like TAFE was stressing him out. I look forward to Baku2 posting on here when he’s ready

  • melbaboutown
    3·
    8 hours ago

    Oop - kitty vom

    Gotta order more enzyme cleaner, she’s been sick a few times and I’m down to the last of it

  • Catfish
    4·
    9 hours ago

    Does anyone know any good alternative Birthday songs? Saw an /r thing about Sweden recently

  • Bottom_racer
    12·
    12 hours ago

    Was accused of being drunk yesterday… 'My dear, you are ugly, and what’s more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.'Not the best thing to say to your mum but I didn’t coin it.