• Catfish
    25·
    2 months ago

    SETTLEMENT COMPLETED

    I fucking now own a house

    kermit arms

  • Rusty Raven M
    21·
    2 months ago

    Hi everyone, long time no see :-)

    I’ve been absent for a bit - I think I crashed a bit after Covid, but I am alive and well and getting back on track.

    • just_kitten
      7·
      2 months ago

      It’s good to hear from you! I was worried you’d joined the many who have departed for one reason or another. I hope you’re able to take things easy for a while.

      • Rusty Raven M
        6·
        2 months ago

        It was a bit weird - I thought I was better, but I just couldn’t be bothered doing anything. Then I actually got better and realised I hadn’t actually been completely well after all! A bit like having a dream that you woke up, and then actually waking up.

        • Seagoon_
          4·
          2 months ago

          fuck covid, I swear the covid fog made me paranoid and feeling like I had dementia when I wasn’t freaking out

          • Rusty Raven M
            4·
            2 months ago

            I did get one good symptom - it killed my appetite for a while, and whilst it has come back it is currently still just at a fairly normal level instead of the weird constant peri-menopausal super hunger I’ve had for ages. I’m hoping it lasts as long as possible, it might actually be possible for me to lose some of my excessive weight - I’ve already lost enough that my clothes are fitting properly again.

    • Seagoon_
      2·
      2 months ago

      yay, happy to see you again 😘 good to hear you are getting better

  • TinyBreak
    17·
    2 months ago

    Got some crap news last night.

    Very Sad don't read if your not up to it

    The animal rescue reached out to us the other week to ask if we’d noticed anything wrong with Jill (the rescue kitten). Apparently she had some balance issues or trouble using a back leg. We were sort of steeling ourselves that she might come back to us (we told them if she had any trouble finding a home she was always welcome with us.) They were talking her to the vet to get checked over.

    We hadn’t heard anything so followed up yesterday only to find she didnt make it. She passed shortly after we spoke to them the other week. They dont know exactly what was wrong, but she apparently had some issues. We are shattered. She wasnt even our cat but… fuck man. just… fuck.

    • Eagle
      9·
      2 months ago

      Oh that is so sad. Many many hugs. I’ve been watching their lists waiting for her to pop up! But she had warmth, comfort, food and peace which she would not have had without you.

      • TinyBreak
        9·
        2 months ago

        same! I even set up a damn facebook again. I was so excited seeing those guys adopted last week but was starting to get a bit worried. I thought maybe they’d renamed her or something. but yeah. Guess we were her last home.

    • ThornburywitchEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      So sorry. Such a massive hurt when you try to do the right thing and it still goes pear-shaped. Hugs for all concerned.

    • melbaboutownOP
      7·
      2 months ago

      I’m sorry. You did the best you could. You took her in and kept her safe, gave her a chance she wouldn’t have otherwise had. She passed warm and safe while being cared for.

    • Catfish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Oh man. Should not have read. Much sympathy 🖤

  • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
    17·
    2 months ago

    Alright references are about to be completed.

    🎶Re-sig-nation time, COME ON!

    🎵do do do-do-do

    🎶It’s time for a resignation!

    • MeanElevatorEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Congratulations!! I’m waiting for my offer shortly as well. Referees did their bit yesterday.

    • TinyBreak
      7·
      2 months ago

      gonna do it to their face? Or send an email and wait for them to come over?

      • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        To their face. My old manager is still here and I would prefer to speak to her in person.

          • GibsonhasafluffybuttEnglish
            10·
            2 months ago

            They have no one to replace me. So they did it to themselves.

            I have a few weeks to “hand off” to someone. Not sure who that is though.

            I feel bad for a couple of clients and my work mates because this fucks them. But I tried my best.

    • tombruzzo
      5·
      2 months ago

      That’s awesome. It’s going to feel so satisfying

  • dumblederp
    14·
    2 months ago

    I love when the government calls on a private number and asks me to confirm my name, DOB, address, etc. “Absolutely not, I have no way of confirming who you are”. They seem shaken by the response. Given their atrocious security protocol there’s no way I’m giving a private number any of that info.

    • MeanElevatorEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      We recently had to do this as part of a campaign. First thing I would say to the person on the other side ‘If you’re not comfortable confirming this, please email the address provided with the correspondence’.

      I completed all my calls in about 15 minutes and fobbed the work onto the team that was monitoring the inbox.

      Such a stupid way of doing things

  • LowExperience2368
    13·
    2 months ago
    kinda sad Geoffrey the dog update but cute pic of dogs enclosed

    He has more purple lumps. He has also lost quite a bit of weight and isn’t eating much. Also also vomiting bile. Lacks energy. His liver function wasn’t too good a couple of weeks ago.

    The vet were going to do surgery today to remove the lumps, but the last lump was quite expensive to remove. Multiply that amount by eight lumps and my aunt could not afford it.

    So they called my aunt and they didn’t do the surgery because they think something underlying is going on. He will be getting a blood test today and then an ultrasound when the consultant can come come in.

    That’s him on the right with my aunt’s other dog

  • TinyBreak
    13·
    2 months ago

    I got a bit more news. For the morbidly curious I guess.

    More Sad Stuff

    turns out she had too many genetic faults, Nothing anyone could have done. She wasnt in pain. Thank Christ. I was terrified her previous owner had abused her or we’d failed her in some way. The rescue wont tell us what the vet bill costs so they are just getting a donation in her memory.

    • SpinMeAround
      9·
      2 months ago

      I’m glad you know the cause and know that you did your best for the little soul.

      • TinyBreak
        9·
        2 months ago

        yeah I makes it a lot more tolerable that she always had a finite amount of time and all that could be done was done. makes the time we spent all the more precious.

    • dumblederp
      9·
      2 months ago

      Sounds like you gave a kitty with a pre-set bad life a few moments of kindness.

      • TinyBreak
        3·
        2 months ago

        Mmmm. Wish we coulda done more. Guess it just proves how short life can be.

    • melbaboutownOP
      8·
      2 months ago

      That’s rough. Poor little girl. At least she was receiving care and indoors. For the short time she had she was fed and loved

      • TinyBreak
        4·
        2 months ago

        Oh yeah in her final days she was surrounded by love and fellow kittens. Lets be real we’d all be so lucky to leave this earth in the same fashion

    • just_kitten
      3·
      2 months ago

      You absolutely did the best you could for that poor soul. Bless you and MrsBreak and the rescue place for giving these suffering little beings some joy and love in their short lives. It’s a true mark of human decency

  • MeanElevatorEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    Sitting in a new area at work and people are super friendly.

    My usual grumpy self is suffering silently but somehow enjoying this.

    • underwatermagpies
      8·
      2 months ago

      I like the heat but this summer’s been a bit much. It’s been nice to have a short reprieve.

      • just_kitten
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yet another weekend sat cocooned at home. I ain’t going to the farmers market even. Sat night looks gross…

        Next wed and Thurs looking warm too. Ah well, have loved this weather while I could enjoy it. Not too much longer til it gets to the best time of the year aka my Autumn

    • tombruzzo
      3·
      2 months ago

      I wish I rode to work more this week but I just felt a but uuugh. I’ll need to make sure I’m ready on Monday

  • imoldgreeeg
    11·
    2 months ago
    cheers

    Had a long day so broke my 2025 rule of no grog on a weeknight and shouted myself a little wine and hour looking at the waves. Such a beautiful evening

  • Seagoon_
    10·
    2 months ago

    Thank you Melb for posting today’s thread. 😘

    Good night everyone, sweet dreams

  • Bottom_racer
    10·
    2 months ago

    Tonight’s wave with a bonus drop on the lens.

    Completely empty beach again.