I would describe the size of the Walk for Yes crowd here as “ginormous”. I think that’s the technical term, anyway.
Oh I hope so. The polls haven’t been filling me with hope.
The polls aren’t to be trusted. Remember the neck n neck liberal v labor state election.
I hope you are right. I hope they’re polling people with landlines, which is a demographic that will skew ‘No’. But I’m sure they’re not just limiting themselves like that. I have no idea how they’d find me - and I hope that’s the case for lots of people who are not on old tech and not affiliated with any political party.
My personal theory is that they’re putting out reports of No leading by a bit to galvanise Yes supporters into enrolling and voting, as they realise their vote is vital to push back the tide, and not just one of an overwhelming pile of Yes. Idealistic, I know.
This steam train is a hoot. If you live on the Frankston line, or are between Glen Huntly and Mordialloc and want to see a steam train, today’s your day. The driver is an absolute hoot and is going very heavy on the whistle (which is so much fun)
Walk for Yes is on today. Gorgeous day for it too. 12 noon at the State Library forecourt.
Battling for a photo
I can’t believe I survived today.
Bucks from 11am through to slamming drum and bass 1:30am
My social battery is FUCKED
I’m a negative nelly today so I need to undo that.
The cherry blossom is heading head first into doing its thing.
Beautiful. My cherry is a late bloomer, so it is still doing it’s dead stick impersonation. I spent the morning weeding around it, and have given it a good feed of manure pellets and layer of mulch so hopefully it will appreciate it and grow well this year.
Beautiful cherry blossom tree! I’ve got a bit of a grumpy funk going on too if it’s any consolation.
I’m thinking of signing up for one of those pet sitting services as a sitter for some side cash, since I do it so often and will have the time now. Thought it’d be hard without a car but actually I think I could make it work even around my suburb or with the occasional uber, esp in this busy upcoming holiday season (looks like I won’t be going anywhere in Dec).
Sox’s owner asked once again if I could look after her for 3 weeks (@_@) in Nov, I’ll be away for part of it so it’ll be two weeks, but this time I have asked if I could be paid a bit more than just covering food etc. He’s had it really good up to now imo with how much I’ve looked after her despite the episodes, I never asked for money when I had to clean the whole house/furniture several times during her peemageddon earlier in the year. It’s still barely over 20/day cash plus transport costs… pretty reasonable considering she’ll be staying at mine. Let’s see what he says. I absolutely hate, hate, hate setting prices/asking for money esp when I do love the cat, but I feel I gotta step up here.
I think you would be great at this. Also asking to be paid a little more is very understandable. You’re a wonderful cat sitter and an even better person because you care about the kitties welfare.
Thank you, I needed to hear that 😭 I chronically question my own value
Don’t ever question what you are good at. Be proud of yourself. ☺
Let me know if you do! I’d much prefer to have someone keeping an eye on the cat at home if we go away than to put her in a cattery, which she hates.
I’m usually hesitant to connect IRL to reddit/Lemmy stuff (and those websites do require you to put your real first name and photo in your public profile for obvious reasons) but depending on your dates and location I could definitely get in touch.
Oh, good point, I didn’t think of that. We don’t have any real travel plans as yet, but if/when we do I could let you know privately, perhaps?
Sure thing!
I think for me it’s the stress if something goes wrong that puts me off doing it.
Looking after bboi butters in 2 weeks’ time (for free) and at the back of my mind… is… yea.
This was definitely me at the start but I think I’m a lot more confident now. Doing it via these pet sitting services like Pawshake you can also get covered by insurance for emergency vet visits while sitting…
The inexpensive shampoo bar I used to use has jumped from $3-4 to $10. Dude.
I know how you can get it for free!
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Honestly some companies richly deserve it but I don’t take the risk. I’m very much against complicating my life
Yikes!
Yeah the price more than doubled in a few years. I know it was that short due to using it during lockdown.
I’ve never posted one of these, because frankly, I rarely cook them and can’t really claim credit for them. This is tonight’s dinner: sausages with risotto. My lovely wife spoils us.
A very worthy contribution. One of the meat items I craved a vegetarian equivalent for the most is sausages. They make so many meals work.
Your membership has been renewed for three (3) months.
First time food poster long time lurker. That looks ripper mate.
Dinner. Half a pizza with a side salad. The other half for lunch tomorrow.
ham and brie on a bun, some peaches for dessert 🤷♀️
Yum. Pizza!
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Absolutely. Unfortunately I don’t think it’s enough to offset the entire loaf of bread I somehow managed to accidentally eat today 😬.
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No, just a really moreish loaf of white sandwich bread. 🍞
I’ve brought myself out to Anglesea this morning with my audiobook and headphones. Looking forward to more sunny drives as the weather improves.
Looks at 2023 global weather events
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Realises I’m no longer fun at parties.
Went for a 5.7km run this morning. Was slightly hungover. Felt alright in the end. Once again, doggo just trotted along beside putting me to shame.
Serious question here.
How do cats and dogs maintain physical fitness even tho they sit on their little fluffy arses all day? Especially cats.
Dogs I can understand, especially since most of them need walking and are generally a bit more active. But cats??! Mfs sleeping for 20-22 hours a day. They must burn a lot when doing their 10 second zoomies.
I think cats and dogs have a different muscle fibre profile than we do, they have a lot of quick muscles fibre, meant for the quick dashes of hunting prey, we have mostly slow muscle fibre , meant for marathons.
Maybe that has something to do with it. I’m not a vet. 🤷♀️ I just want to be able to sit on my arse like a cat. 😂
Not sure about cats and dogs specifically, but I can give a related answer. It’s been found that hibernating bears loose virtually no muscle mass and emerge with the same fitness they went to sleep with. They have some biological tricks that humans just don’t have, we are forced to exercise to maintain muscle. So maybe there’s similar effects in other animals, and we are just unlucky.
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smartest bloody monkey on the planet so why can’t we be fit like bears too, it’s not like that takes away from marathon running or brains
I think with dogs it’s mostly about not over feeding them. Then regular decent walks are enough for most breeds. Not my doggo though. 2x 1 hour walks a day with park play/chasing frisbee else he goes nuts in the house.
Cats in general have evolved to sleep for long periods to conserve energy for hunting. Big Cats will sleep for 17 - 18 hours before going on a hunt and modern house cats haven’t lost this need for rest. This is basically why cats get the zoomies periodically.
Cat’s losing his mind because I won’t share my chilli & lime mission chips with him.
On the same note, as much as I love these chips, the coating is deadly! It’s uncomfortably easy to inhale, so you’ve got to hold your breath as you put a chip in your mouth or risk choking.
Tell him it could be worse. I ate an entire tuna sandwich in front of Miss Meow yesterday without sharing. She was outraged.
My dog got some of my HSP last night. I went at close, shop’s not open on Sunday, they loaded so much meat into it, it was grouse.
Prosciutto pizza with salami and cheese on Friday here. They’re still heartbroken
Apropos of previous discussion re: snowpeas, I popped back to mine earlier today and these puppies have been growing away despite erratic watering thanks to a semi shade location and a water reservoir at the bottom of the planter box. In a couple of weeks as that spot continues to get more sun I think the flowers will finally start coming out.
snoopeas
Healthy shcneepea!
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They need more separation but I’ve been too lazy to put lateral strings along the stakes. Also some surprise coriander has germinated in there…
Ohh… nasa peepo
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Honestly, Melbourne’s network isn’t bad. Perth’s trains are far superior, but limited in coverage compared to Melbourne. We don’t have trams any more, which is a crying shame.
Sure, the Melbourne network could be better, but it’s the best in the country.
Perth’s trains and buses are so clean. Riding the trains was a blast because of the scenery. My favourite was the busport. Outstanding.
Taking the train up along the Kwinana Fwy with the Swan to one side in its blue glimmering beauty… Always a highlight.
