• underwatermagpies
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    11 months ago

    I normally ignore NYE but this year’s been so shit I’m feeling a need to put a full stop on it. Might sage the house to try and keep all that bad energy in 2023.

    Or just burn stuff.

    From tomorrow, a magical new leaf turns over and it’s all sunshine and rainbows right?

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      11 months ago

      I’m sorry to hear you have had a bad year, but setting fire to things tends not to make the next year better. It is mostly effective in getting the Fire Brigade to come for a visit, and potentially the Police and Ambulance too (especially if you light something on fire inside).

      May I suggest the following alternative actions:

      Interperative Dance: start with a dramatic re-enactment of past troubles, have an interlude of “shaking it off” Taylor Swift style, then enact what you hope to happen in the new year.

      Artistic Homeopathy: On the principle that “like cures like”, drawing pictures of things you want to happen should help it manifest in real life. Try a chalk drawing of a rainbow down the driveway and you might either receive a real rainbow. And if you don’t, you will at least have a pretty and cheerful driveway for a while!

      Other less flammable options such as thoroughly cleaning the house may also be effective, but are also less fun.

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        Only tiny, controlled fires, with appropriate clearance and safety measures, I promise! But I will definitely give interpretive dance and artistic homeopathy a go.

        As much as I like the fire brigade I don’t need them to visit.

      • Catfish
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        11 months ago

        Flammably cleaning the house generally not advised

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          11 months ago

          Bummer. I was applying for a thorough planet cleaning.

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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.