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Nurse on call reckons I need to go to the hospital, so off to hospital I am :/
Oh no.
Thought it was just run of the mill food poisoning or something.
Hope you’re ok. Please keep us updated and if there’s anything we can help you with.
Yeah, it probably is just food poinsing. They gave me some medication to help, and I’m feeling better now
take care 🤗
Thanks seagoon 🫂
Oh no. Hope it’s nothing serious and you feel better soon!!
Thanks heyhey, they gave me some medication which has helped and I’m feeling better
Ooh good luck mate, fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞
Thanks peeler, your good luck paid off, it wasn’t as long a wait as I expected and I’m not dead
Hope you’re ok and are feeling better soon.
Thanks spring chicken, I’m okay
It took brushies for Gibson to remember who I was and relax. It’s so good to be home.
I was staying at an airbnb a 5 Min walk to work so it was: get up, go to work, come home, wait for work the next day. Blergh!
I’m going to spend the next few hours playing guitar to my hearts content.
And of course the stringy toy for Gibson.
Hope everyone had a great night 😊
This misty rainy weather is making me think about jumping on a tram up to chinatown for some dumplings. Bit of pan fried pork or xiaolongbao could go very nicely.
Edit: went for spicy wontons
Yum and they totes look like tortelloni en brodo
Thick and dark hot chocolate for me.
e: oh god those wontons look heavenly
I know tradies get a bad rap in this country, and sometimes it’s justified, but respect to those who care about their craft and do it well.
yeah those 4 guys should be celebrated
Aye, I agree.
I had some washing machine dramas a few weeks ago. I called some service people to get quotes, one was very aggressive with trying to book me in and lock me in to paying and the 2nd one was a very nice guy who told me the truth that it might not be worth my money to call him out for a problem that might not be a simple fix.
People like that are so rare and wish more people like the 2nd guy I called cared more about their customers.
Yep, over the years we have curated a collection of fine tradies - a sparky, a plumber and a general handyman. All reliable and good at what they do.
Same! It’s been a process of trial and error but have some great tradies now.
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For real, I have never had a problem with a tradie. People just unlucky I guess.
At least someone’s enjoying this rainy weather.
Image is of at least 4 black cockatoos in a tree fern.Well well…looks like our credit card has been compromised in the last week. Quite a few transactions for Uber (our Uber account is paid from the joint a/c. not the CC) and a $150 FoodHub order (neither of us have that app). Good on the bank for being available on a Sunday morning to deal with it and arrange new cards. They will investigate, but said that this is happening so often that it could take many weeks to get to the bottom of it. Stay vigilant folks, check your statements frequently.
I have online banking and usually keep around $50-100 at a time on the card, and receive notifications as soon as a charge (or an attempt to) comes through.
I don’t even have a credit card, only a debit card with no overdraft and like 3 bucks in there, but I keep mine locked when I’m not using it and unlock it when I need to
Definitely a fan of locking it when not in use. (Just have to remember if you have debits coming out as that might pose a problem.)
Do you think it might have been skimmed?
I don’t think so, we rarely if ever use it physically, just occasionally online.
Just to really make my last day interesting, I seem to have eaten something bad, or come down with something, and now I’m sick, so now I get to pack my boxes with a bucket next to me the whole time
Oof, that sucks. Hope your situation improves quickly!
Thanks peeler
Today’s my last day before the big move. I’ve barely packed at all, and there’s still about a dozen other things I want to do before I move onwards and hopefully upwards ig
I’m not taking any furniture so that helps a bit, but when I was going through my shelves I was spending way too much time being sentimental on small knick knacks and trinkets I’ve received over the years, so that doesn’t help
I’m also slightly stressed about the logistics of moving day. All my boxes will fit in one trip, but I don’t think my computer chair will fit with anything else. On top of that, I’m not sure I really trust a cardboard box with scrunched up newspapers to keep my PC and monitors safe, so I’ll probably want to hold those, but I’m also not an octopus so I can’t hold it all. Then when I get there at midday, I’ve got to build my bed, go grocery shopping, and if I have any energy leftover maybe build my desk and a bedside table
(Ok, it’s only assembling, but tbf some of those flat pack furnitures are so complicated and difficult, I think taking some wood and actually building from scratch wouldn’t be too much harder)
Wrap your monitors in blankets or clothes if you’re going to put them in a box. Regards, ex removalist.
One day at a time. Do your bed, take two trips. We all spend ages on feeling senitmental when packing up our stuff. It’s a good exercise. Yeah flat pack furnitue always takes longer than expected I find.
Good luck mate! When I was younger moving was all a bit of an adventure. The older I get the more it seems to suck
Happy Sunday, @[email protected] & everyone
Happy Sunday Bull! 🥳
Hey, Happy Sunday
Back at ya Bull! May this day be full of sun, and there are many sleep ins to be had
Life increasingly feels again like a list of never ending chores. I tick everything off on the daily planner and then have these crushing feelings of despair when I turn the page to a new day and a blank slate - I have MORE things to do?!??!?! Do they ever stop?! Can I just stop (again) (and for longer this time)?
And yet, doing the chores endlessly on Animal Crossing was somehow therapeutic and relaxing… maybe because it’s so much darn easier to earn Bells…
Adulting is fucking relentless and a drag at times. My kids are all “you grown ups can spend as much as you want and buy whatever you like and do whatever you want” and I’m like “yeah but the minutiae child, the minutiae!”
I can spend 10 hours on my phone and have nuggets for breakfast lunch and dinner.
I also have to call the electricity companies.
Haha, sweet children, flexibility of time and money is never free, it comes at a cost… I saw how much of a toll all the usual expectations took on my mum and didn’t particularly look forward to that part when growing up tbh.
Wake up, drink water
Eat maybe, do a poo
Save time, pee in shower
Get dressed, much to do
Drive to work, fuck traffic
Run for tram or train
Running late, do not panic
Roadworks to blame
Get to work, put on smile
Say hello, morning, hey
Urgent tasks in a pile
Run ragged through the day
More traffic, drive home
Cook dinner, wash dishes
Do washing, stay up to one
Rinse repeat, tired and listless.My tamagotchi from 2.5 decades ago is still starving in a corner somewhere.
learnt from a young age chores are not my thing.
I already keep it to as low as I can function on, but shit creeps up where if I don’t do something soon I’ll lose money (like trying to return this unused but partly opened $110 USB laptop charger, which I’ve left gathering dust for 29 days, to JBHifi…)
Relatable. Constant cooking, cleaning, washing and bills. And there’s still things I haven’t cleaned that I need to get to (yes window exhaust fans I’m looking at you).
i just had a doughnut
Doughnut or donut,
It does not matter.
Do eat or do not,
Save me some batter. 🍩🍩WILL THEY EVER BE BACK ON THE MENU
sorry already ate it
Asking the real questions.
what kind of doughnut?
glazed
I’d like to pat myself on the back for actually eating all 3 meals today and getting halfway through a decent self help workbook and Having Big Destabilising But Also Cathartic Emotions and still being able to clear out the fridge, clean the kitchen, take the bins out, and prep my clothes and bags etc for the next day.
I might be behind on work, but I’m miraculously ahead on my sense of calm and centredness, and I’m going to sleep well tonight, and that’s the best thing I can do for my whole self to get ready to tackle the other things I don’t want to do.
I did unwittingly trap the cat in the garage for an hour because she silently snuck in while I was taking the bins out (and I was told she hates the garage) - but because I always give her a goodnight kiss I went looking for her and after coldly zooming in and ignoring me for a bit I think hostilities have calmed. Sorry puss I would’ve never intentionally left you there :'(
Just a heads up that it’s National Wine And Cheese Day on Tuesday 25th of July. Stock up guys.
for non-alcoholic option, should i drink grape juice or blood?
Good question. I’d look at it like this
Wine and/or cheese day so I guess whatever tickles your fancy.Thank you. Will stock up on blood.
Noice. I’d pair that with a little blue vein cheese and a Vita Weat.
The perfect snack before the mains.
I indulge a little to much on the cheese this weekend so this is going to hurt.
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i probably should
A rich chicken and vegetable curry is on the stove, I’ve got naan and some rice. Dinner for the next few days is set. 👍
Sounds good! Are you the one who makes homemade naan and flatbread? I am seeking a basic recipe that works!
I am she.
1 cup flour. 1 tsp yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup plain yoghurt, 1/4-1/2 cup warm water ( enough to make a soft dough ) . Mix. knead a little. Let rise, knead a little. Let rise again.,about 2 hours in total. Cut into 4, roll into a thin circle, cook on greased fry pan on high heat. Turning once. It’s done when it puffs up.
Thankyou! I will purchase yeast and try this out next time I’m planning a curry.
he he, Christmas in July was very Christmassy. Had a good xmas dinner, set the room and table for xmas, I dressed for xmas, made everyone watch two versions of A Christmas Carol and I didn’t put up with shit.
I also had 1/2 bottle of wine 😀
I’m so glad you enjoyed yourself but was there Christmas pud?
there was a little xmas pud
I enjoyed the evening for me. 😊 I set it up nice. And like I said, I did not put up with shit and there was lots.
👏 👏 👏 well done.
What did you end up settling with for dinner? Chicken, turkey?
