Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Spent $35 AUD taking cabs to the cinema (can’t drive, high), was enjoying what must be the best cinema I’ve ever sat in. Was going to rave about it on here once the movie was finished but 3/4 through the film the projector died. Got given a refund for my ticket ($5) but overall I’m taking an L today.

    I did get a free donut from Dunkin’ so it’s not a complete bust!

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    Update on the car situation. Not good. Gotta spend about 3k to just get diagnostics done. Initial quotes for repairs (assuming what we think is wrong with it is wrong) 20k. And that’s parts alone. So yeah, facing the very real prospect of selling it for parts and writing off a 17k asset for like maybe a grand or 2.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      There’s always the prospect of the car getting stolen and disappeared. Just be sure to have all GPS units and such in proper working order, just in case of course.

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
        6·
        1 year ago

        No joke, I fired up the vpn the other day to google how one might go about that. Mostly out of curiosity. But even if I parked it at Dandenong station with the key in it I can’t garantee someone can steal if since it may not run long enough to be stolen.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    11·
    1 year ago

    Sometimes the emotional release from a really good, dense therapy session is just… The whole body feels it. Something has been unblocked and is moving… but there is no fucking way I’m going to be able to do much else today. I arranged to meet up with a friend tonight, I would’ve asked for a rain check if it weren’t for the fact that I will probably have to give back the car in 6 days and I might not see her again for another 3 weeks until I finish housesitting, and all things considered it’s better for me to stay connected in person. (I don’t need to cook anything at least as I’ll be heating up premade food).

    Think I’ll lie down and nap for a while - I feel like I’m giving into maladaptive procrastination by giving myself permission to put off everything else till tomorrow, including work.

    But: it’s nothing mission critical, nobody else is relying on me for it, and I need to remember that nobody is going to be severely damaged by my doing that. On balance, this is a wise and intelligent and responsible thing to do given the bigger picture. Good afternoon. 💤

    • jaybb3rw0cky@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 year ago

      I love those sessions. It’s nourishing for the soul. And the feeling usually lingers (at least it does for me) for a while, unlike a run-of-the-mill session which often just feels like a tune up. Having a session where things just seem to click… yeap, that shit is top notch.

  • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    have been having an overall shitty week, but made myself a beautiful, colourful veggie stir-fry for lunch, and took the dogs I’m looking after for a long walk, so am overall feeling positive. Is it the weekend yet?

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I think we’re having the same week. Mine is, sadly, dogless however.

      Really trying to manifest Friday afternoon already but it aint’ happening.

  • Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 year ago

    Our local council (Kingston) has released an app to tell you what bins to put out depending on which collection week it is. The app is called ‘Binston’ lol

    I feel like this is a solution to a problem nobody has

  • Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone
    9·
    1 year ago

    Flying solo tonight, Mrs_Owl is in the city for farewell drinks. I’ve got pizza dough going in the bread-maker ready for some free-range salami and cheese, and a bunch of limes for a cheeky Margarita or two.

  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 year ago

    urgh, why are people selling second hand used books for ridiculous prices? We need an australian version of thriftbooks.

  • Outlier1031@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 year ago

    So a job that I applied for back when work shit was hitting the fan a few weeks ago, called me this week and I had a phone interview with them yesterday. Some how made it through even though I felt like a complete imposter. Today I have to do a psychometric test and not sure what to expect. The company is one that is a ethical employer and has a solid reputation, so i think the psychometric test is to make sure I would be a good cultural fit before the actual first round interview. Arggggggh so nervous.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 year ago

    Stressing about the reliability of the electrical grid this summer.

    The reason being I’m not able to regulate my own body temperature properly.

    I had plans to have a tiny solar car battery to at least run some cooling or keep phone charged in blackouts or brownouts but I haven’t had the energy to troubleshoot low output or fix some wires that got damaged. And even it might not even be enough power to run cooling.

    So angry at the fuckwits that kept refusing and blocking renewables because coal was more profitable. Now we’re left scrambling and as always the elderly, very young, poor or disabled will cop it hardest.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 year ago

      Couple of little USB power packs and a little USB fan or 2 would make all the difference. Block out blinds and keep the freezer stick with an ice cube tray. Absolute worst case a cold Facewasher or feet in some cold water can make all the difference!

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        3·
        1 year ago

        I have one or two similar, good but really slow to charge.

        I’m mainly worried about being able to run cooling because of the poor design of my flat and the fact that disability makes me vulnerable to heatstroke.

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
            5·
            1 year ago

            Yeah no way, cooling is power hungry. It might even quickly drain a car battery. Especially inefficient appliances.

            Cheers for the suggestion for phone charging, the Jaycar one might be higher quality than the ones I have

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    81·
    1 year ago

    Meat guide said it’s fine to cook meat the day of expiry, so the lamb mince is good to go. Chilled overnight and what the cat didn’t eat now has been frozen.

    Melbcat is going nuts for it. She’s just kept asking for more.

    (If you’re asking why a cat gets mince? The food she needs is $2.40 for an 85g can, where the same amount of the mince is $1.27. Chicken would be even cheaper if she could have it. Neither of those are nutritionally complete but her dry food is and I can add taurine and vegetables if needed.)