• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    16·
    2 months ago

    This guy is five today! He is getting a batch of biscuits when my sister is done with work. I think they have cheese and peanut butter in them. Will attempt to get the recipe from her.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    Sneaky resident magpie stealing my chip just before.

    The resident mudlark rocked up but this magpie just goes to town on it. Tonight mags did exactly that but still holding the chip in its beak. So lucky that bird and I are on very good terms. So highly aggressive but just not to me. Dogs, cats, other birds, people she doesn’t recognise it just goes flat out at them. I like her. She’s the protector. She earned that chip.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    I went to Coles deli today and because I don’t go by weight I usually just say “a big handful of that thanks mate”. He was a dude with giant hands and I came out with 434gms of chorizo salami. It’s really good chorizo though. No complaints.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    I got my hair cut and beard trimmed today so I look normal. My dad was always telling me to get it cut and there’s too much at stake, so I don’t want anything being a potential obstacle to another job.

    And I think I might look alright? I’ve lost some hair and pretty much always had it tied back, so I’m not sure if I’d grow it out again when shit gets stable

  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    Big news. The deep sinkhole around the Telstra pit next door is finally getting fixed - three years after the plastic board was bolted to the ground. Nice bloke doing the fixing said that Telstra has QUADRUPLED the number of contractors hired to fix problems, and increased the managers that allocate/organise fixes from 7 to 26!!! Apparently if you SnapSendSolve a problem it’ll be done within a week - faster if someone has tripped or fallen. I will be very interested to see if this outbreak of efficiency lasts.

    • FunkyClown@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      Hopefully somebody eventually fixes all the “temporary” yellow plastic board coverings on High St. they have been there since before Covid from memory.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    I sent my biggest new client proposal today (in terms of dollar value) since starting this little insignificant business of mine. I thought it would take years before I’d be pitching for work of this value, but a few things lined up to get this opportunity. Spent hours thinking over the pricing to quote, resisting the urge to quote super cheap just to get in the work. I’m not about being the very cheapest, because I take pride in what I do and doing it well. But also I’m a one-man show so I need to be realistic on what people are going to pay for me vs bigger businesses. They probably come to me expecting cheaper. Thinking of pricing for my work sucks.

    Fingers crossed they go ahead! It will keep me busy for a bit.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    I just want to shout out to the teenagers emerging from the bushes after a bit of “Fun” at the park yesterday. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one who clicked what was going on, dont worry. I didn’t see anything NSFW, but dude you cant stagger out like your 10 tons lighter and have your girl emerge 5 seconds later adjusting her dress. Man teenagers are idiots hey.

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
        4·
        2 months ago

        You know, I ALMOST miss hanging out at maccas till 3am in bayswater and having fun in the back seat of a commodore or falcon.

        Almost. not quite.

        • Eagle@aussie.zone
          4·
          2 months ago

          At least you got a big car to fool around in. Try that stuff in a Hyundai excel. No wonder my back hurts.

            • Nath@aussie.zone
              2·
              2 months ago

              I’m a weirdo who never had sex in a car. Is it as uncomfortable as it sounds? Fooled around a bit, sure. But for more, I can’t think of a worse place.
              I suppose I moved out of home young, so there were better options.

              • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
                2·
                2 months ago

                is it uncomfortable? heck yes. But well worth doing at least once in your life. Doesnt have to be IN the car. One a summers night “On the car” or doors open, boot, car adjacent. Its all good and all very doable.

                Now Winter on the other hand, THAT becomes a struggle.

                • Nath@aussie.zone
                  3·
                  2 months ago

                  Nope. You have not sold it to me at all! On the car? Are we talking like the bonnet? The roof? I just have more questions! 😂

                  I can understand the back of a panel wagon: I remember they had special mattresses with the wheel wells cut out. Anything else though would be pretty restrictive. I was a fan of cuddling up together in the slightly reclined front passenger seat (I was smaller in those days). But the back seat was uneven and had all those pesky buckles and seat belts etc.

                  Looking back, its because I started late I expect and didn’t have that teenage sex period. I have always looked younger than my age, and well let’s just say that didn’t make me attractive to girls when I was in the 15-18 age range. I got my first girlfriend at 19.

          • Catfish@aussie.zone
            4·
            2 months ago

            I get to claim never ever about cars. Wooh! Just awkward and who needs a gearstick in their butt?!

          • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            This reminds me of the ancient joke about Morris Minors - of the 101 things to do in the back seat. Number 47 was ‘Grab the steering wheel’.

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Popped into the new QV Five Guys. First of all, I can’t believe Americans eat like this. There were enough fries in their smallest serving to comfortably feed a family of four, with leftovers for the next day. It looks expensive compared to other burger places but it’s probably fairly equivalent if you price it by weight. The fries and Cajun seasoning on them were so good. The burgers come with two patties; it took all my strength to push through the meat sweats to finish the last 20% of mine.

    Overall, the fries were definitely a winner. I’d choose Huxtaburger over this if I was really craving a burg, even if the serving size there is smaller for the same price. I might be tempted to return for a milkshake or hotdog but maybe after a week or two recovery period. In the mean time think I need a shower. 😮‍💨

    • Zansuvobr@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I put on a lot of weight after living in the US for the first few years. They have such a great selection of junk food outlets. I made a commitment to eat at least once at each one. Then it took me five years to get my weight back down again.

  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    Came across the phrase ‘inclusion navigator’ at work - what/who is that? What do they do? Does anyone know? Context was occupation.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 months ago

    One out of three stressful things done - training and exam (that I didn’t study for at all, but I use the stuff frequently at work and excel at multiple choice exams so I’m confident I’ll pass).

    Also finally got my licence photo taken after procrastinating till the last minute. Don’t want to acknowledge how much older and more stressed out I look after ten years 🥲 my old photo is one of the best ID photos I’ve ever had.

    Next up: last day at lesser job tomorrow with lots if tidying up and handovers. And thirdly on Wednesday, big uni meeting for which I have not prepared at all and am more anxious about than today’s exam, but I simply have no energy to look at today. I will not overpush myself. I’m going to go for a walk now with my journal and find some grass to lie on while it’s still bright, although lomgcat is absolutely lovin’ on me right now and mashing her face into my jaw.

    Praying for some restful sleep tonight.

    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      You can do the things! 💪

      My somehow my last licence renewal used the old photo which is awesome. I am so young in it now! I don’t want to give it up either.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        3·
        2 months ago

        My last licence renewal did too, but it’s now been over ten years so it’s photo change time.

        I’ve just walked myself to a park with heaps of gum trees and although I can hear the freeway in the background, it’s still been so good to kick my shoes off and lie on the grass, feet touching the earth, looking at the leaves in the sky and hearing the commotion of garrulous lorikeets and kookaburras. I love the weather on days like this. I think I should organise a day up in the hills on the weekend with the other day set aside for a massive house clean