Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Bboi has arrived and is a fan of native grass.
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He looks remarkably sinister in this photo. Not walking, stalking through the undergrowth.
He’s a fearsome Burmese tiger and you don’t have long for this world
I am 100% here for this heart stopping PANTHER. God, he is so badass. How??
It's a ruse. He's a hyper affectionate kitto and melts when you pick him up he just wants to scare us and see where we stand :)
edit he just launched himself at the door and let himself out and now I have to go find him heh.
2 resignations from my team this week. As a result our efficiency will go up and toxicity will go down.
Love it when dead weight decides to fuck off quietly.
I'm staying with some boomer family friends because they're generally okay but oh dear lord sitting around with channel 7 in the evening makes me want to scoop my ears and eyeballs out. At least it's not Sky ... And at least I'm going out for dinner.
Someone I spoke to infrequently messaged me out of the blue on discord the other day seeking a 'second opinion'.
'Here we go' I think. 'This should be good.'
Them: Do you think it's a good idea to travel to another country to visit a boy who just blocked me on discord?
'Good' wasn't even in the same universe as how insane that question was.
That's... kind of amazing in the weirdest way. Did they come up with reasons as to why they think it could possibly be a good idea?!
They wanted to see them. Not in a romantic way. Just because they'd been talking for 3 years.
Insane and almost entertaining.
I’d be wondering how that is even remotely a good idea and what the reasoning behind that is.
What was your response to this person who asked you for your opinion?
I said I'm not even going to bother answering that.
They claimed it's not even a romantic reason. They'd been speaking to them for 3 years and they 'wanted to see them'.
Neighbours downstairs are playing some gold - video killed the radio star and great southern land so far. Loving it on a night like this.
Plus, I get to wfh tomorrow and Friday, and I feel really good knowing they trust me. They listen to my calls and I've taken on all feedback. I feel really lucky, that they liked me and continue to do so; it's wild having my skills validated and praised - I never saw that in the big call centres I was at previously.
Knock on wood for meee 💜
It’s great that they’ve acknowledged your skills and value them.
You always had the skills and knowledge and I’m glad to hear they’re appreciating them finally.
You deserve to feel valued.
100000% agree with you! It's wild how some of the skills I have are huge advantages (and in turn some of them can be disadvantages) but it's so great to hear that they're validating you and your skills!
I keep taking Melbourne's tap water for granted until I go drink unfiltered tap water in places like Brisbane and ugh. You really do forget about it when you're drinking it every day, much like fish don't see water.
It baffles my mind when I hear about Americans always drinking bottled water. Only to find out that their tap water is gross.
Ah man… you ever find yourself rubbed the wrong way by someone and have to question whether you’re being petty? I’ve thought about it for a little though and it’s legit. Might just avoid that one.
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I'm just gonna drop a few words of what I consider to be wisdom.
Soaker hoses are shit, they fail. Just do the brown dripper stuff.
First aid course is now done! It wasn't as difficult as I was expecting, and the instructor dude was pretty cool and had a good vibe
But please don't die, because like, they didn't teach me how to CPR through a screen!
We didn't really cover eye injuries much. Main takeaway of what we did talk about was just "don't fucking touch it, leave it to the doctors"
In reality if you ever are in a situation where CPR is needed (or anything else really serious) you will be calling 000 and they will guide you through what you have to do. I think it's a good idea to do a hands on course if you can so it is something you are more familiar with, but you will usually have support available if you need it (barring occassional events like thunderstorm asthma and covid, anyway).
Of course, raven. The CPR thing was a joke. It was also included in the course I did (including a practice on dummies)
"hey I had a message on my computer" ok cool what does it say? "I didnt read it sorry" Okayyyy... want to share your screen? "Sorry, I already closed it" Cool, well I dont really know what you're looking for here? "I want to know what it was" Try reading it next time. Bye.
Whats worse is it was from someone in IT. They KNOW better. They just want to outsource having to use their brain!
Well, it's clearly your fault for not being telepathic, that's in the JD for any tech support role...
Another stress filled depressive day.
My body can feel the stress.
I hate what my life has become.
Going to make myself better by eating roast potatoes.
Roast potatoes are a good idea!! Things have been tough, and you are tougher. You will get through this period of your life, I'm thinking of you and sending good vibes 💜💜💜
You’re so kind and wonderful. I hope you know that.
Just been going through so much emotional stress stuff today and I guess it hasn’t helped that people have been pointing out to me that I’ve lost a lot of weight even though I don’t feel like I have that I may have some form of depression and to get treated.
I put a post up with a photo of the bowl of potatoes slather in margarine and herbs over in the the other food forum but here it is.
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You yourself are kinder and more wonderful! Truly!
I also have been complimented on weight loss, but same that it doesnt make me feel good. They dont know I lost weight due to poverty and depression - I think therapy would benefit us both, friend. It's just hard finding one that you feel comfortable with, and finding them means opening up to a bunch of strangers. But, we are very cool and strong, we can and will survive and thrive!
Your bowl of potatoes is akin to glimpsing true heaven; I want to marry it haha
Train replacement bus missed the connecting train it was replacing. A 90 minute journey has now become a two hour journey, because the replacement bus missed its train by less than a minute. I saw it leaving, going straight past the bus.
Why the fuck aren't the trains required to wait for their connecting buses? It's the bare fucking minimum, and yet we can't even get that right.
$10 a day...PTV needs to be renationalised. This hybrid bullshit wastes time, money, and puts people in unsafe situations because no one bothered to schedule appropriate numbers of connections, causing half hour waits in unsafe parts of town. Not okay.
$10 a day is killing me. Plus the issue you highlighted, it's such a fkn rort.
I hate how trains and bus replacements never line up. Especially when you get to the stations where they only service it every 20 minutes. Sometimes they do, but then your bus is expected to arrive at like 1:20 and the train leaves at 1:25, for some people, that is not enough time. Especially for places like Westall, Dandenong, Morrabbin was hell when I was on the Frankston line.
Dress up as Jesus. Bring a giant cross. Shows the family you take it seriously.
slam dunk the baby into the font and scream THOU ART SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVED
Chinos, button up shirt, dress shoes.
How close are you with the parents? Distant relatives, less formal. Close family and friends, more formal.
It's for my niece. But I am the odd duck going through shit so I could probably get away with the unshaven, trackie bums and stained t-shirt. I may as well milk everything I'm going through.
Strategically, if you show up looking like a bum, it may prevent you being invited in the future. Not a bad thing, depends on the situation.
I also have the living in a different state excuse. Having a backup plan is a good idea
church clothes. Neat casual, on the slightly fancier side. Think a restaurant dinner with grandma for her 80th.
Then birthday suit is not an option. May I suggest a medieval monk robe?
Suit and tie or dress trousers and contrasting blazer, possibly tie? Preferably not black.
Mind you, last time I went to a christening was in the nineties.I’ve actually got one coming up in a few weeks.
You could go a bit formal suit and tie. I’m just going to go in smart casual though but I think from memory last time quite a bit of the family dressed up very big for it.
So ready for a long weekend. This stretch of no public holidays between King’s Birthday and Grand Final Friday is nasty.
Yeah, I had to take a mental health day off in like August I think or July. Was a lot! Though these two weeks are really awkward because grand final on Friday and then I'm at work for three days then I've got PAXAUS so I'll be away from work... Still working but fun work, and won't come back to work until the following Wednesday.
Nothing like being woken up with planks of wood being thrown on the ground, rattling of a cage and a fucking power tool or two.
I've sent the dog out to constantly bark because he loves power tools.
