• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    At the p’s clearing out their rain tank filters from on top about 2.5m up.

    Reminded me when I was a teen scaling them (wasted) at night without a ladder full ninja to sneak in when I forgot my keys as the laundry window which was never locked is directly above one. Used to get in so much shit for doing that.

    Now it’s sanctioned, with a ladder, sober and far less exciting.

    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      I remember being accidentally locked out as a kid, and having no trouble breaking in through the aluminium-framed bathroom window. Bit of a worry in hindsight, and lucky there weren’t more crims around at the time.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
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      3 months ago

      Twice I’ve locked myself out of my house. Had to take the glass slats out of the toilet window, scale up the down pipe, perch on the window sill and decide whether I wanted to take a giant leap missing the toilet or risk sliding off the lid and slamming into the closed door. We now have a spare key hidden in the yard.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
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        3 months ago

        In those instances it’s better to see if you can hold on to the ledge and scale or drop down instead of jumping or making a leap.

        It would significantly reduce the height from which you come down if you did that or had room to do that.

        Learnt this from if we ever had to escape a fire from out of a window.

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          3 months ago

          I really wish they’d let us have spare keys. So far I haven’t locked myself out when nobody’s home, but if I do I’m probably fucked. I would just take the keys to Bunnings and get a spare one cut and hide in myself, but they’re those stupid security ones no locksmith will duplicate. I guess that’s good since they don’t change the locks when people move out, but it’s also a PITA because they refuse to authorise a spare key

          They gave some half arsed excuse about how people could break in by smashing a lockbox with a brick or a rock. They don’t seem to realise that windows can also be broken with bricks and rocks

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Did you know the Wombat from Diary of a Wombat is called Mothball? It’s in the dedications at the start I think

  • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Definitely time to reinstall the electric blanket…

    Watching the cat snoozing under the heater while I force myself to go outside for an hour of lunch break exercise in the cold.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      I wonder if I should buy one of those electric throws from K-mart when I can afford one.

      I haven’t owned any soert of electric blanket before but I figure it’d be nice to be on the couch with one.

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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        3 months ago

        the electric throw on the couch is good as! I brought the mrs one from kmart for mothers day last year and it got a fair workout all winter.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      I am in a love hate relationship with my electric blanket. Love the warmth in winter, but it’s a bit lumpy and stiff. The warmth wins out though. Can someone invent a soft breathable electric blanket please. Agree it’s almost time to put it back on, nights are getting chilly!

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    It may still be 18 in my room, but I’m still going to sleep in a hoodie under 2 blankets with thick socks

    18 outside = fine unless there’s wind, 18 inside = I think I’m going to freeze

    As much as I really want to live in Europe, I’m not sure I’d exist past the first week of autumn there

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Lol that’s a good point. It’s honestly a bit of a miracle my room was even 18 when it was 12 outside. My bathroom was most certainly not though, that was definitely 12…

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      Where there are extremes in weather the poor suffer .

      so don’t be poor and you’ll be fine s/

    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      This reminded me of the first place I lived when I get sober. The walls had a giant crack, so I had to wear all of my clothes and had a blanket but was still shivering so bad I couldn’t sleep.

      Good times, good times.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Oof. Walking to find ginger ninja cut into my physical energy so badly I crashed and woke up at 11pm, extremely dehydrated and late with Melbcat’s supper and meds.

    It might be that I can’t afford the energy, just don’t have the capacity to keep pursuing a cat I might not be able to catch. And I don’t have the comfort level to engage with rescue groups. Currently it’s really difficult to even care for my own pet and myself.

    There’s also online friend group drama which I didn’t cause and was not involved in… but am still stressed out by, and if I’m not careful I could be pulled into.

    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      Sounds like lots of signs to pull back and take care of yourself and melbcat. Rebuild yourself and let the universe find another way to care for orange cat and the conflict take care of itself. Hope you can get some good rest and cat cuddles

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        3 months ago

        Thanks, the signs have been there for a while (and there’s bigger shit I don’t post) but like a numbskull I keep pushing.

        I’m hoping orange cat gets picked up by someone else or recovers. I’d help if I was able but those orange buns are elusive.

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    omg i saw three cats outside one meowed to wake me up i just put down a dish of kibbles

  • wscholermann@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    People keep expecting good behavior from AFL players. Why? Young men that have been put up on a pedestal for probably most of their lives, then given a lot of money, plus the celebrity status they now have.

    Money and power doesn’t usually equate to good behavior and yet people are shocked when they don’t play nice. What do you honestly expect? They are just football players and perhaps if folks stop giving the game more importance than it warrants them maybe you won’t create such big egos.

    • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      It’s also not newsworthy. Sports isn’t that important that I need to hear about some football guy every hour (radio on for the dog)

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      Cause for some stupid reason, we put them on a pedestal. Society glorifies sporting success rather than academic achievement or anything actually beneficial to society. Just cause kids look up to them doesn’t make them role models. They are barely more than teenagers who are either thinking about their next root or their next bag. And you know what? Thats perfectly fine so long as no ones getting hurt.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
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        3 months ago

        Unfortunately it’s how things are. Kids idolise their heroes but as young adults barely of legal age they are sometimes very uneducated and I’ll prepared for it all.

        I love my afl and love my team and whole recent saga with drug testing wasn’t something that I thought about but I was equally surprised because my mind never went there.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      Very true. These 18 year olds aren’t selected because they are into politics, social issues, emotional intelligence. They are good at kicking balls and that’s great, let’s cheer them for their athleticism. But nah, I wouldn’t be looking to them for any kind of advanced social awareness. And they are at an age where they want to be doing all the stuff regular young adults do. Bit unrealistic to think they won’t.

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

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