• melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    30 days ago

    Today sucked for pain but I saw a skink in my house. Which was interesting. I’m glad the Melbaby didn’t see it because even at her age she is a fantastic hunter.

    No idea how it got in. Considered catching/shooing him out to avoid a brutal murder by cat, but didn’t want to traumatise him or make him drop his tail. So I didn’t get any closer. Hoping he finds his way safely out.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Wasted an hour this morning not being able to find my keys. Turns out they’d fallen into a boot. Well there goes my prep time for today’s meeting…

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    1 month ago

    So I tried Five Guys last night

    Fries = legit, still had a really nice texture even after a journey in the front of my scooter in the rain. Massive serving. There’s a station at the back of the ordering line where you can fill your own tubs of ketchup, mayo and malt vinegar, so your chips get sauces and stuff entirely to your liking

    Burger = got a cheeseburger. Thought it was decent; probably not worth as much as it actually cost, but I did like being able to customise it fully for no extra charge.

    Shake = basic vanilla for testing purposes, was thicc

    I wouldn’t go out of my way to go to Five Guys again, but if you’re in the area it’s pretty solid fast food

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      1 month ago

      More deets on the shake? Worth $11? Would try a peanut butter + choc one personally. Agree with your overall sentiment.

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        1 month ago

        If you loaded it up - which you can, they’re customisable - it might be. Basic vanilla sans loading is not…but I did that on purpose to judge the blankest canvas, so that’s on me.

        The texture’s insanely thick and rich. I see potential, if not perfection

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            1 month ago

            The combo that appeals to me personally is banana, peanut butter and (maybe) Biscoff. It does seem to be real bananas - I saw some real bananas going in when I was waiting

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        30 days ago

        I can’t tell whether you are talking about a chocolate burger, or putting bacon into a chocolate shake. Either choice is interesting.

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    1 month ago

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  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    1 month ago

    I never managed to sort out the problem changing my bank account with the work payroll portal, they ended up having to enter it manually for me. So now my pay will be going to my shiny new savings account, earning 5% interest with Macquarie, instead of the boring old transaction account, which was about to have it’s interest rate cut to 2.75%. I expected the biggest hassle would be changing all my automatic payments, the actuall payroll bit was supposed to be easy!

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    And today starts the journey to resetting my internal clock for work.

    I know I fail almost everytime I do this but maybe I actually do it today.

  • stevied71@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Looking for recommendations for a good watch repair place in the CBD.

    I replaced the movement but it turns out that I no longer have the eye sight / fine motor skills needed to put the watch hands back on…

    Being in my 50’s is a wonderful thing.

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      1 month ago

      You want Bob Shao up on the corner of Russell and Little Collins. The store doesn’t look like much, but he’s the guy I took my watch to and was excellent.

      Of course, he’s easily in his 50’s also - so don’t try that excuse on him. 😃

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    30 days ago

    I had this plunger thing I bought from Daiso that was great for making scrambled eggs. The MIL managed to break it and she couldn’t find another one at Daiso recently.

    It was already a cheap plastic French press, so I’ll see if I can find an actual French press and replace it with that