Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
My daughter just showed me the painting she did this week and this proud mum has to share it here. She doesn’t get her talent from me.
Wow I love that!
Nice
Goodness that is good!.. Oils on canvas?
Yes she got a couple of canvases last week and did this on one.
That’s really nice.
That’s absolutely beautiful. What a talent.
Well that’s fantastic and calming to behold.
So great news all around today. Kiddo had his weigh in since he failed to meet his metrics. and the results were better than anyone expected. So he has been medically cleared. Turns out boosting breastfeeding with formula was the right call. Second of all went and checked out some car options since my wifes POS car has finally had a crack at killing the mechanic, so now they beleive us! so we should be on the road to getting that fixed up (and therefore pissing it off whilst its still running). Couple of really good options that shouldnt send us broke, so thats exciting.
hugs, it’s great about kiddo. 🤗😊💗
Doing that thing where I just lay in bed hungry because I’m ridiculously comfy and the cat has firmly attached himself.
How did it get to Saturday already. I’m not complaining, but this week has been a blur and now it’s back to chores again and when does it end. So much repeat.
YAY we’re being noticed!
I’m curious as to why the other city instances or whatever you want to call them, aren’t as big as Melbourne is. Like I often see the other cities daily threads having like maybe 5 comments, whereas like yesterday Melbourne got 300+.
Edit: Though to quickly add, outside the DT, there isn’t a lot of comments are post compared to places like Reddit. For obvious reasons.
Nobody else has morning emoji breakfast. We are the cult of BACON at this point.
i blush
You keep this community together 💜 our very own Bacon foundation
<3
this is true, we have community building things we do 🥂👍
Everything’s better with Bacon.
If Bacon wasn’t here, I wouldn’t be 🤷♂️
Omg we’ve been seen
W I T N E S S M E
BAKU WAS HERE
It’s our mate Nath too. He must really like us 👍
Must. Stop. Shopping.
I keep buying things for my garden project! I’ve added a revamp of the front and side garden, added in a few decor items, it’s all starting to add up to a bit more than planned. If it works out like I hope it will it should be really nice though.
Gardens are a bottomless pit but a good one.
They certainly can be. In comparison to what I could have spent I’m not doing too badly, and I should recoup most of the cost in fruit & veg over a couple of years. But I did go down a bit of a rabbithole of garden decor items on Temu.
I decorate my garden/outdoor areas as if they are a room.
I tried doing that, starting with a lounge setting, but it did not really work out for me so the lounge is out and I’m going back to garden. Most of the decorations are going in the side “garden” which is more like a hallway than a room. Hopefully it will help it feel more like a place in its own right and not just a service corridor. Plus the kitchen window looks out there so a few things to look out to will be appreciated.
There’s a person loitering outside my neighbours place (and mine on and off) and she’s clearly not in her right mind, she apparently took photos of my neighbours children and was asking about them. The police did a welfare check but have said she’s definitely suffering mental health issues but as she’s not threatening anyone, there’s nothing they can do. Hopefully she just moves on eventually. She left at one point and said “I’m hungry, I’m just going to get some lunch and come back” and then walked up the road and then came back.
That can be quite scary to deal with. People need help and you’re not wrong/bad to be freaked out.
Yeah, it’s a bit concerning both for our own safety, our neighbours, and hers, she’s clearly not mentally sound and no one is helping her. It’s frustrating that we have to wait for an incident or a threat before the police will do anything.
Help is scarce for those who fall through the cracks; getting my mum help for schizophrenia back in 2011 was like pulling teeth, and I can’t imagine how bad it is now. I called the CAT team to come over and she bloody masked and was totally fine and lucid. As soon as they left she was back to muttering to herself about hell and demons, and doing jogging laps around the house (among other, more traumatising incidents). Took 3 goes before she couldnt mask in front of them lol I was 19 and mum was 39. I look back and idk how I survived tbh
It’s hard to get help to those who need it most, when they don’t believe they need help at all. Keep an eye out for this lady, note down any times you see her/think you hear her. And make sure everything is locked up. Not trying to scare you, but you wont be able to reason with someone not in their right mind. Be prepared to call your local police station/000 if you feel unsafe or threatened; at the very least it will serve as a record of incidents so hopefully this lady can get help before anything major happens to her, you, or your neighbours.
Sending good vibes and calm thoughts 💜
Wow that must have been so truly awful for you to go through. I’m so sorry that happened.
Thank you for such sound advice, she has just left again, so I will keep an eye on things and note down that she stayed for as long as she did.
Finally starting to feel normal again. What a shitty fucking cold/flu. I have a new bed to assemble and I’m thinking I’ll have a go at it.
Take it slow and easy, keep up the water and rest/breaks. Sending good vibes 💜
Thank you ❤️ I wrote a new part to a track I’ve been working on so I’m very happy 😀
Yeehaw!! Howdy pardners and welcome to a rootin’ rootin’ hollerin’ Saturday!
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My mistake one of those rootins should be a tootin!
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Then let’s just add a rootin’ back in there for you!
Had some anxiety around money when I left to get new glasses, but came back and didn’t have to pay a cent, and I get all the bells and whistles for free. Ultra SV Hard Coating on both lens, and the ultraclear on my regular glasses, so pretty keen about that. Though I found out that my eyesight is pretty shit, left is +2 and right is +2.25. Not blind as a bat, but you know, pretty bad.
My daughter’s are +4.75 and +4.25. One pair of multi focals with thinned out lenses and one pair of reading glasses $900 later. And the little brat doesn’t even wear the multi focals.
Oof that’s rough!
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If you’re ever craving a bottle of cold water but you’re fresh out… you can easily substitute one of these and barely notice a difference!
that is the worst dick pic ever posted 🤭
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true
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Honestly they’re fine but just too weak to be offensive. It’s like beer themed water.
As a lemon myrtle lover, nothing that claims to have lemon myrtle flavour in it is ever strong enough!
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I’d give the lemon myrtle vodka a burl.
me too
Thank you for your sacrifice.
Been sleeping all day. I feel like crap today.
I hate the fact I spelt most of the day as well. I can’t win.
Fingers hurt today because i inadvertently stretched my fingers and I guess they’ve swelled up a little thanks to the eczema.
This really sucks.
If you slept for as long as you did, then that’s your body telling you that you need more sleep. Sleep-debt is real, and sleep deprivation is a method of torture for a reason.
Be kind to yourself, no time is wasted when it is spent caring for your meatsack. Let yourself rest, have some food and some water, and try to relax. All will be okay, friend. 💜
Yeah I guess. I just wanted to do more today like listen to my podcasts and play some games to unwind.
Had a stressful morning after being woken up and I’m a little down now, trying not to get too down or stressed.
I did a number on the big jar of lollies. I need to stop now.
I’ve been running errands non-stop for other people since about 7:30am. I’ve driven 400km today. I’d’ve rather spent the day in bed.
Bleh. That sucks! I hope you get some rest time of your own.
The line out of the local maccas drive thru tonight was extreme as I was walking past. sort of reminded me of locky lockdown days where it was sometimes 150m+ long spilling on to the main road.
I’m not judging peoples dinner choices but waiting 20 / 30mins+ for mac mac is just an insult to the kick arse chicken and chips place literally a few doors up which was empty. It’s not even a competition their chips are so good (and generous).
People might say “it’s convenient”. That line didn’t look very convenient.
Yeah nah. 3 cars is the limit for me unless it’s Mac happy day.
People are addicted to the sugar and drive more like arseholes to get into that line the closer to a maccas you get.
Because I’m so horribly needy and such an awful pain, I’m announcing my temporary departure. I’m off for the night. Catch y’all on the flipside.
You’re not needy or a pain. You’re funny and talented and you contribute greatly on here. 🫂
Gotta stand with the CEO on this one! You’re not needy or a pain, that’s for sure.
Please come back soon and please don’t be so harsh on yourself.
You’re loved here and we’ll all be waiting.
boops nose Mister Anxiety is telling you you are a burden. Mister Anxiety is a donkey and being manipulative. Don’t heed the donkey.
Painful waiting for your return maybe. Have fun and please reply in some loose state when you get home.
Heh heh, have returned from Bunnings the richer by one cordless whippersnapper, which is charging as we speak. I foresee an afternoon of green destruction in the garden. The compost heap will no doubt thank me, even if the neighbours complain.
THEN IT IS TIME TO CELEBRATE🍻
Yes, now have a Dan’s trip planned. Could just go some lemon myrtle vodka rn.
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I will always vote in favour of fucking up kikuyu and couch grass in any context
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@Thornburywitch @bot001 one of the nice things about battery whippetsnappers are that they are a bit quieter than the nasty 2 stroke ones. Much easier to start, too!
The ryobi one? Be aware they ship them with the expensive reels…but unless you have hugely fat kikuyu runners the cheaper threepack works fine.
Source: have had one for years
Nope, the Ozito. Uses dinky little plastic blades. Fine for what I want it for which is basically trimming around trees and the washing line posts. Also my other power tools are all Ozito, and the batteries are interchangeable within the brand.
