Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 12°C, max - 30°C. 100% chance of no rain

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 month ago

    The man’s cleaning the garage out. The dog’s at the door whining so I let him out to investigate then he stands in the middle getting in the way. I let him back in and he’s back to whining again. I’ll chuck the man a coffee here and there because I’m supportive.

          • Catfish@aussie.zone
            1·
            1 month ago

            Mine is fundamentally IKEa, but I covered that sucker in all kinds of silk & velvet so would really rather they didn’t. Some success with a spray ‘herbal’ deterant

            • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
              1·
              1 month ago

              Scratching posts, cardboard etc everywhere. Punkin was really the only one who tried the couch and that was for Ginger Reasons

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    Got woken up by the junkies having a door slamming and screaming competition.

    I’m so over this shit. 2k a month to deal with this is an absolute joke.

    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
      5·
      1 month ago

      Remind me? Was it you that was moving back closer to the city? (Eek, yeah it’s wild paying mortgage prices for rent.)

      • indisin@aussie.zone
        6·
        1 month ago

        I was looking at that rent and trying to reply to ask how they’d got something so cheap 😢

        Over $5k a month in rent here.

        Edit: my reply was going to be something along the lines of “makes friends with the neighbours and have a fun time, and enjoy those prices!”

        • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
          4·
          1 month ago

          What are you renting? (If you don’t mind me askin?)

          I mean I don’t have a family to support so I don’t need anything big (but my toys/hobbies would beg to differ).

            • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
              3·
              1 month ago

              Oh, reminds me of my old place! Had a very similar set up. Downsizing is super tough.

              Without revealing too much, are you in a higher SE area? It still sounds like a lot?

                • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
                  2·
                  1 month ago

                  Oh, haha, I see. (I meant higher socio-ec, but it has definitely gotten expensive.)

                  Were they big sharehouses? I don’t think I’ve ever paid more than $1500 give/take utilities?

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        Yep that’s me. I was planning on staying here till I bought a place around May. But the isolation and shitty neighbours have got me running for the hills.

  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 month ago

    I somehow managed to go to yoga with my leggings back to front and didn’t notice until I got home. Whoops.

    Now that I’m home I’m going to copy you lot and jump on the jelly train. I haven’t made jelly in yonks. And then kick back with cricket all arvo.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyz
    8·
    1 month ago

    Screw you and the popularity of your local community, I don’t need reminders that you’re in summer while we haven’t seen the sun in over a month 🥶🌧️☁️

      • Obi@sopuli.xyz
        5·
        1 month ago

        To be fair when it’s 40 you’ll find me in the shade ideally with a nice breeze or otherwise a fan, but still right now that sounds amazing… Pulls up blanket

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 month ago

      such a beautiful day today and yesterday, not a single cloud in the sky, and the night is clear with twinkling stars

      and huge bats flying over head , I can hear their big wings flapping when they come close.

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      The grass has turned yellow from the heat. The peaches on my mini-peach tree are ripening, as are the tomatoes. The fig harvest is coming in the next couple of weeks, the nectarines are swelling and have turned a beautiful dark ruby colour. And I’ve just bought a replacement 1 litre bottle of spf-infinity skin lotion …

  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 month ago

    The battle wagon is in good hands now. Should only take a week to repair. It’s getting more difficult to find parts for my car these days but the sensors shouldn’t be a problem. I’m now in a Kia hatchback something.

    You know those dreams in which you try to run, but it’s like the floor is thick goo? That’s what driving this Kia is like.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      4·
      1 month ago

      Our old Patrol was like that. Non turbo diesel. First and second gear was okay but third was like you’d driven into a puddle if molasses.

    • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      My brother purchased a trade-in Focus ST really cheap while He was waiting for his company car. It was horribly uninspiring to drive.

      When he got his company car (first a Ford Ranger that had uncomfortable seats, then a Ford Mustang that also had uncomfortable seats, until finally a Focus RS, which didn’t hurt his back, but were so comfortable that he couldn’t get out of them), he gave the ST it to his Wife. She said “I don’t know why anyone would have purchased this car new. Unless they didn’t take it for a test drive and and just assumed it would be as good as the RS”.

      For a few months they had two cars, the fastest Focus that ever existed and the slowest Focus that ever existed.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    8·
    1 month ago

    Cheap telescope was predictably disappointing. My dad’s old binoculars did a much better job, we could clearly see the dark side of the moon and the edges of craters! This old nerd was very excited 😊

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    7·
    1 month ago

    I’m part of a couple of “No Buy” groups and it never fails to amaze me how many people find it a challenge to not go shopping or buy anything for even a single day.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 month ago

    It might have been good to grow more crops that don’t require cooking, for people who might not have access to proper kitchens and would prefer to eat the veg fresh. Standard size tomatoes and cucumbers, carrots, that kind of thing. I wonder if it’s too late for sowing cucumbers.

    I wish I had more space and strength to garden…

    spoiler

    The two tiny patches of soil in my own back yard are choked with runners of tough invasive grass that creeped in under the fence from a neighbour, and I don’t have the physical strength to dig it out and put a cement barrier to block it from returning. Especially as it grew through weed mat which would complicate removal. Maybe I should leave it though and keep it long as a home for bugs.

    I was thinking of trying to improve the dry sandy neglected spot for actual growing when the disposable non-native annual flowers die.

    As for prep I know sunflowers leach heavy metals out of soil, might break it up with deep tap roots, and beans enrich the soil with the nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules on their roots. There are green manure crops you dig back in. Compost bins can be made cheaply (though I’d have to buy a drill.)

    But it’s got a rock hard sandy layer a hands width down that I might not be able to break through to dig it over. Green manure seeds might not be able to stay moist enough to sprout. And even with wetting agents, organic matter, nitrogenous crops etc it’s still much more publicly accessible ie vulnerable to vandalism and choked with greedy invasive tree roots.

    Plus going out there to tend it puts me in proximity to crazies.

    I just want to be allowed to mind my own fucking business and do my constructive hobby man… 😒

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 month ago

      weed mat

      I found the one I got a few years ago (plastic thing) just to try out didn’t work very well and had the same problem. Sort of made it harder when things grew through it.

      I feel you with the grass though. It’s an uphill battle :(

    • indisin@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 month ago

      Standard size tomatoes and cucumbers, carrots, that kind of thing. I wonder if it’s too late for sowing cucumbers.

      You have nothing to lose by trying, well barring a bit of time watering.

      Just so you know I’ve got some brand new tomato plants on the go from seeds and they’re loving it, very late start for those. With the weather how it has been this season I’d predict that that the fruiting period will be into late May. I’d hope cucumbers would be the same with ample regular watering.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    81·
    1 month ago

    I’m still feeling strangely unhappy, and the headache is still aching. Hopefully a sleep fixes them both unions last night

    I made some jelly, been a long time since I had just jelly! It’s grape flavoured. I’ve got some strawberries 🤤 it’ll be good

    With the holidays still being in full force, I think I’m just feeling kind of unfulfilled. Maybe I should go find a new hobby or project to waste time on

    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 month ago

      I often find I get down in the dumps after a big milestone (like moving etc). After all the hectic movement it’s like my body has excess energy and can’t relax and can’t find anything to do with it. I am terrible at this but forcing myself to slow down in those times does help. Go for some walks, work on your sleep patterns and food. Ground with basics.

      (Just a random thought)

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 month ago

      Hm hope you haven’t got a migraine there.

      Any shoulder or neck pain or tightness? Could be tension related.

      Jelly!

      Adding fruits to jelly is my favourite thing to do!

      • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        I don’t really do train trips anymore for a variety of reasons. I’ve mostly withdrawn