• just_kitten@aussie.zone
    13·
    5 days ago

    I have landed in the Soup. Say what you will about this place, you gotta give kudos to Changi airport - 15 minutes from deplaning to cab. Was expecting to wait for my bags - nope, merrily halfway down the conveyor belt along with its fellow passengers. And I got to use the completely passportless lane for citizens/residents… it’s almost freakishly fast (like 2 seconds total kind of fast). A good reminder of how biometrics are harder to hack than a passport. They probably have every inch of my face mapped out.

    Anyway, can’t wait to have a big sumptuous dinner and then crash early. I finished the last 5% of Overstory on the plane and got all riled up about what my life has become. Then I reread Howl’s Moving Castle because I had it on my Kindle. Now I feel less cynical.

  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    5 days ago

    Smiths thin & crispy chips - sour cream and chives flavour - my intellect knows that this is not a proper meal, but my stomach begs leave to differ. Maybe the glass of wine has impaired my stomach’s judgment.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    14·
    6 days ago

    Bugger. House is a no, I’ve withdrawn my application. The current tenant was there and very informative. Cooling is broken and the landlord has been refusing to fix it, heating is a bit dodgy too. Looks like they bought it 7 years ago and failed to do even the bare minimum maintenance since then.

    So back to square 1 ☹️

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        9·
        6 days ago

        It’s an urgent repair that should have been done ASAP. The fact that it’s not done, plus the fact the agent is not even on top of what type of heating and cooling are in the property, is a major red flag.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      6·
      6 days ago

      Sounds like you managed to dodge a bad one there.

      Maybe you need Mr Woof to sniff out the bad ones.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        2·
        5 days ago

        Yeah. There were a bunch of other things wrong too which I could have lived with (primarily cosmetic stuff, like damaged paint and old carpet). It was pretty concerning that the real estate agent didn’t even seem to know what the heating and cooling in the property actually were, they were advertising things as current that had obviously been replaced years ago, and even the replacements were broken!

        I did get to pat the owner’s puppy though, so there was some good.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
      2·
      5 days ago

      Bugger. That tenant is a dead set legend though. I guess you are sadly getting the full brunt of what renting is like now. Mad prices for poorly maintained holes, lying abound…

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        3·
        5 days ago

        Yeah, some of it is not good. I did go to another place this afternoon which was really great. But it also had about 30 people at the inspection, and I heard one women asking if she can still make an offer of higher rent. So I don’t think I have any chance at that one, but at least it was not a depressing hellhole.

        I have another inspection lined up for Saturday, and a few for Tuesday. Trying to keep track of them all, plus whether I have inspecte/applied for etc. is becoming a challenge.

        Oh well, worst case scenario I end up living in the van, which is really quite roomy…

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    6 days ago

    Anyone living a bit more rural?

    I have a bottle of wolf urine previously acquired to deal with a fox issue at the old place. I do not have a fox issue at the new place and consequently I do not need a bottle of wolf urine at new place. I do not want a bottle of wolf urine at new place, which has all its storage in the basement.

    Please come take my wolf urine 🙏

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    12·
    6 days ago

    Got through to bag drop with 10 minutes and 1kg to spare. Just waiting to board now… whew! I’m lucky I managed to take all these other goodies including fresh loaves from Woodfrog.

    I hate these cattle class flights to the Soup, so many people who can’t follow instructions and mill around in queues trying to board first even though there’s a strict sequence

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    8·
    5 days ago

    I’m failing to taste any chocolate from my Cadbury Crunchy Chocolate Easter Bunny. It’s taken me two goes at eating his ears and all I taste is sugar. I don’t think it’s me.

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      6·
      5 days ago

      Careful now. With 2 partial ears it might be able to still hear you. Try the feet next so it won’t chase you.

      But yea cadbury has gone downhill for a while now :(

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Easter choc of any sort is a built-in disappointment. Tinfoil is no substitute for flavour. Gave up on it years back. Have never regretted it. Wait a couple of weeks and get yourself some of the good stuff and enjoy!

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    9·
    5 days ago

    i am really looking forward to tomorrow when i get to clean and declutter while listening to the rain but knowing melbourne there’ll probably be just two drops

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    11·
    6 days ago

    Down the bellarine again.

    Still have the leak that the plumber couldn’t find but getting close! So have to run down the block and turn the tank water on and off after use. 1 minute showers :( Filling buckets for watering, washing clothes by hand in the sink, flushing the dunny every 2nd time.

    Reminds me of stage 4 water restrictions back in the day with the millennium drought. Only difference is back then used to also bring a bucket into the shower and keep grey water from the rare use of the washing machine for plants. Those were the days.

    Really makes you appreciate running water that works unlike a lot of the world.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      8·
      6 days ago

      I’ve been gardening this morning and lamenting over how dry it is. And it brought back my own memories of establishing the garden here during that drought and i remember standing in buckets in the shower to catch every last drop.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    7·
    5 days ago

    dinner is done and it was a hit, these friends are nice friends.

    Ted Cat was adorable as usual

    now for the rest of the week concentrate on finishing unpacking and setting up my new work space

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    7·
    5 days ago

    I thought of a fun idea for the trip back: girlfriend takes the train up to Shepparton, we meet her there when we get there, do the handover and the boys can take the train to Donnybrook where I’ll meet up with them to finish the trip back.

    They get to see mum again, ride a train, and they’re not strapped down for the last leg of the ride

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    6·
    5 days ago

    I had to pack A LOT into that short week, somehow it felt more stressful. Time to relax. Rushed to Dans before they closed to buy a bottle of scotch to enjoy over ice tonight.

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    9·
    6 days ago

    I called the medical clinic to see if they were running on time before I made my way there. As I hate waiting around, like most people. Was told to turn up at appointment time as doctor was running in time. Only one person ahead of me apparently. 30 mins after appointment, have still not been seen. Why do I bother.

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      8·
      6 days ago

      Heaps of reasons.

      It turns into a cascade. They might have a patient(s) before you where the consult is more complex and needs more time. Which leads to more paperwork before the next. Your problem might be more complex and so on. Then some might overbook due to no shows (pretty common in rona times), also sometimes greed from the doctor. Sometimes poor management from the secretary.

      If the cascade starts early in the day, the poor souls at the end of the day (including doc and staff)…

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      5·
      6 days ago

      doctor’s appointments are not organised in a way we would do ourselves

      they kinda do blocks and a few people get assigned into that block of time, and then it’s a first come first seen basis

      so if your appointment is for 10.30 that means you are in that block, not that you will be seen at 10.30

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      In my experience, clinics are never honest on the phone. But when you show up, all of a sudden it’s a different story.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 days ago

      One of the many reasons I ditched my old doctor was that hey was always late even when I booked the first appointment of the day. He’d wander in late, say the same excuse about traffic every time and proceed to be a shit gp in general.