If anyone sees YarraByte tell them they're not authorised to take a long weekend. That's next week.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's been a lovely slow day - REA rang to let me know he wouldn't be here until 3:30pm, so I've just chilled out. Then I realised Mt Washmore is still in one of the baskets on the couch... so I've stuck it into my car boot for the time being. The rest of the house is looking so good, but I need to clean out a cupboard before the Mountain is scaled, so, ya know, not right now.

How is everyone else going?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Nice relaxed day. Doing some final touches on a paint project, trying very hard to not hit the buy button on a large Lego basket, marinating cook for dinner.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (18 children)

    YL is doing volunteer work at the OP shop so it looks good on her resume. The manager told her that was unusual because usually it's old ladies who need to fulfil their centrelink obligations or community service. I told her not to sneeze in front of anyone because her sneezes are violent.

    She'll be helping them with their "internet presence".

    *It's the MS shop so no church affiliation.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    old ladies who need to fulfil their centrelink obligations

    This is, of course, an absolute disgrace

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    My views are from the understanding that these are mostly women who have historically performed the lion's share of unpaid labor (raising children etc.), worked historically in lower-paid feminised industries and are actively discriminated against by current employers due to their age. That's lower lifetime earnings and super. They are being forced into volunteer work in exchange for payments that are about 40% below the poverty line.

    This may be an extreme subset and I am certain there a women that love the community involvement and purpose.

    My critique of mutual obligations goes further but this particular case stands out.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago

    Most of what I've seen of people in that age group are using it as an early retirement scheme. I saw a lot of discussion in one of the groups I was in with that cohort actively choosing to leave jobs so they could retire with a combination of welfare payments and using a portion of their Super.

    Age/gender discrimination is definitely a problem, but allowing a couple of days of volunteer work instead of having to look for work (and a payment that is higher than younger unemployed people receive) seems a reasonable compromise to bridge the gap until aged pension age.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    not to sneeze

    Better out than in as they say.

    Sneeze away.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    No. She has the loudest sneeze I have ever heard. We don't want anyone accidentally soiling themselves.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I refuse to sneeze at work and it drives my manager bonkers.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I sneeze in bulk lots with no regard for where or when. Most people who know me have figured out it's a bad idea to do the whole 'bless you' thing because it turns into a major long term commitment.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    She should set the MS shop up with a Depop account and start selling the clothes at second hand fashion prices instead of op shop prices

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    IDK, some Op Shop prices are basically second hand fashion prices these days!

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I remember an anecdote Adam Spencer said on the radio that instead of taking his clothes to the dry cleaners he would 'donate' it to the op shop, let them clean it and put it on the rack for 50c, then go buy it again later. It was cheaper but there was that risk someone would buy your clothes before you.

    Now everything is priced at fashion prices and it's much less viable.

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    You could do an instagram/tiktok showing new things that have come in but that doesn't actually make you money. Unless you combine that with a CTA at the end saying, "love anything you saw in this video? Buy it on our Depop, but get in now because once it's gone, it's gone"

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I have completed work. Now for hot shower, stretch and cuppa

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    been a hard few weeks

    cancelled a health check up this week, I don't need it anyway , absolutely nothing wrong with my boobs and i check them all the time anyway , the checkup was worrying me too much, what with waiting and false positives ( just wanted to reassure mr seagoon but he has nothing to worry about )

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    House inspection day. Grateful to be able to use it as an excuse to deep clean some spots and spend the day at home instead of the anxiety inducing horror it used to be. Helps that I have an okay agent and a lovely owner.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    There are some very pressing reasons for me not to leave the house today. First among them is that I don’t wanna.

    WFH it is

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I might nip out and have a quick look at the tides

    yes, tide is very high

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Anyone have any recs for stainless steel litterboxes? Looking at some large ones (we have ragdolls and a possible ragooooooon) but hoping someone's got some heads up on shit brands.

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    Booooored in my meeting

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I shoved some of yesterday's risotto in onigiri molds for ease of lunch. This works moderately well

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Its fucken wimdy

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I’m tired. Good night

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Good morning whimsical white witch! How do you do?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    At present, quite well. Am inside out of the wimd, breakfasted and caffeinated and ready to smack a few accountants and lawyers over their heads with a baseball bat. Which is always a pleasure. And you? Are you well and happy?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Either I'm going to convince my work to get a Pocket 4 as well or I might be able to convince them to let me double dip as a contractor to use mine when it arrives

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Looks like this arvo's high tide is going to be a banger down on the ocean coast west of Pt Lonsdale. And tomorrow's evening high tide will reach right into the bay and impact the north-east part of both the bays. Including inundation of low lying areas. I can see the Eel Drain and Kananook Creek getting a bit fuller than they were planned for. Check out the BOM's latest vijo.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 5 months ago

    I just noticed a meal in the work fridge that had inflated rather alarmingly. I checked the use by date and it was 11 May. I have moved it to the bin and may therefore have prevented a major biohazard disaster.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I have decided to avoid going outside cough cough

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    there's a big woodchipper out front that's been going since 7 am

    at least the train lines are clear , but it's LOUD ( hope they finish soon, have phone calls to make today )

    i might go to beach to see what the wind and tide has brought in

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Good morning, Cats are skittish.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    argh, abebooks won't accept my address as valid, my address only half exists , n/k

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Devised the perfect answer to my trivia controller issues. Existing Logitech mouse I've had for almost 10 years, logi+ software to remap the forward/back buttons to volume, and scroll wheel left and right to the keyboard shortcuts to turn volume up and down on VLC media player. Then I swapped the mouse buttons to reduce misclicks.

    Sometimes the answers are so obvious you don't notice them

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    good night everyone , sweet dreams 😘

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