It’s going to rain. Take a brolly.

    • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      So many people out sick at the moment. I woke up with a sore throat and I’ve hardly been out and wear a mask.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        There’s a bout of covid going through my office for the past few weeks. Mine isn’t covid (tested 3 times already) and probably not the flu (had my shot a couple of months back). Most likely just some head cold virus thingy that is more annoying than anything.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      Been coughing for 3 weeks. keept getting dirty looks from colleagues. Was thinking I should wear a sign that says “dont worry, its just daycare germs. So long as I dont lick your eyeballs you wont catch it”.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        After my xmas bout of whatever-the-fuck-virus I had a lingering cough for like 6 weeks. Went into work and had to keep explaining that I’m not sick, and not contagious. I understand the trepidation though. Still too many nuffies that think going into work while actively sick is some sort of show of strength.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      3·
      6 months ago

      I’ve been fake taking extra shots from my puffer because of filthy looks on the bus. Really not sick people, this cough is my normal.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    14·
    6 months ago

    i started to clean but i cannot locate the fucks so i’ll just game or whatever

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    14·
    6 months ago

    I was supposed to go to a funeral today but when I got up this morning I just didn’t have it in me to go. Mr P was going so I said he could represent our family. I seem to be reaching some kind of depressing events threshold. They were all going out drinking afterwards at one of the shittier local hotels 😬 definitely count me out, would rather stay home than deal with drunken people today. Especially people who had already started squabbling about money barely a day after she died. I felt a bit guilty though, especially seeing as I’d taken the day off work to go, so I had a go at repairing the dishwasher and succeeded! Am kind of enjoying having a day off that’s not a public holiday.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    6 months ago

    I couldn’t sleep last night, so instead of sleeping, I decided to register a domain name. Any guesses what I fucked up while doing so? 🫠

    Lesson learnt: don’t do fucking anything that costs money when tired. Ever.

    • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
      1·
      6 months ago

      But why…? What’s the benefit of having a wifi connected washer? So you can put the load through again from bed when you realise you forgot to hang it out?.. Wouldn’t you still have to add detergent…I don’t understand

      • Nath@aussie.zone
        2·
        6 months ago

        Load it in the morning. Start it an hour before you get home so it’s ready to hang when you arrive? That way, it isn’t going mankey all day.

        That’s all I got.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        2·
        6 months ago

        The only reasons I can come up with are if the laundry is on a different floor it might be handy to check if it has finished before you go downstairs to unload it. It might also remind you if you don’t unload it which could definitely be handy. Or it could give you a bit more control over programming if it has a decent app - it’s easier/cheaper to build in more variables into an app than it is to have hard buttons. My rice cooker has an app which gives you access to a lot more detailed programming than you can do on the panel, like setting the exact finish time for the times, adjusting default times to your preferences, programs for yoghurt etc. Plus it allows multilingual settings - the cooker has chinese on all the buttons but the app is in English.

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Oh. I honestly don’t like browser Lemmy. I used Jerboa in the early days but it was a bit buggy and I was coming from Boost for Reddit so as soon as Boost for Lemmy launched I switched over. Did you use a third party app on Reddit?

          • dumblederp@aussie.zone
            3·
            6 months ago

            I used Reddit is Fun. Boost for lemmy had ads, so that’s not for me. e: I’d go back to firefox before putting up with ads.

            • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
              3·
              6 months ago

              Fair. I used BfR for about 3 years before I decided to upgrade. I didn’t really mind the ads, I just wanted to support the dev. But of a state secret, but the Reddit app still works if you’re a mod of a sub, so I bought ad free the day after installing BfL for that (and reworking the app for Lemmy) alone.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    8·
    6 months ago

    My kid: I think I’m gonna wear green to the sports carnival tomorrow.

    Me: But that’s not your house colour.

    Her: I don’t care. I look good in green.

    Me: True.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    So have my internal job interview next week. I’ve put my expected salary as 10% greater than I currently have, but about 9 months ago they made the role that I’m going for no longer an automatic pay jump. I know they will say my pay will remain the same and I don’t know how to respond to that. They are desperate for people right now, but so is the team id be leaving. I am definitely worth a raise but my company is cheap. The company also loves to bluff - like you ask for a raise, they will tell you no chance UNTIL you have another job offer and say you’re leaving. It’s a tricky one. Any thoughts?

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      Advice I’ve seen on lemmee.World is if they offer you a promotion without a payrise you put that on your resume and immediately look for another job elsewhere paying the money you were looking for

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      2·
      6 months ago

      The company also loves to bluff - like you ask for a raise, they will tell you no chance UNTIL you have another job offer and say you’re leaving. It’s a tricky one. Any thoughts?

      You get to set the conditions and timetable of your personal career goals, not them.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    7·
    6 months ago

    Beef stew (with lots of wine) has been cooked and is currently in jars in the pressure canner. Seven serves, so one tonight and six for later.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8·
      6 months ago

      I’ve never lived in a place where the washing machine was part of the lease! That’s good that they’re replacing yours!!

      I’ve been lugging my refurbished one around for almost 10 years. It was refurbished when I bought it, a long with the dryer and the fridge, by Kids off the Kerb. And while I ended up giving the dryer back to them when we moved (no room for the dryer), the washing machine and the fridge are still going strong. No issues with either of them!

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      4·
      6 months ago

      woolen wash cycles are so good 🤞

      I love washing machines because washing by hand is such hard work

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        I’m young and well off enough to never have needed to hand wash (+ until recently I’ve only worn things that are washer and dryer friendly), but last year the washing machine at the last place broke and I was out of clean clothes so I had to hand wash and Jesus Christ I didn’t realise wet clothes were that fucking heavy when waterlogged. I actually fucked my back up for a few weeks thinking that I could be superman and grab a whole bunch of them and lift them with 1 hand without a warm up.

        Also spilled a drink while I was in bed and had to wash my electric blanket which sucked so much. I was trying to wash it carefully because I didn’t want to snap the elements and get electrocuted the next time I plugged it in so I couldn’t wring it very much and had to carry it draped over my shoulder dripping on me and everything else. I’ve decided that next time I wash it, I’m taking it outside and hosing it down over the clothes line because I was NOT prepared for that

      • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        They’re about $1k-ish from what I can see. It does apparently have an app though which is interesting and exciting!

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
      3·
      6 months ago

      Check how much it is on The Good Guys website once it arrives. See if its not the cheapest listed on there

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    7·
    6 months ago

    Now to balance arriving in Prahran early enough to find a parking spot, but not so early I run over the parking space time

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      I went outside and it’s actually really nice. I can’t sleep either though (I was so tired I went to sleep at 6 then woke up at midnight and couldn’t get back to sleep 😒)

      There’s something about the quietness of nighttime on a slightly chilly and fairly windy night. Peaceful. If I wasn’t scared of things that fly and/or have 8 legs I’d sit outside

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    7·
    6 months ago

    I found the corkscrew! I cunningly placed it on top of my box of wine. Where I had already looked, but obviously not very well as it was just pushed to the back a bit (under a shelf, so not very visible).

    Having used the first bottle of wine in the beef stew I have opened another bottle to drink, and have been able to use the un-screwed cork that I had to push into the bottle as a seal for the newly opened one, which means I have been able to use the wine stopper in the bottle of soy sauce that for some reason had a non re-sealable bottle top and has been sitting with a bit of foil squished onto it as its lid.