Daily Discussion Thread: 🥞 Tue 13 Feb 2024

My complaint about the heat is being up all night pissing after smashing water all day.

Good news. My husband managed to talk to the neighbour and apparently they are renting. Got the details now. Still no sign of the wife. I think she might be in the freezer.

I wish I could open a window without having to stand guard so someone doesn't hang from the flyscreen and destroy it.

Not naming names.

Despite a brief stormy interlude without power and the "assistance "of Miss Meow I have finished today's sewing project.

The curtain is for the doorway to my laundry, which is uninsulated and draughty and has just been closed off by an old blanket tacked in the opening for some years. At one stage it had a sliding door, but because there is not enough space next to the door to allow it to fully open it always partially blocked the doorway, and there is not really room for a hinged door there either. So a curtain seems the best solution, and also allows Mr Woof free access to the laundry, which is where his dog door is. The new curtain is thick woven fabric with a thermal lining so should keep the heat/cold out fairly well. It needs some weights in the bottom to sit more evenly, but I think I've done enough for one day.

Miss Meow is "helping" with the sewing

Melbourne enabled dark mode and I'm into it.

Power is out, south and chesty flooded and no traffic lights, nbn is down, and i saw a cactus fly past at head height.

Marvellous

Hello everyone, hopefully you’re all ok. We have no power in Burwood, and our phone internet is dial up speed. Our ETA for power to be back on is also 1pm on Thursday. I reeeeeaally hope it doesn’t take that long, I’m not built for sponge baths.

Today was an awful day to be running around the CBD. Despite staying indoors as much as possible, all the sun protection and water, I've been thoroughly dessicated in this roasting heat and attacked in the face by aggressive mini tornadoes of dried leaves. I'm so over it.

Plus side is, the drive went smoothly and my niece is very nicely set up. So glad I remembered the toilet paper. Just gotta stay awake till 8 then go home and zonk out.

Aahhh have a newbie who needs the office because they haven't got home internet sorted and I need to go in too to be a good team leader and not make them the only team person braving the weather but I DON'T WANNA go out there....

Our fence is completely down now between us and the fuckwits next door. Every time my husband goes to speak to them they run inside and ignore his banging on the door.

This time my husband knocked on their back door and they still didn't answer. The old cunt lives outside like a hobbo for fucksake. I'm going to put a curse on them.

- the doggo finally gets a run

Lost power, lost all internet and mobile data and phone is out.

Power eta restoration is in 2 days.

Just posting this while I can and it still works.

This afternoon really wrecked the power grid in the SE and all traffic lights aren’t working.

But I’m safe and no trees or damage were incurred thank god.

@CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone - To the tune of Shia LeBoeuf

Unable to sleep

Try Prof Brian Cox

The heat makes you weep

it's Prof Brian Cox

Desperate to count sheeep...

Dulcet toned professor Prof Brian Cox.

Wind is picking up. And its bin day here, so expecting a lot of incidental rubbish on the street later today. Of all days.

Everybody has had their brains cooked. An asleep boyo informed me he need to go walk the crayfish.

Who's ready to roast a fkn live again!

Top of the list for the next house, proper A/C and ventilation.

Was thinking about hitting the beach but experience tells me that wind will ruin your day.

It reminds of the time I went to Kalbarri in WA few years back (lovely place can recommend) went to the beach and wind was huuuge. Sand was hitting my shins with extraordinary vigour and it left a mark on them for a few years. Completely destroyed my shin modelling career.

Sandblasting is no joke.

edit: and look who decided to look after the chillo patch:

Anytime I see them there is a squeal of delight. These things whilst pretty are apex monsters of the bug world. If I were an aphid I wouldn't be buying a long playing record.

It's pissing down out there and the steam is unbelievable.

I like it when a storm happens then Woolworth's car insurance texts me to say there's a storm where I normally park. I park in the garage.

So I talked to my young relative about the people she normally associates with and her one friend who lives here too.

exhale well, not to try and Pollyanna myself out of the situation but I'll try and end the night now at least feeling grateful for my warm shower and power. The worst I've suffered back home is two chilli pots blown over squashing other plants.

Drove past a crew doing some king of work in the nature strip (water maybe?). In this hot windy weather, I wish to say to all workers who have to be outdoors today you are all absolute champs. People don’t appreciate there are real people out there keeping stuff going. You have my admiration and appreciation.

Mfw i remembered we have one of those awesome ryobi fridges and a fuckton of batteries that i keep regularly charged

(My jobbing battery box is running the switch atm.)

Preppers wish they had my lifestyle rn.

You might remember I joked yesterday about having to hide the AC remote from the wife? Yeah she went to bed with a heat pack last night.

Haha UE just updated return of mains power to 1pm on the 15th.

In metro melbourne.

I think not. They would be skinned and worn as coats.

Thunder and rain, I love you!!!

Also my neighbours have finally given up on their Darwin award and put the patio demolition on hold for bit.

Hey all.

Any suggestions on cheap ways to improve mental health as a young person working full-time?

It's been pretty shot lately, for all sorts of reasons.

TIL French press is just a fancy word for plunger.

I'm so bloody glad I have aircon. That said, not feeling very productive...

School pickup time and the black clouds remind me of when the Mind Flayer appears in Stranger Things.

heads up trains are FUCKED for all but like 3 lines.

bit moist

All 4 generators at Loy Yang are down, due to technical problems after lighting strikes on transmission lines.

I am very lucky to still have power - the other side of the road is out. Internet's very patchy though, I have both Telstra and Optus sims and they are both dropping out periodically and running slow.

I like those Chris' Dips that come in the little terracotta pots. However, don't get them delivered if you order groceries online. I think they spend a bit too much time in the back of the truck out of the fridge. They can be one of the few reasons I leave the house to buy groceries.

40mins just to get out of the business park I work in. Lights out at least in the Scoresby park of Ferntree Gully Road 🫠

Ah, hot boredom.

So tonight, just before stepping into the shower, I asked our fluffy cat whether he wanted to join me in the bathroom.

He meowed in response but remained on the cat tree.

Not more than half a minute later closing the door, he's at the door, screaming to be let in.

I have a grocery delivery that was supposed to be delivered before midday that has still not arrived. The website still has an estimated arrival time of 10:30. My current working theory is the delivery driver decided it was way too hot and has holed up in an ice-cream shop somewhere instead. I couldn't even really blame them if they had, it's nasty out there 🤣

Edit: I'm not too far off, the driver apparently called in sick. Groceries will be delivered this afternoon, so whilst the communication from Coles has been dreadful at least they are still coming today.

we are so hot

One of my cats has gotten quite fat…. Lazy ragdoll that clearly eats more than he should. The other cats are self regulating as far as food intake and exercise. This is going to be a fun issue to fix ….

My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light!

First actual day in the office for the year today. Picked a doozy. Also I forgot to pack my USB desk fan :(

That was fun… was in the black part of the storm cells. Trees down…. Will be getting the chainsaw out after work, hopefully no fences are trashed

Godnat

Fricken worried about the fire risks today. Im an hour from home (assuming the trains work). Mrs is 20/30 minutes drive. Were in the suburbs so we should be totally fine, but it is close to Gippsland too.

YouTube got ridiculous - I mean surely the actual answer is warmer clothes right?

[Storm Warning]

If you're a fan of Mrballen then good news is he's back on all podcast platforms now.

I just got 2 letters from my GP and I'm so confused. "Our records show that you're required to attend an appointment. Kind regards, GP". They're not even recent, they're dated from Jan 28 with a deadline of Feb 2nd.

A. Why would they send me a letter when they have my email and phone number

B. They're located a whopping 1.5km away from me, why does it take 2 and a half weeks for a letter to arrive

C. Why did they send me 2 letters on the same day with the same deadline

Edit: it seems that they were trying to remind me to make an appointment, although I've got no clue why they phrased that as "you are REQUIRED to attend an appointment" but whatever ig

Ended up pulling out a book because sleep is for the people with air cons.

Turns out Touched by an Angel (ten year old Doctor Who novel) still holds up, and actually is better than I remembered. Who knew?

Surely ticket inspectors wouldn't work on an afternoon such as this

It's been nothing but sun lately, so I'm enjoying the gloom and thunder more than usual.

Hail the size of grapes just smashed Mordi!

godamnit, can't watch willy wonka anymore without thinking of the grandpajo hate memes 🙄😂

Nice and cool out here waiting for the tram. The coolm before the scorchm.

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I probably woke up ten times last night

Ballarat getting hammered. Briefly.

⏰Kick her in the guts Barry⏰

House is currently so hot objects inside the house have begun to grow warm to touch.

Here comes another band of rain and maybe hail, fun times, always at pickup time. :(

I bet the first thing my kid's gonna say when she walks in is "look at my hair". She always looks like a wild animal after a windy day.

I watered the chili plants, rain should be here soon.

Yeowza. One job I ended up doing in Clayton (first one cancelled) had the storm hit halfway through and they lost power - their son said all the way to Ringwood and not expected back until midnight.
Fortunately all good in my area but until I got to the Dingley bypass most of the lights were out, to say nothing of the trees with half the branches gone and the odd ambulance. 😬

YouTube got ridiculous - I mean surely the actual answer is warmer clothes right?

disappointed sigh and there goes the last day of "summer" :/

I actually am quite sad about it. I was looking forward to a nice week of actual summer happening and then it just didn't. Back to dark skies and rain for the next 7 months ☹️