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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Real Estate agency has mass texted their entire database an aggressive accusation of not paying rent over the holidays. Rude, unprofessional, inaccurate, and utterly uncalled for. One can only assume the managing partner concerned is both a raging narcissist and very, very drunk.
Accidentally slip it on reddit and watch the miracle of modern journalism
I did pop over and look, it’s not turned up so far. Getting slammed on FB.
If this isn't your rea it appears to be the season
I want to hunt them for sport
Different one. Which is up on the shitrentals site. https://x.com/purplepingers/status/1742427400225669379?s=46&t=lpmDDqhUY8_xDuPPfX9t_w
What an absolute shitdick
After doomscrolling on the couch for nearly 5 hours I peeled myself away while I had a carshare still available to go stock up on some plant goodies.
- It was like motherfucking Queensland outside, gross
- Does anyone do 80 in the reduced speed section of the M3? I was very confused.
- Can't fucking recognise Bulleen Road after a year, holy shit. The roads are HUGE. The big old tree in front of the servo didn't avoid the chop, huh. I need to update myself on this whole project.
- It's criminal how easily I can hand over my money to BAAG
- Visited new Preston Bunnings as well and kinda like the new vibe compared to the dustiness of the old one; very happy about the plant pot dropoff, have excitedly cleared my balcony of accumulated pots
Tomorrow I want to doomscroll a lot less and get some major gardening going after months of mostly bare minimum. A lot of repotting, massive soil refreshment, resuscitating dried out potting mix, desperately need to move the manzano somewhere more sheltered, and I'm gonna try these basil seedlings in the hot big planter box and hope I repeat my success from 2 years ago and get half a litre of pesto out of them.
I drive the 80 zone on the M3 every day, twice a day. It amazes me the people that just fly through. It's not that hard to do the speed limit?
People seem to think that if it's a temporary limit (but for months), there's no obvious roadworks, and no cameras/cops, they'll do the original speed anyway. See: 60 zone on West Gate Fwy...
Many don't care that the emergency lane is gone so it has to be 80, nothing gets in the way of their usual commute!
I'm so relieved I don't need to do that drive for work any more
I have no natural light in the bathroom. What are some plants I can get for it?
For reference:
Without natural light any plant would struggle. You can get an led grow light for a single pot though - like a halo for your plant.
Like this one for example (this is in no way a endorsement of this particular light, it was just the first one I found to link to). That would give you the option of growing pretty much whatever you like.
ferns maybe? Plastic plants?
Just went to the local RSL bistro for lunch with my MIL and the Minipeelers. Jeez it's a bit pricey for a members club.. or maybe I'm out of touch, I haven't been there for a while. A lemonade was $4.20 and most mains were around $35, for meals that were slightly larger than a kids/seniors meal and just average, nothing to write home about. Last time I went to an RSL it was the one at Ocean Grove, and the meals were on the pricey side but absolutely outstanding and totally worth it, awesomely good food. The Minis were happy though because Elder got a Tassie Devil plushie from the claw machine and he got Miniest a Scooby Doo (those machines are shit and rigged, how TF does he do it‽) I figure regional/coastal town RSL experiences are different from urban ones?