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[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 12 points 10 months ago

My new fave hobby is taking the weed burner thing to ivy.

It gives a very satisfying crackle pop sound.

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Couple photos while we wait for Seagoon:

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

What a day! ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Fell asleep at 11pm, wide awake at 3am.

Laughing at that mushroom case subreddit, everyone is losing their minds about how what happened to Simon wasn't allowed to be presented as evidence in this case. Um, maybe because there's no solid proof she poisoned Simon those times; I have no doubt she did, but they cannot prove it, so inadmissable as evidence.

Good thing the jury found her guilty anyway, but this has highlighted how little the public knows about criminal case proceedings, good fkn lord ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

And I got downvoted for telling someone they were gross for purposefully driving by Erin's house. It's not a tourist destination! Give it a few years after sentencing at least! Other people live on that street FFS.

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Purposely driving past her house is pathetic, terminally online behaviour.

So fucking glad I deleted my reddit account.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah I need to delete, like I should have done so years ago. Not good for my head.

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wrote a whole rant, but backtracked it. But yup, that sub needs a new hobby.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a hive mind of damn idiots. Too many fuckwicks who want justice to be revenge.

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[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Thatโ€™s so gross and weird to do. I even feel a little bit bad sometimes even commenting on the situation because itโ€™s not a spectacle, itโ€™s peopleโ€™s lives and theyโ€™re still probably shocked and grieving.

Imagine the reality of things right now for the kids. Donโ€™t drive by stalk a devastated family bro.

[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago

They are absolutely devastated and grieving still.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

It's so gross! I think I also got a little triggered, because it reminded me of the shit my mum used to do when I was a teen:

smol traumaShe really believed she was psychic, and would drive around at all hours of the night trying to "find" Bung Siriboon, one hand on the wheel and the other tracing words on her thigh. She'd drive like a fucking idiot too, because she wasn't paying full attention, so I'd go with her because I was afraid she'd get into a crash and die and I wouldn't know.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

trolls and children

[โ€“] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I might name the house. Get a little plaque made. It seems like a bit of a wank but I donโ€™t want to move anymore and it feels like it helps with connecting to a location.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

It's nice to have names. It's home. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

getting ready for a long walk down the beach/coast , 4k return, some of it is rough, the tide very low but rising , I don't care if sometimes I have to walk in the water a little because there is no sand

this is good for old people like me, the uneven way is meant to strengthen muscles in our feet and help us maintain balance

will take photos and hope I find some good shells and coral

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago

That sounds lovely.

I shall have to tell Mr Woof about the benefits of uneven ground next time he looks at me like I'm crazy for wanting to cut across an open lot instead of sticking to concrete paths. Telling him the route takes us closer to cows doesn't seem to be a winning argument with him.

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Excited for photos ๐Ÿฟ

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[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago (10 children)

Deleted my 10yr old Reddit account.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I need to do that at some point. Just having trouble letting go. I wonder if thereโ€™s a way to back up comments.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I didn't save any comments lol just deleted the account. It was hard to let go, but I just had enough of the bad news, sexism, and racism; no comment I made ever changed anyone's mind about their biases. Plus, it means my ex can't see what I'm up to anymore lol, I have the screenshots of the message they sent me a year or two back, so I can throw that in their face again if I need to, but it is very freeing.

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is a house of naps

I could legit crash now till tomorrow.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I'm back, took my boots off, had a coffee and 30 minute rest

and now for pics ๐Ÿ˜Š

omg, what a beautiful day out there, the tide is very low and it's sunny and mild

the tide is low and all the dogs and their friends are out on the flats ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿถ

this is as far as I got, 50 metres short of my goal of getting to the small creek , after the fence it's a true mangrove swamp with no sand and nothing but mucky mud, I saw fox prints in the mud and if a fox sinks more than 5 cm into the ooze I have no hope , even the sand where I was was getting unstable

a view looking back at the city

a murex shell in situ , it's the big shell with a flange

some of today's finds

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your shell finding ability truly is amazing.

Makes me wonder wtf is wrong w/ my beach or if I need glasses.

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[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sth. melbourne dim sim meets a weed burner:

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[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Someone has had their meds and a lambie brekkie, then come back to bed for sleepy cuddles. My old baby.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're a fantastic Cat Mum!

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago

she's the best ๐Ÿ˜ป

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She seems to like the lamb. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š

( It's such a relief you found something she likes. I was getting so worried. โ˜น๏ธ)

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She adores lamb. I think itโ€™s one of her favourite things

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 points 10 months ago (11 children)
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[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

wooo tanks done, slurrytub adapter for rock cleaning done, trench done, now for carhole scourging, hard rubbish piling and a door flap.

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

slurrytub adapter for rock cleaning

The wot with the who now?

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[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Back from my run, so many people out and about enjoying the sun. Trees are starting to blossom. Iโ€™m enjoying this false spring very much.

Also in my area, after a certain point on the walking track itโ€™s mandatory to say hello or nod / acknowledge passers by.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago

After many delays I finally put the numbers on my letterbox.

[โ€“] briongloid@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Why doesn't Victoria have .vic TLD, every LGA could have stonnington.vic, campaspe.vic, parliament.vic

Nobody's claimed it yet and it's only a matter of time.

On that note. .melbourne? why not something normal like .melb, better yet, why not have the whole state use .vic.

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fruit salad and yoghurt please

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Goodnight all โค๏ธ

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Tomorrow I start my drive up north and while I'll be in a campervan with a little gas stove and staying at caravan parks for the most part, it's been so long that I kind of struggled to think about what easy dinners I could make. Couscous and some sauce it'll be, and some soup packets. It feels a lot harder doing it for one person as it really doesn't feel worth doing prep and cleaning, most times I've been with others and at least there's some fun to be had roasting potatoes and what have you. This is just going to be bare basics... Probably nice for a change, really.

Wish I'd brought my aeropress though. Just to be that Melburnian out west

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

Safe travels though :)

[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I like those little precooked rice packets too. And good old baked beans.

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