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[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 16 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Beep beep ๐Ÿš—. SHE'S NOW A PROBATIONARY DRIVER!!!!๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago

HOOOORAYYYYYY!!! Congrats to YL!!!

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Watch out World! There's a P plater on the prowl! Seriously, congrats to YL, its a big step. And I'm sure you've done your bit in helping her to adult behind the wheel.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd like to take the credit but it was all her dad's doing.

I sat in the pub today and happy cried twice in the Vic roads office. That's my contribution.

Congraaaaaaaats!!!

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

yay ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๐Ÿซ–๐Ÿต๐Ÿ’

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Made it to the next round!!!!!!!!!!

[โ€“] SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago
[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

this is wonderful ๐Ÿ˜Š

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Had another recruiter reach out for an application I put in yesterday!

Just going to keep up the pace and hopefully something will click in place.

2nd interview at 1pm. Fingers crossed ๐Ÿคž

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago
[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's great things are going so quickly for you. Lets hope the end of the month works in your favour

Thanks man. Iโ€™m on a relentless pursuit lol

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Edit: ah those 3am post-poop zoomies. Mickey could put those F1 guys to shame

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago

possum fell out tree last night , mad scramble on roof

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yo Yarrabyte call ya parents they're worried.

[โ€“] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago

Maybe we should send him $97-60 for an Uber home - via text message from a site in com.ru

Got one of these a while back purporting to be from my son to pay for taxi home. Given that he was in San Francisco at the time I should have leapt at the opportunity - cheapest fare home from there I've ever heard of.

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interview this morning, the seek post definitely undersold the role. One guy liked me, one didn't. Let's see what happens.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mickey is getting his annual vaccination tomorrow, before he can stay at the cattery when I'm in Perth.

Ugh. Every time I travel to Perth, I always say I don't want to stay for a long time because I hate leaving Mickey and I'm a homebody. So why did I agree to three, almost four, weeks ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

As a homebody and recent survivor of a Perth family pilgrimage, you will be tired but it won't be as bad as you think - heck you'll probably even have fun! Mickey will have enough time to make friends and get comfortable, he'll he fine.

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

2nd interview went ok. I was pretty nervous tbh so if it doesnโ€™t move ahead thatโ€™s ok. But the guy did tell me what the next steps would be.

Fingers crossed but Iโ€™m still applying to other jobs of course.

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sending you heaps of good luck!!

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[โ€“] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago

City looks so grey right now.

Thanks for doing the thread Seagoon.

[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My butt is being kicked by whatever is going on with my mental health. The fact that from next week onwards, 25+ sets of eyes will be evaluating my performance at least twice a day, plus the resources I manage to create, is scaring the shit out of me. I'm really worried about not having time to do stuff and not performing. I dislike that I get overwhelmed so easily.

But I am reminding myself that I can ask for ideas.

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[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Last night, I stupidly ate a chilli in an attempt to unblock my nose. Today, I am reaping the consequences. Just an upset stomach. Nose still very much blocked. Yay!

[โ€“] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Have you tried nasal sprays?

Potentially better than a chili

[โ€“] briongloid@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] SituationCake@aussie.zone 8 points 4 months ago

Well that was an interesting drive. Had to navigate a set of failed traffic lights, two separate wheelie bins that had blown onto the road, and a small fallen branch. Itโ€™s windy out there, take care.

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I totally misjudged my walk timing and got myself and Mr Woof very soggy.

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[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm switching back to my old Huawei from my Pixel because I don't want to buy a new phone just yet. The Huawei feels so much nicer and it still works fine, I only got a new phone because the usb port was getting temperamental but I've cleaned it and it's working again now.

The Huawei actually connects to the Guest Wifi at work so that's a big bonus already. Using my phone here was a headache because it's a mobile blackspot and my phone would just stop pulling data on the wifi.

Everyone stopped selling Huawei because they knew they'd be too powerful if they were allowed to continue in the west. At this point I'd gladly degooglefy my life for another one.

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Goodnight all โค๏ธ

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[โ€“] SituationCake@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Awful tragedy in Porpunkah. How do people become so far gone into nutter idiotic beliefs. Hope they catch him soon. Must be frightening to be in Porpunkah tonight.

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I reckon the guy will go bush, and won't be found for weeks. And it's a toss up if he will be even more mentally disturbed when he is found or will have calmed down a bit. Searching for him on foot or horseback with or without dogs is bloody dangerous if he's armed and apparently he is. And the local people/cops know this and will be keeping a very beady eye on isolated sheds and eatable livestock in distant paddocks. Never underestimate the bushcraft of nutters like this one cos they are sometimes quite impressively skilled in survival stuff. If it was me, I'd consider calling in a helicopter/drone and using thermal imaging to find him. Then the hard part would become actually catching him without getting shot.

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[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

โ€œSo, what Iโ€™ve gotten out of this is that weโ€™re selling an unknown product to unknown customers for unknown pricing and we have no idea when or how itโ€™s arriving?โ€

โ€œWell, yesโ€ฆ but the vests have been ordered for the sales team.โ€

This place, I tells ya.

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Hey now. Let's not dismiss the power of a snazzy vest!

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But a vest on it's own is never going to do anything. It needs to be paired with the power of a custom pen and a printed stress ball.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I think I got about two hours sleep last night ๐Ÿ˜” will see how I go at work but may end up finishing early

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[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Kiffness is doing a gig at Northcote Theatre on Thursday 18th Sept. Have just bought tickets. Looks like very fun night.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'll finish the painting today then it's on to sewing the curtains and clothes repairs ๐Ÿ˜Š

3rd coat of paint done , it's looking good ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago

yay, the painting of the bedroom suite is done. Five pieces of furniture , scrubbed clean, sanded , repaired, then four coats of paint. The chair has been reupholstered, the drawer handles repainted a silver gold colour and all the drawers painted inside and lined with contact.

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 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€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Two coffees and a slap across the face with a cold salmon

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[โ€“] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Debating on going into office tomorrow and having Thursday and Friday WFH.

Alternatively, WFH tomorrow and Friday, come in Thursday.

I'll decide tomorrow morning when the alarm goes off I guess.

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