🍫HAPPY EASTER🍫

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    Slapped my face a bit this morning and sat down for a bit to look at cars again before a friend comes to pick me up for lunch.

    Can someone who knows about cars explain why there’s so many bloody SUVs in the sub-$15,000 category compared to hatchbacks and sedans? Why would they be priced so low when they generally have better comfort and features and space? They don’t necessarily have that many more kms than comparable smaller cars. Do they cost more to service or something…

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Complete gas guzzlers. Also nowhere near as safe as a regular car being top heavy and prone to rollovers. Basically a light truck with fancy seats. Expensive tyres, expensive servicing - they’re a really expensive vehicle to own and maintain. Anyone trying to save money will ditch these suckers first. Their advantages are interior space and a very high viewpoint over the road. You pay through the nose for that luxury. Particularly in insurance due to their nasty habit of rolling over. Damfino why people get them when they have small children unless the good road view really matters to them.
      Was going to get one myself, but in the end decided to stick with my ancient F250 for horse towing. Much more stable on the road and easier to retrofit lpg and power steering etc. And the roadview is just as good.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        6 months ago

        Would that apply even to the older generation of SUVs I’m seeing? 2005-2015 era Outbacks and Foresters, some others like the Hyundai ix35 and the rare wagon (Subaru Liberty). They seem to have comparable mileage to sedans (8L/100km ish). I didn’t realise they’d be that much more expensive to service, I figured they could handle more wear and tear than a smaller car but I guess it depends a lot on how the previous owner(s) drove it as well.

        I guess there’s a lot more demand for smaller cars too so they just get snapped up faster.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    I was thinking of listening to the whole of The Ring Cycle today. Wagner. Again. Was going great until the singing started. That’s only 4 minutes in 😐

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      I am one hour in, this is the music that created so many musical cliches.

      It bothers me the singing is so loud, but then, it’s a performance and the people in the back rows have to hear too.

      Modern me likes performances to be naturalistic.

      Is that a hammer and anvil? I can hear Sauron forging the One Ring. 😟

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      Every time. 😂

      My wife and I are trying an experiment this year - only get one thing for each other on the day, and then get something more on Monday/Tuesday marked down. I’ll take a couple of days to get to it anyway.

      I’ve still spent about $80 in chocolate, which is ludicrous when you think about it.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      The Easter bunny is as bad as Santa. It’s because we have to stash them and forget how much is already there, so we buy more!

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    No Sleep team member checking in. I suspect the cause was an evening coffee, which is something I don’t normally do. Doesn’t matter, can have a sleep in tomorrow today.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      6 months ago

      NSTM here too 😎

      For me it’s because I may have not kept up on the upkeep and cleaning while I was sick, and the housemate would go postal if he saw how many dishes are in the sink

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    Happy Feaster to all! Jeez that Lindor ball chocolate stuff is rich as 🤰🏻I regret nothing! A BBQ will be had this Arvo which, if I time it right, will eliminate the need for cooking dinner.

    In other news I’m trying to teach myself to crochet with YouTube videos and an ancient book. Great hobby to take up when my work is very hand related, bloody genius move 🤦🏻‍♀️ But behold, my first project!

    It is actually wearable, which I’m actually shocked by, but even more shocking is both Minipeelers actually like it! The ancient book:

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Apparently the call centres are located in Melbourne, or at least they were as of 2018. I just sort of assumed the email people would’ve been based there too