Semi hoarder parent is being forced into Care. I’m to write a list of things I want retrieved. Very difficult since I’ve not been to this particular house and everything I can think of wanting is super susceptible to rats so probably doesn’t exist anymore.
What is a semi hoarder? Surely you are either a hoarder or you are not?
Er, an emerging one who hasn’t quite got to the legal limit? Deciding the solution to the rats stealing the dog food is to put out an extra bowl rather than dealing with the rats?
There’s a legal limit?! News to me!
There’s definitely scales of hoarding behaviour where it’s considered pathological beyond a certain point. The Clutter Image Rating Scale is one such scale used in Australia (PDF link). Most people don’t become problem hoarders overnight.
I’ve dealt with this situation, full on hoarder/slob lazy bastard. If it’s personal and can be washed/disinfected then keep, can’t be washed then good bye to it.
Photos, heirlooms, objet d’art, personal collections, documents.
I’m doing this remote, so hard to judge. Guess I’ll ask for a video call? Pretty much everything sentimental I can think of is fabric, paper, or leather. Not optimistic given rats.
it’s not the chewing, it’s the rat pee and rat pee can harbour dangerous pathogens . Be very careful.
fabric can be washed/disinfected
https://www.rodentsfamily.com/understanding-the-dangers-of-rat-and-mouse-urine/
I have a doctor I have to see every 2 weeks. She’s an almost 4 hour round trip on public transport.
It fucking sucks, but she’s amazing. First paycheck of new job, I’m getting a car.
Bike? Ebike?
Good idea actually. Will look into it.
Even an escooter that you can take on the train. Depends of course on where home and doctor are.
It can be two hours to go a 20 minute drive from suburb to suburb if PT insists on taking you via the city. A 20 minute drive is around the end of a comfortable escooter range.
Can also take ebike on train AFAIK.
Plus bike is good for you and can ride on the road. Would not do/say the same about scooter.
While I happily ride my bike to work every day, I would not take it that far unless there was a shower and change of clothes at the other end.
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Coffee, two hashbrowns, and a roasted portobello mushroom please
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Thank you. You are a god among mortals
Peanut butter and jam everything!!!
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Tacos and tea please.
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Fried catfish please
🐟 I assume you mean the regular variety and not the after eight one
Yes, just after the regular variety thanks. I am generally in bed too early to take advantage of any after eight services
Butter and brie baguette please. How long until the restaurant transitions to food truck?
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Not for another 3.5 weeks
Baked stuffed potato please
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Almost exactly Whinnie’s recipe. You must be psychic.
Thanks for the support yesterday everyone. I had a decent night sleep and am feeling better.
You will find a job at another company, get a raise, and wave that stack of extra cash in their faces
I’m glad you’re feeling better! It’s difficult to weather but you’re doing great! You will find something that pays better anyway, you got the skills that pays those bills bro. 💜
You got this. You are actually in a stronger position now, as the comfortable lies are now off the table. Time to look for a better place.
so many hugs 😘
Today is payday, I’m starting at an overdraft of $50. Gonna suck, can’t get the new shoes I’ve been needing a while(my current ones have holes, which is fine when it isn’t cold.) But I think I’ll be fine. Lots of cheap ramen in my future.
Ramen is great, love me noodles. Cheap meat and some broccolini and/or Bok Choy elevate them so much. Add Hoisin sauce and soy sauce and bam - you got yourself a restaurant quality meal right there
Bolognese is great for freezing, and the longer you leave it the better it tastes. Better if you can get the mince for cheap (right before it goes bad, when the shops have discounted it).
Rice is great paired with leftovers. If you have a rice cooker, add some paprika to the rice and water and then let it cook - the paprika will flavour the rice.
I’m not sure where you’re located, but Cheaper by Miles is great for cheap groceries and deals. You are beholden to whatever they have in stock at the time, but cheap snacks, meats, veggies, noodles are usually stocked.
Regarding shoes: I feel that. Could try Savers or OP shops, they sometimes have really good quality shoes that have barely been worn, for cheaper than $50.
I flavour rice and mashed potatoes with all sorts of things. Chicken stock/salt, paprika, all purp spice, cayenne pepper, really whatever floats your boat
Big batch of bolognese frozen might almost be cheaper and healthier. At least it’ll make you feel better in the cold.
When we had really tight fortnights, 2 minute noodles and gigantic batches of spag bol or beef chow mein were what we lived off of. I can’t stand them because of that reason, but they are all quite good cheap and well rounded meals. You can skip or substitute the beef to make them vego or cheaper if need be too
Oh yeah Lentils work super well in 'em. I’m partial to a big of roasted pumpkin in 'em too but I know thats subjective.
well suddenly the feeling sick makes sense, that was the fastest positive line I’ve ever seen on a rat test. It wasn’t even a minute!
Crazy when that happens lol like “yup, definitely covid, no two ways about it”
I hope it isn’t too bad for you, and that you feel better soon 💜
Cheers, its not too bad to be honest. None of the brain fog of last time, just a light case of the dumb. More like a bad cold if anything.
Could I run a HDMI cable through my walls for less than the price of a cheap gaming PC?
It’s one of those things that could theoretically be a dig job. But I don’t have the tools or experience or the desire to get under the house
Could also try in home streaming options. You can stream the display from your PC to a TV. If either is on WiFi this can be pretty choppy.
I personally use Moonlight for this. It has an android TV app. Sunlight on the host PC since I have an amd GPU.
If you’re wanting to go this way, probably better off running an ethernet cable and then you can permanently sue that for internet too, not just screen mirroring
depending on length? Yeah. Probably cheaper to get a sparky to do a professional job than it would be get an Xbox X or PS5 anyway. My brother in law doesnt even have a monitor, just leaves his rig plugged into the TV full time.
About 10 metres in a straight line. I’m thinking a female to female cable in the wall, then I can run regular HDMI cables in and out. I’ve got a hectic rig with a 4090 one room over from the TV so it beats anything you could get for the $700-800 space
Definitely the way to go. It’s not a super difficult job if you’re comfortable diy. But hiring someone shouldn’t cost more than 500 total id think.
I used to use a cheap old tv as a PC monitor. Besides needing to sit further back to not be able to count the pixels, it was fine. Had sound, too
Edit: oh actually now that I think about it, when turned on, it would start on ATV with the static. Not that bad, provided you’re not staring directly at the screen and you’re not in a dark room
Only problem is that you might need to upgrade the cable in a few years when new protocols come out (if you update your gaming PC and TV to newer stuff) but yeah getting some proper faceplates and a cable installed is a neat way to go about it. I think installing one and even 1 cable upgrade would be less than any kind of half decent gaming machine. It should be anyway.
Paaaakiiiidge
In other news, $boss has fallen to the same plague i had a couple weeks back and is rapidly learning empathy
My pakig is at the post office but the post office is inconvenient to get too :(
bashtards. I spit upon them
Tbf this one’s on me. I didn’t want it going walk about while I was away (it was coming on Thursday)
Braved the chilly air and got my partner his anti-sads from the pharmacy. I love using the local pharmacy instead of the chain; they know me now and it’s so lovely having a little chat with the pharmacist and the cashiers. A little jaunt around the block and back home with a warm coffee.
All is well.
It’s so cold I don’t want to do anything 😔
Supposed to go to the gym but it’s freezing outside!
God today was really cold, hey. By 2:30pm I could see my breath…
My house hasn’t got insulation so I close pretty much every door and run the gas heater.
Not cheap but beats seeing my breath
I can’t actually tell if our house has insulation. My bedroom tends to be a few degrees above outside or a few below in summer, but at the same time, as I discovered, the ducted can push my room to 33° while it’s 14° outside. So there must be something
those ones where you dont wanna go BUT you end up going are the BEST though. You feel like a god afterwards!
I ended up going! Feel heaps better.
There’s a few coppers outside my place and because I cant see because of my fence I opened the gate and asked what’s going on. The one copper says “yeah ah just someone tryna get away. Don’t worry we got him”. I said “no worries” shut the gate.
It was right outside my drive way so I couldn’t use my binoculars 😔
Mind you I went out in my cat pjs and what I describe as a native American woollen blanket with sleeves. It’s an interesting little number.
Anyone got any office chair recommendations? Time for an upgrade with EOFY sales. Not looking to spend crazy money. My current chair is a cheapie from Officeworks which has served me well during the COVID years, but starting to get worn down and uncomfortable.
the Bathurst from Officeworks is alright. I do seem to have to replace it ever 2 years or so though.
If I’m feeling better by the weekend, I think I want to go and get out and do something. I’m feeling a bit trapped and unhappy with what’s happening here, so maybe going and doing… Something is a good idea.
I used to do things and go places, then I just sort of stopped. I mean, I still go places and do things, just not really solo anymore. But maybe a nice meal somewhere and a movie is what I need.
Wanna go for lunch?
Aww, that’s sweet, thanks FM! I’ll probably have a late friday night and probably won’t be up til lunch time, plus I’m planning on just spacing out with my headphones for most of the day. But thanks for the offer
I think that’s a great idea. Maybe check out Meetup and see if there’s something interesting there?
I’m not sure about that. I think I kind of want to escape into a social setting, but without the socialising (like going to a cinema, or having dinner somewhere)
I love dinner and movie solo. Or even take a book or mobile/laptop to a library and just hang. Often a good quiet warm option. I do that sometimes when I just want to get out
I’m still feeling crook :/
At this point it’s mostly a gnarly cough and my nose turning red from all the tissues, but I was hoping I’d be better by now. Not COVID though, so that’s a plus I suppose
Still stuffy and gross. Worked up a sweat just loading the dishwasher and taking the garbage to the chute! I’m working today though for the first time this week at least.
