• tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    I bought a puck light from Reject shop for the kids to play with. I thought they’d all be the same but apparently ‘you get what you pay for applies here too’.

    The button is already busted and hard to press, and the magnet can barely hold the weight of the light itself. That’s the sort of thing I assumed would be the same everywhere

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      5 months ago

      I recently bought a medium size candle from a dollar store, cost $5, it won’t burn properly because the wick is too thin for the wide candle. This is a bit of manufacturing cost cutting that is surprising and annoying.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      I had a bunch of these from Ikea when the kids were little. Very useful when the kids awoke in the middle of the night. They were strategically placed around the house, I remember one being in the kitchen another in the bathroom. One in their room.

      They were <$5, used 3x AAA batteries that lasted ages and had great magnets. If you have a real use for them, I recommend the Ikea ones. Of course, the real challenge with Ikea is actually walking in and out and only buying the $5 you went in there for. I’ve never managed it.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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        5 months ago

        I have some other lights around I use.I’m sure I could find some at Jaycar or bunnings as well.

        The kids just love to turn them on and stare directly into them

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I was just thinking… imagine heaven like they show in movies and shows and stuff where there are people in white clothes up amongst the clouds with harps and stuff. Except imagine the weather is like it actually is at that altitude. Just super windy and really cold.

    Anyway just thinking about my grandad. Miss you, pop.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    Following a meal plan as part of a fitness challenge. Spent three hours meal prepping today for the next few days. It’s a bit of a headache having to figure out when to cook what, but I really got into a flow state.

    Not sure what I’m going to do when uni goes back, but maybe I’ll just spend all day on a Sunday cooking and freeze stuff.

    Cooking is actually fun (even though I stupidly put garlic in a mega hot pan and it kinda burnt straight away)

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I don’t understand why I still have some residual sniffles… I was like the first one to get sick, and that happened 15 days ago, but was probably infected about 19 or 20 ago

    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      My partner and kid both came down with something 2 weeks ago, which started with razor-blade sore throat and sniffles then progressed into a hacking cough. Although they’re both much better now, they’re still coughing and have the sniffles. There’s a few nasty viruses going around atm.

      Hope you’re feeling g better soon

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    5 months ago

    It’s been a very exciting day today. I have folded laundry, emptied the cat litter bin and sprayed poison liberally around the yard. Now I’m pondering the question of whether to change into a slightly heavier top before walking the dog.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    So I have garlic bread, but I don’t have an oven. Reckon it’ll cook up alright in a frying pan?

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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          5 months ago

          Bread is easy to do in a pan. I once had a very small kitchen and tried to do one-person meals with a single pan and minimal prep or washing up.

          I would cook a few fried eggs then push them over to the side (moving that half of the pan a little off the flame) and fry the unbuttered bread on the open part directly over the heat. Toasting the bread like that soaked up the leftover oil from the eggs for easy cleanup and kept everything warm. Cheese is a good addition, but salt and pepper (and maybe dead horse) is enough.

          You can also microwave a potato til soft and roughly chop it up. Serve with butter and seasonings (salt, pepper, and paprika), or a little tin of tuna drained of oil. Or fry the pre-zapped pieces to brown them and push them to the side to do some eggs.

          If you’re careful you can cut and stir/flip with only a fork, season the food in the pan or bowl, and eat straight from what it was cooked in. Leaving you to wash only one pan and one fork.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      If you have the budget, I recommend you get yourself an air fryer. I know that doesn’t really help you with your present problem. I don’t know whether you can cook it up in a frying pan. I’ve always had access to an oven.

      You can probably cook it up in a Microwave, but take it out of the foil first.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      Should be ok. Separate all pieces first and if you can put more butter or oil on each piece, that would make it better. Low to medium heat.

      They are always scabby on the butter.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Slept with my hand under my head and my wrist is feeling fucky. I guest I can tick off ‘injury while sleeping’ on the over 40 list of bullshit.

  • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Good morning friendship pals! The sun is shining(somewhere), the birds are chirping(but not so much), and HOPEFULLY my delivery is coming today. “Transferred at Sunshine West” yeah you BETTER BE.

    I had a dream where robots invaded the earth so that was cool and I fully support then in their hobbies.

    • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      5 months ago

      “Your delivery is coming today” message received. There’s construction across the road so time to look out the window every time I hear a van for the next 4 to 8 hours

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I ordered some sheets from Kmart almost a fortnight ago and had them redirected to my post office, but then a week ago it said it was “in transit” twice in my suburb and has never updated to say it’s arrived at my post office

      • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Did they send it via couriers please? Every time I’ve gotten something from them they have, and couriers please has managed to fuck something up.

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Nope this one’s through auspost. They did send me a heater through couriers please at the end of last month but they managed to fucking lose it so I ended up with no heater

          • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            5 months ago

            That sounds like them. I swear they’ve never managed to deliver anything well.

            One time they broke one delivery, and then broke the replacement that was sent.

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    I have a very strong opinion about the nuclear power debate. It’s new-clear. Not nuke-you-luer, not noo-cloo-la, not newk-yah-lah.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    Just say voting in this year’s logies is compulsory, who are you voting for to win the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personalty on Australian Television? Nominees are:

    ▪︎ Andy Lee
    ▪︎ Julia Morris
    ▪︎ Larry Emdur
    ▪︎ Robert Irwin
    ▪︎ Sonia Kruger
    ▪︎ Tony Armstrong
    ▪︎ Asher Keddie