We weren’t imagining it - plague stalking the streets of melbourne Take care out there folks.
It seems my original logon still works on my work computer - whew! May retire new logon or might keep it for use at home only.
My BIL had legionnaires, it comes from breathing in dirty water mist. People who are immune compromised are especially vulnerable, otherwise healthy people need repeated exposure .
Guaranteed this outbreak is from dirty AC.
Be careful out there.
This must have been the one case of the plague I heard about a week ago.
On another note did you find out what your password is?
Nope. But I’ve clearly saved it to my work computer. Not going to argue.
oh ok, if you’ve saved it on your work comp, go into the browser options and you can see your stored passwords if that helps.
Thanks! There are large gaps in my computer savvy.
Sleepy. Laying on my bed is making me sleepy.
Must get up and resist napping
Watching YouTube videos and listening to music in bed was doing it.
I’ve since gotten up and had some food.
Just used UpDoc for the first time, pretty sweet. Got a med cert in about an hour for $20, didn’t have to speak to anyone or go anywhere.
Barely made it on time to work today, though the traffic was awful this morning with the fog.
I think I’ve also got the case of the minor sniffles now :(
I had the minor sniffles yesterday.
It’s been promoted to Major Sniffles now :(
Thankfully(?) due to our wonderfully cromulent staffing, I’m still the only one in the office at least.
My new raincoat arrived today, so it won’t rain again for a good six months I reckon.
I already appreciate you - just went and stood in the sunshine for 10 minutes, sleeves up and warmth on my face. Hope your new raincoat is lovely!
Taking one for the team I see. We thank you!
I finally found my long-lost ‘good’ umbrella, so I’m doing my bit too.
Ooooooo that fog be foggy
Watching the olympics and I joked the the Mrs “how funny would it be if this block island was just down at like, Cowes or something”
She goes “yeah philip island was a strange choice”
I go “what?! They are actually doing it on Philip island?! You’re shitting me!”
“Nah, they announced it ages ago I’m pretty sure!”
“But they are sprooking it as some fancy tropical thing! And they’re just doing it down the island? You’ve gotta be kidding me! You can fucking drive there!”
That is just the funniest thing to me.
🎵 our home is girt by fog 🎶
Looking at the servo across the road last night was like looking at the poster for the exorcist
Then you see some methhead spider walk down the footpath with a ciggie in their mouth, and you realise it’s actually The Exorcist 1.5: Bogan Shenanigans
New avatar attached. I love it! EDIT: oops still have to actually attach … 2nd edit : attached now.
I think I’m sick again today
I was soooo tempted
🤧
Late anti-gratitude sentiment.
My mum bought a “urine detector” torch from Temu (it’s pretty much just a low quality UV light) and our carpet is full of piss. My dog has marked pretty much everywhere and it’s gone into the carpet.
Also ‘missed’ the 8am class because I couldn’t sleep and it wasn’t a good idea to drive. Fun fact: being awake for I think 16 hours is like having your BAC at .05. Or maybe it’s 17, don’t remember.
Another reason to hate carpet.
Dude… you need to mentally prep for UV light revelations!
I broke a nail. Not quite bad enough to bleed but bloody hurts!
Ate quite a bit of raw pineapple today. Tongue felt funny and tingly afterwards.
Still not very comfortable, like I burnt it.
Pineapple (raw) has a LOT of enzymes in it - which is why you can’t set raw pineapple in jelly cos the enzymes denature the proteins in the jelly. Also, its a bromeliad, and a very ‘primitive’ plant, so has evolved a lot of chemical defenses. That burning/tingling sensation also means that the pineapple wasn’t quite ripe enough. I get this reaction too, but not everyone does. Not my favorite fruit. EDIT: same thing with monstera fruits - the little black bits can seriously sting if not scraped off.
I’m disappointed lawn bowls is not an Olympic sport.
It’s in the Commonwealth Games so just wait 2 years.
Yeah I know, I just like my lawn bowl fix.
Carls Jr going into administration, can’t say I’m surprised, nobody needs to feel any FOMO on this one.
I thought it was ok, but it was pricey for “Ok”
Only ever had it at Brisbane Airport. Was underwhelming.
I feel the same about opporto. Only ever had it at melb airport when I was flying out to Adelaide. It sucked
Oh man don’t get me started on Oporto.
Picture it, late 1990’s. @mysticgreg is working in Sydney and living in the southern suburbs, right near one of the early Oporto stores. IT WAS GLORIOUS. Double-Bondi burgers with tender, juicy chicken fillets bigger than your head, and chilli hot enough to melt the paper they came in. Rappas so good they would launch you into another dimension.
Time moves on, I return to Victoria. Decades later I stumble upon an Oporto and think OH YES, IT HAS RETURNED TO MY LIFE. I order. I unwrap the food. I look confused. I taste it. I cry. I mourn. I leave.
It is but a shadow of its former self :(
@mysticgreg @Baku Not surprised about Carl’s Jr.
I went out of my way to try one when they first came to Australia, and underwhelmed is an understatement.
It’s basically Hungry Jack’s, but somehow worse.
I remember trying Oporto when they first opened a store in Chapel Street. A good friend of my ex-gf insisted we try a burger at this joint that’s like Nando’s but 1000x better.
Even as we were trying to find parking at midday in the side streets of South Yarra, insisted it would be totally worth it.
(This would have been around 2004-ish?)
I was dubious, but went along for the ride.
And I remember that it was actually not that bad.
And that’s not something I’ve ever felt eating their food since then.
I thought it was just me!
Definitely not just you! If I ever get my hands on a time machine one of the first places I’m heading is Brighton Le Sands Oporto in 1998!
@mysticgreg Unfortunately, they’re now owned by the same conglomerate that turned Red Rooster into a home brand KFC knockoff. And also Chicken Treat (ask your friend from Perth, they’ll tell you).
A couple of their breakfast things were passable but by no means ‘good’. Shakes were decent though RIP.
Excuse me
Happy cake day
Oh is it? I get mixed up between accounts. Whoo 🎂
I jest (as per usual)
Mwave finally got my GPU in and sent it out. I sent a follow up email last week seeing what was happening, and they got back to me yesterday to say they’re going to refund my shipping costs (18 bucks or something like that) and they’d contact the warehouse people to ask them to send it out as a matter of priority, which they did around 1pm.
I’m still a bit disappointed that they didn’t tell me it was out of stock until after I gave them money, but shit happens, I suppose. I probably won’t order from them again if there’s an alternative, or it’s something I want quickly, but they seem genuinely apologetic and djd refund the shipping costs, so they seem alright.
They kept the service as express though, so it’s probably on a plane coming down from Sydney now, and will most likely arrive by 2pm. Hopefully anyways, because I think my current GPU is actually on its last legs, even though the only thing obviously wrong with it is the fan
