• MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Kids and I are going through videos on YouTube and we stumbled on The Tea Party (Canadian rock band from the 90s and 00s)

    Is it appropriate to tell my kids that I’ve hung out with the band at a bar and the recording studio.

    And yes…many, many lines of Columbiab marching powder are featured in the stories.

    • Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Colombian marching powder :) I don’t want to hijack your story, but let’s just say that a long time ago, back in the UK, someone said that exact phrase to me and it started a chain of events that ultimately lead to me sitting here now, in Melbourne, typing this reply.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Tell me dude, Tea Party was huge here late 90s. They played a bunch of uni’s instead of concert halls when they toured. I saw them at Monash Clayton and Monash Caulfield for about $20 a ticket.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        9 months ago

        That’s what I’m thinking…at the same time my son asked me the other day how do I get my rice paper rolls , rolled so tightly.

        I told him it was luck and about 20 years of unrelated practice

        • indisin@aussie.zone
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          9 months ago

          Depends on how old your kids are IMO.

          If they’re infant, set them up for success and omit the details, but if they’re teenagers then you could form a better bond and let them know they can talk to you openly when they experiment with making rice paper rolls.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        9 months ago

        The bar we used to hang out at was near a local recording studio.

        Tea party were recording and would go to the bar for drinks.

        I recognised the singer and introduced myself and my mates. He was super nice and thrilled that we knew who he was. My mates were musicians and he would talk shop with them.

        The other guitarist/bassist was chill and would talk hockey and movies. The drummer wanted nothing to do with us and just sat on the side drinkinig.

        At one point I went to the toilets and heard a loud snort. Two band members exited a stall, saw me, laughed and offered me a line.

        I accepted, as one should.

        Went back and kept chatting.

        We probably ran into them 3-4 times in a span of a month and they remembered us each time.

        Few months later they were shooting a video at my uni and had no idea who we were, but we’re still nice.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

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  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    What a beautiful looking day! In another instalment of “You Know You’re Getting Older When…” You look at a morning like this and think “great, better get some washing out” instead of “great, where can we go/who can we get pissed with” 😆

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    9 months ago

    Cheese, pickles, chutney and crackers for lunch. The crackers are sweet potato, and I’m not overly thrilled with them. A bit strong flavoured, although that works quite well with the chutney which is also strong.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    9 months ago

    A terrible tragedy in the Raven household, the water fountain has died. The pets will be forced to drink still water until a replacement pump arrives. The indignity of it.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Lol you just reminded me of the time a housemate of mine (many moons ago) got one of those bamboo zen Feng Shui tabletop water fountain things for Xmas. The water was constantly needing to be topped up for some reason, and eventually the motor burnt out. The cat looked decidedly miffed at this turn of events.

      Do you have a bath that the cats jump into? Maybe you could set up a bowl with the water just trickling a tiny bit into it?

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        9 months ago

        I think she’ll be ok drinking from the bowl still, but the flowing water is definitely better.

        Pumps often do tend to have a limited lifespan. This does vindicate my decision to pay for their 10 year extended warranty when I bought the fountain (something I normally don’t do as they are generally a bad deal). The standard warranty is 2 years, I’ve had it just under 3.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    New packet of shredded cheese is moldy, so I guess we’re gonna see how feta goes in a “leftovers” slice.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Coming in from Mildura… Guess it’ll be a humid night again.

      Must make sure I get up early enough tomorrow to finish the rest of my gardening before the rain hits…

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    9 months ago

    According to my daughter you don’t really need cutlery. Steak just pick it up and use your hands. Salad the same. Soup just slurp out of the bowl. I think this is the Arab in her that utilises hands and bread. I will still provide cutlery at my table thank you very much.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      9 months ago

      Look, hear her out… washing your hands after a meal is a lot easier than washing cutlery. Plus if you eat off and grab food with bread/pita/lavash there is no cleanup there.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Oooh juicy shit… neighbours are having a blue (again) on the street and I’m standing in my driveway cheering them on.

    Nobody likes this lot, and I’m not worried about it getting violent.

    Looking for song recommendations to blast on my phone to get them riled up even more.

    This is a regular occurrence and the rest of the street is tired of it, but I’m the only one that is willing to kind of engage.