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[-] CadMunt@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Everyone welcome @RoseLemon@aussie.zone who may or may not become a regular.

[-] RoseLemon@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Greetings! I'm very happy to see @bacon@aussie.zone because I was wondering where the delivery of fine digital breakfast cheer had gotten to... Now we know!

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago
[-] CadMunt@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Food truck daily, sometimes someone else covers the shift.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿณ๐Ÿง€๐ŸŒฏโ˜•๏ธ

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Welcome. I hope you enjoy your time here.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Thank you all for the advice and kind words yesterday.

Ended up calling them last night. I don't think I'm going to 'get my way' here with an assessment.

Speaking to her, she's refusing to eat the soup I did for her because I'm pushing for this assessment. She tried to make her own but the way she does it isn't balanced. Might have been spite, or she's trying to prove she doesn't need to get checked out or both.

Their 8 days away without proper nutrition has done a number on her mind (again).

So going to have to capitulate and just accept it isn't going to happen.

Sort of had a feeling this might backfire. Still think it's the correct thing to do though but I'm backing off.

No point feeling bad about it, was worth a go. Heading back to melbs tm to try and pick up the pieces.

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

One thing that happened close to the end with my mother was more than a bit unsettling - she got very afraid of being considered 'mad' and of being 'locked up in an asylum'. Which is actually a fair description of an aged care home, but her mental picture of such places was very very out of date and she was very very hostile. Think of all the horror stories of Victorian era 'madhouses'. Like Bedlam etc. Faced with that prospect, she got very very hostile to the thought of being 'locked up'. It's possible your mum has a similar weird mental image of such places too. And would rather die than allow that to happen to her.

When push comes to shove, though, it is in the end her decision.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I really hadn't thought about that aspect.

She used to work in psych wards so that makes a lot of sense.

It is her decision.

[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry for what you're going through man โค๏ธ

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've read anything I can get my hands on written by Jane Harper lately, but was recently struggling with a book that seemed too romancey and uninteresting to me. Wow, what a disappointing departure in style, I thought. Where is the gritty tension of The Dry I thought. Realised it was by Jane E Harper, completely different person ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธAt least Iain Banks and Iain M Banks were the same person!

Edit: included a book title by a third unrelated person ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Unexpected days off leave me bumble-headed and lacking mental structure ๐Ÿ˜†

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

AIOR

while making breakfast I was looking out the kitchen window, 2nd story looks onto street

I saw a woman I did not recognise stop in front of my neighbours house, take a photo of the house number, then take photos of pot plants. ( It's a very small suburb and at this hour we get joggers, dog walkers and people going to the train station, I recognise nearly everyone )

then she did the same at my place, took photos of front of house with numbers and took pictures of pot plants

I rapped on the window hard and she walked away quickly, then I yelled at her from the balcony and told her I would tell my neighbours and we would move everything

she said she was looking at nice flowers and using google because she wants to know what they are so she can make a nice garden for her son . Did not say sorry. She hurried away ๐Ÿคจ

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

I don't think you're over reacting. You have the right to know wtf is going on.

[-] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago
[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

am I over reacting

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I don't think you're overreacting, but also she may not have been lying.

I often take photos out and about, of flowers, bugs, or nice views. Sometimes a bug or flower will be on someone's property so I zoom in or crop to avoid any identifying info. Like, I could see her explanation as being the truth, but I also don't think you overreacted.

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I too sometimes take pics of flowers I see, so I can see that reason as being credible

It just seemed too organised

stand, take a photo of house number where there are no plants, then take pics of plants

why take photos of house numbers

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I don't think you were over-reacting at all. Could be a number of explanations, but the fact that she pixed house numbers seems very sus to me too. If she comes back, take a picture of her and send an email to the local cop shop just in case. . Funny how people like taking pix but don't like being pixed back.

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Might be planned to snitch pot plants for re-sale at a market up the country. It's been known to happen. As has people nicking flowers from cemeteries for the same purpose.

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[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

That's not overreacting.

'so she can make a nice garden for her son' makes it a bit more suss.

That said some people over the years have taken pictures of my front garden but it was obvious it was just for flowers and nothing else.

If it happens again you should offer her a cutting and then you'll know ;)

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[-] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Morning chef! Good to see you back on deck. Could I have some classic eggs & bacon please.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅ“โ˜•๏ธ

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks chef. Hope you are feeling better today.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Yes we are. Thank you.

[-] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Morning chef, can I please get some frozen foods weighed and bagged appropriately?

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

๐ŸงŠโš–๏ธ๐ŸงŠ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Chef,can I have some honey and lemon?

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿ‹

[-] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Little work rant.New system goes live in 2 weeks. Well, new system for 1/3 of the business, the other 2/3 will still be using the old system. Which means I get to use 2 systems. The new one in which I've got far more questions than assurances. Just thinking about juggling the 2 systems for the next few months makes me want to cry. I'm sure it's going to be great once all 3 3rds are on the same platform, but this just seems annoying.

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

I have, in a burst of productivity, redone my first aid kit.

Thrown out the old/borderline expired stuff, added some items for the kind of incidents I know I have and so on. I have

  • 1x pair nitrile gloves, for dealing with anyone elseโ€™s mess if need be
  • 2x alcohol disinfectant wipes
  • 1x roll strapping tape
  • 1x gauze dressing pad
  • 1x small bottle of Betadine
  • 1x box GOOD bandaids
  • 1x small roll Hydralyte tabs (5 doses) for the โ€œIโ€™ve been pukey, now dehydrated AFโ€ experience
  • 1x box Panadol
  • 1x tube aloe vera gel for burns
  • 1x pack throat lozenges, my preferred
  • 1x pair tweezers
  • 1x pair scissors
  • 1x eye drop guide thingy. I hate putting drops in, I flinch away if anything gets too near my eyes, but if I put this over the neck of an eye-drop bottle itโ€™s less of an issue. Iโ€™ve had it for years, but now itโ€™s in a known spot
  • 1x thermometer

Please weigh in, DT? Have I forgotten anything, or put something redundant in?

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Movicol

Imodium

Ural

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cotton pads, cotton sticks and an ACE bandage. I'd put more alcohol wipes in there and a splinter picker thingy.

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, I've got cotton buds. I'll get some cotton pads

[-] CadMunt@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Suggestions:

Ibuprofen - different mechanism of action to Panadol.
Asprin for heart attacks.
Shaprie/texta to write times and patient conditions down.
Clear eyes.
Anti-fungal
Zinc Stick
Backup personal meds - eg nexium, telfast, no-doz, valium, dexies, ventolin, lactase etc...
lip balm.
Electrolyte Sachets.
Sports tape, micro pore tape.
Tampons.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

One way resus mask, needle stick kit, triangular bandage, big texta, bit of thin plastic (like cigarette packet wrapping), a printed first aid guide (human and pet) phone numbers for nurse on call and poison advice, small flat stick, asprin, eye wash bottle, tampons

[-] StudChud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

A bottle of whiskey

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

One of those foldy space blankets . The silvery thermal kind that you can slip into a pocket. Good for shock. Antiinflammatories. Antihistamines. Charcoal tabs (they don't expire) great for the rankest of farts

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Bottle of saline solution. Instant cold pack - the kind you bend to activate. Safety pins. More dressing pads, and some of those weirdly sticky plasfilm bandages they put on tattoos cos you can put them over a bandaid/gauze pad and shower in them.

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[-] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Have to postpone gig till next week. Work bullshit. :(

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

No problem - will look forward to it.

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Good night every one

sweet dreams ๐Ÿ˜˜

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Between Monday and today I have slid VERY quickly into the snot apocalypse. I feel sick ๐Ÿ˜ซ

[-] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Water and rest for you, please!!

[-] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Fortunately I booked leave for next week BEFORE I got sick, so if I can get through Friday I have ten days to put myself right

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Trust the lemon&ginger tea gods.

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The new Pistachio Papi Storm is delicious. 5/5 yum yums.

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

looks very delicious

I might have to take an antihistamine and try some

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