Not sure who was making this one? Thanks to Goddess for doing the last couple.

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    Mattress salespeople are absolutely insane.

    Kept feeling like I was a hot chip surrounded by seagulls.

    I’m amazed we made it out of Nunawading alive

      • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        2 years ago

        We’re really just dipping our toes in the water to see what we like.

        If they’d been a bit more chill we would have stuck around and bought something.

        But each area felt too staked out. We had 6 different salespeople try to get us at Snooze.

        Massive turnoff. Just wanted to get out.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
          5·
          2 years ago

          Ick. That’s a large part of why I ended up with a mattress-in-a-box instead, I really didn’t want to deal with all that. And I’ve been pretty happy with it - plus they are sending me a new mattress topper which the Koala matresess all come with now (but didn’t when I bought mine) so it might even get better when that arrives!

          • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            I’ve tried floating the idea to Mr Smeg before but he’s very insistent on try before buy.

            So I feel there will be more pushy salespeople to deal with in my immediate future.

            Might try the FTG store next time

            • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
              3·
              2 years ago

              I liked that you could try out the mattresses and return them if you didn’t like them for a full refund - most allowed around three months. Just lying on them in store isn’t the same as actually sleeping on them for a full night. I figured worst case scenario I didn’t like any of them and just bought myself some time to make a final decision. But I was happy with the first one.

              • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
                3·
                2 years ago

                I love the concept but Mr Smeg is a NO person by default.

                For the same reason I wasn’t able to convince him on certain couches only available online that were the perfect fit for our tiny loungeroom.

                If it’s not in a physical store it doesn’t exist to him.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      You should have laid down on the mattress and when they ask “Can I help you with anything?” you reply “A cup of tea would be great thanks”.

      • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Oooh, sauna.
        One of the things I want to get for the new place if I possibly can is one of those infrared saunas.

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Ooh sauna! I’m trying to use the sauna at my gym more and more. It feels good but I get antsy very quickly. Probably should take my headphones in.

        • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
          6·
          2 years ago

          Only take your headphones in if it’s infra red. The dry sauna will absolutely cook your headphones.

          Takes a bit of getting used to with building up how long you can stay in it. The one I use is super intense. About 80-90 degrees.

          I can handle half an hour normally but if they keep splashing the rocks I start fading around the 20 minute mark 🥵

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      I’ll attempt (half heartedly) to do some housework I didn’t do yesterday. The mini peelers need their school uniforms washed so that’s first cab off the rank. Then I’ll produce some kind of chicken dish, maybe my ginger plum sauce chicken.

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zoneEnglish
        8·
        2 years ago

        I need to get some housework done today, it’s so never ending! What time should we all be over for chicken?!

    • Hongohones@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      Cats are hounding me while I try and do the housework. Its cute but the kitten plays with everything but his toys when he wants me to play. Vaccuum scares the shit out of them, so that’s my hack. They’ll leave me alone if I leave it running while doing other chores. Already done an aa meeting. Have loads of laundry to put away, dishes to do… domestic stuff. later go for a walk. My body is kinda fucked up and I now walk with a limp for some reason.

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Bf’s cat has been super demanding this morning, so I’ve been walking around with his laser pointer to play with him, but now he’s trying to drink my Berocca. Good call on the vacuum, good luck with getting your other domestic stuff done!

    • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      Just puttering today rather than initial plan of walking to the main strip and checking out the little market - feel like I’ve worn myself out the last few days doing the gottas on top of trying to get out more per doctors’ suggestions.
      Really want to tackle clearing Mum’s room as part of Operation Sort Shit - I pulled everything around trying to clear a specific area and now it looks like a total mess.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    18·
    2 years ago

    I did my research last night for where I’d go for breakfast in Bright, walked up to it in the chilled morning drizzle eager for some (reviewer described) fluffy yellow eggs and coffee only to find, to my horror, that a sign on the door said “We are closed for annual leave until June 26, sorry we missed you”

    I was so disappointed I left town immediately. I drove without a specific destination, in search of a place of fluffy yellow eggs and delicious coffee.

    I find myself now in Wangaratta, sat inside a cafe I spotted as I drove through the city centre. Eggs ordered, sipping my coffee and listening to my audiobook through my headphones. The sun is shining.

  • FunkyClown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    @Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone here is the Fiji water photo at sunrise today.

    Now I’m in Suva after having spent the week on an island paradise but still a few more days before flying back to cold Melbourne.

      • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        2 years ago

        Same. Too bad the option isn’t available in cinemas. They should have sessions where the movie has subtitles throughout the whole movie

          • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zoneEnglish
            7·
            2 years ago

            How good would it be to be able to understand the whole damn movie. Like it’s 21 century and yet when they have characters speaking in another language often times instead of translating in English so we know what’s been said it show [speaking in insert that countries’ dialogue] so you’re just sitting there like, wtf did they say though. Ok so it’s that countries language but what’s the conversation if you don’t know that language. Like what is that?!?! How do they get away with doing that so often?!?!

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      I have solutions for this depending on which device I’m using.

      If I’m watching my TV, my soundbar has a Voice button which has 3 levels which it will boost the center channel to help with it, or I can connect my bluetooth headphones and they handle it better.

      If I’m watching on my PC, I use some free software called FxSound which is an equalizer for Windows. Even just installing it and using the General profile is a noticeable improvement over the default balances but it also has sound profiles for Movies, TV, Transcription, Music, Voice, Volume Boost, Gaming, Classic Processing, Light Processing, Bass Boost and Streaming Video. I recommend installing FxSound for all Windows users, I have it on all of my computers.

      If for some reason I’m using my phone, or using my phone to Bluetooth to my headphones or to my car stereo I use an equalizer on that (Android) called REEQ which has preset profiles or you can make custom ones. That app has definitely increased the quality of the audio from and streamed from my phone.

    • useless_modern_godEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      It’s infuriating sometimes. I think a dedicated centre channel might be the go.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      It’s so annoying. But why is it so? Never used to be a problem with regular tv, or dvds, is it a feature of streaming technology, or is it just currently fashionable to make voices indiscernible? I always have to watch with subtitles on.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
    16·
    2 years ago

    I have drafted a no doxxing clause to add to the community guidelines https://aussie.zone/comment/173580

    I feel like turning rules-based ideas like “don’t dox people” into positive values-based statements is a very healthy experience. I need to do this in more areas of my life 🙂

  • dumblederp@aussie.zoneEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    If someone is feeling reach-ey out-ey… Here’s some DT member names pulled from my RES:

    5ivesos 40087812 akoya17 alsotheabyss antaresiac awake-asleep batarians betsymcduff bottom_racer camobilly casper_louisiana cherrytortoni dickiegreenleaf84 dndunlessurgent doughnutdrake etonmiss88 forgottensloth ghostghost31 ill_imagination5135 jmemequeene justchloe kvltc0re kidwithgreyhair lozzaness meantbent3 megamoist69 meljay0204 momoster96 omegatau ponte92 purplemo rekt_by_inflation saxmachine slappyxo starbabynoir taxisonoqui tinybreak turbulent_holiday473 weatherproofmonkey whinersarewieners

    miss_cellophane starts and ends with underscores but Lemmy is trying to italicise their username

    Some of these people are probably already here.

  • charred_chook@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    2 years ago

    Just spent the last few hours at the office “redecorating” for a coworker who’s back from leave tomorrow. Cow themed. I’ve never been more productive

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    I have just discovered there is a reference for all the emojis. https://emojipedia.org/

    It has an official list of what they actually represent (which is what is read out when using text to voice software) and shows you what they actually look like on different platforms. You can paste an emoji into the search bar to look up what it means. Very handy if you are like me and spend way too much time wondering if that little face is actually smiling or grimacing.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        I realised yesterday when the blackbird in my name showed as a red bird and a black square on my PC just how different they can display too. And all the little faces are so small, there are quite a few I can’t tell what they are supposed to be.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    First actual night sleep since Wed. This tum bug is the rudest.

    I think half my carry-on luggage will be TP when i fly out on Tues. Funny to think but 3 years ago customs would probably question you about that.

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    What would you guys’ love to see added to Lemmy? Personally, I kinda miss the Reddit trophies, how am I going to feel superior to all of you who signed up 4 days ago if I can’t flex ending up in the x year club 2 days earlier???

    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zoneEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      You make an interesting point. I was reading Lemmy documentation and some GitHub discussion regarding gamification. I did like the little fun things/quirks of Rdt, but can also understand the reasoning for why/why not.

      I am honestly just impressed that members of the DT have put effort in to keep going. So just seeing everyone’s posts for the time being is enough for me. Funny how when it closed the first time, I had things that I was like, I’ll do my little brain dump/share to DT, and then realised I couldn’t and it was admittedly silly and sad at the same time.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Automod tools and the ability to pin comments within posts is high on my list at the moment. But mostly better sort tools and the ability to create custom feeds. Although working with a couple of different accounts is a bit like having custom feeds.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          The midnight crew have been doing a great job starting the new daily post each day. The person who does it gets naming rights to the day.

          • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            I kinda like that. If we do eventually migrate to a bot, I’d love it if we could get the community to propose ideas for names and the bot to randomly pick one

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      Instead of cake day you get pikelet day, that’s what happens. Whether or not this is ‘superior’ depends on context.