• bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    17·
    2 months ago

    Forgot to post last night but I arrived in Mollymook yesterday afternoon. I’m here until tomorrow then I start heading home 🏖️

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
    14·
    2 months ago

    Good news! Just got a phone call from work, the client found the missing $$$ (and from the sound of it it was $$$) so that’s a relief to say the least. Change in the attitude of the carer lead was… a thing. But a cordial conversation was had and she’s taken me off that client, so all well there.
    I’d put in an application to join a union this morning and I’ll keep on with it, as knowing aged care odds are that Something Will Happen.
    But now I can do dinner tonight and really enjoy it, not just try and use it as a distraction!

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      10·
      2 months ago

      Working in the community can be great, it can also be shit. Glad the dollars were found, but it does make you feel like garbage to have your professional integrity questioned. Union protection is a good idea.

      • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Exactly to all. I forget who said “I’m utterly and abjectly pissed off” but it summed up my state of mind!

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Just join your union anyway, it’s always a good thing and they need the support too, to advocate for you. Forget cmfuckup, and focus on your own union and the good things they can do for you. :)

      I’m so glad this has worked out, and that they know you had nothing to do with it! Enjoy your day and all the beautiful things in your life, you deserve the relief and peace!

      • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I did! I did want to join the UWU for a number of reasons but the guy I spoke to said they wouldn’t take me on with a pre existing situation so I went for the HWU… we’ll see how it works out.
        Thank you - contemplating a nice beach walk and a cakey thing, and tonight is dumplings! 😁

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      Fantastic news.

      How does $$$ go missing anyway and I’m guessing they tried to blame you for it going missing?

      I hope they issue an apology to you as it sounded like you weren’t going through a nice time if you’re also considering joining a union for protection.

      I think you should treat yourself to something delicious tonight.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        8·
        2 months ago
        • Old person hides cash away
        • they forget where they left it and search other places
        • they decide it was the carer who stole it
        • they find it later and call back to say it was found

        Old people do be forgetting things lol

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
          5·
          2 months ago

          That gets me so angry.

          It seems as a society we have forgotten that naming and blaming people can have serious consequences so you better be bloody sure. It used to be a sin to defame.

      • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Exactly what StudSpud said, though in this case it was a little older and with health issues. And it did look like I was at least under suspicion.
        Anyway apology has been extended and an Uber eats voucher has been sent, so that’s something.
        I was going out for dumplings tonight, so now I can go and enjoy myself rather than try and distract myself!

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    I had an accident trimming my beard last night, the length attachment fell off while using and took a huge chunk of it out. Didn’t have any other option but to trim it all off. I kept the mo and some of the “soul patch” (had to look up what that’s called, strange name). I haven’t been hairless on my face like this for years, it’s an adjustment. Feeling wind on my cheeks this morning was weird and kinda nice. Maybe this was divine intervention to change it up.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      My husband’s been growing beards lately and he can’t get the trimming right near the top lip. Doesn’t matter how many you tube videos he’s watched he somehow makes it look weird so he shaves it all off and the growing process starts again.

      I don’t care if he has a beard or not. I just don’t want to see food dangling off the mo.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        I used to trim my own and it looked pretty bad each time. Started going to the local barbers, and they’re fantastic. I go every 6-8 weeks, and in between trim it myself a bit.

        They’re worth it.

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
          5·
          2 months ago

          Good idea. Maybe I should give it a go first though.

          When he goes in for a hair cut he gets his eyebrows trimmed. Surely that’s a sign you’re getting old when the hairdresser asks “Sir would you like your eyebrows trimmed too”?

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      As a bearded man, this happening to me would break my heart. I’m so sorry.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    All hands meeting. Executive verbally wanks himself about the company.

    None of this matters to my job.

    I have work to do. Kindly fuck off.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    A medical appointment gave me the chance to be taken back to the op shop because there was a Led Zeppelin shirt I didn’t grab. You snooze you lose, probably snapped up 30 seconds after I left by a reseller.

    But I did get some Buffy dvds and some art books. I went a little ham because things are getting scrubbed from the internet and I’m rediscovering the importance of physical media.

    Life is a little bit easier now the demanding meds schedule is over, instead of stressing Melbcat out all the time we can focus on cuddling and chilling together.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        5·
        2 months ago

        It’s so good. I think she’s got a slightly tender little tummy still but has started the fortiflora.

        She’s now willing to eat her wet food with the regular meds mixed in which is so much less traumatic for both of us.

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          2·
          2 months ago

          I would love to pirate but would suffer undue anxiety about it and would be hit quite hard if my internet provider cut me off. I know about vpns but don’t know which are trustworthy

          • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
            1·
            2 months ago

            I’ve pirated for years and never been caught. The bigger issue is accessing the torrent websites. But you can set up search in Qbittorrent to search within the program, so you don’t even need to go to the dodgy websites

      • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
        2·
        2 months ago

        It happens periodically. Streaming services don’t hold on to things forever, and even sites like the Internet Archive (which shares free access to books) periodically has to negotiate a changing landscape of access to materials.

        We do not own things we get off Netflix, or even off Steam and such. Access can be revoked

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          1·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, that’s why it should be allowed to archive. Infinity Train was wiped off the internet out of spite and there was some stink about people losing music they had purchased. As in purchased under the agreement that they would be able to keep access.

          Subscription based services can get fucked. I may not dare pirate but I’m not afraid to go caveman if I have to

            • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
              2·
              2 months ago

              Worst part is that it was on my list but I never got to watch it. And because I don’t feel comfortable taking the risk of other means, I won’t be able to.

              Strange how companies are able to completely deny access to culture if they feel they aren’t getting every penny they feel they’re entitled to, or just out of spite. They can still delete stuff you paid for though!

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        2·
        2 months ago

        This has been slowly happening for a long time without fanfare. A lot of stuff you used to be able to watch for free on YouTube (even older stuff) is getting more difficult or impossible to find due to aggressive copystrikes, probably to try and push us onto cable and streaming services.

        Cartoon Network likes to wipe shows from the internet after they finish or are cancelled and they’re probably not the only ones.

        Also the Internet Archive recently lost a copyright lawsuit that means access to 50,000 (?) books (and movies?) was lost.

        Basically corporations are getting more aggressive about gatekeeping what you can access for free and taking stuff down, so a lot of people are advocating for making physical backups or obtaining copies of anything important to you.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
      5·
      2 months ago

      Miss Meow will volunteer to eat them for him. Miss Meow is currently very unhappy with the portion sizes of her meals at the moment, and is rather disgruntled that I keep picking up Mr Woof’s excess dry food and not letting her eat that either.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        6·
        2 months ago

        So sad.

        After trying to bite my bum Ted is now sitting by the heater and is glaring at me.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
          6·
          2 months ago

          One advantage to a toothless cat, bites are not something I need to be concerned about! You might like to pass on to Ted how lucky he is to have a heater to sit on, Miss Meow is not provided with such luxuries.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    I bought a book for the first time in ages. Has beautiful pictures in it.

    Also, there’s Gibson lol

    Does anyone know what instance of Lemmy this is? Trying to use this app called jerboa instead of the browser.

  • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    Hey Centrelink, if my appointment is booked for 2:30pm, that means it’s at 2:30pm and you shouldn’t call twice at 9:23 and 9:36 and get pissy that I’m not available. “Be sure to be ready at the time it’s scheduled for.” THAT TIME ISN’T FOR FIVE HOURS GO AWAY.

    Also Astro Bot is an amazing game. Strong recommend.

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

        It’s total horseshit.

        And it was for a participation appointment that’s literally just someone reading a participation plan I’m already aware of and asking if I want to change anything. It’s something I could easily do in the app and save an operator for someone trying to call.