this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
16 points (94.4% liked)

Melbourne

2060 readers
43 users here now

This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.

The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.

Full Community Guidelines

Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)

Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)

Feedback & Suggestions

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 23 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

F YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just had a knock on the door and the police handed me back my mower and whipper snipper plus a 6ah and 5ah battery. Thats the bulk of my replacement costs there! all appears to be working as well. Still short a few tools and batteries, but police know who did it they are just trying to find him.

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago

Shit that's lucky!

[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago

The police actually followed up! With that kind of luck you might have to buy a lotto ticket

[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago

Wow, I have to be honest, I didn't expect that to happen. That's awesome!

[โ€“] Catfish@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago

Wow! That isn't usual.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Lol the police did some actual small crime policing! That's awesome you got those back!! ๐Ÿ’œ

[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago

Lol the police did some actual small crime policing!

Nah sorry gotta push back on that. From my experience with them they've been nothing but prompt and professional! I understand that maybe not everyones experiences, but my own in this instance has been pretty great considering the circumstances.

load more comments (1 replies)

Fuck yeah dude!!!

load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Ooooh, crispy edges!

load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

so unmotivated

just doing stuff cos I gotta

motivation will come later

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

i am unmotivated and did only laundry today when i should be doing a LOT more and it's stuff i gotta do

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I cleaned the kitchen , the small bathroom and cleaned the cat's room and trays. I did 1 hour cleaning up in the garden. Did a 45 min walk down the beach. Made a kallax cupboard for in the bedroom. Made some space in living room for another bookshelf. This entailed moving 100s of LP records.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (9 children)

Why is going to Chemist Warehouse such a stressful experience? Narrow isles with too many people, long waits for prescriptions and then waiting in a line to collect them. Then another line to pay. Or maybe my local is just a bad one. This place is a time suck.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago

The need to fluro ticket everything shits me.

load more comments (8 replies)
[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey @briongloid@aussie.zone we're in May not March. I blame Yarrabyte for not turning up today.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago

I wonder if the emoji could be moved somewhere other than between the day and the month, too ;)

load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, someone else offered an explanation that made more sense and I think I was definitely wrong on the internet. Which is annoying because normally Iโ€™m the one being really picky about sources and reading comprehension.

All I can say is that I havenโ€™t been sleeping and have been vomiting today. The past few days have been rough so I wasnโ€™t thinking too clearly when trying to get something that seemed important out there.

Also Iโ€™m a bit defensive (when normally more chill) because others (not on Lemmy) have been stirring me up. ๐Ÿ˜‘

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago
[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Morning.

Iโ€™m off into The Desert today. Sky will (hopefully) be pretty

load more comments (5 replies)
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've said hello to more strangers today than in the late 5 years.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just noticed today that La Trobe St outside State Library Station is now clear for eastbound traffic, definitely a sign we're getting much closer to opening the munnel. They've also laid brand new cobblestone in a side street which is pretty cool.

load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just realised it is not Friday. This is a good thing, as I don't have to go to work untiil Saturday.

[โ€“] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

first 5 day week in 2 weeks hits like a ton if bricks hey

[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (7 children)

I have now officially spent a small fortune on stuff for the new place. A fair bit of it is stuff that needed to be replaced anyway, and some of it is just because I want the place to look nice. It's been a bit tricky to work out how to place all the furniture, but I think I've got a layout that will work (pending measurement for a couple of things). It's a fairly square lounge/dining area, with foot traffic that will cross somewhat diagonally from the rest of the house to the door to the back yard. I'm not sure it would be possible to get a decent layout if you had a tv. A big couch or dining table would also be tricky.

The biggest purchase is a (very small) dining table and a couple of chairs. I spent nearly as much on new furniture for Miss Meow too - I had been planning to recover the tree she currently has as the frame is good, but it's not really going to fit in the new place. So now instead of one big corner unit she will have two smaller units and a window hammock. I also bought a couple of pink fluffy footstools that look like her cat bed on legs that I expect she will use for snoozing.

I've also bought lots of dull but necessary things - new doormats, drawer and shelf liners, suction cup shelves for the bathroom, felted end caps for all the furniture to stop it scuffing the hard floor. I also upgraded my mop and bucket as the main living area is all hard floor.

Edit: Miss Meow is going to have a little garden themed corner, including a

banana tree

surrounded by fallen leaves

with a flower themed climbing frame

[โ€“] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You do realise that Miss Meow will ignore all these facilities, and seek out your best angora sweater to sleep on instead.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (6 replies)
[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Dammit dammit dammit.

Was so tired the glass lid of my double walled coffee cup slipped out of my hands and shattered.

So devastated about it and I have no replacement for it.

load more comments (2 replies)
[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (6 children)

Not sure if anyoneโ€™s interested in looking at this.

Iโ€™ve been playing Expedition 33 and just beat a tough optional boss. Itโ€™s a new rpg with an outstanding soundtrack & vision and needs some good reflexes.

Itโ€™s in 2 parts because I had to take a phone call.

Have fun if you decide to have a look at it.

Frost Eveque - part 1

Frost Eveque - Part 2

load more comments (6 replies)
[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Good morning! Why do my knees only hurt when I lay down at night ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 4 weeks ago

Consider a magnesium supplement in the evening.

There may be mechanical damage to your knee, welcome to being over 25.

Your hamstrings, calves and quadriceps muscles cross the knee joint if you wanted something to strengthen or stretch.

load more comments (4 replies)
[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago

tide is low, time for lunch time walk on beach ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Any recommendations for lunch in Woodend? Four adults two kids.

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pub on main drag. Very good counter lunch the last time I went there. Some interesting menu items as well as the usual.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

Nooo, the thunder thighs have struck again and worn through another pair of jeans - my favourite ones at that! But they've outlasted quite a few, so I'll still take it as a win.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

I can now poorly pluck Aura Lea on the acoustic guitar. Slowly I'm learning haha

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

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”‹

load more comments (5 replies)
[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

It's a clear sign that I've lived too long away from this place that I look like a lost and bumbling tourist at the wet market. Doesn't help that I'm brandishing my own bags and containers like my mum does but the stallholders don't recognise me so I have to explain and stop them from giving me new bags.

Anyway, fresh you tiao!!! ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ˜‹

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

got followed by norman bates yesterday

weird frickin bloke talked to me when i was in the op shop to buy cds, ( i do not talk to strange blokes ) he said he liked the mannequins in the window because they don't talk or spend money ( he likes dead women?! )

i ignored him

after a few more stops shopping I went to the train station to go home and sat on a bench on the platform, he walked past 30 seconds later and spoke to me , i tried to ignore him again

the odd thing is he went right to end of the platform and then left the station, ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Sandboarding at Lancelin. I have sand in my ears

load more comments (5 replies)
[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Everytime I hear beef Wellington I get a little excited. If I was to make individual ones I'd use filo pastry not puff and slather that baby with melted butter. ๐Ÿ˜‹

[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Hold the mushrooms please.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] Duenan@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well ok but as long as they're served on all the same coloured plates.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 4 weeks ago

It's my "special" dinner. I'll serve them how I like.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments
view more: next โ€บ