Daily Discussion Thread: 🆒🆒🆒 Sunday, 8 December, 2024

Been sleeping heeeeaps! I must need it lol

Least I don't have any work or school at the moment, but I do need to try and keep a good sleeping pattern

Edit:

That pose is a "Yeah, you're going to regret all the nice things you've said about me" sort of pose.
body double of young miss seagoon's cat, pixie 🥰
- Spud is Seagoon’s daughter confirmed.
Wow, that's a bloody good photo! Almost looks like a stock photo

Long neck son

Oh Long Sonson

I'm still salty and grumpy about that stupid $200 fine (I'll have spent $400 on parking fines this year) and trying not to beat myself up for being uniquely absent-minded or inattentive.

But I am proud of my little accomplishment: getting JUST under an hour at terminal parking at thr airport. I managed to squeeze in getting lost on the way in, having to turn around twice, a Macca's order and eating it and a goodbye photo... then literally running back and rushing out and finding an empty exit lane. Two minutes longer and I'll have been slugged another $17 (not even $14 like the website says!)

Now to grab some rice from MKS (to store where exactly I don't know), go home and do so many chores.

Just spoke to my mate that I haven't spoken to in 12 years.

It was exactly how it was when we were best mates. Nothing's changed ❤️

some mates are like that, true mates 🥰

Stupid idiot fucks racing down Victoria St you can hear them from miles away. Die in a fire. Can't wait to move out somewhere quieter next year

Agree

We did the Box Hill miniature rail today. It's a good little spot with a nice track. From what I've heard it's not as busy as the Diamond Creek railway so the lines are much better

I just sold something on eBay that had been up so long I'd forgotten I even had the listing there. I had to go and retrieve it from my op shop bags, it's lucky I haven't gotten around to dropping them off yet!

I bought a box of chiko rolls on Friday. They go good in the air fryer. Better than expected

I remember their ad in the fish n chip shop; with a leather bikini girl, on a harleyesque chopper, holding the chicko roll like a cock she was about to suck. Imma say 1987. Even then as a kid I remember thinking why would you advertise a product like that.
- We had her on the wall in the tea room at work
- Oh god, I remember those ads! And the big m ads with bikini girls pouring milk down themselves.
- Ah yes, the
  
  She was replaced in 2008. From the Wikipedia page: "In 2008, the company began a nationwide search for the new "Chiko Chick", hoping to downplay the traditionally raunchy look in favour of a more wholesome "girl next door" image."
  She was replaced by Annette Melton who played Regina DeFrancisco in Deadly Women
Were they frozen? You could try microwaving them first, then paint them with some vegetable oil, then airfry them.
- Sure are
  The air fryer is more than fine though
I've never actually had a chiko roll. Is that horribly un-Australian of me? I don't think I've ever had one of those fish shop dim sims either, they always look a bit gross to me.
- Probably. I think they're kinda dying off these days though. I've been in 6 fish and chips shops so far that said they didn't do them anymore. Admittedly though, 2 of those were weird hipster ones bragging about everything being low sodium and didn't even do potato cakes
I actually really like them. 🙂
- I also feel weird that I like them.

I have returned from babysitting sleepover. I will forgive many things, including being shot by nerf darts

You may have to escalate the conflict and bring a super soaker next time.
Get your own with an ammo belt and strafe

Goodnight all ❤️

Take two, huh gibs?
Sleep well to you and the fluffy butt

Cleaned stove, benches and sink area, loaded dishwasher, doing washing to get as much as possible done before child's birthday party this arvo. One of the Minipeelers cousins is having a birthday, and although she's much younger than my kids they're excited to go and are pretty good sports about it. Earlier in the year another younger cousin had a Dr themed birthday party and I was delighted to see my kids happily submit to being patients to many doctors coat wearing small girls administering candy medicines lol. Some of us saw the "medicine" table and went "Ayo I remember parties like this!"

I was not there, but holy shit....my 90s self would have exploded with joy - Billy Corgan at the Gem - 1979

Pretty crazy to see someone as big as Corgan just do a raw acoustic thing at a pub.
- Yeah, just casually over in the corner with an acoustic guitar happily chatting...

I might drag out my old Culture Club LPs and put them on my old looking player. 🎵🎶🥰

They are lost 😕 YT to rescue.

Ok, how did I go for identifiability? I think only one is obscure enough to be an issue. This was fun!

Grug, hungry little caterpillar, no idea, no idea, no idea, Mr Grumpy, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie.
- Grug is my spirit animal.
- Correct where applicable
Grug, hungry little caterpillar, no idea, no idea, no idea, Mr Grumpy, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie.
Copied from CEO, but Asterix & Obelix before Mr Grumpy.
- The third you are almost guaranteed to know, but not necessarily that edition. The fourth I will be surprised if anyone gets.
I think top right might be rainbow fish.
- Incorrect
Asterix and Obelix
- 🍖
Oh I see, at first I was like huh? at the third one from the top row, now I see it’s ~~3 volumes~~ a trilogy?
His Dark Materials?
- Sorry, no

I had some good daytime and even walked a bit but then crashed and woke in the night…

Time to get some more activity in the Food Australia instance. Vicariously posting all the stuff that looks good to me and is fairly cheap/doable. I’m thinking of a pasta salad you make ahead in the cool of the evening/night and refrigerate for the next day.

Melbcat is still sooky and a bit off. She’s really lethargic and either sleeping or cuddling with me like a teddy bear. Multiple panicked calls have been made to the vets over the past few days. But she’s still eating and drinking with no breathing problems so I’ll just keep an eye on her.

I forgot to say I think I’ve gained the trust of the magpies. I’ve backed off on feeding them due to potential dependence or overweight but when I came outside one was just hanging out a meter from me and seeing what I was up to. I had to awkwardly shuffle around it to be on my way without scaring it off. Sometimes a different one will sit on the fence and watch me spritz the plants.

Yeah, maggies can become very friendly even if you don't feed them often. Although I'm in general against feeding wildlife, I do make exceptions for things that need a bit of coaxing to form a basic rapport with and stop yourself from getting attacked
I've been trying to kick up a bit of activity around here, too, it'll be nice to have a posting partner! A little bit of a recommendation, if you're open to it: people sometimes get annoyed if you post too much in one community too quickly (even if they don't outwardly say it). I try to keep to 1 post a day per community I post in, to avoid overwhelming anyone (we are only little after all, your posts will almost certainly all show up on everybody's feed)
I'm sure melbcat will be alright. In fact, you too. You're doing well. Stay strong, and don't hesitate to call that vet if you need peace of mind or clarity on something!
- Yeah lol it began as protection money.
  Ok ok, cheers for the tip. I figured more Lemmy activity would be welcome as long as it was an ok quality post, but I can see how one person could overwhelm a small less active instance.
  She should be ok, she’s a tough girl and if anything happens I am still able to get her to emergency by myself using the pram.

My finger is now very sore. I think I might have bruised the bone ☹️

I got my gardening mojo back once I started working on my assignment. Then I stabbed my finger with a stick and had to come in for first aid. Not too much bleeding, but I managed to jam to point in along the finger and it's a bit hurty, plus probably high infection risk. I guess as far as my weeds were concerned I was in the middle of a murderous rampage, so probably counts as fair self defence.

strange dreams again,

I can’t take constantly being behind on dishes and having them sit. It’s gross. I’m considering a bench top dishwasher… ideally I’d do it by hand every day but this is the chore I consistently struggle with the most.

Has anyone here had one?

Appliances online have dish drawers for like 1000-2000 but I don’t think I’ll be doing that. (Been budgeting my buns off but have dental coming up.)

I’m looking at the benchtop dishwashers in the $400 ballpark, and it would have to be the kind with a renter friendly adapter that attaches to the tap.

I've never used a bench top dishwasher but I will be if I move again and the next place doesn't have a dishwasher. This is the first place I've ever lived in that has a dishwasher, and I never want to go back
Unsure how much they are or if they have them, but Kids off the Kerb might have a refurbished one. I got my fridge, washing machine, and dryer from them, they teach disadvantaged youth how to refurbish appliances.
My fridge is still going strong after 9 years or so, and the washing machine has only just carked it (I think I just need to replace the drain part though).
They might have something for cheaper than retail 🤷🏼‍♀️
- Oh that is so cool. Thanks for letting me know, refurbished and ex display models are great
Appliances online also have one for $499 - I just looked. Good reviews and free delivery too.
- Thanks! I’ll see how much the luxury bones set me back and then maybe see if I can even buy on Boxing Day
Yeah I have one of these.
Midea
If you've got any questions happy to help.
- Oh sweet. How easy is it to use?
  Are you able to easily get the tap connection on and off, any leaks, are there any flimsy plastic pieces I could accidentally break?
  Thanks
Have had a benchtop since 2015ish. Sheffield model. Use the dishwasher gel, not the pellets, pay attention to any stacking requirements. I piggybacked it on the washing machine cocks and had it dump in the laundry sink at the old place, new one it's in the brewery for glassware
- Cheers, the gel would probably dissolve better

I'm tracking some books I bought from the US and it looks like the packages are coming straight outta Compton.

Ah ha I have the perfect song for this!
https://youtu.be/XLY4TsZBExY
- omg, there's a song about post office limbo? 😦

Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. 😘

It's been an entertaining Test, but 2.5 days? I guess I'll read a book instead. Hopefully Brisbane's a bit more drawn out.

Our pleasure. We are at your service.

- This is a lemmy thread, we don't have content warnings on lemmy, just spoilers (which OP used).
- It’s not so much the product as the process. My cat needs weekly vitamin b12 shots and I’m practicing to give them at home.
  The banana is the test subject and the dark food dye is to show me whether or not I’ve done it correctly.
  
  No problem, I do ensure I trigger warn. I did use the spoiler function that needs to be clicked for text but maybe it isn’t showing up because you’re in another instance?
I don't like needles either but if it has to be done then it has to be done
- Yeah. I was and am terrified about it so am trying to get skilled so it’s less hard

Did this weekend go past quicker than normal or is it just me?

Never mind. The only thing that was accomplished today was washing (and now drying) the clothes - ended up having a solid 4-5 hr nap in the arvo. I almost never sleep during the day. Just utterly exhausted. If I take one day off my meds all this sleep descends on me. But I do feel more rested though, which is why I do it. I don't feel like I can truly get restful sleep otherwise. I should talk to the psych about this...

I have to at least unpack the remaining clothes though, I'm sick of the opened boxes on my bedroom floor. It's not hard, open the ikea hanging storage thing, put t shirts and pants in there, everything else on hangers... them more sleep.

so many hugs
Hugs kitty. It's okay, getting the clothes done is still an achievement and something you should feel at least a little proud of yourself for!

$&@&$ we came from from a rather fun party to find the cats had declared war on each other and i wasted my entire fucking weekend with a migraine. Currently locked in the lounge toom with a shrieking cerys because we just did the zone swap and everything smells like misha and she's mad about it

Oh man… introducing/reintroducing or rivalries are something I’ve been lucky enough to have never dealt with.
flings powders and diffusers and ‘nip
- We've had to do it before due to misplaced agression, but not these two. Cerys is a turd.

Metric fuckton of honking going on... 😬😬😬

I have a Le Cruset crepe pan that just has all this black stuff burnt to it. Happened the first time I used it and I haven't been able to get it off. Any tips for removing it? Or should I try for warranty because I think the pans themselves are meant to have lifetime, the coating only so long

The black stuff is probably burnt on pancake batter or similar which has polymerised. Gonna be tough to get off. OK, Le Creuset puts heat tolerant enamel on as the coating on their pans, so this might work. Enamel is a glass, which doesn't react to strong alkali or acid but is fragile to impacts and scratching. Once cracked, it's ruined as cookware as you really don't want glass shards in your dinner.
First, fill the pan with water, add a squirt of dishwashing liquid and put the pan on a very gentle simmer for an hour or so. Watch it like a hawk so it doesn't boil dry - top up with hot water as needed. Then let it cool a bit, tip out most of the water and scrub with a plastic scourer.
If that doesn't work to lift the black bits, then its time for the heavy duty stuff:
Mix up a slurry of bicarb or baking soda with dishwashing liquid to make an alkali intense treatment - which degrades the polymerisation chemically - the consistency of wet snot is what you're looking for. Slather this on the black bits and cover with a layer of cling film. Leave the pan in a warm spot for a day or so, then rinse off. Try scrubbing with a plastic scourer on the now weakened black bits. If some comes off, then repeat process once.
If there's still some black bits remaining after that, then what remains is resistant to alkali. So try an acid intense treatment such as a vinegar/salt/flour slurry (with cling film) to further degrade the polymerised black bits. The paste recipe is 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup salt and enough vinegar to make a slurry. Put this ONLY on the black bits not the whole pan, and lay it on thicc. This too needs to sit on the black bits under cling film for a day or so and then scrubbed. Don't soak the whole pan in straight vinegar as this will loosen the enamel from the underlying cast iron and cause it to flake off. Barkeepers Friend is an alternative to the paste recipie.
If none of these work either by themselves or together, then the pan is probably ruined. If the only stuff remaining is in a network of cracks, the pan IS ruined and should be discarded. Le Creuset probably won't refund if the problem occurred as a result of leaving the pan on the heat after using it, as they advise prompt cleanup in their instructions.
I know, I know, it sounds like a whole lotta work. Le Creuset is expensive, and very good quality, but does need to be cared for properly and not abused.
- and this is why I will never buy one these things.
- You are a treasure
- Agree with all of the above.
- I'll try the bicarb slurry. I have citric acid too, could I do something with that?
If you can scrape a bit off with your fingernail then you might have a chance of cleaning it. If you can't then it means it's baked on and almost impossible to remove.
- It can be scraped off, there's just a lot, most of it is stubborn, and it comes back on every time I use it
What did you use to clean it?
- I've been careful not to use any thing abrasive. I have this silicone scrubber that's like a sponge and some brushes. It can probably take more but I don't want to scratch it
Power tools. Brass bristle brush in a drill?
I use one of these in my polisher to clean my burned pots. 3M Scotch-Brite Roloc Bristle Disc But that might be overkill, they're also great for stripping bark off tree bits for carving prep.
- Not on an enamel coating, you barbarian! You can do this on cast iron or steel or copper or even teflon, but not enamel.
- Not on a le creuset! Have mercy
- Oh no! That was not a fantastic move. If it's that fucked you'd have to strip it back to raw and season it. Like this guy, but less https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/168bmr4/oop_seasons_a_cast_iron_pan_100_times_for_science/

Didn’t sleep well. I think because I slept 5 extra hours yesterday due to my headache.

Cricket Women’s ODI on. Coffee made.

Will get food later.

Day set.

Really? Jesus Christ I wish somebody had told me that months ago...

omg, I'm watching "Site Inspections" . The houses are so bad safety inspectors came . Bloody horror story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdxkDEMezmY

I have read that he overexaggerates some things but he finds so much that's unarguably horrific in expensive new builds, I remember the $2m West Melbourne townhouses that had barely been finished and were leaking like a sieve. And the shonky extension in Preston? that could genuinely kill people. It genuinely depresses me.
- this latest place is so bad that health and safety and electric safe shut it down same day as a danger to the resident kids and workers.

Little sparrows shouldn't be practising their wings when my dog's out there. Jfc, he nearly had 2 for lunch.

Huh. So even dogs like wings
- Some yes.

I think I used up all my gardening mojo yesterday. Unless I get a late burst of enthusiasm the plants for the front yard will have to wait until Wednesday. Hopefully the air conditioned comfort of my lounge room for a few days won't make them too soft.

I post in the fight threads for UFC each week. I sometimes also post in /r/cannedsardines. I still scroll it a lot but it's better than being alone with my thoughts
- I held steadfast for about a year, barely using it outside of when I needed to Google something. But then I realized that I was the only one who actually stopped using it and gave up

time for second sleep

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Pear juice?
I too, would enjoy a dream food.
- We dare not enter the dream of a god. We have asked Lord Sandman to perform the deed.
a zero calorie, zero sugar, zero lactose creamy mint choc chip ice cream please
- To fully meet the requirements, we shall deliver in your dreams tonight.
One replacement finger and a big bowl of icecream please
- 🖐
A selection of your tiniest foods please
- The entire menu is inside: _🎁