The bloody iview player decided to cark it 2 minutes before new years. That was a bit disrespectful. Managed to pull it up on YouTube, but the YouTube stream is like 30 seconds behind so it hit midnight way before the countdown even started. Get a dog up ya bloody Australian internet
I can hear the fireworks quite loudly, but I can't see them from the backyard or the street. Bit of a bummer. Oh well. I'm gonna crack open my ginger beer and fancy Tony chocolate and pretend it's a solo party
My 2c: if you're staying up til midnight or later, go for that coffee!
Caffeine doesn't have too noticeable of an effect of me, though, so I am biased. I suspect it probably does something subconsciously that I don't realise, but as far as conscious effects go, sometimes I'll feel a little more awake for 5 or 10 minutes max. But it feels akin to skulling some water, eating a banana, going outside into the sunshine and saying "I'm awake now!"
Cue: "I'm a social (coffee) drinker. I can quit anytime I want!". Seriously though, I usually only drink coffee cause I like the taste and it's what everyone else does. I don't even have coffee in my new house, I basically only get cafe coffee, and usually only once every week or two, and mostly as a social thing
Pest control man came. He couldn't find it unfortunately. He hung up odour absorbent bags, according to the packaging it "doesn't just make odours", it "eliminates them!". Seems a bit ambitious to me. But fingers crossed it works
He said there's definite signs of both mice and rats up there. Droppings and insulation that had been lifted up where they've probably burrowed in to nest. He also said there's a massive hole up there which is where they'd be getting in. Apparently it's so large he didn't even need to use his torch. That's promising, isn't it?
Not a possum which is good. That means the smell should go away in a week or two. But not great he couldn't find it and suspects there are more. And that there's a gigantic hole in the roof
Aren't the vast majority of fireworks used here dodgy no name branded stuff? We don't really have a particularly flourishing fireworks market, considering they're heavily regulated compared to other parts of the world. Except the NT I guess, they probably have a better market since fireworks are legal to set off on territory day
You need a vent, I get that. I do feel bad that I can't really help. I want to offer some support where I can, but I also don't want to be the 50th person of the week to suggest doing x thing you've already tried a dozen times
FWIW, I read your other comment and I'm glad you feel comfortable venting here. I hope it helps at least a little to get it off your chest
At the last place, we had someone set them off at like 2am on Christmas day. It was bloody annoying, but at the same time, the morbid part of my mind cracked up at the idea of all the oldies in that area being woken up at 2am to the sound of explosions. The sort of thing that's not funny, but is also, kind of funny
No more advice or ideas, just to reiterate I'm sorry you have to go through this. It's a truly shitty situation, and I deeply hope things change for you and you're able to find somewhere elsewhere that'll be safer and more peaceful
If temporary fencing just means those metal barriers with lumps of concrete on them to keep them stable, like the ones at construction sites, would they even be able to stop you?
I don't see how it would be any different to putting the birdbath up in the first place. Unless you're in a set of flats or something, or the front yard is shared/common property. I'm pretty sure the law specifically states you have "the right to quiet enjoyment of premises", which, even if the landlord isn't the one violating it, should mean you are allowed to take whatever steps reasonable and necessary to ensure that. I said should not does though
(Sorry if this is all obvious or you've already tried this. More of my 2c/what I'd try/do than trying to push you into anything)
I'll be honest, I've still done an embarrassing amount of u packing. Today's big thing was moving the TV stand into the living room. Can't put the TV there yet, because I previously had it mounted to the wall in the last place, and have misplaced the screws for the stand
Still a lot of boxes though. I want to at minimum clear the benches tonight cause I feel embarrassed having randos come in to an unkempt house. I wouldn't call it dirty, but sometimes disorganized can feel just as messy
When they get here, I'm going to ask nicely if they can try and figure out where the bloody thing got in. They're just here for a "carcass removal", not to bait or anything, so perhaps our of their job description. But maybe if I ask nicely they won't mind having a 5 minute look
There's a whole timeline going on there! Pre 2018 I realllly wanted fireworks, but we were too rural to ever get them, save for occasionally every few years they'd do a rural show in our area and do fireworks. 2018 and 2019 I was too young to go myself, and nobody would take me. 2020 they replaced it with a bloody "three day food and wine tasting festival". 2021 I came down with COVID and was too tired and unwell to go anywhere. 2022 I finally saw fireworks, but I went to a bad spot in St Kilda where the city ones were obstructed. But people set their own ones off on the beach so it wasn't a net negative
2023 I finally saw the proper ones. I watched from Williamstown. But someone nearly blew everyone on the beach up with their stupid illegal fireworks. They came shooting right at me. Then everyone was just getting really stupid and it felt like it was about to devolve into a riot or something so I bailed. I skipped dinner though so eventually started feeling sick, but only pubs were still open. And they were all packed to the rafters, so I wasn't daring, if they'd even let me in (felt more like a drinking pub and after-party, not really an eating pub). I ended up getting stale arse wraps from 7 eleven and waiting about 45 mins on average between each train I had to catch. And I was feeling sick the whole night
I haven't actually been puked on yet, but it feels like an inevitability on a train full of drunk people at 1am. I was once on a night train where someone puked opposite me. Pretty sure that was just a normal Friday night though
Circling like vultures... Wonder how much it costs to rent a plane (and a pilot) for NYE, seems like the best way to see the fireworks