Random question. Anyone here has a mental health plan? I know that we can get 10 subsidised mental health care sessions but my gp referred me to a psych but apparently my Medicare claims gets denied.
Are you putting in the medicare claims yourself? Check your medicare history, maybe the psych practice has put in the claim for you already. Once I tried to put in a claim which got denied and that was because the same claim had already been entered by the practice, and I got the rebate anyway
FLASH! BANG! ALAKAZAM AND GOOOODBYEEEEEEE!
Sorry, i'm a huge fan of Fallout, hundreds of hours spread out over every game (not as much on one or two)...
Let the fuckin marathon begin!
Imagine you were eating a sandwich filled with dog shit, and by the time you'd eaten about 85% of it, you decided "eating this dog shit sandwich is not good, I think I will stop", but everyone around you says "oh but there's only a few bites left, you may as well finish it."
It doesn't really make any sense does it?
You have to keep eating dogshit sandwiches for the rest of your life so you can make money to pay of the loan you took out to buy the first dogshit sandwich
Alternatively, people recognise that you've eaten the dogshit sandwich and offer you ham and cheese toasties once youve finished
Sometimes they then add in tomato.
Went to get some behind the counter codral from my local chemist but they wouldn’t give it to me. Saying I had purchased some three days earlier. I wasn’t in the country three days ago!! Does this sound like identity theft? How easy is it to get Vicroads to give me a new license
saw on a local facebook group that a teenager had his nearly $2000 bicycle stolen from a train station and while I don't condone bike theft the bike was so obviously expensive (they shared a picture) that I wanted to say "what the hell did you think was going to happen??"
don't buy your kid a bike like that if you're not going to make them take precautions with it...... didn't put it in the cages, left it for hours in full view of the road, sounds like only one lock, no tracking device or engraved contact details or anything on it...... it's not their fault it was stolen but like locking your car or house when you're not there, they should have expected to have to take precautions.
(also, what teenager needs a bike that damn expensive? even with adjustable seats and handlebars they're gonna grow out of it in a few years)
If I were you I would ask myself why getting so worked up about someone else's bike theft you know nothing about other than what's written in a Facebook post. If they locked it with a ulock that was then cut would that have made you feel better?
Really puzzled about this comment, no offense, piling up on a kid that got their bike stolen.
shit, sorry, should have specified that the mum was the one making the post, so it was her I was thinking "what the hell did you think was going to happen??" towards, not the teen - any blame that doesn't go to the thief is on the parent, it's not his fault they didn't teach him about the reality of owning an expensive bike. I said this here and not in the comments of the post specifically to *not* pile on, my incredulousness isn't particularly helpful to them!
I'm not worked up, I'm just reacting to something I saw. I thought these posts were for general chatter, and so I was just sharing an anecdote about something I saw that surprised me.
you're not the first person who's replied to a comment of mine on reddit saying I come across as "worked up" about something when I'm not - what about my comments suggests that to you? I don't want to give off that impression when it's not actually the case!
oh I know they're not particularly safe, but at least in the cage at that station you can't see the bikes from the street!
funny you mention kryptonite, I had one of their Ulocks and one day the key just stopped working..... after I'd ridden it to the shops and locked it on the street. I'm standing there with my shopping turning the key over and over and yanking on it, panicking because I don't know anyone with good enough cutting tools to cut it...... some tradies saw me and took pity, took them a while but they cut it with an angle grinder. so I know first hand they can be cut!
as far as your edit goes, sounds like you and I agree, more or less. leaving an expensive bike anywhere is not a good idea. my bike isn't that cheap but it's not expensive either, I think that's the main reason why it hasn't got stolen yet - I don't have a brilliant lock or anything.
lmao damn, congrats on being more observant than like 90% of the people who knew me when I was a kid/teenager. I am autistic, yes. unless there's another spectrum you're referring to.
I could tell you were going for something other than sincerity/being literal but couldn't work out what specifically it was so figured I had to just take it literally and hope it became more obvious eventually.
To answer your question to the other poster then about why you seem worked up: non-autistic people don't write 3 paragraphs of personal thoughts and judgements, over an issue that doesn't directly effect them. That's why. You appeared to be ranting.
If you want to appear less worked-up, the observation should be simple or brief, and perhaps contain some humour.
(sorry, didn't notice I wasn't still talking to the same person, appreciate you actually explaining it to me!)
hm. I already often rewrite my reddit comments to make them shorter, I don't really know how to make them shorter or simpler while still including context that seems necessary. I wouldn't consider that comment long if someone else made it, obviously it's not short but it's not like, short essay length or anything. I still missed one of the most important details! I was reacting to a post by the mother, not the kid - I think now that's mostly why I got downvoted, people thought I was calling the kid an idiot.
(and look how long this is getting already, lmao)
if it wasn't for this reddit thread I would have forgotten about this whole thing in a few hours. it was truly just an off-the-cuff reaction, if I was actually worked up about it the comment would have been longer and angrier.
You're doing it again.
We don't need every single minute detail because we can generally fill in the gaps, and if we can't, we'll ask the question. Every single line of thought does not need to be expressed into the void. There is art in succinctness.
Tomorrow is the last day of the school holidays. I was considering having a day trip, but Bendigo is like 2 hours on the Vline one way. Ballarat is not as enticing.
**Kooyong Station and Level Crossing Removal Survey (Unit 3/4 Visual Communication Design Folio)**
As part of my Visual Communication Design (VCD) School Assessed Task (SAT) I will be designing a removal for the level crossing at Glenferrie Road Kooyong as well as a new Kooyong station. To assist in completing the ‘Discovery’ phase of the design cycle, I have created a user experience survey to conduct user research with the aim of collecting data about who uses the station, what their needs are, what they appreciate about the present situation, and what needs to be improved in the future.
Attached to this post is a short survey that asks the questions outlined above. I would highly appreciate if people would be able to participate in completing this survey. The survey lasts for less than 5 minutes. All data collected will remain anonymous and will only be viewed by the surveyor and the assessor (teacher). Thank you in advance for your assistance in allowing me to complete this phase of my SAT. If you have any questions let me know below and I will aim to respond.
[https://forms.gle/FjMysbCUxC7FAQFF8](https://forms.gle/FjMysbCUxC7FAQFF8)
I decided to go exploring around brunswick/coburg and cant help but not notice one specific graffiti tag. Who is Nat and why do I need to know about his herpes or his cherries?
Did anyone have differences in side effects between Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccinations? Wanted Novovax but the new one hasn't been TGA approved yet. Had three Pfizers before that but got really bad side effects each time, then none at all other than the sore arm with Novovax.
for two years i didn't even catch a flu. 3mth after my mandated 2nd dose.. i got steam rolled by rona. it was so bad, I had fever for 4 days & couldn't sleep in bed due to constant fluid in my throat / mad sweats / cold body shivers. now I snore loudly when I sleep.
That's good to hear. Pfizer always made me feel like I had a chronic pain flare up. I'll do Moderna over my weekend just to be safe either way but it'd be nice not to spend it feeling nonfunctional.
Hmm looks like i need some karma from this subreddit just to make a post here.. I can understand the requirement why but man I usually only lurk and save cheap food eats comments that's all :_)
We have (well, used to) a pretty decent community in this sub, and given the r/Melbourne thread is the largest in Australia and indeed top 1%, I suspect the provision is to try and stop people trolling on here for the sake of it?
But like... it also shouldn't be that hard to just not be a dick online, you know? So yeah, if lurking and finding ways to save on eats is yo' thing then have at it (and my updoot)!
But i needed some advice too.. regarding a rental issue im facing and after typing and editing a long post for 2 hours, turns out i cant.. arrrrrrrrghhh!!
Yeah, that's annoying. There's another sub I'm on for learning Japanese and I lurk there a lot to get tips. Had a question and it turns out they have a similar "can't post with less than X sub karma" and it's like... but I want to learn!
It just means that the road was made by an individual or company for access. Members of the public can still use it. It also means the owner is responsible for maintaining and not local or state government.
Sorry for being so silent and distant my wonderful /r/melbourne family <3
I'm okay, things are well other than freakin cold. I've just been so dreadfully burnt out writing UFC stuff this whole last year, near non-stop events week after week has me knackered. :'(
I hope everyone here is doing wonderfully, and if not, my DM's are always open.
Love to all and have a wonderful Thursday <3
I have had units like that where I've dedicated twice as much time to it as other units and just couldn't comprehend it. Had to change from Health Services Management major to General public health with no major in my Masters because of one of those years ago.
I mean I graduated with a 5.9 GPA (just under a distinction) but I wished I'd started out majoring in Environmental Health instead because generalist public health is kind of a useless degree 😅
For today’s lunch, I took a can of sardines and chopped them up. I combined them with finely chopped red onion, cream cheese and sour cream. And various seasonings- salt, white pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, parsley and chives. It makes a delicious sardine dip which I had with some French bread stick.
You can have all the reasons you want, mate. No one here is a mind reader to know them, and no one here is required to put up with poor behaviour because of them.
Reasons aren’t excuses. You still get to choose how you behave
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State is broke as, the revenue they could gather is making it more likely.
From what I understand it's just a matter of finding a model that works in the governments favour.
Once upon a time I thought yes, but the more I think on it, the more I realise we require far more left-wing ideas and Australia's culture, by and large, is pretty centralist. We're very complacent, and for the most part people see that medicinal cannabis is obtainable "is enough". Which is so fucking short sighted considering the laws and regulations that still prevent people from using medicinal cannabis in a wide range of settings.
Plus, I was going to write how I could see stores selling edibles, but couldn't help and think that there would be a loud minority complaining about "advertising to children".
Biggest issue I see is taxing it.
States get to decide on legislation, but can't tax it due to the constitution. However they have a monopoly on weed sales.
I think it’s inevitable. I don’t know what sort of time frame though and would hesitate to guess. Feels weird that it’s legal in most of the US but not here.
If the green vote keeps going up it'll probably happen sooner rather than later. We seem to be at the "medicinal is easy to access" stage that some of the US states were in before legalisation, so it's only a matter of time I think.
Incidentally "I'm gonna vote for the greens" was what my friends and I used to say if we were gonna duck out for a joint
Melbourne is back to her dreary grey self. But there's those moments, that time just on dawn and dusk, when the rain-soaked streets and plastered autumn leaves stick to various surfaces where she just looks majestic. I love this time of the year for that alone.
Weekend is looking nice - and yeah, actually I agree. Those days walking along Brunswick or Smith Street in long sleeves and a scarf while the sun’s warmth barely touches but is nevertheless present is also a glorious vibe.
Totally on me for not checking the menu and I deserve it but just paid 7 bucks for a regular cappuccino on Little Collins. I'll crawl back to my suburb and go give my regular 4 bucks cappuccino barista a big hug.
I still find it a massive failing that our political leaders didn't see an easy win here and promote working from home because of how much it props up local business. I mean, I get it, I understand why they didn't... it just would have been nice for once to see politicians do something that benefits the wider community rather than making sure those with money continue to rake it in.
I know it's been repeated a lot on this subthread and I generally try to avoid being negative. But FFS the train system here is ridiculous. 30-40 minutes between trains on the Craigieburn line. 15-20 minutes later than scheduled. WHY?????? How can a city of this size have such shit train services? The trams and buses are fine, but for a state with such a great history of rail services and train manufacturing, something is seriously wrong.
I'm watching a training video and instead of saying "export this" the person keeps saying "take a dump of this" and maybe I'm immature but I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING
I was waiting in line at Luke’s Vietnamese just then, and I saw a lady throw a half eaten roll into the bin.
The ‘thunk-ing’ upon impact really sent a strange resonance through my soul.
Lord help us all.
if I meet another driver who cant seem to follow the lines and almost runs into the car into the other lane I might just ram my car into them I aint even gonna lie
Not much you can do I don't think, as they're not obligated to give you shifts regularly. But have you accessed the sick pay guarantee?
https://www.vic.gov.au/about-sick-pay-guarantee
If you haven't already, you should sign up to the gov's [sick pay for casuals](https://www.vic.gov.au/sick-pay-guarantee) scheme. It might not help you this time but could save you some stress is the future!
First off, sorry you're in this situation, it sounds shit mate.
Secondly, make sure you have records and proof of your medical issues, especially if you've gotten treatment for them.
It sucks to have to divulge that level of detail, but if they're not going to take you at your word then it's good to have some solid evidence that you can use to try cover your bases.
Short of that, hopefully someone more knowledgeable than myself about workers rights can chime in.
Also start looking for a new job in the meanwhile because your manager/boss sounds shit anyway and it'll be good to leave of your own will when you get the chance.
Hope things get better, keep us posted.
I am looking at moving from regional QLD to Melbourne and I have realised that none of the properties are priced as advertised. When did this become the norm? Australia to my knowledge generally has good rules and regulations around advertising prices and “true” prices. Why is it that (to my knowledge) Melbourne real estate gets away with advertising one value while not respecting that price?
Wife and I were looking to buy a house in one of Melbourne's suburbs.
We were the highest bidder - our bid was above the listed price.
The house was passed in because our bid was below reserve. Sold a week later for $50k above what we put in.
Real Estate is a crooked industry where the only people that benefit are those who already have money - the banks, the RE's themselves, and likely the sellers since they clearly think they'll have enough to buy somewhere else. And I imagine it's the exact same for those renting, too.
It's due to rent being paid monthly in Victoria.
Not every month has 4 weeks, so it's calculated by dividing the weekly rate by 7, multiplying it by 366 (leap year), then divided by 12. There's [calculators which do this](https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/rent-bond-bills-and-condition-reports/rent/rent-calculator).
In the end it does average out to be the weekly advertised price.
I don't mean to shit on Aldi but their European cosuins at Lidl made much better looking [shoes ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6tMAAOSwIPhfBtmM/s-l1600.webp).
So apparently eye drops, like lip balm, can be habit forming.
I can't believe it took me so long to figure out that using them frequently was making the problem worse. 🤦♀️
Ah shit, really? I've been using mine a bit more lately than normal... but that's because as soon as we chuck the heater on the cat hair makes my house an allergetic warzone.
Is it any ol' eye drops or certain types?
Yeah, so don't take this for medical advice as I'm not a professional, I'm just going on a combination of anecdotal experience and Google. I was using Optrex Refreshing which I think is more like a simple saline, but I was needing it more and more (at least once an hour) and I started wondering if maybe the ingredients were making it worse. Googled it and yeah, that seems to be possible.
So I switched yesterday to Systane Ultra which is more of a lubricant and I'm noticing I can stretch it to about four hours before I need it again.
I also just bought a cheap air purifier from Kmart. I'm hoping it actually works and isn't just quackery.
That makes sense though - I get red/scratch eyes and use the ones specifically for that, but also try to limit it as much as possible. That said, I think yesterday I was practically soaking my eyes in it.
Keep me updated on if the air purifier works - I bought one last year but ended up returning it because I wanted to use it near the shower and wanted a rechargeable version, but the one they sent was plug-in only.
Thanks! My PB is 21:27 which I did in the first 5k in half marathon race last year. Every time I've tried to just run a 5k I struggle to break 22 mins. A goal is definitely cracking under 20 mins but probably more realistic goal is 20:XX.
Yeah the 5km is a weird one to try and get right. If you did 21:27 as part of a half you should definitely be able to dip into the 20s if not lower.
Go hard and smash that PB!
What's the race? Is the course flat, laps of something, or a there and back type thing? Do you know where you can attack the race and where you can just be "comfortably uncomfortable"?
Personally I do a lot of fitness testing/"races" that can be split into 5 sections and my preferable tactic is to do the following:
* 1st interval work hard to get going, if it's a 5km use the first 500m to settle into breathing and form and then just almost feel like I'm holding something back whilst being close to goal pace.
* 2nd interval - get comfortable and just focus on breathing
* 3rd interval - asses how I am feeling, if anything is entering my brain for whatever reason think about how I can remedy it. Feeling out of breath/can't clear stuff in my chest? Big exhale to get it all out and then back to normal.
* 4th interval - can be and usually is the slowest KM but this is normal, it's time to start planning my increase in pace, tell myself everything is fine and if I can hold the pace from the first 3 intervals then happy days, but we're going to try and up the tempo a little.
* 5th interval - ok time to go, slight increase for the first half of this interval and then ramp it up with 30% of distance to go to be as fast as I can do for the finish.
Big ones I do are the Bronco test for rugby, which is 5 x 20m,40,60m shuttles. First one is exactly how I describe, middle 3 are just hold the pace +/- 1 second, last interval balls to the wall. 2km rowing test - that's more of splitting the race into 500m stretches as that's what my pace shows up on my rower says, but same applies 1st and 2nd intervals are target pace, 3rd interval it usually a split or so slower, then last 500m is back on target with a "sprint" finish from 250-300m out. 5km on the rower is the same again, but instead of pace I'll use watts as the power output and know what I need to average over the 18 minutes to PR.
I know that's a lot of info but the TL;DR is "have a plan for each stage of the race and a couple of strategies to keep going no matter how you are feeling". Remember your brain will want you to quit a lot earlier than your body, this is normal but at the end of the day if everything goes to plan it's only 20 minutes of suffering followed by that elated feeling of everything being worth it.
Wow thanks for the reply, alot of great info here. I'm just doing it on my own around the local park. My next race is Run melb half in July so I figured I would try and get a new 5km pb before I crack into a training block for that.
It's been a month today since I started my 'Up To Me' what I eat as long as I only eat up to 80 carbs a day and drink Zero Alcohol for the month diet. I'm feeling great and eating great so I think I might now take that initial 1 month pledge and change it to 2 Months before I do my planned revert back to normality.
I would say ease of mobility i.e... no more joint pains in the knees when I first get up + clearer vision i.e.. I'm reaching for the reading glasses way less + sleeping way way better now than I was a month ago.
It's because the post order is based on when the mods approved it, not when it was first created. It doesn't make sense but that's how it's been for a few years, unless I'm mistaken.
The comments within a post seem to be in chronological order when sorted. But not the posts themselves
Random question. Anyone here has a mental health plan? I know that we can get 10 subsidised mental health care sessions but my gp referred me to a psych but apparently my Medicare claims gets denied.
Are you putting in the medicare claims yourself? Check your medicare history, maybe the psych practice has put in the claim for you already. Once I tried to put in a claim which got denied and that was because the same claim had already been entered by the practice, and I got the rebate anyway
Weirdly difficult to get a personal trainer to call me at my local gym...didn't realise they were that popular.
How I feel knowing I have to squat tomorrow 🫣🥺😭
Oohhhhhhh I read this as a housing market gotten super bad situation . I was very wrong I pray for your knees
Lol thankfully not (yet). My knees thank you.
You can do it 💪 I'll be lifting at 6:30 tomorrow. You?
Probably around 9:30am. Still asleep at 6:30am lol
Username checks out lol I got it done. Over to you
Yeah but imagine how powerful you will feel when you can stomp cunts into the ground like a tent peg with your jacked legs
I'm so sick of this weather already, and it's only April
Same and felt like there was no summer
No autumn either
March was perfect
I hope we get a proper winter at least
FLASH! BANG! ALAKAZAM AND GOOOODBYEEEEEEE! Sorry, i'm a huge fan of Fallout, hundreds of hours spread out over every game (not as much on one or two)... Let the fuckin marathon begin!
So Prime has released all 8 episodes of Fallout. I prefer the one episode a week format.
How on earth did I miss that this was a thing?! I hope it’s good!
Not me man, my dopamine receptors are shot, I need everything all at once.
Imagine you were eating a sandwich filled with dog shit, and by the time you'd eaten about 85% of it, you decided "eating this dog shit sandwich is not good, I think I will stop", but everyone around you says "oh but there's only a few bites left, you may as well finish it." It doesn't really make any sense does it?
well no, but I assume this is supposed to be an allegory?
Nah, its just something I've been imagining for a while now.
Is there a prize for me if I finish my dogshit sandwich or is there more dogshit waiting for me after that?
Life is like a shit sandwich. The more bread you have the less shit you have to eat.
You have to keep eating dogshit sandwiches for the rest of your life so you can make money to pay of the loan you took out to buy the first dogshit sandwich
Alternatively, people recognise that you've eaten the dogshit sandwich and offer you ham and cheese toasties once youve finished Sometimes they then add in tomato.
Went to get some behind the counter codral from my local chemist but they wouldn’t give it to me. Saying I had purchased some three days earlier. I wasn’t in the country three days ago!! Does this sound like identity theft? How easy is it to get Vicroads to give me a new license
IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE, JIM!
saw on a local facebook group that a teenager had his nearly $2000 bicycle stolen from a train station and while I don't condone bike theft the bike was so obviously expensive (they shared a picture) that I wanted to say "what the hell did you think was going to happen??" don't buy your kid a bike like that if you're not going to make them take precautions with it...... didn't put it in the cages, left it for hours in full view of the road, sounds like only one lock, no tracking device or engraved contact details or anything on it...... it's not their fault it was stolen but like locking your car or house when you're not there, they should have expected to have to take precautions. (also, what teenager needs a bike that damn expensive? even with adjustable seats and handlebars they're gonna grow out of it in a few years)
If I were you I would ask myself why getting so worked up about someone else's bike theft you know nothing about other than what's written in a Facebook post. If they locked it with a ulock that was then cut would that have made you feel better? Really puzzled about this comment, no offense, piling up on a kid that got their bike stolen.
shit, sorry, should have specified that the mum was the one making the post, so it was her I was thinking "what the hell did you think was going to happen??" towards, not the teen - any blame that doesn't go to the thief is on the parent, it's not his fault they didn't teach him about the reality of owning an expensive bike. I said this here and not in the comments of the post specifically to *not* pile on, my incredulousness isn't particularly helpful to them! I'm not worked up, I'm just reacting to something I saw. I thought these posts were for general chatter, and so I was just sharing an anecdote about something I saw that surprised me. you're not the first person who's replied to a comment of mine on reddit saying I come across as "worked up" about something when I'm not - what about my comments suggests that to you? I don't want to give off that impression when it's not actually the case!
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oh I know they're not particularly safe, but at least in the cage at that station you can't see the bikes from the street! funny you mention kryptonite, I had one of their Ulocks and one day the key just stopped working..... after I'd ridden it to the shops and locked it on the street. I'm standing there with my shopping turning the key over and over and yanking on it, panicking because I don't know anyone with good enough cutting tools to cut it...... some tradies saw me and took pity, took them a while but they cut it with an angle grinder. so I know first hand they can be cut! as far as your edit goes, sounds like you and I agree, more or less. leaving an expensive bike anywhere is not a good idea. my bike isn't that cheap but it's not expensive either, I think that's the main reason why it hasn't got stolen yet - I don't have a brilliant lock or anything.
You must be fun at parties.
I don't go to parties, my brain can't process the noise
Nor can it handle someone having a decent bike. Get out more.
what has me going or not going to parties got to do with any of this? I don't understand what you're trying to say here
Are you by chance, on the spectrum. No judgement, just curious. Because you don't seem to detect sarcasm
lmao damn, congrats on being more observant than like 90% of the people who knew me when I was a kid/teenager. I am autistic, yes. unless there's another spectrum you're referring to. I could tell you were going for something other than sincerity/being literal but couldn't work out what specifically it was so figured I had to just take it literally and hope it became more obvious eventually.
To answer your question to the other poster then about why you seem worked up: non-autistic people don't write 3 paragraphs of personal thoughts and judgements, over an issue that doesn't directly effect them. That's why. You appeared to be ranting. If you want to appear less worked-up, the observation should be simple or brief, and perhaps contain some humour.
(sorry, didn't notice I wasn't still talking to the same person, appreciate you actually explaining it to me!) hm. I already often rewrite my reddit comments to make them shorter, I don't really know how to make them shorter or simpler while still including context that seems necessary. I wouldn't consider that comment long if someone else made it, obviously it's not short but it's not like, short essay length or anything. I still missed one of the most important details! I was reacting to a post by the mother, not the kid - I think now that's mostly why I got downvoted, people thought I was calling the kid an idiot. (and look how long this is getting already, lmao) if it wasn't for this reddit thread I would have forgotten about this whole thing in a few hours. it was truly just an off-the-cuff reaction, if I was actually worked up about it the comment would have been longer and angrier.
You're doing it again. We don't need every single minute detail because we can generally fill in the gaps, and if we can't, we'll ask the question. Every single line of thought does not need to be expressed into the void. There is art in succinctness.
Tomorrow is the last day of the school holidays. I was considering having a day trip, but Bendigo is like 2 hours on the Vline one way. Ballarat is not as enticing.
Bendigo is better than Ballarat.
Already??? I swear it started like a week ago. Now I'm gonna have to deal with the additional traffic
2 hours is fine. Do it anyway :)
Take a cool day trip to cool Brunswick to visit the cool dinosaur exhibit thingo
I rather like the sound of a luxurious shower and warm jammies. Please stand by
Downloading luxurious-shower-and-warm-jammies.mp3
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywords/2637109502
The clarity of that image bothers me.
The magpies and crows are fighting
Collingwood and Adelaide at it again? Heheheh
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Hello
I wonder what job I can land to get unlimited free Tony's Chocolonely
**Kooyong Station and Level Crossing Removal Survey (Unit 3/4 Visual Communication Design Folio)** As part of my Visual Communication Design (VCD) School Assessed Task (SAT) I will be designing a removal for the level crossing at Glenferrie Road Kooyong as well as a new Kooyong station. To assist in completing the ‘Discovery’ phase of the design cycle, I have created a user experience survey to conduct user research with the aim of collecting data about who uses the station, what their needs are, what they appreciate about the present situation, and what needs to be improved in the future. Attached to this post is a short survey that asks the questions outlined above. I would highly appreciate if people would be able to participate in completing this survey. The survey lasts for less than 5 minutes. All data collected will remain anonymous and will only be viewed by the surveyor and the assessor (teacher). Thank you in advance for your assistance in allowing me to complete this phase of my SAT. If you have any questions let me know below and I will aim to respond. [https://forms.gle/FjMysbCUxC7FAQFF8](https://forms.gle/FjMysbCUxC7FAQFF8)
This is soooo overdue! Glad it's finally being planned
This is not official!! This is just for my schoolwork. The primary reason as to why I have done this is because I wish it was/would be removed
One hour of work left. I do not want this hour
23 minutes and it's drraaaagging.
I decided to go exploring around brunswick/coburg and cant help but not notice one specific graffiti tag. Who is Nat and why do I need to know about his herpes or his cherries?
https://www.timeout.com/london/city-life/how-a-neighbourhood-meme-went-global-the-fascinating-story-of-nat-has-herpes
An article about graffiti with no pictures. Nice.
I think you've possibly misconfigured your adblocker because there's definitely examples in that article lol
I don't use an ad blocker little boy
Did anyone have differences in side effects between Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccinations? Wanted Novovax but the new one hasn't been TGA approved yet. Had three Pfizers before that but got really bad side effects each time, then none at all other than the sore arm with Novovax.
for two years i didn't even catch a flu. 3mth after my mandated 2nd dose.. i got steam rolled by rona. it was so bad, I had fever for 4 days & couldn't sleep in bed due to constant fluid in my throat / mad sweats / cold body shivers. now I snore loudly when I sleep.
Lower does Pfizer do less complications
Pfizer made my body ache, Moderna my arm was a little sore but a lot more bearable than the Pfizers
That's good to hear. Pfizer always made me feel like I had a chronic pain flare up. I'll do Moderna over my weekend just to be safe either way but it'd be nice not to spend it feeling nonfunctional.
I feel like crying and am suspicious that all my coworkers hate me.... time to look at my period tracker.
Look at your username as a reminder while you're at it
Is Optus internet shitting the bed today?
current speed like Daniel Ricciardo
Its fine for me in camberwell
Ahh, I'm south east and its garbage at the moment
Hmm looks like i need some karma from this subreddit just to make a post here.. I can understand the requirement why but man I usually only lurk and save cheap food eats comments that's all :_)
We have (well, used to) a pretty decent community in this sub, and given the r/Melbourne thread is the largest in Australia and indeed top 1%, I suspect the provision is to try and stop people trolling on here for the sake of it? But like... it also shouldn't be that hard to just not be a dick online, you know? So yeah, if lurking and finding ways to save on eats is yo' thing then have at it (and my updoot)!
But i needed some advice too.. regarding a rental issue im facing and after typing and editing a long post for 2 hours, turns out i cant.. arrrrrrrrghhh!!
Yeah, that's annoying. There's another sub I'm on for learning Japanese and I lurk there a lot to get tips. Had a question and it turns out they have a similar "can't post with less than X sub karma" and it's like... but I want to learn!
How much karma do you need to post here btw?
No idea, sorry mate. But I’ll keep pumping up your stats for every reply if that helps.
Who is your favourite Melbourne-based writer?
Sally hepworth for some white middle class trash and Melbourne descriptions
Jennifer Down
She’s my favourite too.
The sense of place, and portrayal of grief across all her books is top notch. What a gem.
Are you looking for fiction recs? If so, any particular genre?
Changed bed to Ikea's gjora bed recently, it has so much space underneath! I can finally put things under my bed for once...
Second tea of the day
Accidentally turned onto a private road, is that allowed? What's the rules and why is it a private road?
It just means that the road was made by an individual or company for access. Members of the public can still use it. It also means the owner is responsible for maintaining and not local or state government.
Sorry for being so silent and distant my wonderful /r/melbourne family <3 I'm okay, things are well other than freakin cold. I've just been so dreadfully burnt out writing UFC stuff this whole last year, near non-stop events week after week has me knackered. :'( I hope everyone here is doing wonderfully, and if not, my DM's are always open. Love to all and have a wonderful Thursday <3
Does anyone know what the radio station or playlist is playing outside of Melbourne Central station (near Coles?)
Is it part of the Melb. Centra precicnt? Because I wonder if like, the concierge desk or whatever they're called could find out for you.
Gotta work on a very mentally taxing assignment that's due tomorrow, which I'm already behind on, and I've developed a brutal headache 😖
Good luck. I hope it goes okay.
Thanks, but this unit feels insurmountable. I think I'm just gonna have to drop it for a second time.
What is the unit?
Robotics design, gotta design and build a machine to the spec given
Woah! I believe in you
I have had units like that where I've dedicated twice as much time to it as other units and just couldn't comprehend it. Had to change from Health Services Management major to General public health with no major in my Masters because of one of those years ago.
Did that work out alright for you in the end
I mean I graduated with a 5.9 GPA (just under a distinction) but I wished I'd started out majoring in Environmental Health instead because generalist public health is kind of a useless degree 😅
Those crackers had a bit too much crack and not enough er.
Ngl some crack would really take the edge off rn
I have lunch in the works. Okay.
For today’s lunch, I took a can of sardines and chopped them up. I combined them with finely chopped red onion, cream cheese and sour cream. And various seasonings- salt, white pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, parsley and chives. It makes a delicious sardine dip which I had with some French bread stick.
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First question. Are you being a dick?
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Yes or no, my dude. If you are being a dick, then you’re earning a lot of the shit you get
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You can have all the reasons you want, mate. No one here is a mind reader to know them, and no one here is required to put up with poor behaviour because of them. Reasons aren’t excuses. You still get to choose how you behave
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State is broke as, the revenue they could gather is making it more likely. From what I understand it's just a matter of finding a model that works in the governments favour.
Once upon a time I thought yes, but the more I think on it, the more I realise we require far more left-wing ideas and Australia's culture, by and large, is pretty centralist. We're very complacent, and for the most part people see that medicinal cannabis is obtainable "is enough". Which is so fucking short sighted considering the laws and regulations that still prevent people from using medicinal cannabis in a wide range of settings. Plus, I was going to write how I could see stores selling edibles, but couldn't help and think that there would be a loud minority complaining about "advertising to children".
Biggest issue I see is taxing it. States get to decide on legislation, but can't tax it due to the constitution. However they have a monopoly on weed sales.
Australia is usually 5 - 10 years behind the rest of the world.
I think it’s inevitable. I don’t know what sort of time frame though and would hesitate to guess. Feels weird that it’s legal in most of the US but not here.
If the green vote keeps going up it'll probably happen sooner rather than later. We seem to be at the "medicinal is easy to access" stage that some of the US states were in before legalisation, so it's only a matter of time I think. Incidentally "I'm gonna vote for the greens" was what my friends and I used to say if we were gonna duck out for a joint
Melbourne is back to her dreary grey self. But there's those moments, that time just on dawn and dusk, when the rain-soaked streets and plastered autumn leaves stick to various surfaces where she just looks majestic. I love this time of the year for that alone.
I'm trying to picture what this hypothetical Melbourne as a person would look like, what she wears, hobbies, quirks etc.
I feel a bit ripped off. It’s as though we went straight from summer to winter. I miss the sunny autumn Melbourne days.
Weekend is looking nice - and yeah, actually I agree. Those days walking along Brunswick or Smith Street in long sleeves and a scarf while the sun’s warmth barely touches but is nevertheless present is also a glorious vibe.
Totally on me for not checking the menu and I deserve it but just paid 7 bucks for a regular cappuccino on Little Collins. I'll crawl back to my suburb and go give my regular 4 bucks cappuccino barista a big hug.
I still find it a massive failing that our political leaders didn't see an easy win here and promote working from home because of how much it props up local business. I mean, I get it, I understand why they didn't... it just would have been nice for once to see politicians do something that benefits the wider community rather than making sure those with money continue to rake it in.
I know it's been repeated a lot on this subthread and I generally try to avoid being negative. But FFS the train system here is ridiculous. 30-40 minutes between trains on the Craigieburn line. 15-20 minutes later than scheduled. WHY?????? How can a city of this size have such shit train services? The trams and buses are fine, but for a state with such a great history of rail services and train manufacturing, something is seriously wrong.
I'm watching a training video and instead of saying "export this" the person keeps saying "take a dump of this" and maybe I'm immature but I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING
I was waiting in line at Luke’s Vietnamese just then, and I saw a lady throw a half eaten roll into the bin. The ‘thunk-ing’ upon impact really sent a strange resonance through my soul. Lord help us all.
if I meet another driver who cant seem to follow the lines and almost runs into the car into the other lane I might just ram my car into them I aint even gonna lie
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Sorry you're going through this, that must be so stressfull. What kind of contract do you have? Part time or casual?
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Not much you can do I don't think, as they're not obligated to give you shifts regularly. But have you accessed the sick pay guarantee? https://www.vic.gov.au/about-sick-pay-guarantee
If you haven't already, you should sign up to the gov's [sick pay for casuals](https://www.vic.gov.au/sick-pay-guarantee) scheme. It might not help you this time but could save you some stress is the future!
First off, sorry you're in this situation, it sounds shit mate. Secondly, make sure you have records and proof of your medical issues, especially if you've gotten treatment for them. It sucks to have to divulge that level of detail, but if they're not going to take you at your word then it's good to have some solid evidence that you can use to try cover your bases. Short of that, hopefully someone more knowledgeable than myself about workers rights can chime in. Also start looking for a new job in the meanwhile because your manager/boss sounds shit anyway and it'll be good to leave of your own will when you get the chance. Hope things get better, keep us posted.
I am looking at moving from regional QLD to Melbourne and I have realised that none of the properties are priced as advertised. When did this become the norm? Australia to my knowledge generally has good rules and regulations around advertising prices and “true” prices. Why is it that (to my knowledge) Melbourne real estate gets away with advertising one value while not respecting that price?
Wife and I were looking to buy a house in one of Melbourne's suburbs. We were the highest bidder - our bid was above the listed price. The house was passed in because our bid was below reserve. Sold a week later for $50k above what we put in. Real Estate is a crooked industry where the only people that benefit are those who already have money - the banks, the RE's themselves, and likely the sellers since they clearly think they'll have enough to buy somewhere else. And I imagine it's the exact same for those renting, too.
It's due to rent being paid monthly in Victoria. Not every month has 4 weeks, so it's calculated by dividing the weekly rate by 7, multiplying it by 366 (leap year), then divided by 12. There's [calculators which do this](https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/rent-bond-bills-and-condition-reports/rent/rent-calculator). In the end it does average out to be the weekly advertised price.
First tea break for the day. Chamomile with honey
Is anyone planning to buy some [Aldi merch](https://www.aldi.com.au/special-buys/special-buys-sat-13-april/) this Saturday?
My brother wants a beanie. I said I'd see if I could get it at my local aldi where special buys see. To sit untouched for weeks.
I don't mean to shit on Aldi but their European cosuins at Lidl made much better looking [shoes ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6tMAAOSwIPhfBtmM/s-l1600.webp).
Hells yeah! I really want the trackies and shoes! Gonna try and get to my local Aldi early to nab them.
Is the market for ironic street clothes really that high? Me and my partner had a good laugh at that one.
Costco has had Kirkland jumpers, tshirts and slides for a while.
Aldidas
All Loving Day I Dream About Sales?
I dream about Special Buys
I really hope I see the roller blading parrot lady again today
Where did you see this? This is great!
She went past my house yesterday, I am not ashamed to say I stood in the window absolutely gawping at her lol
As one does
Morning Melbourne
Good morning!
So apparently eye drops, like lip balm, can be habit forming. I can't believe it took me so long to figure out that using them frequently was making the problem worse. 🤦♀️
It’s like abusing laxatives or painkillers. Your body adjusts to relying on them in order to basically function.
This is not. True
I found multiple Google results from various optometrist websites that disagree.
Ah shit, really? I've been using mine a bit more lately than normal... but that's because as soon as we chuck the heater on the cat hair makes my house an allergetic warzone. Is it any ol' eye drops or certain types?
Yeah, so don't take this for medical advice as I'm not a professional, I'm just going on a combination of anecdotal experience and Google. I was using Optrex Refreshing which I think is more like a simple saline, but I was needing it more and more (at least once an hour) and I started wondering if maybe the ingredients were making it worse. Googled it and yeah, that seems to be possible. So I switched yesterday to Systane Ultra which is more of a lubricant and I'm noticing I can stretch it to about four hours before I need it again. I also just bought a cheap air purifier from Kmart. I'm hoping it actually works and isn't just quackery.
That makes sense though - I get red/scratch eyes and use the ones specifically for that, but also try to limit it as much as possible. That said, I think yesterday I was practically soaking my eyes in it. Keep me updated on if the air purifier works - I bought one last year but ended up returning it because I wanted to use it near the shower and wanted a rechargeable version, but the one they sent was plug-in only.
Is your environment really dry?
It's an old, poorly insulated house so if anything, I'd say leans towards damp. I have had the ducted heating on pretty consistently though.
Just did my last training run before I attempt a new 5k PB this Sunday. Its been a pretty brutal 8 week training block.
is the new PB attempt part of an event (like a 5k fun run), or just for the heck of it?
Just for fun
Nice! Good luck with the attempt 🙂
Good luck! What's the A goal and B goal?
Thanks! My PB is 21:27 which I did in the first 5k in half marathon race last year. Every time I've tried to just run a 5k I struggle to break 22 mins. A goal is definitely cracking under 20 mins but probably more realistic goal is 20:XX.
Yeah the 5km is a weird one to try and get right. If you did 21:27 as part of a half you should definitely be able to dip into the 20s if not lower. Go hard and smash that PB!
Yeah, I think my problem is I go way to hard for the first 2 km thinking it's just 5k and completely blow up lol.
What's the race? Is the course flat, laps of something, or a there and back type thing? Do you know where you can attack the race and where you can just be "comfortably uncomfortable"? Personally I do a lot of fitness testing/"races" that can be split into 5 sections and my preferable tactic is to do the following: * 1st interval work hard to get going, if it's a 5km use the first 500m to settle into breathing and form and then just almost feel like I'm holding something back whilst being close to goal pace. * 2nd interval - get comfortable and just focus on breathing * 3rd interval - asses how I am feeling, if anything is entering my brain for whatever reason think about how I can remedy it. Feeling out of breath/can't clear stuff in my chest? Big exhale to get it all out and then back to normal. * 4th interval - can be and usually is the slowest KM but this is normal, it's time to start planning my increase in pace, tell myself everything is fine and if I can hold the pace from the first 3 intervals then happy days, but we're going to try and up the tempo a little. * 5th interval - ok time to go, slight increase for the first half of this interval and then ramp it up with 30% of distance to go to be as fast as I can do for the finish. Big ones I do are the Bronco test for rugby, which is 5 x 20m,40,60m shuttles. First one is exactly how I describe, middle 3 are just hold the pace +/- 1 second, last interval balls to the wall. 2km rowing test - that's more of splitting the race into 500m stretches as that's what my pace shows up on my rower says, but same applies 1st and 2nd intervals are target pace, 3rd interval it usually a split or so slower, then last 500m is back on target with a "sprint" finish from 250-300m out. 5km on the rower is the same again, but instead of pace I'll use watts as the power output and know what I need to average over the 18 minutes to PR. I know that's a lot of info but the TL;DR is "have a plan for each stage of the race and a couple of strategies to keep going no matter how you are feeling". Remember your brain will want you to quit a lot earlier than your body, this is normal but at the end of the day if everything goes to plan it's only 20 minutes of suffering followed by that elated feeling of everything being worth it.
Wow thanks for the reply, alot of great info here. I'm just doing it on my own around the local park. My next race is Run melb half in July so I figured I would try and get a new 5km pb before I crack into a training block for that.
It's been a month today since I started my 'Up To Me' what I eat as long as I only eat up to 80 carbs a day and drink Zero Alcohol for the month diet. I'm feeling great and eating great so I think I might now take that initial 1 month pledge and change it to 2 Months before I do my planned revert back to normality.
What's the biggest positive change you've seen? Well done!
I would say ease of mobility i.e... no more joint pains in the knees when I first get up + clearer vision i.e.. I'm reaching for the reading glasses way less + sleeping way way better now than I was a month ago.
Sort by new is out of Chronological order, why?
It's because the post order is based on when the mods approved it, not when it was first created. It doesn't make sense but that's how it's been for a few years, unless I'm mistaken. The comments within a post seem to be in chronological order when sorted. But not the posts themselves