• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    14·
    10 days ago

    So I’ve applied for a health care card from centrelink. Please send this. Ok no worries. Your claim is on hold until you send this. Ok no worries. Your claim is on hold until you send this. Ok no worries. They don’t send an email to say it’s on hold. You gotta check the site like a fucking stooge to find out what’s going on. Today it was “We need both sides of your partner’s drivers licence”. Mother fuckers could’ve told me that 8 fucking cunt weeks ago when I uploaded our licences. I am beyond shitty now.

    Anyway cheers 🍺

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    13·
    10 days ago

    “despite being fed a treat 20 mins ago, I’m going to sit in front of the plate and hope old mate feels guilty and gives me more right now”

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      9·
      10 days ago

      They force me to live off dust… I’m not sure how much longer I can survive these conditions.

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        10 days ago

        So there’s 3 phases.

        This is phase one.

        Phase 2 is licking the crumbs on the plate and looking back at me (my wfh setup is just there)

        Phase 3 ramps it up. It’s headbutts to the leg.

        If after all that I don’t give in, its jump and hang onto my leg with claws.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    10 days ago
    depressive shite lol

    Man I have been having a rough week. Messy sleep patterns, malaise, depression. Last night with those emails set off some CPTSD related symptoms I hadn’t felt in a while. Just pure panic and flashbacks, adrenaline and the side effects.

    I don’t even know why I’m writing this, what I’m doing, and whether I’ll ever get to where I want to be. Everything feels pointless and hopeless. The road to my goals is covered in a dense grey fog and I’ve lost my way, I just want to lie down and let the world wash over me.

    Maybe I’ve caught something lol

  • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    10 days ago

    Company gave us a wellness day off today. I mean it was because they did a bunch of layoffs but hey, I’ll take it.

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    11·
    10 days ago

    People who put inappropriate things in the recycling piss me off. An esky and a full stove top this time ffs!

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      5·
      10 days ago

      I only put the dunny seat in there because it was clean and it said “recyclable” on there. I was trying to do the right thing, ok. 🙂

    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
      1·
      10 days ago

      I just found out recently that we can only put specific clear plastic items in there, and not the other plastic colours (with the same #). Been messing up the recycling for ages without realising 😒

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        2·
        10 days ago

        It also varies depending on which company is doing the pickup, so something that is fine in one council area might not be in another. My old council had a fairly wide range of things that could go in the recycling, Ballarat you can’t even recycle glass at the moment, and the range of plastics is much smaller.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    10·
    10 days ago

    now my phone is fixed photos from my trip and beach will be posted after dinner 😺 Ruakaka beach.
    huge storms came through in early July, dropping inches of rain, causing floods and danger and keeping us at home for days Local Heritage Museum near Whangerei. It’s a mix of Maori and Colonial local history. Storm clouds developing over Auckland view from my desk in my room , it was nice and peaceful 😊with occasional cows 🐄 beer steins from the most popular pub in the world ( it’s in Hobbiton ) and I believe it, it has thousands of patrons a day little skink on Ocean Beach on the Pacific coast, that’s Miss Seagoon’s footprint a giant sand dollar and sea foam on the beach, the sand is black and can colour sea shells blue last day at the beach, Waipu Cove some of the shells we found

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    10·
    10 days ago

    Wow, my local Burgatory used to be great, now they’re mid af and exy as. Sorry kids but I don’t think we’ll be doing that again. And they messed up the order. I order food maybe 2x a week from various places, and it would seem that at least one order a week is just wrong, everything from forgetting the dipping sauce which goes with an item, forgetting one whole meal from the order (everyone except one person gets food) or just putting totally the wrong items in the bag. It seems to be getting worse! The only person who gets my order right every time is the old Italian guy from the local old school pizza shop 🤌🏼

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
        7·
        10 days ago

        It seemed to go okay. She was asked lots of questions about how she learns and what she likes and doesn’t like and how she approaches certain problems. My daughter prattled along quite amiably 😆 There were no right or wrong answers, just getting to know you type things. We won’t find out whether she’s been accepted until later in the term. I’ve got my fingers and everything else that’s crossable, crossed.

        At the start she was asked if she prefers to be referred to as “she” or “he” (it’s a pretty tolerant school) and I learnt that she doesn’t identify as a girl, which was… interesting. For a while I’ve thought of her as being kind of “androgynous” (I guess that was a typical word used when I was younger to describe the kind of person she is) but I didn’t realise that she just doesn’t identify as female. She’s definitely not a “girly girl,” but then neither was I really. I didn’t really enjoy feminine dressing until I was in my late twenties maybe? 🤔 She doesn’t correct me when I call her a girl, so I didn’t really know how far her thinking/feeling went in that regard. I was not looking forward to the more physical aspects of her reaching puberty, but now I am absolutely dreading it. I’m trying to be accepting and progressive, but to me she is always my beautiful girl, clever and strong, a free spirit. I don’t really know how to feel or what to think. Sorry for the lengthy response, I’m just a bit confused and trying to process it all.

        • SituationCake@aussie.zone
          5·
          10 days ago

          Heavy stuff. Perhaps now that she (they?) said her feelings to the school, she might be comfortable having a chat at home too? I can imagine it’s a tough situation to experience for both of you. I don’t really have much to offer as advice but we’re here for you. Hugs.

    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
      3·
      10 days ago

      I hate the lack of attention/care that goes towards food orders these days. It’s so frustrating! For an industry that’s absolutely blown up, the amount of failures is astounding.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    Just watched the Wiggles at Hamer Hall in the city. The boys really liked it but thought it was a bit loud

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    Building on yesterday’s awesome news, I finally got a follow up call from the ATO today and yes, there was some weirdass error by my super where they definitely did not send through any information the first time (not even the notice of intent to claim; the deduction was missing entirely), and I was told that they are actually legally required to do it within 10 business days, so they 100% messed up as by the time I did my tax return it should’ve been done…

    And even then, trying to check it on my own is a pain as as even after the super fund does submit the data (which they did do right after I called them last week to go WTF), it can ages for it to show up on my ATO portal - it’s been over a week, and I can’t still see any contribution on my end - but the ATO dude could see it on his end, and only because he did a deep-dive into the raw data, and that’s because the case was escalated to that level, so…

    Long story short, at least it’s all sorted out now, and I will get an updated tax assessment in about 5-7 business days with a refund of ~$950 like I expected to, instead of a tax bill of $2.5k like I currently have. SIGH. Coming in clutch because I would’ve had to change my plans considerably otherwise…

    Will have to draft up a stern email to the super about please not letting it happen again kthx.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      2·
      10 days ago

      Im glad you’re finally going to get your tax sorted, it’s been quite a journey for it and must have stressed you out.

      Im glad it’s all coming good now though!

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    I’m back from doctor and supply runs.

    Doc says it’s not too bad of an injury and to keep it covered with a dressing and take care of it.

    The nail at the moment in theory should be ok as it wasn’t lifted up too much but still has a chance to come off.

    Have to keep it dry and it was a nightmare trying to wash myself and keep it dry.

    I also have a been given a few days off and only need to go back to work on Wednesday.

    But of pain. No broken bones thankfully.

    Fingers crossed it heals ok from here!

    Edit: quite painful to walk around normally Argh

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      10 days ago

      The real problem will be sleeping tonight. It’s quite remarkable how much toes get impacted by sheets, doona covers etc. I recommend rolling up a towel and securing it with string or masking tape or some such to put in the foot of your bed to hold the sheet up off your toe. Or a really thick book or some such item would do too. Source: the last time I ripped a whole toenail off by wearing socks with a hole in them on a day’s bushwalking.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        4·
        10 days ago

        I’ve got a fabric dressing that completely covers the toe so I might be ok with sleeping under the covers tonight but last night I had to leave one foot poking out.

        It was cold to say the least.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      5·
      10 days ago

      Put a glove on it to shower. Thin healthcare type gloves work best. Don’t be a weirdo and put your toes in the fingers of the gloves, just use the bottom half of the glove to fit firmly around the front of your foot.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        3·
        10 days ago

        I’ll look into this , I have some disable latex ones maybe in the cupboard if I look hard enough.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        4·
        10 days ago

        I plan to plonk myself on the couch as much as I can.

        I’ve been on my feet too much today

          • Duenan@aussie.zone
            2·
            10 days ago

            Thanks Seagoon, Iv’e got a hot water bottle and a blanket.

            I can hear the windy really going at it tonight.

            Im going to play games or watch movies or something all night then crawl into bed and get a good sleep hopefully…

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      3·
      10 days ago

      Ugh, I hate toe injuries. I hope you are not in pain for long. A toe injury + crappy weather = excellent excuse to cosy up and do nothing without feeling guilty!

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        3·
        10 days ago

        Same here, pain management first.

        Last hour or so I’ve been on the couch and put my foot in aposition where no pain is being caused.

        Now just listening to radio, phone calls and playing video games waiting for the footy to be on.

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
    8·
    10 days ago

    In bed before nine. This is good.

    I’m going to read some of my big dumb book, and then I’m going to bed

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    7·
    10 days ago

    Last night in the middle of the night I made a trip to the fridge and stubbed my toe badly on the door.

    I later discovered why it was still hurting and I had managed to lift the toe nail a little bit. Let’s say half a cm as a best guess.

    Does this require a trip to the doctors?

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      8·
      10 days ago

      that doesn’t sound good

      I’d keep an eye on it and see a doc if it isn’t getting better in a day or two

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        6·
        10 days ago

        Im going to the docs just incase, been forever since I’ve seen a doctor for something.

    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
      7·
      10 days ago

      Same as the lovely people below, but I’d pop a bandaid around the toe to keep anything from getting under the nail, and you’ll probably bruise up!

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        5·
        10 days ago

        First thing I did was put some betadine on and I’ve put a small Band-Aid around it to protect it

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      6·
      10 days ago

      Might be ok. Depends on if it’s bleeding, anything potentially broken, any signs of infection. If you’re unsure probably get it checked out just to be safe

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        6·
        10 days ago

        There was some bleeding, there’s pain at the moment probably from where the little bit of nail lifted, may not be as bad as I thought but I did take the day off.

        I’ve booked a doctor for today and just incase to at least get a medical cert.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      4·
      10 days ago

      If you damaged the nail bed it might grow funny in future. I’ve broken several accidentally kicking furniture, nothing to do except tape it to the next one and stay off heels & jogging sort of things

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        3·
        10 days ago

        I’m not sure what to expect. It wasn’t too bad according to the doctor but the nail has a chance of coming off. I’ll be off my feet for a few days while this heals.