Today's mystery: why was there a pair of small tongs in the instant coffee tin?
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Rustyβs making Can-tong?
You've never used coffee tongs before?
I keep them with my poop knife
I remember this one ππ
The poop knife bacons at midnight
Okay that made me spit ππππ
To scoop the coffee of course
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Woke up today and didn't want to get up. It's been like that for the past few days. Fun times.
My research into getting a home battery:
- The inverter size is how much you can feed back into your house/the grid, eg, 5/8/10kw. The rest you'll draw from the grid. Eg running AC and the induction cooktop at the same time will be a large load, 10kw can come from the battery, the rest comes from the grid.
- Battery backup (power outage) works for three circuits limited to 10amp each. Eg, fridge, lights, tv/modem. Running the cooktop or high power AC doesn't seem feasible for battery backup.
- The rest of your electrical system needs to be up to scratch to handle it. My old house needs a mains upgrade.
- Michael from Victorian Power Savers was super helpful. Got a quote for ~42kw of FoxESS battery and a 10kw inverter for ~$6,800 but I'd need to spend a bit sorting out things on my end first. ( ~$2k)
- Feeding/Selling power back to the grid you need an 8+kw inverter.
- The battery needs to be 600mm from a window or other appliance (eg AC).
- If mounted next to a living area a concrete fireproof sheet needs to be installed. If near car parking bollards are required.
My main reason for it was to keep the AC and cook top running in power outages. That doesn't seem possible so I think I'm putting it on the back burner for now.
that's very expensive
and here are some cat pictures π
This is the content I crave π^___^
Glorious cats!
I am sitting here slowly dying on a 5pm zoom call and this has revived me π»
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I got some help with decluttering the yard.
I should start on my clothes but the old stuff is more comfortable than the newβ¦ and the new stuff you can buy doesnβt last long at all. (There is op shop but particular items I donβt like to buy secondhand.)
Edit: Also I find the current fashions kind of hideous and impractical. I didnβt like the decades of skinny jean dominance but neither am I paying $35 for a pair of polyester flares.
Seriously fuck pharmacies for treating you like a criminal because I want to fill my adhd meds script 1 goddamn day early.
Fuck this.
Have a bit of a problem (well, not my problem but worried).
P's are going on a Japan cruise in Mar for 2 1/2 weeks. Ol' girl isn't really in great shape for it.
Problems are myriad.
The farthest I can get her to walk is about 650m on the flat (took 8 months to go from 300m). Shit stabillity at the knees and general walking.
Food wise is going to be a disaster (even though it's a swanky boat).
Ol' boy is a severe A type. Every time travelling as a fam it was stressful af. Race here and there at full speed etc.
All my advice is falling on deaf ears. Proper knee brace (or 2), ol' boy thinks a bandage will do the trick (it won't), double down on supplements in the lead up, wheelchair going through terminals (that went down well), try different japanese takeaway places here in melbs a few times before going so as to give an idea what can be eaten.. bring clothing that's basically for vic apline weather (gets cold on a 25 degree sunny day even when walking w/ a polar fleece).
All of it generic advice, all being ignored.
I'd be amazed if it isn't a train wreck or if there's an injury.
Not much I can do now to help except somehow bump calories (again) and hassle for more walks / at least something for leg strength.
Thatβs really concerning. He doesnβt seem to have insight into her condition or needs and wonβt be told.
Hoping he gets enough of a reality check to buy some warm clothes and find suitable food at least, and that she pulls up alright.
Is it possible to tell the airline and cruise staff theyβre coming and may need assistance?
Eeeep. Top notch travel insurance a MUST. Also check with cruise line about accessibility and accessible cabin etc., which may involve a surcharge. video
Cruise line and airline DEF need to know in advance.
Thanks for that. For sure. I hope they reconsider at least the airport terminal mobility stuff.
omg
can you pack an extra bag for them to take?
call up the travel agent/cruise in advance about the wheel chair?
Bring some Japanese take aways to their house ?
Oh dear. Please tell me there is top coverage travel insurance in place?!
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Back to Trivia today. I was going to start earlier but had to sort out some family medical stuff. I swung by to drop off the gear and it looks like the numbers are going up. It will be interesting to see what the crowd is like today
and I am off to my local sports club for trivia tonight
wish me luck, I don't even have a team yet
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construction noise from the train bridge building is pretty loud
they just build at night
just another 2 months of construction π€
I managed to find $8.95 knee braces on ebay and am getting them sent to a shop for safe collection. Had some but decluttered themβ¦ the ankle braces donβt have my size.
Melbcat has been refusing wet food and nibbling at dry food so Iβve given her some nausea meds and will see if those get her back on track.
gentle hugs for knees, rest and take good care of them
me, don't tell anyone but once I lose a goodly amount of weight I think I will start wearing a corset for back support
A figure 6 and figure 8 ankle strapping {tape} are pretty simple.
Yeah. I have some around here.
Edit: inspects handiwork Well... close enough? I just hope I got the kind I'm not allergic to.
A lot of body tapes leave behind a residue that can cause irritation. Cleaning the area with some form of solvent can help reduce that in my experience. Cooking oil, sorbelene or essential oils (eucy, tea tree, lavender etc) work as a solvent for it.
Thanks, I might have some baby oil or just use cooking oil
I get cash out after trivia because it's in a small town where an ATM is actually conveniently down the main street. I've decided $130 is a good amount to get out because it gives you four twenties and a fifty.
$180 would also be good for similar reasons. Those flat amounts that just give you fifties are too annoying because it's still too big an amount to break on smaller things and when I'm getting close to spending $50 I would probably lean towards using my card anyway
I missed out on Music Monday yesterday so I'm contributing to Choonsday
Just started listening to that album again the other day. Her voice is unreal.
Thatβs honestly just a striptease in musical form
yesterday I put away all my hobby stuff, hobbies are for weekends
this is more of that UnKAOS
one foot in front of the other
and try to remember the long goals
Woke up with a headache so bad that I checked my ambulance membership. It's receded now, but it's a very quiet day for me today indeed.
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