• TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    23·
    17 days ago

    I’m back. Spent Friday in hospital with some pretty sketch vitals but they gave me an IV and I appear to be alive again. Viral meningitis is the leading theory, we couldn’t actually diagnose it and given I’m no longer looking like the reapers next target no one is all that stressed any more.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    18·
    17 days ago

    Hooray we got it. Actually had no idea I did until this morn. lol. Turns out it was a bit more south than i thought. Couldn’t see it with the naked eye.

    10" exposure 800iso f/1.8 so pretty faint really. I thought it was supposed to be brighter. but now we know where to look (thanks to tha little rock in the foreground thanks buddy) so will have another go tonight.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    14·
    16 days ago

    Alright. The meeting for a pay rise is tomorrow.

    Thankfully, I’ve got 2 more interviews. One from Australia and one from a very large multinational electronics firm.

    Let’s see what happens.

    Goodnight all ❤️

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    13·
    16 days ago

    I’m out of NRTs
    So I’m going cold turkey
    Pray for me 😭

    Edit: thank you all for your advice and support! Truly. But I cannot buy NRTs or anything until Friday, we have less than $100 and I would prefer to keep that for cat food/human food.

    Apologies for complaining. I’m always complaining.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      6·
      17 days ago

      It’s just a craving. And it will come and go.

      You’ve dealt with tougher shit than that.

    • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      17 days ago

      nicotell stage 3’s. A months worth for the same price as a deck, and they help you maintain. You might still kinda habitually want, but you won’t be at the “shank my grandma for a durrie” level.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      2·
      16 days ago
      If you want my 2c?

      Cheap reusable vape kit + nicotine prescription + premade 0% juice to slowly water it down over time.

      It’s a bit fussy and looks douchey short term plus the long term health risks haven’t been researched. But tapering down slowly and then off will help you with a really tough quit. Hopefully you won’t need it for too long.

      A decent strength initially helps break the habit of the cigs and then you can work with it from there.

      Pick a MTL (mouth to lung) option as it’s more similar to smoking and doesn’t produce huge obnoxious clouds. I bought an Aspire Pockex kit which at the time was around $30 on eBay for vape + charger + a coil. It was about the size of a ‘lipstick’ style power bank. It’s not fashionable but was a very good tool to quit.

       

      Very good advice

      Avoid any butter flavours. Choose fruit or go unflavoured (diacetyl = popcorn lung). Avoid sugar in liquid as it can burn coils faster.

      Avoid disposable black market vapes (unpredictable strength, heavy metals and lipid pneumonia). These are what led to the acute short term health problems in the news.

      Use an online calculator and either a jewellery scale or syringe to dilute as accurately as possible.

      Don’t start/use the device when the tank is empty or the liquid is getting low. Also get enough spare coils to change them frequently - when using for the first time or changing the coil either let it sit for for a while or slowly drip liquid inside the coil to completely wet the cotton before firing the device. (Burned coils taste terrible and emit seriously bad chemicals. Dirty ones also aren’t good.)

      I don’t know what strength you get prescribed (I quit before the ban) but treat the nicotine liquid with caution. Clean up any spills or wash it off your skin immediately. Don’t let Mickey near it and try to avoid vaping near him.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    12·
    16 days ago

    Got an early start tomorrow, we’re gonna beat the heat (hopefully) and get the pizza bases finished early. Now I’ve got to try and get some sleep in a house where everyone is still up and about 🙉Goodnight everyone! 💤

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    17 days ago

    Some shitty news at work this morning. A couple of vacated senior positions will not be back filled. That’s a few opportunities we won’t be getting. Time to start looking elsewhere methinks.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7·
        17 days ago

        I’ve got a contract until end of this year. It being public service, the job is all but guaranteed until then. Looking at other departments now, cause I want to keep my entitlements at least, but could go private if necessary.

        I’m fortunate enough to have a decent amount of time to make that decision, others don’t have that luxury.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    12·
    16 days ago

    Got up from my desk to stack the dishwasher and clean up and somehow ended up in bed with the covers over me…no…I have been exhausted all day. No idea why

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    11·
    16 days ago

    Hard to choose the sunset swim pic but we’re going with this:

    Also met the most ridiculously tiny toy doggo who just ran up to say hello. Would’ve been no taller than my ankle. Fearless.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    11·
    17 days ago

    One of the boys had a croaky voice and now I’m feeling it too. Time to see how flexible the new job is with being in the office, lest they want everyone else to get sick too

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    10·
    17 days ago

    Ugh the bedroom was so hot I didn’t fall asleep until 1:30am and now I feel like warmed over crap despite feeling so upbeat last night! I ought to get those car windscreen shades for the windows already…

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      17 days ago

      Same! We had the AC going till about 2:30 to keep the air moving which was nice. Woke up at 430 and it was too warm…took me too long to fall back asleep (generally do it in seconds).

      Today will be a struggle.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        17 days ago

        I had the AC on sleep mode but should’ve had it regular overnight honestly. It was disgusting. I feel like death today and I have to be outside all day, joy. Good luck to us both

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        4·
        17 days ago

        Poor Bill and Ted. Those coats would’ve made it stifling (although I know cats have that undercoat of fur or something that helps with temperature regulation). We just need to make it to Wednesday!