Just had my interview and I think I smashed it! Should find out early next week
Onya mate 🍻
Fingers crossed 🤞🏾
Crossing all available digits in support.
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1 more day and I’ll have been off suboxone for a year.
I’ll save my thoughts till tomorrow.
Edit:
I’ve looked at the stats. Upto 90% of people who stop taking it relapse within 4 weeks and are at increased risk of death.
12% of people remained sober at the 9 month mark.
Fucking sobering.
My god, man. You are un fucking stoppable. Holy shit. I am in awe.
That’s really kind of you to say :)
I’ve come to believe that there is no choice but to keep moving forward.
I’m so proud of you
Yes, sobering. And the fact that you’ve been off it for a year speaks volumes for your courage and self-control. Dam admirable imo.
Thank you :)
I haven’t had cravings for about 8 years so that part was fine. It’s the not being emotionally numb part that was rough
Yeeaaah, the awakening feelings … been there and done that. Not fun. But the worst does pass with the passage of time.
Well done mate.
so many hugs and kudos
change is so very very hard, any change, you have done awesome 👍
Been smoking way less, but still smoking. Funny, buying a pouch from Woolies is ~$100, buying a 20pk of Marlboro reds from my local tobacconist is $18. And if I was less lazy, the one across the road sells them for $15.
Even more reason to quit: Marlboro is made in the USA, so I guess I’m funding not only local crime gangs, but also the USAs desire to bomb all the countries 😬😅
I swear by the nicotine spray thingy
That shit gave me horrible acid reflux. Nicotinell patches were the bomb tho.
Caveat: i’m very good at recognising dream states. Which is good because they were wild on those things.
I tried the patches but no luck. Only caveat of the spray for me is that I get a headache if I use it too much.
Gave me reflux too! The patches interrupted my sleep too much, I had to take them off before bed
I thought you were meant to take them off for bed.
It depends on how well you tolerate it. There are 24h patches that are recommended because it reduces cravings in the morning/over night.
Ah, okay. I took mine off at night. Damn, just realised it was 13 years ago I quit.
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Ah! Smokers warning. Can’t at my place – body corp rules and a cunt neighbour who will report. So heads up.
Few years ago a dude offered me 2 x 50g of champion for $50 at a club thing.
Obv. stolen. had all the australian warnings. Couldn’t pass it up though 😇
I wonder what all the ticket inspectors are doing this month.
maybe helping disabled people and women with prams get on and off public transport s/
or maybe cleaning stations and making them nicer and safer s/
🤣
Behold mouse trap w/ swivelling bottle with peanut butter on swivelling dowel over a bucket of water with ramp v.2.0.1
Improvements over v1.0
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more peanut butter
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Soap applied to inner walls
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Longer ramp with peanut butter.
Worked in Melbs but was after a rat not the mouse that got in.
I’m so invested!
Y’know I jus so happen to be in the business of sellin’ mousetraps. We jus got listed on Bunnings too
we will see
This is a magnificent contraption! For washing mice for your new cat.
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Dipping in and out of work mailbox on phone to clear out monitoring notifications. Fucking employer has sent me more goddamn emails in my two days of holidays than he has the rest of the year combined.
Cunt is pathological and they are not getting actioned. Get a fucking hobby.
Isn’t there a law that says that employers can’t email employees on time off? It’s called “Right to Disconnect”? https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/resources/right-to-disconnect-fact-sheet.pdf
He’s sending to work email, not personal.
ok, I thought the law covered those work emails
and I made a mistake, it’s not that they can’t email you, you don’t have to look
so don’t look!
I dip in every other day to clear monitoring emails (iykyk)
Last night, I went to the movies with the boyfriend (The Drama gets 2/5 hobbits), and we were walking back to my car. I accidentally went down the wrong street and the most gorgeous orange kitty came up to us and started purring and rubbing itself on us. I wanted to take it home. Do cats typically not have collars? This one didn’t have one. It looked like an adult.
No cat tax because we were enjoying the moment. I love my dog but I think thanks to the cat fiends here and this cat we saw, I am starting to want a cat.
Correct me if I’m wrong cat people, but if the cat has a tattoo in its ear, it’s been chipped.
Neutered I think. Like my dog.
Ear tatt means neutered. Blue tag means chipped, but that’s dependant on the owner. our boys are chipped but no blue tags .
Two things.
First, Carrot Man has a new carrot, or at least a freshly painted one. Looks very nice.
Second, I just saw a young bloke on an electric scooter with a small fridge on the platform. Not secured with anything resembling an occy strap. Scooting down the hilly bit of Bridge Road. Which is due for resurfacing next weekend. Courage takes many forms.
I think I’ll get some cheese cake in advance of tomorrows excitement.
Yes!!!
Whoever reminded me about Moser Roth Madagascan vanilla chocolate from Aldi - my diet this week.does NOT thank you (but my mental health does…yummo)
Ozbargain needs to stop. It’s giving me scotch deals again
That site is dangerous, I’ve learned to limit how often I visit there. I could go a scotch deal though.
It’s meant to help you save money but I end up spending more from being on there. Plus I’m on one bottle of Morris from Rutherglen with another to get through, it’s all Ozbargain’s fault
Black cat angst
I haven’t heard from the rescuer so texted her again, and asked if this guy can be treated outside or needs to be confined. I’m clearing my space and buying a cheap tent to make an easy quarantine zone or keep him to be scanned…
But I’ve also told her I’m not feeling confident in the ringworm treatment and asked if she can start looking for backup foster homes because I’m not sure I’m able to take him. I’m also looking for the owners in any way I can.
It’s a hard one. I care about the cat and don’t fully want to give him up. Torn. Keep flip flopping.
I’m just trying to be responsible and let them know to start looking for a placement now rather than bite off more than I can chew and then suddenly need someone else to take him on short notice. Or just stop caring for him because I can’t.
I wish things were different. 😢
Trying to catch a mouse in the house.
It’s smarter than me :(
Do you need to borrow a Jack Russell? Cannot guarantee the state of your house afterwards, but th mouse will be dispatched.
‘Rent a Russell’ actually has a nice ring to it. 🤔
Trying to befriend the cat down the road for some back-up but to no avail.
You can rent a goat! Not known as great mousers despite their rep for eating absolutely anything
My brother brought home a goat because he was asked to mow the lawn. It escaped it’s pen and ate all my mum’s plants and no grass.
Clearly you must adopt a cat. Or give up eating cheese. Get the cat.
Beep Beep 🚚
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Thanks chef
Crab & kiwifruit salad please chef.
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Chef, you always come through magnificently. Thank you.
I’ll get a bôwl öf bēèf phø please!
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I went to Aldi today and there was no cheap dry pasta. Had to buy the more expensive $2.35 one. I wonder if there’s a shortage or the staff are just lazy cunts.
I don’t know why but when I go there I always get zapped. It’s so loud too. YL was about a metre away from me, not even looking at me and she heard it. When we were leaving she patted me on the back twice and I got zapped twice.
Does it happen to anyone else? Why me? And no I don’t wear synthetic shudder.
It means that static electricity is building up in the actual room/building itself. And will discharge as soon as it can. If you are even slightly damp from the rain etc. then this will trigger the static discharge (water is a wonderful conductor and we are mostly made of water). Gold rings also can trigger a discharge.
General diagnosis - problems with the building’s electrical grounding - should be reported but it’s such an expensive fix that management often ignores it. If you can, report to the local fire brigade as it’s a known explosion risk in the event of a gas leak. And EPA. And Worksafe. I did that last time I got zapped at Norfcote Plaza. Caused no end of a hoo-ha but I haven’t been zapped there since.
It happens at every Aldi I go to. Starts in the carpark getting out of the car. I don’t see it happening to anyone else. They’re all busy shopping and I get weird looks. I don’t wear any jewellery. It has to be me for some reason I haven’t worked out.
Sometimes it’s a couple of zaps per shop. Sometimes it’s every single thing I touch.
Sounds like your car
That’s the weird thing, I wasn’t in my car today. YL drove me in her car. It happens in my husband’s car too.
Do you excitedly rub your shopping bags on the way to the aisle of mystery?
😂. No they sit in the trolley.
Sounds like the building needs an electrics overhaul to me. You only need to be the connector between the charged item (shop) and something that grounds it - then as we are mostly water we become the conductor of the electricity. In Norfcote Plaza it was happening to me every time I stepped on the metal expansion joints in the tiled floor. Didn’t matter what shoes etc. I was wearing either. And I wasn’t the only one.
I go to 3 different Aldi’s regularly, 2 are in shopping centres, one is free standing. It happens at all of them.
shoes, it’s your shoes
get safety shoes
It can’t be my shoes because I wear different shoes all the time and it’s been happening for years.
I get zapped at one of the local shopping centres in my area. Every single time.
No idea why.
How bazaar!
Yeah, makes no sense.
An avocado got me last time.
Wtf?
I was surprised.
Usually it’s just the milk fridge ⚡
😂
I get zapped everytime I touch something in there and sometimes it hurts.
I once was touching someone’s plant and everytime I did I got zapped. I said something is not right here and everyone laughed at me cos it wasn’t happening to them. Turned out there was a problem with the lighting/heating. I like to think I saved their house from burning down.
No pasta at Springvale Aldi, no diesel either :(
Strait of Hormuz 😔
Trumpty Dumpty. Tangerine mean.
