This local RE agency calls me once every 3 or so months about “amazing results in the area” and asking if I want to sell. I say I’m not interested, thank you, and then instead of getting the message to end the call, she keeps asking questions. I just said I have another call coming in and hung up. Go away.
“Each time you call me makes me less likely to call you if I ever DO want to sell” that’ll solve your problem pretty quickly.
When we were choosing an agent to sell our last place, our final two on the shortlist were pretty much lineball with commissions/offerings.
However one of them also had a history of these nagging tactics with calls and spam and almost-daily “please sell with meeeee” mailbox drops. So we went with the other guy.
I know our cold tolerance is all different but maaaaan people watching is insane today. The battle between fashion and function. Cool guys who chucked on a vest and went “that’ll do” or insisted a cap is good enough over a beanie. The Middle aged professional looks great in her business gear, but I’m questioning pants that are basically 3 quarters in length cause she’s gotta be regretting the amount of skin exposed on her legs. Then sensible ones who layered up, people who tried to make the puffer jacket cool (largely successfully I must say) and then there is those of us who went “fuck it, warm is more important” and just threw something together. I don’t think my gloves are even the same colours, if anyone asks I’m just gonna say I can tell which is my left and which is my right.
as a research academic (I.e. very few student facing days), my “middle aged professional” cold weather gear is a pair of blunnies (over thick socks), jeans, shirt and v-neck jumper under a long wool coat with a scarf/cowl.
basically, switch the blunnies for other shoes, drop the coat and scarf and it’s all remarkably similar to my all-weather, middle aged professional look.
more effort made on occasion when visiting 50 Lonsdale.
I used to have the wool jacket, but these days its either a Northface or a Jack Wills puffer i got from the UK. I prefer the wool look, its much more classy, but I find the puffer much warmer.
I’m just a sucker for a winter coat! puffy jackets are way more practical, though
more effort made on occasion when visiting 50 Lonsdale.
Not too much effort I hope. Don’t be showing up us regulars there :)
I swap the cons/chucks for r m Williams to match the rest of the policy wonks…
The wonks wear RMWs, us real workers wear Docs
Coming from a colder climate, it amazes me how much emphasis there is here for ‘looking the part’ instead of being comfortable.
I think the difference is death. Ok not really. But in anything colder than this you’ve simply gotta treat it more seriously.
Hahaha…yeah exposure is definitely more a thing in Canada. I don’t get why someone would choose to be uncomfortable, even for a few minutes. The cap example is hilarious. If you’re worried about ruining your hair, you’re not going to wear a hat regardless. Throw a beanie on and keep the ears warm dang it!!
one dude had an answer to that: Over ear headphones. Honestly a pretty elegant solution. They were both really strange. one guy had a cool hoodie and a vest and that was it, which didnt seem enough. Another was cap and jumper as if he didnt feel the cold but with a scarf on as well. Its like bro are you cold or not?
I used to have a great cold weather look when I was working in the city (many years ago). Long black coat, suede gloves with fur trim, and a black fur scarf and hat. Now that I I only have a few minutes passing between car and buildings I am much more the random hodge-podge look.
Back in the day when I was a young fella I put in a lot more effort. Nice black business jacket, matching scarf and gloves. These days…. Haha less so. Works lucky I put on pants that arnt trackies.
I just put my oodie on I think I’m going to be in it all day except for meal time and cooking.
Argh just the thought of preparing food is making me cold.
I really need to get one of those. All rugged up and have uggs and heater on and I’m still freezing
Maybe try and to throw on something nice and woollen or two light jumpers.
Ive also got Ugg boots on as well.
Check out the oodie website. They have some cheap ones going for 39 dollars as long you don’t mind the design.
Thanks for the tip, will check that out
Oh man I thought today was gonna be cruisey, and I did finish nearly everything by 1pm and stretched out my time at uni a bit, but being the conscientious idiot that I am, I decided to do one last work task when I got back to make up a lil bit of the 2 hours I was away (even though the deadline isn’t due for ages and nobody’s keeping track of my hours at this job)…
…what was supposed to be a quick half an hour jobbie spiraled into hours because there was a fundamental issue with the entire thing - like, someone’s property boundary might be so off that either they or Council are in big trouble. It’s way beyond my experience or pay grade, but I just can’t let a bit of good problem-solving go…
At least it wasn’t outrageous, I came home around 4:15pm and wrapped up around 8pm. Dinner, shower, bunch of tidying up, and now bed.
Also bloody hell, I think I do need a new chair, or at least reevaluate my seating height; my neck and back haven’t responded well to wfh today. Alright, NO overworking the next two days.
Anyone ever do that whole sourdough thing back in lockdown? I love sourdough, but paying 6 to 8 bucks for it at bakers delight isnt cheap. Was it worth it and do you recommend it? or was it a fad for a reason?
I see people selling old mothers on fb/gumtree.
What a sentence out of context.
I don’t see the point in sour dough starters, if you leave normal yeasted dough for an extra hour or two between risings and punching down it gets the same sour taste, if that’s what you want.
Not sure I quite agree about the taste. But think part of the point is to not buy yeast. Worth the maintenance if you make enough bread. For a once a month hobby, packet!
I make sourdough all the time. it doesn’t need to be as much of a palaver as people make out. Starters are pretty hardy things, too.
I’ve never bothered with making sour dough myself but have a friend whose starter is about 10yo. It is named Madam and sometimes behaves like one.
I held off because I don’t need to eat whole loaves of sourdough. Toasted with lashings of butter, yum.
Butter and creamed honey this week.
Creamed honey is so delicious.
We’re making a dent in the jar, that’s for sure!
I did a sourdough class a month before covid hit. I still make 2-3 loaves a week just for us. It’s a little bit of goodness I can do for my family and budget. It doesn’t keep well, only good as toast the days after but we like it that way. I avoid the social media sites about it, they get a bit militant and I’m not in it for aesthetics. It’s not rocket science or a beauty contest, it’s just bread. Very nice bread.
The Mill Brewery are taking over the Bendigo Hotel, and keeping the bandroom.
I hope we can still get the same kind of music instead of turning into whatever the fuck the espy is these days
They do 6.66% beers, and a few Death Metal flyer artists have done their cans.
-4.3!!! Fuuuuuuck
I need a snack and the loo but I don’t want to get up 🧊
-2 here, feels like -6. I am staying in my nice warm bed until conditions are more civilised.
My new rule is that when it gets below a degree in temperature, I huddle in bed with Gibson and listen to audiobooks.
Nothing of value can be done at this time lol
Movie Review. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. 1942. Youtube.
A blatant WWII propaganda movie, adapted from the WWI propaganda Sherlock Holmes short story.
The purpose of the movie is to tell the working poor and underclasses of Britain why they should support the government in the war against Germany even tho the working poor and underclass are abused and exploited by the British capitalist class.
The reasons given were culture, we are also defending working class culture, Justice, the British justice system is worth defending against fascism, Home, London and by extension the rest of Britain is home to all. IMO these were good and true reasons.
The working class did support the war effort and as a reward they were given the National Health Service and social housing.
America made a similarly motivated WWII propaganda movie called “The Negro Soldier” by Frank Capra.
The reward was the Civil Rights Act.
The working classes had “Why We Fight” and the reward was the GI Bill and School Lunches.
Australia and India et al, being colonies, needed no reason to fight and were given no rewards.
Ted the Fluffy Gargoyle is looking quite comfy
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Got the lenses in my glasses replaced. They made really unpleasant dashes above and below strong light sources like headlights. It got to the point I almost didn’t want to wear them when driving at night.
Turns out the transition coating is quite heat sensitive. I did some driving back in November when it happened and it must have gotten really hot in the car when it was parked because it was alright when driving. Well, I’ll just keep these glasses on me when not in the car
Wheres the best HSP in the city? Kebabs at Lonsdale was ok but wouldnt rave about it.
I think either CBD Kebabs or Flinders Kebabs near the aquarium were highly regarded in the Melbourne HSP Facebook group when I was on Facebook years ago
Kebabs in the city leave a lot to be desired honestly. I have no decent recommendations
All those cold swims paid off last night.
I’m in a house built in 1910 with no insulation, sisalation etc. Slept with the windows open and felt nothing.
Would’ve burned through a lot of previous midnight snacks it’s basically cheating.
So in this weather we switch from steamed dims sims to deep fried dim sims because it’d be a health hazard if the blood wasn’t loaded up with stuff to burn.
So the science is true: Get in cold water = can deep fry shit.
Do you wear a wristwatch?
If so, is it because you use it, out of habit, as a fashion thing, something else, or a combination of the above?
Mine keeps breaking and I’m thinking of just replacing it with some jewellery (simple chain bracelet?) on that side to fill the void.
Yes, both for health tracking and because it’s handy for notifications and calendar alerts. It’s also a bit of a habit for time-keeping at this point.
Although I’ve found fancier, newer watches to be much worse for that. I replaced my old Garmin with a Samsung Smartwatch, since the corner broke off the Garmin, and the Samsung one had a metal frame that seemed more durable. However, the software is both worse and more fiddly than the garmin, which is itself worse than the software on the Pebble (RIP) I had a long time ago.
I use a cheap digital watch mostly as a step counter.
I wear my Apple Watch mainly to track exercise and a bit out of habit. I don’t really use the watch that much though outside of tracking workouts, so recently decided to buy a cheap Casio watch (this one as it was on sale) when I just want something on my wrist as a fashion thing.
When you say “breaking” what do you mean? Stop working? Crack the screen? The band falls off?
Yes, I wear a garmin. It counts my steps, tells the time, records shit. Before that I wore an analogue.
It’s got a separate second hand that keeps falling off with bumps, and the rogue hand gets caught in the hour and minute hands. Fixable but doesn’t seem to stick. And it makes me realise I barely ever look at it to tell the time, I just feel naked without it.
Ok, so it’s shit. Get a decent watch like a Lorus. They are Seiko’s cheaper range but built to last.
You’re not using your watch because it’s disappointing you.
It was good back in the day, but I think it’s just old now. It’s been through a few battery replacements and had the glass replaced once. The Horse don’t seem to make watches with separate second hands anymore, so I wonder if it was a known issue.
I’ll make sure to check out Lorus.
I love Lorus. Such a stylish, simple, reliable, hardy watch. I have 3. Plus they glow in the dark.
i wear mine to read the time
Novel idea
Yep, I wear an analogue watch every time I leave the house, and use it to know the time quickly. It also looks pretty, because I like my functional things to be decorative if they can be, but it’s primarily functional.
I have a older style garmin (that’s small and has an actual working watch face so it doesn’t look like a fitness tracker). I mainly wear it for the tracking and stress/HRV tracking but the watch bit is handy when I’m in meetings or dealing with public transport or trying to put down the phone. I lived happily without a watch for many years but since I got it I’ve worn it all the time. If it broke I’d probably go without again until I found something I like that fits.
I don’t wear a wristwatch at all, or bracelets. I hate the way they feel. Generally just check my phone for the time.
#justmillenialthings
No. Seems redundant when I’m carrying my phone everywhere; and idgaf about fashion
I do. I used to wear one all the time as a kid so it’s partially out of habit. I don’t like having to pull my whole phone out just to check the time when I can do it causally on my wrist, and I have a smartwatch but the screen never turns on when I want it to.
I bought an automatic Steeldive watch off Aliexpress that’s pretty good and one of the cheapest solar watches from Citizen I could find. Solar watches are great, they’re so light and require almost no maintenance.
I’m not into watches for the fashion so I find so many of them incredibly ugly for everyday wear
Cold. Shit
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🧊🧊🧊Mine’s always warm
yeah thats a bad combination cause theres little worse in life than a cold toilet seat on a bare bum.
I am very grateful for a WFH day - knockoff oodie+uggs FTW!
Absolutely glorious WFH today, I don’t want to return to it full time personally, but on days like today it’s perfect. No need to drag myself out of bed to brave the cold and a car that takes forever to get warm, get all the sun I need in my light filled study (with jazz on in the background to lift the mood even more) - even get to do a load of laundry while I’m at it. Knock off early, soak up more rays… cook dinner while it’s still light out… so happy I have this option.
