Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
I’m in charge of Christmas drinks. I bought some limoncello and some bubbles. That should be alright shouldn’t it? With a little spring of mint to make it fancy.
Sounds like you should be trailing it on this hot day.
Yeah I could but I like to wait until Christmas lunch so me and the old girl can sample together and critique cheap plonk like connoisseurs. It’s my gift to her.
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I’m actually sick of Optus. I’m still pissed that like my data gets leaked but all I get is a :c soz bro. But they have cheap credit, which is $30 every 45 days, and I get a butt load of calls and text. So I guess if anyone has other recommendations for either similar price and offer or cheaper that’d be nice.
Though I do refuse to go to Vodafone because they too screwed me over years ago and I can hold a grudge.
I would never go back to a major telco when all three sell their network wholesale for cheaper.
Telstra owns Belong, Optus owns Amaysim & Vodafone has Felix. Each of the subsidiaries are cheaper despite being under the parent company. On top of those, there are tons of third-party sellers that are just as cheap and often cheaper.
I personally use Woolworth’s Everyday Mobile for the Telstra Network + -10% at Woolworths checkout once per month.
I often wonder what’s the point of the major telco plans when they have cheaper plans on their subsidiaries - exclusively serving the naïve and old? Physical store for customers to slam their fist down at?
I’m with Woolworths on the Telstra network, 40 bucks and I get 65gb of data, unlimited standard calls and texts, and unlimited calls and texts to 22 other countries (happy to post the list if needed). You can also bank up 500gb of data, if you are slow at using it up.
Editing because I just went had a browse, they have lower priced plans but all plans contain the unlimited calls and texts, and unlimited calls and texts to 22 other countries.
I’m with aldi which uses telestra. Apart from weird reception in the garage occasionally, probably because of the tin roof, I don’t have a problem. I also don’t download movies and shit on the go on my phone.
I mainly use WiFi at home for streaming and talking to you lovely people. I hope that makes sense. It makes sense to me.
I read that as lonely people and was about to have my pitchforks out but then realised it would still make sense 😞
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Been with Boost for over a year now. I get the yearly plan - about $200 something for a year and 160gb (not that I end up using most of it). Works out to about $20 per month and is on the Telstra network, which is great! Also 5g.
+1 for Boost for me as well. I’m still on the monthly 7GB plan for $22 but because they do data rollover I’m often at 10GB a month. Next tier is $35 for 25 GB which also includes international calls. But I think I might follow you and @bull and go for a yearly plan from next year esp now that I know I’m here for good. 13.3GB at $20/mth including those international calls… Sounds better than what I’m on.
I know you can get cheaper data elsewhere but the standout to me is the full Telstra reception, always great when out in the wop wops for fieldwork or travel. People have regularly had to borrow my phone when theirs can’t connect! And still excellent in the city though I haven’t extensively tested it indoors.
haha I just checked my usage for the last 6 months and I’ve only used 26.69GB… 11GB of which was Saturday night because I streamed Prime video and Foxtel for hours in a motel without Wi-Fi. I’m absolutely moving to the 170GB plan!
Another vote for Boost. I might switch to one of the yearly plans because I’m on Wi-Fi most of the time. I’m on monthly now. An important distinction (for those reading this who don’t know) between Boost and the other Telstra-backed carriers is that Boost is the only one which uses the actual full-fat Telstra network and not their wholesale network. More info here.
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Just checked the radar and right in the last frame a big angry looking storm appears over the bay.
Yeah, it was looking empty all day and then bam, seemingly outta nowhere… NE still dry as anything although a bit windy
Welp, good thing I’m not with Optus regarding the Internet. Now phone service…
I let my boss know, I should be able to get an uber to work, but I can’t receive any calls or text which will be fun when I go home. I’ll have to order the uber while in the office because the wifi doesn’t extend very far.
my aussie BB is doing fine, but my texts are shot to shit (resold vodaphone/optus hybrid)
My Aussie BB / NBN is dead, I’m writing this tethered to my partner’s Telstra phone. I’m on Amaysim for my mobile so right now I have no phone either…
Have you tried a third party DNS?
Turns out my NBN also being down was just a completely unrelated coincidence, it just came back up
Omg it’s fucking hot out there guys. Fuck.
Blissfully unaware of the heat…had my AC on since about 10 am just in case.
I miss living in a house with split systems in every room.
I do not miss the power bills of that.
I would too but after eating our way through the freezer I needed to restock. I do it biannually so it’s easier to defrost.
Having come back from Satan’s sweaty bumhole, I’m thinking how awfully pleasant it is out there with a nice heat and dry breeze …
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I’d imagine Satan doesn’t sweat and chilli don’t give him ring sting either.
Satan definitely is pretty foul down there, the trick is He has no nerve endings and therefore doesn’t actually feel anything
I reckon he’s built his tolerance up over centuries.
Shit sucks.
Time to setup the shitty portable AC I think. Won’t use the AC juuuust yet, but the fan on it is good.
Yeah it’s not time for the noisy beast yet. Shit gotta get Dire before that gets turned on. The only rule I have with the fan is nobody’s allowed to drop their guts because it the fan comes my way and I cop that, shit gonna get nasty.
I finally have some rain! With some bonus distant sky rumbles. I’ve just planted all the new plants that arrived today (and got a touch damp with the start of the rain) so they will be enjoying this welcome. They may have to wait until the weekend before they get their mulch though, unless I get enthusiastic after work tomorrow.
Anyone looking for a used car? I found this lining the drawer of my sewing machine cabinet.
Is this still available?
Can you deliver?
Ah, those were the good old days. People had to go in and make innane requests in person.
What, do you not like spamming everyone with ‘Is this available?’?
What I do like is when there is something popular and the people that send the generic message lose out over people who bothered to type something to move the sale along. So the answer is often “yes it is available” when they send that first generic message, but has often become “no, it’s sold” by the time they get to the second. Making “is this available” a completely pointless question.
Went to the doctors for my usual thing and mentioned a random rash that popped up on my face that’s giving me grief, and now I’m on shingles watch… Fingers crossed the antihistamines I’ve been instructed to take for the next few days confirm its just weird allergy symptoms I’ve never had before.
Decided to start watching Mr Inbetween and already love the first episode. I didn’t know Australia made shows like this 😄
We are heading into a cashless society they say. Do your banking online, it’s easy they say. Until shit hits the fan and you can’t access your funds. When the gov’ment says it’s save to vote online then I’ll consider it. Until then I’ll stick to using my card or cash thanks.
i always have a bit of cash at home just in case
Me too.
yup, I prefer to use cash
I use cash probably 95% of the time.
I always try to use cash for small businesses and always try to use my card for big businesses.
Yep. I do something similar. All online purchases and bills, credit card. All real life purchases, cash. Credit card then gets paid at the post office using cash. Occasionally I have to use my debit card but limit that to big businesses only.
Small businesses above a certain size save money not having to do physical banking.
I’m mostly talking savemore and market europa.
I love my virtual money and almost never use cash. But we definitely need to have more back up systems in place in case of IT failure - not just in banking, but in pretty much everything. Companies have been very quick to take the cost savings of moving to efficient computerised systems, but have neglected to put in place backup systems to provide resilient systems. At one stage when the EFTPOS system went down they could manually swipe your card through and it would be processed later, now there is nothing.
A lot of companies are running extremely outdated software, and either can’t or won’t spend the money to upgrade it. Which leaves them prone to breakdowns, and security breaches, leading to not just data leaks but can bring their entire system down, if (like the Fire Services) a virus gets into the system. Or in the case of my now ex health insurance company they try to upgrade but don’t seem to have a plan to wind back to a stable system if it goes wrong.
I finally got around to framing some pieces that have been sitting around for ages. The cross stitch cows would probably have been unframed for about 25 years now! I got the frames for various op shops a couple of years ago, and never actually got around to using them.
The orange swirly thing has no hanger on it, so I am not really sure where to put it.
Big thumbs up for the cows.
Ok, those cows are fkn glorious! Love a bit of cross stitch.
You might like this one too then:
I did a framing course and framed that one in a custom frame many years ago. The swirls on the dress and decorations around the outside all have beadwork as well as the cross stitch, it took years to finish.
sings while smashing phone on desk ♫Oh I hate aussie retailers they are such ******* ******* *******♫
Anyone got a good source for a table saw mobile base? No amazon or timbecon, the first is satan and the second is a mouth shitter.
table saw mobile base
https://www.carbatec.com.au/machinery-and-accessories/mobile-bases
yah, I have them on my list
Oddly specific question, but has anyone used both prismacolour pencils and Faber Castell polychromos pencils, and are you able to compare them…? Got some money to spend. I’ve always gone with prismacolours, but maybe I should change…
I still have my Derwent from primary school. Unhelpful 😜
I still have my Derwents and I’m still a bit afraid to use them. They are Special and only to be used for Good things. I don’t want to get in trouble for not appreciating them enough.
Yep, do not use or you might run out. Don’t over sharpen it’s wasteful. Looking at the rack It’s very obvious which my favourite colours are.
I bought Derwent’s as an adult. I don’t do colouring in but gee they’re pretty to look at.
Both are a bit out of my budget so I can’t personally give feedback. But when I was looking at brands I saw articles and videos comparing them. It seems to depend on your preferences and what you need out of them
