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  • also, had a little cry, i have my own workroom now, a place to have a desk and some privacy . I needed that more than anything.

    I haven't been to the beach once since I got here. too busy

  • Guy next to me in the laundromat just discovered his airpods in the dryer while taking his nice, dry clothes out. RIP.

    • Apple, our shelter and our strength, you listen in love to the cry of your people: hear the prayers we offer for our departed airpods, right and left. Cleanse them of the laundry water and grant them the dryness of hairdryers. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Air-men.

  • Parkrun PB in sunny Lalor this morning. Quite happy with that actually. Now at the stage where I'm enjoying running rather than feeling like it's a punishment.

  • I have arisen. Wattle birds are fighting over prime spot in the big gum tree. Might go walk down to the water before Marge gets here

  • Car hunting is not going well. I tried to make an enquiry and the car sales website decided to block me for "suspicious behaviour". There does not seem to be any options to get around it. WTF sort of business does that?

  • Gym accomplished.

    I require sustenance, and then will embark on a day of domesticity. I have

    • washing to do
    • dishwasher to unstack, then reload and run as needed through day
    • mushroom risotto to make. Some for the week, some for the freezer
    • Thai basil chicken stir fry to make. Some for the week, some for the freezer
    • pots, airfryer components, knives chopping boards etc to scrub, disinfect and give suitable TLC.
    • Chook’s cage to clean and rearrange
    • Cockroach baits to put down. I do not, as far as I know, have cockroaches…but someone else on my floor does. Proactive de-roaching?

    It will be productive, but the nice/chill kind of productive

  • Anyone got a recommendation for Dentists who do implants in West or Central? Boyo is pretty sure at least 3 of his are end of life. This will be highly unpleasant in multiple ways.

    • My old dentist in Melbourne was Brunswick Family Dentist. Had my wisdom teeth yanked there. I would go back to them if I moved back to Melbourne, even if they were a trek to get to.

  • Power outage in my area. WiFi not working. Some things are working and some not, so at first I thought it was a fuse. Must be a brown out then. Lucky I charged my shitty power bank.

  • Bunnings trip accomplished. The snags at Fairfield were particularly good today - tender and juicy and full flavoured. Bunnings was, well, Bunnings. I have a feeling that that store is running down it's stock - or maybe is waiting on delivery from China etc. Distinctly empty shelves. Does anyone know when it's closing down in favor of the East Preston/Reservoir one?

    • Noooo. They better not close the Fairfield Bunnings. It's my favourite - tends to actually have things in stock when the website says they do, unlike the Preston, Hawthorn and Collingwood ones. And the staff seem to be more chilled out and happy. Also agree the Preston one is a bitch to get in and out of.

    • The Darebin Rd one? That's annoying if they close it, I like it much better than the new Preston one which is a big pain to get in and out of, even though it's closer to me.

    • There’s some stuff I buy on a regular basis at Bunnings but they’ve been out of stock for the last month as well :(

  • I think I'm going to buy a new car. I've had this car for about 19 years, so the process is a bit daunting.

    Any advice regarding who to have inspect it? MyCar have an inspection service for around $250, is there any problem going with them?

    I don't think I'm up for trying to sell my current car privately, so I'll probably trade in even though it won't be worth much. I also have no idea how you actually pay for something that costs that much these days - last time I was in the market the standard was a bank cheque.

    • I used a mobile inspection service to check the car when I bought mine last year. I dunno, they're all much of a muchness. I used ACE Mechanics. Had to call around a bit as the car was outside some service areas.

      As for payment I used bank transfer - first for a deposit to secure the car, then the rest split it over two days due to hitting max daily limit. This was with a private seller though. No idea what dealerships do but I doubt cheques are an option even with them...

      • Dealerships do bank transfers too. I bought from a dealer earlier this year. Mine was a bit weird because not in Melbourne so I did a deposit to hold it then transfered before I went to pick it up.

        I did a test drive but not an external inspection because it was basically new and had a Toyota warranty thing.

    • I got rid of a similar aged car mid lockdown. The process of getting it inspected and de-Takata airbaged was too daunting so I just sold it to a scrapper for peanuts...

    • I think car sales has an instant quote sale option for an idea of the minium value of your current car. Even with a RWC and inspection people tend to let their car wear a little before sale so if you're buying 2nd hand consider another grand or two for a major service, eg timing belt.

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