• MHLoppy@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    ~5PM water the plants, enjoying the cool change
    ~7PM go for a walk, enjoying the cool change
    ~9PM get some food, enjoying the c-OH NO THERE’S AN ANT INVASION IN THE KITCHEN

    please send your highest quality thoughts and prayers

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Equal quantities icing sugar and borax - set out in little aluminium trays where pets/kids can’t get to them. Ants will carry the stuff back to the nest and destroy it. Grateful to Sir Lister of Smeg from the other site for this tip - it works well with a bit of repetition.

      • MHLoppy@fedia.io
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        3 days ago

        We have a premade ant poison thing which I think is basically the same (I think the active ingredient listed was borax?). After neutralizing all known threat actors terrorizing the local food supply, these measures were deployed to safeguard the civilian population from future unprovoked attacks o7

    • MHLoppy@fedia.io
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      3 days ago

      My dudes the dishwasher is not edible leave it alone (they were mostly looking at the pantry cupboard, but a surprising number were chilling in the dishwasher)

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    I’m all 😍 with people’s pet pics! Keeping my mind off the fact that I’ve had an allergic/contact dermatitis reaction to a cream I was using on my facial burns 😭 For a while there I had ouchy annoying weeping burn coupled with OMG I want to scratch my face apart going on. Now have calmed it down a lot, might actually get a good sleep tonight 🥱. That cool breeze through the window is very welcome. I made a bluesky account and have been looking through some stuff. Don’t know if it’s something I’ll do on the regular, but it’s interesting until I get sick of it I guess.

    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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      2 days ago

      Glad to hear it’s calming down and giving you a bit of a break from that - it’s an awful sensation!! I’m spinmeround on bluesky if you wanna follow each other, I don’t post much, but it’s usually random thoughts, quotes I hear and my thoughts on whatever KDrama I’m watching lol.

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    Alright, so edibles question. My doc recommended trying gummies which arrived today. They are 10mg thc/10mg CBD. I’m not really across what this equates to in terms of strength… Obviously edibles are slow onset, but how strong is this going to end up being in comparison to other methods of consuming (smoking, vaping etc)… I’ve had edibles exactly once 25 years ago, and they tasted so nice that I did the have way too much thing. Not wanting that to happen with these…

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
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      3 days ago

      I’m a very regular edible consumer. For me, it’s 45 minutes after dosing to start feeling the effects, 90 minutes to actually feel stoned, and a few hours before it starts wearing off. Quite a different experience to inhaled THC. My regular dose is between 5mg to 10mg, definitely feel toasted but it’s comfortable and pleasant.

      If I got your script I would start at a third of a gummy and see how I felt, before increasing if needed over different sessions on following days.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    Dog goes to the door when asked if he wants to play. As soon as he gets outside, he runs straight to a patch of grass and starts munching on it, unfazed by toys.

    spoiler

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    I opened the windows upstairs, hopefully the through air current will cool it down .

    Done 2 loads of washing and some tidying but finding it hard to get motivated.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    RIP Troy Selwood.

    AFL Lions player and co captain of the Geelong cats VFL side.

    Gone far too early.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    Woohoo, pakige! After inexplicably not getting one for over a decade since leaving home (despite growing up religiously using one), I finally got my own Borner V-slicer. Shipped direct from Germany no less - admittedly using Evil Bezos (I had a gift card).

    yay

    I can’t wait to slice up the rest of the daikon and carrot for a MUCH better-looking pickle. And then chunky batons of beetroot to make into a curry. And cabbage for a stir fry… no more questionable knifework!

    I only really hope the latest models haven’t fallen to enshittification. My mum and aunt have been using their older ones for like 20 years now.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      3 days ago

      the Borner is the original and best , my mum had one and I remember using it myself to help with the family cooking. I now have one myself , but another brand , and it’s indispensable for cutting oranges, lemons and limes for marmalade

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        3 days ago

        They have apparently made them a lot safer (especially with storage - you can now store all the pieces safely without exposing your fingers to the blades)

        But yeah my grandma absolutely refused to use them back in the day no matter how convenient they are. I’ve definitely nicked myself in the past.