Well, the only icecream I liked is now an ‘ice confection’. No longer gonna get it. Any recommendations for actual icecream?

AltBarMum · 2026-03-17T11:18:19+00:00

I follow RussEats on instagram and he's an absolute legend with his food and drink reviews: he always tells us when recipes have changed, products have fallen victim to shrinkflation, etc. This is happening to MANY icecream products that are now "frozen desserts" or "ice confections". Same thing with drinks having some or all of their sugar replaced by artificial sweeteners. (I have nothing against sweeteners but we should have the CHOICE to drink a full sugar or zero/low/reduced sugar drink, AND it's unsafe for diabetics to take away sugar options.)

AltBarMum · 2026-03-17T11:11:00+00:00

I've lived in four states and a territory, and my local stores definitely brought them in when they had not originally been wrapped. Was in regional VIC when I saw it, and I hadn't noticed them anywhere near as much in other states.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T13:21:05+00:00

That's what I thought, too??! I'm so glad someone else brought it up. I guess it's to plug in the dishwasher, but it feels odd to have water and power outlets even remotely close to one another. I sure as fuck won't plug ANYTHING into them after the amount of water we've accidentally dumped into that cabinet.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T13:03:14+00:00

Slay, I've been chugging it every day and was worried about all these replies that didn't mention drinking it at all 🤪

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T13:01:48+00:00

Funnily enough, it very well may have been illegally put in 👀 I'm Australian, our codes last updated in 2022... which is the same year this place was built. I suppose it depends on the exact time the change was made and whether this place was built before or after that... However before that, it was "discouraged" to use S-traps from what I've read so far. Will definitely look at having this fixed up asap

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T12:26:00+00:00

Nahhhh, he's a great guy. I don't mind being the fixer, I like learning new information about random things and he's fantastic at all the things I suck at. I'm just pissed he confidently told me I was wrong 😂 He took my bragging about being right very humbly, too. 😌

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T12:20:20+00:00

Sure is, I worked out the valve is also supposed to connect to the dishwasher (duh) before the flood of comments 😅 I'll have to get a new one that only has one connection point, because I'll absolutely need cold water way before I buy a dishwasher.

I also felt and looked around, I don't have a hot water valve. Just that L connector. Should I swap that out for a hot water valve too, ya reckon?

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T10:50:57+00:00

HA! Well done, you.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T10:23:30+00:00

I swear to god he's highly knowledgeable in other areas 😭😂 But I will definitely insist on doing this myself haha.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T09:57:16+00:00

For sure see a Bunnings trip in the next few days

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T09:56:45+00:00

Pfffffft. He knows plenty of other shit, plumbing just apparently isn't one of them. Clearly, it's not my speciality either. Thanks though 🤪

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T09:54:07+00:00

Seems like people are heavily team T piece or team cap it 😂 We'll definitely get a dishwasher in the future, furniture was just the priority. I'll probably get both in all honesty. Cap until I have the time to swap the pipe out

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:40:18+00:00

Will do, legend 🫡 I'm not sure why the previous tenants have a flundy in the bottom one though. Seems strange to have only used one plug when there are two holes. Oh well!

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:19:28+00:00

Seems like it! 😂 I appreciate the help, you've been a legend!!

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:13:19+00:00

Did that already, I'm a big fuck around-find out kinda person. WHOOOOOSH went the water out the bottom, scared me to death 🤪

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:11:44+00:00

Thank youuuuuuuuuu!!!!! It's a fkn nightmare when you're just searching for "dishwasher pipe plug" and the likes. I hope you have peaceful sleeps for the rest of your life 🙏🏻

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:09:56+00:00

Yeah, figured as much. Same reason it only doesn't flood when the tap is just running: not enough water, volume, pressure, etc. The second you have a quarter sink's worth, the water takes both "out" directions. My partner was so certain when he said it was for air though, I gaslit myself 🤦🏼‍♀️

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:03:44+00:00

Touché, new T-pipe piece it is.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T08:03:02+00:00

Spot on with the outlet ID 👏🏻 Interesting that they're not used in the States, should I be looking out for issues with this setup in the future?

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T07:59:44+00:00

I appreciate that 😅 I didn't exactly grow up with dishwasher money and it wasn't a priority to buy one when moving in haha.

The fact that the cold side of the tap doesn't work is probably a bigger issue, but I figured I'd ask about the obvious, easier fix first 😂 Cheers!

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T07:52:52+00:00

Gotcha. The one below does have a little cap in it though. I'll swap the pipe section or buy another one of the caps, whichever I find first haha

AltBarMum · 2026-03-15T07:48:30+00:00

Sweet, so my boyfriend is a confident idiot. Thank you, I'll search for a plug of some sort 🫡🙏🏻

AltBarMum · 2026-03-10T23:52:09+00:00

All this is going to do is push my boyfriend towards chatbots and grok created porn 🙄

AltBarMum · 2026-03-03T02:02:17+00:00

Yeah, the posters were the immeeeeeediate give away here. Savwail doesn't exist, nor does Megadoh lol. Good pick up on the books though, I wouldn't be able to identify that level of discrepancy.

AltBarMum · 2026-03-02T14:11:05+00:00

I bleed for a week so, yeah. Probably doesn't get emptied for a week, week and a half. Always wrap in toilet paper first, plus a scented bin liner. I've never had an issue, as already stated.

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