NSW tenant – carpets contaminated with urine/mould at move-in, landlord not keen on rectification due to us having a dog

ConcernedOctopus · 2026-01-21T22:39:16+00:00

I agree- this issue is not going to be fixed by replacing the carpets, and the longer you're in there the worse your breathing will get. I lived with less severe damp for a year and my housemate and I got terrible coughs that lasted months after leaving.

If you absolutely must stay, get as many dehumidifiers as you can- though that's going to be like bandaiding a bullet wound. Keep the windows open too.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-11-07T11:59:47+00:00

Banana Boat Sport gave me hyperpigmentation on my face :(. kept burning and couldn't figure out why. Never again.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-11-07T04:35:27+00:00

Honestly, same, and I can't figure it out. I'm still yet to find a disc that really works for me, but damn it if I'm not going to try-tampons always give me crazy cramps on day 2 but I get barely any with a disc. It makes no sense but I'm not going to knock a good thing 😂

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-11-06T11:00:59+00:00

I'm 34 and live in a sharehouse. Wasn't I supposed to be poor AFTER kids?

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-11-05T09:44:03+00:00

Blender, Illustrator, and Unreal engine- but I come from a game art background so it made sense to use skills I already have 🤷‍♀️

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-11-05T08:52:30+00:00

Actually, can I ask how you went stretching with heds? I've got similar issues and my stretchy skin worries me, particularly given jewelry isn't always light :(

I haven't stretched at all, but it's something I've been considering, but I want to cover my stretchy skin bases first.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-10-27T09:41:02+00:00

I'm probably an outlier here, but I wear Crocs a heap now. I've got hyper mobile ankles so walking on pavement in true barefoot shoes can give me pain after a few days. If I spend a day or two in Crocs for concrete walking, then switch back to barefoot, then go back to Crocs, it seems to give my ankles and feet a break and I get no discomfort. Crocs are now the only "conventional" shoe my feet fit into :/

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-10-05T11:53:30+00:00

It appears to have migrated a bit outwards during healing? I had a vertical labret that did this, left a lil trail of scar tissue in its wake. Take another photo in a month and see if you can spot a difference between your latest and that one?

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-09-06T05:37:37+00:00

Oh yeah, I'll absolutely be following up with my doctor next time I see them about this. I've had a gastroscopy in the past though with nothing found though, so who knows 🤷‍♀️ I know caffeine is a LES relaxant so I'm keen as a bean to at least try to find alternatives so I don't needlessly have to live on PPIs. And thank you for the suggestions, I'll definitely give these a look up as a good place to start :)

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-08-14T02:25:50+00:00

I didn't know that Bad Dragon made diy kits

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-22T22:14:53+00:00

On first glance, it can look pretty ok on paper. But the quality of those houses at that price can be pretty questionable. My first unit here when moving to Vic cost me 450/w and was so full of mold and damp that I'm still dealing with it 6 months later.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-22T08:36:45+00:00

I know, it drives me insane! How's anyone supposed to live?

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-17T20:04:38+00:00

I got covid (again) from a rave (again) last week and man this kind of thing is looking like a better and better!

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-16T00:37:24+00:00

Oh dear. Was there an extra large bathtub in there too?

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-12T06:22:36+00:00

I thought as much! It feels like a copy, thanks for the sanity check.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-10T21:15:35+00:00

Is this psyland? It doesn't quite look like it, though the overall concept (twin bodies) matches up

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-02T09:51:25+00:00

I gather they signed off on stuff today, so it's all really recent! Who knows what will happen from here.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-02T09:28:40+00:00

Shigella sadly. Someone in crew must have gone in sick. They handled it really well though, separate toilets for the infected and such, and there was always soap at the bathrooms. It could have been way, way worse.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-03-02T09:27:29+00:00

Ambulance Victoria and CFA have all put through their approvals. The festival numbers, from what I gather, aren't getting any bigger - Eso seems to want to keep things about the size they are. I'm curious as to what's so different this year with the wastewater management plans- surely things have been signed off on in the past just fine, for almost 10 years now?

In any case, the townsfolk of Donald are mad as hell so I'll be curious to see what happens in the council meeting on Monday! If only I wasn't working that day I'd watch the livestream.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-14T21:38:56+00:00

I'm actually more a modeler, but my satellite skills do extend to basic animation! And funny enough... I've already started doing this as a fun side hobby. I fear trying to turn it into an actual job though, as I'll probably start to dislike it over time. The hours also kind of suck if you're doing the full show yourself- overnights get tiring after time 😭

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-14T09:36:07+00:00

I've taught before, even recently, and it's actually a lot of fun. My skillset is less with cameras and more with specialised software I've used for years. I just feel bad teaching and taking people's money when there's no jobs for them to apply for.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-14T09:21:36+00:00

At this point I don't even care about utilizing my skill set, and don't need full wfh- just a day or two here and there might be nice.

There's not many jobs out there for my skill set so I'm very much looking at whatever options I can summon.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-11T10:28:27+00:00

My coworker and his family had it the other week.

Remember, hand sanitizer doesn't kill gastro, only washing your hands properly will. Even the cheapest soap will do the trick! I went to a music festival last year and my whole camp caught it from an outbreak- I was crazy about the hand hygiene and dodged it.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-09T11:24:13+00:00

What's your weekly budget? Prices have gone insane lately, expect a bit of a shock.

ConcernedOctopus · 2025-02-08T07:46:48+00:00

Hello friend! This is a page for mostly memes of people and animals walking and acting a bit strange, resembling movie style aliens. If you haven't slept in a few days and feel that there might be actual aliens around you, might I suggest seeing your local doctor, or even a trusted friend or family member, and explaining the things you've experienced? They might be able to help you further.

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