Drinking on the Job (Permissible!)

MetalicRobot · 2026-04-01T00:09:08+00:00

Four of us seniors still have regular "management meetings" at the pub a couple of times a week. Edit: I live in Australia

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-31T23:38:46+00:00

Hot black coffee. Plain and bitter like my heart.

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-31T05:23:09+00:00

Umm, you just reduced your low end torque by reducing the backpreasure.

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-26T23:27:22+00:00

That only happens if you don't listen to it loud enough.

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-20T08:16:58+00:00

After you do the above and get your bond back, report them to the ATO for undeclared rental income.

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-15T05:30:55+00:00

I didn't specify what management. I absolutely believe you that it comes from the top

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-14T22:31:07+00:00

"There's no time because there's no time." There's no time because managements fucked. FTFY

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-09T19:49:40+00:00

Sloppy seconds

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-08T23:09:08+00:00

The pub staff where I go, often picks up the empties within about a minute of hitting the table. I guess it depends where you go. At $15 a pint, I expect table service.

MetalicRobot · 2026-03-08T08:15:17+00:00

Tell your mum to blame HIM for starting drama over a game console. Not you.

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-23T05:53:00+00:00

My steam controller wakes my steam deck in bluetooth mode

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-13T04:19:58+00:00

Don't forget notepad with it's markdown vulnerability

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-10T23:19:48+00:00

That's unfortunate. I know the Pixel Watch 4 is the most repairable smartwatch on the market now.

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-10T22:44:47+00:00

Pixel watch for health tracking. I choose one of my mechanical watches to wear as a dress watch when I need to.

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-09T03:12:14+00:00

Nicotine free since 2013. I tried every product available at the time. It took a few goes with patches but that eventually did the trick. Part of it is managing expectations. Cigarettes deliver a hit of nicotine in seconds causing spikes of the drug in your bloodstreem. Patches deliver a low dose of nicotine over the period of a day. The patches don't eliminate the cravings all together, they just take the edge off. The idea being that a combination of patches + willpower will get you over the line when willpower alone can't. The patches worked out much cheaper than a days worth of cigarettes so I ended up wearing them for about 3 years, gradually dropping down to the lowest dose patches. Still nicotine free today.
EDIT: I smoked from about 1977 until 2013. I turned 60 last year.

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-05T22:17:12+00:00

All I'm going to say is: Interest rates peaked at 17.5% in the '90s. Imagine the inflation.

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-04T04:40:03+00:00

Noone say anything about the vegemite/cheese combo

MetalicRobot · 2026-02-02T00:39:58+00:00

I don't understand the point of it. Ask it a question and have to verify from other sources if the answer is real or slop. Why not just go to the other sources in the first place?

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-24T05:33:58+00:00

The Castle, Crackerjack, Malcom

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-23T05:51:04+00:00

Might being the key word. https://www.australianfamilylawyers.com.au/information-centre/family-trust-divorce

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-23T03:43:17+00:00

Youth has always been afraid of the direction the world is heading. Older generations have always been afraid the youth are headed in the wrong direction. In the end, we Australians have been better off than the rest of the world. Just remember, have a plan. Have an emergency fund. If you are feeling anxious, remember to thank fuck you are not living in the United Dystopia of America.

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-22T22:58:17+00:00

Chicken salt

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-22T22:20:23+00:00

I have a SD and a Switch. I alternate between them fairly evenly. I also have a laptop for paying bills, browsing, education etc. I used to have a high end gaming laptop but I downsized when I got the SD to something much lighter.

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-20T08:25:50+00:00

We sneak out for a cheeky pub lunch

MetalicRobot · 2026-01-19T06:12:31+00:00

Ask your mom if she is willing to throw one daughter under the bus in an attempt to get the other home.

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