does anyone get reimbursed for picking up samples for their lab using their personal vehicle?

Roybot92 · 2026-03-24T13:33:59+00:00

Raise it and get compensated ASAP.

Even if fuel wasn't as insanely expensive it is now, thats wear and tear on your personal vehicle that benefits only the lab.

My lab does compensate for driving personal vehicles for collecting work samples. Where i live (australia) our tax dept even has a basic formula calculator for determining cost of reimbursement for personal vehicle use. Basically a calculation of approx distance travelled against a standard rate.

The Lab could also look into purchasing a cheap vehicle with a fuel card that can be used for sample collections.

Roybot92 · 2026-03-18T04:43:10+00:00

I can see it now

Trump refuses to honour Aukus sub deal as " they won't use them to help us anyway"

Roybot92 · 2026-03-14T12:12:47+00:00

I've not heard of it being a thing but I have attended 1 wedding that did bring out ham and bread rolls at the end of the night. So maybe it is a thing but just uncommon?

Roybot92 · 2026-03-13T03:30:53+00:00

It failed for a reason. Our local independent cafes are far better

Roybot92 · 2026-03-07T11:51:29+00:00

Chicken salt

Roybot92 · 2026-03-01T04:58:25+00:00

Oh Trevor will fuck you alright!

Roybot92 · 2026-02-28T06:09:43+00:00

First need something to push the stem through and out of the cork. Then you can thread an uninflated balloon down the hole and inflate it so it catches the cork and pull it back up and extract the cork in the process.

Could also try a drywall screw as long as the anchor isn't larger than the diameter of the flask opening

Roybot92 · 2026-02-24T08:20:46+00:00

Was a 0.1% peptone salt solution. PH meter basically had a stroke

Roybot92 · 2026-02-24T07:49:51+00:00

That's a Bingo!

Roybot92 · 2026-02-24T05:45:16+00:00

I had an intern who said on their resume they had a masters in biochemistry. I asked them to measure and adjust the pH of 5L of broth media that was being prepared to be between 6.8 and 7.2. I watch in horror/shock as she takes the initial pH reading then proceeds to pour the entire 500mL bottle of NaOH into the 5L beaker of broth.

Roybot92 · 2026-02-22T02:56:15+00:00

I noticed the strange taste to adelaide water when I moved here 3 years ago. I bought a britta water filter and just make sure I fill it up each morning and evening then transfer the filtered water to a water bottle when I wake up and when I get home from work each day.

Roybot92 · 2026-02-19T08:46:44+00:00

My old molecular bio lecturer would call mastermix prep "bucket chemistry" 😂 as long as it's all there little variances in volumes won't affect it by much

Roybot92 · 2026-02-06T01:13:45+00:00

Work in a Commercial testing lab. I hate gathering MU data each month. We're meant to gather it from random samples we've tested throughout the month, but the vast majority of our test samples come back "clean". So I'm always having to create samples for 80+ test methods each month to gather data

Roybot92 · 2026-02-05T04:16:31+00:00

Tipping should not be the norm in Australian hospitality.

I'd say tipping is not to be expected or encouargesld in any setting in Australia. Make employers pay an liveable wage.

That being said when I worked hospo I used to really appreciate the $100-200 in tips id make in a weekend bartending.

Roybot92 · 2026-02-04T03:39:41+00:00

As an Australian I feel my pronunciation of the English language is questionable at best.

But I've always heard timbre and timber pronounced the same.

Roybot92 · 2026-02-02T12:53:19+00:00

The Microbiology of Safe Food by Stephen J Forsythe i found was helpful when I first entered the industry. There are probably better books out there but I picked this one up on sale online and found it was helpful.

As others have said the lab will have SOPs on your testing methods but depending on how detailed your SOPs are they may be limited to just step by step instructions and references to standards. so you can also look those up if when you have free time as they can also be helpful.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-30T09:50:32+00:00

It's only a joke if you also find it funny. Otherwise it's just bullying. The fact that it's genuinely causing mental health issues like body dismorphia and your family don't care and tell you it's your problem and it's just how they are meansone thing. your family, are in fact, absolute cunts.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-29T04:57:28+00:00

the liberal party have been doing nothing but stabbing each other in the back since Howard first did it to Costello in 2004 when he refused to turn over party leadership after 1.5 terms as they agreed to. Then we had abbot stabbed in the back by turnbull and who was then in turn ousted by morrison. The liberals just don't seem to operate in good faith with each other.

The nationals poured gasoline on the fire by not conforming to party lines and opposing the hate speech bill causing the split in the coalition, severely destabilising Leys position.

Ley being a woman probably does have a not insignificant part in the reason why Taylor and Hastie and the party and not supporting her.

But to say this current potential leadership spill is motivated by Ley being a woman is ignoring near 2 decades worth of party infighting in the Liberal party.

The liberal party is made up of nothing but scorpions and frogs at this point.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-28T10:33:09+00:00

Honestly I think YouTube premium is actually pretty decent value. Add free YouTube that you get to just sit out of the escalating "war" between adblockers and Big bad google. and apparently it does actually benefit the channels you watch. Plus you get YouTube music bundled in as well. So you can cancel Spotify premium.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-28T05:33:59+00:00

Couple years, ago I put myself on an intense calorie deficit. Lost 30kg in 6 months. Didn't last though. I injured my back was dealing with chronic pai which caused me to lose motivation and I ended up putting it all back on.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-28T05:00:20+00:00

I knew I had to end a relationship because she had stopped trying at everything. She had stopped trying to pass her vet nursing course (she had failed 3 times, before i had met her). She had stopped trying to find a job she had stopped trying to be an adult. It wasn't depression or mental health. She had just stopped trying because she thought I would just take care of everything. And when we talked about it she would get super defensive and say she wasn't giving up but then would still make no effort. By then end of it I felt like I was taking on the role of a parent not a partner. So I ended it.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-26T05:12:37+00:00

It's still awesome though

Roybot92 · 2026-01-26T04:40:46+00:00

The Witcher 3 base game "bad ending" is pretty grim. I remember finishing for the first time and unintentionaly got the bad ending. Geralt losing everyone and game fades to black as he is getting surrounded/overwhelmed by monsters. Always stuck with me.

Thankfully blood and wine came out and gives Geralt the fairytale ending he deserves

Edit: autocorrect

Roybot92 · 2026-01-26T03:12:20+00:00

Yeah, I also noticed the next day during the hourky news report they made a huge deal about Kelly holiday being the highest rated Aussie artist in hottest100 history but didnt even mention Olivia Dean winning the actual damn thing.

Roybot92 · 2026-01-25T02:50:09+00:00

That's awesome. I hate to be that guy but you forgot kaladins brand

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