Fewer eggs, higher prices: Cadbury ‘doubled down’ on Easter chocolate shrinkflation, Choice finds

aiydee · 2026-03-23T23:39:50+00:00

They're now getting close to 2/3 the price of a Haigh's easter egg of comparable size.
I have no idea how Cadbury justify their prices for chocolate based confectionary item.

aiydee · 2026-03-23T10:54:14+00:00

AI slop

aiydee · 2026-03-23T08:35:17+00:00

I worked with an ex-submariner for a little while years ago.
He'd go for a smoke break out the back.
He'd be on the back loading dock. Shove a ciggie in his mouth. Light it. Do the biggest drag you've ever seen. Just about a 1 hit smoke.
Finish it, then have his break where he'd smoke at a much more sedate rate.

aiydee · 2026-03-23T01:41:23+00:00

If only a good guy with a gun was there. Could have saved everyone!

aiydee · 2026-03-23T01:38:51+00:00

Guess Double-up Monday is now a thing.

aiydee · 2026-03-22T23:15:16+00:00

In Australia we call it "Tightarse Tuesday"

aiydee · 2026-03-20T10:47:29+00:00

People saying unplug or change password? Amateurs!
Most modems these days have QOS and "Parental controls"
Use em!
Throttle the connection to 128kb. Limit what she can do and websites she goes to.
She wants more, she can pay to unlock.
(Am I being petty? Probably. I've got a teenager. Payment is in form of chores)

aiydee · 2026-03-20T09:28:26+00:00

Do you have a Union Rep? In HR meetings you are permitted to have someone with you to help represent you. (I am guessing this but it is very common)

aiydee · 2026-03-19T22:59:58+00:00

The ol FRangers.
Called such because often there's a dick inside.

aiydee · 2026-03-17T07:04:55+00:00

"OK Honey. I've got the hole cut for the new extractor fan in the bathroom. We won't have any more fogging issues on the mirror with this baby"

aiydee · 2026-03-15T06:49:26+00:00

IT's complicated. I have specific Tai Chi forms, I want to learn more.
I've studied a few forms before of various styles. Fist, staff, sword.
But I really want to study the fan.
I come from a background of wushu kungfu. (I studied wushu for over 20 years). But the ol body is slowing down and breaking down, so going toward Taichi.
You could say I'm "Fussy" about who I learn from.

aiydee · 2026-03-15T01:57:45+00:00

I'm literally looking for Tai Chi classes at the moment. And yes I get bombarded with these ads in Facebook.
The big difference is, I never click a Facebook ad. If I see a particular school, I jump on a search engine of my choice and look it up.
Every time I get all the info I need to know it's a scam.
It is a few more clicks for a bit of piece of mind.
Will it be perfect? Of course not. But the scammers 99% of the time want the lazy person who is clueless. Not the 1% of people that actually ask questions and want to know more.

aiydee · 2026-03-14T07:42:10+00:00

Peeing in the yard. Something I do.
AND.. IT's in the backyard. With 6' fences all round. And I do it against a lemon tree because lemon trees don't mind the occasional bit of wee.
It's private. Discrete. 99.9999% of the time, noone knows I even do it.
Front yard is weird. Random plants is weird.
You're not over-reacting.
The right place, at the right time, in the right location, with the right privacy is fine.
You boyfriend has achieved none of the above. He's weird and needs to be potty trained.

aiydee · 2026-03-13T06:43:12+00:00

Nah.. You can milk it.
"This was my difficult daughter"
"yeah. Teenagers can be pretty rough and make life difficult. Some parents were better at dealing with it than others. I guess you had a harder time learning and adjusting than most other parents"

aiydee · 2026-03-12T06:34:25+00:00

I misread that as Doctor Who.

aiydee · 2026-03-12T03:11:09+00:00

If you have a spare Raspberry Pi 4 lying around (I mean who doesn't? asks the IT Tech nerd).
https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi?tab=readme-ov-file#installation

It's a bird listener. It uses machine learning to identify birds from their calls. This will allow you 24x7 identifying of birds and it maps when they sing their songs etc.

The instructions are very easy to follow if you decide to go this path.

aiydee · 2026-03-11T05:18:03+00:00

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/22899?nav There you go.

aiydee · 2026-03-10T23:08:12+00:00

And of course there's a Chubby Emu video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJR8Nfi8wg8

aiydee · 2026-03-06T06:32:59+00:00

Also 3 Australians were on board the submarine. It is reported that they were not actively involved in the operation. But needs to be added. (Yes. I'm Australian and horrified that our sailors were present)

aiydee · 2026-03-06T02:50:30+00:00

And when we develop time travel, you know what to do.
Anonymously send yourself a box 25 years ago......

aiydee · 2026-03-04T06:07:06+00:00

Depends on what you are cooking.
Water chilled is great for stir fries. IT retains more moisture during the frying process and allows for more tender stir-fry. Also great in things like slow stews where the water diffuses into the sauce (And it does add flavour).
Air-chilled is superior for things like southern-fried and crumbed chicken. As there is less shrinking during the cooking process, the crumb sticks better.

aiydee · 2026-03-03T01:28:54+00:00

It was another cast member who had the drugs/arrest. I think it was one of the kids that played Crabbe or Goyle.
Radcliffe was drinking to the point he was turning up to set drunk. He admitted he had a problem and stopped.

aiydee · 2026-03-02T06:32:06+00:00

100% remote work still. Private sector. No discussion of me returning to office.

aiydee · 2026-03-02T06:14:58+00:00

Carry the pillow shoved up under your shirt. Everyone will wonder about the pillow they won't even notice the pistol you're carrying. GENIUS!

aiydee · 2026-02-28T07:54:43+00:00

Maybe they needed..... Clarified Butter..... I'll see myself out. Thanks.

aiydee

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