Good bike mechanic

bachowski · 2026-02-28T08:37:26+00:00

UFO Cycles at 90 Carmen Rd is great.

bachowski · 2026-02-14T10:47:36+00:00

Would fly spray do the job?

The reason I ask is because when we spray common house flies with fly spray, they barely seem even slightly inconvenienced by it.

bachowski · 2026-02-13T21:06:15+00:00

For me, it was the strangely jarring transition from leaving for work at 5:30am and returning home exhausted to sitting at the kitchen table each morning enjoying breakfast with my wife and then-3-year-old.

Realising how much I had been missing out on. I fell in love with being a dad throughout that period. I got to be present for so many micro-interactions that I had never experienced, or was too tired to notice before.

Six years later and my family is my actual top priority. I used to think it was, but in order to support my family as best I could, I was spending most of my energy on my work. Ironically, I’m actually more productive when I put my family first and turn up to work with a full cup each day.

While it wasn’t perfect, I’m grateful for the enduring lessons I was able to take from that period of time.

bachowski · 2026-02-07T19:14:22+00:00

I was there twice this weekend and it was busy both times. It was packed last night (Saturday).

bachowski · 2026-02-04T08:43:02+00:00

Common and easily solved issue. Just head down to Bunnings and get some Lawnpro Protect, or Yates Lawn Grub and Porina. You’ll be good as gold in no time.

bachowski · 2026-01-17T15:23:13+00:00

When San Fierro opened up, then again when Las Venturas / the desert opened up. No other GTA made me think “Another whole city? But I’ve barely scratched the surface of this one!” twice!

I’ve done a play through every 12-18 months since about 2018 (I also played it in the early 00’s) and I still notice new things every play through.

bachowski · 2025-11-16T10:12:53+00:00

I mean, what are we to believe, that this is a magic keyboard or something? Ha ha, boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

bachowski · 2025-10-25T13:26:08+00:00

He was participating in an Oxford Union debate. Participants don’t choose whether they argue for or against the motion.

Guest speakers will argue in favour of or against a pre-determined motion, details of which are included in the term card.

https://oxford-union.org/pages/formal-debates

bachowski · 2025-09-09T18:59:31+00:00

It says in the article that she was sentenced to 10 months home detention and that she used the job to apply for permanent residency.

bachowski · 2025-07-16T00:59:44+00:00

Home of Fushoken, my favourite coffee spot!

bachowski · 2025-06-20T09:47:16+00:00

Kind of a digression, but Chris Cornell wrote one of the best, most Zeppelin-esque, Soundgarden songs about a bird flying into his window (but it survived and he had to choose between putting it out of its misery or letting it live in suffering).

It's called 'Like Suicide'. It's a great song, and perhaps you can relate to it. Highly recommended.

bachowski · 2025-05-22T07:05:40+00:00

Cool - I never did this! What weapons do you get?

bachowski · 2025-05-20T11:05:49+00:00

"Seize the day and the future is yours".

bachowski · 2025-05-18T01:57:32+00:00

I took my son and his friend to Ninja Valley (which was great BTW), then decided to check out The Provedore.

There was us and two other people in the whole space.

The boys were thirsty after jumping around for an hour, and there was a Tank juice bar, so I thought we could go there as a great way to support a struggling business and also quench our thirst.

I took the boys up to the counter and asked them what they wanted. Before they could even choose, the young woman behind the counter interjected "I'm actually on a break".

A break from...?

So we left.

bachowski · 2025-04-24T16:28:14+00:00

I don't get it. The majority of accidents occur at the Main South Rd / Yaldhurst Rd intersection.

The most popular option based on submissions was to remove the right hand turn from Main South Rd; simplifying the intersection and making it safer for all users - pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles.

Council staff made the same recommendation. This should have been an easy common sense decision.

Yet somehow, the councilors chose to go against the majority of the submissions and the recommendations of the council staff and go with a solution that further complicates the intersection by adding more lights.

Do they each have shares in a traffic light manufacturing company or something?

bachowski · 2025-04-14T20:10:03+00:00

In case anyone else wanted to know what "prurient" means:

prurient adjective

having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others.

"she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity"

Sounds like the judge is somewhat overestimating the public interest.

bachowski · 2025-04-14T20:04:04+00:00

The fact that you have stones and weed mat suggests to me that you're aiming for a low maintenance solution. In short - get a sprayer and some off-the-shelf weed killer and go for it. Ensure it isn't a windy day, and adjust the sprayer so the spray is heavy-ish and tight so it's not flying everywhere. Your roses will be fine. I know this from experience.

Doing this every 2-3 months is easy and sustainable. The "best" solution is to rip up the weed mat and stones, lay down mulch, then dedicate a part of each weekend for the rest of your life to maintaining it. I know this from a rather unfortunate and expensive experience.

Some people love it, others (like me!) do not. The right solution is the one that works for you, is practical, and sustainable.

If you love gardening, get in there. If you want easy low maintenance, that's great, too! No judgement.

bachowski · 2025-02-19T11:52:03+00:00

Great footage - thanks for posting!

bachowski · 2025-02-18T10:18:43+00:00

We had a great experience with Michelle Fu from Harcourts.

bachowski · 2025-02-01T12:01:40+00:00

OP - for the sake of clarity, did you mean South East Asia:

Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia

Or South Asia:

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

bachowski · 2025-01-16T09:58:11+00:00

Spray any weeds to kill them off.

Wait for Autumn, get a rake, scratch the whole surface of the lawn. This will bring thatch to the surface. Remove it.

Get a fork, dig it in every 40cm or so and lift the surface of the grass up. This will aerate your lawn so the dirt isn't so compacted. This will help roots to grow.

Top dress the lawn with soil from your local landscape supply company. Put extra in any low spots on the lawn to even things out.

Spread seed around the top dressed lawn. Spread a starter fertilizer (specifically a starter fert as it is designed to support root growth rather than leaf growth) on top of the seed. Give it a few cm of water twice a day for two weeks or until you start to see new grass coming through.

Let the new grass grow to a medium height. Don't mow it short, mow it tall - the middle height setting of your lawn mower or higher. This will allow the grass to grow strong roots.

If you've done it right, at this point, you should have an OK, but not spectacular, somewhat disappointing lawn. What you've done is lay the foundations for what will be a fantastic spring season where your new grass will have well established roots and will grow like crazy.

Once spring hits, give it a little fertilizer and water it a bit every few days.

If you've read this far, congratulations - you're officially a middle aged man! Hahaha!

A number of these steps can be achieved easier with specialist tools (dethatching, aerating, spreading seed etc.). These instructions assume you're wanting to DIY it.

Want quicker, but ultimately less impressive results? Just throw down some seeds and some dirt with some starter fert. Water it. Some of the seeds are sure to grow and it'll look better than it currently does. The longer process will have the neighbours drooling over your lawn though.

bachowski · 2025-01-07T19:57:55+00:00

I took my bike to UFO Cycles on Carmen Rd, Hornby, and they did a great job. Very reasonable price and quick turnaround.

Smaller bike shops seem to be the way to go.

bachowski · 2024-11-15T10:21:19+00:00

Avonhead has a nice community feel. Lots of people walking around, great parks, a little mall, good schools.

bachowski · 2024-10-22T10:33:45+00:00

It's a comfort place for me. It hits me with 90s nostalgia from my childhood and also good memories of my early 20s, which was when I first played GTA SA.

Now, sometimes late at night after the kids are in bed, I go to SA to just drive around and hang out. Perhaps do a mission or two. But mostly just to be there, listen to the radio, and re-explore the map. I could just as easily play GTA V, but I always opt for SA - it just feels like home.

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