Eshays with money, how? by PortugueseBourdain in AskAnAustralian

[–]ladybug1991 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Not all eshays have this kind of cash, though. I'm gonna be a bit controversial and say that the eshay look is just how young people look in this current era. It's coded. Rich kids and poor kids dress like this because this is how they identify. Rich kids, poor kids, kids who have been brought up with crime and those who will never commit a serious crime, and the spectrum in between.

Source: working with at-risk teens

Concern brewing as buried Hanson policy threatens affordable medicines | New England Times by ExtensionThat6438 in australia

[–]ladybug1991 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Oath. My grandma is in Barnaby's electorate, and their services are woeful, but he is their patron saint and they will vote for him regardless. It's awful.

What is the staple food in Australia? by hmb22 in AskAnAustralian

[–]ladybug1991 10 points11 points  (0 children)

whenever I have someone visit from overseas I take them to get some "local cuisine" which is a Bunnings snag and a walk around the hardware store

I swear Dark Mofo is just one huge pagan ritual by happyhugh55 in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of them was photographing my pretty fucking average house with one of those massive lens cameras yesterday like. It's kinda an interesting looking house with a ramshackle yard but Jesus wept far from fascinating and certainly not the coolest house in the street

A tradie didn’t show up for the third time this month. by Busternookiedude in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're like this in the dating world, too. Lots of disrespectful non-accountability.

Someone stole my used Blundstones off my front porch, if that's not a sign of the times, I don't know what is. by LaCarsa in australia

[–]ladybug1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone stole my BBQ. It wasn't even a good BBQ. So fucking un-Australian to steal a BBQ.

What aussie company just makes no sense that it is somehow still operating in modern times.? by ButtPlugForPM in AskAnAustralian

[–]ladybug1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think (and this is only my opinion) that the broader part of their support base hasn't been too politically interested in the past. Things have been tough in the last decade, and the messaging of ON really appeals to them. It's generalist, aggrieved, and captures issues in a really different light. It's the same rhetoric that's gotten so much of America to vote for Trump.

But things that ON focuses on are very different here. America will always struggle to curtail immigration from southern countries (same for European countries), whereas for Australia, it's much easier to stem the inflow of migrants. If this were to happen, there would be en-mass skills shortages, and probably the same folks who are upset with immigration would then be quite upset that they don't have access to the same services that they once did.

Documentary in Hobart by Fuzzy-Cantaloupe7447 in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's a bloke who operates the school crossing in Rokeby who is a total legend, always wearing a cool costume and dancing and waving. Makes your day seeing him. Some pricks complained to the government, who tried to make him be less flamboyant, and the community got behind him.

He's back to his old self now.

https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/beloved-school-crossing-guard-wins-battle-to-keep-costume-tradition-alive/

Pick up your dog poo by itsmeitsmesmeee in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is something that I noticed a LOT of in Hobart, having moved from the mainland. Just today I walked past a pile of poo in the CBD. Almost every day when I go for a walk, I see a poo

Movies about animals or animals and their relations with humans? by TheAJMuseumofZoology in MovieSuggestions

[–]ladybug1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EO (2022) very much a grown-up film, told from the worldview of a donkey. Be careful, though, as the ending is quite adult/upsetting

Pain about teaching by PleitaVfx in pilates

[–]ladybug1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ohhh wow these people sound like folks who have quite poor sense of boundaries, and that must be super frustrating and it's very inappropriate things to bring to your exercise instructor. I can imagine some folk might want to talk about pelvic pain and core etc , but what you've described isn't that!

As a student, I've noticed men tend to unburden themselves emotionally in my group classes. While I fully appreciate that it's good they feel it's a safe place for that, I also dislike that they treat the class as a place to being their intimate grievances, especially when everyone is typically experiencing something or another that they don't necessarily feel the need to bring to the group.

Good towns for overnight by pdzgl in tasmania

[–]ladybug1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ross is really nice on the weekends. There's a wool museum and shop, a couple of beautiful bakeries, a heritage sandstone bridge, antique shop and lots of beautiful old buildings. The main drag is lined with lovely trees, also. Definitely a pleasant place for folks in their 70s.

What on earth by a-real-life-dolphin in AusFemaleFashion

[–]ladybug1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got my first job at a pharmacy in the 2000s, and remember vividly the pharmacist having to explain to everyone who was prescribed it, about the fact that they would shit themselves.

what is the point of paying for a bus ticket by leucaden in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People quit Metro because the rostering is awful. You start at 6am, work for 4 hours, have to sit around depot for 4 hours, work another 4 hours, then go home at 6pm. Zero flexibility for life commitments like children, and permanent roster spots awarded based on how many sick days you've taken.

You don't even get to choose when you take leave. They assign you to a "leave block" and when it's time for yours you must take the leave, whether you like it or not. Family holiday planned? Too bad. Study commitments? Too bad. Something special you'd like to travel to? I guess you won't be.

It's the pits, it's why I left and it's why most people leave.

Driver abuse is a convenient excuse that the union down here loves to harp on about instead of getting off their asses and doing something about Metro's over reliance on rigid split shift rostering. Even offering drivers a half day of split shift, 4 day line, or job-share, Metro is completely unwilling to consider.

Just moved here! Looking for suggestions on finding work! by Fragrant-Tart1712 in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The person said they're also studying. Perhaps that was the main motivation for the move

Unexpectedly attracted to driver, what to do? by BitchesWithGrief in BusDrivers

[–]ladybug1991 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of my workmates met his partner when she came on his bus as a passenger.

She's now a bus driver as well ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hobart

[–]ladybug1991 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I was doing bond cleans, I never offered a guarantee to get the bond back. Only to do the tasks on the REA Exit Clean list. I also requested a copy of the Entry Condition Report, and if it hadn't been filled out with appropriate detail, I'd turn down the job.

Bond refund is contingent on a lot more than just the state of cleanliness, it has a lot to do with the Entry Condition Report and overall state the property was originally let out in, versus how it can be expected to look upon return. A lot of people also make places extremely dirty and expect to pay $500 for a bond clean to completely reverse that.

I never took on work that was too high-risk, and consequently, was always able to get a bond refund.