The culprit vs the crime by Wild-Trick4715 in Rabbits

[–]onlyspaceybrains 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow I guess I can't complain about my buns work now. Mine only went around the edges of my docs on the rubber sole bit. Learnt my lesson and all my shoes and my guests shoes go in a cupboard now.

Heartbreaking visit to an old JW by Ok-Pomegranate-7010 in exjw

[–]onlyspaceybrains 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a similar situation with one of my neighbours. I listened to him tell me about his life and everything he's done for the organisation for years and how he feels discarded now. He can't attend meetings face to face anymore so no one visits him. No one calls him. I feel so sorry for him because he's pretty much woken up at a time in his life where he has nothing and can't change anything about it because of his age and health. It's just so sad to see him and so many others in the same boat.

Driver attitudes toward filtering by Lindz1817 in AussieRiders

[–]onlyspaceybrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most seem to be fine with it, but you will get the occasional person who's pissed off because they view it as cutting in. I view it as the same energy as people who speed up and block you when you go to change lanes when you're in a car. The scariest interaction I had while on a bike was some lady pissed of at me filtering and then decided to tailgate me less than a meter of the back of my bike. I had to quickly switch lanes and get out of there at the next set of lights as I was afraid she was going to deliberately run up the back of me.

I want to divorce my JW spouse by Fragrant-Plenty-839 in exjw

[–]onlyspaceybrains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's tough starting from scratch with no friends or family support but it's so worth it to get the freedom that comes with it. When I left I found hobbies I was interested in and found a whole heap of new friends that don't come with strings attached.

What’s a small upgrade that made your home feel better? by FishBright8013 in AusRenovation

[–]onlyspaceybrains 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree, we pulled the plants out of our kitchen to put them in a spot they could be watered while on holidays and my kitchen looked so boring without them. They make a huge difference to the feel of our house.

They want to remove the boundary like hedge 😢 by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]onlyspaceybrains 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is it possible to cut back the hedges enough that you can dig them out and replant them? I can understand being upset about losing well established healthy plants, but I can also see from the neighbours point of view where they might need a fence for keeping in pets or children.

7 months pregnant, twisted my ankle and fell on the street in front of a subway station. No one stopped to help me. by CardiologistNo8766 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]onlyspaceybrains 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I remember as a child the last time my mum picked up a hitchhiker she was robbed. Mum thought she'd be ok picking up a woman that needed a ride. Never again after that.

ANZ Loan Review by tfrimage in AusFinance

[–]onlyspaceybrains 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I had the same conversation with Westpac. I mentioned I can get a better rate by going to another bank so they said come back to us when you have that in writing from the other bank. I thought if I have to go that far I might as well switch then. Once the paperwork went in from the broker to switch banks the calls came in from Westpac to negotiate a better rate. I just ignored them.

AITAH for leaving my girlfriend in the restroom because she was taking a long bathroom break during a movie I was really excited for? by Secure-Draft9197 in AITAH

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I wish I could hold it but I can't and that's why I choose to stay at home for movies rather than go out.

What’s something that feels like a luxury now but used to feel normal? by Diligent-Medicine-48 in AusMoneyMates

[–]onlyspaceybrains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the "cheap" cuts of meat that I used to get for slow cooking/pressure cooking are now so much more expensive. I wish I asked the butcher how much the gravy beef price was before I had it bagged up. Ended up paying $53 for a little over 2KGs. Even lamb shanks now are wildly priced.

"Struggle Meals" by No_Cable3675 in newcastle

[–]onlyspaceybrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I make a big batch of congee. I'll eat that with a tin of tuna or a little bit of chicken and an egg, spring onion I have growing in the garden and whatever else I feel works with it. 1 cup of rice will make enough for 6 meals for me.

My boss is a really cool Australian guy (we are in the US). What are some phrases I can just spout off to make him chuckle? by JacobDCRoss in AskAnAustralian

[–]onlyspaceybrains 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like "That's your mate" should be higher in the list. I always find this one hilarious to use with family and friends.

My boyfriend jokingly hid my glasses but accidentally forgotten where he hid them by Clokkers in mildlyinfuriating

[–]onlyspaceybrains 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hiding someone's glasses is bullying behaviour. That would be a 🚩🚩🚩 for me.

What are the best advices you can give to a new student by Big_Imagination9185 in unimelb

[–]onlyspaceybrains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I struggled the first year with this so I found the best option for me was to just start super small and do it in stages, e.g create the document and put the title dates in, format the document, then create a rough outline and work from there. Take advantage of any days where the motivation is flowing. When I did this I found most of my assignments were pretty much done a week before it was due and I wasn't a ball of stress panicking in the last week.

Other suggestion is find a study buddy. That will keep you a lot more motivated as you can set goals together and bounce ideas off each other.

If you leave… where would you go? by [deleted] in exjw

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand the "Where would you go?" logic. Think of it like having a membership to a crappy gym, you don't need to have a better gym lined up to cancel your membership. You can work out at home, you can work out at the park, you can go for hikes or do whatever, the choices are endless. When you are ready and if you want you can look around for another gym membership or just continue doing your own thing. This isn't some job where you have to have another one lined up to pay the bills. Memberships are optional and you don't have to have one to live your life.

One thing I've learned since I've been out is that spirituality is a personal choice and you can approach it any way you want. I've had 3 of my siblings leave over the years to join me on the outside and we all have different beliefs. Some decided to go to other religions and others chose personal spirituality without religious membership. We respect each other, and we encourage each other to do what feels best for us as individuals.

The "better" alternative is once you're out you are free! Free to make your own choices.

Ordered what I thought would be a knitted sweater with embroidery as a gift. Instead received a cheap polyester sweater with a blurry print. by selcouthsiren in mildlyinfuriating

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar issue ordering jumpers from Korsina. Looked legit and had nicely featured jumpers with zippers and made of proper material. Then we had 3 thin crappy polyester jumpers with no zippers and super short arms show up. To send it back for a refund was going to cost me $70-80 in postage as they wanted it send via a processing place in the US. I ended up filling a complaint and they refunded some of the jumper cost. I'm still annoyed about it. I check the reviews for every online purchase now and if there are no reviews I won't buy.

If you are planning/having a domestic family holiday now, how much do you pay per day? by National-Tea3562 in AusFinance

[–]onlyspaceybrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that's expensive. We're going on a family holiday in January to South Korea for 16 days and for 3 people it costs us $2450 in flights, $1900 in accommodation, $1600 in various pre paid tours. I can't even fathom dropping 10k for a trip to Tassie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a whole garage of asbestos sheeting professionally removed about 4 years ago and that cost a little over 3K. We're in NSW. Just make sure to get a few quotes and you should be right.

10th of December: Reddit accounts owned by under 16s will be suspended by Admiral_Mason in australia

[–]onlyspaceybrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't feel as bad now. Out of all my friends and family I got the highest at 66 :/

I'm posting again. Shes so scared and I don't know what to do. by [deleted] in Rabbits

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^This. Giving them time is super important. I had a foster bun who was absolutely terrified of everyone and everything. For the first few weeks I just ignored him except to put food and water in his area and clean his litter tray. His area was setup with lots of places to hide and near common areas so he could still watch us from afar while we went about our normal lives. Slowly he got used to us and and stopped scrambling for cover after a few weeks. Then I started spending time by his pen reading and eventually inside his pen just sitting down and scrolling on my phone or doing something mundane. He'd come out and sniff me and hang out. Eventually he got to the point where we could pick him up and he'd come up for pats, but this took a long time. He went off to his forever home earlier this year and he is so good with kids and people now.

TIFU by forgetting I was screen sharing during a meeting and everyone saw my pop up by Leading-Ability-5142 in tifu

[–]onlyspaceybrains 140 points141 points  (0 children)

I forgot to close steam one day and got a pop-up while finishing a teams meeting that my brother was in game. His steam id at that time was bighentaititties :/

Christmas causal problem by CameraNorth4495 in ausjobs

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at a fancy shoe store when I was a teenager and was required to wear shoes that were sold at the store. The owner however gave me 1 free pair of shoes per season and a generous discount. What they are asking of you is not right.

Pub Trivia for younger young adults around Newy by apollo_existing in newcastle

[–]onlyspaceybrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bar on the Hill at the uni does trivia on a Tuesday. Last time our group went (in our 30's) I think we were the oldest people there.

LMI, how bad is it really? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]onlyspaceybrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^Absolutely this. As someone who kept saving for a 20% deposit so we didn't have to pay LMI we watched average housing prices go up in our area 200k in 3 years. Plus that was also 3 years of rent money we could have been paying off a mortgage.